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4.1 Future Vision
i. Your comments in response to our question:

'Please use this space to describe ways in which you consider EMII should develop to provide a value added resource to museums in your country. Feel free to address any aspect of our current remit or to propose new roles. You may be as detailed as you like and include references to publications, Web sites, iniatives etc. Whilst we are developing our vision for EMII's future activities we also want to ensure that we capture your needs and concerns.'

One of the main benefits from the EMII project, from the Norwegian Museum Authority's view, is that of networking, partnerships and joint projects either within research, information and collections management, or education. Furthermore, easier access to museums' collections on-line is another goal. Public access to collections in archives, libraries and museums is increasingly important as the demands for easier access to information and knowledge increase. EMII can provide us with knowledge of how museums in other countries treat problems of standards development, collections management and access to their collections. This in turn can be a motivating factor for both the NMA and museums in our country to encourage cooperation between museums. In our work with standards and documentation programs we already try to orient ourselves internationally in order to benefit from similar projects. To gain access worldwide it is important to collaborate with other institutions and gain knowledge of sim lar work in other countries. Thus, EMII can also give more credibility and meaning to our work.

In the future, we would like to see the EMII web-site as a sort of extension of the Norwegian Museumsnet ("Museumsnett Norge"). Thus, EMII could be a gateway to information about European museums in all its facets. EMII could gather and organize information about:
  • Museum education courses (both courses offered by museums themselves, museums' associations and universities)
  • The archives, libraries and museums sector (for example joint projects)
  • Funding possibilities both within European Commission programs and other external programs
  • All other related European collaboration projects (there are so many and a survey/overview of these would be helpful)
  • National and international projects within European museums
  • Survey of how museums are organized in other European countries (i.e. the European "museum landscape" - this data can already partly be derived from the EMII Standards Survey)
In this way, EMII could provide links to other relevant sites and information and contribute to a more global network of cultural heritage institutions.

Submission Details
i. Submitted by: Elin Harriet Wyller
ii. Job title: Head of Documentation section
iii. Organisation: Norwegian Museum Authority
iv. E-mail: elinhw@museumsnett.no
v. Date Submitted: 04/04/2000

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