From julie at openedit.org  Mon Dec  1 14:39:56 2008
From: julie at openedit.org (Julie Riley OpenEdit)
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:56 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
Message-ID: <493467BC.80007@openedit.org>

Hi,

I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management 
or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, 
OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com

OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on 
any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations 
in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a 
robust digital asset management solution.

OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an 
enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share 
all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, 
etc., it's a very feature rich application.

OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free 
via our online user forum.

Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!

Regards,

Julie Riley
OpenEdit
http://www.openeditDAM.com



From aridavidow at gmail.com  Mon Dec  1 16:21:42 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:21:42 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
In-Reply-To: <493467BC.80007@openedit.org>
References: <493467BC.80007@openedit.org>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56@mail.gmail.com>

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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From melissa.fournier at yale.edu  Tue Dec  2 06:24:33 2008
From: melissa.fournier at yale.edu (Fournier, Melissa)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:33 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56@mail.gmail.com>
References: <493467BC.80007@openedit.org>
	<747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A3D0@XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>

On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php) ?

Melissa

Melissa Gold Fournier
Associate Museum Registrar
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART

melissa.fournier at yale.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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From melissa.fournier at yale.edu  Tue Dec  2 06:46:43 2008
From: melissa.fournier at yale.edu (Fournier, Melissa)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:43 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
Message-ID: <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A40F@XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>

I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000.  Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?

Melissa

Melissa Gold Fournier
Associate Museum Registrar
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
melissa.fournier at yale.edu


From dwiggins at simmons.edu  Tue Dec  2 06:50:04 2008
From: dwiggins at simmons.edu (David Dwiggins)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:50:04 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
In-Reply-To: <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A3D0@XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>
References: <493467BC.80007@openedit.org>
	<747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56@mail.gmail.com>
	<B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A3D0@XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>
Message-ID: <e8de49ed0812020650r39f25aa3t562ce041708d63f@mail.gmail.com>

I've played with ResourceSpace a bit, and have been monitoring the
development mailing list for the last few months. I think it looks
like a really promising project. The interface is very nice, and the
code and data structures behind it seem straightforward enough that it
can easily be modified and customized. I think there are a few
"industrial strength" features I'd like to see added (like easily
accessible permanent URLs for resources, for example.)  But by and
large I could see it working well -- and am considering the
possibility of adopting it, at least on a trial basis.

I particularly like some of the features it has for allowing users to
group resources into sets and then share the resulting sets with
others.

The original developer is very active on the mailing list, and is
hiring out for consulting gigs to add features. He's also running a
hosted installation of the software for those who want that -- but
unlike some pseudo-open source products, he seems very willing to
accept contributions from the public, and the software is pretty easy
to get going on your own as well. So it seems like a fairly good open
source model.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who has looked at this.

-David Dwiggins
Systems Librarian/Archivist
Historic New England
ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org


On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Fournier, Melissa
<melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php) ?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
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From jackson at aaslh.org  Tue Dec  2 07:46:10 2008
From: jackson at aaslh.org (Terry Jackson)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:10 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1227211202.16453.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
References: <mailman.1.1227211202.16453.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <00a701c95495$199bf000$4cd3d000$@org>

AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January

AASLH is offering two online learning opportunities in the month of January.

Basics of Archives Online Course - The course is scheduled for January 5 ?
February 6.  The Basics of Archives was developed in cooperation with
COSHRC, the Michigan Historical Center, the New York State Archives, and the
Ohio Historical Society, and with a grant from IMLS. Participants proceed at
their own pace through this online workshop that covers the basics of
archives management and practices including acquiring collections,
processing, housing and preservation, and providing access.  Cost for the
workshop is $85 for members and $150 for nonmembers.  The deadline for
registration is December 31.  For more information or to register, go to
www.aaslh.org/basicsofarchives.htm

Going Green Webinar ? This three-session webinar is scheduled for January 8,
15, and 22 at 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. eastern time.  Led by Sarah Brophy, co-author
of The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice from AltaMira Press,
will help you explore ways to make your historical organization
environmentally friendly.  Topic will include green events, energy
efficiency, and what to consider when making decisions on how green to be.
Cost for the webinar is $145 for members and $210 for nonmembers.  There is
a 10% discount for groups of 5-14.  The deadline for registration is January
2.  For more information or to register, go to www.aaslh.org/GoingGreen.htm.


Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at hawkins at aaslh.org or
615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming
workshops.

Terry Jackson
American Association for State and Local History
Project Coordinator
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN? 37203
615-320-3203
jackson at aaslh.org
=========================================
So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf?
Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009.
Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great 
resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more 
information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. 
=========================================




From aridavidow at gmail.com  Tue Dec  2 11:16:41 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:16:41 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
In-Reply-To: <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A40F@XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>
References: <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A40F@XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812021116o11cfefb8q5d63a9a7867ddce7@mail.gmail.com>

JPEG2000 doesn't solve any problems experienced by web users, nor does
it provide anything extra for print. It =does= solve myriad problems
for archivists (but requires some extra investment to take advantage
of those solutions--you really need a JPEG2000 server), so I don't see
it going away--perhaps slowly getting some support in tools, and
slowly replacing TIFF as the archival format of choice.

ari

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Fournier, Melissa
<melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000.  Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
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From jbedard at artsmia.org  Tue Dec  2 11:44:41 2008
From: jbedard at artsmia.org (John Bedard)
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:41 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
Message-ID: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0@artsmia.org>

Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network?  If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations about joining or not joining?
 
 
 
John R. Bedard
Director of Information Projects and Services
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-3268
Fax: 612-870-3004
Email: JBedard at artsmia.org 
www.artsmia.org 
www.artsconnected.org

From dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu  Tue Dec  2 12:00:59 2008
From: dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu (Nilsen, Dianne)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:59 -0700
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56@mail.gmail.com>
References: <493467BC.80007@openedit.org>
	<747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F@medusa.library.arizona.edu>

Dear Janice,

The list below was cut from a report I created last Spring.  This may
help explain some of the drivers that influence our digitization
process.  I hope this helps.

Best,
Dianne


CCP Priorities for Imaging Collections:

The Center's bi-monthly curatorial team meetings provide a forum where
collections are discussed by knowledgeable staff and prioritized for
scanning.  The photographers noted below do not represent all the
Center's collections that have been digitized to date, but the list
provides an example of driving forces that influence how CCP prioritizes
the scanning of collections.  (Note some bodies of work will naturally
fall into more than one of the driving forces noted below which adds
weight to the priority) 


1. Core Archives:  (100% completed) 			
Ansel Adams 
Harry Callahan 
Frederick Sommer (check new acquisitions)
Wynn Bullock 
Aaron Siskind

2. Archive/Donor Relations/Contracts: 
Milton Rogovin (100%) 
Rosalind Solomon (80% completed)
Brett Weston  (95% completed)
Alma Lavenson (not fully accessioned)
				
3. Copyrights Owned or Administered:	
Edward Weston (100%)
John Gutmann (100%)	
Louise Dahl-Wolfe (100%)
Lola Alvarez Bravo (100%)

4. Historical Significance:
W. Eugene Smith (100%)
Lee Friedlander (100%)
Wright Morris (100%)
Walker Evans (100%)
Tina Modotti (100%)
Robert Heinecken (75%)
Ralph Gibson 


5. Other Drivers influencing Imaging Priorities
Exhibitions
Publications
Rights and Reproductions requests
Outgoing Loans
New Acquisitions
Research fellows

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Ari Davidow
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:22 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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From jdvorak at heard.org  Tue Dec  2 12:00:47 2008
From: jdvorak at heard.org (Jennifer Dvorak)
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:47 -0700
Subject: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1 (Auto Reply)
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   2. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Ari Davidow)
   3. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Fournier, Melissa)
   4. JPEG2000 (Fournier, Melissa)
   5. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (David Dwiggins)
   6. AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
      (Terry Jackson)
   7. Re: JPEG2000 (Ari Davidow)
   8. NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (John Bedard)
   9. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Nilsen, Dianne)


----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:56 -0500
From: Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org>
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Message-ID: <493467BC.80007 at openedit.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Hi,

I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management 
or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, 
OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com

OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on 
any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations 
in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a 
robust digital asset management solution.

OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an 
enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share 
all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, 
etc., it's a very feature rich application.

OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free

via our online user forum.

Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!

Regards,

Julie Riley
OpenEdit
http://www.openeditDAM.com




------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:21:42 -0500
From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56 at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:33 -0500
From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A3D0 at XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>
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On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using,
ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php)
?

Melissa

Melissa Gold Fournier
Associate Museum Registrar
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART

melissa.fournier at yale.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Ari Davidow
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:43 -0500
From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. 
Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation
standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely
supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as
browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?

Melissa

Melissa Gold Fournier
Associate Museum Registrar
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
melissa.fournier at yale.edu



------------------------------

Message: 5
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:50:04 -0500
From: "David Dwiggins" <dwiggins at simmons.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<e8de49ed0812020650r39f25aa3t562ce041708d63f at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

I've played with ResourceSpace a bit, and have been monitoring the
development mailing list for the last few months. I think it looks
like a really promising project. The interface is very nice, and the
code and data structures behind it seem straightforward enough that it
can easily be modified and customized. I think there are a few
"industrial strength" features I'd like to see added (like easily
accessible permanent URLs for resources, for example.)  But by and
large I could see it working well -- and am considering the
possibility of adopting it, at least on a trial basis.

I particularly like some of the features it has for allowing users to
group resources into sets and then share the resulting sets with
others.

The original developer is very active on the mailing list, and is
hiring out for consulting gigs to add features. He's also running a
hosted installation of the software for those who want that -- but
unlike some pseudo-open source products, he seems very willing to
accept contributions from the public, and the software is pretty easy
to get going on your own as well. So it seems like a fairly good open
source model.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who has looked at this.

-David Dwiggins
Systems Librarian/Archivist
Historic New England
ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org


On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Fournier, Melissa
<melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using,
ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php)
?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf
Of Ari Davidow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source
software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and
organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:10 -0600
From: "Terry Jackson" <jackson at aaslh.org>
Subject: [MCN-L] AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>, "'Bethany Hawkins'" <hawkins at aaslh.org>
Message-ID: <00a701c95495$199bf000$4cd3d000$@org>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January

AASLH is offering two online learning opportunities in the month of
January.

Basics of Archives Online Course - The course is scheduled for January 5
?
February 6.  The Basics of Archives was developed in cooperation with
COSHRC, the Michigan Historical Center, the New York State Archives, and
the
Ohio Historical Society, and with a grant from IMLS. Participants
proceed at
their own pace through this online workshop that covers the basics of
archives management and practices including acquiring collections,
processing, housing and preservation, and providing access.  Cost for
the
workshop is $85 for members and $150 for nonmembers.  The deadline for
registration is December 31.  For more information or to register, go to
www.aaslh.org/basicsofarchives.htm

Going Green Webinar ? This three-session webinar is scheduled for
January 8,
15, and 22 at 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. eastern time.  Led by Sarah Brophy,
co-author
of The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice from AltaMira
Press,
will help you explore ways to make your historical organization
environmentally friendly.  Topic will include green events, energy
efficiency, and what to consider when making decisions on how green to
be.
Cost for the webinar is $145 for members and $210 for nonmembers.  There
is
a 10% discount for groups of 5-14.  The deadline for registration is
January
2.  For more information or to register, go to
www.aaslh.org/GoingGreen.htm.


Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at hawkins at aaslh.org
or
615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming
workshops.

Terry Jackson
American Association for State and Local History
Project Coordinator
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN? 37203
615-320-3203
jackson at aaslh.org
=========================================
So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf?
Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009.
Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great 
resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more 
information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. 
=========================================





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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:16:41 -0500
From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<747cfaf50812021116o11cfefb8q5d63a9a7867ddce7 at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

JPEG2000 doesn't solve any problems experienced by web users, nor does
it provide anything extra for print. It =does= solve myriad problems
for archivists (but requires some extra investment to take advantage
of those solutions--you really need a JPEG2000 server), so I don't see
it going away--perhaps slowly getting some support in tools, and
slowly replacing TIFF as the archival format of choice.

ari

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Fournier, Melissa
<melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. 
Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation
standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely
supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as
browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:41 -0600
From: "John Bedard" <jbedard at artsmia.org>
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
To: "mcn LISTSERV" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network? 
If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any
recommendations about joining or not joining?
 
 
 
John R. Bedard
Director of Information Projects and Services
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-3268
Fax: 612-870-3004
Email: JBedard at artsmia.org 
www.artsmia.org 
www.artsconnected.org


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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:59 -0700
From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F at medusa.library.arizona.edu>
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Dear Janice,

The list below was cut from a report I created last Spring.  This may
help explain some of the drivers that influence our digitization
process.  I hope this helps.

Best,
Dianne


CCP Priorities for Imaging Collections:

The Center's bi-monthly curatorial team meetings provide a forum where
collections are discussed by knowledgeable staff and prioritized for
scanning.  The photographers noted below do not represent all the
Center's collections that have been digitized to date, but the list
provides an example of driving forces that influence how CCP prioritizes
the scanning of collections.  (Note some bodies of work will naturally
fall into more than one of the driving forces noted below which adds
weight to the priority) 


1. Core Archives:  (100% completed) 			
Ansel Adams 
Harry Callahan 
Frederick Sommer (check new acquisitions)
Wynn Bullock 
Aaron Siskind

2. Archive/Donor Relations/Contracts: 
Milton Rogovin (100%) 
Rosalind Solomon (80% completed)
Brett Weston  (95% completed)
Alma Lavenson (not fully accessioned)
				
3. Copyrights Owned or Administered:	
Edward Weston (100%)
John Gutmann (100%)	
Louise Dahl-Wolfe (100%)
Lola Alvarez Bravo (100%)

4. Historical Significance:
W. Eugene Smith (100%)
Lee Friedlander (100%)
Wright Morris (100%)
Walker Evans (100%)
Tina Modotti (100%)
Robert Heinecken (75%)
Ralph Gibson 


5. Other Drivers influencing Imaging Priorities
Exhibitions
Publications
Rights and Reproductions requests
Outgoing Loans
New Acquisitions
Research fellows

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Ari Davidow
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:22 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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From dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu  Tue Dec  2 12:04:58 2008
From: dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu (Nilsen, Dianne)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:04:58 -0700
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
In-Reply-To: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F@medusa.library.arizona.edu>
References: <493467BC.80007@openedit.org><747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56@mail.gmail.com>
	<26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F@medusa.library.arizona.edu>
Message-ID: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E048502AB@medusa.library.arizona.edu>

Please accept my apology to the MCN list for my previous message addressed to "Janice".  It was sent in error.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
?
Dianne Nilsen
Head of Digital Initiatives and Imaging
Center for Creative Photography
The University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210103
Tucson, AZ? 85721-0103
?
p. 520-307-2829
f. 520-621-9444

http://www.creativephotography.org





From aridavidow at gmail.com  Tue Dec  2 12:05:03 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:05:03 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
In-Reply-To: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0@artsmia.org>
References: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0@artsmia.org>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812021205h150b7615qaf29e27eabd03855@mail.gmail.com>

I find NTEN good for networking about general day-to-day small
non-profit IT questions, but not at all relevant to museum- or
archive-specific issues. There seem to be fewer really experienced,
knowledgeable IT folks in the organization than in MCN. NTEN seems to
attract more ideologues, as well. More questions than I'd like are
answered not to the point, but with a "what you really should be doing
is...." This is especially true with regard to commercial vs. open
source technology. I don't always want religion when I am asking
technical questions, even when i share the dominant religion ;-).

I'm on both lists, but find myself participating more on this one (and
never enough on either--I have this full-time job thing....)

ari

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John Bedard <jbedard at artsmia.org> wrote:
> Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network?  If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations about joining or not joining?
>
>
>
> John R. Bedard
> Director of Information Projects and Services
> The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
> 2400 Third Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55404
> Phone: 612-870-3268
> Fax: 612-870-3004
> Email: JBedard at artsmia.org
> www.artsmia.org
> www.artsconnected.org
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From rmunoz at Princeton.EDU  Tue Dec  2 12:39:44 2008
From: rmunoz at Princeton.EDU (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Roel_Mu=F1oz?=)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:39:44 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1228248003.18929.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
References: <mailman.1.1228248003.18929.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <DA79092F-40EA-40F2-989C-EDAFD727BCD4@princeton.edu>

We archive in TIFF and using PS we derive lossless JPEG2000 for  
dissemination from an Aware server. Because of a lack of browser  
support the end-user sees a jpeg derived from the lossless JPEG2000  
file. Perhaps a nicer JPEG2000 software package is "Djatoka" (http:// 
www.dlib.org/dlib/september08/chute/09chute.html), which is open  
source and customizable.

There are certainly advantages to archiving with lossless JPEG2000  
(definitely a storage space savings), but so far TIFF has a  
reputation as a robust archival format supported by virtually all  
capture devices. I don't think JPEG2000 is going away, it's just not  
leaps and bounds better than TIFF as an archival format.

