From akeshet at imj.org.il Sat Nov 1 03:09:45 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:09:45 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Siva Vaidhyanathan on the Google Book Seach settlement References: <4909E9F8.1010501@gmail.com> Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64CC6@mail3.imj.org.il> Siva Vaidhyanathan on the Google Book Search settlement: "...Now that Google has proposed establishing and running the central commercial clearinghouse for rights to much of the written work of the 20th century, we must reflect on how complicit some universities have been in centralizing and commercializing knowledge under a single corporate umbrella." http://www.googlizationofeverything.com/2008/10/my_initial_take_on_the_googlep.php From akeshet at imj.org.il Sat Nov 1 08:18:46 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 18:18:46 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2008: The Curse of Frankenlaw?: Choice of Laws in Virtual Space References: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64C9E@mail3.imj.org.il> Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64CC8@mail3.imj.org.il> The MCN IP SIG is pleased to have Prof. Peter Jaszi joining our panel on "Second Lives: Copyright in Virtual Worlds," on Nov. 13 at 1:30 pm, Grand Hyatt Washington, DC. His remarks are entitled "The Curse of Frankenlaw?: Choice of Laws in Virtual Space." Prof. Peter Jaszi was the recipient of the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award: In Support of Users? Rights, in 2007. He is Professor of Law and Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic at American University?s Washington College of Law. An early leader and advocate for copyright law in the public interest, Professor Jaszi has been at the forefront of intellectual property and copyright law with a particular focus on promoting user interests. As an educator, he has encouraged students to explore and become actively engaged in all facets of copyright law. His vision and planning led to the founding of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic. The Clinic gives students ?hands-on? experience in the field writing amicus briefs and working as law interns at library associations working on national policy issues. Professor Jaszi tackles the issues of user rights head-on. He was one of the founders of the Digital Future Coalition (DFC), which played a key role in defeating database protection legislation that would have given copyright protection to facts. A well-respected copyright scholar, Professor Jaszi has testified numerous times before House and Senate Committees on the importance of considering the needs of the public during Congressional deliberations. "Peter Jaszi is an inspiration to many in the copyright field both as a scholar and as an activist. He brings to both roles an unparalleled depth of insight and concern for the public?s interests in balanced copyright law.? Professor Jaszi, together with American University Professor Patricia Aufderheide, developed a copyright law statement and produced a DVD, Best Practices in Fair Use, which assists documentary filmmakers in exercising their fair use rights. Prof. Tyler Ochoa, co-author together with Prof. Jaszi of "Copyright Law," the best-selling casebook in the US, and Jonathan Band, IP and Internet legal advocate and activist, will round out the panel. We look forward to the participation of everyone curious to know what happens when copyright crosses over to the metaverse. Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG From lesley at copyrightlaws.com Sat Nov 1 16:57:16 2008 From: lesley at copyrightlaws.com (lesley at copyrightlaws.com) Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:57:16 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2008: The Curse of Frankenlaw?: Choice of Laws in Virtual Space In-Reply-To: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64CC8@mail3.imj.org.il> References: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64C9E@mail3.imj.org.il> <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64CC8@mail3.imj.org.il> Message-ID: <20081101205716.89482w47jlkd6kkk@webmail.sm.inetu.net> Look forward to it, and see you again! I'll join the lunch IP sig meeting too. Lesle Quoting akeshet at imj.org.il: > The MCN IP SIG is pleased to have Prof. Peter Jaszi joining our > panel on "Second Lives: Copyright in Virtual Worlds," on Nov. 13 at > 1:30 pm, Grand Hyatt Washington, DC. His remarks are entitled "The > Curse of Frankenlaw?: Choice of Laws in Virtual Space." > > > Prof. Peter Jaszi was the recipient of the L. Ray Patterson > Copyright Award: In Support of Users? Rights, in 2007. He is > Professor of Law and Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual > Property Law Clinic at American University?s Washington College of > Law. > > An early leader and advocate for copyright law in the public > interest, Professor Jaszi has been at the forefront of intellectual > property and copyright law with a particular focus on promoting user > interests. As an educator, he has encouraged students to explore and > become actively engaged in all facets of copyright law. His vision > and planning led to the founding of the Glushko-Samuelson > Intellectual Property Law Clinic. The Clinic gives students > ?hands-on? experience in the field writing amicus briefs and working > as law interns at library associations working on national policy > issues. > > > > Professor Jaszi tackles the issues of user rights head-on. He was > one of the founders of the Digital Future Coalition (DFC), which > played a key role in defeating database protection legislation that > would have given copyright protection to facts. > > > > A well-respected copyright scholar, Professor Jaszi has testified > numerous times before House and Senate Committees on the importance > of considering the needs of the public during Congressional > deliberations. > > "Peter Jaszi is an inspiration to many in the copyright field both > as a scholar and as an activist. He brings to both roles an > unparalleled depth of insight and concern for the public?s interests > in balanced copyright law.? > > > > Professor Jaszi, together with American University Professor > Patricia Aufderheide, developed a copyright law statement and > produced a DVD, Best Practices in Fair Use, which assists > documentary filmmakers in exercising their fair use rights. > > > > Prof. Tyler Ochoa, co-author together with Prof. Jaszi of "Copyright > Law," the best-selling casebook in the US, and Jonathan Band, IP and > Internet legal advocate and activist, will round out the panel. We > look forward to the participation of everyone curious to know what > happens when copyright crosses over to the metaverse. > > > > Amalyah Keshet > > Chair, MCN IP SIG > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From akeshet at imj.org.il Sat Nov 1 22:04:54 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 08:04:54 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Harvard opts out of Google settlement References: <490C7276.2020404@gmail.com> Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64CD3@mail3.imj.org.il> via Peter Brantley: Harvard has ultimately decided not to participate on the terms reached by the libraries involved in the settlement discussions. from the Harvard Crimson - "Harvard University Library will not take part in Google?s book scanning project for in-copyright works after finding the terms of its landmark $125 million settlement regarding copyrighted materials unsatisfactory, University officials said yesterday. "Harvard had been one of five academic libraries?along with Stanford, Oxford, Michigan, and the New York Public Library?to partner with Google when the book scanning initiative was announced in October 2004. University officials said that Harvard would continue its policy of only allowing Google to scan books whose copyrights have expired. ... "In a letter released to library staff, University Library Director Robert C. Darnton ?60 said that uncertainties in the settlement made it impossible for HUL to participate. "?As we understand it, the settlement contains too many potential limitations on access to and use of the books by members of the higher education community and by patrons of public libraries,? Darnton wrote. "?The settlement provides no assurance that the prices charged for access will be reasonable,? Darnton added, ?especially since the subscription services will have no real competitors [and] the scope of access to the digitized books is in various ways both limited and uncertain.? "He also said that the quality of the books may be a cause for concern, as ?in many cases will be missing photographs, illustrations and other pictorial works, which will reduce their utility for research and education.? " ___________________ Also: http://madisonian.net/2008/10/31/google-book-search-deal-will-the-prices-be-all-right/ From smith at sfu.ca Sat Nov 1 23:20:38 2008 From: smith at sfu.ca (Richard Smith) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 00:20:38 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Mobile projects in libraries? An update before MCN? Message-ID: <7c93fa0b0811020020n1f16c3fbu32be876ba56c3abb@mail.gmail.com> Dear MCN, My name is Richard Smith. I am a professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver. I have been working on a small project - sponsored by Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) - to update what we know about mobiles and wireless technologies (hardware, software, applications, projects...) in museums. I have been doing some interviews, and a literature review, but would welcome a chance to get updates on as many mobile / wireless projects that involve museums and galleries. Since many of you will be at MCN (and, sadly I won't be - although Sheila Carey from CHIN will be there) and perhaps thinking about mobile projects, perhaps you could take a few minutes to fill in this survey: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=ppkLgpKY_guLZID1D7FNmSQ Once I get a few responses, I will make the results available via this list. I have also been collecting - via Delicious.com - a list of online resources. Any suggestions you have for that would be most welcome (via email or directly via delicious). The list is here: http://delicious.com/richard_k_smith/chin Finally, if you would be willing to be interviewed about your project, there is a box at the end of the survey that asks for an email address, or you can just send it directly to me (smith at sfu.ca). Thanks in advance for contributing to this project. -- Richard Smith, Professor, School of Communication Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, CANADA V6B 5K3 Phone: 778 782 5116 Web: http://www.sfu.ca/~smith From lesley at copyrightlaws.com Sun Nov 2 10:04:35 2008 From: lesley at copyrightlaws.com (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:04:35 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Harvard opts out of Google settlement References: <490C7276.2020404@gmail.com> <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64CD3@mail3.imj.org.il> Message-ID: I may be wrong but I thought authors and publishers could leave pricing up to Google or choose to price their own books-- something I'll look into again, after seeing the piece below. Assuming the settlement is approved by the district court, we will then all see it being interpreted and implemented. A few thoughts at this point that concern me relate to the Registry. What will be its administrative fees, distribution schemes and how will it deal with non-Registry members? The Registry will not be subject to statutory control and that may raise a host of other issues. Lastly, Google will give the registry seed money but what happens when that is gone...will they really be able to collect sufficient money from usage fees and subscriptions? Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris lesley @ copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightlawscom.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 1:04 AM Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Harvard opts out of Google settlement > via Peter Brantley: > > > Harvard has ultimately decided not to participate on the > terms reached by the libraries involved in the settlement > discussions. > > from the Harvard Crimson - > > "Harvard University Library will not take part in Google?s book > scanning project for in-copyright works after finding the > terms of its landmark $125 million settlement regarding > copyrighted materials unsatisfactory, University officials > said yesterday. > > "Harvard had been one of five academic libraries?along with > Stanford, Oxford, Michigan, and the New York Public Library?to > partner with Google when the book scanning initiative was > announced in October 2004. University officials said that > Harvard would continue its policy of only allowing Google to > scan books whose copyrights have expired. ... > > "In a letter released to library staff, University Library > Director Robert C. Darnton ?60 said that uncertainties in the > settlement made it impossible for HUL to participate. > > "?As we understand it, the settlement contains too many > potential limitations on access to and use of the books by > members of the higher education community and by patrons of > public libraries,? Darnton wrote. > > "?The settlement provides no assurance that the prices charged > for access will be reasonable,? Darnton added, ?especially > since the subscription services will have no real competitors > [and] the scope of access to the digitized books is in various > ways both limited and uncertain.? > > "He also said that the quality of the books may be a cause > for concern, as ?in many cases will be missing photographs, > illustrations and other pictorial works, which will reduce > their utility for research and education.? " > > ___________________ > > Also: > http://madisonian.net/2008/10/31/google-book-search-deal-will-the-prices-be-all-right/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From akeshet at netvision.net.il Sun Nov 2 13:11:23 2008 From: akeshet at netvision.net.il (Amalyah Keshet) Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:11:23 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Google Book Settlement: Business Trumps Fair Use Message-ID: <490E177B.5010304@netvision.net.il> Remember "Don't be evil"? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "By settling a lawsuit with book authors and publishers this week, Google is looking out for itself and has avoided fighting for and possibly establishing a positive legal precedent for copyright fair use on the Internet... "As an academic and a fair use advocate, I was somewhat disappointed the case got settled. I had been hoping to see it as a test of the boundaries of fair use, as a chance for the court to describe more specifically the scope of fair use here," said Wendy Seltzer, a fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society ... "Google has quite effectively solidified with this settlement its position as a leading search company and effectively excluded lots of others from following in its footsteps. A court judgement in favor of fair use would have let anyone else go in and make similar fair uses," Seltzer said. "This settlement sets a pretty high fee on making those uses." In other words, Google saw the opportunity to settle in these terms as a key move for its business strategy, one valuable enough to sacrifice a greater good for Internet companies everywhere. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153085/in_google_book_settlement_business_trumps_ideals.html From akeshet at imj.org.il Mon Nov 3 01:27:52 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:27:52 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: What's in it for Google: making money off public domain and orphan wokrs Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A4D8@mail3.imj.org.il> http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/ "At first I was appalled. Especially because the settlement terms provided that the information about who claimed what was going to be kept secret between Google and the publishers/ authors (ie, the [Book Rights]Registry). And equally as bad, if no one came forward to claim a book, as copyright owner, essentially the Registry would keep the money. There are provisions for the Registry to use it for x, y and z, and *if* any is left, it goes to a reading-oriented charity or some such. But I'm not thinking there's going to be any left... What do you think? "Further, Google clearly understood and accepted that this plan was based on an idea I found repugnant: if orphan works don't have owners, by definition, then why is it that the Registry should keep the money that comes in for books that ultimately no one claims? The publishers and authors just don't see orphans as really belonging to everyone in the absence of an owner. They see them as belonging to all the other authors and publishers, but not the public. That really rubbed me the wrong way. After all, it's not the publishers and authors who have collected these books, maintained them, preserved them, and are now making it POSSIBLE for anyone to even have potential to find them and buy them by partnering with Google to make them a part of Book Search. Where do they get off claiming that they are entitled to keep unearned, undeserved revenues to the exclusion of everyone else in the world? " ________________________________________ http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/shimenawa.php/2008/11/01/eff-s-settlement- concerns Comment from: Jim Carlile "Check out clause 6.3 (b). Kind of troubling about what happens if they accidentally sell a public domain work. Quick answer-- they keep the money, and if an individual consumer buys a PD work that should have been free, the rights holder gets to keep the money, too. A recipe for lots of problems-- such as, a huge number of copyright/PD disputes over 1922-1964 works. And there's also no requirement (that I can find) that says Google has to provide downloads for PD works, which means they could end up charging for them, while still providing free online display, which is required by several library agreements. Since most of these books were taxpayer-provided for free, more PD rules should have been implemented." From dzorich at mindspring.com Mon Nov 3 05:48:20 2008 From: dzorich at mindspring.com (Diane M. Zorich) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:48:20 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Fwd: VRA Intellectual Property Rights News: October 2008 Message-ID: >Thread-Topic: VRA Intellectual Property Rights News: October 2008 >Thread-Index: Ack9t+P9s6b5jqHVRw6hWuW1qe8tFA== >Accept-Language: en-US >acceptlanguage: en-US >Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:29:09 -0500 >Reply-To: Visual Resources Association >Sender: Visual Resources Association >From: Jennifer Green >Subject: VRA Intellectual Property Rights News: October 2008 >To: VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >List-Help: , > >List-Unsubscribe: >List-Subscribe: >List-Owner: >List-Archive: >X-ELNK-Received-Info: spv=0; >X-ELNK-AV: 0 >X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=00; sbw=000; > >IPR-In the News >Compiled by Jen Green, Massachusetts College of Art + Design >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Senate Passes Orphan Works Bill; "PRO IP" Bill Headed to President's Desk >by Andrew Albanese, Library Journal, September 30, 2008 >http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6600674.html > >As Congress headed into overtime last weekend to consider a bill >meant to address the troubled financial markets, two major copyright >bills passed in the Senate, including one that addresses orphan >works, a measure long fought for and supported by libraries. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Blog: Recording Industry to Webcasters: Don't Get Too Excited >by Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post, October 1, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/3p3lmr > >The copyright negotiations between Webcasters and the recording >industry may continue under a bill approved by Congress over the >weekend. But the trouble for Webcasters may be far from over. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Copyright Judges Force Ruling on Digital Music Royalties >by Clint DeBoer, Audioholics, October 6, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/3s8jvc > >The revolution will not be televised after all... Last week, three >copyright judges forced an end to debate between songwriters, labels >and online digital music services by maintaining current royalty >rates on CDs, downloads, online streaming services and ringtones... >for the most part. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Radiohead Lead Featured Artists Coalition, Seek Greater Rights >Rolling Stone, October 6, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/3opyt7 > >Radiohead, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, the Pretenders' Chrissie >Hynde, and Iron Maiden are among the initial artists to sign up for >and usher in the launch of the new Featured Artists Coalition. As >the music industry continues to shift into the digital age, the >Coalition seeks to protect the artist's rights over their own music. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Apple Asks Computer-Training School in Canada to Stop Using an Apple >as Its Logo >by Jeffrey Young, The Chronicle of Higher Education: Wired Campus, >October 7, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/5mbube > >Apple Inc. sent a threatening legal letter to the Victoria School of >Business and Technology in August demanding that the school stop >using an apple as its logo. But the school isn't budging, and its >president has posted a letter online calling Apple a bully. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Web Firms' Bid for Copyright Clarity Left Hanging >by John Letzing, MarketWatch, October 7, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/4qwc8j > >When Lawrence Lessig mounted a high-profile challenge to existing >copyright protections years ago, the Stanford University law >professor was hoping to prod a broader examination of how to make >better uses of authors' work. Now Lessig says he's horrified at one >of the results: a bill that sailed through the Senate last month and >has become mired in the House Judiciary Committee. "It's just about >the most ineffective solution one can imagine," Lessig complained of >the legislation. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >'Napster Judge' Thumps RealDVD, but Will She Ban It? >by Greg Sandoval, CNet News, October 8, 2008 >http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10061548-93.html > >Inside Marilyn Patel's courtroom on Tuesday, it was obvious the >federal judge was concerned by some of the things she heard about >RealDVD. The $30 software enables people to copy DVDs and store >their contents on a computer's hard drive. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >News Release: Broad Divisions Between Political Parties on Copyright >Issues Impacting Canadian Musicians >by Canadian Private Copying Collective, CNW Group, October 8, 2008 >http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2008/08/c4462.html > >The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) today released the >results of a survey sent to all five major federal political >parties, asking each party for its views on issues related to >Canada's private copying regime. These results will be of interest >to all copyright owners, including the approximately 97,000 rights >holders who have received private copying levies, in order to inform >their decision-making as to how they vote in the October 14th >federal general election. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >United Kingdom: Consultation on Copyright Exemptions for Public >Performance of Music >UK Intellectual Property Office, Internet Business and Law Services, >October 12, 2008 >http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=sa&id=1422 > >A consultation on exemptions to copyright law for certain charitable >and not-for-profit organizations was launched today by the UK >Intellectual Property Office. The Music Licensing Review >consultation will seek views from music rights holders, >representative bodies of users and rights holders and users on two >exemptions, which allow charitable organizations to pay for only one >of two licenses normally required for playing music. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Blog: Collectanea: It's Official; There's now a Position of Federal >Copyright Czar >by Georgia Harper, October 13, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/3jmxvq > >As Wired reports (Bush Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar), it's >official: we've got a cabinet level position vested with fighting a >war on copyright infringement. I guess as far as the digital realm >goes, the publishers, music execs, recording associations and movie >moguls got tired of fighting it on their own. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >German Court: Google Image Thumbnails Infringe on Copyright >by John Timmer, ars technica, October 13, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/4kcokl > >As much as people complain about the challenges of balancing >copyrights and fair use in the US, overseas courts have been happy >to provide examples that remind us that some aspects of US copyright >law are actually fairly liberal. The latest such reminder comes >courtesy of a case in Germany that revisits an issue that appears >settled in the US: the right of image search services to create >thumbnails from copyrighted works to display with the search >results. The German courts have now determined that this is not OK >in Germany, where Google has just lost two copyright suits over >image thumbnails. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Press Release: How Fair Use Prevailed in the Harry Potter Case >ARL & ALA Release Copyright Analysis, October 13, 2008 >http://www.arl.org/news/pr/harry-potter-13oct08.shtml > >The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the American Library >Association (ALA) have released "How Fair Use Prevailed in the Harry >Potter Case," by Jonathan Band, JD. Band contends that, despite US >District Court Judge Robert Patterson's September 8 ruling that the >print version of Steven Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon infringed >J. K. Rowling's copyright, "the big winner actually was fair use." >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >McCain Campaign Feels DMCA Sting >legal Analysis by Fred von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation, >October 14, 2008 >http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/mccain-campaign-feels-dmca-sting > >Yesterday, the McCain-Palin campaign sent a letter to YouTube >describing the troubles it has been having with bogus DMCA takedowns >targeting its videos. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Blog: Angry Canadian Poets Target Access Copyright >P2pnet News, October 16, 2008 >http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17329 > >Access Copyright revenues will top $30 million in 2008 with 75% >going to publishers, the largest receiving $4 million, states League >of Canadian Poets. But the average writer receives only $496, it >says, going on: "In a [sic] historic meeting September 12, 2008 >writers and other artists came from across Canada to voice their >concerns with Access Copyright (AC)." >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Blog: Digital Natives May Force Rethinking on Copyright, Privacy and Broadband >by Drew Bennett, BroadbandCensus.com, October 16, 2008 >http://broadbandcensus.com/blog/?p=889 > >As a part of its burgeoning lecture and discussion series, "DC >Talks", Google's Washington office on Wednesday featured Berkman >Center Director and Harvard Law Professor John Palfrey and his new >book, Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital >Natives. Accompanying Palfrey were Sarah Zhang and Diana Kimball, >two Harvard students and digital natives who served as both research >assistants and research subjects for the book. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >News week in review: Copyright, Copyright, Copyright Edition >by John Timmer, Ars Technica, October 18, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/6pd3kz > >The ease with which digital media can be copied and spread has >completely changed the game as far as copyright issues are >concerned, and it's rare that a week goes by without a story that >focuses on who has the right to distribute what. But this past week, >tussles over intellectual property erupted both domestically and >overseas, and even dragged in the US Presidential campaign. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Where Have All the Legal Downloading Services Gone? >by Brock Read, Chronicle of Higher Education: Wired Campus, October 20, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/5zvrwc > >In its new report, "The Campus Costs of P2P Compliance," the Campus >Computing Project makes clear that many colleges are spending a lot >of money - more than they'd like - to keep students from downloading >pirated music and movies. But one of the report's most interesting >findings concerns what colleges aren't paying for: legal >alternatives to peer-to-peer piracy. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >German Artists Defend Copyright in Google Era >by Trinity Hartman, DW World, October 21, 2008 >http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3726906,00.html > >Google might reign as the unchallenged king of German search >engines, but a lawsuit over the company's popular image search >feature brings into question the rights of German artists in the >Internet age. > >See related articles below. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >EFF Gets Involved in Election Video Takedown Spat >by Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, October 21, 2008 >http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2332981,00.asp > >The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is going after several >television networks for issuing YouTube takedown notices on campaign >videos. EFF on Monday penned a letter to CBS, Fox, NBC Universal, >and the Christian Broadcasting Network, and asked that they stop >issuing >Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices on campaign >videos posted to YouTube. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Blog: G4TV: EA Faces Copyright Infringement Suit >by John Manalang, October 22, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/6dghwp > >"Third-party megapublisher Electronic Arts was sued for copyright >infringement involving the company's NCAA sports games series. The >publisher allegedly used an official University of Las Vegas team >anthem without composer Gerald Willis's permission. Willis, who >works as a high school music teacher, now demands $1.5 million USD >from EA." >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Will Record Labels Control Digital-music Lockers? >by Greg Sandoval, CNET News, October 22, 2008 >http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10072496-93.html > >A fitting anthem for Michael Robertson these days would be The >Rolling Stones' hit, Get Off of My Cloud. For nearly a decade, >Robertson, the often controversial cofounder of MP3.com and >Linspire, has toiled to store music in the cloud, the term used to >describe the seemingly limitless amount of data and services >accessible with a Web browser. But in the past, Robertson's efforts >have led him into epic legal battles with the music industry. That's >where he finds himself once again. In November, EMI filed a >copyright suit against him and his music service, MP3tunes.com. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Dr Michael Geist: Why Copyright? The Fight for Canada's Digital Future >by Scott Harris, VUE Weekly, October 23, 2008 >http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=9995 > >Late last year, rumors began to swirl that federal Minister of >Industry Jim Prentice was about to introduce legislation to make >sweeping changes to Canada's copyright laws. In response, University >of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist created a Facebook group to >provide a forum for discussion on the expected bill. The reaction >was incredible. In less than a week the group had grown to more than >10 000 members, and within a month to 35 000. Fair Copyright for >Canada chapters began appearing in cities across Canada, many >holding demonstrations at the offices of their local MPs. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Google Reaches $125 Million Settlement in Book Copyright Lawsuits >by Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek, October 28, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/6f2o77 > >The deal with book publishers and authors would clear the way for >Google Book Search to show digitized images of millions of >in-copyright books and other library materials. Google on Tuesday >said it has agreed to pay $125 million to settle lawsuits from book >publishers and authors who objected to the company publishing in >search results snippets of in-copyright books and other written >materials taken from libraries without permission of copyright >holders. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Ex-Kazaaer Wants to Turn Pirates into Paying Customers >by Joel Hruska, Ars Technica, October 28, 2008 >http://tinyurl.com/6kjfdk > >Kevin Bermeister and Michael Speck, former courtroom adversaries in >the file-sharing wars, have since formed an alliance and are >preparing to launch a new application that they claim will turn >would-be pirates into customers (reluctant or otherwise). >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Search Engine Cache Does Not Infringe Copyright, Rules US Court >by OUT-LAW News, October 29, 2008 > http://www.out-law.com/page-9541 > >A court has ruled that Yahoo! and Microsoft had an implied license >to copy and display pages from a website because the operator of >that site knew how the search engines' opt-out procedures worked but >chose to ignore them. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Copyright Term Gets Brussels Hearing >by Robert Ashton, MusicWeek, October 29, 2008 >http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1035991&c=1 > >The legal affairs committee of the European Parliament is opening >its public hearing on copyright term next Tuesday. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Press Release: The Future of Google Book Search: Our groundbreaking >agreement with authors and publishers >Google.com, October 2008 > >"Three years ago, the Authors Guild, the Association of American >Publishers and a handful of authors and publishers filed a class >action lawsuit against Google Book Search. Today we're delighted to >announce that we've settled that lawsuit and will be working closely >with these industry partners to bring even more of the world's books >online. Together we'll accomplish far more than any of us could have >individually, to the enduring benefit of authors, publishers, >researchers and readers alike." >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Many thanks to all of our VRA-IPR members who are monitoring >multiple listservs to make this IPR news posting possible. Please >submit any comments, questions, or suggestions to Jen Green at >jen.green at massart.edu > >Jen Green >Visual Resources Librarian >Morton R. Godine Library >Massachusetts College of Art and Design >621 Huntington Avenue >Boston, MA 02115 >617-879-7109 >jen.green at massart.edu > -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.net From dzorich at mindspring.com Mon Nov 3 05:54:23 2008 From: dzorich at mindspring.com (Diane M. Zorich) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:54:23 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Open Content Alliance take on Google settlemtn Message-ID: The San Jose Mercury News reports on Brewster Kahle and the Open Content Alliance's efforts to development a new vision for online access to books based on the good old "lending library" model.... "When Google started out, they pointed people to other people's content," Kahle said. "Now they're breaking the model of the Web. They're like the bad old days of AOL, trying to build a walled garden of content that you have to pay to see." See: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_10839879 -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.net From David.Farrell at peelregion.ca Mon Nov 3 11:48:27 2008 From: David.Farrell at peelregion.ca (Farrell, David) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:48:27 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Small Museum SIG Meeting at MCN 2008 in Washington Message-ID: <29F014C27675F34E9171D31EC87F896D24F848C2FA@EXMB01.region.peel> Hi All, I would like to invite any delegates attending the MCN Conference in Washington who either work in a small museum or gallery, or have an interest in the problems faced by small museums trying to adopt various computer based technologies, to attend the Small Museum SIG meeting on Friday, November 14 from 12:00 - 1:30. The Farragut/Lafayette meeting room is reserved for our meeting, but we will probably meet there and move on to a restaurant. The Small Museum SIG has become dormant in the last couple of years and I would like to revive it. A provisional Agenda for the meeting will be: * Adding new links and case studies to the Small Museum SIG page on the MCN website. * How can the Small Museum SIG be a resource for/help smaller institutions? * Choosing a vice-chair. Also, the Small Museum SIG sponsored session at this year's conference is Technologies in Small Museums: Common Problems/Innovative Solutions, 1:30, on Thursday. Even if you are unable to attend the SIG meeting but have an interest in the issues surrounding technology and small museums I look forward to talking to you at MCN 2008. David Farrell, Collections Co-ordinator Peel Heritage Complex 9 Wellington Street East Brampton, ON L6W 1Y1 905-791-4055 x3628 david.farrell@ peelregion.ca http://www.peelregion.ca/heritage From mmisunas at sfmoma.org Tue Nov 4 12:28:52 2008 From: mmisunas at sfmoma.org (Misunas, Marla) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:28:52 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN Silent Auction 2008 home stretch Message-ID: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C48430487CF81@monet.SFMOMA.ORG> Hello fellow DC MCN delegates, This is the home stretch! The MCN Silent Auction at the annual conference in Washington DC is Thursday, November 13. Now's the time to get those auction items together to pack in your suitcase. Items of any sort--new or old, seriously useful or cheerfully unrelated to museum work--that may be attractive to bidders (and carried by airline passengers) are encouraged. Exhibition catalogues and other institutional publications are always popular. SFMOMA is donating some much-coveted street banners, what will your museum donate? Or what will you donate? We assume museums donate auction items but many of us purchase & donate items ourselves-it's a good tax deduction. Think about bringing museum bags, clothing, and other souvenirs. Donations need not be tangible things--some popular lots in recent years have consisted of services or special half-price registration for professional events. Got a fabulous show coming up at your museum next year? Donate event tickets! You don't even need to have the tickets in hand, just write up something to put on the auction table. The Silent Auction Committee will be awarding a fabulous prize to the donor whose auction item goes for the highest price, and it could be you! But wait, there's more! The Committee will also award a prize for the Most Unusual Silent Auction Item. Given our population of arty and crafty folks, this should no problem, right? We're looking for your 2-D artwork, jewelry, crocheted items, knitted computer terminal cozies-there are no limits! Well, almost none. As usual, this year's auction benefits our Scholarship Program, helping emerging museum professionals attend our conference by providing registration and funds towards expenses. We would like to increase their numbers next year, but we can only do it with your help. Help us surpass this year's goal of $1500! Auction items will be accepted at the Conference Registration Desk on Wednesday, and Thursday until noon. You may bid on items throughout the day Thursday, until tables in the Vendor Hall close at 5:30. Auction webpage: http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2180 See you soon! 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Thank you From museumpods at gmail.com Tue Nov 4 12:43:59 2008 From: museumpods at gmail.com (MuseumPods) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 15:43:59 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Creative Commons Collaborates with MuseumPods References: Message-ID: <04ac01c93ebe$11779dd0$04000100@harvardugddap5> Creative Commons (CC) and MuseumPods have recently started working together to create the next generation of RSS podcast-based CC licensing applications, giving museum curators and teachers better options for producing and distributing museum content. MuseumPods RSS technology is being developed in collaboration with CC staff to ensure proper licensing and usability to provide the most technologically advanced CC media licensing options for museums. Guidance from the museum community, through responses to an on-line survey, will help to shape reference materials for museums to use when developing RSS-based media (digital images, audio, video, and documents) with CC licensing. Thank you for your future participation in the survey. Sincerely, Kurt Stuchell Creative_Commons at MuseumPods.com http://MuseumPods.com From Sheila_Carey at pch.gc.ca Thu Nov 6 06:17:43 2008 From: Sheila_Carey at pch.gc.ca (Sheila_Carey at pch.gc.ca) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:17:43 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Metrics & Evaluation SIG MCN Message-ID: Hi everyone -- I would like to invite delegates attending the MCN Conference who have an interest in evaluation and metrics of online resources to attend the Metrics & Evaluation SIG on Thursday, November 13 at noon. I suggest we gather at the conference registration desk, and hold our discussion over lunch at a nearby restaurant. This is immediately following the session, "Innovative Applications, Innovative Evaluations" sponsored by the SIG. The Metrics & Evaluation SIG has become quiet for the last couple of years and I'd like to know if there is interest in continuing this group. Also, given some threads a while ago on MCN-L about museum web stats, I am wondering if there is interest in doing a project on this topic this year. Even if you can not attend the SIG meeting, I'd be interested in talking with you at MCN. Sheila Carey Analyste des publics et de programmes / Audience and Programs Analyst Recherche et intelligence d'affaires / Research and Business Intelligence R?seau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine / Canadian Heritage Information Network 15, rue Eddy, 4e ?tage / 15 Eddy. St., 4th Floor Gatineau (Qu?bec) K1A 0M5 / Gatineau, QC K1A 0M5 T?lephone/Telephone : 819-934-5017 T?lecopieur/Fax : 819-994-9555 From Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org Thu Nov 6 10:11:16 2008 From: Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org (Christina DePaolo) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:11:16 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] DC Dance studios recommendations please In-Reply-To: References: <85A35CF72F0592499E91363FB215896701477513@EXCLUSTER.pu.win.princeton.edu> Message-ID: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E161ECD3B26@dtes01.SAM.Home> Hi, Can any of you local DC folks recommend a dance studio that offers adult drop in classes? It would be great to take a dance class while I am at the conference next week. Also, if anyone can make Baltimore dance studio recommendations, that would be helpful too. Thanks. Christina From dave at NLEOMF.ORG Thu Nov 6 10:37:02 2008 From: dave at NLEOMF.ORG (David Salovesh) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:37:02 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] DC Dance studios recommendations please In-Reply-To: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E161ECD3B26@dtes01.SAM.Home> References: <85A35CF72F0592499E91363FB215896701477513@EXCLUSTER.pu.win.princeton.edu> <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E161ECD3B26@dtes01.SAM.Home> Message-ID: <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC1081CDE43A@fs2.NLEM.int> http://www.danceplace.org/ http://www.joyofmotion.org/ http://danceinstitute.org/ Joy of Motion holds class in several area locations, and offers some drop-ins but mostly does enrollment classes. Dance Place has a single location (Metro accessible) and most if not all classes are drop-in. The Dance Institute of Washington has limited adult drop-in classes but good hours. For all, style and quality varies a lot. You will probably want to call ahead to verify schedules and perhaps even talk to the instructor. Dave Salovesh Information Technology Manager National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 202.737.8521 (phone) | 202.737.3405 (fax) | www.nleomf.org Help Build the National Law Enforcement Museum www.LawEnforcementMuseum.org - 866.446.NLEM (446.6536) -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Christina DePaolo Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 1:11 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] DC Dance studios recommendations please Hi, Can any of you local DC folks recommend a dance studio that offers adult drop in classes? It would be great to take a dance class while I am at the conference next week. Also, if anyone can make Baltimore dance studio recommendations, that would be helpful too. Thanks. Christina _______________________________________________ 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 From jmartin at nedcc.org Thu Nov 6 13:24:08 2008 From: jmartin at nedcc.org (Julie Martin) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:24:08 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Preservation Conference Chicago - Deadline Extended Message-ID: <47E4285788DDFD40BF43C4F178A048661FA07B@NEDCCMAIL01.NEDCC.local> CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008 PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY: Sustaining Digital Collections December 9-10, 2008 InterContinental Chicago Hotel Chicago, Illinois PRESENTED BY the Northeast Document Conservation Center CO-SPONSORED BY Society of American Archivists, American Library Association, and Center for Research Libraries TAUGHT BY A FACULTY OF NATIONAL EXPERTS, this two-day conference on digital longevity provides information about the latest developments in digital preservation to help you with the life-cycle management of your institution's collections. CONFERENCE COST: $425 Take advantage of the GROUP CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DISCOUNT RATE: Register 3 or more individuals from the same institution at the same time for $340 each. INTERCONTINENTAL CHICAGO HOTEL RATE: $175 / NIGHT **HURRY! Discounted hotel rate is only available through Tuesday, November 11. Make your reservation today! Be sure to mention Persistence of Memory to get the conference discount. FOR COMPLETE CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND ONLINE REGISTRATION: http://www.nedcc.org/education/conferences/pom2008/pombroc.php For Web stories and sample comments from past participants of Persistence of Memory: http://www.nedcc.org/about/archives.php For more information about NEDCC and its programs: www.nedcc.org Join NEDCC's E-mail Announcement List: http://www.nedcc.org/contact/signup.php (If you prefer to receive paper mailings, contact Julie Martin, jmartin at nedcc.org.) Partial funding for this conference is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. NEDCC gratefully acknowledges support for its field service activities by the National Endowment for the Humanities. From sivia.sadofsky at ubc.ca Thu Nov 6 16:42:26 2008 From: sivia.sadofsky at ubc.ca (Sivia Sadofsky) Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:42:26 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] UBC Museum of Anthropology Collections Access System RFP Message-ID: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC has issued and RFP for building a collections access system to be used within the galleries. If you know of anyone who might be interested in bidding on this project, please pass this to them so that they can look on the BC Bid site for the RFP and then respond appropriately. > UBC Bid Tender Notification > > November 6, 2008 > > SENT VIA EMAIL November 6, 2008 > > RE: Request for Proposals RFP# 2008010349? Museum of Anthropology Collections > Access System > > The University has issued the subject RFP If your company would like to > respond to the University's request, A brief summary of this project can be > reviewed by selecting the RFP number on BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca > . > > If you have any questions please contact the undersigned. > > Yours truly, > > The University of British Columbia > > Janet Lodge > Procurement Officer > Email: janet.lodge at ubc.ca > Phone: (604) 822-2861 > > > Thanks, > > Sivia Sadofsky > Technology Program Manager > UBC Museum of Anthropology > 604-827-3161 > Sivia.Sadofsky at ubc.ca > Http://www.moa.ubc.ca From lsarasan at willo.com Fri Nov 7 11:35:18 2008 From: lsarasan at willo.com (Lenore Sarasan) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:35:18 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] UBC Museum of Anthropology Collections Access System RFP In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Did you see this?????? -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Sivia Sadofsky Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 6:42 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] UBC Museum of Anthropology Collections Access System RFP The Museum of Anthropology at UBC has issued and RFP for building a collections access system to be used within the galleries. If you know of anyone who might be interested in bidding on this project, please pass this to them so that they can look on the BC Bid site for the RFP and then respond appropriately. > UBC Bid Tender Notification > > November 6, 2008 > > SENT VIA EMAIL November 6, 2008 > > RE: Request for Proposals RFP# 2008010349- Museum of Anthropology > Collections Access System > > The University has issued the subject RFP If your company would like > to respond to the University's request, A brief summary of this > project can be reviewed by selecting the RFP number on BC Bid website > at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca . > > If you have any questions please contact the undersigned. > > Yours truly, > > The University of British Columbia > > Janet Lodge > Procurement Officer > Email: janet.lodge at ubc.ca > Phone: (604) 822-2861 > > > Thanks, > > Sivia Sadofsky > Technology Program Manager > UBC Museum of Anthropology > 604-827-3161 > Sivia.Sadofsky at ubc.ca > Http://www.moa.ubc.ca _______________________________________________ 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 -- This message was scanned by ESVA and is believed to be clean. Click here to report this message as spam. http://gate.willo.com/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id=82DF028235.4E48E From jbondy at okhistory.org Fri Nov 7 12:59:18 2008 From: jbondy at okhistory.org (Jason Bondy) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:59:18 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Message-ID: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Hello all, We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We are using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside producers. However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video cards in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer to the monitor. Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. Thank you so much, Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org From ErinW at henryart.org Fri Nov 7 12:44:55 2008 From: ErinW at henryart.org (Erin Weible) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:44:55 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Store Shopping Cart/Checkout Third-Party Solutions Message-ID: The Henry Art Gallery is interested in selling some mid-price items through our Website as soon as possible. We do not need a custom shopping cart solution and instead are exploring various third-party solutions. The intent is not to sell merchandise like mugs or posters, but to sell more specific items (one-offs). I've been looking into Google Checkout, Amazon, and Yahoo. Can anyone recommend one of these over the others or another third-party solution that can be implemented immediately without too much trouble? Thank you! Erin Weible DIG Project Manager Henry Art Gallery 206-221-4623 erinw at henryart.org From lesley at copyrightlaws.com Fri Nov 7 13:24:21 2008 From: lesley at copyrightlaws.com (lesley at copyrightlaws.com) Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:24:21 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Store Shopping Cart/Checkout Third-Party Solutions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20081107162421.410761n1ohuzocso@webmail.sm.inetu.net> I've been using acteva.com for years for seminar registrations and think it's easy, quick and inexpensive, plus great customer service. Lesley Quoting Erin Weible : > The Henry Art Gallery is interested in selling some mid-price items > through our Website as soon as possible. We do not need a custom > shopping cart solution and instead are exploring various third-party > solutions. The intent is not to sell merchandise like mugs or posters, > but to sell more specific items (one-offs). > > > > I've been looking into Google Checkout, Amazon, and Yahoo. Can anyone > recommend one of these over the others or another third-party solution > that can be implemented immediately without too much trouble? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Erin Weible > > DIG Project Manager > > Henry Art Gallery > > 206-221-4623 > > erinw at henryart.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From sweeting at frick.org Fri Nov 7 13:58:45 2008 From: sweeting at frick.org (Sweeting III, Floyd) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:58:45 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Store Shopping Cart/Checkout Third-Party Solutions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <3C55506774456C4690AB556143F5434D032EA9D3@tfcmail.frick.org> We use Yahoo for our shop and concerts and seminars payments and we use Pay Pal for special tours because we can invoice with Pay Pal. Floyd Sweeting The Frick Collection -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Erin Weible Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:45 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Store Shopping Cart/Checkout Third-Party Solutions The Henry Art Gallery is interested in selling some mid-price items through our Website as soon as possible. We do not need a custom shopping cart solution and instead are exploring various third-party solutions. The intent is not to sell merchandise like mugs or posters, but to sell more specific items (one-offs). I've been looking into Google Checkout, Amazon, and Yahoo. Can anyone recommend one of these over the others or another third-party solution that can be implemented immediately without too much trouble? Thank you! Erin Weible DIG Project Manager Henry Art Gallery 206-221-4623 erinw at henryart.org _______________________________________________ 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 information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ***************************************************************************** From billgardner1 at mac.com Fri Nov 7 13:39:33 2008 From: billgardner1 at mac.com (Bill Gardner) Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:39:33 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Message-ID: Hi, Use Macs! or put in a video server/switch, We bought some Sony HD replay systems based on Express Card technology and they were superb, See main Sony.biz site under EX systems, look for EX30 Bill Gardner PS discs too slow RPM may be the reason yours is jumpy, are they 7200 or 5400 On 7 Nov 2008, at 20:59, Jason Bondy wrote: > Hello all, > > > > We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all > of our > interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in > exhibits. We are > using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside > producers. > However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best > solution > for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video > files from > Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we > are > trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very > "jumpy" on > video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and > video cards > in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using > Cat5 > DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the > computer to > the monitor. > > > > Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you > doing > it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Jason > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Jason Bondy > > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > > Oklahoma History Center > > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > > 405-522-0783 - Office > > 405-522-5402 - Fax > > www.okhistory.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 From dbartolini at nyscience.org Fri Nov 7 14:01:43 2008 From: dbartolini at nyscience.org (Daniel M. Bartolini) Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:01:43 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <4914BAC7.8060803@nyscience.org> Hi Jason- How much hard drive space do you have available on these machines and how long are your videos? I ask because HD playback on computers is significantly improved when you use codecs that create discrete frames versus heavily compressed MPEG formats like H.264. For example running your video out to something like DVCPro HD or the Animation preset creates all independent frames of the movie. Your hard drive overhead is enormous (possibly 2 Gb for every 3 minutes, depending on bit rate) but the computer has to think far less about the process as there are no i-frames going on. Alternatively, if you need really small file sizes, mess with the H.264 bit rate. Start high at 1500kb/s and move down to around 900 or less until you find something that allows you to maintain your full frame rate. The lower you go of course the more you will see those motion artifacts, but perhaps not jumpiness. The dirty sort-of-secret of that format is it's really processor intensive and upgrading video cards won't matter a lot unless you specifically buy something like the latest NVidia cards that have built in hardware rendering support of H.264 and other MPEG codecs, or if you're willing to use a program like Max/Jitter (or comparable VJ system), or environment like openFrameworks to display your video in OpenGL so all work is done on the video card. Finally, have you considered standalone HD players, like those from Adtec, or going to Blu-Ray (I know, more money, may not work)? Oi. That was long. Sorry. Hope that helps. Have a good weekend. Daniel Jason Bondy wrote: > Hello all, > > > > We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our > interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We are > using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside producers. > However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution > for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from > Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are > trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on > video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video cards > in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 > DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer to > the monitor. > > > > Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing > it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Jason > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Jason Bondy > > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > > Oklahoma History Center > > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > > 405-522-0783 - Office > > 405-522-5402 - Fax > > www.okhistory.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From Thomas.Deliduka at cmaohio.org Fri Nov 7 14:25:46 2008 From: Thomas.Deliduka at cmaohio.org (Thomas Deliduka) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:25:46 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <971D973B6D0DE04DB6E402ACFCB2FB3D012B6803@cma-srv-exch-01.cmaohio.org> The Columbus Museum of Art has had a lot of experience with this lately. One thing we found early on was we had a very high-powered PC running Windows Vista and it would not play the quicktime file properly. This was because we found out that Vista puts DRM between Quicktime and the hard disk that would cause disk access to the data and it would cause it to studder and crash. Then we tried Apple TV, however the last iteration of Apple TV (before version 2.0) it didn't have looping video so it would play once and be done. I believe the new Apple TV will loop video so that can be an option. We finally ended up with Mac Mini's. We bought 5 of them for an exhibition we're doing now. Our video designer created Full HD video and exported the VIDEO_TS folder (or whatever that is, I can get more details if you need them) to the hard drive. Then we copied that folder to the Mac Mini and used Apple's Automater scripting tool to create a automater action that loaded at startup that would load up the DVD player and play the video. The machine automatically shuts down at night and loads up in the morning and people don't have to think about it. Thomas Deliduka Director of Information Technology Columbus Museum of Art 480 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 ph 614/629-0345 fax 614/629-0950 thomas.deliduka at cmaohio.org ART SPEAKS. JOIN THE CONVERSATION -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Gardner Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:40 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Hi, Use Macs! or put in a video server/switch, We bought some Sony HD replay systems based on Express Card technology and they were superb, See main Sony.biz site under EX systems, look for EX30 Bill Gardner PS discs too slow RPM may be the reason yours is jumpy, are they 7200 or 5400 On 7 Nov 2008, at 20:59, Jason Bondy wrote: > Hello all, > > > > We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all > of our > interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in > exhibits. We are > using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside > producers. > However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best > solution > for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video > files from > Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we > are > trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very > "jumpy" on > video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and > video cards > in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using > Cat5 > DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the > computer to > the monitor. > > > > Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you > doing > it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Jason > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Jason Bondy > > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > > Oklahoma History Center > > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > > 405-522-0783 - Office > > 405-522-5402 - Fax > > www.okhistory.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 From Thomas.Deliduka at cmaohio.org Fri Nov 7 14:30:02 2008 From: Thomas.Deliduka at cmaohio.org (Thomas Deliduka) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:30:02 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <971D973B6D0DE04DB6E402ACFCB2FB3D012B6804@cma-srv-exch-01.cmaohio.org> Incidentally, for our OSU & CMA exhibition we're using the mac Minis to load up the DVD video and then touch screens to allow people to touch the menu items they want to see. One caveat we found was the only screens that were 19" or less were 4:3 aspect ratio. The 16:9 touch screens were 23" and larger and our designer felt they were overkill. (and expensive) So, we deal with the box on the top and bottom. Thomas Deliduka Director of Information Technology Columbus Museum of Art 480 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 ph 614/629-0345 fax 614/629-0950 thomas.deliduka at cmaohio.org ART SPEAKS. JOIN THE CONVERSATION -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:59 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Hello all, We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We are using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside producers. However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video cards in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer to the monitor. Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. Thank you so much, Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ 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 From dpmarsh at telus.net Fri Nov 7 14:36:04 2008 From: dpmarsh at telus.net (David Marsh) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:36:04 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <006101c94129$3b7ad4e0$0f01a8c0@spacecentre.ca> Hi Jason... We have some wide screens running the 720p "high definition" Hubble View Space" service content here at the planetarium. I'll describe what we did and hopefully it may be of some interest. I looked at various ways to deliver content and read some MCN list traffic on the subject at the time (18 months ago?). DVD players. DVD players were ruled out as the professional grade units are not cheap (e.g. Panasonic DVD V8000 at US$900+, and NOT BluRay), and mileage for consumer DVD players in an exhibit seems to be 18 months or less before failure. There are also inflexible and can't be easily centrally administered. PC-based players This seemed more attractive. Reasonably inexpensive with say white box or Dell compact desktop PCs, with the advantage that they can be networked and centrally administered. We got a tour of a system at another local venue that used racks of such low end PCs. System control was via commercial Omnivex software, which enabled centralized scheduling and control of content across all the screens in the building. Very flexible, useable and powerful ...but expensive. Like yourself, PCs were rack-mounted well away from the screens with Extron cat5 extender boxes. I reckoned cost-per-screen (excluding display device) came out something like 1) Omnivex license: $1,300 per feed 2) PC $600 (guessing here) 3) Long distance Extron vga-over-cat5 extender box pairs (transmitter and receiver) $1,000 per feed (you'll probably need the long range versions!) 