From akeshet at imj.org.il  Sun Nov  1 06:33:45 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:33:45 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] Bloomsbury Academic
In-Reply-To: <6CEED63FF7AF5A4FA7C39551EAD89A1A02991A07@SV-MAIL-TDP.NGA.GOV>
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF2F2@mailsrv.imj.org.il>


"Free is just another price, and prices are set by individual actors, in accordance with the aggregated particulars of marketplace power. "Information wants to be free," Anderson tells us, "in the same way that life wants to spread and water wants to run downhill." But information can't actually want anything, can it? Amazon wants the information in the Dallas paper to be free, because that way Amazon makes more money. Why are the self-interested motives of powerful companies being elevated to a philosophical principle? "

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/07/06/090706crbo_books_gladwell

Posted by Amalyah Keshet, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem



-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Newman, Alan
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 3:48 AM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: [MCN-L] Bloomsbury Academic

Bloomsbury Academic is a  "new academic imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, one of Europe's leading independent publishing houses, with a distinguished list of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury Academic will publish world-class research-based books across the humanities and social sciences, with a strong commitment to the traditional virtues of scholarly publishing, including rigorous peer-review. We use current technologies and licensing developments and have established an innovative publishing business model that will better meet the needs of the academic community."

excerpted from their business model:

"We're committed to publishing the best scholarship in the social sciences and humanities - and for the content to be as widely accessed as possible.

Our research publications will be made available online on a Creative Commons non-commercial license. Unlike open access journals we are not looking for authors (or their research funders) to pay for the publishing process. From early 2010 they will appear on our new platform in html. Until then PDFs will be posted on this website. At the same time we will be publishing in traditional print book formats as well as ebooks with enhanced functionalities.

The debate over whether or not free availability increases or decreases sales rages on, not just in publishing but also in the music and film industries. Pilot projects in academic publishing indicate that book sales are not harmed, and authors are happy to reach a wider audience."

http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/business.htm

posted by Alan Newman, National Gallery of Art

From A-Newman at NGA.GOV  Sun Nov  1 08:37:17 2009
From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan)
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:37:17 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Bloomsbury Academic
In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF2F2@mailsrv.imj.org.il>
References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF2F2@mailsrv.imj.org.il>
Message-ID: <6A6D9DF8-E290-4487-A487-D1C73D0E9330@nga.gov>

More than good business in certain scenarios Free is primarily good  
public public policy, ie doing the right thing in alignment with  
mission.

Come listen to us continue this discussion in Portland.

Alan

On Nov 1, 2009, at 9:40 AM, "Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]" <akeshet at imj.org.il 
 > wrote:

>
> "Free is just another price, and prices are set by individual  
> actors, in accordance with the aggregated particulars of marketplace  
> power. "Information wants to be free," Anderson tells us, "in the  
> same way that life wants to spread and water wants to run downhill."  
> But information can't actually want anything, can it? Amazon wants  
> the information in the Dallas paper to be free, because that way  
> Amazon makes more money. Why are the self-interested motives of  
> powerful companies being elevated to a philosophical principle? "
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/07/06/090706crbo_books_gladwell
>
> Posted by Amalyah Keshet, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf  
> Of Newman, Alan
> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 3:48 AM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: [MCN-L] Bloomsbury Academic
>
> Bloomsbury Academic is a  "new academic imprint of Bloomsbury  
> Publishing Plc, one of Europe's leading independent publishing  
> houses, with a distinguished list of fiction and non-fiction.  
> Bloomsbury Academic will publish world-class research-based books  
> across the humanities and social sciences, with a strong commitment  
> to the traditional virtues of scholarly publishing, including  
> rigorous peer-review. We use current technologies and licensing  
> developments and have established an innovative publishing business  
> model that will better meet the needs of the academic community."
>
> excerpted from their business model:
>
> "We're committed to publishing the best scholarship in the social  
> sciences and humanities - and for the content to be as widely  
> accessed as possible.
>
> Our research publications will be made available online on a  
> Creative Commons non-commercial license. Unlike open access journals  
> we are not looking for authors (or their research funders) to pay  
> for the publishing process. From early 2010 they will appear on our  
> new platform in html. Until then PDFs will be posted on this  
> website. At the same time we will be publishing in traditional print  
> book formats as well as ebooks with enhanced functionalities.
>
> The debate over whether or not free availability increases or  
> decreases sales rages on, not just in publishing but also in the  
> music and film industries. Pilot projects in academic publishing  
> indicate that book sales are not harmed, and authors are happy to  
> reach a wider audience."
>
> http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/business.htm
>
> posted by Alan Newman, National Gallery of Art
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From jeff at openmuseum.org  Sun Nov  1 09:10:34 2009
From: jeff at openmuseum.org (Jeff Doyle)
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:10:34 -0400
Subject: [MCN-L] Gladwell New Yorker Article "Priced to Sell"
Message-ID: <aa60094d0911010910x69b332efla2baae75c96a7b4d@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]
<akeshet at imj.org.il> wrote:
>
> "Free is just another price, and prices are set by individual actors, in accordance with the aggregated particulars of marketplace power. "Information wants to be free," Anderson tells us, "in the same way that life wants to spread and water wants to run downhill." But information can't actually want anything, can it? Amazon wants the information in the Dallas paper to be free, because that way Amazon makes more money. Why are the self-interested motives of powerful companies being elevated to a philosophical principle? "
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/07/06/090706crbo_books_gladwell
>
> Posted by Amalyah Keshet, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
>

Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker article is certainly worth a read.

His critique of Stewart Brand's famous dictum has a certain merit, but
he is guilty of at least as egregious a categorical error when (in
paragraph 4) he refers to unauthorized copying as "theft". The content
publishing industry has spent a lot of money to propagate the 'theft'
metaphor in attempt to influence public attitudes towards copyright
law, and Gladwell seems to have taken the bait.

William Patry puts it very well in a recent interview
(http://bit.ly/V6hEn) concerning his book "Moral Panics and the
Copyright Wars" when he says:

"My only regret, and this is what much of my book is about, is that in
the case of corporations, what are business issues?are misdescribed?as
moral issues, when in fact they are economic issues. I think we will
reach better economic results if we discuss economic issues honestly."

--
Jeff Doyle
www.openmuseum.org
@jeffdoyle

From dbenavraham at newmuseum.org  Mon Nov  2 07:05:43 2009
From: dbenavraham at newmuseum.org (Doron Ben-Avraham)
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:05:43 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Gladwell New Yorker Article "Priced to Sell
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1257105602.25880.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
References: <mailman.1.1257105602.25880.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <ED35D8DCD9E9AE43904AB3E7861D8D66024D5A0332@NEW-EX-001.newmuseum.org>

In addition, Gladwell fails to recognize other modes of distribution that do not require a centralized system  ala YouTube, and thus do not require the recovering of the phenomenal bandwidth costs associated with maintaining a walled garden. Torrents for example offer a wider distribution methods that passes the cost of distribution (in terms of bandwidth) to the consumer, effectively eliminating the economical bottleneck that YouTube presents

YouTube in effect, is not a good example of the potentials of new modes distribution, merely a widely known one. It is still centrally controlled and administered thus operating in a way that requires a recovery of costs that simply cannot be obtained directly from the content it serves


Doron Ben Avraham - IT Manager
New Museum Of Contemporary Art
newmuseum.org




> "Free is just another price, and prices are set by individual actors, in accordance with the aggregated particulars of marketplace power. "Information wants to be free," Anderson tells us, "in the same way that life wants to spread and water wants to run downhill." But information can't actually want anything, can it? Amazon wants the information in the Dallas paper to be free, because that way Amazon makes more money. Why are the self-interested motives of powerful companies being elevated to a philosophical principle? "
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/07/06/090706crbo_books_gladwell
>
> Posted by Amalyah Keshet, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
>

Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker article is certainly worth a read.

His critique of Stewart Brand's famous dictum has a certain merit, but
he is guilty of at least as egregious a categorical error when (in
paragraph 4) he refers to unauthorized copying as "theft". The content
publishing industry has spent a lot of money to propagate the 'theft'
metaphor in attempt to influence public attitudes towards copyright
law, and Gladwell seems to have taken the bait.

William Patry puts it very well in a recent interview
(http://bit.ly/V6hEn) concerning his book "Moral Panics and the
Copyright Wars" when he says:

"My only regret, and this is what much of my book is about, is that in
the case of corporations, what are business issues?are misdescribed?as
moral issues, when in fact they are economic issues. I think we will
reach better economic results if we discuss economic issues honestly."

--
Jeff Doyle
www.openmuseum.org
@jeffdoyle


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From moeller at thebakken.org  Mon Nov  2 09:02:57 2009
From: moeller at thebakken.org (Cheryl Moeller)
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:02:57 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] Any other museums interested in a video game about their
	museum?
Message-ID: <DD30915B629FF24B922FAED4EA3282CDD77652@volta.TheBakken.internal>

My teenage sons have developed a video game for our museum that is
currently being sold in our gift shop.  They used the game engine RPG
(Role Playing Game) maker.  The game is similar to the handheld Nintendo
DS Pokemon games, in this version, the visitor explores the museum and
interacts with our museum employees or guests.  There are opportunities
to "earn points" by answering questions about electricity and other
science areas related to our field trip program and museum exhibits.  

It was a great project for my sons, as one developed the game and the
other made an accompanying website, forum, leader board and video
tutorial.  They learned so many computer skills in developing and
marketing this game and was not staff time intensive in getting this
project completed.

We had some preliminary interest from a local national corporation that
would be interested in replicating this project at another museum using
teenagers.    If you are interested in this project or think it could be
viable at another museums, please feel free to connect with me via my
E-mail below.

Cheryl Moeller
Community and Corporate Relations Manager
The Bakken Museum
3537 Zenith Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55416

Phone: 612-926-3878 Ext. 250
Fax: 612-927-7265
Email: moeller at thebakken.org or cmoeller at ieee.org
http://www.thebakken.org
 
A one-of-a-kind museum exploring the mysteries of our electrical world



From JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au  Mon Nov  2 19:34:41 2009
From: JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au (JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:34:41 +1100
Subject: [MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice sought
Message-ID: <OF367E0F1B.A3B36CFB-ONCA257663.00136AC3-CA257663.0013A944@ag.nsw.gov.au>


Hi,

Does anyone have advice/recommendations/warnings about email newsletter
services?

We are currently using a bulk-email module in our CMS (MySource) to send
out our emails. However, this puts quite a strain on our server when each
email is sent out and opened (we have a very large subscriber base!).

So, I am now investigating 3 bulk email services: PatronMail, Vertical
Response and MailChimp.

Have any of you used one of these? What kind of experience have you had? Or
do you use another solution that might be even better?

Thanks in anticipation.

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
W: http://doctordada.com
E: jonathanc at ag.nsw.gov.au

From SterbenkYM at cmog.org  Tue Nov  3 05:58:40 2009
From: SterbenkYM at cmog.org (Sterbenk, Yvette M.)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:58:40 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice sought
In-Reply-To: <OF367E0F1B.A3B36CFB-ONCA257663.00136AC3-CA257663.0013A944@ag.nsw.gov.au>
References: <OF367E0F1B.A3B36CFB-ONCA257663.00136AC3-CA257663.0013A944@ag.nsw.gov.au>
Message-ID: <A7B6F6BE538A63458F8F3F8012F0D9CB02B8B880D6@roman.cmog.org>

We use ExactTarget and we love them.

Yvette Sterbenk
Communications Manager
Corning Museum of Glass
One Museum Way, Corning, NY, 14830
Office: 607.974.8124
Cell: 607.368.1026


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:35 PM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice sought


Hi,

Does anyone have advice/recommendations/warnings about email newsletter
services?

We are currently using a bulk-email module in our CMS (MySource) to send
out our emails. However, this puts quite a strain on our server when each
email is sent out and opened (we have a very large subscriber base!).

So, I am now investigating 3 bulk email services: PatronMail, Vertical
Response and MailChimp.

Have any of you used one of these? What kind of experience have you had? Or
do you use another solution that might be even better?

Thanks in anticipation.

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
W: http://doctordada.com
E: jonathanc at ag.nsw.gov.au
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From graeme at museumsetc.com  Tue Nov  3 09:30:10 2009
From: graeme at museumsetc.com (Graeme Farnell)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:30:10 +0000
Subject: [MCN-L] Twitter For Museums: Share Your Experience
Message-ID: <fbf8e79f0911030930k65fe20c9o588087b13e0437a4@mail.gmail.com>

We're seeking the input and advice of museum folks about a new book we're
planning...

There are books about how to use Twitter, but none about how best museums
and galleries, large and small, can ? and are ? using Twitter to involve
their very diverse communities. We hope our forthcoming book will remedy
this.

We see it as having  two parts: How To Do It and Twitter In Use (Case
Studies). We plan that the book will be available as a paperback, an eBook,
and - importantly of course - have a linked site for updates between revised
editions.

An integral part of the development of the book is interaction with Twitter
users throughout the world ? seeking your advice, experience, ideas ? and
practical input ? to make Twitter for Museums a useful, exciting,
stimulating resource.

We'd really welcome your input at this stage on: What topics should the book
cover? What are the key issues and questions museums using Twitter need to
address? We?ve set out our initial thoughts below. If you'd like to question
these, or add your own suggestions, you can do so here:
http://www.museumsetc.com/?p=1330

? Why use Twitter?
? Having a policy and being clear about your aims
? What benefits should you expect?
? What about the time involved?
? What about protecting the museum?s image and ?controlling? content?
? Who should tweet?
? Using  multiple Twitter accounts
? Setting up Twitter: what to do and what not to do
? What to tweet about
? Useful third party applications
? Adding images, audio and video
? Linking Twitter to other social media platforms
? How best to involve your communities: local, national, international,
children, researchers etc
? Museum Case Studies
? Useful resources

If you?re interested in sharing your experience by contributing to Twitter
for Museums and:
? writing one or more sections
? or (co)editing
? or writing an article/essay
please let us know and we?ll send you more information.

Thanks in advance for your input!

