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This welcome message
is designed to provide you with basic information about this network.
It contains information on using the list (managing your subscription;
tips on contacting and communicating via the list; mailing addresses of
the list editors; a list of the current editorial board); rules for posting
(style, editorial practice); information about the network's associated
service on the World Wide Web; and contact information about the network's
parent, H-Net.
I.
The H-MUSEUM Network: Scope, Content, Purpose.
II. Editors.
III. Communicating
Through the List.
IV. Technical Information.
V. The H-MUSEUM Site on the World Wide Web.
VI. Advisory Board.
VII. Our Parent Organization: H-Net.
I. The H-MUSEUM Network:
Scope, Content, Purpose.
-- English
H-MUSEUM (ISSN 1618 - 0534) is a moderated mailing list and information
forum. This means that texts are reviewed by an editorial panel, revised
if necessary and only then transmitted. The manager of the list will ensure
that the contents meet academic standards and prevent their use for commercial,
non-academic or non-relevant purposes. The editorial team is supported
by an advisory board. The mailing list addresses themes and questions
primarily relating to museums and memorial places, but is also intended
to be interdisciplinary, so that archaeological, historical, cultural
and artistic information can be posted alongside other more established,
central spheres of activity. Articles relating to the activities and news
of archives and libraries will also be listed. A particular feature is
the emphasis on museums and the internet. You will also find accounts
and discussions of exhibitions, reviews of books and other communication
media, as well as reports of conferences and calls for papers. Subscription
applications are solicited from scientists in museums, universities, libraries,
archives and other academic institutions, as well as from graduate students
of the arts, cultural sciences, museology and history. The languages are
mainly English and German, but Italian, French and Dutch too.
-- German
H-MUSEUM (ISSN 1618 - 0534) ist eine moderierte Mailingliste und ein redaktionell
betreutes, international ausgerichtetes Informationsforum. Dies bedeutet,
dass die Beiträge von einem Redaktionsteam gesichtet, ggf. überarbeitet
und erst dann gesendet werden. Durch die Moderation der Beiträge
soll gewährleistet werden, dass die Inhalte wissenschaftlichen Standards
entsprechen und eine Nutzung für kommerzielle, nichtwissenschaftliche
oder nichtzugehörige Zwecke verhindert wird. Die Redaktion wird von
einem Wissenschaftlichen Beirat unterstützt. H-MUSEUM wendet sich
in erster Linie an MitarbeiterInnen und WissenschaftlerInnen in Museen,
Universitäten und Institutionen sowie an fortgeschrittende Studierende
der Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften, aber auch an Lehrkräfte im
Schuldienst und in Bildungseinrichtungen. Der geographische Schwerpunkt
liegt gleichermassen auf dem deutschsprachigen und internationalen Raum.
Es handelt sich folglich um keine ausschliesslich "deutsche"
Diskussions- und Museumsliste, sondern um ein international fokussiertes
Forum, in dem Veranstaltungshinweise, Tagungsberichte, Rezensionen von
Ausstellungen und Literatur, fundierte Diskussionsbeiträge, usw.
auch aus dem deutschen Museumsbereich veröffentlicht werden. Die
Zusammensetzung der Subskribenten ist international. Aus diesem Grund
ist H-MUSEUM grundsätzlich auch zweisprachig angelegt (deutsch /
englisch), wobei auch Beiträge in italienischer, französischer
und niederländischer Sprache publiziert werden. Für die Anmeldung
benutzen Sie bitte das spezielle Formular. H-MUSEUM behandelt im wesentlichen
Themen und Fragestellungen im musealen Kontext. Zugleich sind die Beiträge
interdisziplinär angelegt, so dass besonders auch archäologische,
historische, kunst- und kulturgeschichtliche Informationen sowie im Umfeld
des Museumswesens angesiedelte Arbeitsbereiche (z.B. Restaurierung, Denkmalpflege),
thematische Aspekte (z.B. Kulturpolitik und ihre Auswirkungen auf das
Museumswesen, Personalentwicklung in Museen) und Institutionen (z.B. Gedenkstätten,
Archive, Bibliotheken) von Interesse sind. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt
bildet der Bereich "Museen und Medieneinsatz". Daneben werden
Ausstellungsbesprechungen, die Rezension von Büchern und Medien sowie
Tagungsberichte und 'Call for Papers' veröffentlicht.