3) cat5 cable run $300 per feed (seems to be the going rate here) TOTAL $3,200 per feed. We didn't have that kind of money and were looking for a small solution to drive half a dozen screens. I felt there should be an easier way. What we went for was: Display devices: MAC mini (Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz) as the display devices. These were retailing at about $650 and VERY good bang for the buck as a digital Swiss Army Knife. I'd heard discussion on this list of using them as inexpensive hard disk playback units as an alternative to flaky DVD players, but with much better flexibility and durability. They are also very small ...small enough to be bolted to a bracket on the back of the screen mounting itself. We considered trying to run windows (bootcamp?) but figured the extra cost of the windows license was not particularly necessary. One "gotcha" ...the MAC version of Windows Media Player is useless. Performance was terrible ...quite unusable and grossly inferior to the windows version. Conclusion: Windows Media Services is NOT cross-platform, at least if you stick to Microsoft offerings. The solution (thank God) was the free VLC media player, available for Mac, Win PC and Linux. Performance is excellent and stability rock solid. MACs run VLC and pick up a Windows Media Services stream from our main newtwork server. Another neat trick... we install a free MAC version of the popular VNC remote control application for hands free remote admin. Another "gotcha": automating the MACs via Applescript to open VLC and connect to the desired feed turned out to be a niggly job, but it worked eventually and is stable. Distribution: The Windows Media Services stream is delivered over our existing LAN. We were concerned that it might consume bandwidth, with impact on other network usage and display quality. I'd read of HD (1080p) feeds consuming around 35 Mbits/s. Our LAN was 100 Mbits/s at that time, so bought new switches ($1,500?) to bump the core up to 1000 Mbits/s. Haven't even installed them yet. It turns out our 720p feed typically runs at 1.5 Mbits/s! It must be pointed out that content is relatively static, an animated Power Point style feed. In any case network bandwidth was no issue. At most, we needed to add extra, relatively short cable drops to the nearest network hub. Content Management: We simply used the Windows Media Services components included by Microsoft in Win2K3 Server. We are only running two feeds, and the server side playlist management facilities are quite adequate to set this up without the lavish Omnivex interface. Effectively free, and it could do a lot more than we are currently asking it too. Cost: 1) Mac Mini $650 (guessing here) 3) cat5 cable drop $300 per feed (seems to be the going rate here) TOTAL $950 per feed. We found that a persuasive number! ...at least for our needs. Other thoughts: You could load windows on the MACs and integrate them better into your network infrastructure, using a common Anti-Virus system, backup utility etc. And of course avoiding the need for any MAC expertise. If you get charity-priced volume licensing for your windows that maybe the way to go. mini-ITX PCs and MAC Minis: You could use mini-ITX based Win PCs to do the playback. This is getting interesting. I reckon you could build a dual-core Atom-based mini PC that could do HD playback for about CAN$350. An E-series Pentium based system for about CAN$450. Both these figures exclude windows licensing. You could try Linux with the free VLC player to minimize cost. Price is substantially lower than the MAC Mini, but for overall value there are still hard to beat. Wireless networking in particularly may be handy for hard to reach or mobile locations. Blu Tooth could be useful to. Administer them with a wireless Blu Tooth keyboard and mouse without climbing on a step ladder... Network: If we get into streaming full HD (1080p) more, I will install those GBits/s LAN switches and look at splitting the network into subnets and VLANs to get some control over bandwidth allocation and make sure the streams get the headspace they need without crippling our other LAN usage. Hope that's useful to someone else working on an HD project with a tight budget I'd be happy to share info/tricks with anyone else trying something similar. Regards, David Marsh =========================================== David Marsh Chief Technician & System Administrator H.R. MacMillan Space Centre 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9 E sysadmin at hrmacmillanspacecentre.com T (604) 738 7827 ext. 229 C (604) 813 9667 F (604) 736 5665 =========================================== From jbondy at okhistory.org Fri Nov 7 14:51:49 2008 From: jbondy at okhistory.org (Jason Bondy) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:51:49 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <4914BAC7.8060803@nyscience.org> References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> <4914BAC7.8060803@nyscience.org> Message-ID: <0B3D3172792849BD9ED6B65E555D3A06@okhistory.org> Daniel, Thanks for your response. We have an 80GB hard drive in the computer. Many of the video clips are 5-10 minutes long, except one that is 32 minutes. We are planning more long documentary type films, so we need to be ready for the larger files. We currently own a few of the Firefly digital video players for standard-definition video, but their HD players are out of our budget at this time, as are the Adtec devices. Also, we already have the computers installed, so we were going to try to use those if we can. As far as Blu-ray, we are concerned about wear and tear on it if the film is repeating continuously for nine hours per day. A hard drive is much cheaper to replace when it wears out. We are still learning about various HD formats and playback options. We were using H.264 originally because we have a Flash program that plays the files using QuickTime. We need a playback format and application that goes straight to full screen as soon as the computer boots up. Do you know of any good reference material that explains some of the formats more in depth? Thank you. I really appreciate your time and assistance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Daniel M. Bartolini Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:02 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Hi Jason- How much hard drive space do you have available on these machines and how long are your videos? I ask because HD playback on computers is significantly improved when you use codecs that create discrete frames versus heavily compressed MPEG formats like H.264. For example running your video out to something like DVCPro HD or the Animation preset creates all independent frames of the movie. Your hard drive overhead is enormous (possibly 2 Gb for every 3 minutes, depending on bit rate) but the computer has to think far less about the process as there are no i-frames going on. Alternatively, if you need really small file sizes, mess with the H.264 bit rate. Start high at 1500kb/s and move down to around 900 or less until you find something that allows you to maintain your full frame rate. The lower you go of course the more you will see those motion artifacts, but perhaps not jumpiness. The dirty sort-of-secret of that format is it's really processor intensive and upgrading video cards won't matter a lot unless you specifically buy something like the latest NVidia cards that have built in hardware rendering support of H.264 and other MPEG codecs, or if you're willing to use a program like Max/Jitter (or comparable VJ system), or environment like openFrameworks to display your video in OpenGL so all work is done on the video card. Finally, have you considered standalone HD players, like those from Adtec, or going to Blu-Ray (I know, more money, may not work)? Oi. That was long. Sorry. Hope that helps. Have a good weekend. Daniel Jason Bondy wrote: > Hello all, > > > > We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our > interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We are > using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside producers. > However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution > for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from > Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are > trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on > video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video cards > in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 > DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer to > the monitor. > > > > Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing > it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Jason > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Jason Bondy > > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > > Oklahoma History Center > > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > > 405-522-0783 - Office > > 405-522-5402 - Fax > > www.okhistory.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From melings at library.berkeley.edu Fri Nov 7 16:00:29 2008 From: melings at library.berkeley.edu (M. Elings) Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:00:29 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Standards SIG mtg 11/14 Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20081106162332.0272ccd0@library.berkeley.edu> Please join us for the MCN Standards SIG meeting on Friday, November 14th from 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm. The meeting is open to everyone attending the conference. It will be roundtable discussion of standards issues, an opportunity to propose ideas for sessions at next years' conference and, this year, we will be seeking nominations (self or otherwise!) for a new chair for the SIG. So, if you have interest in standards use in cultural heritage and want to contribute your energy and enthusiasm to the MCN membership, please consider taking on the chairpersonship. I'll be happy to discuss the duties involved (which are do-able!). Either email me or catch me at the conference. Hope to see you there. Mary W. Elings MCN Standards SIG Chair Archivist for Digital Collections The Bancroft Library University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 From mmisunas at sfmoma.org Fri Nov 7 16:07:44 2008 From: mmisunas at sfmoma.org (Misunas, Marla) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:07:44 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN: CAL SIG meeting at the conference Message-ID: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C4843048BD886@monet.SFMOMA.ORG> The California SIG invites all California-based MCN delegates to join us for our annual meeting at the MCN conference on Friday, November 14, 12:00 in the Franklin Room. We will most likely gather there and head off to a nearby restaurant for lunch. We'll be brainstorming ideas for our next Cal SIG event in Southern California in 2009; and sessions to sponsor for '09. Be sure to catch our SIG-sponsored panel "Broadening the Tapestry: Telling a Story with Archival Materials," at 10:30 on Thursday. Three panelists will discuss creating online exhibitions and other projects using materials drawn from their archives. Learn about unique technical and storytelling challenges, and ways in which they were resolved by the panelists. Speakers will also talk about upcoming projects and new applications. Our SIG's mission statement: The MCN California Special Interest Group (CAL SIG) serves as a regional forum to promote communication about the usage of digital technologies in the California cultural heritage community. The group meets periodically in California, at the discretion of the Chair(s), to share new developments and challenges, to visit each others' facilities, and to network. See you soon! 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It enables creative, verbal and nonverbal forms of expression as a vehicle to share and learn from one another. Through human connections we can discover treasures that reshape our understanding of concepts like "development", "wealth" and "others". We can begin to cross the mental and geographic borders that divide us. As an author for Global Voices Online, one of the most successful examples of global cultural exchange using Creative Commons licenses; and as a lawyer dealing with the complexities of multilingual, developing countries in transition to peace, I believe that open tools such as the Creative Commons are essential for creating better societies. We have a lot to learn from each other. With this letter I challenge you to allow yourself to be embraced by another world. Please support the creation of our Global Commons. ======= We rely on our supporters to continue our work enabling stories like those listed above. Check it out -- Donate: http://support.creativecommons.org/join CC Store: http://support.creativecommons.org/store Events: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Events ccNewsletter: http://creativecommons.org/about/newsletter Creative Commons was built with and is sustained by the generous support of organizations including the Center for the Public Domain, the Omidyar Network, The Rockefeller Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as members of the public. _______________________________________________ From dana at imagewks.com Sat Nov 8 06:08:53 2008 From: dana at imagewks.com (Dana Hutchins) Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:08:53 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <0B3D3172792849BD9ED6B65E555D3A06@okhistory.org> Message-ID: Have you looked into the MedeaWiz DV76 HD Player? Sounds like it does what you need and it's $385. http://www.medeawiz.com/products/Dv76.htm Sold through Team Kingsley in St. Louis. http://www.teamkingsley.com/MedeaWiz.htm Please let me know if this does what you're looking for or if anyone else has experience with this product. I'm about to use their DV68 for the first time for a project now. I'm curious about the HD player. Thanks Dana Hutchins XhibitNet 541 Congress St. Portland, ME 04101 207.773.1101 ext.102 dana at xhibit.net www.xhibit.net On 11/7/08 5:51 PM, "Jason Bondy" wrote: > Daniel, > > Thanks for your response. We have an 80GB hard drive in the computer. Many > of the video clips are 5-10 minutes long, except one that is 32 minutes. We > are planning more long documentary type films, so we need to be ready for > the larger files. > > We currently own a few of the Firefly digital video players for > standard-definition video, but their HD players are out of our budget at > this time, as are the Adtec devices. Also, we already have the computers > installed, so we were going to try to use those if we can. As far as > Blu-ray, we are concerned about wear and tear on it if the film is repeating > continuously for nine hours per day. A hard drive is much cheaper to > replace when it wears out. > > We are still learning about various HD formats and playback options. We > were using H.264 originally because we have a Flash program that plays the > files using QuickTime. We need a playback format and application that goes > straight to full screen as soon as the computer boots up. Do you know of any > good reference material that explains some of the formats more in depth? > > Thank you. I really appreciate your time and assistance! > > Jason > > _______________________________________________________ > Jason Bondy > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > Oklahoma History Center > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > 405-522-0783 - Office > 405-522-5402 - Fax > www.okhistory.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Daniel M. Bartolini > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:02 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? > > Hi Jason- > > How much hard drive space do you have available on these machines and > how long are your videos? I ask because HD playback on computers is > significantly improved when you use codecs that create discrete frames > versus heavily compressed MPEG formats like H.264. For example running > your video out to something like DVCPro HD or the Animation preset > creates all independent frames of the movie. Your hard drive overhead is > enormous (possibly 2 Gb for every 3 minutes, depending on bit rate) but > the computer has to think far less about the process as there are no > i-frames going on. > > Alternatively, if you need really small file sizes, mess with the H.264 > bit rate. Start high at 1500kb/s and move down to around 900 or less > until you find something that allows you to maintain your full frame > rate. The lower you go of course the more you will see those motion > artifacts, but perhaps not jumpiness. > > The dirty sort-of-secret of that format is it's really processor > intensive and upgrading video cards won't matter a lot unless you > specifically buy something like the latest NVidia cards that have built > in hardware rendering support of H.264 and other MPEG codecs, or if > you're willing to use a program like Max/Jitter (or comparable VJ > system), or environment like openFrameworks to display your video in > OpenGL so all work is done on the video card. > > Finally, have you considered standalone HD players, like those from > Adtec, or going to Blu-Ray (I know, more money, may not work)? > > Oi. That was long. Sorry. Hope that helps. > > Have a good weekend. > > Daniel > > > > > Jason Bondy wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our >> interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We > are >> using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside > producers. >> However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution >> for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from >> Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are >> trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on >> video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video > cards >> in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 >> DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer > to >> the monitor. >> >> >> >> Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing >> it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. >> >> >> >> Thank you so much, >> >> >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> >> Jason Bondy >> >> Exhibit AV/IT Systems >> >> Oklahoma History Center >> >> 2401 N. Laird Ave. >> >> Oklahoma City, OK 73105 >> >> 405-522-0783 - Office >> >> 405-522-5402 - Fax >> >> www.okhistory.org >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 From jbondy at okhistory.org Sat Nov 8 07:54:03 2008 From: jbondy at okhistory.org (Jason Bondy) Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 09:54:03 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: References: <0B3D3172792849BD9ED6B65E555D3A06@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <3C4FFA34A9D6439FA88F7727C4CAFD22@okhistory.org> Dana, I hadn't seen that one before. We had originally ruled out dedicated players as the ones that we had found were more than we wanted to spend on it. This one may be worth looking into though. Thanks, Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Dana Hutchins Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 8:09 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Have you looked into the MedeaWiz DV76 HD Player? Sounds like it does what you need and it's $385. http://www.medeawiz.com/products/Dv76.htm Sold through Team Kingsley in St. Louis. http://www.teamkingsley.com/MedeaWiz.htm Please let me know if this does what you're looking for or if anyone else has experience with this product. I'm about to use their DV68 for the first time for a project now. I'm curious about the HD player. Thanks Dana Hutchins XhibitNet 541 Congress St. Portland, ME 04101 207.773.1101 ext.102 dana at xhibit.net www.xhibit.net On 11/7/08 5:51 PM, "Jason Bondy" wrote: > Daniel, > > Thanks for your response. We have an 80GB hard drive in the computer. Many > of the video clips are 5-10 minutes long, except one that is 32 minutes. We > are planning more long documentary type films, so we need to be ready for > the larger files. > > We currently own a few of the Firefly digital video players for > standard-definition video, but their HD players are out of our budget at > this time, as are the Adtec devices. Also, we already have the computers > installed, so we were going to try to use those if we can. As far as > Blu-ray, we are concerned about wear and tear on it if the film is repeating > continuously for nine hours per day. A hard drive is much cheaper to > replace when it wears out. > > We are still learning about various HD formats and playback options. We > were using H.264 originally because we have a Flash program that plays the > files using QuickTime. We need a playback format and application that goes > straight to full screen as soon as the computer boots up. Do you know of any > good reference material that explains some of the formats more in depth? > > Thank you. I really appreciate your time and assistance! > > Jason > > _______________________________________________________ > Jason Bondy > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > Oklahoma History Center > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > 405-522-0783 - Office > 405-522-5402 - Fax > www.okhistory.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Daniel M. Bartolini > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:02 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? > > Hi Jason- > > How much hard drive space do you have available on these machines and > how long are your videos? I ask because HD playback on computers is > significantly improved when you use codecs that create discrete frames > versus heavily compressed MPEG formats like H.264. For example running > your video out to something like DVCPro HD or the Animation preset > creates all independent frames of the movie. Your hard drive overhead is > enormous (possibly 2 Gb for every 3 minutes, depending on bit rate) but > the computer has to think far less about the process as there are no > i-frames going on. > > Alternatively, if you need really small file sizes, mess with the H.264 > bit rate. Start high at 1500kb/s and move down to around 900 or less > until you find something that allows you to maintain your full frame > rate. The lower you go of course the more you will see those motion > artifacts, but perhaps not jumpiness. > > The dirty sort-of-secret of that format is it's really processor > intensive and upgrading video cards won't matter a lot unless you > specifically buy something like the latest NVidia cards that have built > in hardware rendering support of H.264 and other MPEG codecs, or if > you're willing to use a program like Max/Jitter (or comparable VJ > system), or environment like openFrameworks to display your video in > OpenGL so all work is done on the video card. > > Finally, have you considered standalone HD players, like those from > Adtec, or going to Blu-Ray (I know, more money, may not work)? > > Oi. That was long. Sorry. Hope that helps. > > Have a good weekend. > > Daniel > > > > > Jason Bondy wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our >> interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We > are >> using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside > producers. >> However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution >> for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from >> Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are >> trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on >> video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video > cards >> in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 >> DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer > to >> the monitor. >> >> >> >> Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing >> it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. >> >> >> >> Thank you so much, >> >> >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> >> Jason Bondy >> >> Exhibit AV/IT Systems >> >> Oklahoma History Center >> >> 2401 N. Laird Ave. >> >> Oklahoma City, OK 73105 >> >> 405-522-0783 - Office >> >> 405-522-5402 - Fax >> >> www.okhistory.org >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 From aridavidow at gmail.com Sat Nov 8 14:18:43 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 17:18:43 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Twitter! In-Reply-To: <9baab11a0809181448o247f5657oef1c1a9e62669a32@mail.gmail.com> References: <9baab11a0809181448o247f5657oef1c1a9e62669a32@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <747cfaf50811081418l48a6212cqc5ade66e0ae796d8@mail.gmail.com> Falling in with the trend, I am pleased to announce that the Jewish Women's Archive has joined the rest of the world on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jwaonline ari On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Amy Fox wrote: > I've never posted anything on a listserv, so here goes. > I'm Amy Fox, the University of Washington museology graduate student with an > unhealthy obsession for Twitter. Stan Orchard kindly mentioned my thesis > research account ( http://twitter.com/museumtweets ) My followers list on > that page is the most complete list of museum Twitter accounts as far as I > know. Searching for museums can be tricky for a few reasons, so if anyone > else has accounts I haven't yet discovered please let me know and I will > update sometime in the next week. > > My tips for starting to "tweet" are to watch for a while, both museums and > individuals in your target market. Decide what you want to accomplish with > this account. Do you want to start conversations? Do you want to post > updates about events? Trivia and information? Will it be another RSS feed? I > suggest a mixture of all of these, but do whatever feels comfortable and > whatever best fits into your mission. Then start to update. Try using the > @username feature to start conversations with your audience. > > Here are some of the ways I have observed museums using Twitter, to give > some ideas: > > Blog feed > Website Links > Podcast/Video Links > Trivia/Facts > Contest > Exhibit/Object/Animal updates > Special Event Notices/Reminders > News - Specific to Museum (articles, etc) > News - Related news (about museum's topic, genre, etc) > News - Local but unrelated other than location (The town fair is going > on this weekend!) > Unrelated (Weather, Chatty, Personal/Random non-museum related) > Question / Input requested (What do you think about x?) > Local Events > Recruiting (Jobs, volunteers, etc) > Social Networking (Check this out on our: Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, > Flickr) > Staff Update (What the staff is doing - going to a conference, meetings, > etc) > Window into - Museum halls/rooms - (We just saw saw visitors doing this, > etc.) > > I'm in the process of writing my thesis, so if you are interested in my > observations once I am finished, please let me know. I also love talking to > museum people about micro-blogging and social networking, so feel free to > contact me via e-mail or on my personal Twitter account, > http://twitter.com/eneriyma > > Since I'm only an observer, I have no behind the trenches experience and I'm > not an expert by any means. But Twitter has some pretty amazing potential to > connect people and ideas. > > Amy Fox > > amy.i.fox at gmail.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 > From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Nov 9 01:10:18 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 11:10:18 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: In The News - Google Book Search, et al. Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A549@mail3.imj.org.il> -----Original Message----- ========================================== RECENT ITEM FROM THE CIP COLLECTANEA BLOG: Google Book Search and orphan works. By Georgia Harper, Collectanea, November 1, 2008. http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/ "So, what's so new? Everything. This isn't the Congressional approach to problem solving (shove the parties into a room and lock the door until they have reached an agreement -- and may the strongest interest obliterate the weaker and we'll call it a compromise in the public interest)." ----------- Harvard Professor Offers New Challenge to RIAA Antipiracy Campaign By Jaikumar Vijayan, ComputerWorld, October 30, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/5ssk75 "Nesson claims Digital Theft Act, on which RIAA lawsuits are based, is unconstitutional." --------- Harvard Refuses To Open In-Copyright Books to Google By Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek, October 31, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/64fc7h "Harvard has refused to join Google's in-copyright book-scanning project despite a recent agreement to settle copyright-infringement lawsuits from book publishers and authors, saying the deal has too many potential limitations on electronic access to works." --------- MTV, MySpace: The New Ad Men of Piracy By Brian Kraemer, ChannelWeb, November 3, 2008 http://www.crn.com/software/212000095 "MTV Networks and MySpace have contracted third-party technology company Auditude to track pirated videos that are uploaded to the social networking site and provide the option to serve ads to the content or have them pulled." --------- Google's New Monopoly? By James Gibson, The Washington Post, November 3, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/5642dv "How the Company Could Gain by Paying Millions in Copyright Fees." ---- Games Firms 'Catching' Non-Gamers By BBC America, BBC, October 30, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7697898.stm "Games firms are accusing innocent people of file-sharing as they crack down on pirates, a which? computing investigation has claimed." --------- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad (c) ? By Doug Johnson, School Library Journal, October 1, 2008 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6600687.html& "Few subjects spark more disagreement and confusion than copyright. As an information professional, I'm often not certain that I have a firm grasp of it. And I'm not alone." --------- Looking at Students and P2P - With Data By Andy Guess, Inside Higher Ed, insidehighered.com, October 31, 2008 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/31/p2p "Between the deluge of litigation from the entertainment industry and defiant opposition from college students, is there a way out of the deadlock surrounding the debate on peer-to-peer file sharing?" --------- Fair Use and the Election By Leslie Harris, ABC News, October 31, 2008 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6156237&page=1 "News Organizations Have Gone After Both Campaigns for Using Snippets of Broadcasts Without Their Permission." --------- Tony Clement New Copyright Minister By p2pnet News View, ptpnet.net, October 31, 2008 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17435 "Yesterday p2pnet said Jim Prentice was back as industry minister in Stephen Harper's old new government." --------- Participants Ready Agendas for New-Look WIPO Copyright Committee By William New, Intellectual Property Watch, October 31, 2008 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1297 "World Intellectual Property Organization members gather in Geneva next week to take up old and new agenda items targeting international policy on copyright and related rights." --------- Copyright dispute among RIAV, FPT Telecom, and Nokia Vietnam: no settlement reached By Thanh Chung, VietNamNet Bridge, October 31, 2008 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/10/811211/ "No settlement has been reached in talks between the Recording Industry Association of Vietnam (RIAV) and FPT Telecom over allegations of copyright infringement of recorded music." --------- Nigeria: MCSN Can Sue Nu Metro Others over Copyrights Infringement By Innocent Anaba, Vanguard, November 1, 2008 http://allafrica.com/stories/200811010062.html "A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has held that the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN), has the locus standing to bring the suit against three South African firm, for importing into the country, musical recordings and reproducing same for distribution and sales, without its (Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria) permission." --------- A senior executive of Nokia in Southest Asia arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday to meet Recording Industry Association of Vietnam (RIAV) for allegation of copy infringements. By Thanh Chung, VietNamNet Bridge, November 1, 2008 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/11/811388/ "Nokia Vietnam has been alleged allowing its customers to download 1,000 copyrighted songs from a 10,000 song database through a FPT website." --------- Musicians Descend on Bosomprah and Say He Must Be Sacked From Office By Regina Ani-Awukubea, The Statesman, November 1, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/57ups4 "The Ghana Music Owners Rights Protection Society has called on Government to dismiss B. K. Bosomprah, the Copyright Administrator, with immediate effect." --------- Google Pays Small Change to Open Every Book in the World By John Naughton, The Observer, November 2, 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/02/google-books-scanning-librar ies "The big puzzle about the 'ground-breaking settlement' announced last week between Google and its legal opponents, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, is whether it really is - as all parties claim - a victory for everyone." --------- Mformation Sues RIM for Patent Information Posted By Leslie Katz, Cnet News, November 1, 2008 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10080681-94.html "According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California, RIM is infringing on two of Mformation's patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,970,917 and 7,343,408, by making, using, and selling RIM's BlackBerry devices and their management software." --------- News Corp's MySpace Takes on Copyright Infringement Posted by Julia Boorstin, CNBC, November 3, 2008 http://www.cnbc.com/id/27520377 "News Corp got a great deal when it snapped up social network MySpace for $580 million, but only now is it tackling an issue that should allow it to profit from a lot of the video posted on its site." ========== (C)ollectanea Blog. Collected perspectives on copyright. http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/ -- Get the Feed Center for Intellectual Property, UMUC - From mb at michaelborthwick.com.au Sun Nov 9 03:49:17 2008 From: mb at michaelborthwick.com.au (Michael Borthwick) Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 22:49:17 +1100 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Dana et. al. I used the DV-66 in a small installation at the Monash University Computer History Museum. It continuously plays a short video "attract loop" with playback of the main programme triggered by a touch sensor I designed to sit in a graphic panel adhered to the inside of the display case. This saves drilling through the glass for a switch or using some sort of sensor to detect visitors. The model I used only played MPEG-1 but I note that the DV-66B also plays MPEG-2 - is that the model you have Dana ? I would be interested in your experiences with the DV-66 as I had some issues with the system as a whole although I could not isolate them to the player. MPEG-1 compression at that time was more of black art than it is today with more mature software such as Final Cut Pro. I have also used the much more expensive but very robust players from Alcorn McBride. 