And if you'd like to hear from us as the book takes shape, preview draft
chapters etc, follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/museumsetc

Graeme Farnell
MuseumsEtc

From TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu  Tue Nov  3 12:51:53 2009
From: TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu (TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:51:53 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice sought
In-Reply-To: <OF367E0F1B.A3B36CFB-ONCA257663.00136AC3-CA257663.0013A944@ag.nsw.gov.au>
References: <OF367E0F1B.A3B36CFB-ONCA257663.00136AC3-CA257663.0013A944@ag.nsw.gov.au>
Message-ID: <FC819A943681C841B7FDA5050251AFEF12A7104B3D@FITMBX.fitsuny.edu>

Hi Jonathan,
We are clients of PatronMail and I am quite happy with their service. Our needs are simple but the emails go out in a timely manner, seem to get through to everyone, and best of all their customer service is outstanding. I'm 90% happy with the newsletter formats. Sometimes I can't design an extra feature I want. But I am also excited about some new products they are developing. Over all, a satisfied customer.

--
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

Opens Novemeber 6: American Beauty
Closes November 7: Fashion and Politics
Opens December 3: Night & Day


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:35 PM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice sought


Hi,

Does anyone have advice/recommendations/warnings about email newsletter
services?

We are currently using a bulk-email module in our CMS (MySource) to send
out our emails. However, this puts quite a strain on our server when each
email is sent out and opened (we have a very large subscriber base!).

So, I am now investigating 3 bulk email services: PatronMail, Vertical
Response and MailChimp.

Have any of you used one of these? What kind of experience have you had? Or
do you use another solution that might be even better?

Thanks in anticipation.

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
W: http://doctordada.com
E: jonathanc at ag.nsw.gov.au
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From kamoroso at mainehistory.org  Wed Nov  4 10:07:06 2009
From: kamoroso at mainehistory.org (Kathy Amoroso)
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:07:06 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1257278402.3316.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
References: <mailman.1.1257278402.3316.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <fc.007ea64d005c1fbe3b9aca000aa58f66.5c1fbf@agdog.com>

We use ConstantContact.com.. happy with it and it's simple to use and cost
effective.

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



From psully at magnes.org  Wed Nov  4 11:11:20 2009
From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:11:20 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] GeoCities RIP
In-Reply-To: <EC1B75770E3CCF47A3A3410D2FE8BDF7040D68F247@SMAILPRODBE.metmuseum.org>
References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C31D@mailsrv.imj.org.il>
	<EC1B75770E3CCF47A3A3410D2FE8BDF7040D68F247@SMAILPRODBE.metmuseum.org>
Message-ID: <AD775DE5635C2042BF1DCB7EED36A83B77407A@jlm-net.jlm.local>

Proof that even CSS can be used for evil...

(ow. I have a headache now)

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

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Morgan, Matt
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:12 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] GeoCities RIP

I got a kick out of this translation of an eyeball-searing geocities
page into beautiful CSS:

http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/zen/sample
.css

From Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org  Wed Nov  4 12:16:07 2009
From: Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org (Christina DePaolo)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:16:07 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Upcoming MCN 2009 conference info: planning your visit to
	Portland
Message-ID: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E166EB62FE8@dtes01.SAM.Home>

Dear MCN-L:
For those of you who are attending the conference, you will find information on Portland restaurants, bars, and attractions in this Google Map of Portland. http://secondstory.com/mcn_map/

Communicating via Twitter
If you are on twitter, we encourage you to tweet about the conference. Please use #MCN2009.

Friday Night Pub Crawl Locations
Make sure to attend our FIRST ever SIG Pub Crawl, starting at 7pm on Friday, Nov. 13.  You don't have to be a member of a SIG to participate.  This is a great opportunity to socialize and kick back with your MCN colleagues in a city with a kickin' pub/restaurant scene.  The SIGS will be at following pubs. Maps will be provided.

Stanford's at Lloyd Center
913 Lloyd Center
503.335.0811
Semantic SIG, Koven Smith
http://www.stanfords.com/page/home

McMenamin's on Broadway
1504 N.E. Broadway
(503) 288-9498
Metrics & Evaluation SIG, Sheila Carey
CAL SIG, Marla Misunas and Diana Folsom
http://www.mcmenamins.com/

Rose and Thistle
2314 NE Broadway
(503) 287-8582
IT SIG, Janice Craddock
Digital Media SIG, Stanley Smith
http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/8487883/portland_or/rose_thistle_pub.html

Ping
102 NW 4th Avenue
503.229.7464
Pacific Northwest SIG, Christina DePaolo
http://www.pingpdx.com/

Deshutes Brewery
210 NW 11th Avenue
(503) 296-4906
Intellectual Property (IP) SIG, Amalyah Keshet
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brewery/brew-pubs/portland-pub/default.aspx


Thank you. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.


Christina DePaolo | New Media Manager
Seattle Art Museum | 1300 1st Avenue | Seattle WA 98101
christinad at seattleartmuseum.org<rebeccan at seattleartmuseum.org> | 206.654.3165

Find SAM at:
http://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org
http://facebook.com/seattleartmuseum
http://twitter.com/iheartSAM


From chad.petrovay at themim.org  Wed Nov  4 12:25:48 2009
From: chad.petrovay at themim.org (Chad Petrovay)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:25:48 -0700
Subject: [MCN-L] GeoCities RIP
In-Reply-To: <AD775DE5635C2042BF1DCB7EED36A83B77407A@jlm-net.jlm.local>
References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C31D@mailsrv.imj.org.il><EC1B75770E3CCF47A3A3410D2FE8BDF7040D68F247@SMAILPRODBE.metmuseum.org>
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Geocities: a shrine for first generation website design.


Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator
MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 8550 S. Priest Drive ?| ?Tempe, AZ 85284 
480.481.2460 main ?| ?480.353.2746 direct | 480.481.2459 fax ?| www.themim.org



-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Perian Sully
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:11 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] GeoCities RIP

Proof that even CSS can be used for evil...

(ow. I have a headache now)

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

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Morgan, Matt
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:12 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] GeoCities RIP

I got a kick out of this translation of an eyeball-searing geocities
page into beautiful CSS:

http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/zen/sample
.css
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From mcn-announce at mcn.edu  Wed Nov  4 13:15:40 2009
From: mcn-announce at mcn.edu (MCN Announcements)
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:15:40 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Computer Network Conference 2009 - on site and online
Message-ID: <4AF1EEFC.9010205@mcn.edu>

There is still time to join the Museum Computer Network for its annual 
conference, November 11 through 14, 2009, in Portland, Oregon.  Network 
with your colleagues in the Northwest's "Best Big City" and take part in 
a full range of programming spanning diverse aspects of technology and 
information work in the museum and cultural heritage environment today, 
and covering the topical theme of doing more with less.

View the conference program and register online now at 
http://www.mcn.edu/conferences.  Registrations are also accepted onsite 
at any point during the conference.

NEW THIS YEAR - Online conferencing and session webcasts! Five selected 
MCN 2009 sessions will be webcast free of charge on the open Web. Access 
details will appear at http://www.mcn.edu/mcn2009online by Wednesday, 
11/11/2009. If you like what you see, please consider joining MCN to 
support continuing access to these resources, or joining us in person at 
MCN 2010.

We hope to see you in Portland and beyond!


From aridavidow at gmail.com  Thu Nov  5 08:47:55 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:47:55 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Interest in a "northeast" SIG at MCN? Let's meet Thursday,
	12:15-1:30 	in Portland
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911050847gecde09fx90c0f643fa8f88dc@mail.gmail.com>

These are times when collaboration is important. MCN currently hosts
three place-related SIGs--one in Taiwan, and two in California.

Given the cultural density of the northeast, and the amount of really
amazing work being done here, I would like to propose a lunch meeting
of all those interested in such a SIG at MCN, at the same time as the
other location-oriented SIGs, Thursday, at 12:15-1:30. If you will be
at MCN 2009 and are interested in joining us, do chime in here or
email me privately. Most important, keep an eye on the message boards
at the conference as we figure out a place to meet.

It will be a pleasure not to go a whole year between seeing colleagues
in New England and New York. Let's share notes and talk about it a
week from today at MCN.

I should also note that it is still possible to register for the
conference if you are not already signed up to attend -
http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2424

See ya'll in Portland,
Ari Davidow

From aridavidow at gmail.com  Thu Nov  5 09:11:06 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:11:06 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Taiwan chapter - no mere SIG
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911050911t70cb9c20u547c77d579290aa5@mail.gmail.com>

My oops.

A few minutes ago I posted to the list suggesting that those of us in
the northeast who are interested in forming a SIG should meet this
coming Thursday at 12:15 at MCN.

Without thinking, I referring to the Taiwan chapter of MCN as a SIG.
My apologies for that; it is, of course, MCN's one international
chapter, after having started out as a SIG some years ago. To anyone
from the Taiwan chapter who saw the message, I want to apologize.

I will try not to make the same mistake again,

Looking forward to seeing everyone this coming week in Portland,
Ari

From Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca  Thu Nov  5 10:34:56 2009
From: Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca (Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:34:56 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN Metrics & Evaluation SIG
Message-ID: <OF41759E20.D3729BC8-ON85257665.0065A440-85257665.00661382@pch.gc.ca>

Hi everyone - Im sending this message to invite you to two events of the 
Metrics & Evaluation SIG at the MCN conference in Portland. 

On Thursday, November 12 from 1:30 to 3:00, the SIG is sponsoring the 
session:  Making the Call:  Evaluating Mobile Projects in Museums, which 
will provide lessons learned from previous projects as well as advice on 
how to determine whether your institution is 'mobile-ready'.  If you have 
any advance questions on the topic, we would welcome questions in advance 
as well as at the session.  Questions ahead of time could help us form 
some of the content.

In addition, the Metrics & Evaluation SIG will be holding a meeting during 
the pub crawl on Friday night.  At the meeting, we will discuss a survey 
planned for next year that will look at what metrics museums are 
collecting (both Web site and social media) and to what uses they put this 
information. Join me at McMenamin's on Broadway, 1504 N.E. Broadway from 
7:00 p.m.   General socializing is encouraged too!

I hope to see you in Portland!

 
Sheila Carey
Chair, Metrics and Evaluation SIG

From akeshet at imj.org.il  Thu Nov  5 10:53:39 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:53:39 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown"
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C35A@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co-founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net





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From lesleyeharris at comcast.net  Thu Nov  5 13:46:58 2009
From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:46:58 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary
In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C35A@mailsrv.imj.org.il>
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Message-ID: <9B010B50-5A46-4A60-B770-3CAC8213D2A5@comcast.net>

I live within driving distance and went to the discussion.  It was in  
a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library  
and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could  
only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others  
like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the  
discussions.  I enjoyed listening to the speakers.

What did I learn?  It was definitely helpful if you were in the market  
to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice.  It was also  
helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e- 
reader.

Would I buy one after hearing the speakers?  Maybe....And would I buy  
one after being able to read and touch various models?  Probably  
not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm  
travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a  
couple of print books with me!  (I occasionally read e-books on my  
iphone using the B&N free software.)

Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books  
-- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session.

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote:

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]  
??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook  
Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who  
wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for  
Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt  
Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind  
of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt  
Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic  
book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes  
being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them  
up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the  
process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want  
from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring  
along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and  
the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the  
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University  
of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information  
visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and  
accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co- 
founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile  
content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer  
Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human  
Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor  
Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science  
Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based  
user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of  
multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation  
of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of  
English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the  
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and  
Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/ 
learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the  
Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a  
new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of  
Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net





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From rstein at imamuseum.org  Thu Nov  5 13:50:26 2009
From: rstein at imamuseum.org (Robert Stein)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:50:26 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] CALLING ALL HANDS: Help MCN Build a Website!
Message-ID: <a997551c0911051350k39f31feeh4cbf9e37959ceb29@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Everyone,

The MCN website (http://www.mcn.edu) has served us well for a number of
years now, but in the interest of providing a better level of service to the
community and for moving towards an open source platform, the MCN Board and
the Electronic Services Committee (ESC) have agreed that it's time for
a *redesign
*of our beloved MCN website! :)

Aside from simply reworking the site in a closed fashion, the Electronic
Services Committee (ESC) would like to take this as an opportunity to engage
the MCN community in the process.


   - Are you an experienced web developer who'd like to give back to the
   community and engage more deeply with your peers?

   - Are you someone who'd like to learn more about how a web redesign
   works?

   - Perhaps you're a non-technical museum staffer who's charged with
   updating your museum's website.

   - Maybe your a graphics designer with an itch exercise your creative
   juices.


*WE NEED YOU ALL!!!*

The ESC team would really like the process of building the new website to be
a *barn-raising* of sorts, as well as a professional development opportunity
for our members.  Come collaborate with a talented team of professionals to
learn, contribute, and create an important resource for our community!

If you're interested in helping please contact me directly:

Robert Stein
CIO - Indianapolis Museum of Art
rstein at imamuseum.org

For those of you who will be in Portland for the Conference the ESC team
will be meeting on Wednesday evening for drinks and conversation about the
web redesign.  Come join us!


*(ESC)APE TO THE BAR!!!  - Wednesday 11-11-09 9:00 PM PST @ MCN2009*


Please RSVP so we'll know to expect you!

Thanks in advance for your help with this community project!!!

Sincerely,

The MCN Electronic Services Committee
(Rob Stein, Rob Lancefield, Ari Davidow, Richard Urban, Perian Sully,
Christina DePaolo, Tim Au Yeung, Margaret Kendrick)

From mmisunas at sfmoma.org  Thu Nov  5 14:22:11 2009
From: mmisunas at sfmoma.org (Misunas, Marla)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:22:11 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Cal SIG at MCN in Portland
Message-ID: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C484305CDFDDD@monet.SFMOMA.ORG>

The California SIG is coming to MCN in Portland and we would love to
meet you there!

 

Our mission statement: "The MCN California Special Interest Group (CAL
SIG) serves as a regional forum to promote communication about the usage
of digital technologies in the California cultural heritage community."
http://www.mcn.edu/groups/index.asp?subkey=104

We meet every year in either northern or southern California for a day
of presentations, site tours, and networking with our colleagues.

We also have a strong presence at the MCN annual meeting, and this year
is no exception.

 

Sessions

This year we're sponsoring "User Generated Content: What Good Is It?"
Thursday at 3:30, and Friday at 11:15 we're co-sponsoring "From Print to
Digital: The Economics of Creating an Online Catalogue" with the
Northwest SIG.

 

SIG meeting

Our annual SIG lunchtime meeting takes place this year on Thursday at
12:15.  Come meet the co-chairs, Diana Folsom (southern California) and
Marla Misunas (northern California) and help us plan for 2010. If you
can't join us, keep an eye out for Diana and Marla's matching outfits
and stop us in the hall.

 

Pub crawl

All are welcome to join us at the first annual pub crawl Friday night,
where we'll be staking out a spot at 

McMenamin's on Broadway

1504 N.E. Broadway

(503) 288-9498

http://www.mcmenamins.com/

 

Stop by for munchies and help us win the SIG foosball match against the
Metrics & Evaluation SIG.

