Good Morning Angus,
I am Commander David Lingard RN (Rtd) and Chairman of Dartmouth
Museum in South Devon. We are a very small, all volunteer museum
struggling - with some success - to join the mainstream and the 21st century
in Museum terms.
A few years ago I was in correspondence with Ian who helped with
advice and his simple program to get us on the road to a digital catalogue.
His patience and straightforward help was just what was needed. Later, at
an mda conference in Hampshire I was privileged to meet him and he even
(seemed) to remember our early cries for help. We have progressed a very
long way since then but that is in no small measure due to the time and
patience he gave as a professional to a group of keen but rather ignorant
amateurs. His approach and help added to our will to continue!
I am so sad to hear the news of his untimely passing and would be
grateful if you would pass my condolences to his colleagues and family.
Sadly my own colleague in those early days passed away last year, but he too
had a respect for a man he was never able to meet.
Regards,
David
Lingard
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From: "Angus Kneale" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 6:24 PM
Subject: Ian Morrison
I am very sad to have to tell you that my friend and former colleague,
Ian Morrison, died suddenly last week of a massive heart attack while on
holiday in the USA.
I'm sure many mcg members will remember Ian as a long time and active
member of the group - he administered the email list for many years, was
(I think) the original webmaster and served on the committee.
Ian was employed at the National Museums of Scotland as Scottish Museums
Documentation Officer from 1989 until September 2004, taking early
retirement after NMS's restructuring. During that time he travelled
widely providing help and advice on collections documentation to museums
in Scotland, and developed the Museum Inventory System (MIS), a simple
MS-DOS based database which was provided free of charge. Another
significant part of the SMDO's original job was to look at ways of
creating a national database of museum collections in Scotland, which
led indirectly to the creation of the Scottish Cultural Access Network
(SCRAN) in 1996, for whom Ian worked part-time as Data Co-ordinator
until June 1999.
Ian was also a trustee of the Bennie Museum in Bathgate and a member of
the Board of mda from 1994 until May 2003.
Ian's passing is particularly shocking as he was still young, healthy
and looking forward to a long and busy retirement.
If you remember Ian, why not spend a few moments and visit his website
< <http://www.iomorrison.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ian.htm>
http://www.iomorrison.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ian.htm> - he tells his own
story much better than I can.
He will be missed.
Angus
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Angus Kneale
Collections Systems Manager
National Museums of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Tel +44 (0) 131 247 4175
Fax +44 (0) 131 247 1312
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