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Holly -
I sent you a note offlist to a different account. If you don't receive
it, contact me through the list. I am glad to share our planning process
and what needs to be considered, as well as how to keep it up to date,
and use it to create supportable IT infrastructure. This goes for others
on the list too.
IT planning, done well, will save a lot of headache and wasted money
down the road. Sounds like an ASTC committee and session for next year.
The secret to making IT planning work is to focus on the needs of the
institution, not the computers and wires. It looks like Todd will be
doing a session on vertical integration at the conference this year
which might be of interest to those interested in technology planning.
Best of luck as we all face the future together!
--
Stephen Miles Uzzo
Director of Technology
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
New York 11368 U.S.A.
v. +1.718.699.0005 x377
f. +1.718.699.1341
http://www.nyscience.org
Holly North wrote:
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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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> 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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