 

And, one more note-anyone want to join us for a trip to the Velveteria,
one of Portland's finest pop culture sites?

Get a preview online: http://velveteria.com/

 

See you next week!

 

Marla Misunas and Diana Folsom,

California Special Interest Group Co-Chairs

 

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From NHoneysett at getty.edu  Thu Nov  5 16:06:05 2009
From: NHoneysett at getty.edu (Nik Honeysett)
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:06:05 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary
In-Reply-To: <9B010B50-5A46-4A60-B770-3CAC8213D2A5@comcast.net>
References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C35A@mailsrv.imj.org.il>
	<9B010B50-5A46-4A60-B770-3CAC8213D2A5@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <4AF2F7ED.65B4.001D.1@getty.edu>

I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. "In September, iPhone
books (some running on Kindle for iPhone (
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html?tk=rel_news
)) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps
in the App Store in October were books". ... The analytics firm [Flurry]
predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as
more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at "record rates."
 
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_kindle_says_report.html

-nik

>>> Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> 11/5/2009 1:46 PM
>>>
I live within driving distance and went to the discussion.  It was in 

a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library  
and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could  
only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others  
like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the  
discussions.  I enjoyed listening to the speakers.

What did I learn?  It was definitely helpful if you were in the market 

to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice.  It was also 

helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e- 
reader.

Would I buy one after hearing the speakers?  Maybe....And would I buy 

one after being able to read and touch various models?  Probably  
not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm  
travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a 

couple of print books with me!  (I occasionally read e-books on my  
iphone using the B&N free software.)

Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books 

-- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session.

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com 
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com 



On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote:

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3 


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]  
??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il] 
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook  
Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who  
wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for  
Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt  
Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind  
of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt  
Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic  
book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes  
being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them  
up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the  
process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want 

from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring  
along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and 

the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the  
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University 

of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information 

visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and  
accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co-

founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile  
content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer  
Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human 

Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor  
Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science  
Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based  
user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of  
multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation  
of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of  
English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the  
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and  
Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/ 
learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the  
Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a  
new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of  
Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net 





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From psully at magnes.org  Fri Nov  6 08:25:46 2009
From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:25:46 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary
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Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone, game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the Kindle. What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally automagically delete books off your reader?

~P

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Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. "In September, iPhone
books (some running on Kindle for iPhone (
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html?tk=rel_news
)) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps
in the App Store in October were books". ... The analytics firm [Flurry]
predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as
more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at "record rates."
 
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_kindle_says_report.html

-nik

>>> Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> 11/5/2009 1:46 PM
>>>
I live within driving distance and went to the discussion.  It was in 

a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library  
and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could  
only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others  
like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the  
discussions.  I enjoyed listening to the speakers.

What did I learn?  It was definitely helpful if you were in the market 

to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice.  It was also 

helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e- 
reader.

Would I buy one after hearing the speakers?  Maybe....And would I buy 

one after being able to read and touch various models?  Probably  
not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm  
travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a 

couple of print books with me!  (I occasionally read e-books on my  
iphone using the B&N free software.)

Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books 

-- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session.

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com 
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com 



On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote:

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3 


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]  
??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il] 
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook  
Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who  
wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for  
Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt  
Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind  
of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt  
Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic  
book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes  
being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them  
up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the  
process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want 

from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring  
along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and 

the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the  
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University 

of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information 

visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and  
accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co-

founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile  
content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer  
Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human 

Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor  
Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science  
Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based  
user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of  
multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation  
of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of  
English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the  
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and  
Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/ 
learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the  
Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a  
new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of  
Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net 





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From hmwells at springdalear.gov  Fri Nov  6 08:40:41 2009
From: hmwells at springdalear.gov (Heather Marie Wells)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:40:41 -0600 (CST)
Subject: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary
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I love Stanza and I agree with all the drawbacks you mentioned as well and
the advantages.

I have to say some of the new features that I'm hearing about are
intriguing me more about the readers.  I think its Barnes and Nobles'
reader that I'm hearing about which allows you to loan books to your
friends.  I really like that idea.

I had first thought that I would really like to own a reader in order to
save space in my house with books sitting on bookshelves (I'm really
hurting for space).  Then when I thought about it, I realized I didn't
stop buying CDs when I got an mp3 player so would I really stop buying
books if I got a reader. Probably not.

I will say I'm really jealous of my husband who is always able to get an
immediate free eBook copy of the computer books he pre-orders and he is
always half way through reading the book before the physical copy can be
produced and delivered.  Oh, to have the immediate access!

HM

Heather Marie Wells
Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: (479) 750-8165

Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum
Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Perian Sully [mailto:psully at magnes.org]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:26 AM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading
e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to
read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle
obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone,
game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the Kindle.
What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally
automagically delete books off your reader?

~P

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Nik Honeysett
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. "In September, iPhone
books (some running on Kindle for iPhone (
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html
?tk=rel_news
)) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps
in the App Store in October were books". ... The analytics firm [Flurry]
predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as
more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at "record rates."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_
kindle_says_report.html

-nik

>>> Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> 11/5/2009 1:46 PM
>>>
I live within driving distance and went to the discussion.  It was in

a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library
and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could
only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others
like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the
discussions.  I enjoyed listening to the speakers.

What did I learn?  It was definitely helpful if you were in the market

to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice.  It was also

helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e-
reader.

Would I buy one after hearing the speakers?  Maybe....And would I buy

one after being able to read and touch various models?  Probably
not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm
travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a

couple of print books with me!  (I occasionally read e-books on my
iphone using the B&N free software.)

Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books

-- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session.

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote:

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]
??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook
Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who
wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for
Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind
of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic
book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes
being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them
up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the
process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want

from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring
along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and

the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University

of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information

visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and
accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co-

founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile
content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer
Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human

Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor
Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science
Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based
user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of
multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation
of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of
English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and
Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/
learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the
Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a
new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of
Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net





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From jana.hill at cartermuseum.org  Fri Nov  6 10:11:35 2009
From: jana.hill at cartermuseum.org (Jana Hill)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:11:35 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] Before you leave for Portland...
Message-ID: <49A6E411EE69EA4898AFA579D8A06DFC012483E4@exchange.cartermuseum.org>

...remember to bring your donations for the annual MCN silent auction! 

Proceeds from the silent auction benefit our scholarship program, which
helps emerging museum professionals attend our conference. Several
exciting items (LCD screens, DAM software, museum banners, and even
jewelry!) have already been committed...what are you bringing?

Here are some ideas...

* Items of any sort--new or old, seriously useful or cheerfully
unrelated to museum work--that may be carried by airline passengers
* Exhibition catalogues, institutional publications, museum bags,
clothing, and other souvenirs
* "Intangible" things like free services or discounted registration for
professional events
* Your crafts, i.e., photography, paintings, prints, knitting,
embroidery, mosaics or anything else that will fit into a suitcase

Remember, all auction donations are tax deductible!

Auction items will be accepted at the Conference Registration Desk on
all day Wednesday and Thursday until noon. You may place your bids until
5:30 Thursday, when we stop the bidding and announce the winners.

Jana Hill
MCN 2009 Silent Auction Chair

From mmisunas at sfmoma.org  Fri Nov  6 10:22:26 2009
From: mmisunas at sfmoma.org (Misunas, Marla)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:22:26 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Before you leave for Portland...
In-Reply-To: <49A6E411EE69EA4898AFA579D8A06DFC012483E4@exchange.cartermuseum.org>
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Message-ID: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C484305CE0062@monet.SFMOMA.ORG>

Don't forget, prizes to the person who spends the most & to the vendor
who
donates the most!

Bring your checkbook (or plastic) and SPEND freely for a great cause!


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

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Jana Hill
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:12 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Before you leave for Portland...

...remember to bring your donations for the annual MCN silent auction! 

Proceeds from the silent auction benefit our scholarship program, which
helps emerging museum professionals attend our conference. Several
exciting items (LCD screens, DAM software, museum banners, and even
jewelry!) have already been committed...what are you bringing?

Here are some ideas...

* Items of any sort--new or old, seriously useful or cheerfully
unrelated to museum work--that may be carried by airline passengers
* Exhibition catalogues, institutional publications, museum bags,
clothing, and other souvenirs
* "Intangible" things like free services or discounted registration for
professional events
* Your crafts, i.e., photography, paintings, prints, knitting,
embroidery, mosaics or anything else that will fit into a suitcase

Remember, all auction donations are tax deductible!

Auction items will be accepted at the Conference Registration Desk on
all day Wednesday and Thursday until noon. You may place your bids until
5:30 Thursday, when we stop the bidding and announce the winners.

Jana Hill
MCN 2009 Silent Auction Chair
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From akeshet at imj.org.il  Fri Nov  6 10:47:11 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:47:11 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FERE=3A_Cal_SIG_at_MCN_in_Portland?=
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"The SIG foosball match against the
Metrics & Evaluation SIG"?  Now you're talking.

The IP SIG hereby challenges the winner.

!Toddle on over to Deschutes and we'll take you on


________________________________________
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??????: ????? ???? 06 ?????? 2009 00:22
????: mcn-l at mcn.edu
??????: [MCN-L] Cal SIG at MCN in Portland

The California SIG is coming to MCN in Portland and we would love to
meet you there!



Our mission statement: "The MCN California Special Interest Group (CAL
SIG) serves as a regional forum to promote communication about the usage
of digital technologies in the California cultural heritage community."
http://www.mcn.edu/groups/index.asp?subkey=104

We meet every year in either northern or southern California for a day
of presentations, site tours, and networking with our colleagues.

We also have a strong presence at the MCN annual meeting, and this year
is no exception.



Sessions

This year we're sponsoring "User Generated Content: What Good Is It?"
Thursday at 3:30, and Friday at 11:15 we're co-sponsoring "From Print to
Digital: The Economics of Creating an Online Catalogue" with the
Northwest SIG.



SIG meeting

Our annual SIG lunchtime meeting takes place this year on Thursday at
12:15.  Come meet the co-chairs, Diana Folsom (southern California) and
Marla Misunas (northern California) and help us plan for 2010. If you
can't join us, keep an eye out for Diana and Marla's matching outfits
and stop us in the hall.



Pub crawl

All are welcome to join us at the first annual pub crawl Friday night,
where we'll be staking out a spot at

McMenamin's on Broadway

1504 N.E. Broadway

(503) 288-9498

http://www.mcmenamins.com/



Stop by for munchies and help us win the SIG foosball match against the
Metrics & Evaluation SIG.



And, one more note-anyone want to join us for a trip to the Velveteria,
one of Portland's finest pop culture sites?

Get a preview online: http://velveteria.com/



See you next week!



Marla Misunas and Diana Folsom,

California Special Interest Group Co-Chairs



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From David.Farrell at peelregion.ca  Fri Nov  6 12:17:57 2009
From: David.Farrell at peelregion.ca (Farrell, David)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:17:57 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] SM SIG: Small Museums SIG Meeting at 2009 MCN Conference
Message-ID: <29F014C27675F34E9171D31EC87F896D266CD95974@EXMB01.region.peel>

Hi All - Despite the fact that I will be unable to attend the Portland Conference, there will be a Small Museum SIG meeting on Friday, 13 November at 12:45. The exact location will be announced at the conference. Ari Davidow has kindly volunteered to run the meeting in my absence.

All conference participants who are employed at a small or medium sized institution are welcome to attend, as those of you in larger institutions with a particular interest in the technology related problems of smaller museums, galleries and archives. In particular we would be interested in any ideas for possible sessions at the 2010 conference and ways that the Small Museum SIG can help exchange of technology based ideas between smaller museums.

David Farrell, Small Museum SIG Chair

Peel Heritage Complex
9 Wellington Street East
Brampton, ON   L6W 1Y1
905-791-4055 x3628
david.farrell@ peelregion.ca<mailto:david.farrell at peelregion.ca>
http://www.peelregion.ca/heritage





From janice.craddock at cartermuseum.org  Fri Nov  6 12:21:01 2009
From: janice.craddock at cartermuseum.org (Janice)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:21:01 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] IT SIG activity at MCN
Message-ID: <49A6E411EE69EA4898AFA579D8A06DFC025EC548@exchange.cartermuseum.org>

Just wanted to let you know when and where to find the IT SIG events
during MCN next week:

  
Information Technology (IT) Roundtable 

Thursday 3:30-5:00 Afternoon Sessions II 
Chair: Janice M. Craddock, Technology Manager, Amon Carter Museum
Participants: William Weinstein, Director of Information Services,
Philadelphia Museum of Art; Ari Davidow, Director for Online Strategy,
Jewish Women's Archive; Drew Ruginis, Director of Information
Technology, The Field Museum 
  
SIG meeting: Information Technology 

FRIDAY 5:30-6:30; location will be posted on the MCN information board 
  
Portland Pub Crawl;

Friday 7:00 pm until ? IT SIG will be at the Rose and Thistle , 

2314 NE Broadway, (503) 287-8582 along with the Digital Media SIG.
  
Hope to see you there. 
  
Janice Craddock 

IT SIG Chair

 

Information Technology Manager 
Amon Carter Museum 
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ft. Worth, TX 76107 
t. 817.989.5152  f.817.665.4333 
http://www.cartermuseum.org <http://www.cartermuseum.org/>  
  



 


From ProctorN at si.edu  Fri Nov  6 12:50:23 2009
From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:50:23 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN Metrics & Evaluation SIG
Message-ID: <CC1E27BA-3D8A-41BB-935A-9543ABF5E12B@si.edu>

I've put the outline for my presentation on using visitor research to  
design a mobile experience up on the MuseumMobile.info wiki:

http://wiki.museummobile.info/museums-to-go/experience-design
(be sure to click the links too)

If anyone has comments or questions before Thurs, I'll address them in  
my talk!

Looking forward to seeing you all,
Nancy

From jmaza at thewalters.org  Fri Nov  6 14:06:09 2009
From: jmaza at thewalters.org (James Maza)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:06:09 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Integrating a DAMs with TMS
Message-ID: <D07C0277A63EF84590EE7CD725D9308A04701EB6@omega.walters.local>

We use TMS for collections mgmt and are in the process of implementing a
new DAMs (Media Beacon).  We are looking at ways to integrate the two
systems.  
 
I will be at MCN next week and would be grateful enough to buy the 1st
beer for anyone who would be willing to share their experiences
regarding the integration of TMS data with a DAMs, regardless of vendor.
 
