Nick... sometimes long... but never boring
Many local authority museums have been slow to exploit the web, whether
because of managerial, practical or technical reasons.
In smaller authorites the internet is an IT led process and web staff tend
to be technical not creative. But as the web is now recognised by local
government as one of the primary communication tools, museums managers
should be lobbying their managers and councillors to develop websites that
support the needs of the museum.
For sure many local authority websites don't encourage imaginative design
or content, yet it is not that difficult to create interesting and
attractive content even when constrained by municipal design values.
Museums are generally one of the few 'good news' areas of local
government... they need to articulate all the good reasons for having
decent websites under their control.
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