7 players have been running for 7 years at the Royal Australian Air Force Museum at RAAF Base WIlliams in Victoria without incident. A DVD player is arguably the most cost effective option for many smaller installations without a high turnover of content, but like a number of people on this list I have steered clients towards hard drive or "solid state" playback devices on the grounds of reliability, ease of interfacing with external buttons and controllers and the ability to begin playback from a cold start (ie at power up). However with domestic DVD player reliability improving and costs falling to around $30 they are an increasingly compelling option. To solve the startup problem I recently designed an exhibition controller for the Nick Cave exhibition developed by the Victorian Arts Centre. This small module can learn the power on and play commands from the DVD player remote control and emit them when the gallery or temporary exhibition main power is turned on. The discussion of computer video playback in this thread has been very interesting - please keep sharing your approaches. I developed a workshop on Digital Video in Museums for MCN 2003 - if anyone on the list would like a PDF copy of the slides please email me off list. Michael Borthwick Director Michael Borthwick Consulting Pty. Ltd www.michaelborthwick.com.au On 09/11/2008, at 1:08 AM, Dana Hutchins wrote: > Have you looked into the MedeaWiz DV76 HD Player? Sounds like it > does what > you need and it's $385. > > http://www.medeawiz.com/products/Dv76.htm > > Sold through Team Kingsley in St. Louis. > > http://www.teamkingsley.com/MedeaWiz.htm > > Please let me know if this does what you're looking for or if anyone > else > has experience with this product. I'm about to use their DV68 for > the first > time for a project now. I'm curious about the HD player. > > Thanks > > > > Dana Hutchins > XhibitNet > 541 Congress St. > Portland, ME 04101 > 207.773.1101 ext.102 > dana at xhibit.net > www.xhibit.net > > > > On 11/7/08 5:51 PM, "Jason Bondy" wrote: > >> Daniel, >> >> Thanks for your response. We have an 80GB hard drive in the >> computer. Many >> of the video clips are 5-10 minutes long, except one that is 32 >> minutes. We >> are planning more long documentary type films, so we need to be >> ready for >> the larger files. >> >> We currently own a few of the Firefly digital video players for >> standard-definition video, but their HD players are out of our >> budget at >> this time, as are the Adtec devices. Also, we already have the >> computers >> installed, so we were going to try to use those if we can. As far as >> Blu-ray, we are concerned about wear and tear on it if the film is >> repeating >> continuously for nine hours per day. A hard drive is much cheaper to >> replace when it wears out. >> >> We are still learning about various HD formats and playback >> options. We >> were using H.264 originally because we have a Flash program that >> plays the >> files using QuickTime. We need a playback format and application >> that goes >> straight to full screen as soon as the computer boots up. Do you >> know of any >> good reference material that explains some of the formats more in >> depth? >> >> Thank you. I really appreciate your time and assistance! >> >> Jason >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> Jason Bondy >> Exhibit AV/IT Systems >> Oklahoma History Center >> 2401 N. Laird Ave. >> Oklahoma City, OK 73105 >> 405-522-0783 - Office >> 405-522-5402 - Fax >> www.okhistory.org >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >> Behalf Of >> Daniel M. Bartolini >> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:02 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? >> >> Hi Jason- >> >> How much hard drive space do you have available on these machines and >> how long are your videos? I ask because HD playback on computers is >> significantly improved when you use codecs that create discrete >> frames >> versus heavily compressed MPEG formats like H.264. For example >> running >> your video out to something like DVCPro HD or the Animation preset >> creates all independent frames of the movie. Your hard drive >> overhead is >> enormous (possibly 2 Gb for every 3 minutes, depending on bit rate) >> but >> the computer has to think far less about the process as there are no >> i-frames going on. >> >> Alternatively, if you need really small file sizes, mess with the H. >> 264 >> bit rate. Start high at 1500kb/s and move down to around 900 or less >> until you find something that allows you to maintain your full frame >> rate. The lower you go of course the more you will see those motion >> artifacts, but perhaps not jumpiness. >> >> The dirty sort-of-secret of that format is it's really processor >> intensive and upgrading video cards won't matter a lot unless you >> specifically buy something like the latest NVidia cards that have >> built >> in hardware rendering support of H.264 and other MPEG codecs, or if >> you're willing to use a program like Max/Jitter (or comparable VJ >> system), or environment like openFrameworks to display your video in >> OpenGL so all work is done on the video card. >> >> Finally, have you considered standalone HD players, like those from >> Adtec, or going to Blu-Ray (I know, more money, may not work)? >> >> Oi. That was long. Sorry. Hope that helps. >> >> Have a good weekend. >> >> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> Jason Bondy wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> >>> >>> We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all >>> of our >>> interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in >>> exhibits. We >> are >>> using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside >> producers. >>> However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best >>> solution >>> for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video >>> files from >>> Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently >>> we are >>> trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very >>> "jumpy" on >>> video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and >>> video >> cards >>> in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we >>> using Cat5 >>> DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the >>> computer >> to >>> the monitor. >>> >>> >>> >>> Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are >>> you doing >>> it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you so much, >>> >>> >>> >>> Jason >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________________ >>> >>> Jason Bondy >>> >>> Exhibit AV/IT Systems >>> >>> Oklahoma History Center >>> >>> 2401 N. Laird Ave. >>> >>> Oklahoma City, OK 73105 >>> >>> 405-522-0783 - Office >>> >>> 405-522-5402 - Fax >>> >>> www.okhistory.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Michael Borthwick Consulting Pty. Ltd. Postal: GPO Box 1950, 380 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3001 Physical: Level 1, 384 Bridge Road, Richmond Mobile Ph: + 61 418 345 800 Mobile Fax + 61 418 344 875 http://www.michaelborthwick.com.au From pomaswank at rinascimento-digitale.it Sun Nov 9 03:47:45 2008 From: pomaswank at rinascimento-digitale.it (Pomaswank) Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:47:45 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] collection management system Message-ID: <20081109114600.M19468@rinascimento-digitale.it> Dear All, I would like to announce that my report on Museums Collection Management Systems has been published online. http://documenti.rinascimento-digitale.info/Collection_Management_Systems The report was intended primary for Italian audience, however I think that it is also a modest but useful contribution to the state of the art (as of April 2008)of the use and development of new museums technoligies. Annamaria Poma Swank, Ph.D. pomaswank at rinascimento-digitale.it -- Ospitato da: Netcom srl - http://www.ntc.it From dana at imagewks.com Sun Nov 9 04:12:58 2008 From: dana at imagewks.com (Dana Hutchins) Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:12:58 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I have the DV68 but haven't gotten to trying it yet. Looks very straightforward. No moving parts to wear out and sounds very easy to run. I have the PIR motion sensor to trigger it as well. According to MedeaWiz website, "The DV-68 allows you to store and playback full-motion DVD audio/video clips with high-speed Compact Flash memory cards (CF). In addition, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (DivX), JPEG, and MP3 file formats are also supported." http://www.medeawiz.com/products/Dv68.htm Dana Dana Hutchins Image Works/XhibitNet 541 Congress St. Portland, ME 04101 207.773.1101 ext.102 dana at imagewks.com www.ImageWks.com On 11/9/08 6:49 AM, "Michael Borthwick" wrote: > Hi Dana et. al. > > I used the DV-66 in a small installation at the Monash University > Computer History Museum. It continuously plays a short video "attract > loop" with playback of the main programme triggered by a touch sensor > I designed to sit in a graphic panel adhered to the inside of the > display case. This saves drilling through the glass for a switch or > using some sort of sensor to detect visitors. > > The model I used only played MPEG-1 but I note that the DV-66B also > plays MPEG-2 - is that the model you have Dana ? I would be interested > in your experiences with the DV-66 as I had some issues with the > system as a whole although I could not isolate them to the player. > MPEG-1 compression at that time was more of black art than it is today > with more mature software such as Final Cut Pro. > > I have also used the much more expensive but very robust players from > Alcorn McBride. 7 players have been running for 7 years at the Royal > Australian Air Force Museum at RAAF Base WIlliams in Victoria without > incident. > > A DVD player is arguably the most cost effective option for many > smaller installations without a high turnover of content, but like a > number of people on this list I have steered clients towards hard > drive or "solid state" playback devices on the grounds of reliability, > ease of interfacing with external buttons and controllers and the > ability to begin playback from a cold start (ie at power up). > > However with domestic DVD player reliability improving and costs > falling to around $30 they are an increasingly compelling option. To > solve the startup problem I recently designed an exhibition controller > for the Nick Cave exhibition developed by the Victorian Arts Centre. > This small module can learn the power on and play commands from the > DVD player remote control and emit them when the gallery or temporary > exhibition main power is turned on. > > The discussion of computer video playback in this thread has been very > interesting - please keep sharing your approaches. > > I developed a workshop on Digital Video in Museums for MCN 2003 - if > anyone on the list would like a PDF copy of the slides please email me > off list. > > Michael Borthwick > Director > Michael Borthwick Consulting Pty. Ltd > www.michaelborthwick.com.au > > > > > > On 09/11/2008, at 1:08 AM, Dana Hutchins wrote: > >> Have you looked into the MedeaWiz DV76 HD Player? Sounds like it >> does what >> you need and it's $385. >> >> http://www.medeawiz.com/products/Dv76.htm >> >> Sold through Team Kingsley in St. Louis. >> >> http://www.teamkingsley.com/MedeaWiz.htm >> >> Please let me know if this does what you're looking for or if anyone >> else >> has experience with this product. I'm about to use their DV68 for >> the first >> time for a project now. I'm curious about the HD player. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> Dana Hutchins >> XhibitNet >> 541 Congress St. >> Portland, ME 04101 >> 207.773.1101 ext.102 >> dana at xhibit.net >> www.xhibit.net >> >> >> >> On 11/7/08 5:51 PM, "Jason Bondy" wrote: >> >>> Daniel, >>> >>> Thanks for your response. We have an 80GB hard drive in the >>> computer. Many >>> of the video clips are 5-10 minutes long, except one that is 32 >>> minutes. We >>> are planning more long documentary type films, so we need to be >>> ready for >>> the larger files. >>> >>> We currently own a few of the Firefly digital video players for >>> standard-definition video, but their HD players are out of our >>> budget at >>> this time, as are the Adtec devices. Also, we already have the >>> computers >>> installed, so we were going to try to use those if we can. As far as >>> Blu-ray, we are concerned about wear and tear on it if the film is >>> repeating >>> continuously for nine hours per day. A hard drive is much cheaper to >>> replace when it wears out. >>> >>> We are still learning about various HD formats and playback >>> options. We >>> were using H.264 originally because we have a Flash program that >>> plays the >>> files using QuickTime. We need a playback format and application >>> that goes >>> straight to full screen as soon as the computer boots up. Do you >>> know of any >>> good reference material that explains some of the formats more in >>> depth? >>> >>> Thank you. I really appreciate your time and assistance! >>> >>> Jason >>> >>> _______________________________________________________ >>> Jason Bondy >>> Exhibit AV/IT Systems >>> Oklahoma History Center >>> 2401 N. Laird Ave. >>> Oklahoma City, OK 73105 >>> 405-522-0783 - Office >>> 405-522-5402 - Fax >>> www.okhistory.org >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Daniel M. Bartolini >>> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:02 PM >>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? >>> >>> Hi Jason- >>> >>> How much hard drive space do you have available on these machines and >>> how long are your videos? I ask because HD playback on computers is >>> significantly improved when you use codecs that create discrete >>> frames >>> versus heavily compressed MPEG formats like H.264. For example >>> running >>> your video out to something like DVCPro HD or the Animation preset >>> creates all independent frames of the movie. Your hard drive >>> overhead is >>> enormous (possibly 2 Gb for every 3 minutes, depending on bit rate) >>> but >>> the computer has to think far less about the process as there are no >>> i-frames going on. >>> >>> Alternatively, if you need really small file sizes, mess with the H. >>> 264 >>> bit rate. Start high at 1500kb/s and move down to around 900 or less >>> until you find something that allows you to maintain your full frame >>> rate. The lower you go of course the more you will see those motion >>> artifacts, but perhaps not jumpiness. >>> >>> The dirty sort-of-secret of that format is it's really processor >>> intensive and upgrading video cards won't matter a lot unless you >>> specifically buy something like the latest NVidia cards that have >>> built >>> in hardware rendering support of H.264 and other MPEG codecs, or if >>> you're willing to use a program like Max/Jitter (or comparable VJ >>> system), or environment like openFrameworks to display your video in >>> OpenGL so all work is done on the video card. >>> >>> Finally, have you considered standalone HD players, like those from >>> Adtec, or going to Blu-Ray (I know, more money, may not work)? >>> >>> Oi. That was long. Sorry. Hope that helps. >>> >>> Have a good weekend. >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Jason Bondy wrote: >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all >>>> of our >>>> interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in >>>> exhibits. We >>> are >>>> using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside >>> producers. >>>> However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best >>>> solution >>>> for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video >>>> files from >>>> Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently >>>> we are >>>> trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very >>>> "jumpy" on >>>> video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and >>>> video >>> cards >>>> in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we >>>> using Cat5 >>>> DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the >>>> computer >>> to >>>> the monitor. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are >>>> you doing >>>> it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you so much, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jason >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Jason Bondy >>>> >>>> Exhibit AV/IT Systems >>>> >>>> Oklahoma History Center >>>> >>>> 2401 N. Laird Ave. >>>> >>>> Oklahoma City, OK 73105 >>>> >>>> 405-522-0783 - Office >>>> >>>> 405-522-5402 - Fax >>>> >>>> www.okhistory.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > Michael Borthwick Consulting Pty. Ltd. > Postal: GPO Box 1950, 380 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3001 > Physical: Level 1, 384 Bridge Road, Richmond > Mobile Ph: + 61 418 345 800 > Mobile Fax + 61 418 344 875 > http://www.michaelborthwick.com.au > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 From museumpods at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 07:28:29 2008 From: museumpods at gmail.com (MuseumPods) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:28:29 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Creative Commons/MuseumPods Museum Media Survey References: Message-ID: <005d01c94348$fda783d0$0302a8c0@carolw9inxp8cn> The Podcast Publishing, Access, and Rights Survey Creative Commons approached me on how they could better address the specific media licensing needs of the museum community and to build stronger relationships with cultural heritage organizations. Together we have created an online survey to assist us develop these areas of interest. We hope you will participate in our survey. The results may influence how organizations license media and your support will also help foster interaction between Creative Commons and museums. Survey http://creativecommons.org/podcastsurvey Survey widget http://museumpods.com/id404.html Thank you for participating in our survey. Sincerely, Kurt Stuchell MuseumPods http://MuseumPods.com creative_commons at museumpods.com From MParadis at Gallery.ca Mon Nov 10 08:11:24 2008 From: MParadis at Gallery.ca (MParadis at Gallery.ca) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:11:24 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D55808390D0118@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Hi Jason, We too at the National Gallery have ventured into HD program delivery and have adopted the following solution. We use MVix media players (MX780HD) with built-in hard drives. We have 1 terabyte drives which gives us nearly infinite quantities of HD video playback, localized to the plasma screen. The units are small enough to be mounted behind a plasma screen. They deliver full 1080p playback when using HDMI interfaces. They can also deliver audio content as well as web radio. They can be streamed wirelessly (although it's not the best solution) or can be mounted on a network for uploading and refreshing content. We've been running for 6 months with little issue and of course the image is outstanding. If your plasmas only take component then you'll be limited to 720p HD rather than full 1080p. The units can have an assigned playlist with repeat function for continuous play. http://www.mvixusa.com/#products_main/ht/0 There are many players in this field with similar solutions, but it's certainly worth a look. Thanks, and good hunting. 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 Jason Bondy Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:59 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Hello all, We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We are using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside producers. However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video cards in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer to the monitor. Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. Thank you so much, Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ 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 From akeshet at imj.org.il Mon Nov 10 00:59:35 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:59:35 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Will libraries become museums? Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A55D@mail3.imj.org.il> Once again, a great punchline: "So do libraries just become museums where people go to see vast shelves of paper books, old tomes that would never be found on the high street, or do they engage more with digital content and become community centres of learning, information and culture? Should their [sic] be a UK, European or global digital library consortia, or is it now called Google?" http://bookseller-association.blogspot.com/2008/11/bibliothques.html For those of you who, like me, can't get enough about the Google Settlement, see in general Siva Vaidhyanathan's blog The Googlization of Everything http://www.googlizationofeverything.com and in particular this summary of reactions to the settlement: http://www.googlizationofeverything.com/2008/11/must_read_peter_suber_su mmariz.php Amalyah Keshet From dbartolini at nyscience.org Mon Nov 10 06:15:26 2008 From: dbartolini at nyscience.org (Daniel Bartolini) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:15:26 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? In-Reply-To: <0B3D3172792849BD9ED6B65E555D3A06@okhistory.org> References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> <4914BAC7.8060803@nyscience.org> <0B3D3172792849BD9ED6B65E555D3A06@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <491841FE.4040705@nyscience.org> Jason, I use VLC video player for all programmed playback on computers. You can set looping and full screen on start, it plays any format that Quicktime or WMP play (and some that they do not), and it has a lot of network functionality, including setting up streams and adjusting playlists. It's also completely cross platform... including most flavors of Linux, which has been great because I've been able to take some aging PCs and re- purpose them as dumb looping players with really sparse OS installs after they've lost their charm as interactive boxes. Oh yeah, and it's free... like beer. www.videloan.org A lot will still depend on the bit rate and format used for the encode, and there will be time that no matter what your compression is, the machine might choke if it's not fast enough. A lot of PC manufacturers are starting to include discrete chips that handle this kind of codec-ing because it can be so intense. As others have mentioned, there are good, relatively cheap solid state players out there, too. I'd like to lob my vote for Akman (~$400). I recently started using their HD version for a personal project, and it's been rock solid. Be good. Daniel Jason Bondy wrote: > Daniel, > > Thanks for your response. We have an 80GB hard drive in the computer. Many > of the video clips are 5-10 minutes long, except one that is 32 minutes. We > are planning more long documentary type films, so we need to be ready for > the larger files. > > We currently own a few of the Firefly digital video players for > standard-definition video, but their HD players are out of our budget at > this time, as are the Adtec devices. Also, we already have the computers > installed, so we were going to try to use those if we can. As far as > Blu-ray, we are concerned about wear and tear on it if the film is repeating > continuously for nine hours per day. A hard drive is much cheaper to > replace when it wears out. > > We are still learning about various HD formats and playback options. We > were using H.264 originally because we have a Flash program that plays the > files using QuickTime. We need a playback format and application that goes > straight to full screen as soon as the computer boots up. Do you know of any > good reference material that explains some of the formats more in depth? > > Thank you. I really appreciate your time and assistance! > > Jason > > _______________________________________________________ > Jason Bondy > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > Oklahoma History Center > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > 405-522-0783 - Office > 405-522-5402 - Fax > www.okhistory.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Daniel M. Bartolini > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:02 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? > > Hi Jason- > > How much hard drive space do you have available on these machines and > how long are your videos? I ask because HD playback on computers is > significantly improved when you use codecs that create discrete frames > versus heavily compressed MPEG formats like H.264. For example running > your video out to something like DVCPro HD or the Animation preset > creates all independent frames of the movie. Your hard drive overhead is > enormous (possibly 2 Gb for every 3 minutes, depending on bit rate) but > the computer has to think far less about the process as there are no > i-frames going on. > > Alternatively, if you need really small file sizes, mess with the H.264 > bit rate. Start high at 1500kb/s and move down to around 900 or less > until you find something that allows you to maintain your full frame > rate. The lower you go of course the more you will see those motion > artifacts, but perhaps not jumpiness. > > The dirty sort-of-secret of that format is it's really processor > intensive and upgrading video cards won't matter a lot unless you > specifically buy something like the latest NVidia cards that have built > in hardware rendering support of H.264 and other MPEG codecs, or if > you're willing to use a program like Max/Jitter (or comparable VJ > system), or environment like openFrameworks to display your video in > OpenGL so all work is done on the video card. > > Finally, have you considered standalone HD players, like those from > Adtec, or going to Blu-Ray (I know, more money, may not work)? > > Oi. That was long. Sorry. Hope that helps. > > Have a good weekend. > > Daniel > > > > > Jason Bondy wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our >> interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We >> > are > >> using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside >> > producers. > >> However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution >> for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from >> Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are >> trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on >> video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video >> > cards > >> in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 >> DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer >> > to > >> the monitor. >> >> >> >> Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing >> it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. >> >> >> >> Thank you so much, >> >> >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> >> Jason Bondy >> >> Exhibit AV/IT Systems >> >> Oklahoma History Center >> >> 2401 N. Laird Ave. >> >> Oklahoma City, OK 73105 >> >> 405-522-0783 - Office >> >> 405-522-5402 - Fax >> >> www.okhistory.org >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Nov 9 23:46:39 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:46:39 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Finally: a way to eliminate people via cellphone Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A558@mail3.imj.org.il> High tech solution for the curmudgeonly: -----Original Message----- From: Peter Brantley Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 8:36 PM an interesting design concept for a cell phone, from a contest sponsored by LG Electronics - http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/08/lgs-concept-phone-contest-winners-sho uld-please-art-house-gadge/ "The winner ... was the above-pictured Planet Phone, the surface of which is dotted with LEDs representing your friends; if you don't talk to someone for a while, their light gradually moves out to the edge. It's supposed to remind you to keep in touch, but it has darker connotations -- if you become angry with someone, you can revel in the pleasure of watching them slowly tick away into oblivion." From jtrant at archimuse.com Mon Nov 10 08:13:28 2008 From: jtrant at archimuse.com (j trant) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:13:28 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: How Much Should You Offer the New Hire? 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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 akeshet at imj.org.il Mon Nov 10 00:28:29 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:28:29 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Yet more roles for Google: fox, architect and plumber Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A55C@mail3.imj.org.il> (Emphasis added by yours truly.) http://exacteditions.blogspot.com/2008/11/regulating-google-settlement.h tml "But one of the clear things is that there is going to be a Books Rights Registry. This doesn't wait for the judge. It is already whirling into action and authors and publishers are addressing it. This agency is something that the books world needs and it has precedents and cousins in the many 'collection societies' that look after dispersed copyright interests (eg in music, graphic art, xerography etc). So we have a new 'Rights Society' one which serves the interests of authors and publishers in the management and exploitation of digital texts (so far only in the US, but the same model will doubtless be rolled out in other jurisdictions -- think about it: we just called up 150 or more digital collection agencies in different jurisdictions and languages). Google is paying $34.5 million for the creation of the first Books Rights Registry (whose ongoing operation will be funded by a levy from the rights managed) and it would seem highly likely that Google is already building it. That Google is doing this is in many ways a good thing -- what an appaling prospect if the publishers were to try and build such a system! But there are dangers and ironies in a situation where Google as the commercial fox, the first and prime exploiter of the distribution opportunities flowing from the settlement, is also designing the chicken wire and building the coop in which the hens will be housed. It is a bit odd for a commercial operator to [be]building its own regulator. Yes, I know that the 8 directors of the Registry are all appointed by the publishers and the authors (4 each). But directors decide the issues that havent already been decided, its the architect and the plumbers who get the building to function. Odd, but possibly unavoidable in these strange circumstances. " Amalyah Keshet From mstevens at adventuresci.com Mon Nov 10 08:12:34 2008 From: mstevens at adventuresci.com (Matthew P. Stevens) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:12:34 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? References: <733C52DA1D9A43AEAA1BCAE09291B147@okhistory.org> Message-ID: Adventure Science Center uses Core2 Mac Mini's w/ 2GB of RAM running quick time and keynote in its new Space Chase Exhibit wing for HD digital signage. Mac mini's were chosen for the following reasons: 1.) Price - even with a 3 year apple care warranty, < $900. 2.) Video - 1080p output through DVI port. 3.) Size - Fits comfortably behind LCD or in reader rail. 4.) Scripting - For the quicktime applications, I wrote a simple script placed in the startup items for each unit that launches a full-screen HD quick time presentation which work in conjunction with automated system startup/shutdown. For the keynote applications, I simply placed the keynote file into the startup items. 