Thanks 
 
Jim 
 
Jim Maza
Chief Technology Officer, The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore, MD  21201
jmaza at thewalters.org;  http://www.thewalters.org
<http://www.thewalters.org/> ;  410.547.9000 ext 339  
 
Heroes in Our Midst-A Thousand Ships September 16-November 8, 2009
Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece October 11, 2009-January 3,
2010
Heroes in Our Midst-Twenty Years of Wandering November 11, 2009-January
3, 2010
Shrunken Treasures: Miniaturization in Books and Art through November 8,
2009
Mummified through November 2010
 
 
 
 
 

From mmisunas at sfmoma.org  Sat Nov  7 11:29:30 2009
From: mmisunas at sfmoma.org (Misunas, Marla)
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:29:30 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] More reasons to go to MCN's annual meeting in Portland
Message-ID: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C484305D27608@monet.SFMOMA.ORG>

Isn't this why you wanted to work in museums?

 

24 Hour Church of Elvis  (Re-opened after having been sadly missing from
the Portland scene!)

http://www.24hourchurchofelvis.com/#Door1    408 N.W. Couch (say
"cooch") Coin-operated, open 24 hours | (503)226-3671

 

Velveteria, The Black Velvet Paintings Museum   (You know you want to
see this!)

www.velveteria.com<http://www.velveteria.com
<http://www.velveteria.com%3chttp:/www.velveteria.com>   2448 East
Burnside Ave. Fri - Sun, Noon to 5 pm, $5. | 503-233-5100

 

Stark's Vacuum Museum                           

http://www.starks.com                           107 NE Grand Ave. Mon -
Fri 8 am - 7 pm, Sat 9 - 5pm, Free. | 503-232-4101 

A collection of old vacuums from the 1880s to 1960s, Many of which suck
- as in don't or never worked so good. A fun excuse to learn the history
of this common household machine.

 

 

See you next week!

 

 

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 <http://www.sfmoma.org/collections> 

 


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From lesleyeharris at comcast.net  Sat Nov  7 12:43:48 2009
From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris)
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:43:48 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary
In-Reply-To: <9436DBDD1F3B40A585E6F10F717B5CFC@sprd.springdaleark.org>
References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C35A@mailsrv.imj.org.il><9B010B50-5A46-4A60-B770-3CAC8213D2A5@comcast.net><4AF2F7ED.65B4.001D.1@getty.edu>
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Loan books to your friends???  I'd like to see the rights/licensing  
agreement for that one...

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 6, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Heather Marie Wells wrote:


I love Stanza and I agree with all the drawbacks you mentioned as well  
and
the advantages.

I have to say some of the new features that I'm hearing about are
intriguing me more about the readers.  I think its Barnes and Nobles'
reader that I'm hearing about which allows you to loan books to your
friends.  I really like that idea.

I had first thought that I would really like to own a reader in order to
save space in my house with books sitting on bookshelves (I'm really
hurting for space).  Then when I thought about it, I realized I didn't
stop buying CDs when I got an mp3 player so would I really stop buying
books if I got a reader. Probably not.

I will say I'm really jealous of my husband who is always able to get an
immediate free eBook copy of the computer books he pre-orders and he is
always half way through reading the book before the physical copy can be
produced and delivered.  Oh, to have the immediate access!

HM

Heather Marie Wells
Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: (479) 750-8165

Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum
Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Perian Sully [mailto:psully at magnes.org]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:26 AM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading
e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to
read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle
obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone,
game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the  
Kindle.
What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally
automagically delete books off your reader?

~P

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Nik Honeysett
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. "In September, iPhone
books (some running on Kindle for iPhone (
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html
?tk=rel_news
)) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps
in the App Store in October were books". ... The analytics firm [Flurry]
predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as
more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at "record rates."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_
kindle_says_report.html

-nik

>>> Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> 11/5/2009 1:46 PM
>>>
I live within driving distance and went to the discussion.  It was in

a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library
and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could
only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others
like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the
discussions.  I enjoyed listening to the speakers.

What did I learn?  It was definitely helpful if you were in the market

to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice.  It was also

helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e-
reader.

Would I buy one after hearing the speakers?  Maybe....And would I buy

one after being able to read and touch various models?  Probably
not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm
travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a

couple of print books with me!  (I occasionally read e-books on my
iphone using the B&N free software.)

Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books

-- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session.

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote:

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]
??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook
Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who
wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for
Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind
of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic
book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes
being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them
up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the
process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want

from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring
along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and

the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University

of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information

visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and
accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co-

founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile
content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer
Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human

Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor
Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science
Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based
user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of
multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation
of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of
English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and
Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/
learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the
Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a
new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of
Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net





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From hmwells at springdalear.gov  Sat Nov  7 15:55:29 2009
From: hmwells at springdalear.gov (Heather Marie Wells)
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:55:29 -0600 (CST)
Subject: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary
In-Reply-To: <82E86253-381A-4332-AA13-35C2B7520159@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <1745144538.10435.1257638129652.JavaMail.root@mail.springdalear.gov>


My understanding is there is a time limit (like 14 days at a time, I think, similar to checking out from the library) and while it's lent you can't access the book on your reader for that time period (which would be the same if it were a real book you lent to a friend). 

But I have no idea what the licensing and agreements are between the manufacturer and the publishing companies.


HM

Heather Marie Wells
Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: (479) 750-8165

Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum
Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lesley Ellen Harris" <lesleyeharris at comcast.net>
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2009 2:43:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

Loan books to your friends???  I'd like to see the rights/licensing  
agreement for that one...

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 6, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Heather Marie Wells wrote:


I love Stanza and I agree with all the drawbacks you mentioned as well  
and
the advantages.

I have to say some of the new features that I'm hearing about are
intriguing me more about the readers.  I think its Barnes and Nobles'
reader that I'm hearing about which allows you to loan books to your
friends.  I really like that idea.

I had first thought that I would really like to own a reader in order to
save space in my house with books sitting on bookshelves (I'm really
hurting for space).  Then when I thought about it, I realized I didn't
stop buying CDs when I got an mp3 player so would I really stop buying
books if I got a reader. Probably not.

I will say I'm really jealous of my husband who is always able to get an
immediate free eBook copy of the computer books he pre-orders and he is
always half way through reading the book before the physical copy can be
produced and delivered.  Oh, to have the immediate access!

HM

Heather Marie Wells
Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: (479) 750-8165

Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum
Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Perian Sully [mailto:psully at magnes.org]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:26 AM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading
e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to
read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle
obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone,
game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the  
Kindle.
What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally
automagically delete books off your reader?

~P

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Nik Honeysett
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. "In September, iPhone
books (some running on Kindle for iPhone (
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html
?tk=rel_news
)) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps
in the App Store in October were books". ... The analytics firm [Flurry]
predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as
more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at "record rates."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_
kindle_says_report.html

-nik

>>> Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> 11/5/2009 1:46 PM
>>>
I live within driving distance and went to the discussion.  It was in

a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library
and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could
only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others
like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the
discussions.  I enjoyed listening to the speakers.

What did I learn?  It was definitely helpful if you were in the market

to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice.  It was also

helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e-
reader.

Would I buy one after hearing the speakers?  Maybe....And would I buy

one after being able to read and touch various models?  Probably
not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm
travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a

couple of print books with me!  (I occasionally read e-books on my
iphone using the B&N free software.)

Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books

-- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session.

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote:

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]
??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook
Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who
wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for
Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind
of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic
book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes
being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them
up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the
process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want

from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring
along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and

the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University

of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information

visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and
accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co-

founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile
content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer
Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human

Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor
Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science
Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based
user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of
multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation
of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of
English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and
Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/
learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the
Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a
new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of
Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net





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From akeshet at imj.org.il  Sat Nov  7 21:10:27 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:10:27 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FERE=3A__=22The_Great_Ebook_Throwdow?=
 =?windows-1255?q?n=22_-_my_summary?=
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Which is a really interesting issue.  With e-books, our First Sale Doctrine rights go out the window.

Amalyah Keshet

________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Lesley Ellen Harris [lesleyeharris at comcast.net]
??????: ????? 07 ?????? 2009 22:43
????: Museum Computer Network Listserv
??????: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

Loan books to your friends???  I'd like to see the rights/licensing
agreement for that one...

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 6, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Heather Marie Wells wrote:


I love Stanza and I agree with all the drawbacks you mentioned as well
and
the advantages.

I have to say some of the new features that I'm hearing about are
intriguing me more about the readers.  I think its Barnes and Nobles'
reader that I'm hearing about which allows you to loan books to your
friends.  I really like that idea.

I had first thought that I would really like to own a reader in order to
save space in my house with books sitting on bookshelves (I'm really
hurting for space).  Then when I thought about it, I realized I didn't
stop buying CDs when I got an mp3 player so would I really stop buying
books if I got a reader. Probably not.

I will say I'm really jealous of my husband who is always able to get an
immediate free eBook copy of the computer books he pre-orders and he is
always half way through reading the book before the physical copy can be
produced and delivered.  Oh, to have the immediate access!

HM

Heather Marie Wells
Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: (479) 750-8165

Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum
Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/
iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Perian Sully [mailto:psully at magnes.org]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:26 AM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading
e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to
read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle
obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone,
game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the
Kindle.
What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally
automagically delete books off your reader?

~P

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Nik Honeysett
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary

I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. "In September, iPhone
books (some running on Kindle for iPhone (
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html
?tk=rel_news
)) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps
in the App Store in October were books". ... The analytics firm [Flurry]
predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as
more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at "record rates."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_
kindle_says_report.html

-nik

>>> Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> 11/5/2009 1:46 PM
>>>
I live within driving distance and went to the discussion.  It was in

a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library
and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could
only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others
like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the
discussions.  I enjoyed listening to the speakers.

What did I learn?  It was definitely helpful if you were in the market

to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice.  It was also

helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e-
reader.

Would I buy one after hearing the speakers?  Maybe....And would I buy

one after being able to read and touch various models?  Probably
not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm
travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a

couple of print books with me!  (I occasionally read e-books on my
iphone using the B&N free software.)

Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books

-- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session.

Lesley

Lesley Ellen Harris
lesley at copyrightlaws.com
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com



On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote:

Podcast available at:
http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3


________________________________________
?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu]
??? Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]
??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07
????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv'
??????: [MCN-L] FW:  11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook
Throwdown"

For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who
wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for
Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".:
[Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ]

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

A MITH Digital Dialogue
Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45
MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135

?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum

Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android .
. . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind
of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want?
This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt
Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic
book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes
being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them
up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the
process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want

from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring
along electronic book and reading devices of their own.

Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and

the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University

of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information

visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and
accessibility issues such as voting system usability.   He is also co-

founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile
content platform based on that research.

Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer
Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human

Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor
Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science
Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based
user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of
multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation
of a dual-display electronic reading device.

Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of
English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and
Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/
learning? program in the Honors College.

--
Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor of English
Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the
Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a
new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of
Maryland
301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://mkirschenbaum.net





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From akeshet at imj.org.il  Sat Nov  7 21:30:36 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:30:36 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] Judge says photographers are not authors
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C37D@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Judge In Google Book Settlement Case Says Photographers Are Not Authors

http://bit.ly/9rQBP

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/05/judge-in-google-book-settlement-case-says-photographers-are-not-authors/

Thanks to MCN 2009 speaker Paula Holm Jensen for bring this one to our attention!

Amalyah Keshet
Chair, MCN IP SIG

________________________________________

Nov. 14, 2009

"More from Less: the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution"

Beyond simply creating a new way of reading, emerging e-Book technologies
may present the next big market for museum content.  They may slash museum
publication and media storage and delivery costs while increasing
distribution, with or without affecting licensing fees.  A lot of questions
hover around the Amazon Kindle, Google Book Search legal issues, the iPhone
as a reading device, and the future of mobile reading.  What happens when
reading becomes device-dependent, and access to books is controlled by
proprietary systems?  What does the future look like for art books?  And
what will art books look like in the future?
>
> A round-table discussion in which we -- museums, archives, and
> libraries - can hear from and interact with experts from the
> publishing industry

From akeshet at imj.org.il  Sun Nov  8 08:13:22 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:13:22 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?IP_SIG=3A__Cory_Doctorow=2C_Internet_=A9?=
 =?windows-1255?q?rapshoot=3A_How_Internet_Gatekeepers_Stifle_Progress?=
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C38A@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Cory Doctorow on ...everything.

"Internet ?rapshoot: How Internet Gatekeepers Stifle Progress"
http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=178058&print=yes


[Includes a little light reading on the Google Books Settlement.  See you all next Saturday at MCN 2009.]


Take the Authors Guild, a tiny organization representing a few"
thousand American writers, whose deep pockets and shrill voices give
them the spotlight whenever they claim it on behalf of all working
writers.

The AG recently made headlines by suing Google over that company?s
Book Search program, a system that set out to scan and index every
book ever published, making it as easy to search the written word as
it is to search the Web.

Google proposed to serve up its search results in the same manner as
it serves up any other Web results, by providing a snippet of text and
a reference to the original book, along with information on buying it,
should it happen to be in print.

What's not to like?

Well, plenty, if you're the Authors Guild. They brought a class-action
lawsuit against Google alleging that making an intermediate copy of a
copyrighted book (a scan) was a copyright infringement (they also
suggested that serving up a search result was a similar infringement).

This is a pretty dumb legal theory. If it?s true, then every search
engine is a massive copyright infringer, because the intermediate
copies they make of billions of Web pages (just as likely to be
copyrighted as the books in the library) are not substantially
different from copies of books. Further, the search results are not
particularly different (from a copyright perspective) from search
results comprised of snippets from Web pages.

The Authors Guild asked to have their class certified as representing
every author published in America -- living, dead, or unborn. Once a
court certified this class, they could negotiate a deal with Google,
and Google would get the right to scan books and make them available
under the terms of the deal.

Certifying such a broad class should be difficult -- not least because
any defendant in such a case should be able to point out to the judge
that 8,000 writers comprise a tiny minority of all book authors in the
past and future of America.

But Google cannily did not object to the certification. After all, the
AG would likely ask for a pricetag that Google could afford. And it's
unlikely that future competitors of Google would be able to negotiate
with such a class, even if they could afford to.

Once the Book Search settlement was announced, writers around the
world were astounded to discover that an arrogant cabal of D.C.
insiders presumed to strike a deal on their behalf. These writers are
up in arms and won't ever let something like this happen again.

