From hmwells at springdalear.gov Wed Jul 1 08:26:04 2009 From: hmwells at springdalear.gov (Heather Marie Wells) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:26:04 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [MCN-L] Video advice In-Reply-To: References: <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC11ADFD8A1B@fs2.NLEM.int> Message-ID: <6159C6662D9E4D49BDDF4C1CA4C0A2A4@sprd.springdaleark.org> Hi all, I'm looking for suggested settings when exporting a video from iMovie. Currently I've been using the export using QuickTime option but the resulting MP4 file looks really pixilated. I can't figure out if I'm using a bad frame rate, a bad bit rate, a bad output dimension or what. I've tried playing around with the settings but nothing seems to be any better. The previewed video in iMovie looks great so it's rather frustrating. Any ideas on settings? HM Heather Marie Wells Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Springdale, AR 72764 Phone: (479) 750-8165 http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum From dbartolini at nyscience.org Wed Jul 1 08:39:46 2009 From: dbartolini at nyscience.org (Daniel Bartolini) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:39:46 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Video advice In-Reply-To: <6159C6662D9E4D49BDDF4C1CA4C0A2A4@sprd.springdaleark.org> References: <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC11ADFD8A1B@fs2.NLEM.int> <6159C6662D9E4D49BDDF4C1CA4C0A2A4@sprd.springdaleark.org> Message-ID: <80bf24d10907010839w73533c52u657836e08ee95d27@mail.gmail.com> Heather- What is your intended output for this video (does it have to be below a certain size?), and what is the video content? Is it actual video (from a DV camera or similar) or is it animation, or a combination of different sources? Your best option for pristine quality (and subsequently a large file size) is to use .MOV as the container and Animation as the codec. Though I'm a little uncertain as to how many options iMovie gives you in the export function. // Daniel On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Heather Marie Wells < hmwells at springdalear.gov> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm looking for suggested settings when exporting a video from iMovie. > Currently I've been using the export using QuickTime option but the > resulting MP4 file looks really pixilated. > > I can't figure out if I'm using a bad frame rate, a bad bit rate, a bad > output dimension or what. I've tried playing around with the settings but > nothing seems to be any better. > > The previewed video in iMovie looks great so it's rather frustrating. > > Any ideas on settings? > > HM > > Heather Marie Wells > Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer > Shiloh Museum of Ozark History > Springdale, AR 72764 > Phone: (479) 750-8165 > http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ > http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hmwells at springdalear.gov Wed Jul 1 08:57:41 2009 From: hmwells at springdalear.gov (Heather Marie Wells) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:57:41 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [MCN-L] Video advice In-Reply-To: <80bf24d10907010839w73533c52u657836e08ee95d27@mail.gmail.com> References: <65656E58CE28E7408ADD445F7DD120CC11ADFD8A1B@fs2.NLEM.int><6159C6662D9E4D49BDDF4C1CA4C0A2A4@sprd.springdaleark.org> <80bf24d10907010839w73533c52u657836e08ee95d27@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4757DB5FD23C4674ADF3D019E940380A@sprd.springdaleark.org> The original footage is a 1947 16mm film. A local movie company transferred it to DVD for us a few years back. We ripped the DVD into iMovie in order to put text placards at the beginning and end to explain what the footage is. We are planning to put it on our podcast feed and in our iTunes U store and as I understand it, the preferred format for those files is MP4. HM Heather Marie Wells Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Springdale, AR 72764 Phone: (479) 750-8165 http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Bartolini [mailto:dbartolini at nyscience.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:40 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Video advice Heather- What is your intended output for this video (does it have to be below a certain size?), and what is the video content? Is it actual video (from a DV camera or similar) or is it animation, or a combination of different sources? Your best option for pristine quality (and subsequently a large file size) is to use .MOV as the container and Animation as the codec. Though I'm a little uncertain as to how many options iMovie gives you in the export function. // Daniel On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Heather Marie Wells < hmwells at springdalear.gov> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm looking for suggested settings when exporting a video from iMovie. > Currently I've been using the export using QuickTime option but the > resulting MP4 file looks really pixilated. > > I can't figure out if I'm using a bad frame rate, a bad bit rate, a bad > output dimension or what. I've tried playing around with the settings but > nothing seems to be any better. > > The previewed video in iMovie looks great so it's rather frustrating. > > Any ideas on settings? > > HM > > Heather Marie Wells > Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer > Shiloh Museum of Ozark History > Springdale, AR 72764 > Phone: (479) 750-8165 > http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ > http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum > > _______________________________________________ > 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 stanorchard at mac.com Thu Jul 2 18:27:05 2009 From: stanorchard at mac.com (Stan Orchard) Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:27:05 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online? Message-ID: <9A1A30B2-F89B-4A20-B790-09A01D008F4B@mac.com> I received an email from a recent visitor and thought I'd ask in here if anyone has done this. S/he was asking if we could publish our tax ID number because... "Flexible Spending Account reimbursement requires us to include in our paperwork." I'd never heard of that before. Have you? This person clearly ID'd so it wasn't some kind of phishing expedition. Is this common among museum Web sites? ------------------------------------------ Stan Orchard Web Publisher Pacific Science Center - Seattle http://google.com/profiles/stanorchard ------------------------------------------ From lensteinbach at gmail.com Thu Jul 2 18:43:56 2009 From: lensteinbach at gmail.com (Leonard Steinbach) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:43:56 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online? In-Reply-To: <9A1A30B2-F89B-4A20-B790-09A01D008F4B@mac.com> References: <9A1A30B2-F89B-4A20-B790-09A01D008F4B@mac.com> Message-ID: I am sure this is not common among websites, but this is quite easily available by looking up any non-profit through the Foundation Centeror Guidestar . That aside, I would really like to know what type of museum related sales would be covered by what type of Flexible Spending Account. Len Steinbach http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Stan Orchard wrote: > I received an email from a recent visitor and thought I'd ask in here > if anyone has done this. S/he was asking if we could publish our tax > ID number because... > > "Flexible Spending Account reimbursement requires us to include in our > paperwork." > > I'd never heard of that before. Have you? This person clearly ID'd so > it wasn't some kind of phishing expedition. Is this common among > museum Web sites? > > ------------------------------------------ > Stan Orchard > Web Publisher > Pacific Science Center - Seattle > http://google.com/profiles/stanorchard > ------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 kaia at mesahistoricalmuseum.org Thu Jul 2 18:52:32 2009 From: kaia at mesahistoricalmuseum.org (Kaia Landon) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:52:32 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online? In-Reply-To: <9A1A30B2-F89B-4A20-B790-09A01D008F4B@mac.com> References: <9A1A30B2-F89B-4A20-B790-09A01D008F4B@mac.com> Message-ID: Stan, This is becoming increasingly common, and is strongly recommended by many camps, including Guidestar. Basically, it boils down to this: a) the tax ID number is publicly available anyway, so putting it on your website is only making it easier for your patrons to find, not needlessly exposing it to possible phishing scams (for any non-profit, Guidestar will pull this right up) b) making it easily available on your website is the "transparent" thing to do, and can make it easier for would-be donors to find more information about your organization c) some organizations or businesses you might do business with will need it, so this could save them (and you) a phone call. I'm not sure there is a major downside, although we have not done this yet (due to other things we're working on at the moment, not any particular horror at putting it up). Kaia Landon Assistant Director and Curator of Collections Mesa Historical Museum On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Stan Orchard wrote: > I received an email from a recent visitor and thought I'd ask in here > if anyone has done this. S/he was asking if we could publish our tax > ID number because... > > "Flexible Spending Account reimbursement requires us to include in our > paperwork." > > I'd never heard of that before. Have you? This person clearly ID'd so > it wasn't some kind of phishing expedition. Is this common among > museum Web sites? > > ------------------------------------------ > Stan Orchard > Web Publisher > Pacific Science Center - Seattle > http://google.com/profiles/stanorchard > ------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 psully at magnes.org Fri Jul 3 09:57:18 2009 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:57:18 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online? References: <9A1A30B2-F89B-4A20-B790-09A01D008F4B@mac.com> Message-ID: Our Tax ID number is on our website and has been for some time. We've never come across a problem. ~Perian -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Kaia Landon Sent: Thu 7/2/2009 6:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online? Stan, This is becoming increasingly common, and is strongly recommended by many camps, including Guidestar. Basically, it boils down to this: a) the tax ID number is publicly available anyway, so putting it on your website is only making it easier for your patrons to find, not needlessly exposing it to possible phishing scams (for any non-profit, Guidestar will pull this right up) b) making it easily available on your website is the "transparent" thing to do, and can make it easier for would-be donors to find more information about your organization c) some organizations or businesses you might do business with will need it, so this could save them (and you) a phone call. I'm not sure there is a major downside, although we have not done this yet (due to other things we're working on at the moment, not any particular horror at putting it up). Kaia Landon Assistant Director and Curator of Collections Mesa Historical Museum On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Stan Orchard wrote: > I received an email from a recent visitor and thought I'd ask in here > if anyone has done this. S/he was asking if we could publish our tax > ID number because... > > "Flexible Spending Account reimbursement requires us to include in our > paperwork." > > I'd never heard of that before. Have you? This person clearly ID'd so > it wasn't some kind of phishing expedition. Is this common among > museum Web sites? > > ------------------------------------------ > Stan Orchard > Web Publisher > Pacific Science Center - Seattle > http://google.com/profiles/stanorchard > ------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hraatz at artsmia.org Mon Jul 6 10:51:49 2009 From: hraatz at artsmia.org (Heidi Raatz) Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:51:49 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] =?iso-8859-15?q?Call_for_Proposals=2C_28th_Annual_VRA_Con?= =?iso-8859-15?q?ference=2C_2010=2C_Atlanta=2C_GA=3A_7/3/09_Deadline_Met_*?= =?iso-8859-15?q?_Call_CLOSED?= Message-ID: <4A51F364.2603.00CC.0@artsmia.org> Dear Colleagues, The July 3rd deadline for proposals has now passed. I'd like to thank all of you who have submitted proposals for conference programming for the 2010 VRA Annual Conference in Atlanta. I am impressed with the thoughtfulness, quality and scope of topics reflected in the proposals received. The VRA Executive Board will be reviewing the proposals at our upcoming mid-year meeting and I will be in touch with all those who submitted proposals afterwards. Questions/concerns about the proposal process, specifics regarding a proposal you have submitted, or the presentation formats typically included in the VRA conference program can still be directed to me at hraatz at artsmia.org. Thank you all again. Sincerely, Heidi Raatz VRA Vice President for Conference Program Heidi S. Raatz | Visual Resources Librarian Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-3196 | (612) 870-3029 - permissions | hraatz at artsmia.org | permissions at artsmia.org| www.artsmia.org ( http://www.artsmia.org/ ) From adele.hoarau at cr-reunion.fr Mon Jul 6 11:03:04 2009 From: adele.hoarau at cr-reunion.fr (adele.hoarau at cr-reunion.fr) Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 22:03:04 +0400 Subject: [MCN-L] AUTO : Adele HOARAU est absent(e). (renvoi 13/07/2009) Message-ID: Je suis absent(e) du bureau jusqu'au 13/07/2009 Je r?pondrai ? votre message d?s mon retour le 13 juillet. Pendant mon absence, pour ce qui concerne la documentation, vous pouvez vous adresser ? ma coll?gue Alexandra Affidou. Cordialement, Remarque?: ceci est une r?ponse automatique ? votre message "[MCN-L] Call for Proposals, 28th Annual VRA Conference, 2010, Atlanta, GA: 7/3/09 Deadline Met * Call CLOSED" envoy? le 6/7/09 21:51:49. C'est la seule notification que vous recevrez pendant l'absence de cette personne. From sweeting at frick.org Mon Jul 6 12:40:28 2009 From: sweeting at frick.org (Sweeting III, Floyd) Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:40:28 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Zip Code Statistics Message-ID: <3C55506774456C4690AB556143F5434D04C1BA84@tfcmail.frick.org> We have Patron's Edge and would love to know how to use it to collect zipcodes. Can anyone advise? Floyd Sweeting Head Technology and New Media Department The Frick Collection sweeting at frick.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Stein Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:47 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Zip Code Statistics We've done something like this here at the IMA... We DO collect zipcode data from visitors during the ticketing process and stored in our Patron's Edge database. We chose to write a google maps mashup that would pull this data from Patron's Edge and plot it on the map. We also wanted to compare this admissions info with the census data for that zipcode. For this, we used the information from zipskinny.com and pulled that into the Google Map as well. I agree with Rich that the harder part is working with Marketing and Administration about how we should act on this information now that we have it. We're still in process there, but seeing the information in action is definately helpful in envisioning how this should happen. You can check-out what we've done on our Dashboard website here: http://dashboard.imamuseum.org/series/Admissions+Map We're happy to talk with folks more about how to implement this type of solution if you're interested... Rob > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of Chris Scrofani > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 6:33 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Zip Code Statistics > > Hello All, > > We are thinking about asking our visitors for their zip code when they > enter our museum. We know that many other museums do this as well. We > are curious as to the best way to use the collected data though. > > I'm curious if there is a type of "zip code stats" type of program or > website, that allows you to import a text file (.csv or other), and > then analyzes the zip codes and shows you graphs / maps / lists of > where your visitors come from. Does anyone know of something like > this? > > How do you all interpret your zip code data once it has been > collected? > > Thanks, > Chris > > -- > Chris Scrofani > Network Administrator > Honolulu Academy of Arts > 900 South Beretania Street > Honolulu, HI 96814 > Tel. 808 532-3625 > cscrofani at honoluluacademy.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/ > _______________________________________________ > 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/ ***************************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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Among the project outcomes, the CERP Email Parser was produced and we are pleased to offer it to the archival and related communities as an open source software tool for the preservation of email accounts. The Email Parser (http://siarchives.si.edu/cerp/parserdownload.htm) migrates an email account and its messages into a single XML file using the Email Account XML Schema developed in collaboration with the North Carolina State Archives and the EMCAP project. The CERP Email Parser migrates an email account in MBOX format into XML, using the schema to preserve the full body of messages, together with their attachments, and keeps intact the account's internal organization (e.g., an Inbox containing subfolders labeled Policies, Special Events, and Projects). The CERP team successfully preserved email accounts from a variety of applications including Microsoft Outlook, AppleMail, LotusNotes, and Netscape. All email messages retain their full header content, in contrast to some tools produced in earlier research efforts. The parser runs on a workstation in a virtual machine environment compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and some Unix platforms. CERP testing was limited to the Windows XP environment. The CERP Email Parser is licensed as open source software so that it may be used, supported, and enhanced by all organizations that adopt it. The Email Parser is designed to address the task of preserving bodies of email, such as an account, without requiring access to the original email systems. Still, email accounts from active email systems may also be preserved using this tool. The CERP Email Parser will be featured in the pre-conference workshop "Achieving Email Account Preservation With XML" at the Society of American Archivists 2009 Annual Meeting this August. For more information and to download the parser, visit http://siarchives.si.edu/cerp/parserdownload.htm. For more on the Collaborative Electronic Records Project, visit http://siarchives.si.edu/cerp/. Please direct email inquiries to FerranteR at si.edu. Riccardo Ferrante IT Archivist and Electronic Records Program Director Smithsonian Institution Archives 600 Maryland Ave SW MRC 507 Washington, DC 20013-7012 FerranteR at si.edu | phone 202.633.5906 | fax 202.633.5928 | cell 202.341.4658 Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig Electronic Records Division Archivist Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery Building 600 Maryland Ave SW Suite 3000 MRC 507 Washington, DC 20024-2520 http://siarchives.si.edu From zfriedlander at oscars.org Tue Jul 7 11:43:07 2009 From: zfriedlander at oscars.org (Zoe Friedlander) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:43:07 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online? In-Reply-To: References: <9A1A30B2-F89B-4A20-B790-09A01D008F4B@mac.com> Message-ID: Well, for example, I sent my child to camp at the Science Center (museum) in Los Angeles, and it is reimbursable by our Flexcare (Dependent Care) spending account. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Leonard Steinbach Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:44 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online? I am sure this is not common among websites, but this is quite easily available by looking up any non-profit through the Foundation Centeror Guidestar . That aside, I would really like to know what type of museum related sales would be covered by what type of Flexible Spending Account. Len Steinbach http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Stan Orchard wrote: > I received an email from a recent visitor and thought I'd ask in here > if anyone has done this. S/he was asking if we could publish our tax > ID number because... > > "Flexible Spending Account reimbursement requires us to include in our > paperwork." > > I'd never heard of that before. Have you? This person clearly ID'd so > it wasn't some kind of phishing expedition. Is this common among > museum Web sites? > > ------------------------------------------ > Stan Orchard > Web Publisher > Pacific Science Center - Seattle > http://google.com/profiles/stanorchard > ------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 akeshet at imj.org.il Wed Jul 8 04:12:34 2009 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:12:34 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Pope Benedict XVI encyclical denounces excessive assertions of intellectual property rights in knowledge Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781F519B8E4A@mailsrv.imj.org.il> ?Begin forwarded message: Pope Benedict XVI encyclical letter denounces excessive zeal for assertions of intellectual property rights in knowledge By kei-staff, on July 7th, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI today issued a statement saying that ?On the part of rich countries, there is excessive zeal for protecting knowledge through an unduly rigid assertion of the right to intellectual property, especially in the field of health care.? The criticism came in a section of his most recent encyclical letter dealing with social issues, and specifically focusing on international human development and systemic failures of bodies large and small to solve development problems. Caritas in Veritate/ Charity in Truth, dated June 29, 2009, is Pope Benedict XVI?s third encyclical letter. The 30,468 word document contains an introduction, six chapters, a conclusion and 159 footnotes, and deals largely with social issues of importance to the church.* In a June 13 announcement, the Pope said that the document would ?highlight what, for us as Christians, are the objectives that need to be pursued and what values to be tirelessly promoted and defended in order to create a truly free and united form of human coexistence.? Section 22 of the letter, entitled ?Human Development in Our Time,? laid out the Pope?s vision of human development goals. It also highlighted the failings of the current system, citing rigid ideology, consumerist ?superdevelopment?, corruption, and ?cultural models and social norms of behavior ?. which hinder the process of development.? Casting a strikingly pragmatic tone, the encyclical underscores the complexity of development issues, which ?should prompt us to liberate ourselves from ideologies, which oversimplify reality in artifical ways, and ? lead us to examine objectively the full human dimension of the problems.? While Papal Encyclicals do not determine official doctrine for the Church, they do offer a chance to annunciate the personal thoughts of the Pope and encourage specific priorities that the Pope wishes to set for the Church. Encyclicals such as the Caritas in Veritate are traditionally addressed to church heads, and not to the laiety at large (though the current one seems to be an exception, and all are made available publicly). They are the second most important statement that can be issued by the Pope (after an Apostolic Constitution, which proclaims dogma and/or issues of canon law). 22. Today the picture of development has many overlapping layers. The actors and the causes in both underdevelopment and development are manifold, the faults and the merits are differentiated. This fact should prompt us to liberate ourselves from ideologies, which often oversimplify reality in artificial ways, and it should lead us to examine objectively the full human dimension of the problems. As John Paul II has already observed, the demarcation line between rich and poor countries is no longer as clear as it was at the time of Populorum Progressio[55]. The world?s wealth is growing in absolute terms, but inequalities are on the increase. In rich countries, new sectors of society are succumbing to poverty and new forms of poverty are emerging. In poorer areas some groups enjoy a sort of ?superdevelopment? of a wasteful and consumerist kind which forms an unacceptable contrast with the ongoing situations of dehumanizing deprivation. ?The scandal of glaring inequalities?[56] continues. Corruption and illegality are unfortunately evident in the conduct of the economic and political class in rich countries, both old and new, as well as in poor ones. Among those who sometimes fail to respect the human rights of workers are large multinational companies as well as local producers. International aid has often been diverted from its proper ends, through irresponsible actions both within the chain of donors and within that of the beneficiaries. Similarly, in the context of immaterial or cultural causes of development and underdevelopment, we find these same patterns of responsibility reproduced. On the part of rich countries there is excessive zeal for protecting knowledge through an unduly rigid assertion of the right to intellectual property, especially in the field of health care. At the same time, in some poor countries, cultural models and social norms of behaviour persist which hinder the process of development. *?Encyclical Letter Caritas In Veritate Of The Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI To The Bishops Priests And Deacons Men And Women Religious The Lay Faithful And All People Of Good Will On Integral Human Development In Charity And Truth,? June 29, 2009. