[Asis-l] Museums and the Web 2004: Best of the Web Winners

[J. Trant]

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We're delighted to announce the Best of the Web Award winners for 
2004, as presented at the Museums and the Web conference in 
Alexandria, Virginia.

Each year, nominations are solicited from the Museum community and 
nominated sites are evaluated by a committee of peers. Full details 
including the list of judges, category definitions, judges' comments 
and a list of finalists in each category can be found on the Museums 
and the Web conference site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/best/


The MW2004 Best of the Web are:

*  Best On-line Exhibition
	Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition
	http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org
	organized by the Missouri Historical Society, Saint Louis, MI, USA

* Best E-Services Site
	mnartists.org
	http://mnartists.org
	 a project of The McKnight Foundation and Walker Art Center, 
Minneapolis, MN, USA

* Best Museum Web Site Supporting Educational Use
	World Myths and Legends in Art
	http://www.artsMIA.org/world-myths/
	Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, USA

* Best Innovative or Experimental Application
	You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving
    	http://www.plimoth.org/olc/
	Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA, USA

* Best Museum Professional's Site
	Global Museum
	http://www.globalmuseum.org
	"the brainchild of Roger Smith", Global Museum International, 
New Zealand

* Best Museum Research Site
	Tate Online
	http://www.tate.org.uk
	Tate, London ,UK

* Best Overall Museum Web site
	Conservation Central (Smithsonian's National Zoo)
	http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral
	Friends of the National Zoo, Washington,DC

Nominations for the Best of the Web 2005 will open in the Fall of 2004.

Museums and the Web 2005 will be held April 13-17, 2005 in Vancouver, 
British Columbia, Canada

Best wishes,

jennifer
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