How can I sit idly by?

The first phase of the site is part of a strategy to get much more of
our Advisory role up so that everyone can get at it more easily. We also
have an eye on the Modernisign Government target:-
A new target of all dealings with government being deliverable
electronically by 2008.

However, we need to build skills here at MGC, so we are taking a phased
approach. The really interesting work comes next, adding information
about the advisory role, and then fleshing this out with information
sheets, application forms etc.

I hope that it won't stagnate - I certainly can't wait to get my hands
on my bit of the site in phase 2!

D

David

David Dawson
Museums New Technology Adviser, Museums and Galleries Commission
tel: 0171 233 4200, email: [log in to unmask]

New Website - www.museums.gov.uk
See the Object of the week chosen by Chris Smith!

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> From: 	Ian Morrison[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Sent: 	16 April 1999 13:01
> To: 	[log in to unmask]
> Subject: 	RE: MGC Website Launch
> 
> On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Alice Grant wrote:
> 
> <re celebrity choice of objects>
> > Seriously, surely this isn't about dumbing down, it's about ensuring
> we
> > play a part in the lives of all our user communities. Given that
> museums
> > often feature on Blue Peter, and the fact that Zoe's Dad Johnny has
> done
> > demonstrations and talks in the Science Museum's Launch Pad from
> time to
> > time, I think that if Zoe gets to pick an object , that's just grand
> - it's
> > indicative of the wide range of communities we serve.
> > 
> > Anyway - I love Hit & Miss and give me Zoe Ball rather than Chris
> Evans any
> > day of the week.
> 
> I have no idea who Zoe Ball is and am not aware of ever having seen
> one 
> of her programmes, but that's because I'm a cultural snob....
> 
> My main concerns about Celebrity Choice are
>    (a) that MGC quickly runs out of celebrities, who anyone has 
>        ever heard of, willing to make a choice of object.
>    (b) that one day we will be exposed to Mr Evans' (who I have, 
>        unfortunately, heard of) choice of object, which I am sure
>        will be in the worst possible taste.
> 
> As far as the MGC site, in general, is concerned I found myself
> getting 
> bog-eyed looking at it, due to the tiny font size chosen. Is this 
> something I can adjust at my end? Text on other websites that I
> frequent 
> shows up OK on my (17") monitor.
> 
> I am also concerned that this will be yet another site which is
> launched 
> in a flurry of fine words and then stagnates. I would be grateful if 
> someone (David?) would reassure me that this will not be the case. I
> dare 
> not mention some fine, museum-based, examples. I am in enough trouble
> as it 
> is over what I said about the Museums & the Web awards......
> 
> 
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