5.) Remote management - Built in Wifi with screen sharing. No need to run network cables. Simply connect to building wifi. Recommendations: Disable everything in system preferences that you don't need. Install the latest quicktime, system, and wifi updates. Also, don't count on keynote for more than a few minutes of HD video. Stick to quicktime natively for larger presentations/videos. I'd be happy to share the script I mention or provide a picture or two. So far we have run the machines for almost six months with no problems. I've also had good luck with Dell Precision workstations with large processor cache (4 MB or better), plenty of memory, RAID-1 7200 RPM hard drives, and professional NVIDIA video cards. Stick to Windows XP! Regards, Matt - Matthew Stevens Adventure Science Center 800 Fort Negley Blvd Nashville TN 37203 Direct: 615-401-5064 Fax: 615-862-5178 http://www.adventuresci.com -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 2:59 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Hello all, We have recently begun moving toward High-Definition video for all of our interviews, documentaries and other footage to be used in exhibits. We are using internally produced video as well as video shot by outside producers. However, we are running into some obstacles determining the best solution for playback in the galleries. We will be playing the HD video files from Windows-based computers connected to plasma monitors. Currently we are trying it with H.264 encoded QuickTime files, but they are very "jumpy" on video clips with a lot of motion. We have upgraded the RAM and video cards in the computers, but with very little improvement. Also, we using Cat5 DVI/HDMI extenders as there is quite a bit of distance from the computer to the monitor. Who else out there is using HD video in your exhibits? How are you doing it? We would welcome any suggestions or input you may have. Thank you so much, Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ 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 From Mark.McCauley at themim.org Mon Nov 10 08:51:58 2008 From: Mark.McCauley at themim.org (Mark McCauley) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:51:58 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] HD video in the galleries? Message-ID: <68298022D2B4BC4C8FDBA80B548FD3AD2DD3B4@mim02.mim.local> All, First time responding to this listserv. At the MIM we are looking at implementing a typical 'digital signage' approach where we have the playback devices co-located with the monitors. The devices that we are looking at implementing are from CELabs (http://www.celabs.net) and we are testing both the HD300zx as well as the MP400A. Both are networkable and able to be administrated and updated with content through the network. Take a look at the specs as they are very flexible and price friendly products. We are also using a custom mounting solution from Chief Manufacturing that works well as a containment unit for the player, cables and even a powerstrip. It also is the mount for the video monitor itself (there are models for both large and small monitors). I would be happy to outline more of the solution including our format selection for the videos itself. Thanks. Mark McCauley | Director of Technology | MIM-Musical Instrument Museum 8550 S. Priest Drive | Tempe, AZ 85284 | 480.481.2460 main | 480.425.3215 direct | 480.481.2459 fax | www.themim.org From aridavidow at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 09:20:15 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:20:15 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools Message-ID: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if any). In theory, having a single place to gather resources and do many times of sharing and discussion would be great. In practice, I wonder if wikis, on the one hand, or Facebook at another extreme, aren't doing enough of what we want. Thoughts? ari From museumpods at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 09:27:16 2008 From: museumpods at gmail.com (MuseumPods) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:27:16 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <00d301c94359$94b3ee20$0302a8c0@carolw9inxp8cn> We have have an online museum group (MESN) on Ning for a few years at: http://mesn.museumpods.com Kurt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ari Davidow" To: Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools > Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet > activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep > hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used > or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if > any). > > In theory, having a single place to gather resources and do many times > of sharing and discussion would be great. In practice, I wonder if > wikis, on the one hand, or Facebook at another extreme, aren't doing > enough of what we want. > > Thoughts? > > ari > _______________________________________________ > 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 From jtrant at archimuse.com Mon Nov 10 09:38:40 2008 From: jtrant at archimuse.com (j trant) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:38:40 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: hi Ari, there are now more than 1400 users registered at http://conference.archimuse.com -- the online site we've created with drupal for the museums and the web conference community. while contributions are cyclical, related to the rhythms of the meeting, the traffic on the site, particularly the bibliography of past papers, is constant. we'll be using the site for Best of the Web nominations this year, and as the platform for selecting the People's Choice winner as well. anyone in the field is welcome to join, and contribute! jennifer At 12:20 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: >Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet >activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep >hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used >or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if >any). > >In theory, having a single place to gather resources and do many times >of sharing and discussion would be great. In practice, I wonder if >wikis, on the one hand, or Facebook at another extreme, aren't doing >enough of what we want. > >Thoughts? > >ari >_______________________________________________ >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 -- __________ 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 MCOCK at thebritishmuseum.ac.uk Mon Nov 10 09:41:18 2008 From: MCOCK at thebritishmuseum.ac.uk (Matthew Cock) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:41:18 -0000 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools Message-ID: Also check out http://museum30.ning.com/ which I have just joined! Matthew British Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of MuseumPods Sent: 10 November 2008 17:27 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools We have have an online museum group (MESN) on Ning for a few years at: http://mesn.museumpods.com Kurt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ari Davidow" To: Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools > Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet > activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep > hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used > or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if > any). > > In theory, having a single place to gather resources and do many times > of sharing and discussion would be great. In practice, I wonder if > wikis, on the one hand, or Facebook at another extreme, aren't doing > enough of what we want. > > Thoughts? > > ari > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 BABYLON: MYTH AND REALITY 13 November 2008 ? 15 March 2009 BOOK NOW +44 (0)20 7323 8181 www.britishmuseum.org From ProctorN at si.edu Mon Nov 10 10:36:44 2008 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Nancy Proctor) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:36:44 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Meet-up at SAAM Nov 12, 3-5pm Message-ID: If you'll be in DC for MCN, or are already here, you're welcome to join us at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Wed Nov 12 from 3-5pm. We're gathering people from the team who put together our recent Alternate Reality Game, 'Ghosts of a Chance', and also from SAAM's Education and New Media teams to talk informally about recent projects and issues of interest to all who show up. Come to the Museum's G street entrance at 8th street (Gallery Place Metro station), and ask for the 'multi-purpose rooms 144-146' or call me on my cellphone below. Even if you can't make it on Wed, you can download a report on Ghosts of a Chance from the Tate Handheld Conference Wiki at http://tatehandheldconference.pbwiki.com/News The podcast of the Handheld Conference is also now available for download from the same page. Feel free to share this email and invitation to SAAM with your colleagues. Best wishes, 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 http://eyelevel.si.edu/ From lharrell-edge at GUGGENHEIM.ORG Mon Nov 10 11:21:31 2008 From: lharrell-edge at GUGGENHEIM.ORG (Liza Harrell-Edge) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:21:31 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Job Posting: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Message-ID: <3DC1EBB61F10F14AB45A640225149D660349D8BF@ny575ex3.na.GUGGENHEIM.ORG> MANAGER, COLLECTION AND EXHIBITION INFORMATION The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is seeking a Manager, Collection and Exhibition Information. This position has primary responsibility for managing the Guggenheim's electronic collection and exhibition information, and plays a critical role in the development, maintenance and usage of a comprehensive data management program. Working closely with museum staff in the Registrar, Curatorial, Conservation and Exhibition Management departments, this position will define data management needs, provide data entry guidelines, and be responsible for data integrity in the museum's collection and exhibition database, The Museum System (TMS). This position will work closely with the Application and Database Administrator for TMS to ensure that all IT functionality is provided, that reports are designed to enhance staff efficiency and productivity, and that staff receive appropriate TMS training. This position will oversee the communication of Guggenheim data standards to the network of Guggenheim museums, as well as assist with the development and documentation of affiliate-specific data management guidelines. Founded in 1937, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, and other manifestations of visual culture, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods. The Guggenheim realizes this mission through exceptional exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. The Guggenheim strives to engage and educate an increasingly diverse international audience through its unique network of museums and partnerships. With nearly three million annual visitors worldwide, the Guggenheim and its network is one of the most visited cultural institutions in the world. ________________________________________ Supervisory Responsibilities: Jointly oversees 2 inventory data entry specialists together with Director of Registration and the Chief Conservator through the life of the inventory project (December, 2009). In addition, this position will oversee interns in the TMS area. Key Responsibilities: * Organize and lead TMS user group meetings to discuss data management and reporting goals, and to determine where information is incomplete or otherwise in need of attention. * Actively promote TMS use; work with the Application and Database Administrator for TMS to train new TMS users and provide helpdesk and first-level support. * Provide quality assurance through daily review of audit reports, close attention to major data entry projects, and periodic general reviews of all data areas; identify and manage data scrubbing projects. * Together with the user groups and the Application and Database Administrator for TMS, develop new reports and maintain standards for existing reports; run queries, updates and create views for use by Collection and Exhibition Staff. * In consultation with the Registrar and Art Services staff, develop data entry rules and reports and processes to ensure data integrity (Example: Implementation of the TMS shipping module); provide specialized staff training and support to expand the use of TMS as a tool for Registrar workflow. * Oversee integration of TMS for public access on the collection and licensable image pages of the museum's website, in conjunction with Publications and Information Technology departments. * Oversee permissions for the New York museum and its affiliates, ensuring appropriate access is approved and granted. * Identify and elevate technical issues to Application and Database Administrator for TMS or software vendor, as appropriate. Qualifications and Requirements: * Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred), preferably in Art History, library/information studies, museum studies or related field. * Experience working in a museum preferably in a curatorial, registrar or TMS department. * Proven expertise with The Museum System (TMS) or other collections and exhibitions management database. * Demonstrated familiarity with thesauri, documentation standards, and cataloguing and image management standards. * Knowledge of Crystal Reports software preferred. * Excellent interpersonal, organizational, writing, proofreading and analytical skills, with close attention to detail. The Guggenheim offers a competitive salary and excellent medical, dental, life, disability and pension plan coverage. Our staff also enjoys generous vacation, sick leave and personal days, access to a variety of cultural institutions, discounts to museum stores and a stimulating and collegial work environment. Qualified applicants please send your resume and cover letter, including salary expectations, to employment at guggenheim.org. Indicate the job title "Manager, Collection and Exhibition Information" in the subject line. Only those applicants who meet our requirements for this position will be contacted. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. From aridavidow at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 11:52:45 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:52:45 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools In-Reply-To: References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <747cfaf50811101152s6f2d5d6ekf6810b5133e1ec2@mail.gmail.com> I should clarify--I wasn't looking for a Museum or Cultural Heritage site CoP, per se--I love archimuse and several of the others that have been mentioned here. I was asking specifically about use of Ning (or related services such as grou.ps) for various networking and CoP purposes. For those who have used Ning, and the like, what problems were you trying to solve, and did/does Ning solve that problem? ari On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:38 PM, j trant wrote: > hi Ari, > > there are now more than 1400 users registered at > http://conference.archimuse.com -- the online site we've created with drupal > for the museums and the web conference community. > > while contributions are cyclical, related to the rhythms of the meeting, the > traffic on the site, particularly the bibliography of past papers, is > constant. ... > At 12:20 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: >> >> Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet >> activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep >> hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used >> or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if >> any). From beth at bethkanter.org Mon Nov 10 11:59:17 2008 From: beth at bethkanter.org (Beth Kanter) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:59:17 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811101152s6f2d5d6ekf6810b5133e1ec2@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> <747cfaf50811101152s6f2d5d6ekf6810b5133e1ec2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4550b5110811101159q2ebe90ebke7455446215930db@mail.gmail.com> Here's a post I wrote about Ning and Nonprofit Use Best Practices http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/10/nonprofits-usin.html A guide from Masters for New MEdia http://www.masternewmedia.org/social_networking/social-media/create-your-social-network-with-Ning-20070306.htm Ning is not a wiki - if your goal is to aggregate resources or collaboratively write a document - ning is not the right tool Also, there are some other white label social network tools that are free - CollectiveX is more geared towards work teams - has calendar and other options http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/wlsn_comparison_chart.html It all depends on what you want to accomplish Beth On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Ari Davidow wrote: > I should clarify--I wasn't looking for a Museum or Cultural Heritage > site CoP, per se--I love archimuse and several of the others that have > been mentioned here. I was asking specifically about use of Ning (or > related services such as grou.ps) for various networking and CoP > purposes. For those who have used Ning, and the like, what problems > were you trying to solve, and did/does Ning solve that problem? > > ari > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:38 PM, j trant wrote: > > hi Ari, > > > > there are now more than 1400 users registered at > > http://conference.archimuse.com -- the online site we've created with > drupal > > for the museums and the web conference community. > > > > while contributions are cyclical, related to the rhythms of the meeting, > the > > traffic on the site, particularly the bibliography of past papers, is > > constant. > ... > > > At 12:20 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: > >> > >> Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet > >> activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep > >> hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used > >> or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if > >> any). > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Beth's Blog: http://beth.typepad.com Nonprofits and Social Media From aridavidow at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 12:00:37 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:00:37 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN SIGs - am I too clueless to participate? Message-ID: <747cfaf50811101200l4536ac7cye3713a6fdf392c59@mail.gmail.com> As long as I am asking convoluted questions.... At the last MCN conference I attended, two years ago, I was very interested in several SIGs and thought that I "joined". Here it is two years later. I can't recall any SIG discussions that I have had in the intervening time (other than the IP-SIG, for which Amalya posts frequently and noticably), and those particular SIG pages, including the related resource pages, do not look like they have changed since. Is this people's general experience? Did I most likely just not make my interest known such that it was captured and acted on (as in, be part of ongoing discussions)? And, of course, am I the only person who suspects that a wiki, perhaps among other CoP tools, might be a better way to capture and maintain information in these SIGs, as generated, rather than what appear to be the current static, unmaintained html pages? Is there more we can do with SIGs that would be useful? Which ones are meeting at MCN (I think I noticed two or three SIG meetings--IP SIG, plus California and Taiwan? in the calendar....) ari From museumproadmin at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 12:50:38 2008 From: museumproadmin at gmail.com (MuseumPro Admin) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:50:38 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <73e241c50811101250m2bd377f7h3e8d90ae366ec81c@mail.gmail.com> Hey Ari, If you (or the MCN list as a whole) are interested in creating a MCN forum on www.museumprofessionals.org, we'd be happy to oblige! We are based on vBulletin 3.7 and have set up the site to be open to all museum disciplines, but we also have some "hidden" forums that we have setup for associations that can only be seen by their members. Since we own the VPS and the forum, we are pretty flexible with what we can do. Although a little visually "dated," we feel that vBulletin forum/bulletin board systems are great ways to discuss issues without filling up inboxes while also providing easy ways to search through old conversations and also connect with other members. Please feel free to setup a profile, and if you'd like to setup your own forum/category I'm sure we can figure something out. Thanks, -J.J. MuseumProfessionals.org On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Ari Davidow wrote: > Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet > activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep > hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used > or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if > any). > > In theory, having a single place to gather resources and do many times > of sharing and discussion would be great. In practice, I wonder if > wikis, on the one hand, or Facebook at another extreme, aren't doing > enough of what we want. > > Thoughts? > > ari > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From lists at lancefield.net Mon Nov 10 13:07:57 2008 From: lists at lancefield.net (Rob Lancefield on lists) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:07:57 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN SIGs - am I too clueless to participate? In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811101200l4536ac7cye3713a6fdf392c59@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811101200l4536ac7cye3713a6fdf392c59@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4918A2AD.1010900@lancefield.net> Hi Ari and all, This is just my personal 2 cents as a former MCN SIG (Special Interest Group) chair, but I'd say your experience is not at all atypical and in no way a symptom of cluelessness--rather, a sign of accurate radar. Most SIGs do fall fairly dormant for most of the year, with a few exceptions. That said, and in the spirit of transparency, inclusivity, and our MCN conference this week (three good things!), two thoughts I can float: 1. This cyclical slide into semi-dormancy is something the SIGs have struggled with forever, to a first approximation; and a SIG is really only as active as its members make it. (By the way, to note this isn't to diss our SIG chairs, but quite the opposite: they're the leaders in this struggle against entropy.) So, I'd encourage conference attendees who feel that they have common interest with any of the SIGs to drop by a meeting or two, speak up, and maybe spur--and run with--an idea. The conference schedule (see At-a-Glance, pp. 7-9, for SIGs) is online at: . And for a list of all SIGs, please see: . 2. Great ideas re: other approaches to maintaining electronic space for SIG content. MCN's entire assemblage of electronic services is a key area of reassessment and work for MCN, so I'd encourage you--and anyone else who may be interested--to keep sharing your ideas, so we can fold them into that process. The annual general meeting (Thursday, 3PM) will offer a chance to see who's leading MCN committee work in this and other areas, and to hear truly brief updates on what those areas of work are. Hope this may help, and that it didn't veer too far off into boosterism! thanks, Rob ______________________________________________ Rob Lancefield (rlancefield [at] wesleyan.edu) Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University 301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA 860.685.2965 Vice President / President-Elect, Museum Computer Network (MCN) On 11/10/08 3:00 PM, Ari Davidow wrote: > As long as I am asking convoluted questions.... > > At the last MCN conference I attended, two years ago, I was very > interested in several SIGs and thought that I "joined". Here it is two > years later. I can't recall any SIG discussions that I have had in the > intervening time (other than the IP-SIG, for which Amalya posts > frequently and noticably), and those particular SIG pages, including > the related resource pages, do not look like they have changed since. > > Is this people's general experience? Did I most likely just not make > my interest known such that it was captured and acted on (as in, be > part of ongoing discussions)? > > And, of course, am I the only person who suspects that a wiki, perhaps > among other CoP tools, might be a better way to capture and maintain > information in these SIGs, as generated, rather than what appear to be > the current static, unmaintained html pages? > > Is there more we can do with SIGs that would be useful? Which ones are > meeting at MCN (I think I noticed two or three SIG meetings--IP SIG, > plus California and Taiwan? in the calendar....) > > ari From jtrant at archimuse.com Mon Nov 10 13:12:19 2008 From: jtrant at archimuse.com (j trant) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:12:19 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811101152s6f2d5d6ekf6810b5133e1ec2@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> <747cfaf50811101152s6f2d5d6ekf6810b5133e1ec2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Ari -- conference.archimuse.com was set up because i saw that: - people needed a way to find / contact each other both during and after the conferences [we got a lot of "who was that ..." queries] - the conference papers needed an index [we got a lot of "who said that ..." queries] - there was a need to develop a 'memory' about museum use of the web [there wasn't enough knowledge of prior-art in many MW proposals; altogether too much re-invention] does it work? well, people use it as a reference site [the stats show that] and they contribute to an extent, though it came at the same time as a lot of other things and there's a certain SN saturation that i think we all feel. there are also a lot of things i wish i had time to do to make it better... i guess, though, i figure that if it's useful to me, that's something, and i might as well share it. i do know that we're fielding a lot fewer of those basic questions too ;) /jt At 2:52 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: >I should clarify--I wasn't looking for a Museum or Cultural Heritage >site CoP, per se--I love archimuse and several of the others that have >been mentioned here. I was asking specifically about use of Ning (or >related services such as grou.ps) for various networking and CoP >purposes. For those who have used Ning, and the like, what problems >were you trying to solve, and did/does Ning solve that problem? > >ari > >On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:38 PM, j trant wrote: >> hi Ari, >> >> there are now more than 1400 users registered at >> http://conference.archimuse.com -- the online site we've created with drupal >> for the museums and the web conference community. >> >> while contributions are cyclical, related to the rhythms of the meeting, the >> traffic on the site, particularly the bibliography of past papers, is >> constant. >... > >> At 12:20 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: >>> >>> Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet >>> activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep >>> hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used >>> or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if >>> any). >_______________________________________________ >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 -- __________ 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 aridavidow at gmail.com Mon Nov 10 14:02:35 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:02:35 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN SIGs - am I too clueless to participate? In-Reply-To: <4918A2AD.1010900@lancefield.net> References: <747cfaf50811101200l4536ac7cye3713a6fdf392c59@mail.gmail.com> <4918A2AD.1010900@lancefield.net> Message-ID: <747cfaf50811101402x7bed352dp5241ab9f8ad27975@mail.gmail.com> Hi Rob, Good! I'm not totally out of it, and many thanks for providing the information I was fishing for (the PDF has much more info than the webpage schedule, which, at least when I looked at it, was light on details of SIG lunches). ari On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Rob Lancefield on lists wrote: > Hi Ari and all, > > This is just my personal 2 cents as a former MCN SIG (Special Interest > Group) chair, but I'd say your experience is not at all atypical and in > no way a symptom of cluelessness--rather, a sign of accurate radar. Most > SIGs do fall fairly dormant for most of the year, with a few exceptions. > > That said, and in the spirit of transparency, inclusivity, and our MCN > conference this week (three good things!), two thoughts I can float: > > 1. This cyclical slide into semi-dormancy is something the SIGs have > struggled with forever, to a first approximation; and a SIG is really > only as active as its members make it. (By the way, to note this isn't > to diss our SIG chairs, but quite the opposite: they're the leaders in > this struggle against entropy.) So, I'd encourage conference attendees > who feel that they have common interest with any of the SIGs to drop by > a meeting or two, speak up, and maybe spur--and run with--an idea. The > conference schedule (see At-a-Glance, pp. 7-9, for SIGs) is online at: > > . > > And for a list of all SIGs, please see: . > > 2. Great ideas re: other approaches to maintaining electronic space for > SIG content. MCN's entire assemblage of electronic services is a key > area of reassessment and work for MCN, so I'd encourage you--and anyone > else who may be interested--to keep sharing your ideas, so we can fold > them into that process. The annual general meeting (Thursday, 3PM) will > offer a chance to see who's leading MCN committee work in this and other > areas, and to hear truly brief updates on what those areas of work are. > > Hope this may help, and that it didn't veer too far off into boosterism! > > thanks, > Rob > ______________________________________________ > Rob Lancefield (rlancefield [at] wesleyan.edu) > Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections > Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University > 301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA > 860.685.2965 > Vice President / President-Elect, Museum Computer Network (MCN) > > On 11/10/08 3:00 PM, Ari Davidow wrote: >> As long as I am asking convoluted questions.... >> >> At the last MCN conference I attended, two years ago, I was very >> interested in several SIGs and thought that I "joined". Here it is two >> years later. I can't recall any SIG discussions that I have had in the >> intervening time (other than the IP-SIG, for which Amalya posts >> frequently and noticably), and those particular SIG pages, including >> the related resource pages, do not look like they have changed since. >> >> Is this people's general experience? Did I most likely just not make >> my interest known such that it was captured and acted on (as in, be >> part of ongoing discussions)? >> >> And, of course, am I the only person who suspects that a wiki, perhaps >> among other CoP tools, might be a better way to capture and maintain >> information in these SIGs, as generated, rather than what appear to be >> the current static, unmaintained html pages? >> >> Is there more we can do with SIGs that would be useful? Which ones are >> meeting at MCN (I think I noticed two or three SIG meetings--IP SIG, >> plus California and Taiwan? in the calendar....) >> >> ari > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From A-Newman at NGA.GOV Mon Nov 10 20:35:09 2008 From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:35:09 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: MAJOR PUBLISHERS ADOPT THE PLUS IMAGE LICENSING STANDARDS References: <49152A52.7090700@netvision.net.il> Message-ID: <6CEED63FF7AF5A4FA7C39551EAD89A1A87358B@SV-MAIL-TDP.NGA.GOV> come to the IP Sig meeting on Thursday, Nov 13, from 12 noon - 1.00pm to learn more and meet Jeff Sedlik. MAJOR PUBLISHERS ADOPT THE PLUS IMAGE LICENSING STANDARDS New York, NY ? November 10, 2008 ? Three major publishers have called for the adoption of the PLUS (Picture Licensing Universal System) standards by picture archives, photographers and all other image suppliers. Representatives of McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Pearson each announced that they will adopt the PLUS Picture Licensing Glossary definitions in their contracts, and that they encourage image suppliers to begin embedding PLUS license metadata in all images within one year. The publishers voiced their support at the ?PLUS Takes Root in the Publishing Industry? event hosted by the Picture Archive Council of America, during their International Conference in New York City. The PLUS standards were developed by the PLUS Coalition, an international non-profit organization dedicated to simplifying and facilitating the communication and management of image rights. In the PLUS Coalition, publishers, picture archives, photographers, illustrators, designers, advertising agencies, museums, libraries, artist representatives, educational institutions, manufacturers and their associations collaborate toward that shared goal. The PLUS standards allow rights and attribution information to travel within image files in a machine-readable format that provides instant access and universal understanding. ?We are very pleased that these major publishers ? the largest image licensees in the industry ? are aligned in their support of the PLUS standards,? said Maria Kessler, President of the Picture Archive Association of America. Bonnie Beacher, Senior Director of Contracts, Copyrights and Permissions at McGraw-Hill Education, said ?The PLUS standards benefit publishers and their suppliers by simplifying and clarifying the process of licensing and managing images. We are in the process of implementing PLUS standards, and we would find it very useful for our image suppliers to adopt PLUS standards as well.? Jeff Sedlik, President & CEO of the PLUS Coalition, said ?The PLUS standards will allow publishers to leverage embedded license metadata to increase automation and more efficiently manage images in their digital asset management systems.? The PLUS Coalition includes participants in thirty countries, and receives significant support from Leadership Circle members Adobe, Adbase, Adobe, Pentagram, Jupiterimages, Digimarc, Belay Development, Getty Images, IDEAlliance, ImageSpan, Photo District News, IPTC, NAPP, PACA, StockPhotoFinder, Swan Turton, WongDoody and Capture. To learn more about PLUS, visit www.useplus.org or contact info at useplus.org. From syanai at nmos.org.il Tue Nov 11 05:03:50 2008 From: syanai at nmos.org.il (Sharon Yanai) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:03:50 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Space Shuttle Simulator Message-ID: Dear friends, Please don't see this as a commercial but as a recommendation for something which works(!) and is very cheap to adopt for visitors on Science Centers. At MadaTech - Israel National Museum of Science we started to run a 3D space shuttle simulator which simulates NASA Missions as close as possible to the real thing. The system is based on a regular PC machine and a fare price (under $100) simulator application which runs a real environment software engine for the game. If you are interested find more info here http://www.space-shuttle-mission.com and also you can visit the developer of the system at IITSEC 2008 at the NASA booth: http://www.iitsec.org/index.cfm Regards, Sharon Yanai IT Department Manager Israel National Museum of Science From rjurban at illinois.edu Tue Nov 11 09:16:29 2008 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:16:29 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Armchair Delegates Unite! Message-ID: <9881A349-C492-4EF9-9366-70E24F79764B@illinois.edu> Hi everyone, I'm sorry I won't be able to join some of you in Washington, D.C. this year. Since I'll be an armchair delegate this year, I've posted some thoughts on Musematic (http://musematic.net/?p=533). I'm guessing that I'm not the only one who wasn't able to make it to D.C. this year & Ari has already started a conversation about mobilizing via social networks. As Rob suggested in his message, the activity of SIGS and other mechanisms is partly up to members making their voices heard (and putting their shoulders to the wheel). For those of us not attending the conference - how could we experiment with organizing our own ad-hoc virtual confab this year? Richard Urban rjurban at illinois.edu From sbrennan at gmu.edu Tue Nov 11 10:36:09 2008 From: sbrennan at gmu.edu (Sheila Brennan) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:36:09 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] New Omeka release Message-ID: <005f01c9442c$5d5c9c50$1815d4f0$@edu> Hi everyone, I wanted to share with you that the Center for History and New Media released an upgraded version of Omeka (http://omeka.org) , our free and open-source web publishing platform for collections-based research of all kinds, one that bridges the scholarly, library, and museum worlds through a set of commonly recognized standards. In this version, .10b, we rebuilt the database structure to be unqualified Dublin Core ready to accept element metadata sets, thus making it easier to develop translators for importing collections management data into Omeka; reworked our theme and plugin