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT00001.txt Url: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/attachments/20090708/5bb3cc29/attachment.txt From S-SARRAF at NGA.GOV Mon Jul 6 09:31:19 2009 From: S-SARRAF at NGA.GOV (Sarraf, Suzanne) Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:31:19 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] CFP: AAM | Media and Technology: 2010 Museums Without Borders Message-ID: CFP: 2010 Museums Without Borders We encourage you to search for new answers and/or discussions to the following ideas: ? Technology and the Small Museum (all areas) ? International Perspectives: Cross Regions and Borders (all areas) ? Technology Management Through Tough Economic Times ? Leadership, Sustainability, Accountability ? Initiating Change: How to Adopt New Technologies Without Fear ? Connecting the Dots: Re-Design, Re-Purpose, and Re-Use / Digital Assets ? Best Models, Best Practices, Innovative Uses and Practical Implications ? Exhibit Design and Development (Online/Onsite) ? Alternative Interactive Devices / Alternative Interfaces ? Educational Programs and Professional Development (Online/Onsite) ? What's Next in Web 2.0 or Web 3.0 ? Social Participation / Social Networking / Public Curation ? Communication, Collaboration, and Sharing Resources ? System Integration, Preservation, and Convergence ? Building Diverse Communities / Diversity of Participation / Thought and Action ? New Ideas, New Approaches / Future Trends in Museum Media & Technology ? Ideas for Technology Tutorials ... What can you do? For those who attended at Philadelphia, look over your notes and think back for a moment. Send me your comments as to what were the outstanding topics or individual speakers that you saw. What were the issues that you would like to see addressed again, in greater detail, or perhaps differently? Even if you didn't attend, take a moment to review the same questions: what information or topics need to be explored in a forum where so many diverse associates gather? What should we, as a committee, be looking at as our important, central concerns? If you are interested in organizing a session, please drop me a note first. If you simply wish to be a facilitator, and not speak, then pass along some names (nominate your colleagues to do it!) and pass along ideas. This is not an empty solicitation, you will be responded to, and this is a direct path to having your voice heard...join in! DEADLINE FOR M&T SPC ENDORSEMENT (complete proposal) due July 10, 2009 As AAM is continuing its 'green steps' in the session proposal process, the entire submission process will now be online only. Anyone can submit a proposal, you don't have to be a member of AAM. Just follow the Session Proposal Guideline at http://www.aam-us.org/am10/sessionpropos.cfm To submit a proposal, click on "Submit a Proposal" and follow the steps. The online form does not have spell check or formatting options and there are size limits to most description fields. We suggest that you type your proposal in Word, run spell check and make any formatting changes (like bold, italics or underlines) there. You can then copy and paste in to the appropriate section of the proposal form. Herminia Din Program Chair, Media and Technology Committee Email: hdin at uaa.alaska.edu From jvanhaaften at mcny.org Wed Jul 8 15:30:59 2009 From: jvanhaaften at mcny.org (Julia Van Haaften) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:30:59 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] IT Coordinator Job opening Message-ID: <40DA7CA8695708439A8DE408344A27B6029F2B4F@mcny.org> The Museum of the City of New York has a one-year grant funded job opening in its digital imaging project. _________________ Julia Van Haaften Director of Collections MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1220 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10029-5287 Telephone: 212-534-1672 ext. 3379 Fax: 212-423-0758 www.mcny.org For information about programs and exhibitions and special invitations to upcoming events, subscribe to MCNY E-News updates. From Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org Thu Jul 9 10:17:44 2009 From: Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org (Christina DePaolo) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:17:44 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Arts in Crisis article In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781F519B8E4A@mailsrv.imj.org.il> References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781F519B8E4A@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Message-ID: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E1669D318EA@dtes01.SAM.Home> Here is an article circulating at SAM that I thought would be of interest to the list serve. I wonder what you think of it? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kaiser/arts-in-crisis_b_222393.html It speaks to the theme of the upcoming MCN conference in October, and it also continues an ongoing discussion we have been having at conferences regarding the importance of using technology to stay relevant. Christina From jvanhaaften at mcny.org Thu Jul 9 11:20:56 2009 From: jvanhaaften at mcny.org (Julia Van Haaften) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:20:56 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Project IT Coordinator job opening Message-ID: <40DA7CA8695708439A8DE408344A27B6029F2CB5@mcny.org> The Museum of the City of New York has a one-year grant funded job opening in its digital imaging project. Information Technology Coordinator (FT Grant Funded Temporary) The IT Coordinator will work on database and application upgrade issues and special projects including: providing application training, documentation, basic support for the project team, executing data imports, ensuring the integrity of project image and data files, implementing updates, preparing custom reports, developing and running scripts as needed, related duties as required. Qualifications: Master's degree in computer science or information sciences is required along with work experience in the humanities or social sciences and a demonstrated knowledge of SQL and web development; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Excellent oral and written skills and the ability to work independently and in a team environment are necessary. Candidates residing in the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone are preferred. Physical Requirements: Sit, stand, and bend as required for normal office functions; good visual acuity. For further information about the Museum and to apply for this position see http://www.mcny.org/sidebars/careers.html. ______________ Julia Van Haaften Director of Collections MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1220 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10029-5287 Telephone: 212-534-1672 ext. 3379 Fax: 212-423-0758 www.mcny.org For information about programs and exhibitions and special invitations to upcoming events, subscribe to MCNY E-News updates. From ReneeM at lacma.org Thu Jul 9 11:37:34 2009 From: ReneeM at lacma.org (Montgomery, Renee) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:37:34 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: can you pls post this to the RC, MCN and MuseumL list serves. tx Message-ID: <785EF3E8EEBF554DBBCC6909943D22B705952385@saturn.lacma.org> Attached is a personal project to which I'm hoping you all can contribute in your infinite knowledge to all-things-museum related. As a personal project with the help of several others, I'm trying to develop a bibliography of books about children in museums - museums of all kinds, but fiction books only, like books stories children solving crimes, wandering around at night, traveling through time, encountering dinosaurs, ghosts, etc, etc with museums as the background. Can be picture books or K-12 novels. Could you pls let me know of any books I might have missed to your knowledge? And please circulate to anyone else in your museum knowledgeable about this, eg, librarians, educators? The list can be updated at any time, but I'm hoping for the majority of feedback by August 1st. Thank you Renee Montgomery Assistant Director Collections Information and Risk Management Los Angeles County Museum of Art T 323 857 6059 E reneem at lacma.org From aridavidow at gmail.com Thu Jul 9 11:50:20 2009 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:50:20 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? Message-ID: <747cfaf50907091150j275a3e79gf9247f92a811ad76@mail.gmail.com> There are lots of things we can track about our websites and about the ways in which people interact with them. Here are some that matter to us: * Downloads of podcasts * Downloads of lesson plans and other website PDFs * New pages posted to the website: our blog posts, new articles * Ways to measure "engagement" or "interactivity": comments/blog post; updates posted to our encyclopedia; blog comments/page views * Number of donations made to the organization online: how much raised, how many people contribute online, mean and median online contributrions * Subscriptions to our e-letters; turnover on the e-letters; % of e-letters opened; % of e-letters that leads to clicks * Site visits: unique visits, unique visitors, time on site * Links to site (google link:); Links to blog posts (technorati) External sites (these numbers should get big enough to be worth tracking!) * Mentions on twitter; RTs on twitter; followers on twitter * Fans of Facebook page; activity on Facebook * Fans, activity on Flickr exhibits Etc. We are relying on Google Analytics for most numbers (except for the absolute site visit numbers, where we continue to use older log analysis software for now--bigger numbers, and not yet comfortable that we are capturing everything on GA) What metrics do other people use? Which provide best info for funders? What helps you understand best whether or not you are doing a good job of getting people engaged on the website--or on other relevant social platforms? ari From waibelg at oclc.org Thu Jul 9 11:57:50 2009 From: waibelg at oclc.org (Waibel,Guenter) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:57:50 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: can you pls post this to the RC, MCN and MuseumL list serves. tx In-Reply-To: <785EF3E8EEBF554DBBCC6909943D22B705952385@saturn.lacma.org> References: <785EF3E8EEBF554DBBCC6909943D22B705952385@saturn.lacma.org> Message-ID: Renee, I did not receive the attachment, but hope that this lead will still be valuable to you (and maybe fun for others on the list as well): My OCLC Research colleagues have created a catalog of 2.8 million works of fiction, extracted from WorldCat, which you can then search by particular topics of interest. See http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/ A simple search for "museum" gets 705 hits (these include fiction for adults as well.) The detailed view for each record gives you an "audience level" assignment, and the continuum starts with "kids". Searches for "Metropolitan Museum" and "Smithsonian" come back with 13 and 14 hits, respectively. This is a great tool for planning your holiday reads as well. Just look up the place you're going to in FictionFinder and see whether there's a juicy novel about it to be had at your local library. Enjoy! G?nter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Montgomery, Renee Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:38 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu; RCAAM at SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU; LISTSERV at HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: [MCN-L] FW: can you pls post this to the RC,MCN and MuseumL list serves. tx Attached is a personal project to which I'm hoping you all can contribute in your infinite knowledge to all-things-museum related. As a personal project with the help of several others, I'm trying to develop a bibliography of books about children in museums - museums of all kinds, but fiction books only, like books stories children solving crimes, wandering around at night, traveling through time, encountering dinosaurs, ghosts, etc, etc with museums as the background. Can be picture books or K-12 novels. Could you pls let me know of any books I might have missed to your knowledge? And please circulate to anyone else in your museum knowledgeable about this, eg, librarians, educators? The list can be updated at any time, but I'm hoping for the majority of feedback by August 1st. Thank you Renee Montgomery Assistant Director Collections Information and Risk Management Los Angeles County Museum of Art T 323 857 6059 E reneem at lacma.org From Mario at heard.org Thu Jul 9 13:43:05 2009 From: Mario at heard.org (Mario Nick Klimiades) Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:43:05 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: can you pls post this to the RC, MCN and MuseumL list serves. tx Message-ID: 9 July 2009 Dear Renee, If you have access to OCLC Connexion, I would do a search under the "SU" "Subject" field and type in: Museums juvenile fiction. Nearly 500 items appear. You can evaluate which ones may meet your criteria. Another thought is to go through WorldCat and select the same terms. Good luck, Mario Nick Klimiades Library and Archives Director Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives Heard Museum 2301 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1323 voice: (602) 252-8840 fax: (602) 252-9757 email: mario at heard.org "What's wrong with this world? There ain't but one word will tell you what's wrong, and that's selfishness"--Will Rogers (1879-1935) >>> ReneeM at lacma.org 7/9/2009 11:37 AM >>> Attached is a personal project to which I'm hoping you all can contribute in your infinite knowledge to all-things-museum related. As a personal project with the help of several others, I'm trying to develop a bibliography of books about children in museums - museums of all kinds, but fiction books only, like books stories children solving crimes, wandering around at night, traveling through time, encountering dinosaurs, ghosts, etc, etc with museums as the background. Can be picture books or K-12 novels. Could you pls let me know of any books I might have missed to your knowledge? And please circulate to anyone else in your museum knowledgeable about this, eg, librarians, educators? The list can be updated at any time, but I'm hoping for the majority of feedback by August 1st. Thank you Renee Montgomery Assistant Director Collections Information and Risk Management Los Angeles County Museum of Art T 323 857 6059 E reneem at lacma.org From benr at cogapp.com Fri Jul 10 02:44:49 2009 From: benr at cogapp.com (Ben Rubinstein) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:44:49 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: can you pls post this to the RC, MCN and MuseumL list serves. tx In-Reply-To: <785EF3E8EEBF554DBBCC6909943D22B705952385@saturn.lacma.org> References: <785EF3E8EEBF554DBBCC6909943D22B705952385@saturn.lacma.org> Message-ID: <4A570D91.4020709@cogapp.com> My daughter's very fond of "We're back! : a dinosaur's story" (Hudson Talbott) which features the NY Museum of Natural History, but she's not convinced it's fiction. There are also the Katie and the... series, but I'm sure you have those. (Your attachment didn't make it through the list - is it posted somewhere, so that we can check our nominations aren't already listed?) On 9/7/09 19:37, Montgomery, Renee wrote: > Attached is a personal project to which I'm hoping you all can > contribute in your infinite knowledge to all-things-museum related. As > a personal project with the help of several others, I'm trying to > develop a bibliography of books about children in museums - museums of > all kinds, but fiction books only, like books stories children solving > crimes, wandering around at night, traveling through time, encountering > dinosaurs, ghosts, etc, etc with museums as the background. Can be > picture books or K-12 novels. > > > > Could you pls let me know of any books I might have missed to your > knowledge? And please circulate to anyone else in your museum > knowledgeable about this, eg, librarians, educators? The list can be > updated at any time, but I'm hoping for the majority of feedback by > August 1st. Thank you > > > > Renee Montgomery > > Assistant Director > > Collections Information and Risk Management > > Los Angeles County Museum of Art > > T 323 857 6059 > > E reneem at lacma.org > From james at keeline.com Fri Jul 10 06:00:30 2009 From: james at keeline.com (James Keeline) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MCN-L] K-12 Museum-related fiction Message-ID: <518082.9693.qm@web80602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Montgomery, Renee wrote: > Attached is a personal project to which I'm hoping you all can > contribute in your infinite knowledge to all-things-museum > related.? As a personal project with the help of several others, > I'm trying to develop a bibliography of books about children in > museums - museums of all kinds, but fiction books only,? like > books stories children solving crimes, wandering around at night, > traveling through time, encountering dinosaurs, ghosts, etc, etc > with museums as the background. Can be picture books or K-12 novels. > > Renee Montgomery > Assistant Director > Collections Information and Risk Management > Los Angeles County Museum of Art No attachment came through so I don't see your list. In the likely case that this mailman list is not configured to allow attachments, perhaps you will want to have a version on a webserver and provide a link? One interesting possibility is to use a shared spreadsheet such as the one on Google Docs, or even better the one on http://www.Zoho.com I can think of several examples but they may be ones you know about. The Blue Balliett books which begin with Chasing Vermeer are obvious modern examples. However, there are so many more. It would be helpful to see the list as you intended. The OCLC fiction finder database might be a help. Of course it is limited to books that may be found in libraries. It seems like an early effort. A search for one of my personal interests, "time travel", yielded many false hits, including Prince and the Pauper and War of the Worlds, on the top page. The individual book pages show how many libraries but not a way on this interface to list them. For that I'd have to find the book on a related system, http://www.WorldCat.org A search for a particular author brought up hundreds of false hits. An attempt to report the problems showed a list of 5 issues but the link to report additional problems is broken. As with the time travel search, it all depends on what types of subjects libraries use today and have used in the past. Frequently topics like time travel fall under generic categories like "space and time fiction" which can encompass a wide range of stories. On other subject searches when I wanted to make a fairly thorough checklist I used large heavy reference volumes like the Cumulative Book Index and its predecessor, the U.S. Catalog. Each volume covers 1-4 years of "new" publications for that period so a title is not relisted until there's a publisher, artist, format, or other major change. Some of the USCat/CBI volumes have appeared on Archive.org. Files can be up to 600 MB and the PDFs are not always searchable. However, since they are alphabetically arranged, this is not a show stopper. The CBI volumes attempt to be more international in scope and include books from other English-speaking countries, including the obvious ones, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Checking the CBI for 1948-52, I do not see a fiction subhead under museums but that is just one brief span of time. You might want to look at the titles on my Time Travel Literature database ( http://www.TimeTravelLit.com ). My search of "museum" in the subject and plot fields yielded 28 entries and most seem to be kids' books. There might be something new there for you. James D. Keeline Lead Programmer Balboa Park Online Collaborative http://www.BalboaParkOnline.org San Diego, CA From rjurban at illinois.edu Fri Jul 10 08:47:45 2009 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:47:45 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Bibliography of Children's Books in Museums In-Reply-To: References: <785EF3E8EEBF554DBBCC6909943D22B705952385@saturn.lacma.org> Message-ID: <941E03F0-6518-471E-ACF1-E0F3A788F379@illinois.edu> Hi Renee, You might try contacting the Center for Children's Books (http://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/ ) here at the University of Illinois. Their extensive catalog is available on their website and should readily provide you with a start list. The CCB Bulletin is also the leading journal for the review of children's books and may offer up existing bibliographies and or reviews. The entire Bulletin archive is now online at http://is.gd/1sy1U Richard Urban, Doctoral Student Graduate School of Library & Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign rjurban at illinois.edu http://isrl.illinois.edu/~rjurban On Jul 9, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Waibel,Guenter wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of Montgomery, Renee > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:38 AM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu; RCAAM at SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU; LISTSERV at HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM > Subject: [MCN-L] FW: can you pls post this to the RC,MCN and MuseumL > list serves. tx > > Attached is a personal project to which I'm hoping you all can > contribute in your infinite knowledge to all-things-museum related. > As > a personal project with the help of several others, I'm trying to > develop a bibliography of books about children in museums - museums of > all kinds, but fiction books only, like books stories children > solving > crimes, wandering around at night, traveling through time, > encountering > dinosaurs, ghosts, etc, etc with museums as the background. Can be > picture books or K-12 novels. > > > > Could you pls let me know of any books I might have missed to your > knowledge? And please circulate to anyone else in your museum > knowledgeable about this, eg, librarians, educators? The list can be > updated at any time, but I'm hoping for the majority of feedback by > August 1st. Thank you > > > > Renee Montgomery > > Assistant Director > > Collections Information and Risk Management > > Los Angeles County Museum of Art > > T 323 857 6059 > > E reneem at lacma.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 SebC at PHM.GOV.AU Fri Jul 10 19:42:36 2009 From: SebC at PHM.GOV.AU (Chan, Sebastian) Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:42:36 +1000 Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? References: <747cfaf50907091150j275a3e79gf9247f92a811ad76@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Ari I'd suggest you want to be segmenting these figures by geography at the very least. And probably by source and entry point. GA will give you much more accurate figures than *any* log analysis tool - 100% 'accuracy' is not possible (and wouldn't tell you anything in any case!). In the social media world you probably want to emphasise qualitative activity over the quantitative. Again, you'd segment by intention. My paper from MW08 is still reasonably valid - http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/chan-metrics/chan-metrics.html Seb Sebastian Chan A/g Head of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies Powerhouse Museum street - 500 Harris St Ultimo, NSW Australia postal - PO Box K346, Haymarket, NSW 1238 tel - 61 2 9217 0109 fax - 61 2 9217 0689 mob - 0413 457 126 e - sebc at phm.gov.au w - www.powerhousemuseum.com b - www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email and attachments are for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain confidential or legally privileged information or material that is copyright of Powerhouse Museum or a third party. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. Any views expressed in this message and attachments are those of the individual sender and the Powerhouse Museum accepts no liability for the content of this message. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Ari Davidow Sent: Fri 7/10/2009 4:50 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? There are lots of things we can track about our websites and about the ways in which people interact with them. Here are some that matter to us: * Downloads of podcasts * Downloads of lesson plans and other website PDFs * New pages posted to the website: our blog posts, new articles * Ways to measure "engagement" or "interactivity": comments/blog post; updates posted to our encyclopedia; blog comments/page views * Number of donations made to the organization online: how much raised, how many people contribute online, mean and median online contributrions * Subscriptions to our e-letters; turnover on the e-letters; % of e-letters opened; % of e-letters that leads to clicks * Site visits: unique visits, unique visitors, time on site * Links to site (google link:); Links to blog posts (technorati) External sites (these numbers should get big enough to be worth tracking!) * Mentions on twitter; RTs on twitter; followers on twitter * Fans of Facebook page; activity on Facebook * Fans, activity on Flickr exhibits Etc. We are relying on Google Analytics for most numbers (except for the absolute site visit numbers, where we continue to use older log analysis software for now--bigger numbers, and not yet comfortable that we are capturing everything on GA) What metrics do other people use? Which provide best info for funders? What helps you understand best whether or not you are doing a good job of getting people engaged on the website--or on other relevant social platforms? 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From aridavidow at gmail.com Sat Jul 11 08:13:53 2009 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:13:53 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? In-Reply-To: References: <747cfaf50907091150j275a3e79gf9247f92a811ad76@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <747cfaf50907110813s2bc35937u6cd3d894cca5e047@mail.gmail.com> Oh, yeah! that's a great article, Seb. Thanks for the reminder. You'll get no argument from me about the difference in credibility between GA and log analysis. It may be my lack of time with the tool, but I haven't found a good way to use GA to track downloads, though. In our specific case, as an online-only institution, geographic segmentation hasn't been of much use, other than when we talk with a funder based in a specific locale, to show that use of our site is local to them. But we could do much more with segmentation in general. For social media, we do use some quantitative measures (followers and fans; comments per post and retweets, referrals back to our home website), but none of those numbers seem terribly significant so far. I usually say that's an accurate reflection of the time we put into using those media. ari On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Chan, Sebastian wrote: > Hi Ari > > I'd suggest you want to be segmenting these figures by geography at the very least. And probably by source and entry point. > > GA will give you much more accurate figures than *any* log analysis tool - 100% 'accuracy' is not possible (and wouldn't tell you anything in any case!). > > In the social media world you probably want to emphasise qualitative activity over the quantitative. Again, you'd segment by intention. > > My paper from MW08 is still reasonably valid - http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/chan-metrics/chan-metrics.html > > Seb > > Sebastian Chan > A/g Head of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies > Powerhouse Museum > street - 500 Harris St Ultimo, NSW Australia > postal - PO Box K346, Haymarket, NSW 1238 > tel - 61 2 9217 0109 > fax - 61 2 9217 0689 > mob - 0413 457 126 > e - sebc at phm.gov.au > w - www.powerhousemuseum.com > b - www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This email and attachments are for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain confidential or legally privileged information or material that is copyright of Powerhouse Museum or a third party. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. Any views expressed in this message and attachments are those of the individual sender and the Powerhouse Museum accepts no liability for the content of this message. > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Ari Davidow > Sent: Fri 7/10/2009 4:50 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? > > There are lots of things we can track about our websites and about the > ways in which people interact with them. Here are some that matter to > us: > > * Downloads of podcasts > * Downloads of lesson plans and other website PDFs > * New pages posted to the website: our blog posts, new articles > * Ways to measure "engagement" or "interactivity": comments/blog post; > updates posted to our encyclopedia; blog comments/page views > * Number of donations made to the organization online: how much > raised, how many people contribute online, mean and median online > contributrions > * Subscriptions to our e-letters; turnover on the e-letters; % of > e-letters opened; % of e-letters that leads to clicks > * Site visits: unique visits, unique visitors, time on site > * Links to site (google link:); Links to blog posts (technorati) > > External sites (these numbers should get big enough to be worth tracking!) > * Mentions on twitter; RTs on twitter; followers on twitter > * Fans of Facebook page; activity on Facebook > * Fans, activity on Flickr exhibits > > Etc. We are relying on Google Analytics for most numbers (except for > the absolute site visit numbers, where we continue to use older log > analysis software for now--bigger numbers, and not yet comfortable > that we are capturing everything on GA) > > What metrics do other people use? Which provide best info for funders? > What helps you understand best whether or not you are doing a good job > of getting people engaged on the website--or on other relevant social > platforms? > > 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 > > 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 SebC at PHM.GOV.AU Sun Jul 12 02:51:16 2009 From: SebC at PHM.GOV.AU (Chan, Sebastian) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:51:16 +1000 Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? References: <747cfaf50907091150j275a3e79gf9247f92a811ad76@mail.gmail.com> <747cfaf50907110813s2bc35937u6cd3d894cca5e047@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Ari Tracking downloads with GA is easy - especially if you can modify your CMS slightly. Here's the info - http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55529 Basically you need to implement this on everything you actually want to track. Now you might say, "but this excludes people who use Google to arrive directly at the PDF!" . . .to which I'd reply that you probably want to counting the people who actually access your content via the interface/branding of your own site as they are the ones you can 'convert' and interest in your other activities. Seb Sebastian Chan A/g Head of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies Powerhouse Museum street - 500 Harris St Ultimo, NSW Australia postal - PO Box K346, Haymarket, NSW 1238 tel - 61 2 9217 0109 fax - 61 2 9217 0689 mob - 0413 457 126 e - sebc at phm.gov.au w - www.powerhousemuseum.com b - www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Ari Davidow Sent: Sun 7/12/2009 1:13 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? Oh, yeah! that's a great article, Seb. Thanks for the reminder. You'll get no argument from me about the difference in credibility between GA and log analysis. It may be my lack of time with the tool, but I haven't found a good way to use GA to track downloads, though. In our specific case, as an online-only institution, geographic segmentation hasn't been of much use, other than when we talk with a funder based in a specific locale, to show that use of our site is local to them. But we could do much more with segmentation in general. For social media, we do use some quantitative measures (followers and fans; comments per post and retweets, referrals back to our home website), but none of those numbers seem terribly significant so far. I usually say that's an accurate reflection of the time we put into using those media. ari On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Chan, Sebastian wrote: > Hi Ari > > I'd suggest you want to be segmenting these figures by geography at the very least. And probably by source and entry point. > > GA will give you much more accurate figures than *any* log analysis tool - 100% 'accuracy' is not possible (and wouldn't tell you anything in any case!). > > In the social media world you probably want to emphasise qualitative activity over the quantitative. Again, you'd segment by intention. > > My paper from MW08 is still reasonably valid - http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/chan-metrics/chan-metrics.html > > Seb > > Sebastian Chan > A/g Head of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies > Powerhouse Museum > street - 500 Harris St Ultimo, NSW Australia > postal - PO Box K346, Haymarket, NSW 1238 > tel - 61 2 9217 0109 > fax - 61 2 9217 0689 > mob - 0413 457 126 > e - sebc at phm.gov.au > w - www.powerhousemuseum.com > b - www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This email and attachments are for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain confidential or legally privileged information or material that is copyright of Powerhouse Museum or a third party. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. Any views expressed in this message and attachments are those of the individual sender and the Powerhouse Museum accepts no liability for the content of this message. > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Ari Davidow > Sent: Fri 7/10/2009 4:50 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? > > There are lots of things we can track about our websites and about the > ways in which people interact with them. Here are some that matter to > us: > > * Downloads of podcasts > * Downloads of lesson plans and other website PDFs > * New pages posted to the website: our blog posts, new articles > * Ways to measure "engagement" or "interactivity": comments/blog post; > updates posted to our encyclopedia; blog comments/page views > * Number of donations made to the organization online: how much > raised, how many people contribute online, mean and median online > contributrions > * Subscriptions to our e-letters; turnover on the e-letters; % of > e-letters opened; % of e-letters that leads to clicks > * Site visits: unique visits, unique visitors, time on site > * Links to site (google link:); Links to blog posts (technorati) > > External sites (these numbers should get big enough to be worth tracking!) > * Mentions on twitter; RTs on twitter; followers on twitter > * Fans of Facebook page; activity on Facebook > * Fans, activity on Flickr exhibits > > Etc. We are relying on Google Analytics for most numbers (except for > the absolute site visit numbers, where we continue to use older log > analysis software for now--bigger numbers, and not yet comfortable > that we are capturing everything on GA) > > What metrics do other people use? Which provide best info for funders? > What helps you understand best whether or not you are doing a good job > of getting people engaged on the website--or on other relevant social > platforms? > > 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 > > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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 ianrubenzahl at mac.com Sun Jul 12 14:13:30 2009 From: ianrubenzahl at mac.com (ian rubenzahl) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:13:30 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? References: Message-ID: <8840928B-AE95-4C54-A265-4E52B84A1A71@mac.com> A couple of thoughts on Ari's question of what kind of metrics to capture for funders and for engagement. For funders or other purse-string holders I want to demonstrate the financial value of the website. How? Identify business objectives and turn them into web metrics. For example, what is the value of deflecting a call to a customer service agent? What is the value of a newsletter subscription? What is the value of a lead generated online rather than by telemarking or direct marketing? What is the value of an eCommerce sale? How? Define a success event, like a conversion and give it a monetary value. Not always an easy thing to do, but it will make for a valuable conversation. For engagement, I want to measure the attitudes or customer satisfaction levels of our audiences and communities. Two key questions to ask are ?What was your primary purpose in visiting the website today?? and "Did you accomplish what you came to the website for today??. Ian Rubenzahl > From: mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > Date: July 12, 2009 3:00:02 PM GMT-04:00 > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 46, Issue 9 > Reply-To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > 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. Re: Useful website metrics? (Chan, Sebastian) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:51:16 +1000 > From: "Chan, Sebastian" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Ari > > Tracking downloads with GA is easy - especially if you can modify > your CMS slightly. > > Here's the info - http://www.google.com/support/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55529 > > Basically you need to implement this on everything you actually want > to track. > > Now you might say, "but this excludes people who use Google to > arrive directly at the PDF!" . . .to which I'd reply that you > probably want to counting the people who actually access your > content via the interface/branding of your own site as they are the > ones you can 'convert' and interest in your other activities. > > Seb > > Sebastian Chan > A/g Head of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies > Powerhouse Museum > street - 500 Harris St Ultimo, NSW Australia > postal - PO Box K346, Haymarket, NSW 1238 > tel - 61 2 9217 0109 > fax - 61 2 9217 0689 > mob - 0413 457 126 > e - sebc at phm.gov.au > w - www.powerhousemuseum.com > b - www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Ari Davidow > Sent: Sun 7/12/2009 1:13 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? > > Oh, yeah! that's a great article, Seb. Thanks for the reminder. > > You'll get no argument from me about the difference in credibility > between GA and log analysis. It may be my lack of time with the tool, > but I haven't found a good way to use GA to track downloads, though. > > In our specific case, as an online-only institution, geographic > segmentation hasn't been of much use, other than when we talk with a > funder based in a specific locale, to show that use of our site is > local to them. But we could do much more with segmentation in general. > > For social media, we do use some quantitative measures (followers and > fans; comments per post and retweets, referrals back to our home > website), but none of those numbers seem terribly significant so far. > I usually say that's an accurate reflection of the time we put into > using those media. > > ari > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Chan, Sebastian > wrote: >> Hi Ari >> >> I'd suggest you want to be segmenting these figures by geography at >> the very least. And probably by source and entry point. >> >> GA will give you much more accurate figures than *any* log analysis >> tool - 100% 'accuracy' is not possible (and wouldn't tell you >> anything in any case!). >> >> In the social media world you probably want to emphasise >> qualitative activity over the quantitative. Again, you'd segment by >> intention. >> >> My paper from MW08 is still reasonably valid - http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/chan-metrics/chan-metrics.html >> >> Seb >> >> Sebastian Chan >> A/g Head of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies >> Powerhouse Museum >> street - 500 Harris St Ultimo, NSW Australia >> postal - PO Box K346, Haymarket, NSW 1238 >> tel - 61 2 9217 0109 >> fax - 61 2 9217 0689 >> mob - 0413 457 126 >> e - sebc at phm.gov.au >> w - www.powerhousemuseum.com >> b - www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This email and attachments are for the use of the intended >> recipient(s) only and may contain confidential or legally >> privileged information or material that is copyright of Powerhouse >> Museum or a third party. If you have received this email in error, >> please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are >> not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or >> distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. Any >> views expressed in this message and attachments are those of the >> individual sender and the Powerhouse Museum accepts no liability >> for the content of this message. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Ari Davidow >> Sent: Fri 7/10/2009 4:50 AM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: [MCN-L] Useful website metrics? >> >> There are lots of things we can track about our websites and about >> the >> ways in which people interact with them. Here are some that matter to >> us: >> >> * Downloads of podcasts >> * Downloads of lesson plans and other website PDFs >> * New pages posted to the website: our blog posts, new articles >> * Ways to measure "engagement" or "interactivity": comments/blog >> post; >> updates posted to our encyclopedia; blog comments/page views >> * Number of donations made to the organization online: how much >> raised, how many people contribute online, mean and median online >> contributrions >> * Subscriptions to our e-letters; turnover on the e-letters; % of >> e-letters opened; % of e-letters that leads to clicks >> * Site visits: unique visits, unique visitors, time on site >> * Links to site (google link:); Links to blog posts (technorati) >> >> External sites (these numbers should get big enough to be worth >> tracking!) >> * Mentions on twitter; RTs on twitter; followers on twitter >> * Fans of Facebook page; activity on Facebook >> * Fans, activity on Flickr exhibits >> >> Etc. We are relying on Google Analytics for most numbers (except for >> the absolute site visit numbers, where we continue to use older log >> analysis software for now--bigger numbers, and not yet comfortable >> that we are capturing everything on GA) >> >> What metrics do other people use? Which provide best info for >> funders? >> What helps you understand best whether or not you are doing a good >> job >> of getting people engaged on the website--or on other relevant social >> platforms? >> >> 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 >> >> 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/ >> > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 46, Issue 9 > ************************************ From james at keeline.com Mon Jul 13 07:37:52 2009 From: james at keeline.com (James Keeline) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:37:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MCN-L] Apollo 11 mission recreated on WeChooseTheMoon.org Message-ID: <116014.20036.qm@web80605.mail.mud.yahoo.com> http://www.wechoosethemoon.org This site is celebrating the 40th anniversary by using Internet technology to recreate the timeline of the Apollo 11 flight. James D. Keeline Lead Programmer Balboa Park Online Collaborative From deborahwythe at hotmail.com Mon Jul 13 09:36:27 2009 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:36:27 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] NPG and Wikipedia (IP, website security) Message-ID: Interesting dustup. A Wikipedia person went in a backdoor on the NPG site and "scraped" fullsize images and posted them on Wikipedia as public domain. NPG brought in the lawyers to argue that in Britain the 2-D non-copyrightable precedent hasn't been argued. http://www.peoplepoints.co.nz/2009/07/wikimedia-commons-national-portrait.html http://londonist.com/2009/07/national_portrait_gallery_to_sue_wi.php http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dcoetzee/NPG_legal_threat Website security: >From the NPG cease & desist letter: As you know, the images from our client?s website that you have copied were made available from our client?s website using "Zoomify" software. As you know, Zoomify is an application that is used to publish photographic images in such a way that an entire high resolution image is never made available to a user although high-resolution extracts or "tiles" are made available one-at-a-time. Our client used the Zoomify technology to protect our client?s copyright in the high resolution images. NPG's policy/price sheet for web use: http://www.npg.org.uk/business/images/use-on-web.php Deborah Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail?. See how. _________________________________________________________________ Bing? brings you health information from trusted sources. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=pet+allergy&form=MHEINA&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MHEINA_Health_Health_PetAllergy_1x1 From khamma at me.com Mon Jul 13 09:58:02 2009 From: khamma at me.com (Kenneth Hamma) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:58:02 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] NPG and Wikipedia (IP, website security) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <74871EED-AECC-4459-8D71-CFDEFB16481D@me.com> Excellent sleuthing! You're right. The Bridgeman-Corel decision that went against Bridgeman was never appealed for fear that the appeal would also go against Bridgeman and result in a much wider application of the case law even in the US beyond the district in which the case was brought. Leaving the DMCA's prohibition on circumventing digital protections aside for the moment, might this be the sound of the other shoe dropping? The NPG have certainly teed this up in a way that will be difficult to ignore - in law or public policy. ken Kenneth Hamma +1 310 270 8008 khamma at me.com 368 Patel Place Palm Springs CA 92264 On Jul 13, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Deborah Wythe wrote: > > Interesting dustup. A Wikipedia person went in a backdoor on the NPG > site and "scraped" fullsize images and posted them on Wikipedia as > public domain. NPG brought > in the lawyers to argue that in Britain the 2-D non-copyrightable > precedent > hasn't been argued. > > > > > > http://www.peoplepoints.co.nz/2009/07/wikimedia-commons-national-portrait.html > > http://londonist.com/2009/07/national_portrait_gallery_to_sue_wi.php > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dcoetzee/NPG_legal_threat > > Website security: >> From the NPG cease & desist letter: > As you know, the images from our client?s website that you have > copied were > made available from our client?s website using "Zoomify" software. > As you know, > Zoomify is an application that is used to publish photographic > images in such a > way that an entire high resolution image is never made available to > a user > although high-resolution extracts or "tiles" are made available one- > at-a-time. > Our client used the Zoomify technology to protect our client?s > copyright in the > high resolution images. > > > > NPG's policy/price sheet for web use: > http://www.npg.org.uk/business/images/use-on-web.php > > Deborah Wythe > Brooklyn Museum > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail?. See how. > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing? brings you health information from trusted sources. Try it now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=pet+allergy&form=MHEINA&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MHEINA_Health_Health_PetAllergy_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > 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 psully at magnes.org Mon Jul 13 10:18:17 2009 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:18:17 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] NPG and Wikipedia (IP, website security) In-Reply-To: <74871EED-AECC-4459-8D71-CFDEFB16481D@me.com> References: <74871EED-AECC-4459-8D71-CFDEFB16481D@me.com> Message-ID: Wow. I have to admit that I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand, I'm utterly appalled that someone would circumvent NPG's security measures, when they were clearly in place to protect their assets while providing access. That, to me, should be actionable. On the other, I rather wish that NPG would have provided the world with decent-quality (if not necessarily reproduction-quality) images of those works. Zoomify is great, but the quality provided by those thumbnails isn't helpful for a number of purposes. I really like the V&A's approach and have tried to apply that philosophy here at the Magnes, to a degree. Really curious about the opinions of your experts out there. Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth Hamma Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:58 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NPG and Wikipedia (IP, website security) Excellent sleuthing! You're right. The Bridgeman-Corel decision that went against Bridgeman was never appealed for fear that the appeal would also go against Bridgeman and result in a much wider application of the case law even in the US beyond the district in which the case was brought. Leaving the DMCA's prohibition on circumventing digital protections aside for the moment, might this be the sound of the other shoe dropping? The NPG have certainly teed this up in a way that will be difficult to ignore - in law or public policy. ken Kenneth Hamma +1 310 270 8008 khamma at me.com 368 Patel Place Palm Springs CA 92264 On Jul 13, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Deborah Wythe wrote: > > Interesting dustup. A Wikipedia person went in a backdoor on the NPG > site and "scraped" fullsize images and posted them on Wikipedia as > public domain. NPG brought > in the lawyers to argue that in Britain the 2-D non-copyrightable > precedent > hasn't been argued. > > > > > > http://www.peoplepoints.co.nz/2009/07/wikimedia-commons-national-portrai t.html > > http://londonist.com/2009/07/national_portrait_gallery_to_sue_wi.php > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dcoetzee/NPG_legal_threat > > Website security: >> From the NPG cease & desist letter: > As you know, the images from our client's website that you have > copied were > made available from our client's website using "Zoomify" software. > As you know, > Zoomify is an application that is used to publish photographic > images in such a > way that an entire high resolution image is never made available to > a user > although high-resolution extracts or "tiles" are made available one- > at-a-time. > Our client used the Zoomify technology to protect our client's > copyright in the > high resolution images. > > > > NPG's policy/price sheet for web use: > http://www.npg.org.uk/business/images/use-on-web.php > > Deborah Wythe > Brooklyn Museum > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail(r). See how. > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing(tm) brings you health information from trusted sources. Try it now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=pet+allergy&form=MHEINA&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=T XT_MHEINA_Health_Health_PetAllergy_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > 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/ Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2235 - Release Date: 07/13/09 05:56:00 From MCOCK at thebritishmuseum.ac.uk Wed Jul 15 07:57:02 2009 From: MCOCK at thebritishmuseum.ac.uk (Matthew Cock) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:57:02 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] Jodi Awards call for nominations Message-ID: Jodi Awards 2009: new international award for the most accessible cultural website The Jodi Awards go international! Nominations are now invited for the new International Jodi Award for the most accessible website or web-based service from a cultural organisation. You may have an accessible and easy to use website, it may provide informal learning materials for disabled people or you may use the web to supply print-disabled people with digitalised reading materials. You may use the website in an other way to provide access to cultural experience for disabled people. If so, we look forward to receiving your Nomination. The Jodi Awards for accessible digital culture have been given since 2003 - which was European Year of Disabled People; to cultural organisations in the United Kingdom. Previous winners include world-famous museums (such as Tate Modern and the British Museum),small organisations (such as the volunteer-run Pewsey Heritage Centre), networks of services (such as the public libraries in South Yorkshire and Humberside), an archive (The National Archives) and a disability organisation (the National Library for the Blind, now RNIB). The Jodi Awards will be given on 2 December 2009 at the prestigous Victoria and Albert Museum in London, at the occasion of a joint event with the UK Museums Computer Group. The Jodi Awards are given by the Jodi Mattes Trust. The Trust exists to promote equal access to and enjoyment of the arts and culture by disabled people through digital media. Deadline for nominations is Friday 25 September 2009. You can find more information and a Nonimation Form on the culture 24 website:www.culture24.org.uk/spliced/online+collections/art69556. If you consider submitting a Nomination and would like to discuss your ideas, do please contact Marcus Weisen, marcus.weisen at gmail.com , 0033-4-26 53 30 60. Marcus speaks English, French, German, Italian and Finnish. We really would like to find out about the best projects globally and celebrate them. We want the world's cultural organisations to know how seriously the best among them take equal access for disabled people. We want to inspire new best practice. Please help us find them. Do please forward this email to everyone who may be interested and to e-discussion groups. Marcus Weisen Development Manager Jodi Mattes Trust for accessible digital culture www.jodiawards.org.uk marcus.weisen at gmail.com Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur Until 23 August 2009 BOOK NOW +44 (0)20 7323 8181 www.britishmuseum.org Follow the British Museum on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/britishmuseum www.twitter.com/britishmuseum From remko.jansonius at vizcayamuseum.org Wed Jul 15 10:28:22 2009 From: remko.jansonius at vizcayamuseum.org (Jansonius, Remko (Vizcaya)) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:28:22 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] standards for digitization Message-ID: <9C2785C9A3152441B3AAC2E03346BC4C048AB328@s0141136.miamidade.gov> Dear colleagues, What standards do you apply to the digitization of archival documents? On an as needed basis, we are digitizing documents in Vizcaya's archives. These are primarily letters and related materials, dating from the 1910s and 20s. Condition varies. Some are good; others are a couple of years away from turning into dust. First and foremost the objective is to have them accessible for research. But considering that they really may turn into dust, we also need to preserve an electronic version of higher quality than just for research. Thus far we have scanned at color, 300 dpi @ 100 %; save as tif (archival/preservation file) and pdf (access). Any suggestions whether we're on the right track or can do better? As always, thanks for sharing y'all's collective wisdom. Remko Remko Jansonius Collections and Archives Manager Vizcaya Museum & Gardens 3251 South Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33129 t: 305-860-8433 f: 305-250-9117 www.vizcayamuseum.org From A-Newman at NGA.GOV Wed Jul 15 11:34:12 2009 From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:34:12 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] standards for digitization In-Reply-To: <9C2785C9A3152441B3AAC2E03346BC4C048AB328@s0141136.miamidade.gov> Message-ID: Remko, I suggest you look at the work Steve Puglia is doing for NARA. A good starting point is http://www.archives.gov/preservation/technical/guidelines.html And there is also the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines at http://digitizationguidelines.gov/ Alan On 7/15/09 1:28 PM, "Jansonius, Remko (Vizcaya)" wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > > What standards do you apply to the digitization of archival documents? > > > > On an as needed basis, we are digitizing documents in Vizcaya's > archives. These are primarily letters and related materials, dating from > the 1910s and 20s. Condition varies. Some are good; others are a couple > of years away from turning into dust. > > > > First and foremost the objective is to have them accessible for > research. But considering that they really may turn into dust, we also > need to preserve an electronic version of higher quality than just for > research. > > > > Thus far we have scanned at color, 300 dpi @ 100 %; save as tif > (archival/preservation file) and pdf (access). > > > > Any suggestions whether we're on the right track or can do better? > > > > As always, thanks for sharing y'all's collective wisdom. > > > > Remko > > > > Remko Jansonius > > Collections and Archives Manager > > Vizcaya Museum & Gardens > > 3251 South Miami Avenue > > Miami, FL 33129 > > t: 305-860-8433 > > f: 305-250-9117 > > www.vizcayamuseum.