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II. Editors.
The H-MUSEUM list
is co-edited by:
Dr. Stephanie Marra, M.A. <marra@dx1.hrz.uni-dortmund.de>
Dr. Michael W. Conner, M.A. <MWConner@Earthlink.net>
Ralf Blank, M.A. <ralf.blank@historisches-centrum.de>
Michèle C.D. Jacobs, B.A., M.A. <jacobsmichele@hotmail.com>
Ralf Wolz, M.A. <ralfwolz@ZEDAT.FU-BERLIN.DE>
The editors serve
two-year renewable terms, with the approval of the H-Net Executive Committee
and rotate their duties. The current editor will be identified in all
messages coming from the list. The editors will solicit postings (by email,
phone and even by regular mail), will assist people in managing subscriptions
and setting up options, will handle routine inquiries, and will consolidate
some postings. Anyone with suggestions about what H-MUSEUM can and might
do is invited to send in ideas. The editors will solicit and post newsletter-type
information (calls for conferences, for example, or listings of sessions
at conventions.) Like all H-Net lists, H-MUSEUM is moderated to edit out
material that, in the editors' opinion, is not germane to the list, involves
technical matters (such as subscription management requests), is inflammatory,
or violates evolving, yet common, standards of Internet etiquette. Please
read section III below for details about ownership, style, formatting,
and content of your messages. H-Net's procedure for resolving disputes
over list editorial practices is Article II, Section 2.20 of our bylaws,
located at:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/about/by-laws.html
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III. Communicating
Through the List.
A. Copyright notice.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. H-Net considers all messages posted to its lists
to be a form of publication. All contributions to H-MUSEUM fall under
Art. II, Sec. 2.04 of the H-Net Bylaws concerning copyright and intellectual
property:
"Although authors
of messages to H-Net lists retain the copyright in those messages, sending
a message to an H-Net list for posting will constitute permission to H-Net
and its subscribers for electronic distribution and downloading for nonprofit
educational purposes with proper attribution to the author, the originating
list, and the date of original posting. Original messages to H-Net lists
are not in the public domain, and may not be used for other than educational,
nonprofit purposes without the permission of the copyright holder and
notification to H-Net." In general, the author retains copyright
rights to publication of any submission to the list, and grants to H-MUSEUM
and H-Net permission to store, disseminate with full attribution, and
make available to subscribers such submissions without further permission.
Postings (such as H-Net reviews) that are commissioned by H-Net are copyrighted
by H-Net and may be reprinted for nonprofit, educational purposes with
proper attribution to the author, location, and H-Net. A full copy of
the H-Net Constitution and Bylaws and other important information may
be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/about/.
B. Contributions:
"Netiquette." The tone and content of H-MUSEUM depend directly
on subscribers. The editors want to encourage lively, informal, productive
discussion and exchange of information. To that end, we ask that contributions
be considerate of the needs of a busy audience of scholars, many of whom
must pay for their access to the internet. A number of excellent guides
to online behavior and style are available on the World Wide Web; we invite
you consult them.
-- ALL MAIL TO THE
LIST MUST BE SIGNED. The editors will delay posting until authorship and
email address are confirmed.
-- CONTENT: Editors
retain the right to review material for its pertinence, tone, style, and
relevance to the list's mission. Ad hominems, unattributed quotations
or innuendo, private messages forwarded for posting without permission,
or messages that violate the norms of civility and professional courtesy
will be rejected. Persistent violators can be removed from the subscription
list.
-- STYLE: the default
editorial style for the list is that of a letter to the editor. Your remarks
can be crafted to suit the tone of an existing discussion thread, but
in any case they should address the editor and not make direct personal
references to others, except where you are replying directly to a simple
query (e.g., "you can find this information in Webster's Third International
Dictionary."). Avoid excessive quotation of messages you refer or
reply to.