Roel

Roel Mu?oz
Digital Projects Photographer
Princeton University
Firestone Library
1 Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544
(609) 258-8010
fax (609) 258-4105

http://diglib.princeton.edu

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> From: Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org>
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>
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
> management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
> share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is  
> free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:21:42 -0500
> From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit  
> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
>> management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>> software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>> organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
>> share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support  
>> is free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:33 -0500
> From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A3D0 at XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is  
> using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/ 
> resourcespace.php) ?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On  
> Behalf Of Ari Davidow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit  
> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
>> management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>> software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>> organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
>> share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support  
>> is free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>
>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit:
>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
>>
>> The MCN-L archives can be found at:
>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
>>
> _______________________________________________
> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>
> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>
> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit:
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> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:43 -0500
> From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
> Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A40F at XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000.   
> Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation  
> standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely  
> supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as  
> browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:50:04 -0500
> From: "David Dwiggins" <dwiggins at simmons.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<e8de49ed0812020650r39f25aa3t562ce041708d63f at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I've played with ResourceSpace a bit, and have been monitoring the
> development mailing list for the last few months. I think it looks
> like a really promising project. The interface is very nice, and the
> code and data structures behind it seem straightforward enough that it
> can easily be modified and customized. I think there are a few
> "industrial strength" features I'd like to see added (like easily
> accessible permanent URLs for resources, for example.)  But by and
> large I could see it working well -- and am considering the
> possibility of adopting it, at least on a trial basis.
>
> I particularly like some of the features it has for allowing users to
> group resources into sets and then share the resulting sets with
> others.
>
> The original developer is very active on the mailing list, and is
> hiring out for consulting gigs to add features. He's also running a
> hosted installation of the software for those who want that -- but
> unlike some pseudo-open source products, he seems very willing to
> accept contributions from the public, and the software is pretty easy
> to get going on your own as well. So it seems like a fairly good open
> source model.
>
> I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who has looked at this.
>
> -David Dwiggins
> Systems Librarian/Archivist
> Historic New England
> ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Fournier, Melissa
> <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
>> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is  
>> using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/ 
>> resourcespace.php) ?
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>> Melissa Gold Fournier
>> Associate Museum Registrar
>> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>>
>> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On  
>> Behalf Of Ari Davidow
>> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>>
>> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
>> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ari
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit  
>> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
>>> management
>>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>>> software,
>>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>>
>>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be  
>>> run on
>>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>>> organizations
>>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>>
>>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
>>> share
>>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>>
>>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support  
>>> is free
>>> via our online user forum.
>>>
>>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Julie Riley
>>> OpenEdit
>>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>>
>>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>>
>>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit:
>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
>>>
>>> The MCN-L archives can be found at:
>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>
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>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
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>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:10 -0600
> From: "Terry Jackson" <jackson at aaslh.org>
> Subject: [MCN-L] AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
> To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>, "'Bethany Hawkins'" <hawkins at aaslh.org>
> Message-ID: <00a701c95495$199bf000$4cd3d000$@org>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
>
> AASLH is offering two online learning opportunities in the month of  
> January.
>
> Basics of Archives Online Course - The course is scheduled for  
> January 5 ?
> February 6.  The Basics of Archives was developed in cooperation with
> COSHRC, the Michigan Historical Center, the New York State  
> Archives, and the
> Ohio Historical Society, and with a grant from IMLS. Participants  
> proceed at
> their own pace through this online workshop that covers the basics of
> archives management and practices including acquiring collections,
> processing, housing and preservation, and providing access.  Cost  
> for the
> workshop is $85 for members and $150 for nonmembers.  The deadline for
> registration is December 31.  For more information or to register,  
> go to
> www.aaslh.org/basicsofarchives.htm
>
> Going Green Webinar ? This three-session webinar is scheduled for  
> January 8,
> 15, and 22 at 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. eastern time.  Led by Sarah Brophy,  
> co-author
> of The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice from  
> AltaMira Press,
> will help you explore ways to make your historical organization
> environmentally friendly.  Topic will include green events, energy
> efficiency, and what to consider when making decisions on how green  
> to be.
> Cost for the webinar is $145 for members and $210 for nonmembers.   
> There is
> a 10% discount for groups of 5-14.  The deadline for registration  
> is January
> 2.  For more information or to register, go to www.aaslh.org/ 
> GoingGreen.htm.
>
>
> Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at  
> hawkins at aaslh.org or
> 615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming
> workshops.
>
> Terry Jackson
> American Association for State and Local History
> Project Coordinator
> 1717 Church St.
> Nashville, TN? 37203
> 615-320-3203
> jackson at aaslh.org
> =========================================
> So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf?
> Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009.
> Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great
> resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more
> information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.
> =========================================
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:16:41 -0500
> From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<747cfaf50812021116o11cfefb8q5d63a9a7867ddce7 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> JPEG2000 doesn't solve any problems experienced by web users, nor does
> it provide anything extra for print. It =does= solve myriad problems
> for archivists (but requires some extra investment to take advantage
> of those solutions--you really need a JPEG2000 server), so I don't see
> it going away--perhaps slowly getting some support in tools, and
> slowly replacing TIFF as the archival format of choice.
>
> ari
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Fournier, Melissa
> <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
>> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000.   
>> Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation  
>> standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not  
>> widely supported in consumer applications and viewing applications  
>> such as browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts  
>> pro/con?
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>> Melissa Gold Fournier
>> Associate Museum Registrar
>> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>
>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit:
>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
>>
>> The MCN-L archives can be found at:
>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:41 -0600
> From: "John Bedard" <jbedard at artsmia.org>
> Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
> To: "mcn LISTSERV" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0 at artsmia.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology  
> Network?  If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or  
> any recommendations about joining or not joining?
>
>
>
> John R. Bedard
> Director of Information Projects and Services
> The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
> 2400 Third Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55404
> Phone: 612-870-3268
> Fax: 612-870-3004
> Email: JBedard at artsmia.org
> www.artsmia.org
> www.artsconnected.org
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:59 -0700
> From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F at medusa.library.arizona.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> Dear Janice,
>
> The list below was cut from a report I created last Spring.  This may
> help explain some of the drivers that influence our digitization
> process.  I hope this helps.
>
> Best,
> Dianne
>
>
> CCP Priorities for Imaging Collections:
>
> The Center's bi-monthly curatorial team meetings provide a forum where
> collections are discussed by knowledgeable staff and prioritized for
> scanning.  The photographers noted below do not represent all the
> Center's collections that have been digitized to date, but the list
> provides an example of driving forces that influence how CCP  
> prioritizes
> the scanning of collections.  (Note some bodies of work will naturally
> fall into more than one of the driving forces noted below which adds
> weight to the priority)
>
>
> 1. Core Archives:  (100% completed) 			
> Ansel Adams
> Harry Callahan
> Frederick Sommer (check new acquisitions)
> Wynn Bullock
> Aaron Siskind
>
> 2. Archive/Donor Relations/Contracts:
> Milton Rogovin (100%)
> Rosalind Solomon (80% completed)
> Brett Weston  (95% completed)
> Alma Lavenson (not fully accessioned)
> 				
> 3. Copyrights Owned or Administered:	
> Edward Weston (100%)
> John Gutmann (100%)	
> Louise Dahl-Wolfe (100%)
> Lola Alvarez Bravo (100%)
>
> 4. Historical Significance:
> W. Eugene Smith (100%)
> Lee Friedlander (100%)
> Wright Morris (100%)
> Walker Evans (100%)
> Tina Modotti (100%)
> Robert Heinecken (75%)
> Ralph Gibson
>
>
> 5. Other Drivers influencing Imaging Priorities
> Exhibitions
> Publications
> Rights and Reproductions requests
> Outgoing Loans
> New Acquisitions
> Research fellows
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On  
> Behalf Of
> Ari Davidow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:22 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
> management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>> software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>> organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
> share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
> free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum
> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>
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>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
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>> The MCN-L archives can be found at:
>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
>>
> _______________________________________________
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From Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org  Tue Dec  2 12:46:51 2008
From: Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org (Jeanne Kessler)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:46:51 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50812021205h150b7615qaf29e27eabd03855@mail.gmail.com>
References: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0@artsmia.org>
	<747cfaf50812021205h150b7615qaf29e27eabd03855@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0ED2A@650store.ddaymuseum.org>

I am on their email list only.

I find them very useful for fundraising and eCommunications issues, reviews of products and I have sat in on some webinars that were pretty useful.

However, ditto to Ari's comments - they are not museum specific, so you won't get any help in that particular area.  However, they are useful if you want to keep up with what's going on in more general non-profit IT issues - especially the eCommunications, CMS, etc.


Jeanne Kessler
IT Project Manager
The National?WWII Museum
945 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504/527-6012, ext. 228
Cell: 504/723-0765
Fax: 504/527-6088
Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org 


-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:05 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?

I find NTEN good for networking about general day-to-day small
non-profit IT questions, but not at all relevant to museum- or
archive-specific issues. There seem to be fewer really experienced,
knowledgeable IT folks in the organization than in MCN. NTEN seems to
attract more ideologues, as well. More questions than I'd like are
answered not to the point, but with a "what you really should be doing
is...." This is especially true with regard to commercial vs. open
source technology. I don't always want religion when I am asking
technical questions, even when i share the dominant religion ;-).

I'm on both lists, but find myself participating more on this one (and
never enough on either--I have this full-time job thing....)

ari

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John Bedard <jbedard at artsmia.org> wrote:
> Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network?  If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations about joining or not joining?
>
>
>
> John R. Bedard
> Director of Information Projects and Services
> The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
> 2400 Third Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55404
> Phone: 612-870-3268
> Fax: 612-870-3004
> Email: JBedard at artsmia.org
> www.artsmia.org
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From lists at rlweiner.com  Tue Dec  2 13:49:22 2008
From: lists at rlweiner.com (Robert Weiner)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:49:22 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
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Dear John,

I'm a member of NTEN.  There's certainly overlap, but the organizations have
different missions and serve different needs.

NTEN has a broader mission than MCN and focuses on a wide range of
technologies that support nonprofits.  As an example, here's the agenda for
their upcoming Nonprofit Technology Conference:
https://www.ntenonline.org/EWEB/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=EventSessions

They're also conducting research on a variety of IT issues, like staffing
levels and salaries, and vendor satisfaction:
http://nten.org/research

Robert
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Bedard [mailto:jbedard at artsmia.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:45 AM
To: mcn LISTSERV
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?

Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network?  If
so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations
about joining or not joining?
 
 
 
John R. Bedard
Director of Information Projects and Services
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-3268
Fax: 612-870-3004
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From Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us  Wed Dec  3 06:41:41 2008
From: Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us (Travis Fullerton)
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:41:41 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] FW:  photography, digitization, and a color/grey card?
In-Reply-To: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D558083A7D1EB1@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC>
Message-ID: <C55C04D5.2F3B%Tfullerton@vmfa.state.va.us>

Hi Mark, We have been working with guide/reference prints for our original
digital captures for about a year now and we have had generally good
success. We are now working on a 'digital gray scale' to insert into the
final files to improve the quality even further. We have been trying to work
out the number of steps in the scale and the most effective size in the
final print. If you are willing, I would love to see the gray scale you are
using and any other information you can provide regarding use of it in the
prints such as size and placement.

Thanks.


Travis Fullerton
Assistant Photographer
Photography Department

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Boulevard / Richmond, VA 23220-4007
T 804.340.1538 / F 804.340.1548
travis.fullerton at vmfa.museum

www.vmfa.museum





On 11/26/08 3:52 PM, "MParadis at Gallery.ca" <MParadis at Gallery.ca> wrote:

> Hi Eve,
> 
> It's never too late to catch up...
> 
> We have found this approach to be very effective for all our publications
> staff and the printers they work with.  Initially we were asked for key prints
> when the printers were uninitiated to our concept.  The dilemma was that a key
> print was another interpretation of colour which deviates from the pure
> digital rendering.  Hence weaknesses in the key print were then translated to
> press.  We visited a number of printers with a colour temp meter and measured
> their inspection environments and light boxes.  The range of colour
> temperatures was astounding, varying up to 1500?K from one station to another.
> It was clear that we/they needed a measurable source as a starting point.  Our
> solution and guidance to the printers helped establish a new workflow for
> first proofs.  After a few growing pains the adaptation of this new approach
> made life much simpler for all concerned.  Our catalogues certainly reflect an
> increase in quality and accuracy since the inception of this approach.
> 
> If you'd like a digital copy of our gray scale I'd be pleased to share it with
> you for your applications.  Try it out and see if it can help.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Mark Paradis
> 
> Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia
> 
> National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada
> 
> 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4
> 
> ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680
> 
> cell 613-797-0558
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Eve
> Sinaiko
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:01 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: photography, digitization, and a color/grey card?
> 
> Catching up very late:
> 
>> From Mark Paradis:
> 
>> My objection to color bars when included at the capture/scanning
>> stage is that any global changes made in image editing software will
> also extend to
>> the color reference as well.  Send the file to printing and the
> printers will correct the
>> scale back to its know color and your original will share this bias.
> 
> This is a very good point. The designer or whomever corrects a digital
> file should provide the printer with either a match print or a set of
> notes about the corrections that have been made.
> 
>> First, calibration, calibration, calibration of all devices used in
> the reproduction
>> process.  This is now an old mantra to most image creators today but
> it cannot be
>> stressed enough.  We have a weekly regimen of systematic calibration
> of cameras
>> and monitors to ensure consistency on these variables.
> 
> I think this is an excellent rule for museums. Of course, images of
> artworks come from a million sources. Where calibration has been
> careful, notes to that effect attached to (embedded in?) the digital
> file would certainly be more useful than a grayscale or color bar. Many
> museums (not to mention other image sources) do not have best-quality
> tools or skills. Absent those, a guide to the printer is needed.
> 
>> Third step, create your own unbiased reference scale.  Yup, I said it,
> a homemade
>> solution.  Our approach was to create a digitally perfect reference
> grey scale in
>> Photoshop.  We created a 21 step, digitally created grey scale in
> Photoshop in .15
>> step increments just like the Kodak ones are supposed to be.
> Beginning at values
>> of 0,0,0 for purest digital black on up to 255,255,255 for maximum
> white.  With this
>> technique each step of the scale is measurable and digitally accurate
> for today and
>> evermore.  Once an image capture is completed by the photographer (in
> their
>> calibrated work environment), the digital scale is then added
> post-capture thus
>> anchoring the original look to a perfect scale.
> 
> This is brilliant. Have you gotten feedback from printers? Are they
> finding it useful? Are you seeing better quality in printed materials?
> I'd love to hear how it's working.
> 
> Regards,
> Eve Sinaiko
> Director of Publications
> College Art Association
> 
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From MorganA at Warhol.Org  Wed Dec  3 07:41:07 2008
From: MorganA at Warhol.Org (Morgan, Amber)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:41:07 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage?
Message-ID: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>

We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.  

 

We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!  

 

Do you store label copy in your CMS?  

Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
materials held elsewhere?

Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
does it go into your CMS?

And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
be expected to do?

 

Many thanks,
Amber

the warhol:
Amber E. Morgan
Associate Registrar
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
T 412.237.8306
F 412.237.8340
E morgana at warhol.org
W www.warhol.org 

The Andy Warhol Museum
One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh 

Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email 
Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP 

 

 


From aridavidow at gmail.com  Wed Dec  3 07:48:23 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:48:23 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
	manage?
In-Reply-To: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>
References: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812030748q3a1f574ei9466f7cfb4bc190a@mail.gmail.com>

I don't know if this is affecting ya'lls discussion, but remember that
"CMS" is a common acronym for "Content Management System"--a bird of a
slightly related, but very different color.

ari

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Morgan, Amber <MorganA at warhol.org> wrote:
> We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
> system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
> agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.
>
>
>
> We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
> would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
> be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
> to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!
>
>
>
> Do you store label copy in your CMS?
>
> Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
> events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
> about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
> materials held elsewhere?
>
> Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
> does it go into your CMS?
>
> And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
> collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
> be expected to do?
>
>
>
> Many thanks,
> Amber
>
> the warhol:
> Amber E. Morgan
> Associate Registrar
> 117 Sandusky Street
> Pittsburgh, PA 15212
> T 412.237.8306
> F 412.237.8340
> E morgana at warhol.org
> W www.warhol.org
>
> The Andy Warhol Museum
> One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
>
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>
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From RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org  Wed Dec  3 08:11:45 2008
From: RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org (Real, Will)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:11:45 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
	manage?
In-Reply-To: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>
References: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>
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Amber,

A resource worth looking at is Annamaria Poma Swank's report on
collections management systems at
http://documenti.rinascimento-digitale.info/Collection_Management_System
s

I have looked through it and it appears to address some of the issues
you are grappling with. The overall gist, if I understood correctly, is
that museums have come to use collections management systems more
broadly, as a foundation for providing content to end users. 

Will Real
Carnegie Museum of Art

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Morgan, Amber
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:41 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
manage?

We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.  

 

We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!  

 

Do you store label copy in your CMS?  

Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
materials held elsewhere?

Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
does it go into your CMS?

And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
be expected to do?

