Unfortunately the lack of information on this site about its creators or
their credentials leads one to suppose that they are simply not interested
in offering any constructive criticism to help museums improve their sites,
but just that the 'name and shame' negative appeal might help generate
traffic for their own site.
I agree with the concept of having a site which aims to improve standards in
museum websites but feel that this should be achieved by example and by
offering positive assistance and resources.
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From: Ian Crawley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 22 May 2001 12:17
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: new website
museum-guide.co.uk is a new website which aims to look at the mediocre, the
bad and the downright ugly in the ever growing world of museum websites in
the United Kingdom. In the headlong rush to get online, many museums have
produced websites which do them no credit. The need to stake a place in
cyber space has meant that many museums have rushed ahead with websites,
often employing volunteers or inexperienced, untested and unskilled people.
Curators would not employ these people to design museum displays, yet they
are quite happy to let them loose on a museum website which has an
unlimited potential audience. museum-guide.co.uk will highlight poor or
indifferent web design and content, in the hope that it will stimulate
higher standards of website creation.
The launch has focused on three museum websites, Neath Museum, Bolton
Museums and Camborne Mining Museum. A new website will be added every two
weeks.
The new website can be found at www.museum-webguide.co.uk
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