So far, our scholarship recipients represented on the blog have been from western
As a newcomer to the museum-technology field, I was impressed by MCN‘s long history, by its established networks and legacy of tackling relevant issues. That certainly seems to remain the case in 2007. I was drawn to the wide-ranging mix of sessions on web 2.0, on management of digital collections and computer-based content management, on copyright issues and more copyright issues. I was encouraged by the international perspectives and range of institution-sizes.
My organization, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, is just now embarking on what we all hope will be a long institutional career. So many important start-up decisions for a museum seem to have to do with technology these days. Being called upon to aid in that decision-making process can seem a daunting task, but I believe that MCN will prove a useful resource as we move forward. Already we are discussing points raised by the
While we aim to make good decisions, lasting decisions that we won’t have to drastically re-think in future years, it is also heartening to see the innovative ways in which institutions have been able to fix past mistakes. No technological decision is irreversibly poor it seems. Humans are ingenious creatures, and I trust that we can call upon the expertise of MCN-ers with not-so-stellar past experiences if we ever find ourselves in a technological bind.
Thanks again for the scholarship– it was great to come to