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 Louise.Renaud at civilisations.ca Wed Jul 15 11:54:09 2009 From: Louise.Renaud at civilisations.ca (Louise Renaud) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:54:09 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] standards for digitization In-Reply-To: References: <9C2785C9A3152441B3AAC2E03346BC4C048AB328@s0141136.miamidade.gov> Message-ID: Dear Remko, You might also want to have a look at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Guidelines that are available on the Canadian Heritage Information Network - Knowledge Exchange pages at: http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Digital_Content/index.html (2nd Bullet under Creating Digital Content) Should you eventually wish to purchase at $9.95, a hard-paper copy, it is possible through: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/explore/publications/how-to-order/how-to-order Regards, Louise Renaud Gestionnaire,? photos et droits d'auteurs Biblioth?que, Archives et Services de documentation (BASD)? Mus?e canadien des civilisations Manager, photos and copyright Library, Archives and Documentation Services (LADS) Canadian Museum of Civilization 100, rue Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC? K1A 0M8 T?l:?819 776-8237??Fax:?819 776-8491 ? -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Newman, Alan Sent: 15 juillet 2009 14:34 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] standards for digitization Remko, I suggest you look at the work Steve Puglia is doing for NARA. A good starting point is http://www.archives.gov/preservation/technical/guidelines.html And there is also the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines at http://digitizationguidelines.gov/ Alan On 7/15/09 1:28 PM, "Jansonius, Remko (Vizcaya)" wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > > What standards do you apply to the digitization of archival documents? > > > > On an as needed basis, we are digitizing documents in Vizcaya's > archives. These are primarily letters and related materials, dating from > the 1910s and 20s. Condition varies. Some are good; others are a couple > of years away from turning into dust. > > > > First and foremost the objective is to have them accessible for > research. But considering that they really may turn into dust, we also > need to preserve an electronic version of higher quality than just for > research. > > > > Thus far we have scanned at color, 300 dpi @ 100 %; save as tif > (archival/preservation file) and pdf (access). > > > > Any suggestions whether we're on the right track or can do better? > > > > As always, thanks for sharing y'all's collective wisdom. > > > > Remko > > > > Remko Jansonius > > Collections and Archives Manager > > Vizcaya Museum & Gardens > > 3251 South Miami Avenue > > Miami, FL 33129 > > t: 305-860-8433 > > f: 305-250-9117 > > www.vizcayamuseum.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/ _______________________________________________ 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 tjvitale at ix.netcom.com Wed Jul 15 18:52:20 2009 From: tjvitale at ix.netcom.com (Tim Vitale) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:52:20 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] standards for digitization In-Reply-To: <9C2785C9A3152441B3AAC2E03346BC4C048AB328@s0141136.miamidade.gov> Message-ID: <1CE135D0CFB4462980E0082346CA17A5@HPAMD> Let me offer some direct help. Standards are great, but they are not very "direct" for answering basic questions such as your. Humans can resolve 6 line-pairs per mm (lp/mm), the digital equivalent is 300 ppi. However, the Nyquist sampling theorem says that you need a minimum of twice the resolution of the analog material to capture it effectively. There is infinite detail in your documents, down to the paper fiber and surface texture. Humans, using their eyes, can not see more than 6 lp/mm of detail from the document, so setting your basic digital capture at twice the "analog detail" that humans can "see" is a good default. I can provide a very good tool to explain this, but it is long an complicated, just accept that one needs 600 ppi digital to capture 6 lp/mm (or 300 ppi) analog material such as document and photos. I would use color (as you are) so you can see age, ink and paper color as well as any stamps or other editing and identifying marks. The next point is 24 bit vs 48 bit color (8 bit vs 16 bit B&W). If you do not plan to manipulate the images to bring up fading ink or faint passages, then 24 bits will be fine. If you plan to do forensic type work with the images, consider 48 bit capture, and possibly more resolution such as 900 or 1200 ppi. All this will make fairly large files sizes. I recommend TIFF. However, the JPEG2000 format, used in lossless color mode (not in high compression lossy mode) will not harm image detail or color, and will save 50% to 75% in file size. More compression is possible but color will start to be effected. Only tests will show weather this is acceptable to your project. Read some standards and guidelines. I have a document on this subject if you want it, just ask. Tim Vitale Paper, Photographs & Electronic Media Conservator Film Migration (still) to Digital Format Digital Imaging & Artwork Facsimiles Preservation & Imaging Consulting Preservation Associates 1500 Park Avenue Suite 132 Emeryville, CA 94608 510-594-8277 510-594-8799 fax tjvitale at ix.netcom.com Albumen website (2001) http://albumen.stanford.edu/ VideoPreservation Website (2007) http://videopreservation.stanford.edu From MEvely at IWM.ORG.UK Thu Jul 16 01:42:12 2009 From: MEvely at IWM.ORG.UK (Mark Evely) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:42:12 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] What standards do you apply to the digitization of archival documents Message-ID: I am working on digitising standards for the Imperial War Museum in London. While 300dpi is very commonly used it is derived from a prepress standard for printing pictures in a book. In terms of capturing the detail you need at least 2 pixels to pick up a detail (the most commonly quoted figure), however you can still miss the detail if it does not line up with the pixels, so go for 2.5 - 3 pixels to capture detail. The equipment is another important consideration, from your remark it sounds like you are using a flat bed scanner which for delicate material could in fact destroy or damage the item. You can also use a high end camera such a Hasselbad. The other consideration is colour management which is often misunderstood (and to complex for a short email) you need to have linear set up and use colour patches with each capture so you can gauge the reproduction. Always keep the original un-changed make any adjustments on a copy which then becomes the working master. A camera (Hasselblad H3DII-50) has a fixed number of pixels and presuming most of the material is A4 / US Letter in size you can work out the capture original 8.5 in by 11in - camera pixels, 6321 by 8176 divide the pixels by the size gives 720 pixels (need to take into account the portions of the original and the camera ) On a flat bed scanner you can scan at 1200 pixel per inch which captures all the detail in a full colour printed image but does produce a very large file so you need a computer capable of handling it. I would suggest a camera as it is quicker to capture an image and the lighting can be a more even copy set up. A scanner can produce more pixels for the inch but in general the lighting and the speed can work against one, but it is cheaper than a camera set up. Mark Evely Digital Systems Manager Collection Management 020 7091 3081 07976 297034 From hhart at balboaparkonline.org Fri Jul 17 11:42:55 2009 From: hhart at balboaparkonline.org (Heather Hart) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:42:55 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Director of Web Services for the Balboa Park Online Collaborative Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027DE34FFE@MAILR005.mail.lan> The Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) is seeking a highly skilled web developer with significant experience deploying the Drupal CMS to lead its web development efforts. The BPOC is an exciting new technology collaboration of 17 museums, cultural arts, and science institutions in Balboa Park, San Diego, funded by the Legler Benbough Foundation for three years. During this time, the BPOC will work on a number of technology projects that span across the institutions including technology training, conference support, collaborative website development projects such as a multi-institution public calendar and education program scheduling software, collection management system support and integration, collaborative digitization project support and supporting efforts to increase multi-institution visits using alternate reality gaming. Our current members include the Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego, the Mingei International Museum, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, the San Diego Air & Space Museum, the San Diego Automotive Museum, the San Diego Hall of Champions, the San Diego Historical Society, the San Diego Junior Theatre, the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Museum of Man, the San Diego Natural History Museum, The Old Globe, the WorldBeat Center, and the Zoological Society of San Diego. In addition to the required skills listed below applicants should be passionate about the application of technology in the cultural sector. Requirements: * 8-10+ years of professional experience with at least 4 years leading an internal or external development team * Experience building successful enterprise-level websites on the Drupal CMS platform with the requisite expert level skills using PHP, MySQL, and CSS * Demonstrated skills in discovery, specification development, information architecture, and design * Experience with SEO, registration systems, social media tools, content syndication, and ecommerce * Experience in content-driven industries including media, publishing, entertainment, museums, education, nonprofits, etc. * Strong project management skills and experience using code repositories such as Subversion and project management systems such as Fogbugz to manage complex projects * Entrepreneurial spirit and desire to make an impact * Dedicated to the use and support of open source Compensation commensurate with experience. Please direct applications and queries to hhart at balboaparkonline.org. Thanks, Heather Hart Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 619.819.5143 hhart at balboaparkonline.org From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Fri Jul 17 17:21:01 2009 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:21:01 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Innovative Event Calendars Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027DE35092@MAILR005.mail.lan> My team is searching for websites with great event calendars to get ideas for one of our projects. Send me links to the event calendars that you love (does not have to be a museum). Thanks, Rich Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org From sweeting at frick.org Sat Jul 18 04:05:58 2009 From: sweeting at frick.org (Sweeting III, Floyd) Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:05:58 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Innovative Event Calendars References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027DE35092@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D0AFDAA@tfcmail.frick.org> Rich, We just implemented a calendar and evetns management piece using Trumba. The Smithsonian and Jewish Museum also use it. Inexpensive and highly customizable. Check it out. Their site has links to all of us as well as other kinds of instutions. http://www.trumba.com/connect/onlinecalendars/customers.aspx http://www.trumba.com/connect/onlinecalendars/customers.aspx?category=Museums Floyd Floyd Sweeting Head, Information Technology and New Media The Frick Collection ________________________________ From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Rich Cherry Sent: Fri 7/17/2009 8:21 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Innovative Event Calendars My team is searching for websites with great event calendars to get ideas for one of our projects. Send me links to the event calendars that you love (does not have to be a museum). Thanks, Rich Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.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/ ***************************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ***************************************************************************** From dbartolini at nyscience.org Sat Jul 18 21:30:52 2009 From: dbartolini at nyscience.org (Daniel Bartolini) Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:30:52 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Innovative Event Calendars In-Reply-To: <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D0AFDAA@tfcmail.frick.org> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027DE35092@MAILR005.mail.lan> <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D0AFDAA@tfcmail.frick.org> Message-ID: <80bf24d10907182130o50439dc5ue4f671ad4a1140f4@mail.gmail.com> Saratoga Performing Arts Center has a really good calendar: http://www.spac.org/calendar.php And, as a New Yorker, I've been very happy with the recent Coney Island Fun Guide calendar. Good, solid calendar on a tight page: http://www.coneyislandfunguide.com/ On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Sweeting III, Floyd wrote: > Rich, > > We just implemented a calendar and evetns management piece using Trumba. > > The Smithsonian and Jewish Museum also use it. Inexpensive and highly > customizable. > > Check it out. Their site has links to all of us as well as other kinds of > instutions. > > http://www.trumba.com/connect/onlinecalendars/customers.aspx < > https://tfcmail.frick.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.trumba.com/connect/onlinecalendars/customers.aspx > > > > > http://www.trumba.com/connect/onlinecalendars/customers.aspx?category=Museums > > Floyd > Floyd Sweeting > Head, Information Technology and New Media > The Frick Collection > > ________________________________ > > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Rich Cherry > Sent: Fri 7/17/2009 8:21 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Innovative Event Calendars > > > > My team is searching for websites with great event calendars to get ideas > for one of our projects. Send me links to the event calendars that you > love (does not have to be a museum). > > Thanks, > Rich > > Rich Cherry > Director > Balboa Park Online Collaborative > A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation > 2131 Pan American Plz > San Diego, CA 92101 > B: (619) 819-8331 > F: (619) 819-8230 > rcherry at balboaparkonline.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/ > > > > > ***************************************************************************** > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. 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If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any > computer. > > ***************************************************************************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jdyki at cranbrook.edu Sun Jul 19 13:32:35 2009 From: jdyki at cranbrook.edu (Judy Dyki) Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:32:35 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Call for Papers: ART DOCUMENTATION Message-ID: <4A634AA4020000B10000C37E@ceccluster_cecgwia_server.cranbrook.edu> Editors are inviting articles for both the Spring and Fall 2010 issues of ART DOCUMENTATION, the semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America. The articles should fall within the scope of art and architecture librarianship, visual resources curatorship, digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, art publishing, artists? books, and related fields. For the Spring 2010 issue, papers should be close to completion; the preliminary deadline is September 1, 2009. Many articles have already been accepted for this issue, but there is still space for a few more. For the Fall 2010 issue, please send your abstracts for articles concerning research or projects that you are still developing. The preliminary deadline for this issue is April 1, 2010. Have you recently given a presentation at a conference that would be appropriate to expand as a journal article? Please send an abstract if the subject falls within the scope of ART DOCUMENTATION. ART DOCUMENTATION contributor guidelines may be found at http://www.arlisna.org/artdoc/contrib_guidelines.html. I look forward to hearing from you! Judy Dyki Editor, ART DOCUMENTATION Library Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art 39221 Woodward Avenue, Box 801 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801 248-645-3364 voice 248-645-3464 fax jdyki at cranbrook.edu From general at e-conservationline.com Tue Jul 21 01:30:52 2009 From: general at e-conservationline.com (general at e-conservationline.com) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:30:52 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Issue no. 10 of e-conservation magazine online Message-ID: <955806ebb23fcc72456ae687959b2d99@e-conservationline.com> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that issue no. 10 of e_conservation magazine is now online and available for free download from http://www.e-conservationline.com/. INDEX - Issue 10, June 2009 *News Conference Reviews AURUM: Authentication and Analysis of Gold Work May 11-13, 2009, Paris, France Review by Ana Bidarra SECOND ARP SEMINAR The Practice of Theory ? Treatments of Conservation-Restoration May 29-30, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal Review by Rui Bordalo TECHNART 2009 Non-destructive and Microanalytical Techniques in Art and Cultural Heritage April 27-30, 2009, Athens, Greece Review by Ana Bidarra HISTORIA X Contemporary Art Installation, Heritage Exhibition By Ovidiu Danes, DALA Foundation Announcements - Forthcoming Publication Conservation: Principles, Dilemmas, and Uncomfortable Truths - E-conservation magazine: Call for submission *Upcoming Events August-September 2009 *Articles Innovative Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Technique for Art Conservation Science By Kaori Fukunaga Scottish Renaissance Timber Painted Ceilings By Ailsa Murray Wooden Churches in Southern Transylvania and Northern Oltenia Part I By Ovidiu Danes *Heritage in Danger T?rgoviste, Monuments at Risk The Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen Church By Oliviu Boldura and Anca Dina -- www.e-conservationline.com general at e-conservationline.com From sweeting at frick.org Tue Jul 21 08:12:23 2009 From: sweeting at frick.org (Sweeting III, Floyd) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:12:23 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Internet access for a mid-size institution Message-ID: <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D225A74@tfcmail.frick.org> We are a mid-size museum (NYC) and we have a T-1 (1.5 Mbps) for our exchange server and to serve our collections database over the web and we use a Time Warner cable to allow about 250 employees to access the net which gives us (10 Mbps down and 1.5 up) for a low price. This has worked fine for a year but TW is not really a business class solution and recently we have had some problems with them - enough to affect our business day and make us reconsider. My question is what solutions are other mid-size museums using that give enough bandwidth for all of your business activities and at what kind of price? Floyd Sweeting III Head, Information Technology and New Media THE FRICK COLLECTION 1 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 Tel: 212-547-6889 Fax: 212-879-2091 www.frick.org ***************************************************************************** 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 dbartolini at nyscience.org Tue Jul 21 09:41:13 2009 From: dbartolini at nyscience.org (Daniel Bartolini) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:41:13 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Online Ticket Purchasing Systems Message-ID: <80bf24d10907210941v19c2d519h360169c7b42be1aa@mail.gmail.com> Hi Everyone- I'd like any feedback people have on what systems/modules/services people use to sell advanced ticketing for their museums via their websites. Also, are there cases where the online system differs from an internal ticketing system, and is there a good way to connect the disparate parts? Thank you very much. Daniel Bartolini New York Hall of Science *Connect and share with the Hall* *Twitter: **http://twitter.com/nysci* *Facebook: **http://www.facebook.com/nysci* *YouTube: **http://www.youtube.com/user/nyhallofscience* From mstevens at adventuresci.com Tue Jul 21 12:14:47 2009 From: mstevens at adventuresci.com (Matthew P. Stevens) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:14:47 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Internet access for a mid-size institution References: <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D225A74@tfcmail.frick.org> Message-ID: I have a DSL and a T1 through a single Cisco router to a single ISP. If either circuit fails, all traffic goes over the other circuit. If both circuits are up, low priority traffic goes over the DSL and high priority traffic the T1. Works well for us. I use a local company here in Tennessee called the Nexus Group. Cheers, 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 Sweeting III, Floyd Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:12 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Internet access for a mid-size institution We are a mid-size museum (NYC) and we have a T-1 (1.5 Mbps) for our exchange server and to serve our collections database over the web and we use a Time Warner cable to allow about 250 employees to access the net which gives us (10 Mbps down and 1.5 up) for a low price. This has worked fine for a year but TW is not really a business class solution and recently we have had some problems with them - enough to affect our business day and make us reconsider. My question is what solutions are other mid-size museums using that give enough bandwidth for all of your business activities and at what kind of price? Floyd Sweeting III Head, Information Technology and New Media THE FRICK COLLECTION 1 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 Tel: 212-547-6889 Fax: 212-879-2091 www.frick.org ************************************************************************ ***** 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. ************************************************************************ ***** _______________________________________________ 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 JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au Tue Jul 21 16:37:36 2009 From: JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au (JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:37:36 +1000 Subject: [MCN-L] Online Ticket Purchasing Systems In-Reply-To: <80bf24d10907210941v19c2d519h360169c7b42be1aa@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Daniel, In November last year we starting selling exhibition tickets online (where people could print their own - previously we would have to post them out). The system - consisting of online sales, offline (cash-register) sales & entry scanners - is called Centaman (by a company of the same name: http://www.centaman.com.au/). The system works, but it has been much more difficult to customise things (both in terms of functionality and design) than I expected. We are currently exploring other modules they offer, for school & event bookings and venue management. Regards, Jonathan Cooper Manager of information / website Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery Road, Sydney NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au +61 2 9225 1796 / (02) 9225 1796 mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu wrote on 22/07/2009 02:41:13 AM: > Hi Everyone- > I'd like any feedback people have on what systems/modules/services people > use to sell advanced ticketing for their museums via their websites. > > Also, are there cases where the online system differs from an internal > ticketing system, and is there a good way to connect the disparate parts? > > Thank you very much. > > Daniel Bartolini > > New York Hall of Science - - - Please consider the environment before printing my email - - - This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, this email does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or the Art Gallery of NSW (ABN 24 934 492 575) or its related entities. From mclark at DDCF.ORG Tue Jul 21 21:00:35 2009 From: mclark at DDCF.ORG (Maja Clark) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:00:35 -1000 Subject: [MCN-L] retention schedule - seeking sample policies Message-ID: <9AF4B1D8DCA5204598E1C813F27C47BD4896DF@MAIL3.ddcf.org> Dear MCNers, Does anyone have a retention schedule policy document - pertaining to both paper & electronic files - that you're willing & able to share? Ours is in the making & we could use some museum-specific examples. Many thanks, Maja Maja Clark Collections Manager, Shangri La Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art 4055 Papu Circle Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 792-5506 www.shangrilahawaii.org From deborahwythe at hotmail.com Wed Jul 22 04:31:51 2009 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:31:51 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] retention schedule - seeking sample policies In-Reply-To: <9AF4B1D8DCA5204598E1C813F27C47BD4896DF@MAIL3.ddcf.org> References: <9AF4B1D8DCA5204598E1C813F27C47BD4896DF@MAIL3.ddcf.org> Message-ID: There are a number of museum record schedules out there. The best place to ask would be the Museum Archives Section of the Society of American Archivists. There's a listserv -- check out the info on www.archivists.org. I'm not sure if non-members can post, but if they can't and you'd like me to bounce your message there, just let me know. Deborah WYthe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:00:35 -1000 > From: mclark at DDCF.ORG > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] retention schedule - seeking sample policies > > Dear MCNers, > > Does anyone have a retention schedule policy document - pertaining to > both paper & electronic files - that you're willing & able to share? > Ours is in the making & we could use some museum-specific examples. > > Many thanks, > > Maja > > > > > > Maja Clark > > Collections Manager, Shangri La > > Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art > > 4055 Papu Circle > > Honolulu, HI 96816 > > (808) 792-5506 > > www.shangrilahawaii.