> On one hand, while it its true that all technologies exist and are
> cheap or even free to use, the expertise to do so isn't. You need to
> care about information architecture, interface design, front end and
> back end development, accessibility and much more. It takes years to
> learn all this and it cannot be reduced to
>
This would be more impressive if it weren't for the basic HTML and accessibility errors in www.keepthinking.it, of course. To say nothing of the gratuitous spelling mistake.
> I take your point and agree that it doesn't take much to put a
> collection catalogue online, but it still take a professional
> approach
> and professional skills and competence, not a "half competence". This
> is what ruined the sector two years ago and what drives us away from
> competing with students. You want a amateur job, then get an amateur.
> Then don't be surprised if the site disappear or doesn't work.
>
I do think that before criticising other people, you might want to make sure your own work is up to scratch. Particularly since this is actually your business, and not, as it is for many here, a sideline to their main job.
Pete
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Peter M Gray
Museums Officer
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