So the AG got a settlement out of Google -- or rather, Google got a
settlement out of the AG. For a price that Google can handily afford,
its business model is now definitively legal, and any competitors that
try to move in on Google will be stuck playing by the system that
Google devised, with Google itself elevated to most favored nation.

So rather than guaranteeing a future in which dozens of companies
compete to see who could offer the best terms to writers, the Authors
Guild just raised the cost of entering Google's book-search market to
infinity.

Nice going, Authors Guild."

...
________________________________________

From akeshet at imj.org.il  Mon Nov  9 02:35:43 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:35:43 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Open Book Alliance Releases Baseline Requirements
 for Revised Google Book Settlement Proposal
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF3B1@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Today's the day (Nov.9) a revised proposed settlement from Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers is to be released.
Just in time for MCN 2009.  This, from MCN 2009 speaker Peter Brantley:



http://www.openbookalliance.org/2009/11/open-book-alliance-releases-baseline-requirements-for-revised-google-book-settlement-proposal/


The Open Book Alliance is issuing the following baseline requirements that the new settlement proposal must meet if it is to achieve those critical objectives.  These requirements reflect the collective expression of concerns by the U.S. Department of Justice, authors, publishers, academics, libraries, foreign nations, state Attorneys General, consumer advocacy groups, and many others, and thus we think it appropriate to review the revised settlement within this framework.  As we saw with the first attempt, a revised settlement proposal that does not meet or exceed these requirements will threaten the rights of all, the livelihoods of many, and the rule of law. If "Settlement 2.0" repeats the same fundamental flaws, it should meet the same fate as the original settlement proposal.

 *   The settlement must not grant Google an exclusive set of rights (de facto or otherwise) or result in any one entity gaining control over access to and distribution of the world's largest digital database of books.
 *   Authors and other rights holders must retain meaningful rights and the ability to determine the use of their works that have been scanned by Google.
 *   The settlement must result in the creation of a true digital library that grants all researchers and users, commercial and non-commercial, full access that guarantees the ability to innovate on the knowledge it contains.
 *   All class members must be treated equitably.
 *   The settlement cannot provide for competition by making others engage in future litigation.
 *   Congress must retain the exclusive authority granted by the U.S. Constitution to set copyright policy.
 *   All rights holders impacted by the settlement must have a meaningful ability to receive notice, understand its terms and opt-out.
 *   The parties that negotiated the settlement must live under the terms to which they seek to bind others, rather than their own separately negotiated arrangements.




From akeshet at imj.org.il  Mon Nov  9 03:44:34 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:44:34 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Is Balance The Right Standard For Judging Copyright
	Law?
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF3B4@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Just because it's interesting:

________________________________

Is Balance The Right Standard For Judging Copyright Law?
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091007/2131526454.shtml

"For many years, I've pointed out that I tend to disagree with many folks -- who I otherwise agree with -- in copyright debates, who argue that we should be looking for the "right balance" of copyright holder rights vs. user rights. I've long thought that balance is the wrong way to look at it. The purpose of copyright law is to incentivize the creation of new content, and thus the standard on which copyright law should be judged is one where the creation of content is maximized. As such, there shouldn't be a question of balance, because the ideal situation where content is maximized should make everyone better off..."

________________________________
Amalyah Keshet
Chair, MCN IP SIG





From simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk  Mon Nov  2 10:48:50 2009
From: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk (Tanner, Simon)
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:48:50 +0000
Subject: [MCN-L] Archiving2010 Call for Papers -  Deadline Reminder
Message-ID: <4AEF2992.1050609@kcl.ac.uk>

We invite you to submit your abstracts for Archiving 2010 to be held 
June 1-4 in Den Haag (The Hague), the Netherlands, by the *December 13, 
2009 deadline*.  

 

A PDF of the Call for Papers can be found at 
http://www.imaging.org/ist/conferences/archiving/index.cfm


The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together a unique community of 
imaging novices and experts from libraries, archives, records 
management, and information technology institutions to discuss and 
explore the expanding field of digital archiving and preservation. 
Attendees from around the world represent industry, academia, 
governments, and cultural heritage institutions. The conference presents 
the latest research results on archiving, provides a forum to explore 
new strategies and policies, and reports on successful projects that can 
serve as benchmarks in the field. Archiving 2010 is a blend of invited 
focal papers, keynote talks, and refereed oral and interactive display 
presentations. Prospective authors are invited to submit oral and 
interactive presentations by the December 13^th deadline.

 

Proposed program topics include:

?         *Creating and Managing Digital Collections*

    * User needs and access to digital collections
    * Large scale collection management
    * Building economically sustainable collections: business models and
      case studies
    * Collection development in a digital context: Strategies for
      selecting and archiving digital content
    * Strategies for selecting and archiving specific kinds of digital
      content
    * Modes of image discovery and access
    * Intellectual Property Rights: compliance with copyright law and policy

 

?         *Technical Processes: Imaging and Workflow*

    * Efficient digitization workflows
    * Image capture and quality assurance
    * Metadata and data retrieval
    * Color management
    * Compression: JPEG2000 and other formats
    * Optimizing technical processes, including image acquisition

 

?         *Long Term Access Strategies*

o        Reliable storage solutions**

o        Archival formats (e.g., PDF/A, JPEG2000, Open XML, RAW)**

o        Repository models**

o        Microfilm as a storage solution**

o        Digital curation education and training**

o        Tools, services, and resources for use in a distributed environment

 

Save precious travel time and resources by increasing the value of your 
investment in Archiving 2010 by also attending the IOP Printing and 
Graphics Science Group and the Materials and the Arts Research Centre of 
the University of the Arts, London, conference for digital 
photographers, printers, and conservators.

The 4^th International Conference on Preservation and Conservation 
Issues in Digital Printing and Digital Photography will be held May 
27-28, 2010, in London, UK. More information can be found at 
www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2010.
*
*Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

Best regards,

Diana Gonzalez

IS&T Conference Program Manager

archiving2010 at imaging.org

703/642-9090 x 106

 


From aridavidow at gmail.com  Mon Nov  9 13:17:54 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:17:54 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Results from pres. survey at the Small Museum SIG lunch,
	Friday, Nov 	12, 12:45-2pm, MCN2009
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911091317x4f6c895dq41d383cb2c860ef8@mail.gmail.com>

We have, I think, a special treat for the Small Museum SIG at MCN.
People who attended MCN last year may remember Howard Goldstein and I
on a panel talking about repository solutions for small archives and
museums. In the intervening time, we have been working with the Fedora
Commons/Duraspace folks on a "solution community" to address these
issues:

http://fedora-commons.org/confluence/display/FCCWG/Small+Archives

Most recently, we conducted a survey of small archives and museums to
get a sense of who is trying to doing what with their repositories and
how such a community could best support such efforts.

We will be presenting the results of that survey as part of the agenda
for the Small Museum SIG lunch, on Friday, Nov 12, from 12:45-2:00pm -
meeting location to be announced soon.

We look forward to seeing everyone from Small Museums, or who is
interested in tools and support to enable long-term access and
preservation for such institutions. We are, as I enjoy pointing out,
the long tail of cultural heritage.

ari

From S-SARRAF at NGA.GOV  Tue Nov 10 11:48:21 2009
From: S-SARRAF at NGA.GOV (Sarraf, Suzanne)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:48:21 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] ANN: Get Ready! M&T soon to accept submissions for the 2010
 MUSE Awards
Message-ID: <C71F2DB5.3B384%S-SARRAF@NGA.GOV>

Get Ready!!

The AAM Media & Technology Standing Professional Committee will soon be
accepting submissions for the 2010 MUSE Awards.?

This year we are adding a new category for ?Students.? See the categories
and criteria page for more information.
http://www.mediaandtechnology.org/muse/criteria.html

We will accept online applications from museums and producers on the AAM
Media and Technology Web site from Dec. 1, 2009 to Jan. 31, 2010. The cost
is $30 per entry.

Visit http://www.mediaandtechnology.org to enter your project. If you have
any questions, please contact us via muse at mediaandtechnology.org and join us
on Facebook to keep updated on MUSE and M&T events
http://www.facebook.com/pages/AAM-Media-Technology/35290555855?ref=ts

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Suzy Sarraf, MUSE Chair

From aridavidow at gmail.com  Wed Nov 11 01:26:11 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:26:11 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] CALLING ALL HANDS: Help MCN Build a Website!
In-Reply-To: <a997551c0911051350k39f31feeh4cbf9e37959ceb29@mail.gmail.com>
References: <a997551c0911051350k39f31feeh4cbf9e37959ceb29@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911110126i2ce75fdarf9eb426361163e1c@mail.gmail.com>

I am meeting some friends at a nearby bar called "Milos City Cafe"
that is nearby. Any chance that this event could meet there at 9pm?

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Robert Stein <rstein at imamuseum.org> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> The MCN website (http://www.mcn.edu) has served us well for a number of
> years now, but in the interest of providing a better level of service to the
> community and for moving towards an open source platform, the MCN Board and
> the Electronic Services Committee (ESC) have agreed that it's time for
> a *redesign
> *of our beloved MCN website! :)
>
> Aside from simply reworking the site in a closed fashion, the Electronic
> Services Committee (ESC) would like to take this as an opportunity to engage
> the MCN community in the process.
>
>
> ? - Are you an experienced web developer who'd like to give back to the
> ? community and engage more deeply with your peers?
>
> ? - Are you someone who'd like to learn more about how a web redesign
> ? works?
>
> ? - Perhaps you're a non-technical museum staffer who's charged with
> ? updating your museum's website.
>
> ? - Maybe your a graphics designer with an itch exercise your creative
> ? juices.
>
>
> *WE NEED YOU ALL!!!*
>
> The ESC team would really like the process of building the new website to be
> a *barn-raising* of sorts, as well as a professional development opportunity
> for our members. ?Come collaborate with a talented team of professionals to
> learn, contribute, and create an important resource for our community!
>
> If you're interested in helping please contact me directly:
>
> Robert Stein
> CIO - Indianapolis Museum of Art
> rstein at imamuseum.org
>
> For those of you who will be in Portland for the Conference the ESC team
> will be meeting on Wednesday evening for drinks and conversation about the
> web redesign. ?Come join us!
>
>
> *(ESC)APE TO THE BAR!!! ?- Wednesday 11-11-09 9:00 PM PST @ MCN2009*
>
>
> Please RSVP so we'll know to expect you!
>
> Thanks in advance for your help with this community project!!!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The MCN Electronic Services Committee
> (Rob Stein, Rob Lancefield, Ari Davidow, Richard Urban, Perian Sully,
> Christina DePaolo, Tim Au Yeung, Margaret Kendrick)
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From pjohnson at skirball.org  Wed Nov 11 10:20:41 2009
From: pjohnson at skirball.org (Johnson, Peter)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:20:41 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist
Message-ID: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530DD1@scc-mail.skirball.org>

 

Please pardon any cross postings

 

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

 

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------

 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

Grateful Dead Archivist 

The University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz,
seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join
the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the
Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The
Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated
department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing
maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's
most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA).
The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the
discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of
research, teaching, and learning.

Under the general direction of the Head of Special Collections and
Archives, the GDA Archivist will provide managerial and curatorial
oversight of the Grateful Dead Archive, plan for and oversee the
physical and digital processing of Archives related material, and
promote the GDA to the public and facilitate its use by scholars, fans,
and students.

MINIMUM Qualifications: 

* Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent
accredited graduate archives management program.

* Significant, demonstrated experience working with books, manuscripts,
photographs, recordings, or other material in a special collections &
archives environment.

* Knowledge of the access tools for special collections and archival
material and the standards and procedures for their preservation and
conservation.

* Demonstrated experience developing processing plans and creating
finding aids in accordance with national standards.

* Knowledge of and ability to maintain awareness of developments in
archival processing, digital information technologies, and their uses in
special collections and archives.

* Expert knowledge in the history and scholarship of contemporary
popular music, or American vernacular culture, preferably the history
and influence of the Grateful Dead.

* Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills. 

* Demonstrated oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
sufficient to promote and present the archive to multiple audiences.

* Prior experience directing the work of others.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

* Demonstrated experience working in public services in an academic
environment.

* Demonstrated experience working on outreach and other donor related
activities.

General Information:

Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees. They are entitled
to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave,
one day per month of sick leave, and a generous benefit program
including an excellent retirement system. The University sponsors a
variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Relocation assistance is provided. 

Rank:  Associate Librarian or Librarian

Salary:  Appointment Range: Associate Librarian III - Librarian I, with
an approximate salary range of $52,860 - $68,892, commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Position Available:  March 1, 2010

To Apply: 

Electronic submission of applications is preferred.  All materials can
be sent to liboff at library.ucsc.edu
<http://us.mc1802.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=liboff at library.ucsc.edu>
.

Applicants should supply a letter of application that includes a
statement indicating how applicant's credentials and experience meet the
posted requirements for this position. The letter should also include a
resume of their education and experience, as well as the names,
addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three (3) references
that are knowledgeable about their qualifications for the position. 

Alternate mailing address:

Library Administration

University of California          

1156 High Street

Santa Cruz, CA   95064 

Phone: (831) 459-2076   Fax: (831) 459-8206   

Please refer to Position #T10-07 in all correspondence.

Closing date: This position is open until filled. Initial review of
applications will begin on December 4, 2009. In order to receive full
consideration, all materials should arrive by that date.

The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer, committed to excellence through
diversity. We strive to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates,
and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and
employees.

Inquiries regarding the University's equal employment opportunity
policies may be directed to: Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Office at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA  95064;
(831) 459-2686. Under Federal law, the University of California may
employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United
States as established by providing documents as specified in the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

If you need assistance due to a disability please contact the Academic
Personnel Office at 499 Clark Kerr Hall (831) 459-4300. This position
description is available in alternate formats, which may be requested
from Academic Personnel at (831) 459-4300.

VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT: http://apo.ucsc.edu <http://apo.ucsc.edu> 

 


From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org  Wed Nov 11 11:03:38 2009
From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:03:38 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app for MCN schedule
Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02802351B7@MAILR005.mail.lan>

MCN attendees:  Ray Garcia from the San Diego Natural History Museum has posted a nice schedule app for the conference.  You can access it at http://mcn.sdnhm.org via your iPhone.

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<mailto:rcherry at balboaparkonline.org>


From wjahsman at parkcitycon.com  Wed Nov 11 12:07:31 2009
From: wjahsman at parkcitycon.com (william jahsman)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:07:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist
In-Reply-To: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530DD1@scc-mail.skirball.org>
References: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530DD1@scc-mail.skirball.org>
Message-ID: <46662.80165.qm@web603.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Is that a cool job or what?