 

Many thanks,
Amber

the warhol:
Amber E. Morgan
Associate Registrar
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
T 412.237.8306
F 412.237.8340
E morgana at warhol.org
W www.warhol.org 

The Andy Warhol Museum
One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh 

Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email
Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP 

 

 

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From psully at magnes.org  Wed Dec  3 08:37:32 2008
From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:37:32 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
	manage?
In-Reply-To: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>
References: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>
Message-ID: <AD775DE5635C2042BF1DCB7EED36A83B5C49C3@jlm-net.jlm.local>

Dear Amber:

Here at the Magnes, it's yes to all of the above. I've written
extensively on the topic, and CMS's have grown very, very feature-rich
over the past 40 years. At the Magnes, we have a CMS (IDEA at ALM) which
can also function as a Content Management System, but we don't entirely
use it for that purpose. And, as information manager, I do put a limit
onto the sorts of information the CMS collects. Namely, any information
which has some relation to collection items goes into the CMS. If it has
nothing to do with collecting activities or item care, it goes
elsewhere. For tracking artist and researcher information, it's slightly
different, and we do use the CMS to keep track of researchers who come
through our doors. But then researchers are also looking at specific
objects or collections, so they're linked in that way.

Here's what ours covers:
Basic library, archive, and museum information (object movement,
descriptions, valuations, etc.).
Label texts
Any and all associated media (including dissertations and material found
online relating to the item in question)
Subjects, translations, synonyms, and other sorts of dictionaries
Artist biography and information
Reference materials
User-generated content, such as social tagging or comments about
specific items (we're building that right now)
Exhibition and events info
Loans
Deaccessioned items
Researchers and pulled items
Reports

I'm sure I'm missing a few things, but we have not spent any time
focusing the CMS as a tool for the education department. Instead, it
functions, for us, as a research and collection management tool. In a
meeting yesterday, one of our curators asked if she could scan in all of
her notes about conversations she's had about various topics. I hadn't
quite thought about using the CMS in that way, but it's something we're
mulling over (we did end up telling her that a blog or a wiki might work
better for that, but it was something to think about).

Our system might be a bit of a special case, though. We've spent the
past 8 months custom-tailoring it to be a robust research tool in
addition to core collection management activities. At the most basic
level, CMS should manage collections, and manage them well. Some systems
have a number of extra features which make them functional for managing
other activities, but I have not yet seen them function well as a DAMS,
or as a way to keep track of development and marketing materials. (Of
course, now that I've said that, someone will say that they've gotten
theirs to function that way!)

Ok, a bit long-winded but I hope it answers some of your questions.

~Perian

Perian Sully
Collections Information Manager
Web Programs Strategist
The Magnes
Berkeley, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Morgan, Amber
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:41 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
manage?

We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.  

 

We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!  

 

Do you store label copy in your CMS?  

Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
materials held elsewhere?

Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
does it go into your CMS?

And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
be expected to do?

 

Many thanks,
Amber

the warhol:
Amber E. Morgan
Associate Registrar
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
T 412.237.8306
F 412.237.8340
E morgana at warhol.org
W www.warhol.org 

The Andy Warhol Museum
One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh 

Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email 
Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP 

 

 

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From bwyman at denverartmuseum.org  Wed Dec  3 09:34:51 2008
From: bwyman at denverartmuseum.org (Bruce Wyman)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:34:51 -0700
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
 manage?
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	ms.Org>
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	ms.Org>
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>We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
>system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
>agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.

I'd think about the problem a little more broadly. The long view 
answer is that it doesn't matter where it lives, as long as it lives 
somewhere. If everyone agrees that it needs to be stored, there are a 
couple of different ways to approach the problem and you make the 
mental tradeoffs of short-term need and internal behavior vs. 
long-term scale and potential use.

At one end of the continuum, you just have databases of stuff. Your 
authoritive records of information in the organization. The 
development department is probably authoritive about donors and 
members (people that matter to the org). Visitor services is probably 
authoritive about programmatic transactions -- ticketing, class 
registrations, etc. Your collections management system is probably 
the most authoritive record of the collection itself (if we're 
disagree on this point, we've got a deeper problem... ;) Your goal at 
this point is to simply make sure stuff is getting stored.

The next point along the path is where secondary information starts 
to become important. It's easy to start associating label copy, 
additional images, exhibit text, podcasts, publications, etc  and 
hang that off of the collections management system. Your goal here is 
to make it easy for end users to find the stuff associated with 
objects.

The problem you quickly run into is an issue of scale and 
specialization. You may start to realize that not one answer fits all 
your needs -- you may add a digital asset management system to take 
on some of the burden that had been falling to your collections 
management system, for example. By this point, it's become very clear 
that meta-data is every bit as important as the information itself. 
And, your goal here is to let each system do what it does best.

So now that you've built a bunch of specialized stuff and have decent 
enough meta-data, you start to *really* concentrate on is providing 
linkages between stuff and inferring information. You have systems 
that understand how to translate or pull a subset of relevant 
information from another system and present that to the end-user. A 
good example is some of the work that Koven Smith is doing at the Met 
that was presented at MCN.

I can think of a few other data points in the continuum, but I want 
to circle back to your original question -- should we use our CMS for 
this extra stuff.

I'd answer, why not? If it's the easiest path forward that you have 
and it gets people in the habit of thinking of multiple kinds of 
information, then it's a good solution. At the same time, think about 
the tradeoffs in your long-term view -- where do you hope to be in 5 
years -- and if this presents a good baby step or if you need to take 
a few steps forward at this point.

-bw.
-- 
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office: 720.913.0159  /  fax: 720.913.0002
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From RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org  Wed Dec  3 09:41:20 2008
From: RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org (Real, Will)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:41:20 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Support for professional development and travel
Message-ID: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A4E3@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>

Hi everyone,

If you are willing, could you comment about your institution's support
(or not) for your professional development, including training and
attendance at professional meetings?

A possibly related question: to what degree, if any, are you seeing
evidence of the economy's impact on your institution's spending plans,
particularly in the area of technology?

Respond off-list if you want; depending on responses I can post an
"anonymized" summary if people are interested.

Thanks,

Will

William Real 
Director of Technology Initiatives 
Carnegie Museum of Art 
4400 Forbes Ave 
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 
412.622.3267 
412.622.3112 (fax)
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From archives at mocanyc.org  Wed Dec  3 10:39:59 2008
From: archives at mocanyc.org (Archives)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:39:59 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a CMS supposed to manage? (Specifically,
	PastPerfect)
References: <mailman.225.1228322299.401.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <4400FE3A1D828742A448E7010CFAE1DD027CA24B@mail-33ps.atlarge.net>

Dear List:

As a first time poster and a new listserv member, please excuse me if this brings up any repeat discussions.

I am working with a small non-profit history museum in NYC and am learning a lot about PastPerfect and its capabilities as a CMS. I would like to know how institutions have made PastPerfect into a front-end friendly online catalog. I know PastPerfect offers an OPAC of sorts, but it does not function the way I would like so I am searching for other options.

For those using PastPerfect, what have you done to create an online searchable database for your public? Are you using open-source software? Did you have a consultant for helping with exporting and coding? How often do you update it? Can you also use it for any online exhibitions or online displays? Is it seamless in transition (I mean, does it mimic the look of your home institution's website)? I've looked into OpenCollection and a few of the proprietary options. I would love to hear if you have success with these or others.

If these questions about PastPerfect are in the MCN listserv archive, I would be happy to look back if anyone has a vague idea as to the date of the conversations...

Thanks for your help in advance.

Jennifer

Jennifer Waxman
Collections Consultant
Museum of Chinese in America
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10013
T (212) 619-4785
http://www.mocanyc.org/

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Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:41 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
manage?

We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.  

 

We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!  

 

Do you store label copy in your CMS?  

Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
materials held elsewhere?

Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
does it go into your CMS?

And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
be expected to do?

 

Many thanks,
Amber

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Associate Registrar
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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F 412.237.8340
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From jmartin at nedcc.org  Wed Dec  3 11:19:49 2008
From: jmartin at nedcc.org (Julie Martin)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:19:49 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Directions Conference San Diego 2009 - Save the Date
Message-ID: <001401c9557c$1cb1a680$756410ac@NEDCC.local>

THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER PRESENTS:

DIGITAL DIRECTIONS:
Fundamentals of Creating 
and Managing Digital Collections

Co-sponsored by 
Balboa Art Conservation Center - www.bacc.org

MAY 27-29, 2009
Westin San Diego
San Diego, California

THIS POPULAR THREE-DAY CONFERENCE PRESENTS THE ESSENTIALS OF DIGITIZATION
for those who wish to expand their digital knowledge. From file formats to
funding, from metadata to rights management, learn how to create and manage
sustainable digital collections.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Administrators and staff from libraries, museums, archives, historical
societies, and other collections-holding institutions nationwide, as well as
corporate archivists and government records managers -- anyone eager to
learn about digitization basics, selection of hardware and software, and
planning and managing digital projects. 

TOPICS INCLUDE collaboration, planning a digital project, selection for
digitization, scanning basics,
image capture, metadata, sustainability and digital preservation,
outsourcing and vendor relations, essentials of delivery systems, copyright
and rights management, and funding strategies.

ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS in January 2009.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, read a web story about the 2008 Digital Directions
conference: http://www.nedcc.org/about/archives.ddfl.php, and a recent
article by a 2008 conference participant:
http://www.umkc.edu/KCAA/DUSTYSHELF/DS27-3.pdf (see page 8).

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEDCC, visit www.nedcc.org

TO RECEIVE AN E-MAIL OR PAPER CONFERENCE BROCHURE as well as immediate
notification when registration opens, contact: Julie Martin,
jmartin at nedcc.org.  Please specify paper or e-delivery preference.

NEDCC IS GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
for its field services. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations
expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.


From RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org  Thu Dec  4 09:25:22 2008
From: RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org (Real, Will)
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:25:22 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] image annotation tools, redux
Message-ID: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB182B36BD@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org>

Hi everyone,
Not long ago on this list there was a thread about image annotation
tools ([MCN-L] image annotation tools  <001803.html> ).
I have a related question and hope someone out there can point the way.

We have an archive of over 60,000 negatives representing the life work
of the Pittsburgh photographer Teenie Harris. We are about to complete
the second of two NEH Preservation and Access grants to catalogue and
scan the collection and publish it online. There are countless people
represented in the images, some of whom have been identified by
researchers during the grant. There are many more to be identified and
we will continue to look to the community to help. For the last few
years we have provided a form-based tool as part of our on-line
collection that can be used to submit image subject information to the
museum.

We are finding that the existing tools are an ineffective way to gather,
store, and deliver this kind of information (e.g. we receive feedback
like "the third person from the left in the second row, wearing the
paisely jacket, is my uncle John Smith, who sang in the Baptist Church
choir" which gets vetted and then recorded into the collections
management system, awkwardly incorporated into the item's description
and subject headings).

What we envision is an image annotation tool along the lines of Flickr's
annotations or Picasa Web Album's face labelling tool (which also links
labels of the same person across multiple images and includes a facial
recognition utility). This seems to be an ideal way to capture and
deliver subject information from the community over the web. However, as
far as I know, there is no way to capture the annotation data and store
it locally, with the image, in our collections management system. Our
collections management system does allow us to create multimedia records
from URLs pointing to resources stored remotely, which could be part of
a solution. But while we hope flickr and similar services will be there
for eternity, we must have direct control over the information
associated with the archive. Ideally the tool would also have the abilty
to embed name authorities, like the Picasa face labelling system, that
allows names to be controlled, edited, merged, etc.

Anyone care to advise? Is there something out there already that we
could adapt, or are we talking custom development?

Will

William Real 
Director of Technology Initiatives 
Carnegie Museum of Art 
4400 Forbes Ave 
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 
412.622.3267 
412.622.3112 (fax)
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From Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org  Thu Dec  4 13:49:24 2008
From: Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org (Jeanne Kessler)
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:49:24 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] 2008 MCN Conference Proceedings
Message-ID: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0F55B@650store.ddaymuseum.org>

Will conference proceedings (papers, summaries, powerpoints, etc.) be made available at some point?

If they have already been posted somewhere, could someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

Jeanne Kessler
IT Project Manager
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504/527-6012, ext. 228
Cell: 504/723-0765
Fax: 504/527-6088
Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org<http://www.nationalww2museum.org/>


From rjurban at illinois.edu  Thu Dec  4 14:46:57 2008
From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban)
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:46:57 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: Technical Writer Recommendations?
References: <455C63DA-C839-46B1-9CCA-8CA1F7B926EA@sandboxstudios.org>
Message-ID: <92FB527B-56AD-485C-A4A7-652D2CDACE6D@illinois.edu>

On behalf of Scott Sayre, who's having some trouble posting.  Please  
contact him directly with questions.


Hi Gang-

The Walker and Minneapolis Institute of Arts ArtsConnectEd team is  
looking for recommendations for technical writers with experience  
writing onscreen instructions and help documentation for online  
projects.  If you know of or have had a positive experience with a  
specialist in this area we'd greatly appreciate any recommendations.   
There may even be some Swiss chocolate available as a finders fee ; )

Many thanks in advance!

Scott


Scott Sayre
Sandbox Studios / Museum411
Education ? Technology ? Art
2520 Colfax Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
v) 612.423.9691
f) 612.377.4848
http://www.sandboxstudios.org
http://www.museum411.com
AOLIM/iChat/Skype: zbarscott


From hwitchey at clevelandart.org  Thu Dec  4 17:09:18 2008
From: hwitchey at clevelandart.org (Holly Witchey)
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:09:18 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] 2008 MCN Conference Proceedings
In-Reply-To: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0F55B@650store.ddaymuseum.org>
References: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0F55B@650store.ddaymuseum.org>
Message-ID: <5CF048364B79B24694B5430B00F92C1C63E5A3A9@MAIL02.clevelandart.org>

Dear Jeanne-

Yes, they will, ultimately.  This is my bad, as program chair I should be on top of this but am dealing with some family issues that are taking precedence.

Holly

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Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 4:49 PM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] 2008 MCN Conference Proceedings

Will conference proceedings (papers, summaries, powerpoints, etc.) be made available at some point?

If they have already been posted somewhere, could someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

Jeanne Kessler
IT Project Manager
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504/527-6012, ext. 228
Cell: 504/723-0765
Fax: 504/527-6088
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From EDSONM at si.edu  Mon Dec  8 06:24:34 2008
From: EDSONM at si.edu (Edson, Michael)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:24:34 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] 2008 MCN Conference Proceedings
In-Reply-To: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0F55B@650store.ddaymuseum.org>
References: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0F55B@650store.ddaymuseum.org>
Message-ID: <D951A5B5B11E794DBF41A403F83B707103208B00@SI-ECL02.US.SINET.SI.EDU>

A few shows are up on slideshare and associated with a Museum Computer
Network 2008 group created by Richard Urban

http://www.slideshare.net/event/museum-computer-network-2008




-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 4:49 PM
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Subject: [MCN-L] 2008 MCN Conference Proceedings

Will conference proceedings (papers, summaries, powerpoints, etc.) be
made available at some point?

If they have already been posted somewhere, could someone point me in
the right direction.

Thanks!

Jeanne Kessler
IT Project Manager
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504/527-6012, ext. 228
Cell: 504/723-0765
Fax: 504/527-6088
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From aridavidow at gmail.com  Mon Dec  8 06:51:11 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:51:11 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] 2008 MCN Conference Proceedings
In-Reply-To: <D951A5B5B11E794DBF41A403F83B707103208B00@SI-ECL02.US.SINET.SI.EDU>
References: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0F55B@650store.ddaymuseum.org>
	<D951A5B5B11E794DBF41A403F83B707103208B00@SI-ECL02.US.SINET.SI.EDU>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812080651n78564a66s44e7d02888b5d4f6@mail.gmail.com>

I didn't have much of a slideshow for my demo, but you can find my
notes on musematic.

ari

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Edson, Michael <EDSONM at si.edu> wrote:
> A few shows are up on slideshare and associated with a Museum Computer
> Network 2008 group created by Richard Urban
>
> http://www.slideshare.net/event/museum-computer-network-2008
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
> Jeanne Kessler
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 4:49 PM
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] 2008 MCN Conference Proceedings
>
> Will conference proceedings (papers, summaries, powerpoints, etc.) be
> made available at some point?
>
> If they have already been posted somewhere, could someone point me in
> the right direction.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeanne Kessler
> IT Project Manager
> The National WWII Museum
> 945 Magazine Street
> New Orleans, LA 70130
> Phone: 504/527-6012, ext. 228
> Cell: 504/723-0765
> Fax: 504/527-6088
> Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org<http://www.nationalww2museum.org/>
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From jtrant at archimuse.com  Mon Dec  8 07:26:37 2008
From: jtrant at archimuse.com (j trant)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:26:37 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] MW2009: Program On-line + Registration Open
Message-ID: <p0624080bc562ed290373@[192.168.2.103]>


    Museums and the Web 2009
    the international conference for culture and heritage on-line
    April 15-18, 2009
    Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/


==> MW2009 Preliminary Program On-line <==
The full program for MW2009 [our tag!] is now available on the 
conference web site, featuring contributions from more than 150 
people from a dozen countries. See 
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/sessions/index.html

Our thanks to the International Program Committee for their 
peer-review of proposals, and to everyone who proposed for making 
their job so difficult.


