I can absolutely relate!! Thanks for sharing. -- Tamsen Schwartzman Museum Media Manager The Museum at FIT, Room E116 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street New York, NY 10001 212~217~4547 ** 212~217~4561 fax www.fitnyc.edu/museum Visit our collections online at fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu
Closes June 16: Seduction Closes April 4: Muriel King: Artist of Fashion Opens June 16: Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Melissa Johnson Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 7:36 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Amusing phone call re website Hello MCN listserve I thought you all might enjoy this. I have to admit this is the first phone call like this that I have received. Last week I had a voicemail: "I saw the article in the newspaper about your museum. Ummm . . . could you put the entire content of the museum on the website? Umm . . . you know, not everyone can make it out there." This afternoon I answered the phone and had the following conversation. (The umms, ahhhs, uh, huhs, and repetitive questions have been edited.) Caller: When are you going to put everything in the museum online? Me: Well, we have about 75,000 images so they aren't going to be online very soon due to lack of funding and staff reductions. Caller: Because you know it's not that convenient to visit. Me: Yes, I understand but its worth the trip we have beautiful park. We do have five online exhibits with databases on our website. Caller: But that looks like it barely scratches the surface. Me: Yes, you are right. We have a lot more in the collection. Caller: But other museums have 10,000 images available online. It would be more convenient if there was more online. Me: Oh yes, I'm very familiar with online museum databases. At this time, we don't have the funding. It takes a lot of staff time to put the collection on the web. Caller: So, I guess I shouldn't hold my breath. Me: I wouldn't. Melissa Johnson (banging her head on her desk) Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? See what's happening at HSJ: blog.historysanjose.org <http://blog.historysanjose.org/> _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
