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Please excuse cross-postings if you are a subscriber to Museum-L, 
MusesDocs, and MuseIT.  I really need help on this!

Do any museums out there have a technology plan?  As fast as the computer 
world changes with updates and improvements, it is hard to
stay current.  What are other museums doing to replace old 
workstations/servers and keep software/programs up to date?  Do any of
you using computer systems and programs older then 5 years find that it 
slows staff productivity?

The Grace Museum is a general museum with art and history collections, and 
a children's discovery museum.  We also provide Distance Learning "virtual 
field trips", and podcast interviews for our changing exhibitions.  Aside 
from our server and workstations, this is all the technology we use at 
this time, and will be included in our Technology Plan.

I was curious to see what other museum were doing and how they were 
managing their information technology.  Would love to see an IT Plan from 
a museum if anyone has one.

Thanks!
Holly North ([log in to unmask])
Curator (and IT Director by default!)

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The Grace Museum is a multidisciplinary cultural and educational 
institution that promotes an understanding of art and history through 
exhibitions, collections, educational programs, and discovery-based 
learning experiences.  The Museum encourages and stimulates lifelong 
learning for people of all ages and diverse backgrounds in Abilene and the 
surrounding West Texas area. 

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