==> Register On-line <==
Registration for Museums and the Web 2009 is now open. Register 
on-line before December 15, 2008 for the best rates. See 
https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2009/mw2009.registrationForm.html

Remember, pre-conference tours and workshops have limited enrollment, 
and are first-come first-served. Register early to ensure your choice.


==> Demonstration Proposals <==
It's not too late to participate in MW2009. The deadline for 
Demonstration proposals is December 31, 2008. For full details, and a 
link to the on-line proposal form, see 
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/demos/index.html


==> Best of the Web <==
Best of the Web nominations will be made this year on the conference 
community site. Register at http://conference.archimuse.com and watch 
for the announcement.


==> Need To Know More <==
Full details about MW2009 are on the conference Web site at 
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/

Email mw2009 at archimuse.com with any questions.


We hope to see you in Indianapolis.

jennifer and David

-- 
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Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009	produced by
April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana	Archives & Museum Informatics
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ 	158 Lee Avenue
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From jackson at aaslh.org  Mon Dec  8 07:55:40 2008
From: jackson at aaslh.org (Terry Jackson)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:55:40 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 2
In-Reply-To: <mailman.225.1228322299.401.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
References: <mailman.225.1228322299.401.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <00e501c9594d$6bb86410$43292c30$@org>

AASLH has a partnership with PastPerfect. With our membership, you get a 20%
discount on the purchase of the software. We also distribute demo cds of the
software. If anyone is interested in receiving the demo, just send me an
email off the list and I will be happy to mail you one, Thanks, tj

Terry Jackson
American Association for State and Local History
Project Coordinator
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN? 37203
615-320-3203
jackson at aaslh.org
=========================================
So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf?
Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009.
Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great 
resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more 
information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. 
=========================================


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   3. Re: NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (Ari Davidow)
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   5. Re: NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (Jeanne Kessler)
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      manage? (Ari Davidow)
  10. Re: What is a Collections Management System supposed to
      manage? (Real, Will)
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      manage? (Perian Sully)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:47 -0700
From: "Jennifer Dvorak" <jdvorak at heard.org>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1 (Auto Reply)
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I am currently out of the office this morning at Heard Museum West, but
I should be back in the office this afternoon.  If this is an internal
IT request, please proceed to http://nicole/jobticket to submit a new
request.

If you require immediate assistance, please contact me on my cell phone
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:56 -0500
From: Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org>
Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
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Hi,

I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management 
or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, 
OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com

OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on 
any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations 
in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a 
robust digital asset management solution.

OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an 
enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share 
all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, 
etc., it's a very feature rich application.

OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free

via our online user forum.

Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!

Regards,

Julie Riley
OpenEdit
http://www.openeditDAM.com




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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:21:42 -0500
From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:33 -0500
From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using,
ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php)
?

Melissa

Melissa Gold Fournier
Associate Museum Registrar
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART

melissa.fournier at yale.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Ari Davidow
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:43 -0500
From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. 
Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation
standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely
supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as
browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?

Melissa

Melissa Gold Fournier
Associate Museum Registrar
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
melissa.fournier at yale.edu



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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:50:04 -0500
From: "David Dwiggins" <dwiggins at simmons.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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I've played with ResourceSpace a bit, and have been monitoring the
development mailing list for the last few months. I think it looks
like a really promising project. The interface is very nice, and the
code and data structures behind it seem straightforward enough that it
can easily be modified and customized. I think there are a few
"industrial strength" features I'd like to see added (like easily
accessible permanent URLs for resources, for example.)  But by and
large I could see it working well -- and am considering the
possibility of adopting it, at least on a trial basis.

I particularly like some of the features it has for allowing users to
group resources into sets and then share the resulting sets with
others.

The original developer is very active on the mailing list, and is
hiring out for consulting gigs to add features. He's also running a
hosted installation of the software for those who want that -- but
unlike some pseudo-open source products, he seems very willing to
accept contributions from the public, and the software is pretty easy
to get going on your own as well. So it seems like a fairly good open
source model.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who has looked at this.

-David Dwiggins
Systems Librarian/Archivist
Historic New England
ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org


On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Fournier, Melissa
<melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using,
ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php)
?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf
Of Ari Davidow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source
software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and
organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:10 -0600
From: "Terry Jackson" <jackson at aaslh.org>
Subject: [MCN-L] AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>, "'Bethany Hawkins'" <hawkins at aaslh.org>
Message-ID: <00a701c95495$199bf000$4cd3d000$@org>
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AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January

AASLH is offering two online learning opportunities in the month of
January.

Basics of Archives Online Course - The course is scheduled for January 5
?
February 6.  The Basics of Archives was developed in cooperation with
COSHRC, the Michigan Historical Center, the New York State Archives, and
the
Ohio Historical Society, and with a grant from IMLS. Participants
proceed at
their own pace through this online workshop that covers the basics of
archives management and practices including acquiring collections,
processing, housing and preservation, and providing access.  Cost for
the
workshop is $85 for members and $150 for nonmembers.  The deadline for
registration is December 31.  For more information or to register, go to
www.aaslh.org/basicsofarchives.htm

Going Green Webinar ? This three-session webinar is scheduled for
January 8,
15, and 22 at 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. eastern time.  Led by Sarah Brophy,
co-author
of The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice from AltaMira
Press,
will help you explore ways to make your historical organization
environmentally friendly.  Topic will include green events, energy
efficiency, and what to consider when making decisions on how green to
be.
Cost for the webinar is $145 for members and $210 for nonmembers.  There
is
a 10% discount for groups of 5-14.  The deadline for registration is
January
2.  For more information or to register, go to
www.aaslh.org/GoingGreen.htm.


Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at hawkins at aaslh.org
or
615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming
workshops.

Terry Jackson
American Association for State and Local History
Project Coordinator
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN? 37203
615-320-3203
jackson at aaslh.org
=========================================
So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf?
Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009.
Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great 
resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more 
information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. 
=========================================





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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:16:41 -0500
From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<747cfaf50812021116o11cfefb8q5d63a9a7867ddce7 at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

JPEG2000 doesn't solve any problems experienced by web users, nor does
it provide anything extra for print. It =does= solve myriad problems
for archivists (but requires some extra investment to take advantage
of those solutions--you really need a JPEG2000 server), so I don't see
it going away--perhaps slowly getting some support in tools, and
slowly replacing TIFF as the archival format of choice.

ari

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Fournier, Melissa
<melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. 
Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation
standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely
supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as
browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:41 -0600
From: "John Bedard" <jbedard at artsmia.org>
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
To: "mcn LISTSERV" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network? 
If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any
recommendations about joining or not joining?
 
 
 
John R. Bedard
Director of Information Projects and Services
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-3268
Fax: 612-870-3004
Email: JBedard at artsmia.org 
www.artsmia.org 
www.artsconnected.org


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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:59 -0700
From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Dear Janice,

The list below was cut from a report I created last Spring.  This may
help explain some of the drivers that influence our digitization
process.  I hope this helps.

Best,
Dianne


CCP Priorities for Imaging Collections:

The Center's bi-monthly curatorial team meetings provide a forum where
collections are discussed by knowledgeable staff and prioritized for
scanning.  The photographers noted below do not represent all the
Center's collections that have been digitized to date, but the list
provides an example of driving forces that influence how CCP prioritizes
the scanning of collections.  (Note some bodies of work will naturally
fall into more than one of the driving forces noted below which adds
weight to the priority) 


1. Core Archives:  (100% completed) 			
Ansel Adams 
Harry Callahan 
Frederick Sommer (check new acquisitions)
Wynn Bullock 
Aaron Siskind

2. Archive/Donor Relations/Contracts: 
Milton Rogovin (100%) 
Rosalind Solomon (80% completed)
Brett Weston  (95% completed)
Alma Lavenson (not fully accessioned)
				
3. Copyrights Owned or Administered:	
Edward Weston (100%)
John Gutmann (100%)	
Louise Dahl-Wolfe (100%)
Lola Alvarez Bravo (100%)

4. Historical Significance:
W. Eugene Smith (100%)
Lee Friedlander (100%)
Wright Morris (100%)
Walker Evans (100%)
Tina Modotti (100%)
Robert Heinecken (75%)
Ralph Gibson 


5. Other Drivers influencing Imaging Priorities
Exhibitions
Publications
Rights and Reproductions requests
Outgoing Loans
New Acquisitions
Research fellows

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Ari Davidow
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:22 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM

Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?

Thanks,
ari

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
<julie at openedit.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:04:58 -0700
From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	
<26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E048502AB at medusa.library.arizona.edu>
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Please accept my apology to the MCN list for my previous message addressed
to "Janice".  It was sent in error.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~
?
Dianne Nilsen
Head of Digital Initiatives and Imaging
Center for Creative Photography
The University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210103
Tucson, AZ? 85721-0103
?
p. 520-307-2829
f. 520-621-9444

http://www.creativephotography.org






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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:05:03 -0500
From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
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I find NTEN good for networking about general day-to-day small
non-profit IT questions, but not at all relevant to museum- or
archive-specific issues. There seem to be fewer really experienced,
knowledgeable IT folks in the organization than in MCN. NTEN seems to
attract more ideologues, as well. More questions than I'd like are
answered not to the point, but with a "what you really should be doing
is...." This is especially true with regard to commercial vs. open
source technology. I don't always want religion when I am asking
technical questions, even when i share the dominant religion ;-).

I'm on both lists, but find myself participating more on this one (and
never enough on either--I have this full-time job thing....)

ari

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John Bedard <jbedard at artsmia.org> wrote:
> Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network?  If
so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations
about joining or not joining?
>
>
>
> John R. Bedard
> Director of Information Projects and Services
> The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
> 2400 Third Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55404
> Phone: 612-870-3268
> Fax: 612-870-3004
> Email: JBedard at artsmia.org
> www.artsmia.org
> www.artsconnected.org
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:39:44 -0500
From: Roel Mu?oz <rmunoz at Princeton.EDU>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Message-ID: <DA79092F-40EA-40F2-989C-EDAFD727BCD4 at princeton.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed

We archive in TIFF and using PS we derive lossless JPEG2000 for  
dissemination from an Aware server. Because of a lack of browser  
support the end-user sees a jpeg derived from the lossless JPEG2000  
file. Perhaps a nicer JPEG2000 software package is "Djatoka" (http:// 
www.dlib.org/dlib/september08/chute/09chute.html), which is open  
source and customizable.

There are certainly advantages to archiving with lossless JPEG2000  
(definitely a storage space savings), but so far TIFF has a  
reputation as a robust archival format supported by virtually all  
capture devices. I don't think JPEG2000 is going away, it's just not  
leaps and bounds better than TIFF as an archival format.

Roel

Roel Mu?oz
Digital Projects Photographer
Princeton University
Firestone Library
1 Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544
(609) 258-8010
fax (609) 258-4105

http://diglib.princeton.edu

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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:56 -0500
> From: Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org>
> Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Message-ID: <493467BC.80007 at openedit.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Hi,
>
> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
> management
> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software,
> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations
> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
> robust digital asset management solution.
>
> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
> share
> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>
> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is  
> free
> via our online user forum.
>
> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie Riley
> OpenEdit
> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:21:42 -0500
> From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit  
> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
>> management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>> software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>> organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
>> share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support  
>> is free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:33 -0500
> From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
>
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is  
> using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/ 
> resourcespace.php) ?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On  
> Behalf Of Ari Davidow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit  
> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
>> management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>> software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>> organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
>> share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support  
>> is free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
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> _______________________________________________
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:43 -0500
> From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu>
> Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
>
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>
> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000.   
> Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation  
> standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely  
> supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as  
> browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts pro/con?
>
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Gold Fournier
> Associate Museum Registrar
> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:50:04 -0500
> From: "David Dwiggins" <dwiggins at simmons.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<e8de49ed0812020650r39f25aa3t562ce041708d63f at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I've played with ResourceSpace a bit, and have been monitoring the
> development mailing list for the last few months. I think it looks
> like a really promising project. The interface is very nice, and the
> code and data structures behind it seem straightforward enough that it
> can easily be modified and customized. I think there are a few
> "industrial strength" features I'd like to see added (like easily
> accessible permanent URLs for resources, for example.)  But by and
> large I could see it working well -- and am considering the
> possibility of adopting it, at least on a trial basis.
>
> I particularly like some of the features it has for allowing users to
> group resources into sets and then share the resulting sets with
> others.
>
> The original developer is very active on the mailing list, and is
> hiring out for consulting gigs to add features. He's also running a
> hosted installation of the software for those who want that -- but
> unlike some pseudo-open source products, he seems very willing to
> accept contributions from the public, and the software is pretty easy
> to get going on your own as well. So it seems like a fairly good open
> source model.
>
> I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who has looked at this.
>
> -David Dwiggins
> Systems Librarian/Archivist
> Historic New England
> ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Fournier, Melissa
> <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
>> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is  
>> using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/ 
>> resourcespace.php) ?
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>> Melissa Gold Fournier
>> Associate Museum Registrar
>> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>>
>> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On  
>> Behalf Of Ari Davidow
>> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM
>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>>
>> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
>> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ari
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit  
>> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset  
>>> management
>>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>>> software,
>>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>>
>>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be  
>>> run on
>>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>>> organizations
>>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>>
>>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and  
>>> share
>>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>>
>>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support  
>>> is free
>>> via our online user forum.
>>>
>>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Julie Riley
>>> OpenEdit
>>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>>
>>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>>
>>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit:
>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
>>>
>>> The MCN-L archives can be found at:
>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:10 -0600
> From: "Terry Jackson" <jackson at aaslh.org>
> Subject: [MCN-L] AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
> To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>, "'Bethany Hawkins'" <hawkins at aaslh.org>
> Message-ID: <00a701c95495$199bf000$4cd3d000$@org>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January
>
> AASLH is offering two online learning opportunities in the month of  
> January.
>
> Basics of Archives Online Course - The course is scheduled for  
> January 5 ?
> February 6.  The Basics of Archives was developed in cooperation with
> COSHRC, the Michigan Historical Center, the New York State  
> Archives, and the
> Ohio Historical Society, and with a grant from IMLS. Participants  
> proceed at
> their own pace through this online workshop that covers the basics of
> archives management and practices including acquiring collections,
> processing, housing and preservation, and providing access.  Cost  
> for the
> workshop is $85 for members and $150 for nonmembers.  The deadline for
> registration is December 31.  For more information or to register,  
> go to
> www.aaslh.org/basicsofarchives.htm
>
> Going Green Webinar ? This three-session webinar is scheduled for  
> January 8,
> 15, and 22 at 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. eastern time.  Led by Sarah Brophy,  
> co-author
> of The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice from  
> AltaMira Press,
> will help you explore ways to make your historical organization
> environmentally friendly.  Topic will include green events, energy
> efficiency, and what to consider when making decisions on how green  
> to be.
> Cost for the webinar is $145 for members and $210 for nonmembers.   
> There is
> a 10% discount for groups of 5-14.  The deadline for registration  
> is January
> 2.  For more information or to register, go to www.aaslh.org/ 
> GoingGreen.htm.
>
>
> Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at  
> hawkins at aaslh.org or
> 615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming
> workshops.
>
> Terry Jackson
> American Association for State and Local History
> Project Coordinator
> 1717 Church St.
> Nashville, TN? 37203
> 615-320-3203
> jackson at aaslh.org
> =========================================
> So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf?
> Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009.
> Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great
> resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more
> information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf.
> =========================================
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:16:41 -0500
> From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> 	<747cfaf50812021116o11cfefb8q5d63a9a7867ddce7 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> JPEG2000 doesn't solve any problems experienced by web users, nor does
> it provide anything extra for print. It =does= solve myriad problems
> for archivists (but requires some extra investment to take advantage
> of those solutions--you really need a JPEG2000 server), so I don't see
> it going away--perhaps slowly getting some support in tools, and
> slowly replacing TIFF as the archival format of choice.
>
> ari
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Fournier, Melissa
> <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote:
>> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000.   
>> Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation  
>> standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not  
>> widely supported in consumer applications and viewing applications  
>> such as browsers.  Does anyone see this changing?  Other thoughts  
>> pro/con?
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>> Melissa Gold Fournier
>> Associate Museum Registrar
>> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
>> melissa.fournier at yale.edu
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum  
>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>
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>>
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>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:41 -0600
> From: "John Bedard" <jbedard at artsmia.org>
> Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
> To: "mcn LISTSERV" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0 at artsmia.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology  
> Network?  If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or  
> any recommendations about joining or not joining?
>
>
>
> John R. Bedard
> Director of Information Projects and Services
> The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
> 2400 Third Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55404
> Phone: 612-870-3268
> Fax: 612-870-3004
> Email: JBedard at artsmia.org
> www.artsmia.org
> www.artsconnected.org
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:59 -0700
> From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
>
<26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F at medusa.library.arizona.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> Dear Janice,
>
> The list below was cut from a report I created last Spring.  This may
> help explain some of the drivers that influence our digitization
> process.  I hope this helps.
>
> Best,
> Dianne
>
>
> CCP Priorities for Imaging Collections:
>
> The Center's bi-monthly curatorial team meetings provide a forum where
> collections are discussed by knowledgeable staff and prioritized for
> scanning.  The photographers noted below do not represent all the
> Center's collections that have been digitized to date, but the list
> provides an example of driving forces that influence how CCP  
> prioritizes
> the scanning of collections.  (Note some bodies of work will naturally
> fall into more than one of the driving forces noted below which adds
> weight to the priority)
>
>
> 1. Core Archives:  (100% completed) 			
> Ansel Adams
> Harry Callahan
> Frederick Sommer (check new acquisitions)
> Wynn Bullock
> Aaron Siskind
>
> 2. Archive/Donor Relations/Contracts:
> Milton Rogovin (100%)
> Rosalind Solomon (80% completed)
> Brett Weston  (95% completed)
> Alma Lavenson (not fully accessioned)
> 				
> 3. Copyrights Owned or Administered:	
> Edward Weston (100%)
> John Gutmann (100%)	
> Louise Dahl-Wolfe (100%)
> Lola Alvarez Bravo (100%)
>
> 4. Historical Significance:
> W. Eugene Smith (100%)
> Lee Friedlander (100%)
> Wright Morris (100%)
> Walker Evans (100%)
> Tina Modotti (100%)
> Robert Heinecken (75%)
> Ralph Gibson
>
>
> 5. Other Drivers influencing Imaging Priorities
> Exhibitions
> Publications
> Rights and Reproductions requests
> Outgoing Loans
> New Acquisitions
> Research fellows
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On  
> Behalf Of
> Ari Davidow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:22 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM
>
> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs?
> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others?
>
> Thanks,
> ari
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit
> <julie at openedit.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset
> management
>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source  
>> software,
>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on
>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and  
>> organizations
>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a
>> robust digital asset management solution.
>>
>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an
>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and
> share
>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share,
>> etc., it's a very feature rich application.
>>
>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is
> free
>> via our online user forum.
>>
>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Julie Riley
>> OpenEdit
>> http://www.openeditDAM.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum
> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>>
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>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:46:51 -0600
From: Jeanne Kessler <Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0ED2A at 650store.ddaymuseum.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

I am on their email list only.