API to make add-on development easier; redesigned the admin interface and the project site; and improved the exhibit builder function. The number of sites built with Omeka since its launch in February continues to grow, as you can see in our Showcase (http://omeka.org/showcase). We are also very interested in getting feedback from users, and have set up forums and a developers Google group to collect those responses (http://omeka.org/get-involved) If you're interested in reading a press release, or finding us on Twitter, Flickr, et al, go here: http://omeka.org/get-involved/ CHNM has partnered with the Minnesota Historical Society and is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about Omeka or Omeka sites. Thanks, Sheila Brennan ________________________________ Sheila A. Brennan Senior Digital History Associate Center for History and New Media George Mason University 703-879-8366 sbrennan at gmu.edu http://chnm.gmu.edu From musechair at mediaandtechnology.org Mon Nov 10 11:38:27 2008 From: musechair at mediaandtechnology.org (musechair at mediaandtechnology.org) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:38:27 -0600 (CST) Subject: [MCN-L] COMPETITION: Announcing the 2009 AAM Muse Awards Message-ID: <58247.70.90.93.74.1226345907.squirrel@lishost.net> Announcing the 2009 AAM Muse Awards Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 20th annual Muse Awards competition. The 2008 Muse Awards competition received nearly 200 applications from a wide variety of museums in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Entries included audio, cell phone and interactive handheld tours, interactive kiosks and multimedia installations, podcasts, blogs, games, websites, online collection and image databases, videos and e-mail marketing campaigns. This year we are expecting another exciting round of projects that reflect innovation in the museum media community. We will accept online applications from museums and producers on the AAM Media and Technology website from Dec. 1, 2008, to Jan. 31, 2009. The cost is $25 per entry. Visit www.mediaandtechnology.org to enter your project. If you have any questions, please contact us via muse at mediaandtechnology.org We look forward to your participation! From sfishman at westga.edu Tue Nov 11 13:34:15 2008 From: sfishman at westga.edu (Susan Fishman-Armstrong) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:34:15 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Education Salary Inquiry In-Reply-To: <58247.70.90.93.74.1226345907.squirrel@lishost.net> References: <58247.70.90.93.74.1226345907.squirrel@lishost.net> Message-ID: <03d501c94445$3ee384a0$bcaa8de0$@edu> Sorry for the cross-posting... We are a small staffed university archaeological repository. I am the only full time employee. One of my duties is public outreach and it has grown so big that we are looking at funding for a full time educator. We have multiple traveling teaching trunks and an outdoor on-site mock archaeology pit. We have a very small exhibit (a couple of cases), but this can also grow. Our foundation has asked that we provide a salary range for a full time Museum Educator. The position would start small but we are instructed to dream big. Does anyone have a job description for a small museum education position that you are willing to share? Where should I look to find a salary range (at the beginning level)? Thanks, Susan +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Susan Fishman-Armstrong Laboratory Coordinator Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118 678-839-6303 (office) 678-839-6306 (fax) www.westga.edu/~ajwlab/ From mia.ridge at gmail.com Tue Nov 11 16:17:55 2008 From: mia.ridge at gmail.com (Mia) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:17:55 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools In-Reply-To: References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> <747cfaf50811101152s6f2d5d6ekf6810b5133e1ec2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I've found ning sites particularly useful for creating ad hoc social networks with a specific audience, content or goal. Wikis are better for collaboratively creating content, but lack the social elements of a ning. You can set customised profile questions on a ning that help your members learn useful and relevant information about each others, without all the extra personal detail they'd get on a site like Facebook. The problem I've found is that they lack lightweight tools for notifying members of new content or activity - the RSS feeds supplied are very useful if your audience already knows how RSS works, but otherwise you have to send 'broadcast' messages to members. Done well it could be a useful digest of news, but it feels a little spammy. cheers, Mia -------------------------------------------- http://openobjects.blogspot.com From dlewisarfm at aol.com Tue Nov 11 19:51:39 2008 From: dlewisarfm at aol.com (dlewisarfm at aol.com) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:51:39 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Education Salary Inquiry In-Reply-To: <03d501c94445$3ee384a0$bcaa8de0$@edu> References: <58247.70.90.93.74.1226345907.squirrel@lishost.net> <03d501c94445$3ee384a0$bcaa8de0$@edu> Message-ID: <8CB129119C3E750-738-22BD@WEBMAIL-DF04.sysops.aol.com> Susan -- As for salaries, a lot depends on where you are located.? A salary of $25,000 can buy a mansion in the middle-of-nowhere, but only gets you a "nice" sized cardboard box under the freeway overpass in a big city? ~wink~? Rather than post this question on this big-national list, I'd ask around at other museums in YOUR area, what are they paying -- most will tell you. You might also search the various online museum-job bulletin boards, frequently those want-ads will provide a salary range and most will give you a list of duties and responsibilities. Also, many regional museum associations have "salary surveys" that should help.? I know the Midwest Museum Association? just published their survey last year.? See:? http://midwestmuseums.org/salary_survey.html Good luck - hope this helps. - David - David Lewis, Curator Aurora Regional Fire Museum www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: Susan Fishman-Armstrong To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' ; ACUMG-L at yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 3:34 pm Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Education Salary Inquiry Sorry for the cross-posting... We are a small staffed university archaeological repository. I am the only full time employee. One of my duties is public outreach and it has grown so big that we are looking at funding for a full time educator. We have multiple traveling teaching trunks and an outdoor on-site mock archaeology pit. We have a very small exhibit (a couple of cases), but this can also grow. Our foundation has asked that we provide a salary range for a full time Museum Educator. The position would start small but we are instructed to dream big. Does anyone have a job description for a small museum education position that you are willing to share? Where should I look to find a salary range (at the beginning level)? Thanks, Susan +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Susan Fishman-Armstrong Laboratory Coordinator Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118 678-839-6303 (office) 678-839-6306 (fax) www.westga.edu/~ajwlab/ _______________________________________________ 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 From jomiles at mdah.state.ms.us Wed Nov 12 05:46:12 2008 From: jomiles at mdah.state.ms.us (Jo Miles-Seely) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:46:12 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Armchair Delegates Unite! In-Reply-To: <9881A349-C492-4EF9-9366-70E24F79764B@illinois.edu> References: <9881A349-C492-4EF9-9366-70E24F79764B@illinois.edu> Message-ID: <491ADE24.8050905@mdah.state.ms.us> Richard, I don't suppose it is possible for this year, but, I'd like to see MCN sessions made available in Second Life. Jo Miles-Seely Richard Urban wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm sorry I won't be able to join some of you in Washington, D.C. this > year. Since I'll be an armchair delegate this year, I've posted some > thoughts on Musematic (http://musematic.net/?p=533). > > I'm guessing that I'm not the only one who wasn't able to make it to > D.C. this year & Ari has already started a conversation about > mobilizing via social networks. As Rob suggested in his message, > the activity of SIGS and other mechanisms is partly up to members > making their voices heard (and putting their shoulders to the wheel). > > For those of us not attending the conference - how could we experiment > with organizing our own ad-hoc virtual confab this year? > > Richard Urban > rjurban at illinois.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 > -- Jo Miles-Seely, Business Systems Analyst Information Systems Office Mississippi Department of Archives & History PO Box 571 Jackson, MS 39205-0571 Telephone: 601-576-6979 Facsimile: 601-576-6975 Email: jomiles at mdah.state.ms.us From psully at magnes.org Wed Nov 12 15:11:48 2008 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:11:48 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN on Twitter and Flickr References: <9881A349-C492-4EF9-9366-70E24F79764B@illinois.edu> <491ADE24.8050905@mdah.state.ms.us> Message-ID: Hi everyone! As Richard mentioned earlier, we will be tweeting from MCN2008 in glorious Washington DC (at least when we can get out of the hotel basement to where there is actual internet connectivity...). Please follow us at http://twitter.com/mcn2008 Also, a reminder that there is an MCN2008 Flickr group. I apologize to anyone I annoyed by taking a bajillion photos during the Luce Foundation Center tour today, but I had a good excuse - to add beautiful photos from the tour to the Flickr group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/mcn2008/ (and also to make Richard terribly jealous that he's not with us this year). You can also tag your photos with mcn2008 and everyone will be able to find them by searching http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/mcn2008/ Looking forward to seeing you all again and meeting new folks! ~Perian From psully at magnes.org Wed Nov 12 15:25:04 2008 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:25:04 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN on Twitter and Flickr References: <9881A349-C492-4EF9-9366-70E24F79764B@illinois.edu><491ADE24.8050905@mdah.state.ms.us> Message-ID: Oh yes! Also forgot to mention that you may also add your Flickr photos to the Museum Computer Network Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/mcn/ -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Perian Sully Sent: Wed 11/12/2008 3:11 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] MCN on Twitter and Flickr Hi everyone! As Richard mentioned earlier, we will be tweeting from MCN2008 in glorious Washington DC (at least when we can get out of the hotel basement to where there is actual internet connectivity...). Please follow us at http://twitter.com/mcn2008 Also, a reminder that there is an MCN2008 Flickr group. I apologize to anyone I annoyed by taking a bajillion photos during the Luce Foundation Center tour today, but I had a good excuse - to add beautiful photos from the tour to the Flickr group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/mcn2008/ (and also to make Richard terribly jealous that he's not with us this year). You can also tag your photos with mcn2008 and everyone will be able to find them by searching http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/mcn2008/ Looking forward to seeing you all again and meeting new folks! ~Perian _______________________________________________ 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 From Emma.Jones at awm.gov.au Wed Nov 12 19:55:41 2008 From: Emma.Jones at awm.gov.au (Emma Jones) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:55:41 +1100 Subject: [MCN-L] Engaging community in exhibitions Message-ID: At the Australian War Memorial, we have been dabbling in blogs, facebook, Flickr etc but we have an exhibition coming up where we would like to engage the community beyond the historians, experts on 16 pound shells and military history enthusiasts. As the working title is "Love and War", this exhibition will be moving beyond some of our more traditional themes and we are looking for ways to allow people to tell us their stories, related to war or overseas service. Has anyone else done this and if so, what did you find worked well (or not). Let me know. Emma Jones ********************************************************************************************* AWM DISCLAIMER: This message may contain confidential information and is intended only for its recipient(s). If you have received this email by error, please delete this e-mail from your system and notify the sender immediately. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure. E-mail information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late, be incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message. ********************************************************************************************* From smith at sfu.ca Wed Nov 12 20:10:08 2008 From: smith at sfu.ca (Richard Smith) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:10:08 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Engaging community in exhibitions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7c93fa0b0811122010m5d0104f5ne4fd92e264817523@mail.gmail.com> Emma, For something simple, what about "curated voicemail?" Give out a number (you could even promote it at the event, and people could call from their mobile) and people could call with their story. If the voice mail is digital, you have instant audio files. Since you have (I believe) free in-bound calling in Australia, how about letting people register their (mobile) number and a curator will call them (recording the call). People could send a text message from a mobile, asking for a "call back." Obviously you could put up a web site, have skype voice mail, and many other techniques. Once you have the recordings, you can edit them down, place them in context, do all the good things that curators do. And, the "prompt" on the voice mail can have guidelines, can request a number to call so you can verify that they are who they say they are and give consent, etc, and the format of the voicemail system will automatically limit them to 1 minute (or whatever). ...r On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Emma Jones wrote: > At the Australian War Memorial, we have been dabbling in blogs, facebook, > Flickr etc but we have an exhibition coming up where we would like to engage > the community beyond the historians, experts on 16 pound shells and military > history enthusiasts. As the working title is "Love and War", this exhibition > will be moving beyond some of our more traditional themes and we are looking > for ways to allow people to tell us their stories, related to war or > overseas service. Has anyone else done this and if so, what did you find > worked well (or not). Let me know. > Emma Jones > > > ********************************************************************************************* > > AWM DISCLAIMER: > > This message may contain confidential information and is intended only for > its recipient(s). If you have received this email by error, please delete > this e-mail from your system and notify the sender immediately. E-mail > transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure. E-mail information could be > intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late, be incomplete, or > contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any > errors or omissions in the contents of this message. > > > ********************************************************************************************* > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Richard Smith, Professor, School of Communication Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, CANADA V6B 5K3 Phone: 778 782 5116 Web: http://www.sfu.ca/~smith From annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com Thu Nov 13 00:32:46 2008 From: annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com (Annamaria Poma-Swank) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:32:46 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] new project Message-ID: Dear all, need help and feedback. Thank you annamaria Poma Swank pomaswank at rinascimento-digitale.it Art museums and "culture of new media" *First* : our project refers to museums websites, their function and their configuration and their mission....With websites we have been putting museums in cyberspace. But, in our opinion, without clear understanding of what we were or are doing.... (CMS is another story) We create museums without walls, but we have also museums within walls: what is the relationship if any between the two?....we have approved definitions by competent associations about bricks and mortar Museums: accreditation is done according to such definition plus requirements...in other words we have a general model to refer to!!!!. But we do not have is a model for a museum website, a set of rules, a clear definition or a consensus for "the accreditation" of the digital or virtual musuem i.e. a museum websites. (only technical Standards) Peter Welsh wrote an interesting article about Re-configuring museums . His intent is: to offer @a framework, or armature, around which more complex understanding of museum practice might be built." He adds " that in museology we should orient our conversation about museums in ways that respect what has been while we imagine what could be." Well my question is why we do not do this with museum websites (MUSEUM WEBLIOLOGY)....first with a distinguo and second creating a model against which we can compare present and future museums websites practice. The literature is rich of study on museums websites, with particular stress on user studies...statistics are always in place on the use, on the where, when and why the websites come about. Discussions on technology advancement and the frenzy to use them....do no address the real question: what is it this virtual reality we created and create? is an extension of the museum? has the some characteristics of the museum, its mission, its organization, the some aesthetics means, etc. ? I believe that the function of the two is related yes but distinct. For example the museums websites represent the some objects in ways that museums could not do..., have educational possibilities that museums do not have.....ways to presents objects in various ways the museums could not do....and so forth....but again what is missing is the link between the two things.... Management of website is different from manangement of museums, curators of websites need special qualifications and instruments that the museums curators do not need and viceversa. The marketing feature is not so critical for museum websites as it is for museums...or eventually has a different meaning...the same for users/visitors...there are and will be people who will never have the opportunity to visit a certain museum, does not matter how good or bad is its relative website...and other people who will always want to experience the "aura" of the museum and its collection *Second:* After we finished my report on CMS, we got intrigued by the actual museology studies or as many now say "museum studies" and their transformation. Studies that focus on the the *re-configuring of museums*(Welsh 2005), on the traditional museum, Faucult museums theory, the postmodern, the post museums, and morever museum an globalization. Trends seems twofold: an interest on the *museums without* as driving force for the change od museums within. (actually I believe that somebody should take the task to organize all the overwelming amount of sources and may be come up wirh a biliography raisonee). We should know better that there are many the factors that change any human enterprise. And we believe that in this case technology is not the magic tool for change: technology should be an instrument of reflexion on museums mission, history, function and so forth. The many surveys on museums to measure the success of their websites are interesting, but only if they are related to the particular museum in question. What is a success for a one, could be a pitfall for another. The same for users. The relation of the Uffizi museum in Florence with its visitors, could not be the same that the relation between visitors and New Zealand aborigenal musuems. Each museum live in a context and in its own particular historical, social, politicol etc. background. >We do not suggest that we cannot reach aggreement and create standards, but we need to justify the standards based on practices of museums, their history, their mission, etc. So the question if techonology change the museum, or viceversa can be solved and we might find the interdipendence of the two that are not mutually exclusive, but are not either the same. An article " Museums and the culture of new media: an empirical model of New Zealand museum websites" by David D. M. Mason ; Conal McCarthy : they discuss 7 categories as main points of an idilazed museum model, but in my opinion they still mix the website and the museums offerings. However the authors underline the lack of detailed research on the intersection of museums and new media and they actually end calling for further resarch not about technology, but on the "culture of new media" I would like to take this challange and go on where they left. For this reason I would propose a porject articulated in two parts (enphasis on art museums): 1. A very inclusive review of the literature (museology, technology, users, etc.) since the 1997 to make a pointof the status of research worldwide (who is doing what, who is saing this or that, who are the protagonist of the museums scenario and softorth) 2.A survey of a group of Museums (may be randomly selected from the list of IMLS) as for: their history, how they come about, their development, their mission,etc.; their staff (directors and curators particularly, but also registrars and whoever is in each organization part ot the management of the museum); their activities, their goals, their audience; their fundraising activities.; their exhibition and acquisition policies;their education (if any) efforts; budget, fundraising, etc.: in other words the whole history of the museums from the founding up to the computer revolution. When we have the complete picture of each museums history and growth whe shoud make an enquire about what the intersection *of museums and new media .* The second part of the study will be conducted through: *a)* research on site (visits, archival material, biographies, writings etc.) ; * b)* a questionnaire on the if when, why, who, how, what about the use of technologies and results. I strongly hope that a group of scholars in the field of museology and computer professionals would join us in this task. This is a draft, kind of my feelings and my thinking: not the final proposal of the project: your feedback is very much appreciated. (project time span anticipated: one to two years) From rjurban at illinois.edu Thu Nov 13 06:35:16 2008 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:35:16 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Engaging community in exhibitions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Emma, Take a look at the work that the Center for History & New Media has done, esp. the 9/11 Archive and the Hurricane Digital Memory Project. Both of these are examples of what Richard Smith suggested. They also produced Digital history: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving and Presenting the Past on the Web. http://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/ Richard On Nov 12, 2008, at 9:55 PM, Emma Jones wrote: > At the Australian War Memorial, we have been dabbling in blogs, > facebook, Flickr etc but we have an exhibition coming up where we > would like to engage the community beyond the historians, experts on > 16 pound shells and military history enthusiasts. As the working > title is "Love and War", this exhibition will be moving beyond some > of our more traditional themes and we are looking for ways to allow > people to tell us their stories, related to war or overseas service. > Has anyone else done this and if so, what did you find worked well > (or not). Let me know. > Emma Jones > > ********************************************************************************************* > > AWM DISCLAIMER: > > This message may contain confidential information and is intended > only for its recipient(s). If you have received this email by error, > please delete this e-mail from your system and notify the sender > immediately. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure. > E-mail information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, > arrive late, be incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore > does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the > contents of this message. > > ********************************************************************************************* > _______________________________________________ > 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 From akeshet at imj.org.il Thu Nov 13 18:19:36 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:19:36 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: ARL releases guide to the Google Book Search settlement proposal References: <491CA5FC.1060900@gmail.com> Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64D21@mail3.imj.org.il> Forwarded: ARL has released a guide to the Google Book Search settlement proposal, with a focus on library issues, written by [MCN 2008 speaker] Jonathan Band. http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/google/ http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/google-settlement-13nov08.pdf "The guide is designed to help the library community better understand the terms and conditions of the recent settlement agreement between Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers concerning Google's scanning of copyrighted works. Band notes that the settlement is extremely complex and presents significant challenges and opportunities to libraries. The guide outlines and simplifies the settlement's provisions, with special emphasis on the provisions that apply directly to libraries." -=-=-=- "In large part, the settlement focuses on in-copyright books that are not commercially available. Public domain works fall outside of the settlement and owners of commercially available, in-copyright books created prior to January 5, 2009, may opt-out of the settlement or opt-in to other terms with Google. As a part of the settlement agreement, Google will fund the establishment of the Book Rights Registry. The Registry, jointly run by authors and publishers, will collect and distribute royalties including an up-front payment by Google of $45 million. Users will have several new opportunities to access scanned books, both free and fee-based, via public and university libraries and through institutional subscriptions for academic, corporate, and government libraries and organizations." ________________________________________ From Sharon.Misdea at themim.org Fri Nov 14 09:12:02 2008 From: Sharon.Misdea at themim.org (Sharon Aponte Misdea) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Collections Database Administrator Position - Phoenix Message-ID: <68298022D2B4BC4C8FDBA80B548FD3AD2DD74B@mim02.mim.local> Collections Database Administrator Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, Arizona, USA The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) celebrates the history and diversity of musical instruments from countries and cultures around the world. The museum's new 190,000 square-foot building, currently under construction in north Phoenix, is scheduled to open to the public in 2010 and will contain approximately 75,000 square feet of gallery space. The collection and offices are located in Tempe, AZ, while the museum building is under construction. POSITION DESCRIPTION MIM seeks a highly motivated individual to fill the position of Collections Database Administrator. The person filling this role will help develop and maintain MIM's collections management database, The Museum System (TMS). Reporting to the Registrar, the Collections Database Administrator will work closely with all departments at MIM to maximize the use of TMS as outlined in the responsibilities listed below. This is a full-time position and includes benefits. It is a term position of 2 years with the possibility of extension. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Primary Responsibilities: * Manage MIM's collections management database, The Museum System. Act as the principal liaison between Registration and all MIM departments regarding TMS-related projects. * Train MIM staff in the use of TMS, develop user manuals and work with various MIM departments to develop cataloging and data entry style guides. * Customize TMS for use by various departments, including creating custom fields and forms. Establish and maintains user security settings. * Execute uploads of new data, data updates and corrections, and routine backups of the database. Assist in the manual entry of new data. * Routinely monitor the database for adherence to data entry standards and develop a strategy for data clean-up. * Design Crystal Reports for various departments. * Work closely with all departments, including IT, on the development of standards for the management of various media accessed through TMS. * Work closely with various departments on the development and management of authority lists and thesaurus terms. * Manage and assist in selected special projects and performs other related duties, as assigned. Qualifications: * Minimum of a Bachelor's degree with 3 years database administration experience in a museum, library, or archives setting. * Experience with collections management databases required; experience with TMS and Crystal Reports a plus. * Excellent and demonstrated expertise in databases and data standards. * Experience in thesaurus management highly desirable. * Ability to write SQL statements required. * Ability to problem solve, work independently and excel in a high performance, team-oriented culture. * Strong writing and collaborative interpersonal skills. * Some travel may be required. To Apply: Identifying a candidate for this position is a priority for MIM, therefore applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. Submit a letter of interest, CV, and contact information for three professional references to: Sharon Aponte Misdea Registrar Musical Instrument Museum 8550 S. Priest Dr. Tempe, AZ 85284 Or email application materials to: sharon.misdea at themim.org From aridavidow at gmail.com Fri Nov 14 15:32:18 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:32:18 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Session notes from MCN2008 Message-ID: <747cfaf50811141532n4acd5595m456bfb8e70241665@mail.gmail.com> I am posting notes from my own session at MCN2008 on the blog. If anyone else has notes that do not have an immediate online home, or that want to be online in an MCN-associated area (if I may be permitted to ascribe human feelings to said notes), I would be pleased to post them to the Musematic blog. Feel free to email me or to spot me at various sessions. There are other MCN channels (SIG leaders who can post to their SIG areas,etc.) that can also be used. I am hoping to facilitate the knowledge sharing process that begins at the conference, but want to emphasize the importance of getting those notes online--not on getting them online via my services. People who have posted notes elsewhere could/should? also post that information to this list. Thanks (and thanks to everyone who has been presenting at MCN2008), ari From akeshet at imj.org.il Fri Nov 14 15:23:24 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:23:24 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: fair use best practices References: <491B37BA.3010402@publicknowledge.org> Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE703E64D24@mail3.imj.org.il> from Ars Technica. Fair use group comes up with classroom copyright primer "As various forms of media have gone digital, it has become far easier to make exact copies of material, including material that happens to be under copyright. Content owners have attempted to restrict the copying of this media through laws like the DMCA and legal campaigns against file-sharing, but these efforts have often ignored the concept of fair use entirely. A group of academics involved in media studies has now issued a series of fair use best practices, some of which apply to an audience well beyond the group that drafted the document. .." The whole thing is here: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081111-fair-use-group-comes-up-with-classroom-copyright-primer.html From psully at magnes.org Sat Nov 15 09:25:29 2008 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:25:29 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Razuna open source DAM Message-ID: Hi everyone: I just learned about an open source digital asset management system called Razuna. I've been watching the videos and am pretty intrigued by it. My needs are fairly modest, but even with increased access to assets by internal staff, I'm having a hard time keeping up with some of my asset management. Heaven help me when we get our assets up on the web in a month or so! For a number of reasons, I don't anticipate getting support for purchasing a commercial DAM, so open source might be my only option. Has anyone used Razuna and have any opinions about it? Thanks! http://www.razuna.org Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA From david.parsell at yale.edu Sun Nov 16 06:48:30 2008 From: david.parsell at yale.edu (Parsell, David) Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:48:30 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Razuna open source DAM In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, I would like to expand Perian's question to include any open source DAM. I'm very interested in Razuna or any other open source system. We need to install a DAM to manage our growing digital assets, but are reluctant to purchase an expensive commercial solution without first understanding our DAM functionality needs through a low cost experiment. Thanks for your advice. David Parsell Systems Manager Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street PO Box 208280 New Haven, CT 06520-8280 203 432-9603 203 432-9414 f david.parsell at yale.edu -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Perian Sully Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 12:25 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Razuna open source DAM Hi everyone: I just learned about an open source digital asset management system called Razuna. I've been watching the videos and am pretty intrigued by it. My needs are fairly modest, but even with increased access to assets by internal staff, I'm having a hard time keeping up with some of my asset management. Heaven help me when we get our assets up on the web in a month or so! For a number of reasons, I don't anticipate getting support for purchasing a commercial DAM, so open source might be my only option. Has anyone used Razuna and have any opinions about it? Thanks! http://www.razuna.org Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA _______________________________________________ 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 From aridavidow at gmail.com Sun Nov 16 11:53:42 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:53:42 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <747cfaf50811161153h5bbd36e1j14d5548d8509be9a@mail.gmail.com> Ning came up during discussions at MCN this week. I thought I would summarize what I got out of this discussion of a few weeks ago as a starting point for further discussion. 