Following Nick Poole's excellent piece on the convergence of museums and archives in the current issue of ARC, I would like to ask colleagues whether they know of any good websites where joint museums and archives services have managed to demonstrate convergence effectively. In Bristol we are about to begin discussions around a homogenized (or at least harmonious) website, reflecting the fact that we are a joint and very closely-allied Museums, Galleries and Archives service. It's always good to see how others have coped with challenges of this nature.
Richard Burley
Senior Archivist
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