I find them very useful for fundraising and eCommunications issues, reviews
of products and I have sat in on some webinars that were pretty useful.

However, ditto to Ari's comments - they are not museum specific, so you
won't get any help in that particular area.  However, they are useful if you
want to keep up with what's going on in more general non-profit IT issues -
especially the eCommunications, CMS, etc.


Jeanne Kessler
IT Project Manager
The National?WWII Museum
945 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504/527-6012, ext. 228
Cell: 504/723-0765
Fax: 504/527-6088
Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org 


-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari
Davidow
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:05 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?

I find NTEN good for networking about general day-to-day small
non-profit IT questions, but not at all relevant to museum- or
archive-specific issues. There seem to be fewer really experienced,
knowledgeable IT folks in the organization than in MCN. NTEN seems to
attract more ideologues, as well. More questions than I'd like are
answered not to the point, but with a "what you really should be doing
is...." This is especially true with regard to commercial vs. open
source technology. I don't always want religion when I am asking
technical questions, even when i share the dominant religion ;-).

I'm on both lists, but find myself participating more on this one (and
never enough on either--I have this full-time job thing....)

ari

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John Bedard <jbedard at artsmia.org> wrote:
> Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network?  If
so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations
about joining or not joining?
>
>
>
> John R. Bedard
> Director of Information Projects and Services
> The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
> 2400 Third Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55404
> Phone: 612-870-3268
> Fax: 612-870-3004
> Email: JBedard at artsmia.org
> www.artsmia.org
> www.artsconnected.org
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:49:22 -0800
From: "Robert Weiner" <lists at rlweiner.com>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?
To: "'Museum Computer Network Listserv'" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Dear John,

I'm a member of NTEN.  There's certainly overlap, but the organizations have
different missions and serve different needs.

NTEN has a broader mission than MCN and focuses on a wide range of
technologies that support nonprofits.  As an example, here's the agenda for
their upcoming Nonprofit Technology Conference:
https://www.ntenonline.org/EWEB/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=EventSessions

They're also conducting research on a variety of IT issues, like staffing
levels and salaries, and vendor satisfaction:
http://nten.org/research

Robert
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Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:45 AM
To: mcn LISTSERV
Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network?

Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network?  If
so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations
about joining or not joining?
 
 
 
John R. Bedard
Director of Information Projects and Services
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-3268
Fax: 612-870-3004
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:41:41 -0500
From: Travis Fullerton <Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW:  photography, digitization, and a color/grey
	card?
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Hi Mark, We have been working with guide/reference prints for our original
digital captures for about a year now and we have had generally good
success. We are now working on a 'digital gray scale' to insert into the
final files to improve the quality even further. We have been trying to work
out the number of steps in the scale and the most effective size in the
final print. If you are willing, I would love to see the gray scale you are
using and any other information you can provide regarding use of it in the
prints such as size and placement.

Thanks.


Travis Fullerton
Assistant Photographer
Photography Department

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Boulevard / Richmond, VA 23220-4007
T 804.340.1538 / F 804.340.1548
travis.fullerton at vmfa.museum

www.vmfa.museum





On 11/26/08 3:52 PM, "MParadis at Gallery.ca" <MParadis at Gallery.ca> wrote:

> Hi Eve,
> 
> It's never too late to catch up...
> 
> We have found this approach to be very effective for all our publications
> staff and the printers they work with.  Initially we were asked for key
prints
> when the printers were uninitiated to our concept.  The dilemma was that a
key
> print was another interpretation of colour which deviates from the pure
> digital rendering.  Hence weaknesses in the key print were then translated
to
> press.  We visited a number of printers with a colour temp meter and
measured
> their inspection environments and light boxes.  The range of colour
> temperatures was astounding, varying up to 1500?K from one station to
another.
> It was clear that we/they needed a measurable source as a starting point.
Our
> solution and guidance to the printers helped establish a new workflow for
> first proofs.  After a few growing pains the adaptation of this new
approach
> made life much simpler for all concerned.  Our catalogues certainly
reflect an
> increase in quality and accuracy since the inception of this approach.
> 
> If you'd like a digital copy of our gray scale I'd be pleased to share it
with
> you for your applications.  Try it out and see if it can help.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Mark Paradis
> 
> Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia
> 
> National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada
> 
> 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4
> 
> ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680
> 
> cell 613-797-0558
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Eve
> Sinaiko
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:01 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: photography, digitization, and a color/grey card?
> 
> Catching up very late:
> 
>> From Mark Paradis:
> 
>> My objection to color bars when included at the capture/scanning
>> stage is that any global changes made in image editing software will
> also extend to
>> the color reference as well.  Send the file to printing and the
> printers will correct the
>> scale back to its know color and your original will share this bias.
> 
> This is a very good point. The designer or whomever corrects a digital
> file should provide the printer with either a match print or a set of
> notes about the corrections that have been made.
> 
>> First, calibration, calibration, calibration of all devices used in
> the reproduction
>> process.  This is now an old mantra to most image creators today but
> it cannot be
>> stressed enough.  We have a weekly regimen of systematic calibration
> of cameras
>> and monitors to ensure consistency on these variables.
> 
> I think this is an excellent rule for museums. Of course, images of
> artworks come from a million sources. Where calibration has been
> careful, notes to that effect attached to (embedded in?) the digital
> file would certainly be more useful than a grayscale or color bar. Many
> museums (not to mention other image sources) do not have best-quality
> tools or skills. Absent those, a guide to the printer is needed.
> 
>> Third step, create your own unbiased reference scale.  Yup, I said it,
> a homemade
>> solution.  Our approach was to create a digitally perfect reference
> grey scale in
>> Photoshop.  We created a 21 step, digitally created grey scale in
> Photoshop in .15
>> step increments just like the Kodak ones are supposed to be.
> Beginning at values
>> of 0,0,0 for purest digital black on up to 255,255,255 for maximum
> white.  With this
>> technique each step of the scale is measurable and digitally accurate
> for today and
>> evermore.  Once an image capture is completed by the photographer (in
> their
>> calibrated work environment), the digital scale is then added
> post-capture thus
>> anchoring the original look to a perfect scale.
> 
> This is brilliant. Have you gotten feedback from printers? Are they
> finding it useful? Are you seeing better quality in printed materials?
> I'd love to hear how it's working.
> 
> Regards,
> Eve Sinaiko
> Director of Publications
> College Art Association
> 
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:41:07 -0500
From: "Morgan, Amber" <MorganA at Warhol.Org>
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
	manage?
To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.  

 

We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!  

 

Do you store label copy in your CMS?  

Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
materials held elsewhere?

Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
does it go into your CMS?

And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
be expected to do?

 

Many thanks,
Amber

the warhol:
Amber E. Morgan
Associate Registrar
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
T 412.237.8306
F 412.237.8340
E morgana at warhol.org
W www.warhol.org 

The Andy Warhol Museum
One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh 

Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email 
Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP 

 

 



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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:48:23 -0500
From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed
	to	manage?
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID:
	<747cfaf50812030748q3a1f574ei9466f7cfb4bc190a at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

I don't know if this is affecting ya'lls discussion, but remember that
"CMS" is a common acronym for "Content Management System"--a bird of a
slightly related, but very different color.

ari

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Morgan, Amber <MorganA at warhol.org> wrote:
> We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
> system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
> agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.
>
>
>
> We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
> would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
> be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
> to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!
>
>
>
> Do you store label copy in your CMS?
>
> Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
> events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
> about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
> materials held elsewhere?
>
> Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
> does it go into your CMS?
>
> And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
> collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
> be expected to do?
>
>
>
> Many thanks,
> Amber
>
> the warhol:
> Amber E. Morgan
> Associate Registrar
> 117 Sandusky Street
> Pittsburgh, PA 15212
> T 412.237.8306
> F 412.237.8340
> E morgana at warhol.org
> W www.warhol.org
>
> The Andy Warhol Museum
> One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
>
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> Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:11:45 -0500
From: "Real, Will" <RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed
	to	manage?
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Amber,

A resource worth looking at is Annamaria Poma Swank's report on
collections management systems at
http://documenti.rinascimento-digitale.info/Collection_Management_System
s

I have looked through it and it appears to address some of the issues
you are grappling with. The overall gist, if I understood correctly, is
that museums have come to use collections management systems more
broadly, as a foundation for providing content to end users. 

Will Real
Carnegie Museum of Art

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Morgan, Amber
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:41 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
manage?

We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.  

 

We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!  

 

Do you store label copy in your CMS?  

Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
materials held elsewhere?

Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
does it go into your CMS?

And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
be expected to do?

 

Many thanks,
Amber

the warhol:
Amber E. Morgan
Associate Registrar
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
T 412.237.8306
F 412.237.8340
E morgana at warhol.org
W www.warhol.org 

The Andy Warhol Museum
One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh 

Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email
Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP 

 

 

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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:37:32 -0800
From: "Perian Sully" <psully at magnes.org>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed
	to	manage?
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Dear Amber:

Here at the Magnes, it's yes to all of the above. I've written
extensively on the topic, and CMS's have grown very, very feature-rich
over the past 40 years. At the Magnes, we have a CMS (IDEA at ALM) which
can also function as a Content Management System, but we don't entirely
use it for that purpose. And, as information manager, I do put a limit
onto the sorts of information the CMS collects. Namely, any information
which has some relation to collection items goes into the CMS. If it has
nothing to do with collecting activities or item care, it goes
elsewhere. For tracking artist and researcher information, it's slightly
different, and we do use the CMS to keep track of researchers who come
through our doors. But then researchers are also looking at specific
objects or collections, so they're linked in that way.

Here's what ours covers:
Basic library, archive, and museum information (object movement,
descriptions, valuations, etc.).
Label texts
Any and all associated media (including dissertations and material found
online relating to the item in question)
Subjects, translations, synonyms, and other sorts of dictionaries
Artist biography and information
Reference materials
User-generated content, such as social tagging or comments about
specific items (we're building that right now)
Exhibition and events info
Loans
Deaccessioned items
Researchers and pulled items
Reports

I'm sure I'm missing a few things, but we have not spent any time
focusing the CMS as a tool for the education department. Instead, it
functions, for us, as a research and collection management tool. In a
meeting yesterday, one of our curators asked if she could scan in all of
her notes about conversations she's had about various topics. I hadn't
quite thought about using the CMS in that way, but it's something we're
mulling over (we did end up telling her that a blog or a wiki might work
better for that, but it was something to think about).

Our system might be a bit of a special case, though. We've spent the
past 8 months custom-tailoring it to be a robust research tool in
addition to core collection management activities. At the most basic
level, CMS should manage collections, and manage them well. Some systems
have a number of extra features which make them functional for managing
other activities, but I have not yet seen them function well as a DAMS,
or as a way to keep track of development and marketing materials. (Of
course, now that I've said that, someone will say that they've gotten
theirs to function that way!)

Ok, a bit long-winded but I hope it answers some of your questions.

~Perian

Perian Sully
Collections Information Manager
Web Programs Strategist
The Magnes
Berkeley, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Morgan, Amber
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:41 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to
manage?

We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management
system.  Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in
agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.  

 

We are attempting to address the needs of our education department.  It
would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could
be considered educational content.  If anyone out there would be willing
to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful!  

 

Do you store label copy in your CMS?  

Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists,
events, places, etc?  If so, do you limit it to information specifically
about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related
materials held elsewhere?

Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so,
does it go into your CMS?

And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a
collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT
be expected to do?

 

Many thanks,
Amber

the warhol:
Amber E. Morgan
Associate Registrar
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
T 412.237.8306
F 412.237.8340
E morgana at warhol.org
W www.warhol.org 

The Andy Warhol Museum
One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh 

Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email 
Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP 

 

 

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From lensteinbach at gmail.com  Tue Dec  9 07:18:07 2008
From: lensteinbach at gmail.com (Leonard Steinbach)
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:18:07 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Programs targeting older persons
Message-ID: <b07138290812090718h3585635br569b05bae145241a@mail.gmail.com>

Hello all,

I would appreciate any information you may be aware of on museum programs
(education, exhibition, other engagement) using telecommunications (web,
distance learning,etc.) to target older audiences (e.g. 55+) who reside in
retirement communities, assisted living facilities, nursing homes,
hospitals, or are homebound or are part of elderhostel or community college
based programs.

Programs addressing the needs of these populations where they live, but are
not telecommunications based would also be of interest. (I am not so
interested in programs which bring older persons to the museum.)

many thanks

feel free to respond to the list or privately.

Len

From akeshet at imj.org.il  Wed Dec 10 01:19:57 2008
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:19:57 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] german federal archive photos on wikipedia
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD78066C71AA@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

 
http://research.imagesforthefuture.org/german-federal-archive-publishes-photos-on-wikipedia-under-creative-commons-license/

"On December 6th, the German Federal Archive and the online encyclopedia Wikipedia announced their cooperation in making publicly available 100,000 digitized images under Creative Commons licence (CC-BY-SA) in exchange for linking the photos to Wikipedia's Persondata. A big step for opening up public content and data."






Amalyah Keshet
Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management 
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

From teresadiazvera at gmail.com  Wed Dec 10 08:27:17 2008
From: teresadiazvera at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Teresa_D=EDaz_Vera?=)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:27:17 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] subscription confirmed???
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From BStokes at mosthistory.org  Wed Dec 10 08:29:29 2008
From: BStokes at mosthistory.org (Barbara Stokes)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:29:29 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] subscription confirmed???
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yes 


Barbara Stokes, Senior Curator
Archives, Collections, and Programs
Museum of South Texas History
200 N. Closner Boulevard
Edinburg, TX 78541
bstokes at mosthistory.org
956/383-6911
 

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From moescb at hum.au.dk  Wed Dec 10 08:42:40 2008
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Yes
 
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From kellyrwilbur at gmail.com  Wed Dec 10 09:51:30 2008
From: kellyrwilbur at gmail.com (Kelly Wilbur)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:51:30 -0600
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Yes

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From Kwetzel at vmfa.state.va.us  Wed Dec 10 10:26:34 2008
From: Kwetzel at vmfa.state.va.us (Katherine Wetzel)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:26:34 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] subscription confirmed???
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yes 

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From tim.roberts at artsoz.com.au  Wed Dec 10 11:00:29 2008
From: tim.roberts at artsoz.com.au (Tim Roberts www.artsoz.com.au)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:00:29 +1100
Subject: [MCN-L] subscription confirmed???
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No is my guess.


Tim Roberts
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The Australia Council for the Arts with the assistance of Arts Victoria, WA
Department for Culture and the Arts, Arts Queensland, Arts SA and Arts NT
commissioned Roger Tomlinson and Tim Roberts to revise and update the book
Boxing Clever for Australia. 
Boxing Clever originally published by Arts Council England in 1993,
discusses ticketing and its greater potential to facilitate sophisticated
arts marketing. 
The new book FULL HOUSE: Turning Data into Audiences was published in print
in Australia in November 2006 followed by an edition commissioned for New
Zealand  by Creative New Zealand, in December 2006. Editions in other
markets and languages are in development for 2008/9. 
 