----- Original Message ----
From: "Johnson, Peter" <pjohnson at skirball.org>
To: RECMGMT-L at LISTS.UFL.EDU; Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:20:41 AM
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist



Please pardon any cross postings



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



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



UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

Grateful Dead Archivist 

The University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz,
seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join
the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the
Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The
Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated
department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing
maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's
most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA).
The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the
discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of
research, teaching, and learning.

Under the general direction of the Head of Special Collections and
Archives, the GDA Archivist will provide managerial and curatorial
oversight of the Grateful Dead Archive, plan for and oversee the
physical and digital processing of Archives related material, and
promote the GDA to the public and facilitate its use by scholars, fans,
and students.

MINIMUM Qualifications: 

* Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent
accredited graduate archives management program.

* Significant, demonstrated experience working with books, manuscripts,
photographs, recordings, or other material in a special collections &
archives environment.

* Knowledge of the access tools for special collections and archival
material and the standards and procedures for their preservation and
conservation.

* Demonstrated experience developing processing plans and creating
finding aids in accordance with national standards.

* Knowledge of and ability to maintain awareness of developments in
archival processing, digital information technologies, and their uses in
special collections and archives.

* Expert knowledge in the history and scholarship of contemporary
popular music, or American vernacular culture, preferably the history
and influence of the Grateful Dead.

* Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills. 

* Demonstrated oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
sufficient to promote and present the archive to multiple audiences.

* Prior experience directing the work of others.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

* Demonstrated experience working in public services in an academic
environment.

* Demonstrated experience working on outreach and other donor related
activities.

General Information:

Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees. They are entitled
to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave,
one day per month of sick leave, and a generous benefit program
including an excellent retirement system. The University sponsors a
variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Relocation assistance is provided. 

Rank:  Associate Librarian or Librarian

Salary:  Appointment Range: Associate Librarian III - Librarian I, with
an approximate salary range of $52,860 - $68,892, commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Position Available:  March 1, 2010

To Apply: 

Electronic submission of applications is preferred.  All materials can
be sent to liboff at library.ucsc.edu
<http://us.mc1802.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=liboff at library.ucsc.edu>
.

Applicants should supply a letter of application that includes a
statement indicating how applicant's credentials and experience meet the
posted requirements for this position. The letter should also include a
resume of their education and experience, as well as the names,
addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three (3) references
that are knowledgeable about their qualifications for the position. 

Alternate mailing address:

Library Administration

University of California          

1156 High Street

Santa Cruz, CA   95064 

Phone: (831) 459-2076   Fax: (831) 459-8206  

Please refer to Position #T10-07 in all correspondence.

Closing date: This position is open until filled. Initial review of
applications will begin on December 4, 2009. In order to receive full
consideration, all materials should arrive by that date.

The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer, committed to excellence through
diversity. We strive to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates,
and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and
employees.

Inquiries regarding the University's equal employment opportunity
policies may be directed to: Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Office at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA  95064;
(831) 459-2686. Under Federal law, the University of California may
employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United
States as established by providing documents as specified in the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

If you need assistance due to a disability please contact the Academic
Personnel Office at 499 Clark Kerr Hall (831) 459-4300. This position
description is available in alternate formats, which may be requested
from Academic Personnel at (831) 459-4300.

VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT: http://apo.ucsc.edu <http://apo.ucsc.edu> 



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From DWellford at moc.org  Wed Nov 11 12:10:57 2009
From: DWellford at moc.org (Drury Wellford)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:10:57 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist
In-Reply-To: <46662.80165.qm@web603.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530DD1@scc-mail.skirball.org>
	<46662.80165.qm@web603.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C28CB72@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local>

What I wouldn't give...

Ann Drury Wellford
Photo Archivist
The Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA  23219
photos at moc.org
(804) 649-1861 x17
(804)649-1460 (fax)

-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
william jahsman
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:08 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist

Is that a cool job or what?



----- Original Message ----
From: "Johnson, Peter" <pjohnson at skirball.org>
To: RECMGMT-L at LISTS.UFL.EDU; Museum Computer Network Listserv
<mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:20:41 AM
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist



Please pardon any cross postings



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



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



UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

Grateful Dead Archivist 

The University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz,
seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join
the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the
Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The
Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated
department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing
maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's
most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA).
The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the
discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of
research, teaching, and learning.

Under the general direction of the Head of Special Collections and
Archives, the GDA Archivist will provide managerial and curatorial
oversight of the Grateful Dead Archive, plan for and oversee the
physical and digital processing of Archives related material, and
promote the GDA to the public and facilitate its use by scholars, fans,
and students.

MINIMUM Qualifications: 

* Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent
accredited graduate archives management program.

* Significant, demonstrated experience working with books, manuscripts,
photographs, recordings, or other material in a special collections &
archives environment.

* Knowledge of the access tools for special collections and archival
material and the standards and procedures for their preservation and
conservation.

* Demonstrated experience developing processing plans and creating
finding aids in accordance with national standards.

* Knowledge of and ability to maintain awareness of developments in
archival processing, digital information technologies, and their uses in
special collections and archives.

* Expert knowledge in the history and scholarship of contemporary
popular music, or American vernacular culture, preferably the history
and influence of the Grateful Dead.

* Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills. 

* Demonstrated oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
sufficient to promote and present the archive to multiple audiences.

* Prior experience directing the work of others.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

* Demonstrated experience working in public services in an academic
environment.

* Demonstrated experience working on outreach and other donor related
activities.

General Information:

Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees. They are entitled
to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave,
one day per month of sick leave, and a generous benefit program
including an excellent retirement system. The University sponsors a
variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Relocation assistance is provided. 

Rank:  Associate Librarian or Librarian

Salary:  Appointment Range: Associate Librarian III - Librarian I, with
an approximate salary range of $52,860 - $68,892, commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Position Available:  March 1, 2010

To Apply: 

Electronic submission of applications is preferred.  All materials can
be sent to liboff at library.ucsc.edu
<http://us.mc1802.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=liboff at library.ucsc.edu>
.

Applicants should supply a letter of application that includes a
statement indicating how applicant's credentials and experience meet the
posted requirements for this position. The letter should also include a
resume of their education and experience, as well as the names,
addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three (3) references
that are knowledgeable about their qualifications for the position. 

Alternate mailing address:

Library Administration

University of California          

1156 High Street

Santa Cruz, CA   95064 

Phone: (831) 459-2076   Fax: (831) 459-8206  

Please refer to Position #T10-07 in all correspondence.

Closing date: This position is open until filled. Initial review of
applications will begin on December 4, 2009. In order to receive full
consideration, all materials should arrive by that date.

The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer, committed to excellence through
diversity. We strive to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates,
and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and
employees.

Inquiries regarding the University's equal employment opportunity
policies may be directed to: Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Office at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA  95064;
(831) 459-2686. Under Federal law, the University of California may
employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United
States as established by providing documents as specified in the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

If you need assistance due to a disability please contact the Academic
Personnel Office at 499 Clark Kerr Hall (831) 459-4300. This position
description is available in alternate formats, which may be requested
from Academic Personnel at (831) 459-4300.

VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT: http://apo.ucsc.edu <http://apo.ucsc.edu> 



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From rjurban at illinois.edu  Wed Nov 11 12:12:23 2009
From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:12:23 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2009 Online Conferencing Starts Tomorrow!
Message-ID: <EA558FA2-8F6F-4116-B8DC-7C4DD36104BA@illinois.edu>

== on behalf of info at mcn.edu ==

Hello everyone,

Details are now online regarding webcasts of selected sessions  
tomorrow and Friday, November 12 and 13, at the Museum Computer  
Network's 2009 conference.

The webcast URL and special Twitter hashtag for incoming questions,  
along with a link for making a donation to MCN if you wish, are on the  
MCN website at:

http://www.mcn.edu/mcn2009online

MCN 2009 sessions to be webcast* free of charge will be:

Museum Data Exchange
Thursday 12 November, 1:30-3:00

Tweets to Sweeten Collaborations for Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Thursday 12 November, 3:30-5:00

Libraries, Archives, and Museums: From Collaboration to Convergence
Friday 13 November, 11:15-12:45

Ramping Up while Scaling Down: Strategic Innovation in Challenging Times
Friday 13 November, 2:00-3:30

2009 Conference Roundup Roundtable
Friday 13 November, 4:00-5:30

We hope you can join us online even if you can't be here in Portland!

Rob Lancefield
President, MCN

*All times are PST (UTC/GMT-8). Webcast availability is subject to  
change.
Please feel free to forward this announcement and share it with  
colleagues.

From aridavidow at gmail.com  Wed Nov 11 12:39:35 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:39:35 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] slides from "Project Management" workshop at mcn2009
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911111239r538ce639sc6821e11369f7ff7@mail.gmail.com>

I have uploaded the slides from this morning's project management
workshop, "Project Management on one foot" to slideshare. They are
also tagged "mcn2009".

http://www.slideshare.net/aridavidow/project-management-on-one-foot

Many thanks to everyone who attended.

ari

From eisenhardt at bostonkids.org  Wed Nov 11 12:55:48 2009
From: eisenhardt at bostonkids.org (Eisenhardt, Chuck)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:55:48 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist
In-Reply-To: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C28CB72@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local>
References: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530DD1@scc-mail.skirball.org><46662.80165.qm@web603.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C28CB72@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local>
Message-ID: <390190D57098A14BB2E7BFCEA227FB5902DCD889@opus.kidlan.org>

I would have put the requirement for 'knowledge of
the Pop music vernacular' and/or The Dead a bit higher
on the list! 

Wolfgang

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What I wouldn't give...

Ann Drury Wellford
Photo Archivist
The Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA  23219
photos at moc.org
(804) 649-1861 x17
(804)649-1460 (fax)

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Is that a cool job or what?



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Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:20:41 AM
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist



Please pardon any cross postings



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



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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

Grateful Dead Archivist 

The University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz,
seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join
the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the
Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The
Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated
department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing
maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's
most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA).
The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the
discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of
research, teaching, and learning.

Under the general direction of the Head of Special Collections and
Archives, the GDA Archivist will provide managerial and curatorial
oversight of the Grateful Dead Archive, plan for and oversee the
physical and digital processing of Archives related material, and
promote the GDA to the public and facilitate its use by scholars, fans,
and students.

MINIMUM Qualifications: 

* Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent
accredited graduate archives management program.

* Significant, demonstrated experience working with books, manuscripts,
photographs, recordings, or other material in a special collections &
archives environment.

* Knowledge of the access tools for special collections and archival
material and the standards and procedures for their preservation and
conservation.

* Demonstrated experience developing processing plans and creating
finding aids in accordance with national standards.

* Knowledge of and ability to maintain awareness of developments in
archival processing, digital information technologies, and their uses in
special collections and archives.

* Expert knowledge in the history and scholarship of contemporary
popular music, or American vernacular culture, preferably the history
and influence of the Grateful Dead.

* Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills. 

* Demonstrated oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
sufficient to promote and present the archive to multiple audiences.

* Prior experience directing the work of others.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

* Demonstrated experience working in public services in an academic
environment.

* Demonstrated experience working on outreach and other donor related
activities.

General Information:

Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees. They are entitled
to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave,
one day per month of sick leave, and a generous benefit program
including an excellent retirement system. The University sponsors a
variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Relocation assistance is provided. 

Rank:  Associate Librarian or Librarian

Salary:  Appointment Range: Associate Librarian III - Librarian I, with
an approximate salary range of $52,860 - $68,892, commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Position Available:  March 1, 2010

To Apply: 

Electronic submission of applications is preferred.  All materials can
be sent to liboff at library.ucsc.edu
<http://us.mc1802.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=liboff at library.ucsc.edu>
.

Applicants should supply a letter of application that includes a
statement indicating how applicant's credentials and experience meet the
posted requirements for this position. The letter should also include a
resume of their education and experience, as well as the names,
addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three (3) references
that are knowledgeable about their qualifications for the position. 

Alternate mailing address:

Library Administration

University of California          

1156 High Street

Santa Cruz, CA   95064 

Phone: (831) 459-2076   Fax: (831) 459-8206  

Please refer to Position #T10-07 in all correspondence.

Closing date: This position is open until filled. Initial review of
applications will begin on December 4, 2009. In order to receive full
consideration, all materials should arrive by that date.

The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer, committed to excellence through
diversity. We strive to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates,
and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and
employees.

Inquiries regarding the University's equal employment opportunity
policies may be directed to: Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Office at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA  95064;
(831) 459-2686. Under Federal law, the University of California may
employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United
States as established by providing documents as specified in the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

If you need assistance due to a disability please contact the Academic
Personnel Office at 499 Clark Kerr Hall (831) 459-4300. This position
description is available in alternate formats, which may be requested
from Academic Personnel at (831) 459-4300.

VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT: http://apo.ucsc.edu <http://apo.ucsc.edu> 



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From BPodemski at getty.edu  Wed Nov 11 13:11:37 2009
From: BPodemski at getty.edu (Brenda Podemski)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:37 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] CALLING ALL HANDS: Help MCN Build a Website!
In-Reply-To: <a997551c0911051350k39f31feeh4cbf9e37959ceb29@mail.gmail.com>
References: <a997551c0911051350k39f31feeh4cbf9e37959ceb29@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4AFAB809.4309.008A.1@getty.edu>

Hi Robert,

I am interested in helping!

So you know what you're dealing with, here's a short list of my qualifications (or lack thereof):

  * lots of old-school experience writing HTML from scratch (this is still my preferred way of creating Web pages)
  * I manage and author a large percentage of our in-house Web pages (using Interwoven TeamSite) and Wikis (Confluence) for documenting our collections management system.
  * We just recently went through a complete re-design of our Intranet site.  I didn't work on the actual redesign part, but I did provide input along the way and did lots of work proofing and converting pages from the old format to the new
  * I have created Web pages for extracurricular groups (like the Getty Community Service volunteer group and my old knitting guild)
  * some (limited) experience creating graphics.  Nothing terribly fancy--tarted up images, navigation buttons, etc.

What I don't have a lot of experience with is the integration of more interactive/programmatic elements of community Web sites and this sounds like a good opportunity to learn!  If you think I might be of assistance with this project, please do count me in.