1. First, I note that the comments I received, and other items discussed on the MCN-L list, can be searched. The URL is at the bottom of each message on this list. You can also go to http://www.mcn.edu/resources/index.asp?subkey=80 to find out more about this resource 2. Several people have joined some group on Ning. No person who responded to my query or the subsequent discussion spoke of this as being of particular significance. Ning is being used, but isn't generating excitement. This accords to what I thought I was hearing going in. Two Ning groups that were mentioned: a. online museum group, The Museum Educational Social Network (MESN) on Ning for a few years at: http://mesn.museumpods.com b. Museum 3.0: what will the museum of the future be like? - http://museum30.ning.com/ Facebook is often used, to equal lack of effect. The obvious Facebook group is us--the Museum Computer Network: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18561723800 and a host more. Once one joins a group on Facebook or Ning, what then? I also have to mention archimuse, maintained by the folks who do the essential "Museums on the Web" conference, among other projects. There are almost 1500 registered users. If we at MCN could learn to do as well by our presenters, it would be a major step forward in terms of making conference materials accessible and part of ongoing discussion. The site is built with Drupal--the same tool used by many of us at our own institutions. In between conferences, there is an ongoing stream of news and information of interest. http://conference.archimuse.com Speaking of Drupal, Howard Rheingold recently opened his "Social Media Classroom." Combining wiki, forums, chat, and other media, it is worth requesting participation at http://socialmediaclassroom.com - but, even more than archimuse, there is no social networking aspect to the site. Something that would be most helpful to those of us looking for peers in specific geographic areas or with specific skills, interests, job titles, hair spray brand, whatever. Finally, one person mentioned www.museumprofessionals.org which uses web-based forums (vBulletin). I feel that there are lots of interesting things happing to support Communities of Practice, ranging from social networking sites to group-edited wikis. If someone puts the right combination of these pieces together, something very exciting will be possible. I wish I knew what combination and to what purpose ;-). Hope this helps, ari On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Ari Davidow wrote: > Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet > activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep > hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used > or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if > any). > > In theory, having a single place to gather resources and do many times > of sharing and discussion would be great. In practice, I wonder if > wikis, on the one hand, or Facebook at another extreme, aren't doing > enough of what we want. > > Thoughts? > > ari > From dwiggins at simmons.edu Sun Nov 16 19:52:22 2008 From: dwiggins at simmons.edu (David Dwiggins) Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:52:22 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Session notes from MCN2008 In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811141532n4acd5595m456bfb8e70241665@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811141532n4acd5595m456bfb8e70241665@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I've posted notes from most of the sessions I attended online at http://www.dwiggins.net/conferences Feel free to let me know if you have any corrections or clarifications. -David Dwiggins Systems Librarian/Archivist Historic New England ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org http://www.historicnewengland.org On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Ari Davidow wrote: > I am posting notes from my own session at MCN2008 on the blog. If > anyone else has notes that do not have an immediate online home, or > that want to be online in an MCN-associated area (if I may be > permitted to ascribe human feelings to said notes), I would be pleased > to post them to the Musematic blog. > > Feel free to email me or to spot me at various sessions. There are > other MCN channels (SIG leaders who can post to their SIG areas,etc.) > that can also be used. I am hoping to facilitate the knowledge sharing > process that begins at the conference, but want to emphasize the > importance of getting those notes online--not on getting them online > via my services. > > People who have posted notes elsewhere could/should? also post that > information to this list. > > Thanks (and thanks to everyone who has been presenting at MCN2008), > ari > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From rjurban at illinois.edu Mon Nov 17 08:25:37 2008 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:25:37 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request References: Message-ID: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu> Begin forwarded message: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stankrauff, Alison Harper [mailto:astankra at iusb.edu] > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:07 AM > To: info at mcn.edu > Subject: SAA Leland Award Request > > Dear Museum Computer Network ? > > The Society of American Archivists annual awards cycle is in full > swing for 2009. > > I?m hoping to ask if you could post this announcement for the Waldo > Gifford Leland Award to your members? (See attached). > > The annual Leland Award ? a cash prize and certificate ? encourages > and rewards ?writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the > field of archival history, theory, and practice.? The Leland Award > subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists invites you to > nominate a monograph, finding aid, or documentary publication > published in North America in 2008 for this year?s recognition. > (Please note: periodicals are not eligible.) > > > Thank You Very Much, > > Alison Stankrauff > Leland Award Chair > > > Alison Stankrauff > Archivist and Assistant Librarian > Franklin D. Schurz Library > Indiana University South Bend > P.O. Box 7111 > South Bend, Indiana 46634 > (574) 520-4392 > astankra at iusb.edu > From hmwells at springdaleark.org Mon Nov 17 14:01:41 2008 From: hmwells at springdaleark.org (Heather Marie Wells) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:01:41 -0600 (CST) Subject: [MCN-L] Converting Cassettes to Digital In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50811161153h5bbd36e1j14d5548d8509be9a@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> <747cfaf50811161153h5bbd36e1j14d5548d8509be9a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi all, I'm wondering if any of you have worked on converting cassette tapes to digital files and what procedures you decided to follow in doing so. Specifically: How did you store the digital? Burn it to CDs or DVDs, if so did you make it data discs or a playable audio CD? Did you store it on a hard drive, if so as a .WAV file or .MP3? What kind of naming scheme did you use for the digital file? What metadata did you include? Thanks, Heather Marie Heather Marie Wells Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer Shiloh Museum of Ozark History 118 W. Johnson Ave. Springdale, AR 72764 Phone: (479) 750-8165 Fax: (479) 750-8693 http://www.springdaleark.org/shiloh/ From rjurban at illinois.edu Mon Nov 17 15:02:22 2008 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:02:22 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Converting Cassettes to Digital In-Reply-To: References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> <747cfaf50811161153h5bbd36e1j14d5548d8509be9a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2C7D14B2-E135-44B1-B1DA-4A0568A1EBF3@illinois.edu> Heather, Take a look at the Sound Model project from the Collaborative Digitization Program. http://www.bcr.org/cdp/projects/soundmodel/index.html This is somewhat out of date, but should give you a good start. Richard rjurban at illinois.edu On Nov 17, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Heather Marie Wells wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm wondering if any of you have worked on converting cassette tapes > to > digital files and what procedures you decided to follow in doing so. > > Specifically: > How did you store the digital? Burn it to CDs or DVDs, if so did > you make > it data discs or a playable audio CD? Did you store it on a hard > drive, > if so as a .WAV file or .MP3? > > What kind of naming scheme did you use for the digital file? > > What metadata did you include? > > Thanks, > Heather Marie > > Heather Marie Wells > Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer > Shiloh Museum of Ozark History > 118 W. Johnson Ave. > Springdale, AR 72764 > Phone: (479) 750-8165 > Fax: (479) 750-8693 > http://www.springdaleark.org/shiloh/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 From annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com Mon Nov 17 23:52:32 2008 From: annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com (Annamaria Poma-Swank) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:52:32 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] Razuna open source DAM In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Perian, I know that all of you are at the MCN conference. When you have time I would like to know what you think of my report. In addition I would like to submit to you and Francesco my new project Grazie my best annamaria On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Perian Sully wrote: > Hi everyone: > > I just learned about an open source digital asset management system called > Razuna. I've been watching the videos and am pretty intrigued by it. My > needs are fairly modest, but even with increased access to assets by > internal staff, I'm having a hard time keeping up with some of my asset > management. Heaven help me when we get our assets up on the web in a month > or so! For a number of reasons, I don't anticipate getting support for > purchasing a commercial DAM, so open source might be my only option. > > Has anyone used Razuna and have any opinions about it? > > Thanks! > > http://www.razuna.org > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > Berkeley, CA > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From DWellford at moc.org Tue Nov 18 06:52:48 2008 From: DWellford at moc.org (Drury Wellford) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:52:48 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request In-Reply-To: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu> Message-ID: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> Where do we wend our nominations? Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Urban Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:26 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request Begin forwarded message: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stankrauff, Alison Harper [mailto:astankra at iusb.edu] > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:07 AM > To: info at mcn.edu > Subject: SAA Leland Award Request > > Dear Museum Computer Network - > > The Society of American Archivists annual awards cycle is in full > swing for 2009. > > I'm hoping to ask if you could post this announcement for the Waldo > Gifford Leland Award to your members? (See attached). > > The annual Leland Award - a cash prize and certificate - encourages > and rewards "writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the > field of archival history, theory, and practice." The Leland Award > subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists invites you to > nominate a monograph, finding aid, or documentary publication > published in North America in 2008 for this year's recognition. > (Please note: periodicals are not eligible.) > > > Thank You Very Much, > > Alison Stankrauff > Leland Award Chair > > > Alison Stankrauff > Archivist and Assistant Librarian > Franklin D. Schurz Library > Indiana University South Bend > P.O. Box 7111 > South Bend, Indiana 46634 > (574) 520-4392 > astankra at iusb.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 From DWellford at moc.org Tue Nov 18 06:54:47 2008 From: DWellford at moc.org (Drury Wellford) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:54:47 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request In-Reply-To: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu> <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> Message-ID: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> Where do we send our nominations? Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Drury Wellford Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:53 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request Where do we wend our nominations? Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Urban Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:26 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request Begin forwarded message: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stankrauff, Alison Harper [mailto:astankra at iusb.edu] > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:07 AM > To: info at mcn.edu > Subject: SAA Leland Award Request > > Dear Museum Computer Network - > > The Society of American Archivists annual awards cycle is in full > swing for 2009. > > I'm hoping to ask if you could post this announcement for the Waldo > Gifford Leland Award to your members? (See attached). > > The annual Leland Award - a cash prize and certificate - encourages > and rewards "writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the > field of archival history, theory, and practice." The Leland Award > subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists invites you to > nominate a monograph, finding aid, or documentary publication > published in North America in 2008 for this year's recognition. > (Please note: periodicals are not eligible.) > > > Thank You Very Much, > > Alison Stankrauff > Leland Award Chair > > > Alison Stankrauff > Archivist and Assistant Librarian > Franklin D. Schurz Library > Indiana University South Bend > P.O. Box 7111 > South Bend, Indiana 46634 > (574) 520-4392 > astankra at iusb.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 _______________________________________________ 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 From annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com Tue Nov 18 07:00:33 2008 From: annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com (Annamaria Poma-Swank) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:00:33 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] contacts Message-ID: I would like to know the email of the authors of this article David D. M. Mason ; Conal McCarthy Museums and the culture of new media: an empirical model of New Zealand museum websites Please let me know if you can. Best regards, Annamaria Poma Swank also pomaswank at rinascimento-digitale.it From chuck.patch at gmail.com Tue Nov 18 09:37:26 2008 From: chuck.patch at gmail.com (Chuck Patch) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:37:26 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request In-Reply-To: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu> <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> Message-ID: <639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com> I liked "wend" better Chuck On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Drury Wellford wrote: > Where do we send our nominations? > > Ann Drury Wellford > Photo Services Manager > The Museum of the Confederacy > 1201 East Clay Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 > Fax: (804) 644-7150 > www.moc.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Drury Wellford > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:53 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request > > Where do we wend our nominations? > > Ann Drury Wellford > Photo Services Manager > The Museum of the Confederacy > 1201 East Clay Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 > Fax: (804) 644-7150 > www.moc.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Richard Urban > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:26 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stankrauff, Alison Harper [mailto:astankra at iusb.edu] > > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:07 AM > > To: info at mcn.edu > > Subject: SAA Leland Award Request > > > > Dear Museum Computer Network - > > > > The Society of American Archivists annual awards cycle is in full > > swing for 2009. > > > > I'm hoping to ask if you could post this announcement for the Waldo > > Gifford Leland Award to your members? (See attached). > > > > The annual Leland Award - a cash prize and certificate - encourages > > and rewards "writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the > > field of archival history, theory, and practice." The Leland Award > > subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists invites you to > > nominate a monograph, finding aid, or documentary publication > > published in North America in 2008 for this year's recognition. > > (Please note: periodicals are not eligible.) > > > > > > Thank You Very Much, > > > > Alison Stankrauff > > Leland Award Chair > > > > > > Alison Stankrauff > > Archivist and Assistant Librarian > > Franklin D. Schurz Library > > Indiana University South Bend > > P.O. Box 7111 > > South Bend, Indiana 46634 > > (574) 520-4392 > > astankra at iusb.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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From DWellford at moc.org Tue Nov 18 09:47:28 2008 From: DWellford at moc.org (Drury Wellford) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:47:28 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request In-Reply-To: <639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> <639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C5A2@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> Actually I do too. What must I have been thinking at that moment? Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Chuck Patch Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:37 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request I liked "wend" better Chuck On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Drury Wellford wrote: > Where do we send our nominations? > > Ann Drury Wellford > Photo Services Manager > The Museum of the Confederacy > 1201 East Clay Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 > Fax: (804) 644-7150 > www.moc.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Drury Wellford > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:53 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request > > Where do we wend our nominations? > > Ann Drury Wellford > Photo Services Manager > The Museum of the Confederacy > 1201 East Clay Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 > Fax: (804) 644-7150 > www.moc.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Richard Urban > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:26 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stankrauff, Alison Harper [mailto:astankra at iusb.edu] > > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:07 AM > > To: info at mcn.edu > > Subject: SAA Leland Award Request > > > > Dear Museum Computer Network - > > > > The Society of American Archivists annual awards cycle is in full > > swing for 2009. > > > > I'm hoping to ask if you could post this announcement for the Waldo > > Gifford Leland Award to your members? (See attached). > > > > The annual Leland Award - a cash prize and certificate - encourages > > and rewards "writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the > > field of archival history, theory, and practice." The Leland Award > > subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists invites you to > > nominate a monograph, finding aid, or documentary publication > > published in North America in 2008 for this year's recognition. > > (Please note: periodicals are not eligible.) > > > > > > Thank You Very Much, > > > > Alison Stankrauff > > Leland Award Chair > > > > > > Alison Stankrauff > > Archivist and Assistant Librarian > > Franklin D. Schurz Library > > Indiana University South Bend > > P.O. Box 7111 > > South Bend, Indiana 46634 > > (574) 520-4392 > > astankra at iusb.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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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 From RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org Tue Nov 18 11:47:24 2008 From: RealW at CarnegieMuseums.Org (Real, Will) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:47:24 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question In-Reply-To: <639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> <639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1807A43C@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org> On the more esoteric end of things: We are cataloguing a collection of black and white negatives. In many cases there are groups of negatives depicting the same subject. In some of these cases the depictions are very close (for example, multiple takes of a posed studio portrait, multiple takes of a wedding party) and in other cases the relationship is more distant (for example, multiple exposures taken in sequence during the same event). We have been using the term "version" to refer to these. We looked in AAT and found the term "version" under the derivative objects section, and discovered that it is meant to refer to objects that are based on an original, which is really not applicable in our situation since no single negative in these cases can be called the original or primary negative. We are wondering if there is another term we should consider using to describe these relationships and particularly if there are two terms that would permit us to distinguish between the relationships that are very close from those that are looser. Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh From david.parsell at yale.edu Tue Nov 18 12:52:04 2008 From: david.parsell at yale.edu (Parsell, David) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:52:04 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Asset storage, what is enough redundency?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, We are preparing to install a Digital Asset Management System, which has led to a debate regarding what is "enough" redundant storage to keep the digital assets safe from disaster. Initially we specified production and mirrored on-line storage at different physical locations on campus with tape backup to get the assets off-line. The on-line storage would be raid 6 (two spare drives), and about eight miles apart, which should be enough to protect at least one copy of the data from disaster short of nuclear war. Also, we will be sending the images to another on-line campus system called the Digital Preservation Repository. In total, that makes three on-line copies of the same images, not to mention whatever redundancy and backup the DPR will incorporate. Now, we are debating whether it is worth the investment to include tape backup, which seems to be tedious, error prone and technology that needs to be upgraded frequently to keep it current. Has anyone done a cost/benefit analysis for tape backup verses redundant on-line storage? Can you point me to any web sites/documents that discuss this issue? How are you handling data redundancy of digital assets at your museum? Thanks for your help. David Parsell Systems Manager Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street PO Box 208280 New Haven, CT 06520-8280 203 432-9603 203 432-9414 f david.parsell at yale.edu From aridavidow at gmail.com Tue Nov 18 13:30:36 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:30:36 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Asset storage, what is enough redundency?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <747cfaf50811181330y2bc58a4ag8d607f148bb4f463@mail.gmail.com> having three separate RAID systems (RAID 6!!) several miles apart sounds fine. Having one of those systems hundreds of miles apart could be better, but you are in good shape. I would not consider tape or optical media sufficiently reliable at this stage for archival backup. Optical media are nixed because they are inherently unreliable. Tape is relatively slow, and the tape drives tend to get funky unpredictably, meaning that you have to test frequently. We're making do with one RAID 5 system and cloud backup using Amazon's S3, which I'd take over two RAID 5 systems, but is still beat by three of a kind :-). ari On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Parsell, David wrote: > Hi all, > > We are preparing to install a Digital Asset Management System, which has led to a debate regarding what is "enough" redundant storage to keep the digital assets safe from disaster. > > Initially we specified production and mirrored on-line storage at different physical locations on campus with tape backup to get the assets off-line. > > The on-line storage would be raid 6 (two spare drives), and about eight miles apart, which should be enough to protect at least one copy of the data from disaster short of nuclear war. > > Also, we will be sending the images to another on-line campus system called the Digital Preservation Repository. > > In total, that makes three on-line copies of the same images, not to mention whatever redundancy and backup the DPR will incorporate. > > Now, we are debating whether it is worth the investment to include tape backup, which seems to be tedious, error prone and technology that needs to be upgraded frequently to keep it current. > > Has anyone done a cost/benefit analysis for tape backup verses redundant on-line storage? > > Can you point me to any web sites/documents that discuss this issue? > > How are you handling data redundancy of digital assets at your museum? > > Thanks for your help. > > > David Parsell > Systems Manager > Yale Center for British Art > 1080 Chapel Street > PO Box 208280 > New Haven, CT 06520-8280 > > 203 432-9603 > 203 432-9414 f > david.parsell 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 > From dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu Tue Nov 18 13:36:17 2008 From: dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu (Nilsen, Dianne) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:36:17 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question In-Reply-To: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1807A43C@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local><639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com> <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1807A43C@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org> Message-ID: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0476C777@medusa.library.arizona.edu> Hi Will, We have used the term "variant of" at CCP in our cataloging practice. Best, Dianne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ? 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 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Real, Will Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:47 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question On the more esoteric end of things: We are cataloguing a collection of black and white negatives. In many cases there are groups of negatives depicting the same subject. In some of these cases the depictions are very close (for example, multiple takes of a posed studio portrait, multiple takes of a wedding party) and in other cases the relationship is more distant (for example, multiple exposures taken in sequence during the same event). We have been using the term "version" to refer to these. We looked in AAT and found the term "version" under the derivative objects section, and discovered that it is meant to refer to objects that are based on an original, which is really not applicable in our situation since no single negative in these cases can be called the original or primary negative. We are wondering if there is another term we should consider using to describe these relationships and particularly if there are two terms that would permit us to distinguish between the relationships that are very close from those that are looser. Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh _______________________________________________ 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 From dave at NLEOMF.ORG Tue Nov 18 13:47:01 2008 From: dave at NLEOMF.ORG (David Salovesh) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:47:01 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question In-Reply-To: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1807A43C@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local> <639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com> <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1807A43C@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org> Message-ID: <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC1092100CF6@fs2.NLEM.int> (I have no particular cataloging expertise, but I'm not too bad at searches, semantics, and taxonomies. And I play at photography in my spare time...) The most appropriate word - and you used it in the question - seems to be "sequence": http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300192339 In the hierarchy () there are several close words that might also apply, such as "set" and "series", but they seem to apply better to diverse works with a unifying theme. However, sequence implies order and if that's not reliably known it might be best to use a less ordered word. And the AAT uses "reversal film" for negatives. Dave Salovesh Information Technology Manager National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 202.737.8521 (phone) | 202.737.3405 (fax) | www.nleomf.org Help Build the National Law Enforcement Museum www.LawEnforcementMuseum.org - 866.446.NLEM (446.6536) -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Real, Will Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:47 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question On the more esoteric end of things: We are cataloguing a collection of black and white negatives. In many cases there are groups of negatives depicting the same subject. In some of these cases the depictions are very close (for example, multiple takes of a posed studio portrait, multiple takes of a wedding party) and in other cases the relationship is more distant (for example, multiple exposures taken in sequence during the same event). We have been using the term "version" to refer to these. We looked in AAT and found the term "version" under the derivative objects section, and discovered that it is meant to refer to objects that are based on an original, which is really not applicable in our situation since no single negative in these cases can be called the original or primary negative. We are wondering if there is another term we should consider using to describe these relationships and particularly if there are two terms that would permit us to distinguish between the relationships that are very close from those that are looser. Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh _______________________________________________ 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 From aridavidow at gmail.com Tue Nov 18 13:45:22 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:45:22 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Converting Cassettes to Digital In-Reply-To: References: <747cfaf50811100920m246147d4j3d71ed6fbba87d10@mail.gmail.com> <747cfaf50811161153h5bbd36e1j14d5548d8509be9a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <747cfaf50811181345g1096a373od9fb7fc0021f71ba@mail.gmail.com> The default audio inputs that come with your computer are probably not very good, so you need to have an audio card to which you would plug in your cassette player. These are relatively inexpensive, as is the audio capture software you would want to use. We use Adobe Audition, but on my Mac at home, I use a "Limited Edition" version of Peak with considerable success. I would not go crazy worrying about perfect settings--you are, after all, capturing from cassette tape--not a high fidelity medium. Our naming scheme for similar work has been to incorporate the name and the date of the recording, with a "-#" to indicate which tape in a multiple tape recording, e.g., for Jane Doe's interviews, a folder called Doe_Jane20050314 (or Doe_Jane_2005-03-14, or whatever is convenient), and then files called Arditti_Rita20050314-1.wav, etc. We save files in .WAV format--WAV is a reasonable wrapper that should preserve the fidelity of the original. We then generate MP3 files for presentation--putting things on a CD for playing in a CD player or uploading to a website. But you don't want to go straight to mp3 because one day, when there are better tools, you will be stuck with the degraded, lossy mp3 file you settled for initially. What yo want is to be able to regenerate files every few years to whatever standard is then current, up to the fidelity limits of that originally captured file. You can comfortably use CD-ROM or DVD for working copies of files, but they are emphatically not preservation media. For that, you pretty much need live storage--a local RAID array and, preferably, two or more remote live disk systems for redundancy and disaster recovery. Metadata should include data on the contents, including geolocation, date or dateTime, as relevant, original media--Dublin Core provides a very reasonable starting point for descriptive metadata. And, any repository or DAM software should be able to pick up technical metadata automatically (file format, size, checksum or other file integrity check). Preservation metadata can be expressed using PREMIS, but you would have to figure out what is appropriate. At a minimum, that would include information on what you have done with the original, what derivatives have been created, any migration info as it accumulates, etc. That's probably the minimal basics--and even a bit more, depending on the actual project. Someone doing more work in this can probably chime in to point you to the relevant current specs. I'd see what is posted in the MCN digital media SIG page which should cover this and other subjects (but for all sorts of good reasons, starting with busy people and our lives, may not). Hope this helps, ari P.S. When we did a large project of this sort, we actually hired someone who had a disk/tape transfer studio in his photo studio to do the transfers for us very inexpensively. We lucked out--he was very attentive. We also weren't terribly worried since, as I said at the beginning, we =were= starting from cassette tape, and barring utter malfeasance, there was little the transfer process was likely to add in the way of noise. On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Heather Marie Wells wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm wondering if any of you have worked on converting cassette tapes to > digital files and what procedures you decided to follow in doing so. > > Specifically: > How did you store the digital? Burn it to CDs or DVDs, if so did you make > it data discs or a playable audio CD? Did you store it on a hard drive, > if so as a .WAV file or .MP3? > > What kind of naming scheme did you use for the digital file? > > What metadata did you include? > > Thanks, > Heather Marie > > Heather Marie Wells > Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer > Shiloh Museum of Ozark History > 118 W. Johnson Ave. > Springdale, AR 72764 > Phone: (479) 750-8165 > Fax: (479) 750-8693 > http://www.springdaleark.org/shiloh/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > From dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu Tue Nov 18 14:15:49 2008 From: dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu (Nilsen, Dianne) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:15:49 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question In-Reply-To: <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC1092100CF6@fs2.NLEM.int> References: <8C8BF681-1F36-4E85-8C39-10585A86805B@illinois.edu><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C554@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local><02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C12C556@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local><639de3630811180937y728725edhcff07963d127704b@mail.gmail.com><04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1807A43C@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org> <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC1092100CF6@fs2.NLEM.int> Message-ID: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0476C7CF@medusa.library.arizona.edu> I also believe that "sequence" in describing photographs is more commonly used to indicate a carefully ordered series of images by the creator, not to describe bracketing that often occurs as a result of an attempt to capture the best expression in a portrait session, the best grouping of individuals at an event, or the best tone using exposure variations. I suppose one might use the term "bracket" if the views are identical and only the exposure changes. ? 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 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of David Salovesh Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:47 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Terminology question (I have no particular cataloging expertise, but I'm not too bad at searches, semantics, and taxonomies. And I play at photography in my spare time...) The most appropriate word - and you used it in the question - seems to be "sequence": http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300192339 In the hierarchy () there are several close words that might also apply, such as "set" and "series", but they seem to apply better to diverse works with a unifying theme. However, sequence implies order and if that's not reliably known it might be best to use a less ordered word. And the AAT uses "reversal film" for negatives. Dave Salovesh Information Technology Manager National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 202.737.8521 (phone) | 202.737.3405 (fax) | www.nleomf.org Help Build the National Law Enforcement Museum www.LawEnforcementMuseum.org - 866.446.NLEM (446.6536) -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Real, Will Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:47 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question On the more esoteric end of things: We are cataloguing a collection of black and white negatives. In many cases there are groups of negatives depicting the same subject. In some of these cases the depictions are very close (for example, multiple takes of a posed studio portrait, multiple takes of a wedding party) and in other cases the relationship is more distant (for example, multiple exposures taken in sequence during the same event). We have been using the term "version" to refer to these. We looked in AAT and found the term "version" under the derivative objects section, and discovered that it is meant to refer to objects that are based on an original, which is really not applicable in our situation since no single negative in these cases can be called the original or primary negative. We are wondering if there is another term we should consider using to describe these relationships and particularly if there are two terms that would permit us to distinguish between the relationships that are very close from those that are looser. Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 From Erik_Landsberg at moma.org Tue Nov 18 14:45:11 2008 From: Erik_Landsberg at moma.org (Landsberg, Erik) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:45:11 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question In-Reply-To: <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC1092100CF6@fs2.NLEM.int> Message-ID: I?ll leave it to the archivists to help Will with his cataloging terminology. But with regard to ?reversal film?, the term is normally used in imaging to refer to a positive transparency (eg: Kodachrome, Ektachrome, etc.) rather than a negative. Erik Landsberg Head of Collections Imaging The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019 212-708-9489 erik_landsberg at moma.org www.moma.org From: David Salovesh Reply-To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:47:01 -0500 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Conversation: Terminology question Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Terminology question (I have no particular cataloging expertise, but I'm not too bad at searches, semantics, and taxonomies. And I play at photography in my spare time...) The most appropriate word - and you used it in the question - seems to be "sequence": http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find==AND==300192339 In the hierarchy () there are several close words that might also apply, such as "set" and "series", but they seem to apply better to diverse works with a unifying theme. However, sequence implies order and if that's not reliably known it might be best to use a less ordered word. And the AAT uses "reversal film" for negatives. Dave Salovesh Information Technology Manager National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 202.737.8521 (phone) | 202.737.3405 (fax) | www.nleomf.org Help Build the National Law Enforcement Museum www.LawEnforcementMuseum.org - 866.446.NLEM (446.6536) -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Real, Will Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:47 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question On the more esoteric end of things: We are cataloguing a collection of black and white negatives. In many cases there are groups of negatives depicting the same subject. In some of these cases the depictions are very close (for example, multiple takes of a posed studio portrait, multiple takes of a wedding party) and in other cases the relationship is more distant (for example, multiple exposures taken in sequence during the same event). We have been using the term "version" to refer to these. We looked in AAT and found the term "version" under the derivative objects section, and discovered that it is meant to refer to objects that are based on an original, which is really not applicable in our situation since no single negative in these cases can be called the original or primary negative. We are wondering if there is another term we should consider using to describe these relationships and particularly if there are two terms that would permit us to distinguish between the relationships that are very close from those that are looser. Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 From dzogg at mfah.org Tue Nov 18 17:12:15 2008 From: dzogg at mfah.org (Zogg, Del) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:12:15 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question References: Message-ID: <128692D10E069046A3158305E82EDE1C4474CE@mfah-exmail.mfah.local> Erik, There are several you can use, check the GEH publication Color As Form. They have an extensive breakdown into the various color processes. Here at MFAH we use chromogenic transparency. Best from Houston, Del Zogg Works on Paper Study Center Museum of Fine Arts, Houston P.O. Box 6826 Houston, TX 77265-6826 dzogg at mfah.org 713-639-7352 (phone) 713-639-7399 (fax) ________________________________ From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Landsberg, Erik Sent: Tue 11/18/2008 4:45 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Terminology question I?ll leave it to the archivists to help Will with his cataloging terminology. But with regard to ?reversal film?, the term is normally used in imaging to refer to a positive transparency (eg: Kodachrome, Ektachrome, etc.) rather than a negative. Erik Landsberg Head of Collections Imaging The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019 212-708-9489 erik_landsberg at moma.org www.moma.org From: David Salovesh Reply-To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:47:01 -0500 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Conversation: Terminology question Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Terminology question (I have no particular cataloging expertise, but I'm not too bad at searches, semantics, and taxonomies. And I play at photography in my spare time...) The most appropriate word - and you used it in the question - seems to be "sequence": http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find==AND==300192339 In the hierarchy () there are several close words that might also apply, such as "set" and "series", but they seem to apply better to diverse works with a unifying theme. However, sequence implies order and if that's not reliably known it might be best to use a less ordered word. And the AAT uses "reversal film" for negatives. Dave Salovesh Information Technology Manager National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 202.737.8521 (phone) | 202.737.3405 (fax) | www.nleomf.org Help Build the National Law Enforcement Museum www.LawEnforcementMuseum.org - 866.446.NLEM (446.6536) -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Real, Will Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:47 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Terminology question On the more esoteric end of things: We are cataloguing a collection of black and white negatives. In many cases there are groups of negatives depicting the same subject. In some of these cases the depictions are very close (for example, multiple takes of a posed studio portrait, multiple takes of a wedding party) and in other cases the relationship is more distant (for example, multiple exposures taken in sequence during the same event). We have been using the term "version" to refer to these. We looked in AAT and found the term "version" under the derivative objects section, and discovered that it is meant to refer to objects that are based on an original, which is really not applicable in our situation since no single negative in these cases can be called the original or primary negative. We are wondering if there is another term we should consider using to describe these relationships and particularly if there are two terms that would permit us to distinguish between the relationships that are very close from those that are looser. Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 From general at e-conservationline.com Wed Nov 19 03:09:06 2008 From: general at e-conservationline.com (general at e-conservationline.com) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:09:06 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] =?utf-8?q?e=5Fconservation_magazine_=28issue_7=29?= Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the 7th issue of e_conservation magazine is online and available for free download from http://www.e-conservationline.com. This issue features articles on conservation science, technological and material studies and conservation methodology. We hope you will enjoy the reading! INDEX - Issue 7, October 2008 *News Conference Reviews Projects of T. K. McClintock Conservation of Fine Art and Historic Works on Paper 9 October 2008, Lisbon, Portugal Reviewed by Rui Bordalo EITEC 2008 The 3rd International Meeting of Technologies Applied to Museology, Conservation and Restoration 23-24 October 2008, Porto, Portugal Reviewed by Teodora Poiata Announcements *Upcoming Events November - December 2008 *Articles Conservation Science The Visible Image Is Not Always Correct: The Differentiation of Layers by Optical Microscopy in Samples? Cross Sections By Carolina Barata, Ant?nio Joao Cruz and Marta Ferro Technological Studies The Church of Voronet Monastery Technical Considerations of the Mural Paintings By Ioan Istudor Material Studies Forecast of Chemical Aging and Related Color Changes in Paintings By Boris Zilbergleyt *Case Study Red Maitreya Temple - Leh, Ladakh Mural Conservation Project (Part 2) By Anca Nicolaescu and Andre Alexander *Book Review Conservation of Plastics Materials Science, Degradation and Preservation Reviewed by Brenda Keneghan -- e_conservation magazine www.e-conservationline.com general at e-conservationline.com From akeshet at imj.org.il Thu Nov 20 04:19:59 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:19:59 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: The Founding Fathers, intellectual property, and the public good Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A584@mail3.imj.org.il> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/magazine/16hyde-t.html?partner=rss&emc =rss&pagewanted=all "Thinker-politicians like Jefferson, Adams and Madison were just as familiar as we are with the metaphor that likens created work to physical property, especially to a landed estate. But they thought of that landed estate in a new way - as the basis of a republic. An American's land was his own - he owed allegiance to no sovereign - but his ownership imposed on him an almost sacred moral requirement to contribute to the public good. According to Hyde, this ethic of "civic republicanism" was the ideological engine that drove the founders' conception of intellectual property, and to his mind, it undercuts the ethic of "commercial republicanism" that dominates our current conception of it. Our right to property is not absolute; our possessions are held in trust, as it were. Seen through the prism of early civic Republicanism, Hyde asks, what might the creative self look like? Do we imagine that self as "solitary and self-made"? Or as "collective, common and interdependent"? " From nmckeen-laclair at shelburnemuseum.org Fri Nov 21 13:12:12 2008 From: nmckeen-laclair at shelburnemuseum.org (Narda McKeen-LaClair) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:12 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans Message-ID: <831C2E61E09EF642868B6750DA987285B45E42@sm-srv1.shelburne.local> 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 From aridavidow at gmail.com Fri Nov 21 13:44:16 2008 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:44:16 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans In-Reply-To: <831C2E61E09EF642868B6750DA987285B45E42@sm-srv1.shelburne.local> References: <831C2E61E09EF642868B6750DA987285B45E42@sm-srv1.shelburne.local> Message-ID: <747cfaf50811211344l78e70e48q4a495744785c0d58@mail.gmail.com> 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 On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Narda McKeen-LaClair wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > From gosed at ccp.library.arizona.edu Fri Nov 21 17:50:29 2008 From: gosed at ccp.library.arizona.edu (Gose, Denise) Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:50:29 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] =?iso-8859-1?q?=A9Info_needed_for_photographer_Mildred_Me?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ad?= In-Reply-To: <490E177B.5010304@netvision.net.il> References: <490E177B.5010304@netvision.net.il> Message-ID: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E047DAB40@medusa.library.arizona.edu> Does anyone have info on a rights holder for photographer Mildred Mead (d.2002?) Thank you! Denise Gos? Rights and Reproductions Manager Center for Creative Photography 1030 N. Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721 T: 520.307.2830 F: 520.621.9444 gosed at ccp.library.arizona.edu From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Nov 23 01:02:50 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:02:50 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Listserv archives Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A59E@mail3.imj.org.il> Just want to point out, for anyone interested, that a link to the mcn-l listserv archives now appears in the footer of every listserv message. (Thanks, Rob and Richard!) Amalyah Keshet From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Nov 23 02:16:17 2008 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (akeshet at imj.org.il) Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:16:17 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Google does no evil - for itself Message-ID: <149FDECF7500014B85D070C43C708BE70471A5A2@mail3.imj.org.il> -----Original Message----- http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/further-thoughts-google-book-search -settlement ".. By settling rather than taking the case all the way ..., Google has solved its own copyright problem - but not anyone else's. Without a legal precedent about the copyright status of book scanning, future innovators are left to defend their own copyright lawsuits. In essence, Google has left its former copyright adversaries to maul any competitors that want to follow its lead. "Google will doubtless be considering the same endgame for the Viacom lawsuit against YouTube. If Google can strike a settlement with a large slice of the aggrieved copyright owners, then it solves the copyright problem for itself, while leaving it as a barrier to entry for YouTube's competitors. But when innovators like Google cut individual deals, it weakens the Silicon Valley innovation ecology for everyone, because it leaves the smaller companies to carry on the fight against well-endowed opponents. Those kinds of cases threaten to yield bad legal precedents that tilt the rules against disruptive innovation generally." From ahoffman at northernapex-rfid.com Mon Nov 24 06:12:01 2008 From: ahoffman at northernapex-rfid.com (Angela Hoffman) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:12:01 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] RFID Message-ID: <04F231BF360F4F0DBE4FA8CD166B6A0D@napex.local> ARTiFACT TRACTM - Washi Wrap, LLC Partnership - The Inventory Tracking Solution for Museums and Art Galleries Fort Wayne, IN - November 24, 2008, Northern Apex Corporation and Washi Wrap, LLC create the premier inventorying and tracking solution for museum and art gallery collections. In 2002, Northern Apex Corporation - a RFID (radio frequency identification) integrator, created ARTiFACT TRACTM. ARTiFACT TRACTM is an RFID based software and hardware set designed specifically for museums and art galleries. ARTiFACT TRACTM utilizes RFID tags placed safely and strategically on precious pieces of art to track their movements both throughout and in-between museums and art galleries. 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About Northern Apex: Northern Apex ( www.NorthernApex-RFID.com) is recognized and respected as a pioneer and a lead integrator in the world of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. Over the past ten years, Northern Apex has developed a reputation for innovation, customer focus and affordability providing RFID integrated components, engineered solutions and complete RFID turnkey systems. Northern Apex has fielded numerous custom RFID solutions by leveraging a keen understanding of the physics of RFID, a broad knowledge of the available technologies and a passion for customer service. About Washi Wrap, LLC: RFID Tag Conversion by Museum Professionals for Museum Professionals Washi Wrap, LLC (www.washiwrap.com), based in Minneapolis, was formed to bridge the worlds of RFID integrators and museum professionals. Washi Wrap produces RFID products of the highest quality that are tailored to the needs of museum professionals, thereby facilitating the use of the technology in the museum environment. Washi Wrap's staff is made up of seasoned museum professionals, with over 15 years of collection management experience, specializing in the use and implementation of RFID systems in the museum environment. Contact: Matt Foreman - Northern Apex Corporation 260-637-2739 x105 MForeman at NorthernApex-RFID.com From ProctorN at si.edu Mon Nov 24 08:07:29 2008 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Nancy Proctor) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:07:29 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Plans in mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: 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 http://eyelevel.si.edu/ On 11/22/08 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Strategic Technology Plans (Narda McKeen-LaClair) > 2. Re: Strategic Technology Plans (Ari Davidow) > 3. ?Info needed for photographer Mildred Mead (Gose, Denise) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:12 -0500 > From: "Narda McKeen-LaClair" > Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans > To: > Message-ID: > <831C2E61E09EF642868B6750DA987285B45E42 at sm-srv1.shelburne.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 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" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" > Message-ID: > <747cfaf50811211344l78e70e48q4a495744785c0d58 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 > ************************************* From Green at chicagohistory.org Tue Nov 25 06:50:22 2008 From: Green at chicagohistory.org (Green, Nahoko) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:50:22 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Plans in mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 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 http://eyelevel.si.edu/ On 11/22/08 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Strategic Technology Plans (Narda McKeen-LaClair) > 2. Re: Strategic Technology Plans (Ari Davidow) > 3. ?Info needed for photographer Mildred Mead (Gose, Denise) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:12 -0500 > From: "Narda McKeen-LaClair" > Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans > To: > Message-ID: > <831C2E61E09EF642868B6750DA987285B45E42 at sm-srv1.shelburne.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 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" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" > Message-ID: > <747cfaf50811211344l78e70e48q4a495744785c0d58 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 > ************************************* _______________________________________________ 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/ From MVivas at museonacional.gov.co Tue Nov 25 06:53:20 2008 From: MVivas at museonacional.gov.co (Margarita Lucia Vivas Becerra) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:53:20 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Plans in mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If it is possible we would like to have a copy, we want to design a strategic technology plan in the national Museum of Colombia Margarita Lucia Vivas Becerra Coordinadora Inform?tica Tel. 3348366 Ext. 111 mvivas at museonacional.gov.co -----Mensaje original----- De: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] En nombre de Green, Nahoko Enviado el: Martes, 25 de Noviembre de 2008 09:50 a.m. Para: Museum Computer Network Listserv Asunto: Re: [MCN-L] Strategic Plans in mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 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 http://eyelevel.si.edu/ On 11/22/08 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Strategic Technology Plans (Narda McKeen-LaClair) > 2. Re: Strategic Technology Plans (Ari Davidow) > 3. ?Info needed for photographer Mildred Mead (Gose, Denise) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:12 -0500 > From: "Narda McKeen-LaClair" > Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans > To: > Message-ID: > <831C2E61E09EF642868B6750DA987285B45E42 at sm-srv1.shelburne.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 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" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" > Message-ID: > <747cfaf50811211344l78e70e48q4a495744785c0d58 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 38, Issue 20 > ************************************* _______________________________________________ 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: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From esinaiko at collegeart.org Tue Nov 25 16:01:02 2008 From: esinaiko at collegeart.org (Eve Sinaiko) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:01:02 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: photography, digitization, and a color/grey card? In-Reply-To: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580836B95E67@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> References: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580836B95E67@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Message-ID: 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 From ECoburn at getty.edu Tue Nov 25 17:53:48 2008 From: ECoburn at getty.edu (Erin Coburn) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:53:48 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Job Posting: Information Architect, J. Paul Getty Museum References: <492C3B1E.4DCA.0003.0@getty.edu> Message-ID: <492C3D4E.4DCA.0003.0@getty.edu> Information Architect, Collection Information & Access, J. Paul Getty Museum The department of Collection Information & Access at the J. Paul Getty Museum is seeking an Information Architect to oversee the back-end structure, data models, systems and applications used by the Museum to support the management and dissemination of documentation, digital assets, and metadata on the collection and to ensure its accessibility in the networked environment. The Information Architect will lead efforts in restructuring the way information is stored, systems integrated, and data published so as best to ensure efficiency in processes, scalability and sustainability, and resource discovery. This will involve architectural designs, analysis, integration, and strategic direction for how best to manage existing enterprise-wide applications such as collections management, content management and digital asset management systems with other custom grown applications and open source solutions, in addition to overseeing data modeling and strategies that are system independent. The position will be responsible for the maintenance of data models, data dictionaries, and processes; work with technical staff across the Getty to build mechanisms for exchanging data and metadata between repositories; and work closely with user communities for requirements analysis, problem definition and solutions development. The ideal candidate will utilize standards, best practices, and forward-thinking solutions for structuring the Museum's information architecture, and be able to provide analysis, documentation, and ROI for strategies. The candidate should have experience in all phases of the software development cycle; understand and be technically proficient in the environments in which software applications operate (i.e. Unix, Windows); have familiarity with semantic technologies including triple stores, natural language processing, and clustering techniques.The candidate should be comfortable with writing technical documentation and design documents, outlining detailed process flow and workflow mappings, have strong analytical skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to effectively work in a team environment. Requirements: Proven experience working with relational databases (Oracle 10g), SQL Server and using Structured Query Language; familiarity with C++, JAVA or similar object-oriented programming language; and proficient at UNIX scripting languages; JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML and XSLT.Working knowledge of ontologies and ontology standards like RDF and concepts associated with the Semantic Web. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Library & Information Science, Information Technology, or related studies required, Masters preferred. Minimum 8 years of experience in the electronic management of information, and developing, implementing and managing information architecture in a publishing, library, or educational repository environment strongly preferred. Please email cover letter and resume to jobs at getty.eduindicating in the subject line, "Museum Information Architect /AT." OR send to: The J. Paul Getty Trust, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 400, Los Angeles, Ca 90049-1681 and reference " Museum Information Architect /AT" in your cover letter. No phone calls, please. EOE. From nmckeen-laclair at shelburnemuseum.org Wed Nov 26 11:24:20 2008 From: nmckeen-laclair at shelburnemuseum.org (Narda McKeen-LaClair) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:24:20 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Strategic Technology Plans Update Message-ID: <831C2E61E09EF642868B6750DA987285B46116@sm-srv1.shelburne.local> Sounds like several of us are working on technology plans! At last count there were at least 4 requests for any Strategic Technology Plans that people were willing to share. Two wonderful people shared responses with advice and they are listed below. If any one else would be willing to share their words of wisdom, it is evident that many of us would greatly appreciate it! >From Chuck Eisenhardt, Director of IT, Boston Children's Museum: When I was at the MOS Boston, I was facing a similar need in a very large institution. I needed to create linkage between growing breakneck technology utilization, budget, and strategy. I went through the Corporation Handbook for members with even a hint of promise of technology expertise. Our Director worked his magic on this list and convened a technology committee of high-tech Board, Overseers, even emeritus members. At Children's Museum we are working to develop a similar connection. If you have a board committee for Finance, as your probably do, why not Technology? We found that Board and Overseers were *thrilled* to be involved for their experience and ideas, and not just for their financial support. They may be wary of a standing committee, but you can create a plan to convene in a scattering of meetings over say, a year, and come away with from the process not so much with a sheaf of paper (that's nice, too) but with new visibility and appreciation of your technology initiatives throughout the organization. Chuck Eisenhardt Director of IT Boston Children's Museum >From Ari Davidow, Jewish Women's Archive: 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 Thanks again for the input! Narda McKeen LaClair Technology Administrator Shelburne Museum PO Box 10 Shelburne, VT, 05482 (802)985-3346 x3196 From MParadis at Gallery.ca Wed Nov 26 12:52:52 2008 From: MParadis at Gallery.ca (MParadis at Gallery.ca) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:52:52 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: photography, digitization, and a color/grey card? In-Reply-To: References: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580836B95E67@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D558083A7D1EB1@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> 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 _______________________________________________ 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/ From annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com Wed Nov 26 23:54:30 2008 From: annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com (Annamaria Poma-Swank) Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:54:30 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] thanksgiving Message-ID: Happy thanksgiving for all who celebrete it. Annamaria Poma Swank, Ph.D.