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/ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? Hotmail?: Celebrate the moment with your favorite sports pics. Check it out. http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_QA_HM_sports_photos_072009&cat=sports From sweeting at frick.org Wed Jul 22 07:20:09 2009 From: sweeting at frick.org (Sweeting III, Floyd) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:20:09 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] retention schedule - seeking sample policies In-Reply-To: <9AF4B1D8DCA5204598E1C813F27C47BD4896DF@MAIL3.ddcf.org> Message-ID: <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D225A77@tfcmail.frick.org> Do you know about this? http://siarchives.si.edu/cerp/progress.htm -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Maja Clark Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:01 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] retention schedule - seeking sample policies Dear MCNers, Does anyone have a retention schedule policy document - pertaining to both paper & electronic files - that you're willing & able to share? Ours is in the making & we could use some museum-specific examples. Many thanks, Maja Maja Clark Collections Manager, Shangri La Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art 4055 Papu Circle Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 792-5506 www.shangrilahawaii.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/ ***************************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ***************************************************************************** From ReneeM at lacma.org Wed Jul 22 10:40:00 2009 From: ReneeM at lacma.org (Montgomery, Renee) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:40:00 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] retention schedule - seeking sample policies In-Reply-To: References: <9AF4B1D8DCA5204598E1C813F27C47BD4896DF@MAIL3.ddcf.org> Message-ID: <831DFF518273CF47835B4CF4331D6D2F8E4BB4@saturn.lacma.org> We here at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with an institutional archives program, are also trying to get organized re policies/practices concerning legacy and new files/records etc. Our basic retention schedule has been 'copped' from other institutions but Maja, if you want to contact me offline to discuss the implementation of these procedures, pls do so Renee Montgomery Asst. Director Collections Information Los Angeles County Museum of Art T 323 857-6059 -----Original Message----- > Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:00:35 -1000 > From: mclark at DDCF.ORG > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] retention schedule - seeking sample policies > > Dear MCNers, > > Does anyone have a retention schedule policy document - pertaining to > both paper & electronic files - that you're willing & able to share? > Ours is in the making & we could use some museum-specific examples. > > Many thanks, > > Maja > > > > > > Maja Clark > > Collections Manager, Shangri La > > Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art > > 4055 Papu Circle > > Honolulu, HI 96816 > > (808) 792-5506 > > www.shangrilahawaii.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/ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live(tm) Hotmail(r): Celebrate the moment with your favorite sports pics. Check it out. http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAG LM_WL_QA_HM_sports_photos_072009&cat=sports _______________________________________________ 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 squigley at artic.edu Wed Jul 22 10:51:50 2009 From: squigley at artic.edu (Sam Quigley) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:51:50 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Pathfinder on the Web Message-ID: <98107CD6-6E94-4CDF-B6DC-97C6467D997C@artic.edu> [apologies for any formating problems] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2009 MEDIA CONTACTS: Erin Hogan Chai Lee (312) 443-3664 (312) 443-3625 ehogan at artic.edu clee4 at artic.edu ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO LAUNCHES LANDMARK VIRTUAL GALLERY TOUR ON MUSEUM WEBSITE First Art Museum to Combine Panoramic Gallery Images with Wayfinding System Today the Art Institute of Chicago launched Pathfinder, www.artic.edu/pathfinder/ , the museum?s new interactive floor plan and virtual gallery tour system on its website. The first art museum in the world to dynamically combine its floor plan with fully up-to-date high- definition and panoramic views of its galleries, the Art Institute now offers web surfers and visitors planning a trip to the museum a completely unique experience of the galleries. Pathfinder features not only the interactive floor plan, which is part of the wayfinding system installed throughout the museum for the opening of the Modern Wing, but also the ability to zoom in and out of the panoramic views for closer looks at works of art, direct links to the available catalog information for individual works, and Spanish-language prompts and on-screen navigation tools. The initial launch of Pathfinder includes views of nearly a third of the museum?s permanent collection galleries, with images of the remaining galleries to be added throughout the year. ?The Modern Wing has really been the impetus for numerous wide-spread changes in the ways the museum makes itself accessible to all visitors, both virtual and real,? said James Cuno, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute. ?We have a new building, with its fresh approach to our collections, to the city, and to the landscape around us. And now, with our new interactive pathfinder on the web, we are bringing these fresh approaches to the hundreds of thousands of people who come to our website seeking information about our museum and collections. This pioneering development is a testament to the efforts of our information technology department and our constant quest to serve our visitors to the best of our abilities.? Led by Sam Quigley, museum Vice President for Collections Management, Imaging, and Information Technology, the Art Institute team worked with Slate Roof Studio, designers of interactive media, and AvantLogic Corporation, the creators of the interactive mapping software MapsAlive. The web version of Pathfinder is based on the new interactive digital wayfinding system which was installed in the museum on touch screens in May for the opening of the Modern Wing. Taking the wayfinding system to the museum?s website offered the museum the opportunity to link it to other web-based resources, such as the online collection catalog and information about daily programs and current exhibitions. Now web visitors are able to view the complete floor plans, click an icon for gallery shots, and virtually ?wander? through specific galleries via high-definition digital images that have been stitched together to create 360-degree views of the galleries. Viewers now also have the ability to navigate within the ?virtual? galleries by zooming in on individual works of art for a better look or seeing them with other works displayed nearby, the way the curators arranged the galleries. Web surfers can also click on the images to access full information and often descriptive label text about the work using the online collection catalog. Pathfinder additionally offers information about daily programming and gallery tours, all current exhibitions, special activities in the new Ryan Education Center, and visitor amenities such as restaurants and shops. The site is available in an English language version as well as a Spanish language version. The museum will continue the ongoing process of photographing all the permanent collection galleries throughout the summer, fall, and winter, with the goal of making available every Modern Wing gallery by December. The remainder of the permanent collection galleries will be available online as they are reinstalled as part of the museum-wide renovation project. # # # # MUSEUM HOURS 10:30 am?5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30 am?8:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am?5:00 pm Saturday, Sunday TARGET FREE THURSDAY EVENINGS AFTER 5:00 pm SUMMER HOURS (from Memorial Day to Labor Day) 10:30 am?5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10:30 am?9:00 pm Thursday, Friday 10:00 am?5:00 pm Saturday, Sunday TARGET FREE SUMMER EVENINGS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTER 5:00 pm FREE FEBRUARY 1 TO 28 Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year?s Day. Please check www.artinstituteofchicago.org before your visit. ADMISSION Adults $18.00 Includes all special exhibitions and coat check Children 14 and over, students, and seniors $12.00 Includes all special exhibitions and coat check Chicago residents receive a $2.00 discount with proof of residency Children under 14 always free Members always free Free Evenings are free to all. City of Chicago residents with Chicago Public Library cards can borrow a "Museum Passport" card from any library branch for free general admission to the nine members of Museums in the Park, including the Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago is a museum in Chicago?s Grant Park, located across from Millennium Park. Visitors can enter the museum via the Michigan Avenue entrance or the Millennium Park entrance on Monroe Street. From ReneeM at lacma.org Wed Jul 22 13:55:49 2009 From: ReneeM at lacma.org (Montgomery, Renee) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:55:49 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Revised and Updated Childrens Fiction Bibliography Message-ID: <831DFF518273CF47835B4CF4331D6D2F8E4BBB@saturn.lacma.org> Thanks to so many of you who provided suggestions for the attached bibliography of children's and teen novels including museum environments. We've added all of them except for a couple that were actually non-fiction or that pertained to art or artists but not really museums. As stated on the attached, the response to this project was very rewarding, many of you having been inspired to work in museums in your early youth by a book. We will continue to keep this bibliography updated. Renee Montgomery Assistant Director Collections Information and Risk Management Los Angeles County Museum of Art T 323 857-6059 E reneem at lacma.org From Wendy.Sporleder at slam.org Wed Jul 22 14:00:19 2009 From: Wendy.Sporleder at slam.org (Wendy Sporleder) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:00:19 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] New Media Acquisitions - formats, hardware, storage, etc. In-Reply-To: References: <80bf24d10907210941v19c2d519h360169c7b42be1aa@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Greetings, The Saint Louis Art Museum is relatively new to New Media acquisitions but we have identified the value in implementing best practices into our processes as we see this area gaining momentum. Could anyone please share any information on this subject? We are interested in lessons learned and processes: digital formats being used (compressed/uncompressed/raw), delivery methods (softcopy/hardcopy), storage methods (network/offsite storage), etc.? Thank you! Wendy Sporleder Database Administrator Saint Louis Art Museum One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park Saint Louis, MO. 63110 314.655.5318 wendy.sporleder at slam.org From MorganA at Warhol.Org Thu Jul 23 06:49:21 2009 From: MorganA at Warhol.Org (Morgan, Amber) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:49:21 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] New Media Acquisitions - formats, hardware, storage, etc. In-Reply-To: References: <80bf24d10907210941v19c2d519h360169c7b42be1aa@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB187DEDB9@EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums.Org> Hi Wendy, The Variable Media Network was incredibly helpful to me a few years ago when I worked with a collection that contained these types of objects: http://www.variablemedia.net/e/welcome.html This site and the info on it is a few years old. Does anyone out there know of any newer resources or research in this area? Best regards, Amber the warhol: Amber E. Morgan Associate Registrar 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 T 412.237.8306 F 412.237.8340 E morgana at warhol.org W www.warhol.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Wendy Sporleder Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:00 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] New Media Acquisitions - formats, hardware, storage, etc. Greetings, The Saint Louis Art Museum is relatively new to New Media acquisitions but we have identified the value in implementing best practices into our processes as we see this area gaining momentum. Could anyone please share any information on this subject? We are interested in lessons learned and processes: digital formats being used (compressed/uncompressed/raw), delivery methods (softcopy/hardcopy), storage methods (network/offsite storage), etc.? Thank you! Wendy Sporleder Database Administrator Saint Louis Art Museum One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park Saint Louis, MO. 63110 314.655.5318 wendy.sporleder at slam.org _______________________________________________ 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 ACarrier at MarinersMuseum.org Thu Jul 23 11:48:04 2009 From: ACarrier at MarinersMuseum.org (Adam Carrier) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:48:04 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] New Media Acquisitions - formats, hardware, storage, etc. References: <80bf24d10907210941v19c2d519h360169c7b42be1aa@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526037C962A@data3.tmm.local> Hello Wendy: My colleagues and I in the Technology and New Media department are in the early stages of a video digitization project, and we've found these resources to be credible as best-practices for digital media. There's a lot of information contained in these links; you can branch off from there: Library of Congress (LoC) - Principles: http://www.loc.gov/preserv/prd/presdig/presprinciple.html - Technical Information: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/about/techIn.html - Formats: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/index.shtml National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/initiatives/dav-faq.html - http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/initiatives/sustainable-faq.html In our own preservation efforts, we're standardizing on the Apple software platform for ingesting digital video (Apple Final Cut Pro), organizing it in a Digital Asset Manager (Final Cut Studio), and ultimately publishing it via the web using Adobe Flash Video (FLV). We've selected the Apple ProRes 422 format as our digital intermediate video format. Quoting Wikipedia, "ProRes is an intermediate codec, which means it is intended for use during video editing, and not intended or practical for end user viewing. The benefit of an intermediate codec is that it retains higher quality than end user codecs while still requiring much less expensive disk systems compared to uncompressed video." The ProRes 422 format works in the 4:2:2 colorspace, which means its color sampling is better than even MPEG2 DVD or HDV formats that are in the 4:2:0 colorspace. With 4:2:2, we can more accurately record the color information from the archived videos we're digitizing. Hope this helps, Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Wendy Sporleder Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:00 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] New Media Acquisitions - formats, hardware, storage, etc. Greetings, The Saint Louis Art Museum is relatively new to New Media acquisitions but we have identified the value in implementing best practices into our processes as we see this area gaining momentum. Could anyone please share any information on this subject? We are interested in lessons learned and processes: digital formats being used (compressed/uncompressed/raw), delivery methods (softcopy/hardcopy), storage methods (network/offsite storage), etc.? Thank you! Wendy Sporleder Database Administrator Saint Louis Art Museum One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park Saint Louis, MO. 63110 314.655.5318 wendy.sporleder at slam.org From valasec at fastmail.fm Thu Jul 23 18:55:51 2009 From: valasec at fastmail.fm (VALA Executive Officer) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:55:51 +1000 Subject: [MCN-L] VALA2010 National Conference - Keynote Speakers include Stephanie Orlic, from The Louvre Message-ID: <1248400551.29818.1326544381@webmail.messagingengine.com> *Apologies for cross-postings* VALA2010: Connections, Content, Conversations 9-11 February 2010 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia Please remember to pass this email on to your colleagues! Dear Colleague, VALA is delighted to announce the remaining three keynote speakers for the VALA2010 Conference. Stephanie Orlic is head of the Unit "Projects and Partnerships outside the museum", in the Multimedia division of the Cultural Production Department at the Mus?e du Louvre. She is in charge of the joint Louvre - DNP Museum Lab project (http://www.museumlab.jp/english), which is using geospatial tagging, mobile devices, and multilingual systems to engage with patrons. A graduate in Art History and in Information and Communication Sciences, she worked in multimedia companies with the audiovisual group CANAL+ before arriving at the Louvre in 2005, where she has been working on the issues of multimedia mediation for art museums. Karen Calhoun is Vice President, OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services. In this role, she is charged with charting a course for the future of cataloging and metadata services and extending WorldCat?s global reach. With a background at OCLC and at Cornell University, Ms. Calhoun is active professionally in research and as a speaker. Recently Ms. Calhoun was principal investigator for The Changing Nature of the Catalog and its Integration with Other Discovery Tools, a Library of Congress-commissioned study that proposed new directions for the library catalog in the digital era. See also http://www.oclc.org/reports/onlinecatalogs/summary.htm. Xiaolin Zhang is Executive Director of the National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences, one of the largest research libraries in China. He has also been active at the national level for coordinated and collaborative development of digital libraries, for strategic planning of the National Scientific Information Platform, for promotion and experimentation of knowledge-oriented services, and for leading the national effort in digital library standards. He led the large scale study of copyright issues and policies for the Chinese Science Digital Library, was one of the first to be involved in the Open Access movement, and was instrumental in organising Chinese studies on digital preservation policies and infrastructure. He has been a Governing Board Member of IFLA and is a Standing Committee Member of Asia and Oceania Section on 2005. See http://www.las.ac.cn/zxl/ VALA has already announced the following three keynote speakers for VALA2010. Lee Rainie is the Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a non-profit, non?partisan "fact tank" that studies the social impact of the internet. Lee is a co-author of Up for Grabs: The Future of the Internet, Hopes and Fears, and the forthcoming Ubiquity, Mobility, Security, a series of books about the future of the internet published by Cambria Press and based on Project surveys. Lee is also co-authoring a book for MIT Press about the social impact of technology with sociologist Barry Wellman that will be published in 2010. The working title is Connected Lives: The New Social Network Operating System. An internationally respected speaker, Lee gave the opening keynote address at the recent 2009 US Computers in Libraries conference. For further details on Lee, see http://www.pewinternet.org/Experts/Lee-Rainie.aspx. McKenzie (Ken) Wark is the Associate Professor of Media Studies, Eugene Lang College and the New School for Social Research (http://www.newschool.edu/lang/faculty.aspx?id=23748). Ken is a theorist of media and new media with interests in new media technology, intellectual property, computer games, and new media art and culture. He is the author of A Hacker Manifesto (2004), Gamer Theory (2007), and other works. Ken was a member of the Nettime network of new media artists, theorists, and activists for many years and served as co-editor of their anthology Readme! (1999). He has also worked with the Institute for the Future of the Book http://www.futureofthebook.org/mckenziewark) Marshall Breeding is the Director for Innovative Technologies and Research from Vanderbilt University (http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/breeding). Marshall is also the person behind http://www.librarytechnology.org, as well as being the author of the annual survey into library automated systems, and of a number of important ALA Library Technology reports on open source ILS and next generation catalogues. As well as the six international keynote speakers, VALA2010 will feature a number of new, innovative, and practical programmes. The Conference will also feature quality papers from the Australian, US, New Zealand, and South East Asian library and information sectors With the theme of Connections, Content, Conversations, VALA2010 will take place at the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (on the other side of the river) from Tuesday 9 February to Thursday 11 February 2010. Note that we have again left Monday and Friday for associated events, meetings or workshops - contact the VALA Conference Office at info at wsm.com.au if you are interested in holding a workshop or associated event. The Main Announcement and Registration Brochure will be available in August 2009 - contact the VALA Conference Office at info at wsm.com.au if you would like to be added to the list to receive a copy. Remember, you and your organisation will be able to get best value for money by being full members of VALA and paying for your registrations by 30 November 2009, so make your budget plans for the rest of this year accordingly! And if you know a vendor you would like to see at the trade exhibition, the sponsorship and exhibition proposal is also now available - follow the links from the VALA2010 Home page or contact our Conference Office at info at wsm.com.au for a copy. Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au From Peter_Guss at whitney.org Mon Jul 27 14:23:05 2009 From: Peter_Guss at whitney.org (Peter_Guss at whitney.org) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:23:05 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Internet access for a mid-size institution In-Reply-To: <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D225A74@tfcmail.frick.org> Message-ID: <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D0A3065B9@MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.org> Floyd, we use 4xT1 for all of our access, including Exchange and staff use. It sounds like you are about our size and this is sufficient for our needs. Peter Guss Director of Information Technology Whitney Museum of American Art Peter_guss at whitney.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Sweeting III, Floyd Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:12 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Internet access for a mid-size institution We are a mid-size museum (NYC) and we have a T-1 (1.5 Mbps) for our exchange server and to serve our collections database over the web and we use a Time Warner cable to allow about 250 employees to access the net which gives us (10 Mbps down and 1.5 up) for a low price. This has worked fine for a year but TW is not really a business class solution and recently we have had some problems with them - enough to affect our business day and make us reconsider. My question is what solutions are other mid-size museums using that give enough bandwidth for all of your business activities and at what kind of price? Floyd Sweeting III Head, Information Technology and New Media THE FRICK COLLECTION 1 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 Tel: 212-547-6889 Fax: 212-879-2091 www.frick.org ************************************************************************ ***** 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. ************************************************************************ ***** _______________________________________________ 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 aida at acorweb.net Sat Jul 18 06:59:04 2009 From: aida at acorweb.net (Aida Slavic) Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:59:04 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] Records and Information Management in Transition, ISKO UK event - London, 16 Sep 2009 Message-ID: <4A61D528.6000309@acorweb.net> ***Apologies for cross-posting*** ============================================================= You are cordially invited to the next ISKO UK afternoon event: RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION 16 September 2009 14.00-18.00; registration starts 13.30 VENUE: University College London, Cruciform Building FEE: ?20.00 (ISKO members and students FREE) Good governance, accountability, transparency, freedom of information: noble aims for our society but achieving them depends on keeping and being able to find records of our dealings. Are we up to it? Do we have systems and software clever enough and robust enough to cope with today's massive tide of data? Do we need to move our own habits and practices up a gear? To address these questions and the practical reality of today's challenges we have a team of speakers, battle-hardened from long experience as consultants and/or practitioners. To see the full programme and to book your place go to the event's website at http://www.iskouk.org/rm_sep2009.htm This ISKO UK Seminar is organized in cooperation with the UCL Department for Information Studies. We look forward to seeing you in September! ========================================== Aida Slavic Hon. Secretary ISKO UK Email: info at iskouk.org URL: http://www.iskouk.org twitter: http://twitter.com/ISKOUK __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3832 (20090206) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com From dbenavraham at newmuseum.org Tue Jul 28 13:46:56 2009 From: dbenavraham at newmuseum.org (Doron Ben-Avraham) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:46:56 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] access for a mid-size institution In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2F26D29C50CB2843BC777C02AA16ABB20145E97F@new-sv-003.newmuseum.org> The new museum employs a terrestrial T1 line from Verizon, and a wireless T3 from Towerstream. We load balance on the router/firewall level. NY has a unique problem, by which the last mile of cable is always owned by Verizon, making it difficult should problems start to occur. This combination works for us, and so far we had very little reliability problems. Doron Ben Avraham IT manager - New Museum Of Contemorary Arts Today's Topics: 1. Re: Internet access for a mid-size institution (Peter_Guss at whitney.org) 2. Records and Information Management in Transition, ISKO UK event - London, 16 Sep 2009 (Aida Slavic) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:23:05 -0400 From: Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Internet access for a mid-size institution To: Message-ID: <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D0A3065B9 at MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.o rg> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Floyd, we use 4xT1 for all of our access, including Exchange and staff use. It sounds like you are about our size and this is sufficient for our needs. Peter Guss Director of Information Technology Whitney Museum of American Art Peter_guss at whitney.