ACE embracing MLA

I posted this in Google + (the latest new webby thing) and realised that I’m neglecting my blogs even more now that there are so many places to share links and ideas online, where 100′s or even 1000′s of eyeballs might be. But, this one is quite important…

Yesterday, ACE published Estelle Morris’ paper on how ACE can embrace needs of MLAs. The Museums Association has set up a survey to ask for views about it, and what ACE can do to address the professional needs of the museum sector in particular.

What do you think of Estelle’s report? I think it’s very warm and considerate, but not nearly detailed and comprehensive enough. It’s like an introduction to a meeting, outlining a few principles, but not setting out the practical tasks to be achieved.

There are several omissions. For one example, she addresses museums and libraries, mainly connoting them as community centres, but doesn’t address archives and archiving. In the digital age, museums and libraries are all archives too. I’d be really grateful to know what you think, whether as a comment here, or on Google +.

The MA survey is here: http://www.museumsassociation.org/news/14072011-what-do-you-think-aces-goals-for-museums-should-be

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