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Free museum entry “a miracle of civic pride”

29-Jul-10

One feature of British museums is “a huge loophole – a miracle, actually – of generous civic pride,” says Jonathan Jones: “You can walk into our public collections without paying a penny.”
In contrast:
“It is sad to visit museums in Europe and find their galleries empty… At London’s museums, the fizz of crowds is [...]

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Usability and enterprise systems

09-Feb-09

Writing in UX Matters, Paul J Sherman challenges businesses to include usability in their IT selection process:
“Enterprise software products are complex, powerful tools. Their complexity is one of the reasons businesses sometimes fail to fully realize the expected return on investment from these products.
“For enterprise employees, who must use these enterprise applications, this complexity poses [...]

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