Hugh, Check out Curarium.com and the 3ll collection (Digital Archive of Japan) where you can visit, contribute (not just $) and create your own collection...
On Oct 26, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Hugh Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Oct 26, 2013, at 12:02 AM, RECMGMT-L automatic digest system wrote:
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>> From: Glen Sanderson <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: THE GREATEST ARCHIVE CONTEST.
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>> Whom will be the judge of this?  Do we get a chance to vote? 
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> Since I will be providing the prizes, I will be the one and only voter. Part of my goal here is to make a list of Archives and or Museums that I wish to visit over the next few years.
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> I added Fred’s suggestion to my list and talked with the curator there by email and plan to visit soon.  She also suggested a Medical Museum in Philadelphia.  I love Science Museums.  The Franklin in Philadelphia is great. It is hard to beat Independence Hall.  Gettysburg is amazing. At a very divisive time in our history, so many joined together to fight for Freedom once again for all of its citizenry.
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> Also, I am ashamed to say I have never visited the Library of Congress.  David’s entry has made that move to the top of the List.
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> A great site is the Shelburne Museum of Rural Life in Vermont which really makes it all pop. It was amazing.  We will soon be performing some work for the Shaker Museum in Maine. That has quite the history.
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> An Ancestory.com site provides the following:
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> "In Greek mythology, there were nine muses, they were the daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne (Memory) and their home was the Museum. They presided over science, literature, and art.  Little did these figures of inspiration to writers, scholars, artists, and scientists know that someday their patronage would be split between three institutions: museums, archives, and libraries -- and each has its own discipline. But they have but one purpose: the collecting and preserving of our cultural heritage information and displaying it for the education of the public. Many state these distinctions are rapidly losing its relevance. Digital presentation of information has in many ways improved the delivery of the experience.  (IMHO: But unfortunately, youth today cannot seem to learn from history so the value of these collections might fade. The political parties want to suppress or elevate those elements that do/don’t speak to their platform.)
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> The most obvious difference between museums, archives, and libraries is the form of media that each handles. Museums focus on objects; libraries on books; archives on graphic records. But in a digital presentation, the differences blur.”
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> There will be some who argue that digital presentations of collections is not nearly the same experience but they overlook that the display of collections drives visitor numbers up as they expose people to more of an awareness that these collections exist.
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> The best factor in favor of digital presentations is that 100% of the collection can be available. History as fact can better be presented when all pages can be viewed.  In a typical museum, or art gallery, they can only display a limited amount of the total collection but digital collections do not have display space concerns.
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> I am shocked that no one has taken up the torch for the NARA collection but they do not do a very good job of promoting themselves.  Massachusetts has some amazing collections and they predate most other state’s history.  They also have the most protective of State Archive Staff so their collections will be available for all generations.
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> And what about Chinese Museums.  They are building 100 new ones each year now.  Shaanxi Lishi Bowuguan (Xi’an) or the Capital Museum which display major advancements in science such as changing diet to remedy health problems, the “First Law of Motion” and Pi. And where would you all be without Paper, printing, calculators, time keeping and on and on. And for Steve  Blu-ray disc, Compact disc, Blue Laser, Flash Memory and CRT.
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> These guys were  printing books when we were smearing berries on walls to create cave art.
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> Archives and Museums really make you appreciate the greatness of man’s mental capabilities.
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> Now I just feel stupid mentioning I was thinking of entering the Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken Museum in Corbin, Kentucky. Maybe Glen is right, I might not be the best judge. 
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> Have fun at the Listserve Party.
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