Available for purchase online now  
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Yes. But is it necessary to answer this?

Rooney
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new york ny


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From jsmith at olyclub.com  Wed Dec 10 13:27:08 2008
From: jsmith at olyclub.com (Jessica Smith)
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:27:08 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Collections Management + Content Delivery Systems
Message-ID: <0EEE6FBD22739D45A75F1306878479650BAFB8B5@arizona.olyclub.com>

Hello!
 
I'm hoping that y'all can help out with thoughts and suggestions.
 
I am a lone-arranger (with an awesome volunteer) at a non-profit
institution with 150 years worth of history. My department isn't a
museum, archive, or library in the traditional sense; we act as all
three. We have a large collection of heterogeneous objects including:
photographs (from 1860 to today), scrapbooks, an institutional magazine,
trophies, blueprints, ephemera, a 1920s library (currently in storage),
sports paraphernalia, and archival materials. 
 
Over the years, my volunteer has digitized many objects. However, there
is neither an asset database nor the necessary back up procedures in
place to protect them. This is part of what I'm working on - making sure
that we're protected and prepared for the future. Right now, the lost of
either of our hard drives would be catastrophic. ;)
 
In 2001, an outside consultant was brought in to inventory and "catalog"
the archives. He created a FileMakePro database which never really
filled the institution's needs. It was never updated -- and a renovation
unhoused much of the collection four years later. In the intervening
years, the password that allows for changes to be made to the database
has been lost.  
 
Right now, I'm searching for a solution that will help me gain internal
collections management control as well as provide the basis for a
searchable online archive.  Since I'm starting from scratch, I'm trying
to build a system that will work easily for a small department, cheaply,
and still prepare the institution to move forward in the future. 
 
As this project progresses, I'll be working with our IT department for
hardware needs and our website designer for integrating everything onto
the webpage. But for the most part, I'm on my own. I'd like something
user-friendly. 
 
I'm hoping to find a system that allows for collections management and
content delivery in one package. Members and management want access to
as much of the material online as can be provided -- and sooner rather
than later, of course. The first goal it to make the photographs,
trophies, and other objects available online in a searchable database.
I'd also like to OCR the digitized magazine and have that searchable as
well. 
 
I've searched for and read about a lot of different software that's out
there -- and right now, Collective Access (previously OpenCollection)
has caught my eye. Does anyone have any experience with that product?
 
---
Jessica Smith
Collections Manager
 
The Olympic Club
Ph: (415) 404-4307
F:   (415) 404-4308
Email: jsmith at olyclub.com
 

From kamoroso at mainehistory.org  Thu Dec 11 08:37:15 2008
From: kamoroso at mainehistory.org (Kathy Amoroso)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:37:15 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a CMS supposed to manage?
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1228334402.22594.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
References: <mailman.1.1228334402.22594.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <fc.007ea64d0054afa53b9aca00c8d5defe.54afa8@agdog.com>

At Maine Historical Society we have 3 online resources for people:
PastPerfect Online (http://mainehistory.pastperfect-online.com/) for
museum inventory and cataloging We pay yearly for PPO; Minerva for books
(http://minerva.maine.edu/), and then our big project Maine Memory Network
(www.mainememory.net). Maine Memory actually came before all of these at
MHS (2001). It is a custom built system, all grant funded. 

************************
Kathy Bolduc Amoroso
Director of Digital Projects 
kamoroso at mainehistory.org or kathy at mainememory.net
Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207)774-1822 x227 |  www.mainehistory.org | www.mainememory.net



From aridavidow at gmail.com  Thu Dec 11 09:26:49 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:26:49 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] What is a CMS supposed to manage?
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References: <mailman.1.1228334402.22594.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
	<fc.007ea64d0054afa53b9aca00c8d5defe.54afa8@agdog.com>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812110926hdc86ddaxfe1faf12c7b26160@mail.gmail.com>

When you write "CMS" are you referring to the "content management
system" that is used to manage web content, or the "collection
management system" that would be your primary collection/asset
management tool?

ari

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Kathy Amoroso
<kamoroso at mainehistory.org> wrote:
> At Maine Historical Society we have 3 online resources for people:
> PastPerfect Online (http://mainehistory.pastperfect-online.com/) for
> museum inventory and cataloging We pay yearly for PPO; Minerva for books
> (http://minerva.maine.edu/), and then our big project Maine Memory Network
> (www.mainememory.net). Maine Memory actually came before all of these at
> MHS (2001). It is a custom built system, all grant funded.
>
> ************************
> Kathy Bolduc Amoroso
> Director of Digital Projects
> kamoroso at mainehistory.org or kathy at mainememory.net
> Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
> (207)774-1822 x227 |  www.mainehistory.org | www.mainememory.net
>
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From toney at systemsplanning.com  Thu Dec 11 12:13:25 2008
From: toney at systemsplanning.com (Stephen Toney)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:13:25 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] MWeb Universal
Message-ID: <1229026405.21794.58.camel@Dell>

Thanks to everyone who beta-tested MWeb Universal!

We are now beta-testing Release 2.0, which provides federated/integrated
searching of any number of databases on any number of Windows
web-servers.

MWeb Universal has been tested with 50 databases, and with SQL Server,
MySQL, Foxpro, Access, and Oracle. Collections management or content
management systems using these or any other standard database system can
be searched.

In addition, you may search library MARC21 files, PastPerfect-Online,
and MWeb Enterprise databases at the same time.

Databases and MARC files need not be exported or converted -- they are
searched in their native form. This is ideal for consortia, since there
is no need to send files to a central server.

MWeb Universal cannot and does not make any changes at all to your
existing systems or databases.

This is an open beta -- anyone can participate. We welcome all comments
and suggestions. Our sincere thanks and a free copy goes to all those
who provide feedback on the beta.

For more information, please see
http://systemsplanning.com/mweb/universal.asp

Thank you!
Stephen
-  
-  
Stephen Toney
Systems Planning
toney at systemsplanning.com
http://systemsplanning.com

MWeb, MARCView, and MARConvert are trademarks of Systems Planning



From bbe3mn at yahoo.com  Thu Dec 11 13:46:16 2008
From: bbe3mn at yahoo.com (nara)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:46:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Plans in mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20
In-Reply-To: <F740C7B8AD026D4098F7DED74A2A81A694353F@CH-EXCHANGE.CHSDOMAIN.com>
Message-ID: <867041.68280.qm@web50910.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

HI all
Would you help to know me simple electron sourses about IT plan of museum?
Thanks
Nera

 11/25/08, Green, Nahoko <Green at chicagohistory.org> wrote:

From: Green, Nahoko <Green at chicagohistory.org>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Strategic Plans in mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 6:50 AM

Would you share a copy with us, too?
We are currently working on writing Museum's 5 year strategic plan.

Nahoko Green
Collection Automation Manager
(312) 799-2067 direct, (312) 799-2367 fax
green at chicagohistory.org 

Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614-6038 
www.chicagohistory.org

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Nancy Proctor
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:07 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Strategic Plans in mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20

I'd like to second Narda's request: if Ari or anyone else is willing to
share a copy of their strategic plan, I'd love to learn from your
experience!

Nancy

Nancy Proctor
Head of New Media Initiatives

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
MRC 970 PO Box 37012
Washington DC 20013-7012
USA 

o: +1-202-633-8439
f: +1-202-633-8455
c: +1-301-642-6257

proctorn at si.edu

http://www.americanart.si.edu
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> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:12 -0500
> From: "Narda McKeen-LaClair"
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> Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans
> To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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> Hello all,
>  
> Our organization is just starting the discussion about developing a
> technology plan.  It is obvious from the first conversation that there
> are varying visions for what this plan will include and how long it
will
> take us to craft it.  Would anyone be willing to share their wisdom
and
> experiences in developing this document?  Specifically I am interested
> in knowing who was involved and how long did it take?  What was the
> scope of your plan?  If anyone is willing to share a copy of their
plan
> I would be thrilled. My email is listed below.
>  
> Thank you in advance,
> Narda
>  
> Narda McKeen LaClair
> Technology Administrator
> Shelburne Museum
> PO Box 10
> Shelburne, VT, 05482
> (802)985-3346 x3196
> nmckeen-laclair at shelburnemuseum.org
>  
>  
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:44:16 -0500
> From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans
> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Message-ID:
> <747cfaf50811211344l78e70e48q4a495744785c0d58 at mail.gmail.com>
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> 
> It took us a couple of months to draft the first plan. Now we spend a
> couple of weeks a year updating it. The technology plan built on an
> existing Strategic Plan for the organization. There is a
> reasonably-long (~15-20 pages) exposition of what we're trying to do,
> then appendices mapping to our strategic plan, very simple budget,
> etc. Note that we are a very small organization and that we didn't
> have to cover standard IT stuff--just mission-related IT
> (preservation, web, databases, etc.). The primary participants were me
> (Dir. Online Strategy), and senior management, with me doing the
> writing, others turning it into non-technical wording, and our COO
> helping with the budget.
> 
> The goal is specifically to figure what we want to be able to spend,
> what our contingencies are (if too few funds), what we'll use to
> measure whether we are reaching our goals, etc. We use this doc to
> show to potential funders when we want them to understand where their
> money is needed.
> 
> For all that, I don't know that any funders have ever seen the whole
> document. Usually I roll a 1-2 page summary for specific purposes.
> In-house, however, this is the document that helps us hold the "what
> did we accomplish last year? Is that what we meant to accomplish? Is
> it what we should have accomplished? How does this change where we
> expect to see ourselves next year, two years from now, in 5 years?"
> conversations that are vital (and help us also hold conversations
> like, "what happens if this building burns down. how do we recover
our
> digital assets."
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> ari
> 
> 
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From gslisce2 at simmons.edu  Tue Dec  9 11:49:15 2008
From: gslisce2 at simmons.edu (GSLIS CE2)
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:49:15 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Register Now for "Introduction to Virtual Worlds" --
 Simmons GSLIS Online Workshop in January
Message-ID: <493ECBBB.3080602@simmons.edu>

Register Now for Introduction to Virtual Worlds

Introduction to Virtual Worlds
January 5 - February 5, 2009

You probably have heard the term "virtual world." You might be curious
about them or even regularly take part in one yourself. There are
hundreds of virtual worlds that exist (and have for many years) and are
being used by public, school, and academic libraries.

Not all virtual worlds are alike and chances are they will not all fit
your needs. There are some similarities among them that will help to get
started -- dressing your avatar, networking with others, and learning
and sharing knowledge. Don't be afraid to jump in and find what suits
you best. Customization is important for people everywhere and our
library users are no different. Interact in virtual worlds to find what
fit is right for you and discover library applications for avatar
creation, easy machinima, community building, library programs and more!

For a preview of the syllabus, please
visit http://informationgoddess.info/virtual.html

Minimum System Requirements:
? Windows 2000 OR Mac OS X or better
? Pentium or better chipset
? 2 gig RAM
? Sound & video card less than 5 years old,
? Multimedia plugins on computer: javascript enabled, shockwave,
Quicktime and Windows DirectX 9 (for PCs)
? Ability to download and install software.

Faculty: Kelly Czarnecki, Technology Education Librarian, ImaginOn,
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, Library Journal
Mover and Shaker (2007), owner of Eye4You Alliance Island in Teen Second
Life, writer for SLJ column, "The Gaming Life", kczarnecki at plcmc.org;
and Beth Gallaway, GSLIS Alum, library trainer/consultant, Library
Journal Mover and Shaker (2006), and author of "Get Your Game On: Video
Games and Libraries"; informationgoddess29 at gmail.com. Both are on the
Gaming Expert Panel for ALA/Verizon.

PLEASE NOTE: The Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education office will be
closed from December 24th through January 2nd, reopening January 5th.
Please register for January online workshops by December 19th in order
to receive confirmation and login instructions by the start of the
workshops. Registrations received after the 19th will not receive
confirmation until the week of January 5th.

For additional information see
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/ or contact
gslisce at simmons.edu

*********************************************
Kris Liberman '87LS
Program Manager
Simmons GSLIS CE
T - 617-521-2803
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From cpetrovay at thewalters.org  Mon Dec 15 07:18:42 2008
From: cpetrovay at thewalters.org (Chad Petrovay)
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:18:42 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN Archives
Message-ID: <D07C0277A63EF84590EE7CD725D9308A029EB80F@omega.walters.local>

Does MCN have an archive of messages sent to the listserv? If so, where
do we access it at?

 

Chad M Petrovay

Collections Database Administrator

The Walters Art Museum

600 North Charles Street

Baltimore, MD  21210

P: 410.547.9000 x266

F: 410.837.4846

cpetrovay at thewalters.org <mailto:cpetrovay at thewalters.org> 

 

www.thewalters.org <http://www.thewalters.org/> 

 

Exhibitions:

Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry on view through January 4, 2009

Mummified on view through November 8, 2009

The Special Dead: A Medieval Reliquary Revealed on view through January
18, 2009

 


From aridavidow at gmail.com  Mon Dec 15 07:25:12 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:25:12 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN Archives
In-Reply-To: <D07C0277A63EF84590EE7CD725D9308A029EB80F@omega.walters.local>
References: <D07C0277A63EF84590EE7CD725D9308A029EB80F@omega.walters.local>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812150725p468abab4y4f03113f6291c03@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, it's posted at the bottom of every message, including yours:

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On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Chad Petrovay
<cpetrovay at thewalters.org> wrote:
> Does MCN have an archive of messages sent to the listserv? If so, where
> do we access it at?
>
>
>
> Chad M Petrovay
>
> Collections Database Administrator
>
> The Walters Art Museum
>
> 600 North Charles Street
>
> Baltimore, MD  21210
>
> P: 410.547.9000 x266
>
> F: 410.837.4846
>
> cpetrovay at thewalters.org <mailto:cpetrovay at thewalters.org>
>
>
>
> www.thewalters.org <http://www.thewalters.org/>
>
>
>
> Exhibitions:
>
> Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry on view through January 4, 2009
>
> Mummified on view through November 8, 2009
>
> The Special Dead: A Medieval Reliquary Revealed on view through January
> 18, 2009
>
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From hanan at mada.org.il  Tue Dec 16 00:04:12 2008
From: hanan at mada.org.il (Hanan Cohen)
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:04:12 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] Go to page number
Message-ID: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C82249A2@server.mada.com>

Shalom,

Since this is my first post to this list I will introduce myself. 

My name is Hanan Cohen and I am the new Webmaster of the Bloomfield
Science Museum Jerusalem, Israel. http://www.mada.org.il/en/ . I am
"new" in the sense that I have been a short time on this job and also in
the sense that I am new to museums as a professional. 

One of the issues I have been thinking about since starting here is how
to connect the physical world to the web. We know there is a problem of
directing people from paper to web and also from speech to web. At the
most, we direct people to a top directory and they somehow manage from
there.

The Bloomfield Science Museum strives to be an educational resource for
its visitors - the general public and the formal education system.

Writing long URL's on paper in order to propose content on our site to
our audience  is a problem.

Then I had an idea. 

Every page on our site has a unique, short ID.

I have created a new box that is displayed on every page.

The box says "go to page number:", has an input line and below that
"current page number: wxyz"

When I want to direct someone to a page, all I have to do is see in what
page number I am at and write or say a short number. 

The recipient just has to type a short number and go directly to the
intended page. No need to type a long URL or click through menus.

Now, we at the museum, will have to learn how to use this feature in our
publications, displays and daily use of the website. It's a whole new
way of thinking which we will have to develop. I hope the new feature
will really solve the problem it tackles. 

I would be grateful for any feedback on this solution and its
implementation.

Currently, there isn't much English content on the site. To get a better
experience of the page number idea, I suggest visiting the "Exhibitions"
section. 

Thanks,

Hanan Cohen - Webmaster
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
http://www.mada.org.il

From cpetrovay at thewalters.org  Tue Dec 16 07:27:39 2008
From: cpetrovay at thewalters.org (Chad Petrovay)
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:27:39 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Go to page number
In-Reply-To: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C82249A2@server.mada.com>
References: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C82249A2@server.mada.com>
Message-ID: <D07C0277A63EF84590EE7CD725D9308A029EB814@omega.walters.local>

Bravo! What a wonderful concept - I think this is very similar to features like "AOL Keyword: ...."

I did spot one tiny flaw. Page numbers are tied to not only content, but also language:

	Exhibition information in English: Page 15
	Exhibition information in Hebrew: Page 2
	Exhibition information in Arabic: Page 26

So if I am looking at the Exhibition information in Hebrew, but would be more comfortable seeing that information in Arabic, there isn't an easy way to toggle between languages. If I change the language in the main navigation, I get routed back to the main page.

As an end-user, I'd like to see all content tied to one number regardless of language, and then underneath your jump-to box, toggles for "See this page in...". If I'm viewing content in English, I can change the page number and the system would know to pass the language variable with the request.

Hope that makes sense.