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Sweeting III, Floyd Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:12 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Internet access for a mid-size institution We are a mid-size museum (NYC) and we have a T-1 (1.5 Mbps) for our exchange server and to serve our collections database over the web and we use a Time Warner cable to allow about 250 employees to access the net which gives us (10 Mbps down and 1.5 up) for a low price. This has worked fine for a year but TW is not really a business class solution and recently we have had some problems with them - enough to affect our business day and make us reconsider. My question is what solutions are other mid-size museums using that give enough bandwidth for all of your business activities and at what kind of price? Floyd Sweeting III Head, Information Technology and New Media THE FRICK COLLECTION 1 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 Tel: 212-547-6889 Fax: 212-879-2091 www.frick.org ************************************************************************ ***** 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. ************************************************************************ ***** _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:59:04 +0100 From: Aida Slavic Subject: [MCN-L] Records and Information Management in Transition, ISKO UK event - London, 16 Sep 2009 To: lis-link at jiscmail.ac.uk Cc: LIS-UKBIBS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK, LIS-BAILER , CETIS-METADATA , MCG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK, lis-fid at jiscmail.ac.uk, ARCHIVES-NRA at jiscmail.ac.uk, isko-l at lists.gseis.ucla.edu, the UK eInformation Group , dc-architecture at jiscmail.ac.uk, sigia-l at asis.org, "BCS Knowledge, Information and Metadata Management" , mcn-l at mcn.edu, UKEIG at toronto.mediatrope.com Message-ID: <4A61D528.6000309 at acorweb.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed ***Apologies for cross-posting*** ============================================================= You are cordially invited to the next ISKO UK afternoon event: RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN TRANSITION 16 September 2009 14.00-18.00; registration starts 13.30 VENUE: University College London, Cruciform Building FEE: ?20.00 (ISKO members and students FREE) Good governance, accountability, transparency, freedom of information: noble aims for our society but achieving them depends on keeping and being able to find records of our dealings. Are we up to it? Do we have systems and software clever enough and robust enough to cope with today's massive tide of data? Do we need to move our own habits and practices up a gear? To address these questions and the practical reality of today's challenges we have a team of speakers, battle-hardened from long experience as consultants and/or practitioners. To see the full programme and to book your place go to the event's website at http://www.iskouk.org/rm_sep2009.htm This ISKO UK Seminar is organized in cooperation with the UCL Department for Information Studies. We look forward to seeing you in September! ========================================== Aida Slavic Hon. Secretary ISKO UK Email: info at iskouk.org URL: http://www.iskouk.org twitter: http://twitter.com/ISKOUK __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3832 (20090206) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 46, Issue 21 ************************************* From david at yakimavalleymuseum.org Tue Jul 28 15:20:57 2009 From: david at yakimavalleymuseum.org (David Lynx) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:20:57 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Online membership In-Reply-To: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E0E31B9D964@dtes01.SAM.home> Message-ID: What are people using for membership new/renewals online? Are you using PayPal or Google checkout? I have PayPal setup for donations, but want to see how easy it would be to set up a membership system for our membership drive. Thanks David From info at mcn.edu Tue Jul 28 13:23:45 2009 From: info at mcn.edu (Museum Computer Network) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:23:45 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] To MCN-L Subscribers from MCN Message-ID: <74AC91509378470EADC58FFE981F64BA@GREG2> Hello, MCN-L Subscribers: MCN's annual membership drive is under way, as those among us who are already Museum Computer Network members know from June renewal emails. If you're not yet a member and you find MCN-L to be a useful resource, I'd encourage you to strengthen your connection to MCN by joining. The benefits of doing so include discounts for our upcoming conference in Portland, the ability to join MCN Special Interest Groups (SIGs), access to the members-only section of the website and the MCN Networking Directory, voting privileges in annual elections, and...the knowledge that you are a key part of MCN! Please visit and become a member today. If you're a student or have worked in the museum field for no more than three years, our special Emerging Professionals rate gives you a more than 50% discount relative to our already modest membership fees. In any case, I hope that each of you continues to find MCN-L to be a good source of information relevant to your own professional life, and that you know you're always most welcome to join us as an MCN member. Rob Lancefield, President Museum Computer Network (MCN), The membership organization for museum information professionals From calexander at sjmusart.org Tue Jul 28 17:06:07 2009 From: calexander at sjmusart.org (Chris Alexander) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:06:07 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems Message-ID: I'm wondering if Embark or Gallery Systems has any way to export data as an XML feed. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks in advance. Chris Alexander | Manager of Interactive Technology San Jose Museum of Art 110 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 408-271-6875 ph. 408-294-2977 fx. calexander at sjmusart.org __________________________ Go to www.sjmusart.org/podcast to listen to our MUSE Award winning podcast or search for "SJMA" on iTunes . Is video more your thing? Check out our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/sanjosemuseumofart From dmitroff at SFMOMA.org Tue Jul 28 20:54:48 2009 From: dmitroff at SFMOMA.org (Mitroff Silvers, Dana) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:54:48 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes, it is possible. At SFMOMA, we're exporting XML from EmbARK and importing it into our web CMS. We worked with Gallery Systems on defining which metadata fields we wanted in the XML and then worked with our CMS consultants on setting up a process for importing the XML. The process has its quirks (it's not automated, for one) but it works and it allows us to serve our collection through our web CMS instead of a separate system over which we'd have less control (Embark Web Kiosk, for example). I'd be happy to share one of our XML files or more details. Dana ...................................... Dana Mitroff Silvers Head of Online Services San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103-3159 dmitroff at sfmoma.org www.sfmoma.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Alexander Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:06 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems I'm wondering if Embark or Gallery Systems has any way to export data as an XML feed. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks in advance. Chris Alexander | Manager of Interactive Technology San Jose Museum of Art 110 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 408-271-6875 ph. 408-294-2977 fx. calexander at sjmusart.org __________________________ Go to www.sjmusart.org/podcast to listen to our MUSE Award winning podcast or search for "SJMA" on iTunes . Is video more your thing? Check out our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/sanjosemuseumofart _______________________________________________ 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/ The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify me and delete the original message. Thank you From benr at cogapp.com Wed Jul 29 08:06:46 2009 From: benr at cogapp.com (Ben Rubinstein) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:06:46 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4A706586.9010101@cogapp.com> On 29/7/09 01:06, Chris Alexander wrote: > I'm wondering if Embark or Gallery Systems has any way to export data as > an XML feed. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks in advance. Possibly also worth noting that Robb Detlefs at Gallery Systems has been working to create an Embark configuration for the (freely available) software we created for the OCLC Museum Data Exchange project, which produces CDWA Lite XML exports - it can be configured to run automatically on a regular basis, and to send the data to a database or generate flat files. See for more information - and contact Robb for more info if it seems of interest (though I happen to know he's floating down a canal in England this week, and trust that means he's offline...). Ben -- Ben Rubinstein > Technical Director email: benr at cogapp.com direct: +44 (0)1273 829972 Cogapp address: Lees House, 21-33 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3FE, England tel: +44 (0)1273 821600 fax: +44 (0)1273 829988 web: http://www.cogapp.com blog: http://blog.cogapp.com - "the art and science of engagement" From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Wed Jul 29 09:16:18 2009 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:16:18 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027F12C1D3@MAILR005.mail.lan> Social Collections, New Metrics, Maps and Other Australian Oddities A Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring SEBASTIAN CHAN August 28th, 2009 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PHYLLIS WATTIS THEATER at SF MOMA, San Francisco In a free flowing day of provocative presentation and Q&As, Sebastian Chan will take participants through a range of proven projects and experimental prototypes. These will raise questions about the role of collections and collection data in the digital age; new ways of engaging with communities; and experiments for using mobile technologies in galleries and out in the world around us. It will also address issues around how to better measure digital initiatives and also address philosophies of open access and emerging business models around open content. RSVP (required) at www.theatrebayarea.org/digital From TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu Wed Jul 29 09:23:39 2009 From: TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu (TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:23:39 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027F12C1D3@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027F12C1D3@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: Will this event be webcast, perchance? -- Tamsen Schwartzman Museum Media Manager The Museum at FIT, Room E116 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street New York, NY 10001 212~217~4547 ** 212~217~4561 fax www.fitnyc.edu/museum Visit our collections online at fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter @MuseumFIT Closes September 26: Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out Closes November 7: Fashion and Politics -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:16 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA Social Collections, New Metrics, Maps and Other Australian Oddities A Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring SEBASTIAN CHAN August 28th, 2009 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PHYLLIS WATTIS THEATER at SF MOMA, San Francisco In a free flowing day of provocative presentation and Q&As, Sebastian Chan will take participants through a range of proven projects and experimental prototypes. These will raise questions about the role of collections and collection data in the digital age; new ways of engaging with communities; and experiments for using mobile technologies in galleries and out in the world around us. It will also address issues around how to better measure digital initiatives and also address philosophies of open access and emerging business models around open content. RSVP (required) at www.theatrebayarea.org/digital _______________________________________________ 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 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Wed Jul 29 09:28:53 2009 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:28:53 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA In-Reply-To: References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027F12C1D3@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027F12C1E2@MAILR005.mail.lan> There are currently no plans to webcast this... if someone wanted to support that let me know off list. Rich Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:24 AM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA Will this event be webcast, perchance? -- Tamsen Schwartzman Museum Media Manager The Museum at FIT, Room E116 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street New York, NY 10001 212~217~4547 ** 212~217~4561 fax www.fitnyc.edu/museum Visit our collections online at fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter @MuseumFIT Closes September 26: Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out Closes November 7: Fashion and Politics -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:16 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA Social Collections, New Metrics, Maps and Other Australian Oddities A Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring SEBASTIAN CHAN August 28th, 2009 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PHYLLIS WATTIS THEATER at SF MOMA, San Francisco In a free flowing day of provocative presentation and Q&As, Sebastian Chan will take participants through a range of proven projects and experimental prototypes. These will raise questions about the role of collections and collection data in the digital age; new ways of engaging with communities; and experiments for using mobile technologies in galleries and out in the world around us. It will also address issues around how to better measure digital initiatives and also address philosophies of open access and emerging business models around open content. RSVP (required) at www.theatrebayarea.org/digital _______________________________________________ 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 calexander at sjmusart.org Wed Jul 29 11:14:34 2009 From: calexander at sjmusart.org (Chris Alexander) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:14:34 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems In-Reply-To: <4A706586.9010101@cogapp.com> Message-ID: Thanks Dana, Ben and Marla, This is very helpful. So as I understand it, currently there is not an automated way to export it. It has to be done manually? Is there the ability to create plug ins for the systems? -Chris -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ben Rubinstein Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:07 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems On 29/7/09 01:06, Chris Alexander wrote: > I'm wondering if Embark or Gallery Systems has any way to export data as > an XML feed. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks in advance. Possibly also worth noting that Robb Detlefs at Gallery Systems has been working to create an Embark configuration for the (freely available) software we created for the OCLC Museum Data Exchange project, which produces CDWA Lite XML exports - it can be configured to run automatically on a regular basis, and to send the data to a database or generate flat files. See for more information - and contact Robb for more info if it seems of interest (though I happen to know he's floating down a canal in England this week, and trust that means he's offline...). Ben -- Ben Rubinstein > Technical Director email: benr at cogapp.com direct: +44 (0)1273 829972 Cogapp address: Lees House, 21-33 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3FE, England tel: +44 (0)1273 821600 fax: +44 (0)1273 829988 web: http://www.cogapp.com blog: http://blog.cogapp.com - "the art and science of engagement" _______________________________________________ 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 mmisunas at sfmoma.org Wed Jul 29 11:29:41 2009 From: mmisunas at sfmoma.org (Misunas, Marla) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:29:41 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems In-Reply-To: References: <4A706586.9010101@cogapp.com> Message-ID: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C484305755CFB@monet.SFMOMA.ORG> Chris, The plug-in question would be one for Robb at Gallery Systems. The export goes like this: I copy the datafile & bring it up in our Pachyderm-ready version of EmbARK. Then I do a file export through an xml template. It's not automated, but it's a lot faster than hand-coding. :) Marla Misunas Collections Information Manager Collections Information and Access San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 415-357-4186 (voice) Explore Modern Art www.sfmoma.org/collections -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Alexander Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:15 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems Thanks Dana, Ben and Marla, This is very helpful. So as I understand it, currently there is not an automated way to export it. It has to be done manually? Is there the ability to create plug ins for the systems? -Chris -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ben Rubinstein Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:07 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems On 29/7/09 01:06, Chris Alexander wrote: > I'm wondering if Embark or Gallery Systems has any way to export data as > an XML feed. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks in advance. Possibly also worth noting that Robb Detlefs at Gallery Systems has been working to create an Embark configuration for the (freely available) software we created for the OCLC Museum Data Exchange project, which produces CDWA Lite XML exports - it can be configured to run automatically on a regular basis, and to send the data to a database or generate flat files. See for more information - and contact Robb for more info if it seems of interest (though I happen to know he's floating down a canal in England this week, and trust that means he's offline...). Ben -- Ben Rubinstein > Technical Director email: benr at cogapp.com direct: +44 (0)1273 829972 Cogapp address: Lees House, 21-33 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3FE, England tel: +44 (0)1273 821600 fax: +44 (0)1273 829988 web: http://www.cogapp.com blog: http://blog.cogapp.com - "the art and science of engagement" _______________________________________________ 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/ The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify me and delete the original message. Thank you From jessie.gillan at gmail.com Wed Jul 29 11:36:03 2009 From: jessie.gillan at gmail.com (Jessie Gillan) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:36:03 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems In-Reply-To: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C484305755CFB@monet.SFMOMA.ORG> References: <4A706586.9010101@cogapp.com> <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C484305755CFB@monet.SFMOMA.ORG> Message-ID: Chris, They can also create reports that can help you export things in a specific way, Robb has created a number of these for us here at our gallery. I think he's your best bet. Email: embarksupport at GALLERYSYSTEMS.COM or call (510) 652-8950 x233 He has an assistant as well that you may be able to get in touch with while he is on vacation. Good luck, Jessie Gillan Creative Director/Librarian Rogallery.com On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Misunas, Marla wrote: > Chris, > The plug-in question would be one for Robb at Gallery Systems. > > The export goes like this: I copy the datafile & bring it up in our > Pachyderm-ready version of EmbARK. Then I do a file export through > an xml template. It's not automated, but it's a lot faster than > hand-coding. :) > > > Marla Misunas > Collections Information Manager > Collections Information and Access > San Francisco Museum of Modern Art > 415-357-4186 (voice) > > Explore Modern Art > www.sfmoma.org/collections > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Chris Alexander > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:15 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems > > Thanks Dana, Ben and Marla, > > This is very helpful. So as I understand it, currently there is not an > automated way to export it. It has to be done manually? > > Is there the ability to create plug ins for the systems? > > -Chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Ben Rubinstein > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:07 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Embark and Gallery Systems > > On 29/7/09 01:06, Chris Alexander wrote: > > I'm wondering if Embark or Gallery Systems has any way to export data > as > > an XML feed. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks in > advance. > > Possibly also worth noting that Robb Detlefs at Gallery Systems has been > working to create an Embark configuration for the (freely available) > software > we created for the OCLC Museum Data Exchange project, which produces > CDWA Lite > XML exports - it can be configured to run automatically on a regular > basis, > and to send the data to a database or generate flat files. > > See for more > information - > and contact Robb for more info if it seems of interest (though I happen > to > know he's floating down a canal in England this week, and trust that > means > he's offline...). > > Ben > > -- > Ben Rubinstein > Technical Director > email: benr at cogapp.com direct: +44 (0)1273 829972 > > Cogapp > address: Lees House, 21-33 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3FE, England > tel: +44 (0)1273 821600 fax: +44 (0)1273 829988 > web: http://www.cogapp.com > blog: http://blog.cogapp.com - "the art and science of engagement" > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any > attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the > Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended > only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be > privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of > this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > immediately notify me and delete the original message. Thank you > > _______________________________________________ > 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 psully at magnes.org Wed Jul 29 15:09:40 2009 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:09:40 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? Message-ID: Hi all: In the interest of streamlining our collections inventory (down from 3-4 years to 6 months - EEK!), we're cutting back on taking more formal studio shots of objects and simply doing brief snapshots. We're also just about to release our database online, and we only have about 2000 images available of the museum objects (out of 14,000 records and growing). I'm trying to decide if I should release these low-quality snapshots to the public or not. Pros: Image assets are always good Helps researchers and us We already have crappy photos publically available, so this wouldn't change much Cons: Potential for rights & reproduction requests for objects safely tucked in a box and irretrievable Not the best photos in the world and many are useless for research use (no marks, inscriptions, etc., except in the description) I'm leaning toward the pros outweighing the cons, but I'm wondering if someone else has dealt with this issue and how? Is it better to just leave them off the site altogether? Thanks in advance, Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax: 510-849-3673 http://www.magnes.