-- FORMAT: Please
send messages in plain text: no styles, html, special fonts, graphics
files, or nonstandard characters (except diacriticals, which are acceptable).
Signature files are subject to editing for content and length. Advertisements
in signatures will be removed. Remove or turn off .vcf, digital signatures,
or other automatic attachments. As a rule, editors do not redistribute
attachments to the list; consider posting the material at a web site,
or consult with the editor concerning proper venues for publication.
IV. Technical
Information.
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V. The H-MUSEUM Site
on the World Wide Web.
In addition to providing
interactive communications via electronic mail, H-MUSEUM also maintains
a site on the World Wide Web. The site is located on the H-Net server
at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. It may be
located by following the hypertext links at http://www.h-net.msu.edu.The
H-MUSEUM web site contains the following information and services:
- The archives of
the H-MUSEUM list, known as its "logs." They are in searchable
and sortable format.
- The network's official documents: its welcome files, lists of board
members and editors, contact information, and other founding and information
documents.
- Hypertext links to resources in our subject: teaching materials, research
archives, other lists.
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VI. Advisory
Board.
H-MUSEUM's daily activities
are managed by the editors. Its long-term policies are developed by the
advisory board. If you are interested in serving on the board, please
contact the current editor. Board members referee incoming articles, reviews,
and teaching materials; establish basic subscription restrictions and
policy; advise the editors on disputes among editors and subscribers;
monitor the list and make active contributions to discussion; and serve
as the subscribers' voice in H-Net affairs. You are encouraged to contact
any or all of the editorial board members with ideas and concerns about
H-MUSEUM.
Current Advisory Board,
H-MUSEUM:
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Borsdorf,
Essen / Germany
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Bowen, London / Great Britain
Prof. Dr. Peter Davis, Newcastle / Great Britain
Monika Hagedorn-Saupe, Berlin / Germany
Dr. Harald Krämer, Cologne / Germany
Dr. Oskar Pausch, Vienna / Austria
Dr. Martin R. Schärer, Vevey / Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Günter Schauerte, Berlin / Germany
Dr. Thomas Schuler, Chemnitz / Germany
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Waidacher, Graz / Austria
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VII. Our Parent
Organization: H-Net
H-Net is an international
consortium of scholars in the humanities and social sciences that creates
and coordinates electronic networks, using a variety of media, and with
a common objective of advancing humanities and social science teaching
and research. H-Net was created to provide a positive, supportive, equalitarian
environment for the friendly exchange of ideas and scholarly resources.
The goals of H-NET networks are to enable scholars to easily communicate
current research and teaching interests; to discuss new approaches, methods
and tools of analysis; to share information on electronic databases; and
to test new ideas and share comments on the literature in their fields.
H-Net's Constitution
and Bylaws, along with a list of its officers and committees, is available
at:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/about/
Among H-Net's many
services are:
- Book and software
reviews: timely, exhaustive, authoritative, professional, fast. Mailed
through our lists and stored in searchable, printable, retrievable format
on our site at the World Wide Web. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews
- Job guide postings: at regular intervals, H-Net offers employment information
in a broad array of fields in the humanities and social sciences. http://www.matrix.msu.edu/jobs
- H-Net calendar: announcements of conferences, papers, and professional
activities, archived and searchable at our web site. You can visit our
site and sample these and other services, at:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/announce
CONTACTING H-NET FOR
MORE INFORMATION
On the World Wide
Web:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu
Electronic
mail: H-NET@H-NET.msu.edu
Postal mail:
H-Net
310 Auditorium Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1120
Phone: (517) 355-9300
FAX: (517) 355-8363
Executive Director:
Prof. Mark Kornbluh
Michigan State University
E-Mail: mark@mail.h-net.msu.edu
Associate Director:
James F. Sleight
Michigan State University
E-Mail: assocdir@mail.h-net.msu.edu
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