Chad M Petrovay
Collections Database Administrator
The Walters Art Museum
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD? 21210
P: 410.547.9000 x266
F: 410.837.4846
cpetrovay at thewalters.org
?
www.thewalters.org
?
Exhibitions:
Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry?on view through January 4, 2009
Mummified on view through November 8, 2009
The Special Dead: A Medieval Reliquary Revealed?on view through January 18, 2009

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Hanan Cohen
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:04 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Go to page number

Shalom,

Since this is my first post to this list I will introduce myself. 

My name is Hanan Cohen and I am the new Webmaster of the Bloomfield
Science Museum Jerusalem, Israel. http://www.mada.org.il/en/ . I am
"new" in the sense that I have been a short time on this job and also in
the sense that I am new to museums as a professional. 

One of the issues I have been thinking about since starting here is how
to connect the physical world to the web. We know there is a problem of
directing people from paper to web and also from speech to web. At the
most, we direct people to a top directory and they somehow manage from
there.

The Bloomfield Science Museum strives to be an educational resource for
its visitors - the general public and the formal education system.

Writing long URL's on paper in order to propose content on our site to
our audience  is a problem.

Then I had an idea. 

Every page on our site has a unique, short ID.

I have created a new box that is displayed on every page.

The box says "go to page number:", has an input line and below that
"current page number: wxyz"

When I want to direct someone to a page, all I have to do is see in what
page number I am at and write or say a short number. 

The recipient just has to type a short number and go directly to the
intended page. No need to type a long URL or click through menus.

Now, we at the museum, will have to learn how to use this feature in our
publications, displays and daily use of the website. It's a whole new
way of thinking which we will have to develop. I hope the new feature
will really solve the problem it tackles. 

I would be grateful for any feedback on this solution and its
implementation.

Currently, there isn't much English content on the site. To get a better
experience of the page number idea, I suggest visiting the "Exhibitions"
section. 

Thanks,

Hanan Cohen - Webmaster
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
http://www.mada.org.il
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From akeshet at imj.org.il  Thu Dec 18 02:50:09 2008
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:50:09 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Automatic indexing of multimedia content
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD787D56B413@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Sounds unlikely to me, but there are greater minds out there on the list to ponder this:


--------------------------------------------------------------------

Automatic indexing of multimedia content http://minformax.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/featureextr/

"Tackling the problem of dealing with large amounts of image and video data, this new technology on alphaWorks called Feature Extraction Service annotates multimedia content. It applies machine learning techniques across multiple visual features to automatically index visual content. These semantic annotations can then be used by applications for search, filtering, classification and other content management."

________________________________________



From ANDRESS at miamidade.gov  Thu Dec 18 08:26:53 2008
From: ANDRESS at miamidade.gov (Andress, Matthew (CUA))
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:26:53 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Web-based Art Collection Managment System for public art
	program
Message-ID: <C6A00624E356CC49B2313650C2C1ABCD06D7D480@s0141136.miamidade.gov>

Good morning,

 

I manage the art collection of Miami-Dade Art in Public Places. We are
about to embark in selecting a vendor to design a web-based collection
management system. The software will enable an administrator to remotely
track and inventory the county-wide collection and allow the public
unfettered, anywhere access to information about the collection.
Currently, we are finalizing the scope, and have posted it for
vendor/public comment on it.

 

Please take a look at our scope, located here:
http://rptsrv2.miamidade.gov/eprocpdfs/pdf_files/FutureSolicitations%5CA
rts_in_Public_Places_-_Future_Draft_Solicitation.pdf

 

Thank you kindly, I look forward to any input.

 

Matthew Andress

Collection Specialist, Art in Public Places

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs

111 NW 1st Street * Suite 625 * Miami, Florida 33128

305-375-1942 Phone 305-375-3068 Fax

andress at miamidade.gov

www.miamidade.gov/publicart

www.miamidadearts.org

"Delivering Excellence Every Day"

 


From adele.hoarau at cr-reunion.fr  Thu Dec 18 10:10:13 2008
From: adele.hoarau at cr-reunion.fr (adele.hoarau at cr-reunion.fr)
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:10:13 +0400
Subject: [MCN-L] AUTO : Adele HOARAU est absent(e). (renvoi 19/01/2009)
Message-ID: <OF821CCC3D.20EF4988-ON44257523.0063D00C-44257523.0063D00C@cr-reunion.fr>



Je suis absent(e) du bureau jusqu'au 19/01/2009

Je r?pondrai ? votre message d?s mon retour le 19 janvier.
Pendant mon absence, pour ce qui concerne la documentation, vous pouvez
vous adresser ? ma coll?gue Alexandra Affidou.
Cordialement,


Remarque?: ceci est une r?ponse automatique ? votre message  "[MCN-L]
Web-based Art Collection Managment System for public art    program" envoy?
le 18/12/08 20:26:53.

C'est la seule notification que vous recevrez pendant l'absence de cette
personne.

From jbrubaker at fieldmuseum.org  Fri Dec 19 06:20:05 2008
From: jbrubaker at fieldmuseum.org (Julie Brubaker)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:20:05 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Job Opening Announcement & my contact information
Message-ID: <3531f2600812190620w3a72c89fuf80598073d44b9c1@mail.gmail.com>

Dear MCN Colleagues,

Please take note of this exciting opportunity:  Crystal Bridges Museum
of American Art just announced a position opening for Director of
Information Technology.  To apply and view the complete job
description, visit http://www.crystalbridges.org/careers/.   I hope
you will consider this fabulous job, and also forward it on to your
friends and colleagues who might be interested.

Also, I wanted to let you know that I am no longer the Director of IT
at the Field Museum in Chicago.  I have moved to Rochester, NY, to
follow my husband's career, and I am working as an independent
consultant, specializing in Technology Strategy and Planning for
Museum Leaders.  As of the end of this year, this Field Museum email
address will no longer work.

I'd love to keep in touch and hear from you, and I hope you'll
consider using me for any technology consulting needs you have - I am
very knowledgeable about Museums and IT, and I have competitive rates.
 You can reach me at BrubakerConsulting at gmail.com.

All the best,
Julie

From cheazell at glenbow.org  Fri Dec 19 11:38:34 2008
From: cheazell at glenbow.org (Chris Heazell)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:38:34 -0700
Subject: [MCN-L] FTP Server for image retrieval?
Message-ID: <8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C000194E@endurance>

Hello fellow MCNers and Season's Greetings,

I am wrestling with something that many of you may well already have figured out. We host our own ftp server and currently we have setup a number of ftp accounts which various departments utilize to make images available for publications etc. What we want to do is deliver images that the public order on our website and make them available for them to download from our ftp server. Now this in and of itself isn't difficult but we want the department selling the image to manage the user name and password administration and this is where I'm scratching my head. Our server is a windows 2003 box using iis and the ftp service and it is sitting in our DMZ and therefore not part of our Active Directory. What I really want is some form of portal that a "super user" could log into to admin say a half dozen user ids and generate passwords. This they could do on either a daily/weekly basis or on demand. What I don't want is for them to have to Remote into the server or be an admin of the server to assign passwords. I'd rather a front end portal or similar that they could use.

If any of you have suggestions or ideas about how you and your organization deliver images to your public I'm all ears.

Thanks,

Chris


Chris Heazell, MCSE, CNA
Network Administrator
Glenbow Museum
p 403 268 4241
f 403 265 9765

http://www.glenbow.org<http://www.glenbow.org/>



From aridavidow at gmail.com  Fri Dec 19 15:23:37 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:23:37 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] FTP Server for image retrieval?
In-Reply-To: <8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C000194E@endurance>
References: <8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C000194E@endurance>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812191523ja9079bu4c4e88ae6b602c1e@mail.gmail.com>

You raise some interesting issues. For starters, of course, no
application for which security matters should be using FTP--it is
fundamentally insecure because logins and passwords are exchanged in
clear text. So, you might use SFTP or FTP over SSH if you really
wanted to go down that path.

By the same token, fewer people every year understand FTP or its more
secure brethren. They aren't protocols in common use compared to HTTP
or HTTPS, and a shocking number of people don't have FTP clients on
their computers.

It might be worth considering things differently. What if, for
instance, images were uploaded to Flickr, with those that could only
be downloaded by appropriate password-enabled folks doing so by being
made part of a given flickr group? I'm not sure how well this would
work--we now use flickr for all press image distribution, for
instance, but don't use controlled access for anything but internal
use.

In a pinch, using IIS to mediate access locally, however you wish to
do so, with permission to download similarly controlled by password
access might make more sense. IIS in conjunction with Sharepoint might
be all you need.

Apologies for answering a question not quite what you asked,
ari

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Chris Heazell <cheazell at glenbow.org> wrote:
> Hello fellow MCNers and Season's Greetings,
>
> I am wrestling with something that many of you may well already have figured out. We host our own ftp server and currently we have setup a number of ftp accounts which various departments utilize to make images available for publications etc. What we want to do is deliver images that the public order on our website and make them available for them to download from our ftp server. Now this in and of itself isn't difficult but we want the department selling the image to manage the user name and password administration and this is where I'm scratching my head. Our server is a windows 2003 box using iis and the ftp service and it is sitting in our DMZ and therefore not part of our Active Directory. What I really want is some form of portal that a "super user" could log into to admin say a half dozen user ids and generate passwords. This they could do on either a daily/weekly basis or on demand. What I don't want is for them to have to Remote into the server or be an admin of the
>  server to assign passwords. I'd rather a front end portal or similar that they could use.
>
> If any of you have suggestions or ideas about how you and your organization deliver images to your public I'm all ears.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
>
> Chris Heazell, MCSE, CNA
> Network Administrator
> Glenbow Museum
> p 403 268 4241
> f 403 265 9765
>
> http://www.glenbow.org<http://www.glenbow.org/>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
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From cheazell at glenbow.org  Wed Dec 24 08:09:36 2008
From: cheazell at glenbow.org (Chris Heazell)
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:09:36 -0700
Subject: [MCN-L] FTP Server for image retrieval?
In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50812191523ja9079bu4c4e88ae6b602c1e@mail.gmail.com>
References: <8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C000194E@endurance>
	<747cfaf50812191523ja9079bu4c4e88ae6b602c1e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C0001A0B@endurance>

Thanks Ari,

If we are talking Hi-Res Publication materials Flickr probably isn't an option though I don't know what file size limitations there are on it.

This issue isn't so much security as it is delegation of ftp user account management. What I'd like is for each area to be able to manage their own group of users and passwords. Eg. Our Archives sells photos on the website. I'd like for them to be able to create and maintain some accounts such as photoorder1, photoorder2, photoorder3 etc. These would be handed out to the purchaser with an appropriate generated password. This would remain active for say 48 hrs so they could collect their image. I'd then like that account to be reset and a new password issued and the directory purged. Since this box isn't in our Active Directory as it lives in our DMZ this would need to be done with local accounts which isn't as elegant. I'd also rather the various departments not remote into a desktop of the server to do this.

What I am interested in is whether anyone has faced similar issues and what they came up with. Was it abandoning FTP and creating a php portal or using 3rd party apps or going to a hosted solution.

Thanks and Merry Christmas,

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow
Sent: December-19-08 4:24 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FTP Server for image retrieval?

You raise some interesting issues. For starters, of course, no
application for which security matters should be using FTP--it is
fundamentally insecure because logins and passwords are exchanged in
clear text. So, you might use SFTP or FTP over SSH if you really
wanted to go down that path.

By the same token, fewer people every year understand FTP or its more
secure brethren. They aren't protocols in common use compared to HTTP
or HTTPS, and a shocking number of people don't have FTP clients on
their computers.

It might be worth considering things differently. What if, for
instance, images were uploaded to Flickr, with those that could only
be downloaded by appropriate password-enabled folks doing so by being
made part of a given flickr group? I'm not sure how well this would
work--we now use flickr for all press image distribution, for
instance, but don't use controlled access for anything but internal
use.

In a pinch, using IIS to mediate access locally, however you wish to
do so, with permission to download similarly controlled by password
access might make more sense. IIS in conjunction with Sharepoint might
be all you need.

Apologies for answering a question not quite what you asked,
ari

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Chris Heazell <cheazell at glenbow.org> wrote:
> Hello fellow MCNers and Season's Greetings,
>
> I am wrestling with something that many of you may well already have figured out. We host our own ftp server and currently we have setup a number of ftp accounts which various departments utilize to make images available for publications etc. What we want to do is deliver images that the public order on our website and make them available for them to download from our ftp server. Now this in and of itself isn't difficult but we want the department selling the image to manage the user name and password administration and this is where I'm scratching my head. Our server is a windows 2003 box using iis and the ftp service and it is sitting in our DMZ and therefore not part of our Active Directory. What I really want is some form of portal that a "super user" could log into to admin say a half dozen user ids and generate passwords. This they could do on either a daily/weekly basis or on demand. What I don't want is for them to have to Remote into the server or be an admin of th
 e
>  server to assign passwords. I'd rather a front end portal or similar that they could use.
>
> If any of you have suggestions or ideas about how you and your organization deliver images to your public I'm all ears.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
>
> Chris Heazell, MCSE, CNA
> Network Administrator
> Glenbow Museum
> p 403 268 4241
> f 403 265 9765
>
> http://www.glenbow.org<http://www.glenbow.org/>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>
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From aridavidow at gmail.com  Wed Dec 24 10:24:58 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:24:58 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] FTP Server for image retrieval?
In-Reply-To: <8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C0001A0B@endurance>
References: <8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C000194E@endurance>
	<747cfaf50812191523ja9079bu4c4e88ae6b602c1e@mail.gmail.com>
	<8C62B99A1A9E4142B9D812A1BDB71E07C0001A0B@endurance>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812241024x1cf1d7fdsbe51cc1cfe4fd6f9@mail.gmail.com>

Flickr has no problem with Hi-Res photos--click on images and you'll
find a button for "available sizes" or some such.

But it isn't going to provide the permissions control you are talking
about. My experience would be to find a cms - for your environment,
Sharepoint might be ideal - and let people download using http (or,
using ssl, https). Easier on your users, and Sharepoint would fit
right in with Active Directory. This approach makes it much easier to
find familiar tools.

Other people can chime in with their experience, but I just don't see
FTP (or, assuming security matters, SFTP) as a useful way to go
forward, given that the percentage of internet users who know what it
is continues to drop. Let FTP servers join their gopher and wais
brethren in retirement.

ari

On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Chris Heazell <cheazell at glenbow.org> wrote:
> Thanks Ari,
>
> If we are talking Hi-Res Publication materials Flickr probably isn't an option though I don't know what file size limitations there are on it.
>
> This issue isn't so much security as it is delegation of ftp user account management. What I'd like is for each area to be able to manage their own group of users and passwords. Eg. Our Archives sells photos on the website. I'd like for them to be able to create and maintain some accounts such as photoorder1, photoorder2, photoorder3 etc. These would be handed out to the purchaser with an appropriate generated password. This would remain active for say 48 hrs so they could collect their image. I'd then like that account to be reset and a new password issued and the directory purged. Since this box isn't in our Active Directory as it lives in our DMZ this would need to be done with local accounts which isn't as elegant. I'd also rather the various departments not remote into a desktop of the server to do this.
>
> What I am interested in is whether anyone has faced similar issues and what they came up with. Was it abandoning FTP and creating a php portal or using 3rd party apps or going to a hosted solution.
>
> Thanks and Merry Christmas,
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow
> Sent: December-19-08 4:24 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FTP Server for image retrieval?
>
> You raise some interesting issues. For starters, of course, no
> application for which security matters should be using FTP--it is
> fundamentally insecure because logins and passwords are exchanged in
> clear text. So, you might use SFTP or FTP over SSH if you really
> wanted to go down that path.
>
> By the same token, fewer people every year understand FTP or its more
> secure brethren. They aren't protocols in common use compared to HTTP
> or HTTPS, and a shocking number of people don't have FTP clients on
> their computers.
>
> It might be worth considering things differently. What if, for
> instance, images were uploaded to Flickr, with those that could only
> be downloaded by appropriate password-enabled folks doing so by being
> made part of a given flickr group? I'm not sure how well this would
> work--we now use flickr for all press image distribution, for
> instance, but don't use controlled access for anything but internal
> use.
>
> In a pinch, using IIS to mediate access locally, however you wish to
> do so, with permission to download similarly controlled by password
> access might make more sense. IIS in conjunction with Sharepoint might
> be all you need.
>
> Apologies for answering a question not quite what you asked,
> ari
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Chris Heazell <cheazell at glenbow.org> wrote:
>> Hello fellow MCNers and Season's Greetings,
>>
>> I am wrestling with something that many of you may well already have figured out. We host our own ftp server and currently we have setup a number of ftp accounts which various departments utilize to make images available for publications etc. What we want to do is deliver images that the public order on our website and make them available for them to download from our ftp server. Now this in and of itself isn't difficult but we want the department selling the image to manage the user name and password administration and this is where I'm scratching my head. Our server is a windows 2003 box using iis and the ftp service and it is sitting in our DMZ and therefore not part of our Active Directory. What I really want is some form of portal that a "super user" could log into to admin say a half dozen user ids and generate passwords. This they could do on either a daily/weekly basis or on demand. What I don't want is for them to have to Remote into the server or be an admin of th
>  e
>>  server to assign passwords. I'd rather a front end portal or similar that they could use.
>>
>> If any of you have suggestions or ideas about how you and your organization deliver images to your public I'm all ears.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Chris Heazell, MCSE, CNA
>> Network Administrator
>> Glenbow Museum
>> p 403 268 4241
>> f 403 265 9765
>>
>> http://www.glenbow.org<http://www.glenbow.org/>
>>
>>
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From akeshet at imj.org.il  Wed Dec 24 23:21:13 2008
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:21:13 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] Visual Resources - New issue: Vol. 24, No. 4
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD780A5ED82B46@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

