On 11/14/06, Leslie Meyer <leslieann.meyer at gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all! > > I'm currently enrolled in the Museum Technologies class at my graduate
> program at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. For the semester term > paper, I have elected to write about Information Technology (IT) and > how it fits within the museum organization. While I have some > information into possible solutions (outsourcing, internal, etc.), I > would really like to include my own research about the subject. That's where I need your help! > > Please answer the following questions, as best you can, so that I can > gain better insight into this subject. I hope everyone can respond to > me personally (leslieann.meyer at gmail.com) by Tuesday, November 28, 2006. > Answers will only be used for this class project. I really appreciate > your assistance! > 1. What is the name of your museum? Saint Louis Art Museum > > 2. Where are you located? St. Louis, Missouri > > 3. How (and why) would you define the size of your museum? Large, 160 FTE, 100 part time, 80 volunteers > > 4. Does your museum have a separate Information Technology (IT) > department? If so, where is it located in the organizational structure, i.e. > to whom does it report? Yes. Reports to Assistant Director of Finance and Administration > > 5. Does your museum outsource for its information technology? If so, > what sort of relationship do you have with these vendors? To whom do > they report? Very little outsourcing. When necessary vendors work with and report to Director of Information Technologies. > > 6. If you do not outsource or have an internal IT department, what > solution does your museum have for its information technology needs? > > 7. What are some of the benefits of the IT solution within your museum? Knowledge of museum operating culture and priorities; having an overall "big" picture of where institutional needs intersect > 8. What are some of the downfalls of the IT solution within your museum? Not enough staff to implement solutions in a timely manner > 9. What other information about your institution regarding > Information Technology should I be aware? > > 10. Tell me about yourself: name, title and general job description > within your museum. Susan Patterson, Network Administrator, part of team of 4 IT staff members providing technology services of every kind to the museum.