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.org From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Wed Jul 29 15:24:17 2009 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:24:17 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Course Management Systems Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C027F12C304@MAILR005.mail.lan> Does anyone have implementation/administration experience with web based Course Management Systems. If so which ones for what tasks? I have found the following open source options: http://www.claroline.net/ http://sakaiproject.org/portal http://moodle.org/ http://www.atutor.ca/ thanks, Rich Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org From sgrinols at famsf.org Wed Jul 29 15:35:40 2009 From: sgrinols at famsf.org (Sue Grinols) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:35:40 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Perian, We made the decision to put low-quality shots in our database and online. Because if we waited until we photographed everything beautifully, we'd never get done. We also wanted to provide access to the collection (our mission) and this was one way to do it. However, you're right. This causes a big R&R headache. Now that people know what we have, they want to reproduce it. Which means we have to go back and photograph the object to give them a high quality image. Big impact on the staff and the objects. And they ask for the most esoteric things that will never be displayed. So it's hard to try to anticipate what people will want to reproduce and shoot accordingly ahead of time. Despite the added headaches, I think it's better to stick to our mission and provide access to the collection. There are of course ways to streamline the photo process so you get reasonably good photos, instead of snapshots. Contact me off line if you want to hear details. Sue -- Susan Grinols Director Photo Services and Imaging Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Ph. 415.750.3602 Fx. 415.750.2679 sgrinols at famsf.org On 7/29/09 3:09 PM, "Perian Sully" wrote: > Hi all: > > > > In the interest of streamlining our collections inventory (down from 3-4 > years to 6 months - EEK!), we're cutting back on taking more formal > studio shots of objects and simply doing brief snapshots. > > > > We're also just about to release our database online, and we only have > about 2000 images available of the museum objects (out of 14,000 records > and growing). I'm trying to decide if I should release these low-quality > snapshots to the public or not. > > > > Pros: > > Image assets are always good > > Helps researchers and us > > We already have crappy photos publically available, so this wouldn't > change much > > > > Cons: > > Potential for rights & reproduction requests for objects safely tucked > in a box and irretrievable > > Not the best photos in the world and many are useless for research use > (no marks, inscriptions, etc., except in the description) > > > > I'm leaning toward the pros outweighing the cons, but I'm wondering if > someone else has dealt with this issue and how? Is it better to just > leave them off the site altogether? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Perian Sully > > Collections Information Manager > > Web Programs Strategist > > The Magnes > > 2911 Russell St. > > Berkeley, CA 94705 > > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > > Fax: 510-849-3673 > > http://www.magnes.org > > http://www.musematic.org > > http://www.mediaandtechnology.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 mia.ridge at gmail.com Wed Jul 29 15:37:51 2009 From: mia.ridge at gmail.com (Mia) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:37:51 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: At the Science Museum in London we've decided to release the low quality snaps on our catalogue search, with the view that they're better than nothing. It's part of a small catalogue project, and won't affect on-going work to make better quality records and images available through more user-friendly interfaces. cheers, Mia -------------------------------------------- http://openobjects.org.uk/ 2009/7/29 Perian Sully : > We're also just about to release our database online, and we only have > about 2000 images available of the museum objects (out of 14,000 records > and growing). I'm trying to decide if I should release these low-quality > snapshots to the public or not. From deborahwythe at hotmail.com Wed Jul 29 16:59:20 2009 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:59:20 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Perian, We're prettty much on the pro side of this at the Brooklyn Museum. We've done some supervised storeroom photography projects -- photography interns teamed up with curators and provided with a simple seamless set, lights, and a tripod and with our photographers as technical backup. We consider those shots reference quality and send them to the Web. Like other people who respond, we feel that (almost) any image is better than none. And we've found that having an image online is a definite benefit for our R&R activities--they see it, they want to buy it, we get funds (from for-profit orgs) to support more photography. The issue of hand-held, point and shoot images taken by curatorial staff over the pre-DAMS years is one we haven't fully grappled with yet, primarily because they've just been loaded into TMS over the years (small, highly compressed) and are not yet in our DAMS. I'm pretty sure that as we try to gather the existing masters from disks, CDs, DVDs, and who-knows-where on the network that we'll find that some are completely acceptable and others are not -- inadequate lighting being the primary flaw. We've got three "approved uses" in the DAMS -- publication quality, reference quality, and in-house use only. As we gather and load the images, we'll assign one of those. The first two port to the website automatically, the last only goes to TMS. Curators also have the last word on images -- if they think one is beyond the pale (too old, pre-conservation, damaged, etc.), we suppress it. Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:09:40 -0700 > From: psully at magnes.org > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? > > Hi all: > > > > In the interest of streamlining our collections inventory (down from 3-4 > years to 6 months - EEK!), we're cutting back on taking more formal > studio shots of objects and simply doing brief snapshots. > > > > We're also just about to release our database online, and we only have > about 2000 images available of the museum objects (out of 14,000 records > and growing). I'm trying to decide if I should release these low-quality > snapshots to the public or not. > > > > Pros: > > Image assets are always good > > Helps researchers and us > > We already have crappy photos publically available, so this wouldn't > change much > > > > Cons: > > Potential for rights & reproduction requests for objects safely tucked > in a box and irretrievable > > Not the best photos in the world and many are useless for research use > (no marks, inscriptions, etc., except in the description) > > > > I'm leaning toward the pros outweighing the cons, but I'm wondering if > someone else has dealt with this issue and how? Is it better to just > leave them off the site altogether? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Perian Sully > > Collections Information Manager > > Web Programs Strategist > > The Magnes > > 2911 Russell St. > > Berkeley, CA 94705 > > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > > Fax: 510-849-3673 > > http://www.magnes.org > > http://www.musematic.org > > http://www.mediaandtechnology.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/ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Store, access, and share your photos. See how. http://windowslive.com/Online/SkyDrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_SD_photos_072009 From pjohnson at skirball.org Wed Jul 29 17:33:33 2009 From: pjohnson at skirball.org (Johnson, Peter) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:33:33 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] (no subject) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530B19@scc-mail.skirball.org> Colleagues, Within the next few months, we hope to be able to select photo-management software from one of several vendors we are considering. Three of our major criteria wishes for this software are a) the ability to add metadata in batches, b) batch conversion of file formats and c) the possibility of converting file names in batches, perhaps even upon ingest (which, I realize, may be a long shot if not impossible). If you have experience with batch addition of metadata, batch conversion of file formats, and/or conversion of photo file names either at the time of or following ingest into a new in-house system (not hosted by the vendor), I would appreciate hearing from you. I am particularly interested in what worked and what didn't -- and why. What didn't you think of that you wish you had? What did you think of ahead of time that saved you headaches down the road? At the risk of offending vendors on this list (which is not my intent) are there vendors that you recommend highly regarding any of the above-mentioned criteria? Please reply privately to pjohnson at skirball.org Many thanks for your time and your willingness to share your expertise. -- Peter Peter Johnson Project Manager for Records, Documents & Images Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-440-4707 pjohnson at skirball.org From ewg4xuva at gmail.com Wed Jul 29 17:45:45 2009 From: ewg4xuva at gmail.com (Ethan Gruber) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:45:45 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] (no subject) In-Reply-To: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530B19@scc-mail.skirball.org> References: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530B19@scc-mail.skirball.org> Message-ID: Hi Peter, The digitization unit of the University of Virginia special collections library uses Microsoft Expression Media, formerly known as iView, to manage their images. You can record metadata about each item. The great thing about this software is you can export to iView's proprietary XML exchange format, which, in turn, allows you to transform it into VRA Core/CDWA/whatever with an XSLT stylesheet or just use XSLT to re-arrange the data in such a way that allows it to be ingested into a database. You can also do batch renaming and batch export of deliverables with the software, but sometimes that's actually faster/easier to do with a simple shell script if you are using Mac OS or Linux. If you are interested in learning more about the software is used by the department, I can refer you to their production manager who can answer any questions you may have better than I can. Ethan Gruber University of Virginia Library On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Johnson, Peter wrote: > Colleagues, > > Within the next few months, we hope to be able to select > photo-management software from one of several vendors we are > considering. Three of our major criteria wishes for this software are a) > the ability to add metadata in batches, b) batch conversion of file > formats and c) the possibility of converting file names in batches, > perhaps even upon ingest (which, I realize, may be a long shot if not > impossible). > > If you have experience with batch addition of metadata, batch conversion > of file formats, and/or conversion of photo file names either at the > time of or following ingest into a new in-house system (not hosted by > the vendor), I would appreciate hearing from you. > > I am particularly interested in what worked and what didn't -- and why. > > What didn't you think of that you wish you had? What did you think of > ahead of time that saved you headaches down the road? > > At the risk of offending vendors on this list (which is not my intent) > are there vendors that you recommend highly regarding any of the > above-mentioned criteria? > > Please reply privately to pjohnson at skirball.org > > Many thanks for your time and your willingness to share your expertise. > > -- Peter > > Peter Johnson > Project Manager for Records, Documents & Images > Skirball Cultural Center > 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. > Los Angeles, CA 90049 > 310-440-4707 > pjohnson at skirball.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 aoneal at ohiohistory.org Wed Jul 29 17:56:11 2009 From: aoneal at ohiohistory.org (Angela O'Neal) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:56:11 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? References: Message-ID: <03D7D36074D3BF448726669A228FEC2207B13B76@ohsemail.ohiohistory.org> Perian, We recently implemented a new inventory system at the Ohio Historical Society as well. We have 58 sites throughout the state that were scheduled to be inventoried over the next ten years. Instead, we are now doing 18 sites this year alone. Needless to say, we have done away with studio-quality images for most items. All inventory staff and volunteers are trained on basic photography (lighting, higher quality camera settings, etc.). We make an effort to take decent quality images, but they are definitely not the studio shots that we used to do. Photos of the inventory process are on our Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohiohistory/sets/72157617232796606/ After some discussion, we decided to make the images available publicly through various collections in Ohio Memory. We are hoping that having images available will spark interest in the collections and increase R & R orders, allowing us to go back and do studio quality shots later. Our greatest challenge has been connecting the metadata (which exists in various databases and the catalog) to the images (in CONTENTdm). Since we have to travel to the sites, we are focusing our efforts on taking images during the summer months and making them available online during the winter. We currently have two test "collections": http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fp15005coll3 http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/p15005coll6 These are in-progress collections, so please forgive the lack of metadata, etc. Also note that what you see there may change daily as staff and volunteers make updates. Bottom line, at OHS, we agree that *almost* any image is better than no image and have worked to set minimum standards that reflect our time and resource constraints. Angela Angela O'Neal Manager, Information Technology (614) 297-2576 www.ohiohistory.org OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Connect with the past. Create a better future. ________________________________ From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Deborah Wythe Sent: Wed 7/29/2009 7:59 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? Hi Perian, We're prettty much on the pro side of this at the Brooklyn Museum. We've done some supervised storeroom photography projects -- photography interns teamed up with curators and provided with a simple seamless set, lights, and a tripod and with our photographers as technical backup. We consider those shots reference quality and send them to the Web. Like other people who respond, we feel that (almost) any image is better than none. And we've found that having an image online is a definite benefit for our R&R activities--they see it, they want to buy it, we get funds (from for-profit orgs) to support more photography. The issue of hand-held, point and shoot images taken by curatorial staff over the pre-DAMS years is one we haven't fully grappled with yet, primarily because they've just been loaded into TMS over the years (small, highly compressed) and are not yet in our DAMS. I'm pretty sure that as we try to gather the existing masters from disks, CDs, DVDs, and who-knows-where on the network that we'll find that some are completely acceptable and others are not -- inadequate lighting being the primary flaw. We've got three "approved uses" in the DAMS -- publication quality, reference quality, and in-house use only. As we gather and load the images, we'll assign one of those. The first two port to the website automatically, the last only goes to TMS. Curators also have the last word on images -- if they think one is beyond the pale (too old, pre-conservation, damaged, etc.), we suppress it. Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:09:40 -0700 > From: psully at magnes.org > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? > > Hi all: > > > > In the interest of streamlining our collections inventory (down from 3-4 > years to 6 months - EEK!), we're cutting back on taking more formal > studio shots of objects and simply doing brief snapshots. > > > > We're also just about to release our database online, and we only have > about 2000 images available of the museum objects (out of 14,000 records > and growing). I'm trying to decide if I should release these low-quality > snapshots to the public or not. > > > > Pros: > > Image assets are always good > > Helps researchers and us > > We already have crappy photos publically available, so this wouldn't > change much > > > > Cons: > > Potential for rights & reproduction requests for objects safely tucked > in a box and irretrievable > > Not the best photos in the world and many are useless for research use > (no marks, inscriptions, etc., except in the description) > > > > I'm leaning toward the pros outweighing the cons, but I'm wondering if > someone else has dealt with this issue and how? Is it better to just > leave them off the site altogether? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Perian Sully > > Collections Information Manager > > Web Programs Strategist > > The Magnes > > 2911 Russell St. > > Berkeley, CA 94705 > > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > > Fax: 510-849-3673 > > http://www.magnes.org > > http://www.musematic.org > > http://www.mediaandtechnology.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/ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live(tm) SkyDrive(tm): Store, access, and share your photos. See how. http://windowslive.com/Online/SkyDrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_SD_photos_072009 _______________________________________________ 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 hwitchey at clevelandart.org Wed Jul 29 19:06:45 2009 From: hwitchey at clevelandart.org (Holly Witchey) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:06:45 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5CF048364B79B24694B5430B00F92C1C1237117485@MAIL02.clevelandart.org> Dear Perian: Good question. At Cleveland our philosophy, for the past decade, has been that most people would prefer to see an image than no image, but it takes a long time to photograph 30,000 objects in the studio. So if we do not have an approved studio image, but we do have an image, we tag the photograph as a reference image with the following message: The Cleveland Museum of Art recognises that our web visitors greatly value being able to see an image of works in our collections. In order to provide such images in as many cases as possible, we are now displaying secondary quality images where no other image is available. Such images, and images that have not yet been reviewed, are marked as "Reference Images". As new photography is obtained, these images will be replaced. Here is an example of an object with a reference image: http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/work.asp?recordkeywordID=967&recNo=0 Holly M. Witchey, Ph.D. Director of New Media Initiatives The Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Telephone: 216-707-2653 Email: hwitchey at clevelandart.org ________________________________________ From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Perian Sully [psully at magnes.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:09 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? Hi all: In the interest of streamlining our collections inventory (down from 3-4 years to 6 months - EEK!), we're cutting back on taking more formal studio shots of objects and simply doing brief snapshots. We're also just about to release our database online, and we only have about 2000 images available of the museum objects (out of 14,000 records and growing). I'm trying to decide if I should release these low-quality snapshots to the public or not. Pros: Image assets are always good Helps researchers and us We already have crappy photos publically available, so this wouldn't change much Cons: Potential for rights & reproduction requests for objects safely tucked in a box and irretrievable Not the best photos in the world and many are useless for research use (no marks, inscriptions, etc., except in the description) I'm leaning toward the pros outweighing the cons, but I'm wondering if someone else has dealt with this issue and how? Is it better to just leave them off the site altogether? Thanks in advance, Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax: 510-849-3673 http://www.magnes.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.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 mstevens at adventuresci.com Wed Jul 29 20:57:06 2009 From: mstevens at adventuresci.com (Matthew P. Stevens) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:57:06 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Vmware Lic's Message-ID: Has anyone had any luck getting VMWare to extend its academic licensing/pricing to your museum (for those of you that aren't university supported)? I don't think they even have charity/non-profit licensing. Thanks, 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 From JOttevanger at museumoflondon.org.uk Thu Jul 30 01:55:50 2009 From: JOttevanger at museumoflondon.org.uk (Ottevanger, Jeremy) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:55:50 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? References: Message-ID: ... and to follow that up, another of project that Mia was involved with whilst still at the Museum of London concerned getting our ceramics and glass collection online. This took a production-line approach to photography combined with documentation and redisplay, which got pretty decent results without resorting to the studio - much like Sue referred to, I guess. Cheers, Jeremy ________________________________ From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Mia Sent: Wed 29/07/2009 23:37 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] inventory photos or no? At the Science Museum in London we've decided to release the low quality snaps on our catalogue search, with the view that they're better than nothing. It's part of a small catalogue project, and won't affect on-going work to make better quality records and images available through more user-friendly interfaces. cheers, Mia -------------------------------------------- http://openobjects.org.uk/ From kjones at hds.harvard.edu Thu Jul 30 06:29:42 2009 From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu (Katherine Jones) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography Message-ID: One of my students would like to know: Good morning Kathy, Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? Many thanks, Liza Thanks, Kathy Jones Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School And Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services Harvard Divinity School 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 Cambridge, MA 02138 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax www.hds.harvard.edu From deborahwythe at hotmail.com Thu Jul 30 06:53:21 2009 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:53:21 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello! There are some museum sites out there where scale is included. The Minneapolis Institute of Art's ArtsConnectEd site jumps to mind -- here's an example: http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/85763/4/a-cheap-and-ill-fitting-gorilla-suit (click on the scale tab). Interestingly, they don't include this feature on the Museum's main collections pages. As to 3-dimensionality, I've seen a few VR instances, such as we did with Judy Chicago's Dinner Party: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/webtour/ I don't think it's generally an option due to the high cost. We (and other museums) often provide multiple views, if we have them, such as here: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3583/Head_of_a_King Our curators almost always ask for multiple views when we do new photography, so there's at least a sense of the object from all (or most) sides. Best, Deborah Wythe Head of Digital Collections and Services Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 > From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography > > One of my students would like to know: > > > > Good morning Kathy, > > Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and > 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online > museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the > feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more > current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? > > Many thanks, > > Liza > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kathy Jones > > Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard > Extension School > > > > And > > > > Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services > > Harvard Divinity School > > 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 > > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > > > 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax > > www.hds.harvard.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _________________________________________________________________ Bing? brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 From A-Newman at NGA.GOV Thu Jul 30 07:40:59 2009 From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:40:59 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The National Gallery did object movies at 36 x 10 degree increments (they are very smooth) for the Robert Smith bronze, boxwood and ivory Renaissance sculptures. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2008/bronze/ On 7/30/09 9:53 AM, "Deborah Wythe" wrote: > > Hello! > > There are some museum sites out there where scale is included. The Minneapolis > Institute of Art's ArtsConnectEd site jumps to mind -- here's an example: > http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/85763/4/a-cheap-and-ill-fitting-gorilla- > suit > (click on the scale tab). Interestingly, they don't include this feature on > the Museum's main collections pages. > > As to 3-dimensionality, I've seen a few VR instances, such as we did with Judy > Chicago's Dinner Party: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/webtour/ > I don't think it's generally an option due to the high cost. > > We (and other museums) often provide multiple views, if we have them, such as > here: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3583/Head_of_a_King > Our curators almost always ask for multiple views when we do new photography, > so there's at least a sense of the object from all (or most) sides. > > Best, > Deborah Wythe > > Head of Digital Collections and Services > Brooklyn Museum > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > >> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 >> From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu >> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography >> >> One of my students would like to know: >> >> >> >> Good morning Kathy, >> >> Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and >> 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online >> museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the >> feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more >> current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Liza >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Kathy Jones >> >> Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard >> Extension School >> >> >> >> And >> >> >> >> Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services >> >> Harvard Divinity School >> >> 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 >> >> Cambridge, MA 02138 >> >> >> >> 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax >> >> www.hds.harvard.edu >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing? brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLO > GEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > 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 hwitchey at clevelandart.org Thu Jul 30 08:25:00 2009 From: hwitchey at clevelandart.org (Holly Witchey) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:25:00 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <5CF048364B79B24694B5430B00F92C1C2C8F99B209@MAIL02.clevelandart.org> Dear All: I have mandated including scale on 2-d objects in collections since working on the collections at the San Diego Museum of Art for an interactive gallery in the mid-1990s. Using something other than measurements to give visitors and idea of what they looking for is extremely useful. Here's a couple of examples of how we do it here in the collection online in Cleveland currently, we add it as an option and users click on a link that says "How big is it? Instead of comparing it to objects we have a scaled individual. Here is an object that is big: http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/work.asp?searchText=cupid+and+psyche&recNo=2&tab=2&display= Here is an object that is small: http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/artistwork.asp?searchText=portrait+miniature&tab=1&recNo=1&woRecNo=0 Web site got transferred over to Marketing and Communications Dept. a couple of years ago so never got to implement this feature for 3-d objects. Maybe in another lifetime. We also provide, when we have them, 3-d views and animations: http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/work.asp?searchText=table+fountain&display=&tab=2&recNo=0&view=more And video or audio if we have them in a tab called "other views" http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/artistwork.asp?searchText=viktor+schreckengost&tab=1&recNo=0&woRecNo=0&view=more For us, the most important element was designing a collections online tool that could accept the kinds of additional rich assets we envisioned making someday---when we all had enough time, money, and manpower. As Daniel Burnham is supposed to have said, "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized." We can but try. Holly M. Witchey, Ph.D. Director of New Media Initiatives The Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Telephone: 216-707-2653 Email: hwitchey at clevelandart.org ________________________________________ From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Wythe [deborahwythe at hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:53 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography Hello! There are some museum sites out there where scale is included. The Minneapolis Institute of Art's ArtsConnectEd site jumps to mind -- here's an example: http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/85763/4/a-cheap-and-ill-fitting-gorilla-suit (click on the scale tab). Interestingly, they don't include this feature on the Museum's main collections pages. As to 3-dimensionality, I've seen a few VR instances, such as we did with Judy Chicago's Dinner Party: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/webtour/ I don't think it's generally an option due to the high cost. We (and other museums) often provide multiple views, if we have them, such as here: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3583/Head_of_a_King Our curators almost always ask for multiple views when we do new photography, so there's at least a sense of the object from all (or most) sides. Best, Deborah Wythe Head of Digital Collections and Services Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 > From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography > > One of my students would like to know: > > > > Good morning Kathy, > > Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and > 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online > museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the > feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more > current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? > > Many thanks, > > Liza > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kathy Jones > > Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard > Extension School > > > > And > > > > Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services > > Harvard Divinity School > > 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 > > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > > > 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax > > www.hds.harvard.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _________________________________________________________________ Bing? brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 _______________________________________________ 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 deborahwythe at hotmail.com Thu Jul 30 08:33:31 2009 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:33:31 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography In-Reply-To: <5CF048364B79B24694B5430B00F92C1C2C8F99B209@MAIL02.clevelandart.org> References: , <5CF048364B79B24694B5430B00F92C1C2C8F99B209@MAIL02.clevelandart.org> Message-ID: Oops -- here's a call out for the Walker Art Center, which partnered with MIA in developing ArtsConnectEd. I would have remembered that if I had scrolled down on the page. Sorry Walker folks! Kudos for a great site! Here's a link to some more info on it in the Walker's blog: http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp?s=artsConnectEd Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > ________________________________________ > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Wythe [deborahwythe at hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:53 AM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography > > Hello! > > There are some museum sites out there where scale is included. The Minneapolis Institute of Art's ArtsConnectEd site jumps to mind -- here's an example: http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/85763/4/a-cheap-and-ill-fitting-gorilla-suit > (click on the scale tab). Interestingly, they don't include this feature on the Museum's main collections pages. > > As to 3-dimensionality, I've seen a few VR instances, such as we did with Judy Chicago's Dinner Party: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/webtour/ > I don't think it's generally an option due to the high cost. > > We (and other museums) often provide multiple views, if we have them, such as here: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3583/Head_of_a_King > Our curators almost always ask for multiple views when we do new photography, so there's at least a sense of the object from all (or most) sides. > > Best, > Deborah Wythe > > Head of Digital Collections and Services > Brooklyn Museum > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > > > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 > > From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu > > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography > > > > One of my students would like to know: > > > > > > > > Good morning Kathy, > > > > Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and > > 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online > > museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the > > feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more > > current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Liza > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Kathy Jones > > > > Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard > > Extension School > > > > > > > > And > > > > > > > > Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services > > > > Harvard Divinity School > > > > 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 > > > > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > > > > > > > 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax > > > > www.hds.harvard.edu > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing? brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > 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/ _________________________________________________________________ NEW mobile Hotmail. 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We'll discuss types of search audits, approaches for gathering data and ways a search audit can pinpoint the needs for improvement in system tuning, metadata and content management processes. Jeannine Bartlett will present Strategies for Search Auditing. What's in a search audit, and why should you consider conducting one? We'll look at enterprise search security audits, a framework for measuring the enterprise search "experience", and an approach to website search SWOT analysis. We'll wrap up with a range of ideas for interpreting and leveraging search audit results. Avi Rappoport will present Auditing Search: The Invisible Part. The searchable index itself doesn't get much attention, but there are very important things there (or not in there) that define the quality of the search. Search log top query and click-through metrics can indicate missing sources and other problems. 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Visit the new site at http://www.earley.com Check out the new SharePoint Information Architecture Community of Practice, founded in response to our recent SharePoint Search & IA webinar series: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SharePointIACoP/ Thank you, Rebecca Allen Taxonomy Consultant _____________________________ EARLEY & ASSOCIATES Cell: 425-299-5400 Email: rebecca at earley.com Web: www.earley.com From pjohnson at skirball.org Thu Jul 30 11:27:37 2009 From: pjohnson at skirball.org (Johnson, Peter) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:27:37 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] (no subject) In-Reply-To: References: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530B19@scc-mail.skirball.org> Message-ID: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530B1D@scc-mail.skirball.org> Many thanks Ethan. I'm going to run this by my I.T. team. Your advice is much appreciated. Best, Peter Peter Johnson Project Manager for Records, Documents & Images Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-440-4707 pjohnson at skirball.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ethan Gruber Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:46 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] (no subject) Hi Peter, The digitization unit of the University of Virginia special collections library uses Microsoft Expression Media, formerly known as iView, to manage their images. You can record metadata about each item. The great thing about this software is you can export to iView's proprietary XML exchange format, which, in turn, allows you to transform it into VRA Core/CDWA/whatever with an XSLT stylesheet or just use XSLT to re-arrange the data in such a way that allows it to be ingested into a database. You can also do batch renaming and batch export of deliverables with the software, but sometimes that's actually faster/easier to do with a simple shell script if you are using Mac OS or Linux. If you are interested in learning more about the software is used by the department, I can refer you to their production manager who can answer any questions you may have better than I can. Ethan Gruber University of Virginia Library On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Johnson, Peter wrote: > Colleagues, > > Within the next few months, we hope to be able to select > photo-management software from one of several vendors we are > considering. Three of our major criteria wishes for this software are a) > the ability to add metadata in batches, b) batch conversion of file > formats and c) the possibility of converting file names in batches, > perhaps even upon ingest (which, I realize, may be a long shot if not > impossible). > > If you have experience with batch addition of metadata, batch conversion > of file formats, and/or conversion of photo file names either at the > time of or following ingest into a new in-house system (not hosted by > the vendor), I would appreciate hearing from you. > > I am particularly interested in what worked and what didn't -- and why. > > What didn't you think of that you wish you had? What did you think of > ahead of time that saved you headaches down the road? > > At the risk of offending vendors on this list (which is not my intent) > are there vendors that you recommend highly regarding any of the > above-mentioned criteria? > > Please reply privately to pjohnson at skirball.org > > Many thanks for your time and your willingness to share your expertise. > > -- Peter > > Peter Johnson > Project Manager for Records, Documents & Images > Skirball Cultural Center > 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. > Los Angeles, CA 90049 > 310-440-4707 > pjohnson at skirball.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/ > _______________________________________________ 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 EDSONM at si.edu Fri Jul 31 04:47:21 2009 From: EDSONM at si.edu (Edson, Michael) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:47:21 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Smithsonian Web and New Media Strategy, v 1.0 Message-ID: <44393AF579FE384AA1536FCD53D55FA91E0D7B8F2D@SI-MSEV03.US.SINET.SI.EDU> We've just posted Smithsonian Web and New Media Strategy v 1.0. The centerpiece of the strategy is the creation of a Smithsonian Commons-a new part of our digital presence dedicated to "stimulating learning, creation, and innovation through open access to Smithsonian research, collections and communities." All questions/comments/support & advice are welcome. http://smithsonian20.typepad.com/blog/2009/07/smithsonian-web-and-new-media-strategy-v-10.html Michael Edson Director, Web and New Media Strategy Smithsonian Institution, Office of the CIO edsonm at si.edu | twitter: @mpedson | m: 202-445-9746 | o: 202-633-8447 Visit our public Web and New Media Strategy wiki From cmackey at currier.org Fri Jul 31 11:26:27 2009 From: cmackey at currier.org (Cindy Mackey) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:26:27 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings Message-ID: <40A922F468921D4B85DA298218094D4AA6CE37@CURRIER-MAIN.Currierart.local> We are thinking about putting digital images of architectural drawings that we have in our collection, online and I was wondering what would be the best program to use. We are already using Ektron to manage our website and have the capability to incorporate flash. Ideally we would like to have the ability to zoom and rotate the images. Examples of other websites that have a similar feature would be great to know about too. Thanks! Cindy Mackey Assistant Registrar Currier Museum of Art 150 Ash Street Manchester, NH 03104 Tel: (603)669-6144 x 137 Fax: (603)669-7194 www.currier.org From jbedard at artsmia.org Fri Jul 31 11:33:06 2009 From: jbedard at artsmia.org (John Bedard) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:33:06 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] (no subject) In-Reply-To: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530B19@scc-mail.skirball.org> References: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530B19@scc-mail.skirball.org> Message-ID: <4A72F291.50A4.0031.0@artsmia.org> Peter, We have some extensive experience with a full featured Digital Asset Management System. If this is what your are evaluating, I would be happy to share our experiences with you off-line John John R. Bedard | Director of Information Systems Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-870-3268 | JBedard at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org ( http://www.artsmia.org/ ) >>> "Johnson, Peter" 7/29/2009 7:33 PM >>> Colleagues, Within the next few months, we hope to be able to select photo-management software from one of several vendors we are considering. Three of our major criteria wishes for this software are a) the ability to add metadata in batches, b) batch conversion of file formats and c) the possibility of converting file names in batches, perhaps even upon ingest (which, I realize, may be a long shot if not impossible). If you have experience with batch addition of metadata, batch conversion of file formats, and/or conversion of photo file names either at the time of or following ingest into a new in-house system (not hosted by the vendor), I would appreciate hearing from you. I am particularly interested in what worked and what didn't -- and why. What didn't you think of that you wish you had? What did you think of ahead of time that saved you headaches down the road? At the risk of offending vendors on this list (which is not my intent) are there vendors that you recommend highly regarding any of the above-mentioned criteria? Please reply privately to pjohnson at skirball.org Many thanks for your time and your willingness to share your expertise. -- Peter Peter Johnson Project Manager for Records, Documents & Images Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-440-4707 pjohnson at skirball.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 ewg4xuva at gmail.com Fri Jul 31 11:49:03 2009 From: ewg4xuva at gmail.com (Ethan Gruber) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:49:03 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings In-Reply-To: <40A922F468921D4B85DA298218094D4AA6CE37@CURRIER-MAIN.Currierart.local> References: <40A922F468921D4B85DA298218094D4AA6CE37@CURRIER-MAIN.Currierart.local> Message-ID: Hi Cindy, There are a lot of options for providing access to images online, and since I'm not familiar with your software environment, I can't answer on that issue, but on the issue of zooming on images, I can make a recommendation. In the last year or so, some developers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have done some great work to develop an apache tomcat JPEG-2000 module. It's free and open source, and a number of institutions have begun using in a production environment. I'm integrating it into a digital coins project. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page Here's a demo: http://african.lanl.gov/adore-djatoka/ Ethan Gruber University of Virginia Library On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Cindy Mackey wrote: > We are thinking about putting digital images of architectural drawings > that we have in our collection, online and I was wondering what would be > the best program to use. We are already using Ektron to manage our > website and have the capability to incorporate flash. Ideally we would > like to have the ability to zoom and rotate the images. > > > > Examples of other websites that have a similar feature would be great to > know about too. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Cindy Mackey > > Assistant Registrar > > Currier Museum of Art > > 150 Ash Street > > Manchester, NH 03104 > > Tel: (603)669-6144 x 137 > > Fax: (603)669-7194 > > www.currier.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 Melita.V.Podesta at bos.frb.org Fri Jul 31 12:08:25 2009 From: Melita.V.Podesta at bos.frb.org (Melita.V.Podesta at bos.frb.org) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:08:25 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20090731190603.BA047235B80@p3fed1.frb.org> HI Ethan, By clicking onto the demo link the page with all the different pictures of the illuminated book came up - but clicking onto an individual image brings up nothing. Is there a viewer that you have to download first even for the demo? Thanks, Melita V. Podesta Project Coordinator New England Economic Adventure at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue, T-10 Boston, MA 02210 Tel: 617-973-3197 Fax: 617-973-3511 Ethan Gruber Sent by: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu 07/31/2009 02:51 PM Please respond to Museum Computer Network Listserv To Museum Computer Network Listserv cc Subject Re: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings Hi Cindy, There are a lot of options for providing access to images online, and since I'm not familiar with your software environment, I can't answer on that issue, but on the issue of zooming on images, I can make a recommendation. In the last year or so, some developers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have done some great work to develop an apache tomcat JPEG-2000 module. It's free and open source, and a number of institutions have begun using in a production environment. I'm integrating it into a digital coins project. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page Here's a demo: http://african.lanl.gov/adore-djatoka/ Ethan Gruber University of Virginia Library On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Cindy Mackey wrote: > We are thinking about putting digital images of architectural drawings > that we have in our collection, online and I was wondering what would be > the best program to use. We are already using Ektron to manage our > website and have the capability to incorporate flash. Ideally we would > like to have the ability to zoom and rotate the images. > > > > Examples of other websites that have a similar feature would be great to > know about too. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Cindy Mackey > > Assistant Registrar > > Currier Museum of Art > > 150 Ash Street > > Manchester, NH 03104 > > Tel: (603)669-6144 x 137 > > Fax: (603)669-7194 > > www.currier.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/ > _______________________________________________ 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 ewg4xuva at gmail.com Fri Jul 31 12:10:14 2009 From: ewg4xuva at gmail.com (Ethan Gruber) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:14 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings In-Reply-To: <20090731190603.BA047235B80@p3fed1.frb.org> References: <20090731190603.BA047235B80@p3fed1.frb.org> Message-ID: Melita, That's odd. It's all javascript and requires no additional plugins or viewers. Is javascript enabled in your browser? I would think the script is cross-browser capable. Are you using IE? It works fine for me in Firefox and Opera. Ethan On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 3:08 PM, wrote: > HI Ethan, > > By clicking onto the demo link the page with all the different pictures of > the illuminated book came up - but clicking onto an individual image > brings up nothing. Is there a viewer that you have to download first even > for the demo? > > Thanks, > > Melita V. Podesta > Project Coordinator > New England Economic Adventure > at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston > 600 Atlantic Avenue, T-10 > Boston, MA 02210 > Tel: 617-973-3197 Fax: 617-973-3511 > > > > > Ethan Gruber > Sent by: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu > 07/31/2009 02:51 PM > Please respond to > Museum Computer Network Listserv > > > To > Museum Computer Network Listserv > cc > > Subject > Re: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings > > > > > > > Hi Cindy, > > There are a lot of options for providing access to images online, and > since > I'm not familiar with your software environment, I can't answer on that > issue, but on the issue of zooming on images, I can make a recommendation. > In the last year or so, some developers at the Los Alamos National > Laboratory have done some great work to develop an apache tomcat JPEG-2000 > module. It's free and open source, and a number of institutions have > begun > using in a production environment. I'm integrating it into a digital > coins > project. > > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page > > Here's a demo: http://african.lanl.gov/adore-djatoka/ > > Ethan Gruber > University of Virginia Library > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Cindy Mackey wrote: > > > We are thinking about putting digital images of architectural drawings > > that we have in our collection, online and I was wondering what would be > > the best program to use. We are already using Ektron to manage our > > website and have the capability to incorporate flash. Ideally we would > > like to have the ability to zoom and rotate the images. > > > > > > > > Examples of other websites that have a similar feature would be great to > > know about too. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Cindy Mackey > > > > Assistant Registrar > > > > Currier Museum of Art > > > > 150 Ash Street > > > > Manchester, NH 03104 > > > > Tel: (603)669-6144 x 137 > > > > Fax: (603)669-7194 > > > > www.currier.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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 diane_lee at chs.org Fri Jul 31 14:04:58 2009 From: diane_lee at chs.org (Diane Lee) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:04:58 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings In-Reply-To: References: <40A922F468921D4B85DA298218094D4AA6CE37@CURRIER-MAIN.Currierart.local> Message-ID: <38D47064DFD0421AB87B66CB80F7F201@local.chs.org> Also look at www.cthistoryonline.org - not everything is in the jp2 format, but it is used for a lot of the maps, bird's eye views and larger broadsides, and has worked very well. Diane ========================================== Diane Lee, Collections Manager ? 860-236-5621 x242 Connecticut Historical Society -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ethan Gruber Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 2:49 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Viewing digital architectural drawings Hi Cindy, There are a lot of options for providing access to images online, and since I'm not familiar with your software environment, I can't answer on that issue, but on the issue of zooming on images, I can make a recommendation. In the last year or so, some developers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have done some great work to develop an apache tomcat JPEG-2000 module. It's free and open source, and a number of institutions have begun using in a production environment. I'm integrating it into a digital coins project. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page Here's a demo: http://african.lanl.gov/adore-djatoka/ Ethan Gruber University of Virginia Library On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Cindy Mackey wrote: > We are thinking about putting digital images of architectural drawings > that we have in our collection, online and I was wondering what would be > the best program to use. We are already using Ektron to manage our > website and have the capability to incorporate flash. Ideally we would > like to have the ability to zoom and rotate the images. > > > > Examples of other websites that have a similar feature would be great to > know about too. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Cindy Mackey > > Assistant Registrar > > Currier Museum of Art > > 150 Ash Street > > Manchester, NH 03104 > > Tel: (603)669-6144 x 137 > > Fax: (603)669-7194 > > www.currier.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/ > _______________________________________________ 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 aida at acorweb.net Wed Jul 29 04:36:57 2009 From: aida at acorweb.net (Aida Slavic) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:36:57 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] REGISTER NOW: Classification at a Crossroads, 29-30 October, The Hague Message-ID: <4A703459.30005@acorweb.net> *** Apologies for cross-posting *** =========== EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER ============== CLASSIFICATION AT A CROSSROADS: MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS TO USABILITY International UDC Seminar 2009 29-30 October 2009, The Hague VENUE: Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of The Netherlands) URL: http://www.udcc.org/seminar2009/index.htm FEE: 110 euros (student discount: 90 euros) To take advantage of the early bird discount, register on the conference website http://www.udcc.org/seminar2009/index.htm The conference programme includes a selection of over twenty papers representing classification research in 14 countries. 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