Best,

Brenda

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~
Brenda Podemski
Business Applications Administrator
Collections Information
The J. Paul Getty Museum
www.getty.edu

v.  +1 310-440-7087  |  f.  +1 310-440-7752  |  e.  bpodemski at getty.edu 

>>> Robert Stein <rstein at imamuseum.org> 11/5/2009 1:50 PM >>>
Hi Everyone,

The MCN website (http://www.mcn.edu) has served us well for a number of
years now, but in the interest of providing a better level of service to the
community and for moving towards an open source platform, the MCN Board and
the Electronic Services Committee (ESC) have agreed that it's time for
a *redesign
*of our beloved MCN website! :)

Aside from simply reworking the site in a closed fashion, the Electronic
Services Committee (ESC) would like to take this as an opportunity to engage
the MCN community in the process.


   - Are you an experienced web developer who'd like to give back to the
   community and engage more deeply with your peers?

   - Are you someone who'd like to learn more about how a web redesign
   works?

   - Perhaps you're a non-technical museum staffer who's charged with
   updating your museum's website.

   - Maybe your a graphics designer with an itch exercise your creative
   juices.


*WE NEED YOU ALL!!!*

The ESC team would really like the process of building the new website to be
a *barn-raising* of sorts, as well as a professional development opportunity
for our members.  Come collaborate with a talented team of professionals to
learn, contribute, and create an important resource for our community!

If you're interested in helping please contact me directly:

Robert Stein
CIO - Indianapolis Museum of Art
rstein at imamuseum.org 

For those of you who will be in Portland for the Conference the ESC team
will be meeting on Wednesday evening for drinks and conversation about the
web redesign.  Come join us!


*(ESC)APE TO THE BAR!!!  - Wednesday 11-11-09 9:00 PM PST @ MCN2009*


Please RSVP so we'll know to expect you!

Thanks in advance for your help with this community project!!!

Sincerely,

The MCN Electronic Services Committee
(Rob Stein, Rob Lancefield, Ari Davidow, Richard Urban, Perian Sully,
Christina DePaolo, Tim Au Yeung, Margaret Kendrick)
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From BPodemski at getty.edu  Wed Nov 11 13:14:29 2009
From: BPodemski at getty.edu (Brenda Podemski)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:14:29 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] CALLING ALL HANDS: Help MCN Build a Website!
In-Reply-To: <4AFAB809.4309.008A.1@getty.edu>
References: <a997551c0911051350k39f31feeh4cbf9e37959ceb29@mail.gmail.com>
	<4AFAB809.4309.008A.1@getty.edu>
Message-ID: <4AFAB8B5.4309.008A.1@getty.edu>

Apparently I'm not good at e-mailing people directly - sorry about that!

>>> Robert Stein <rstein at imamuseum.org> 11/5/2009 1:50 PM >>>
Hi Everyone,

The MCN website (http://www.mcn.edu) has served us well for a number of
years now, but in the interest of providing a better level of service to the
community and for moving towards an open source platform, the MCN Board and
the Electronic Services Committee (ESC) have agreed that it's time for
a *redesign
*of our beloved MCN website! :)

Aside from simply reworking the site in a closed fashion, the Electronic
Services Committee (ESC) would like to take this as an opportunity to engage
the MCN community in the process.


   - Are you an experienced web developer who'd like to give back to the
   community and engage more deeply with your peers?

   - Are you someone who'd like to learn more about how a web redesign
   works?

   - Perhaps you're a non-technical museum staffer who's charged with
   updating your museum's website.

   - Maybe your a graphics designer with an itch exercise your creative
   juices.


*WE NEED YOU ALL!!!*

The ESC team would really like the process of building the new website to be
a *barn-raising* of sorts, as well as a professional development opportunity
for our members.  Come collaborate with a talented team of professionals to
learn, contribute, and create an important resource for our community!

If you're interested in helping please contact me directly:

Robert Stein
CIO - Indianapolis Museum of Art
rstein at imamuseum.org 

For those of you who will be in Portland for the Conference the ESC team
will be meeting on Wednesday evening for drinks and conversation about the
web redesign.  Come join us!


*(ESC)APE TO THE BAR!!!  - Wednesday 11-11-09 9:00 PM PST @ MCN2009*


Please RSVP so we'll know to expect you!

Thanks in advance for your help with this community project!!!

Sincerely,

The MCN Electronic Services Committee
(Rob Stein, Rob Lancefield, Ari Davidow, Richard Urban, Perian Sully,
Christina DePaolo, Tim Au Yeung, Margaret Kendrick)
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From pjohnson at skirball.org  Wed Nov 11 13:23:22 2009
From: pjohnson at skirball.org (Johnson, Peter)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:23:22 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist
In-Reply-To: <02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C28CB72@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local>
References: <46662.80165.qm@web603.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<02D2744AD2AB4645BE301A91328D3A2C28CB72@MOCMAIN.moc.org.local>
Message-ID: <2A6CDDE8F1CB5D428E7CA6014794A58202530DD7@scc-mail.skirball.org>

Oh, I know! It sounds like a Dead-head's dream!

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
Drury Wellford
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:11 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist

What I wouldn't give...

Ann Drury Wellford
Photo Archivist
The Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA  23219
photos at moc.org
(804) 649-1861 x17
(804)649-1460 (fax)

-----Original Message-----
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william jahsman
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:08 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist

Is that a cool job or what?



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To: RECMGMT-L at LISTS.UFL.EDU; Museum Computer Network Listserv
<mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:20:41 AM
Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Grateful Dead Archivist



Please pardon any cross postings



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



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------



UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

Grateful Dead Archivist 

The University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz,
seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join
the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the
Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The
Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated
department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing
maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's
most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA).
The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the
discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of
research, teaching, and learning.

Under the general direction of the Head of Special Collections and
Archives, the GDA Archivist will provide managerial and curatorial
oversight of the Grateful Dead Archive, plan for and oversee the
physical and digital processing of Archives related material, and
promote the GDA to the public and facilitate its use by scholars, fans,
and students.

MINIMUM Qualifications: 

* Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent
accredited graduate archives management program.

* Significant, demonstrated experience working with books, manuscripts,
photographs, recordings, or other material in a special collections &
archives environment.

* Knowledge of the access tools for special collections and archival
material and the standards and procedures for their preservation and
conservation.

* Demonstrated experience developing processing plans and creating
finding aids in accordance with national standards.

* Knowledge of and ability to maintain awareness of developments in
archival processing, digital information technologies, and their uses in
special collections and archives.

* Expert knowledge in the history and scholarship of contemporary
popular music, or American vernacular culture, preferably the history
and influence of the Grateful Dead.

* Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills. 

* Demonstrated oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
sufficient to promote and present the archive to multiple audiences.

* Prior experience directing the work of others.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

* Demonstrated experience working in public services in an academic
environment.

* Demonstrated experience working on outreach and other donor related
activities.

General Information:

Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees. They are entitled
to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave,
one day per month of sick leave, and a generous benefit program
including an excellent retirement system. The University sponsors a
variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Relocation assistance is provided. 

Rank:  Associate Librarian or Librarian

Salary:  Appointment Range: Associate Librarian III - Librarian I, with
an approximate salary range of $52,860 - $68,892, commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Position Available:  March 1, 2010

To Apply: 

Electronic submission of applications is preferred.  All materials can
be sent to liboff at library.ucsc.edu
<http://us.mc1802.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=liboff at library.ucsc.edu>
.

Applicants should supply a letter of application that includes a
statement indicating how applicant's credentials and experience meet the
posted requirements for this position. The letter should also include a
resume of their education and experience, as well as the names,
addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three (3) references
that are knowledgeable about their qualifications for the position. 

Alternate mailing address:

Library Administration

University of California          

1156 High Street

Santa Cruz, CA   95064 

Phone: (831) 459-2076   Fax: (831) 459-8206  

Please refer to Position #T10-07 in all correspondence.

Closing date: This position is open until filled. Initial review of
applications will begin on December 4, 2009. In order to receive full
consideration, all materials should arrive by that date.

The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer, committed to excellence through
diversity. We strive to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates,
and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and
employees.

Inquiries regarding the University's equal employment opportunity
policies may be directed to: Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Office at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA  95064;
(831) 459-2686. Under Federal law, the University of California may
employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United
States as established by providing documents as specified in the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

If you need assistance due to a disability please contact the Academic
Personnel Office at 499 Clark Kerr Hall (831) 459-4300. This position
description is available in alternate formats, which may be requested
from Academic Personnel at (831) 459-4300.

VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT: http://apo.ucsc.edu <http://apo.ucsc.edu> 



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From hb at lmi.net  Wed Nov 11 16:46:15 2009
From: hb at lmi.net (Howard Brainen)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:15 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2009 Online Conferencing Starts Tomorrow!
In-Reply-To: <EA558FA2-8F6F-4116-B8DC-7C4DD36104BA@illinois.edu>
References: <EA558FA2-8F6F-4116-B8DC-7C4DD36104BA@illinois.edu>
Message-ID: <183921e80911111646w27c9782avbce420fb5515a73e@mail.gmail.com>

Will the webcasts be available after the conference is over?


Howard Brainen
*TWO CAT DIGITAL INC.*
14719 Catalina Street
San Leandro, CA 94577 USA
510-483-1220  X201
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*Digitization Services and Consulting*



On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Richard Urban <rjurban at illinois.edu>wrote:

> == on behalf of info at mcn.edu ==
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Details are now online regarding webcasts of selected sessions
> tomorrow and Friday, November 12 and 13, at the Museum Computer
> Network's 2009 conference.
>
> The webcast URL and special Twitter hashtag for incoming questions,
> along with a link for making a donation to MCN if you wish, are on the
> MCN website at:
>
> http://www.mcn.edu/mcn2009online
>
> MCN 2009 sessions to be webcast* free of charge will be:
>
> Museum Data Exchange
> Thursday 12 November, 1:30-3:00
>
> Tweets to Sweeten Collaborations for Archives, Libraries, and Museums
> Thursday 12 November, 3:30-5:00
>
> Libraries, Archives, and Museums: From Collaboration to Convergence
> Friday 13 November, 11:15-12:45
>
> Ramping Up while Scaling Down: Strategic Innovation in Challenging Times
> Friday 13 November, 2:00-3:30
>
> 2009 Conference Roundup Roundtable
> Friday 13 November, 4:00-5:30
>
> We hope you can join us online even if you can't be here in Portland!
>
> Rob Lancefield
> President, MCN
>
> *All times are PST (UTC/GMT-8). Webcast availability is subject to
> change.
> Please feel free to forward this announcement and share it with
> colleagues.
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From aridavidow at gmail.com  Wed Nov 11 17:19:26 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:19:26 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] "Moving Drupal to the Cloud" PDF now on slideshare #mcn2009
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911111719m74ef911ek7e8940c04dd977c4@mail.gmail.com>

Charles Moad's excellent PDF on how to install Drupal on AWS is now on
Slideshare and available for downloading:
http://www.slideshare.net/aridavidow/moving-drupal-to-the-cloud

We'll have the slides from the workshop up later tonight, all going well.

ari

From lists at lancefield.net  Wed Nov 11 20:09:10 2009
From: lists at lancefield.net (Rob Lancefield on lists)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:09:10 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2009 Online Conferencing Starts Tomorrow!
In-Reply-To: <183921e80911111646w27c9782avbce420fb5515a73e@mail.gmail.com>
References: <EA558FA2-8F6F-4116-B8DC-7C4DD36104BA@illinois.edu>
	<183921e80911111646w27c9782avbce420fb5515a73e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <57934.12.157.240.2.1257998950.squirrel@webmail10.pair.com>

Hi Howard (and all),

Excellent question. We do intend to make the webcasts' content available
later as video podcasts, on a timeline to be determined. Once they're
online, we'll announce it via MCN-L and other channels.

all best,
Rob

On Wed, November 11, 2009 7:46 pm, Howard Brainen wrote:
> Will the webcasts be available after the conference is over?
>
>
> Howard Brainen
> *TWO CAT DIGITAL INC.*
> 14719 Catalina Street
> San Leandro, CA 94577 USA
> 510-483-1220  X201
> howard at twocatdigital.com
> www.twocatdigital.com
>
> *Digitization Services and Consulting*
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Richard Urban
> <rjurban at illinois.edu>wrote:
>
>> == on behalf of info at mcn.edu ==
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Details are now online regarding webcasts of selected sessions
>> tomorrow and Friday, November 12 and 13, at the Museum Computer
>> Network's 2009 conference.
>>
>> The webcast URL and special Twitter hashtag for incoming questions,
>> along with a link for making a donation to MCN if you wish, are on the
>> MCN website at:
>>
>> http://www.mcn.edu/mcn2009online
>>
>> MCN 2009 sessions to be webcast* free of charge will be:
>>
>> Museum Data Exchange
>> Thursday 12 November, 1:30-3:00
>>
>> Tweets to Sweeten Collaborations for Archives, Libraries, and Museums
>> Thursday 12 November, 3:30-5:00
>>
>> Libraries, Archives, and Museums: From Collaboration to Convergence
>> Friday 13 November, 11:15-12:45
>>
>> Ramping Up while Scaling Down: Strategic Innovation in Challenging Times
>> Friday 13 November, 2:00-3:30
>>
>> 2009 Conference Roundup Roundtable
>> Friday 13 November, 4:00-5:30
>>
>> We hope you can join us online even if you can't be here in Portland!
>>
>> Rob Lancefield
>> President, MCN
>>
>> *All times are PST (UTC/GMT-8). Webcast availability is subject to
>> change.
>> Please feel free to forward this announcement and share it with
>> colleagues.


From dianezorich at comcast.net  Wed Nov 11 21:43:33 2009
From: dianezorich at comcast.net (Diane Zorich)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:43:33 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app for MCN schedule
In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02802351B7@MAILR005.mail.lan>
References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02802351B7@MAILR005.mail.lan>
Message-ID: <AE5E24A7-DC6C-4BB5-BE3B-7F41EAFC1946@comcast.net>



Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 11, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Rich Cherry  
<rcherry at balboaparkonline.org> wrote:

> MCN attendees:  Ray Garcia from the San Diego Natural History Museum  
> has posted a nice schedule app for the conference.  You can access  
> it at http://mcn.sdnhm.org via your iPhone.
>
> 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<mailto:rcherry at balboaparkonline.org>
>
> _______________________________________________
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From andrea.thomer at gmail.com  Wed Nov 11 22:21:39 2009
From: andrea.thomer at gmail.com (andrea thomer)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:39 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] lost sweater alert
Message-ID: <5e6c2c670911112221y6d4faa78ndea10a56dce7ba4a@mail.gmail.com>

Hello MCN conferencers --

Apologies for unorthodox list serv use, but I need your help!  I left my
very favorite black cardigan on the bus leaving Second Story today, but the
driver said another woman picked it up because she thought it was her
friend's.  Alas, it is mine.  So if you have it, could you email me?  It is
black with 3/4 sleeves, it has a blue tag in it, and I miss it.