________________________________
Dear Friends - I am delighted to announce the online publication of Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation Volume 24 Issue 4 which contains the following:

Editorial: Moving Up to Silver and Sound, Pages 347 - 348

News from the Field, Pages 349 - 351
Author: Murtha Baca

Mirrors of Society: Versailles and the Use of Flat Reflected Images, Pages 353 - 367
Author: Felipe Chaimovich

Pestalozzi and the Picturebook: Visual Pedagogy in The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, Pages 369 - 390
Author: Robin Veder

Review of Song Without Words: The Photographs and Diaries of Countess Sophia Tolstoy, by Leah Bendavid-Val, Pages 391 - 396
Author: Julia Ballerini

Review of Too Beautiful to Picture: Zeuxis, Myth, and Mimesis, by Elizabeth C. Mansfield, Pages 397 - 400
Author: Ann Bermingham

Review of La trame des images: Histoires de l'illustration photographique, a special issue of ?tudes photographiques 20 (June 2007), edited by Andr? Gunthert and Theirry Gervais, Pages 400 - 405
Author: Marta Braun

Review of The Image of St Francis: Responses to Sainthood in the Thirteenth Century, by Rosalind B. Brooke, Pages 405 - 409
Author: Amy Neff

Review of On Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War, by Anthony W. Lee and Elizabeth Young, Pages 409 - 413
Author: Susette Newberry

Review of Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860, by Roger Taylor, with contributions by Larry J. Schaaf, Pages 413 - 418
Author: Maria Antonella Pelizzari

Review of The Virtual Window: From Alberti to Microsoft, by Anne Friedberg, Pages 419 - 423
Author: Terry Smith

Review of Soviet Posters: The Sergo Grigorian Collection, by Maria Lafont, Pages 424 - 428
Author: Woody Woodis

The online texts may be found at
http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=issue&issn=0197-3762&volume=24&issue=4&uno_jumptype=alert&uno_alerttype=new_issue_alert,email)

We expect the print version of the journal to be arriving soon either directly to you by subscription or in your library.  Subscription information may be found online within the above mentioned link.  Special rates are offered to individuals who are members of CAA, AAH, and VRA.  Please see http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g906617612~tab=jdb_news_offers for more information.

I am also delighted to report that Visual Resources is featured as one of December's journals of the month on the Web site of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.  Please have a look at: http:/www.celj.org/<http://www.celj.org/>.

Happy Holidays to all from the editors of Visual Resources!

--
Christine L. Sundt, Editor
Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation
P.O. Box 5316
Eugene, OR 97405-0316 USA
phone: 541.485.1420
VR Website: http://www.mindspring.com/~sundt-vr/
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csundt(at)gmail.com<http://gmail.com>

Murtha Baca, News Editor

Helen Ronan, Reviews Editor

From aridavidow at gmail.com  Thu Dec 25 06:42:10 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:42:10 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Go to page number
In-Reply-To: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C82249A2@server.mada.com>
References: <AclfVOHJoY995lzdScSac5JtSpmJsA==>
	<38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C82249A2@server.mada.com>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812250642p43d1c5f4g1d3b358bef01d080@mail.gmail.com>

The problem with a "goto pagenumber" function is that page numbers
tend to be totally unintuitive. I have worked on magazines where we
had a "goto" number. It made it easy for readers of the magazine get
to a specific page once they are on the website, and spared the
editors from having to know in advance what a URL would be. Other
benefits included the ease of printing a bold number vs. a URL.

But, for bookmarking purposes, you don't want those numbers, because
then there is nothing to indicate to people what they have bookmarked
(although the page title is often an excellent balance to that), and
no easy way for people to recover if they type in a wrong URL (also
not necessarily less of a problem with URLs unless you are using very
simple, human-readable URLs and site presentation architecture).

So, page numbers can be good ways to get people from print to a
location online, but they should be used as redirects, not as final
destinations, in my experience. And, even when not used as redirects,
they are still closer to human-readable than the garbage presented as
URLs by many CMSs--so you aren't necessarily hurting anything by
implementing them, you just aren't making things as easy on site
visitors as possible.

ari

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:04 AM, Hanan Cohen <hanan at mada.org.il> wrote:
> Shalom,
>
> Since this is my first post to this list I will introduce myself.
>
> My name is Hanan Cohen and I am the new Webmaster of the Bloomfield
> Science Museum Jerusalem, Israel. http://www.mada.org.il/en/ . I am
> "new" in the sense that I have been a short time on this job and also in
> the sense that I am new to museums as a professional.
>
> One of the issues I have been thinking about since starting here is how
> to connect the physical world to the web. We know there is a problem of
> directing people from paper to web and also from speech to web. At the
> most, we direct people to a top directory and they somehow manage from
> there.
>
> The Bloomfield Science Museum strives to be an educational resource for
> its visitors - the general public and the formal education system.
>
> Writing long URL's on paper in order to propose content on our site to
> our audience  is a problem.
>
> Then I had an idea.
>
> Every page on our site has a unique, short ID.
>
> I have created a new box that is displayed on every page.
>
> The box says "go to page number:", has an input line and below that
> "current page number: wxyz"
>
> When I want to direct someone to a page, all I have to do is see in what
> page number I am at and write or say a short number.
>
> The recipient just has to type a short number and go directly to the
> intended page. No need to type a long URL or click through menus.
>
> Now, we at the museum, will have to learn how to use this feature in our
> publications, displays and daily use of the website. It's a whole new
> way of thinking which we will have to develop. I hope the new feature
> will really solve the problem it tackles.
>
> I would be grateful for any feedback on this solution and its
> implementation.
>
> Currently, there isn't much English content on the site. To get a better
> experience of the page number idea, I suggest visiting the "Exhibitions"
> section.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hanan Cohen - Webmaster
> Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
> http://www.mada.org.il
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From jtrant at archimuse.com  Tue Dec 30 09:04:07 2008
From: jtrant at archimuse.com (j trant)
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:04:07 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] reminder: mw2009 demo proposals due dec 31
Message-ID: <p06240894c580042fa192@[64.26.178.36]>

    Museums and the Web 2009
    the international conference for culture and heritage on-line
    April 15-18, 2009
    Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/


==> Demonstration Proposals <==
It's not too late to participate in MW2009. The deadline for 
Demonstration proposals is December 31, 2008. For full details, and a 
link to the on-line proposal form, see 
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/demos/index.html


==> Best of the Web <==
Best of the Web nominations will be made this year on the conference 
community site. Register at http://conference.archimuse.com and watch 
for the announcement.


==> Conference Program On-line<==
Full details about MW2009 -- including abstracts of all papers -- are 
on the conference Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/

All full-texts of past MW papers are on-line. See 
http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/


==> Need To Know More <==
Email mw2009 at archimuse.com with any questions.


We hope to see you in Indianapolis.

jennifer and David

-- 
__________
J. Trant				jtrant at archimuse.com
Partner & Principal Consultant		phone: +1 416 691 2516
Archives & Museum Informatics		fax: +1 416 352 6025
158 Lee Ave, Toronto
Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada		http://www.archimuse.com
__________

From rjurban at illinois.edu  Tue Dec 30 21:05:37 2008
From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban)
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:05:37 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: DigCCurr2009 Draft Program Up & Registration
References: <009501c96945$bfd88db0$3f89a910$@unc.edu>
Message-ID: <E89D4463-5A81-4708-B2FB-71D5D3D52694@illinois.edu>



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Helen Tibbo <tibbo at EMAIL.UNC.EDU>
> Date: December 28, 2008 5:41:04 PM CST
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] DigCCurr2009 Draft Program Up & Registration
>
> ************Apologies for Cross-Posting************
>
> DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects
>
> April 1?3, 2009, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
>
> Draft conference program now available at http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/schedule
>
> Early Registration Ends 1/14/09!  http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/registration 
>   See details below.
>
>
>
> The School of Information and Library Science at the University of  
> North Carolina is pleased to announce our second digital curation  
> curriculum symposium. DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice,  
> Promise and Prospects is part of the Preserving Access to Our  
> Digital Future: Building an International Digital Curation  
> Curriculum (DigCCurr) project. DigCCurr is a three?year (2006? 
> 2009), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)?funded  
> collaboration between SILS and the National Archives and Records  
> Administration (NARA). The primary goals of the DigCCurr project are  
> to develop a graduate?level curricular framework, course modules,  
> and experiential components to prepare students for digital curation  
> in various environments. DigCCurr initiatives in support of this  
> goal are informed by representatives from the project?s  
> collaborating institutions as well as an Advisory Board of experts  
> from Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherland, New Zealand, the  
> United Kingdom and the United States.
>
> The first symposium, DigCCurr2007: An International Symposium in  
> Digital Curation, was held April 18? 20, 2007, attracting nearly  
> 300 attendees from ten countries. Participants explored the  
> definition of digital curation and what skills are necessary for  
> digital curation professionals working in libraries, archives,  
> museums, data centers, and other data?intensive organizations. With  
> speakers from more than a dozen countries, DigCCurr2009 will  
> continue this theme, focusing on current practice and research  
> surrounding digital curation with a look toward the future, and  
> trends in preparing digital curation professionals.
>
> Sessions Focus on:
>
>
> ? Digital curation synergies and collaboration: What are the  
> challenges and opportunities for regional, national, and global  
> cooperation and collaboration in digital curation practices and  
> research? How do we approach these effectively? Where do practices  
> and research converge and diverge across different organizational  
> mandates and requirements? Strategies for building and leveraging  
> relations and cooperation among a global audience of digital  
> curation researchers and educators for improved delivery of digital  
> curation research and practice opportunities for emerging  
> professionals.
>
> ? Teaching and training at the international level: What are the  
> barriers and advantages in providing quality and comparable  
> education? How does the profession traverse credentials and  
> certification? Graduate education and continuing education for  
> practitioners; Examination of current teaching tools; Recruiting  
> students; Perceptions on the changing professional competencies and  
> personal attributes for employment in digital curation environments.
>
> ? Digital curation in relation to archives and museums: How is the  
> environment shaping traditional responsibilities? How are synergies  
> developing across libraries, archives, and museums? What are core  
> competencies in digital curation? Can we develop common ground among  
> participating disciplines and entities? What are implications for  
> various professions, and what issues do the professions need to  
> addressing separately?
>
> ? What is going on in real life with the curation of digital  
> resources? We encourage people to undertake small?scale studies in  
> order to share data and case studies about current practices,  
> procedures and approaches within specific organizational contexts.  
> What is happening in different sectors such as industry, federal  
> government, state government, nonprofit cultural institutions?
>
> ? What do we need? Examination of scope, extent, relevance, and  
> quality of current literature.
>
> What is useful? What is missing?
>
> ? Infrastructures in support of digital curation. How well is  
> current technology meeting the needs of digital curation, and what  
> should future technology research and development involve to better  
> meet these needs? How do organizations incorporate digital curation  
> principles and procedures into their administrative and managerial  
> operations? How do we support sustainable infrastructure?
>
>
> Conference Fees:
>
> Early $300 online registration by 1/14/09
>
>
> +$20 for Thursday dinner
>
> Regular $350 online registration 1/15/09 - 3/14/09
>
> +$20 for Thursday dinner
>
>
> Late $400 online registration after 3/15/09
>
> +$20 for Thursday dinner
>
>
> Student Early $150 online registration by 1/14/09
>
> +$20 for Thursday dinner
>
> limited number of student discounts
>
> Student Regular $200 online registration 1/15/09 ? 3/14/09
>
> +$20 for Thursday dinner
>
> Student Late $250 postmarked after 3/15/09
>
> +$20 for Thursday dinner
>
> Cancellations
>
> ?       Refund minus $100 processing fee if cancellation request  
> received by March 1, 2009
>
> ?       No refund after March 1, 2009
>
> ?       Cancellations or substitutions must be made to Rachael  
> Clemens rclemens at unc.edu
> Sponsors
> Institute of Museum and Library Services
> Coalition for Networked Information
> National Archives and Records Administration
> School of Information and Library Science
> University of North Carolina
>
> UNC University Libraries
>
>
> Planning Committee
> Rachael Clemens
> Dr. Wendy Duff
> Dr. Maria Guercio
> Carolyn Hank
> Dr. Cal Lee
> Dr. Seamus Ross
> Dr. Ken Thibodeau
> Dr. Helen Tibbo, Chair
> Dr. Elizabeth Yakel
>
>
>
> Dr. Helen R. Tibbo
>
> School of Information and Library Science
>
> 201 Manning Hall CB#3360
>
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
>
> Tel: 919-962-8063
>
> Fax: 919-962-8071
>
> Email: tibbo at email.unc.edu
>

From aridavidow at gmail.com  Wed Dec 31 07:01:04 2008
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:01:04 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] hosting/collaborative infrastructure
Message-ID: <747cfaf50812310701x6a09e4fdjebd6b438c2e0401a@mail.gmail.com>

Eric Siegel has written an interesting blog posting covering the
transition of the NY Hall of Science from their former
mail/collaboration system to Google Apps:
http://conference.archimuse.com/blog/esiegel/hostingcollaborative_infrastructure

I'd be interested in hearing from other folks who are using Google
Apps or other hosted services to replace the more familiar
office-based suites (MS Office, Lotus Notes, Groupwise).

I also confess that we tried Google Apps last year, but could not get
staff comfortable with Google Docs for collaborative writing vs. MS
Word. We have had a little more success with Zoho, but still are
nowhere making such a transition, ourselves.

ari

From kconley at aam-us.org  Wed Dec 31 07:38:14 2008
From: kconley at aam-us.org (Kevin Conley)
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:38:14 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Technology - Trouble Ticket system
Message-ID: <7CA4C76F91C7E74C821B09AF78A7777604AC4155@aamex.domain0.local>

Someone at the conference in November mentioned a trouble ticket plug in
for Outlook.  I am trying to track down the name of the software.  If
any one knows the name can you please send it to me?  Thanks and Happy
New Year!
 
Kevin Conley
Director, Information Technology and Internet Services
American Association of Museums
1575 I Street NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
 
202-218-7665
 
 
 

From Wendy.Sporleder at slam.org  Wed Dec 31 08:00:31 2008
From: Wendy.Sporleder at slam.org (Wendy Sporleder)
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:00:31 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] Technology - Trouble Ticket system
In-Reply-To: <7CA4C76F91C7E74C821B09AF78A7777604AC4155@aamex.domain0.local>
References: <7CA4C76F91C7E74C821B09AF78A7777604AC4155@aamex.domain0.local>
Message-ID: <DC6C03D5D76AFF40BEE6C816B4E81C1102251E5B@Mail.stlartmuseum.org>

Kalmstrom.com 


Wendy Sporleder 
Database Administrator 

Saint Louis Art Museum 
One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park 
Saint Louis, MO.  63110 
314.655.5318 
wendy.sporleder at slam.org 




-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Kevin Conley
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:38 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Technology - Trouble Ticket system

Someone at the conference in November mentioned a trouble ticket plug in
for Outlook.  I am trying to track down the name of the software.  If
any one knows the name can you please send it to me?  Thanks and Happy
New Year!
 
Kevin Conley
Director, Information Technology and Internet Services American
Association of Museums
1575 I Street NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
 
202-218-7665
 
 
 
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From kconley at aam-us.org  Wed Dec 31 08:14:37 2008
From: kconley at aam-us.org (Kevin Conley)
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:14:37 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Technology - Trouble Ticket system
In-Reply-To: <DC6C03D5D76AFF40BEE6C816B4E81C1102251E5B@Mail.stlartmuseum.org>
References: <7CA4C76F91C7E74C821B09AF78A7777604AC4155@aamex.domain0.local>
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Message-ID: <7CA4C76F91C7E74C821B09AF78A7777604AC4158@aamex.domain0.local>

Wendy,

Thanks!

Kevin 
 
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:01 AM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Technology - Trouble Ticket system

Kalmstrom.com 


Wendy Sporleder 
Database Administrator 

Saint Louis Art Museum 
One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park 
Saint Louis, MO.  63110 
314.655.5318 
wendy.sporleder at slam.org 




-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Kevin Conley
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:38 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Technology - Trouble Ticket system

Someone at the conference in November mentioned a trouble ticket plug in
for Outlook.  I am trying to track down the name of the software.  If
any one knows the name can you please send it to me?  Thanks and Happy
New Year!
 
Kevin Conley
Director, Information Technology and Internet Services American
Association of Museums
1575 I Street NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
 
202-218-7665
 
 
 
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