Thanks!

Andrea Thomer

From hanan at mada.org.il  Wed Nov 11 23:04:22 2009
From: hanan at mada.org.il (Hanan Cohen)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:04:22 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] Project management systems for inter-organizational
	cooperation
In-Reply-To: <AE5E24A7-DC6C-4BB5-BE3B-7F41EAFC1946@comcast.net>
References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02802351B7@MAILR005.mail.lan>
	<AE5E24A7-DC6C-4BB5-BE3B-7F41EAFC1946@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85713F9@server.mada.com>

Hello,

We at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem are taking part in a
number of international projects.

Managing and participating in these projects using Email is becoming
hard.

We are considering two solutions - Google Groups (with other Google
tools) and http://huddle.net

Both have pros and cons.

If any of you is using those tools for this purpose or use other tools,
we would love to hear your opinions.

Thanks,

Hanan Cohen
Webmaster
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

From rjurban at illinois.edu  Thu Nov 12 07:08:13 2009
From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:08:13 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN needs your help with a matching donation from Gallery
	Systems
Message-ID: <33DF1907-75E7-4B2A-BDDA-74EA14666610@illinois.edu>

== on behalf of Info at mcn.edu ==

Dear MCN Community,

We need your help. MCN is here to support museum information and  
technology professionals and the greater community by providing a  
variety of resources and opportunities to explore new technologies and  
best practices in the field. Many of the resources and services that  
MCN makes available are open to the community at no cost. These  
include the MCN-L email list, the MCN Project Registry, and  
information available on MCN's website.

MCN is grateful to all of you who have been able to support us through  
your organizations, individually, or as a corporate sponsor or  
advertiser. Your contributions make it possible to grow the  
organization and advance the services we offer to the greater  
community. MCN's biggest activity is the annual conference, which  
addresses a wide range of topics confronting museums and museum  
technologists today, and is attended by professionals from cultural  
heritage institutions in the United States and around the world. This  
year for the first time, MCN is making five sessions available as live  
webcasts for those who are unable to attend the conference.

As you know, the downturn in the economy is affecting all of us,  
including MCN. Almost every dollar in Membership, Conference  
Registration, and Sponsorship goes towards the annual conference. This  
year attendance, membership, and sponsorships are all down  
considerably over our already conservative estimates, and we expect  
the 2009 MCN conference to lose money. The MCN Board has acted quickly  
to cut expenses in areas where we have flexibility, but that is just  
one key part of a two-part solution.

We are delighted that one of our sponsors, Gallery Systems, which  
already generously provided a $10,000 sponsorship to support this  
year's annual conference, has agreed to provide an additional $5,000  
in matching funds to help us close the gap. This is a unique  
opportunity for those of you in the MCN community who value the  
services and resources MCN offers, to donate and have your funds  
matched dollar for dollar until the total match is met. Please also  
consider becoming a member, if you are not already. Your membership  
dollars will be matched with this challenge, as well.

Please make your tax-deductible donation at the MCN website:

http://www.mcn.edu

When you are at the conference, or elsewhere, please make a point to  
thank the sponsors who have made MCN 2009 possible.

With thanks for your support,

Rob Lancefield, MCN President
Erin Coburn, MCN Vice President / President-Elect
Kevin Conley, MCN Treasurer
Rich Cherry, MCN Secretary


From aridavidow at gmail.com  Thu Nov 12 09:46:10 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:46:10 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] New England SIG-in-formation - meeting today, noon,
	Weidler/Halsey
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911120946p88e991bkcef550e996b83a24@mail.gmail.com>

Bring lunch and join us to share perspectives and talk about setting
up a New England SIG. Goal: one or two regional meetings during the
year and opportunities for collaboration.

ari

From chris at mccastle.com  Thu Nov 12 15:34:54 2009
From: chris at mccastle.com (Christine Castle)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:34:54 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Reminder CFP - Taking Stock: Museum Studies and Practices
 in Canada - Nov 30 Deadline
Message-ID: <C72205CE.65B4%chris@mccastle.com>

Please note -- This is a follow up email to the one sent recently on the
"Taking Stock: Museum Studies and Museum Practices in Canada" conference
call for papers. Please note the revised e-mail address for submission of
Paper Proposals is now: takingstockmuseumstudies at gmail.com. If you have
already submitted a proposal and you have not received confirmation of
receipt from us, please resend your proposal to
takingstockmuseumstudies at gmail.com. We apologize for this change in e-mail
address.

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
REMINDER: CALL FOR PAPERS

Taking Stock: Museum Studies and Museum Practices in Canada

Museum Studies Program, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto,
Canada
April 22-24, 2010

(Deadline for submissions: November 30, 2009)

http://takingstockmuseumstudies.ischool.utoronto.ca/

Over the past 40 years, the discipline of Museum Studies has grown beyond
its foundational premise as the study of museum organization and management
to become a field informed by interdisciplinarian approaches, pedagogies and
techniques. Some have argued that Museum Studies has not only come of age,
as an academic discipline it has moved into the mainstream. Yet for many,
the very formulation of this discipline continues to be a subject of intense
reflection and debate, while its relationship with the community of
professional practitioners it intends to serve is complex.

While much has been written on Museum Studies/Museology from the UK, US,
Australian and European perspectives, less has been articulated about
Canadian traditions in the field. Despite over four decades of formal
academic training and almost two centuries of professional practices, there
are no Canadian national journals, nor annual academic conferences dedicated
to the subject of Museum Studies. Doubtless a Canadian museology exists,
however the research of Canadian museum scholars continues to be diffused
across regional, linguistic, and disciplinarian lines.

The Master of Museum Studies program at the University of Toronto marks its
40th anniversary with a conference that aims to create a forum for a
nation-wide debate and critical examination of the academic discipline of
Museum Studies in Canada in historical and contemporary contexts, and how
this discipline registers within broader global traditions, pedagogies and
practices.

Robert R. Janes will be providing the keynote address on Thursday, April 22,
2010.

**Instructions for submission of paper abstracts:

We invite proposals for twenty-minute papers (8-10 pp) that address the
field of Museum Studies in Canada, as academic discipline and in terms of
the nature of research this field and its practitioners undertake. We
welcome contributions from a wide range of viewpoints that interrogate the
field of Museum Studies, its histories, epistemologies, theoretical
underpinnings and practices. Acknowledging that the discipline is itself
informed by a variety of other disciplines, we are interested in diverse
methodological and subject-area approaches. Presentations may include
analyses of case studies, historical overviews, and comparative frameworks,
as well as theoretical articulations of and for museological practice.

Possible trajectories of enquiry may arise from the following themes:

?       What is "Canadian" about Museum Studies in Canada?
?       National/regional traditions in the discipline of Museum Studies:
its curriculum and research interests;
?       The relationship of Museum Studies to professional museum practice
in Canada;
?       Citizenship and national museology;
?       Museology and Canadian cultural policy;
?       History and theory of Canadian museological practices;
?       Canadian museological theory and praxis in contemporary political
context;
?       How Canadian museological practices respond to contemporary issues
of citizenship, identity, community, and meaning-making.

Please send a 300-word paper proposal and one-page C.V. to
takingstockmuseumstudies at gmail.com no later than November 30, 2009.
Indicate "Taking Stock" in the subject box of your message, and include the
title of your presentation and your institutional affiliation in your
correspondence. Successful applicants will be notified in December 2009.

Delegates who would like to participate in the event but who wish not to
present are encouraged to contact Nina Boric at nina.boric at utoronto.ca
(416.505.8009) to register their interest. Information is also available on
the website http://takingstockmuseumstudies.ischool.utoronto.ca/

Please feel free to post and/or share this call with interested others!
[Apologies for cross-postings]



From aruginis at fieldmuseum.org  Fri Nov 13 05:27:06 2009
From: aruginis at fieldmuseum.org (Andrew Ruginis)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:27:06 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] The Field Museum Gone Google slide show
Message-ID: <c52c8b540911130527s380e8a18g3eaddb721a3d2238@mail.gmail.com>

http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dd6fv7h9_18gsszgkgb

Thanks for the Q & A everyone. Feel free to keep it coming. I unfortunately
have to depart Portland and the conference this morning. Hopefully see you
all next year!



Drew Ruginis | Director of I.T. | The Field Museum | Chicago, IL

From sman at loc.gov  Fri Nov 13 06:46:07 2009
From: sman at loc.gov (Susan Emilie Manus)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:46:07 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] New digitization planning document
Message-ID: <4AFD2ADF020000B20006E911@ntgwgate.loc.gov>

(Apologies for cross posting)

The Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) has just released a new planning document, "DIGITIZATION ACTIVITIES - Project Planning and Management Outline".   

The aim of this document is to define activities relating to the digitization of original cultural materials, and to outline general steps for planning and management of this process. The activities described in this document address library/archival issues, imaging and conversion work, and IT infrastructure issues in particular, and were identified using project management outlines from several organizations with significant experience working with cultural materials. This document defines "digitization" as a complete process, and covers all project components from content selection through delivery of digitized objects into a repository environment.
  
You can access the document from FADGI homepage - http://digitizationguidelines.gov 
or go directly to the document page at - http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/stillimages/documents/Planning.html 



From aridavidow at gmail.com  Fri Nov 13 11:04:28 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:04:28 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] last reminder - small museum sig meeting 12:45
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911131104m5f7294dds72d3699f547c2d91@mail.gmail.com>

On top of the usual session about Small Museum concerns, Howard
Goldstein will be presenting the results of the Fedora Commons survey
and small archives. Our concern? What needs to be done to ensure that
this critical, long tail of cultural heritage, gets preserved, and
that we ensure long-term access to our holdings? Can we build a
collaborative effort to move forward?

Bring your lunches, and we'll see everyone at 12:45 pm in Weidler/Halsey.

ari

From aridavidow at gmail.com  Sat Nov 14 10:44:18 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:44:18 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Small Museum SIG - report on the conference SIG meeting
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911141044h5a1a98b3nc91c4929255cc9f@mail.gmail.com>

In keeping with the dimunitive size of our organizations, the Small
Museum SIG meeting at MCN was likewise small. Howard Goldstein and I
were there to present on the findings from our recent survey about the
preservation needs of small museums, a group we tend to refer to as
the "long tail of cultural heritage."

Some attendees talked about the extreme small budgets and difficulty
in just getting software that can be used to manage collections and to
begin a digitization project. I would guess that this issue affects
small museums and archives significantly more than other
organizations.

We also talked about the DuraSpace "Small Archives" solution community
on which Howard and I have been working with staff from the former
DSpace and Fedora communities (now known as Duraspace).

I think what we concluded is that it is critical is not just to come
up with simpler ways to install and maintain Fedora by non-technical
people, but that we need a Fedora installation which comes with a
light-weight digital asset management system, or better yet, gives you
the option of plugging in to existing systems (and into existing
content and collection management systems).

One possible collaboration moving this idea forward came from
conversation with Rich Cherry, of San Diego's Balboa Park consortium.
The consortium represents a diverse collection of 17 cultural heritage
organization and offers an interesting, potentially productive test
bed from which to implement, test, document, and make available
simplified Fedora installation with connectors to common DAM systems.
It also offers an opportunity to look at what a hosted solution might
offer--can one installation of Fedora support the needs of 17 diverse
organizations, each with its own content models, dissemination needs,
preservation plans, and front end. I think this is the sort of
situation that Fedora was designed for. It will be fun exploring this
further.

We did not adequately discuss how to stay in touch as small museums
throughout the year, other than to encourage all SIG members to make
use of the MCN-L list. I will turn further discussion on this issue
over to our leader, David Farrell.

Before I do so, I think that MCN as an organization may want to
consider ways to do better outreach to Small Museums--these are the
organizations with the fewest resources, and ones that both benefit
significantly from networking with peers and offer many of the
innovative ideas (we've been "doing more with less" since our
founding) from which other organizations can learn.

Many thanks to all SIG members, and in particular, attendees at this
year's meeting,
Ari Davidow

From aida at acorweb.net  Mon Nov 16 05:21:07 2009
From: aida at acorweb.net (Aida Slavic)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:21:07 +0000
Subject: [MCN-L] New Iconclass browser launched
Message-ID: <4B0151C3.4050803@acorweb.net>

Courtesy of Hans Brandhorst...

Colleagues may be interested in the new Iconclass browser that was launched on
10th November <http://www.iconclass.org>.

Comments, questions and suggestions are invited (Email: iconclass at rkd.nl) <mailto:iconclass at rkd.nl>

Apologies if you have received multiple copies of this information

Kind regards

Aida Slavic



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From jbedard at artsmia.org  Mon Nov 16 06:24:28 2009
From: jbedard at artsmia.org (John Bedard)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:24:28 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN presentations site?
Message-ID: <4B010C3C0200003100045268@MIA1.artsmia.org>

Most confernences I attend now have a site where all the presentations are posted, or at least links to all the presentations are posted.  Is there a single location for all the presentations at last week's Portland Conference?
 
Several of the speakers have given out links to their presentations, but it would be most helpful is there was a central site of presentation material or links to presentation material.
 
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

From ecoburn at getty.edu  Mon Nov 16 08:04:40 2009
From: ecoburn at getty.edu (Erin Coburn)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:04:40 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Important Message for 2009 Conference Presenters
Message-ID: <4B0107980200000300178FDB@mail.getty.edu>

Message from Holly Witchey, Program Chair, MCN 2009 Annual Conference:

Thank you one and all for working so hard to make this year's conference a success.  Folks who were unable to attend are--even as I write--clamoring to have access to .pdfs, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials.  So PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE as soon as possible send your documents to the fabulous Margaret Kendrick who will make sure they get posted to the MCN site. 
 
And, while you are thinking about, take a few moments to go to the site www.mcn.edu and gives us your opinion of the conference using the conference evaluation form.  We need to hear what you liked and didn't like about this year so we can make MCN 2010 better than MCN 2009.

See you in Austin!

Holly


From Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org  Mon Nov 16 09:24:40 2009
From: Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org (Christina DePaolo)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:24:40 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Important Message for 2009 Conference Presenters
In-Reply-To: <4B0107980200000300178FDB@mail.getty.edu>
References: <4B0107980200000300178FDB@mail.getty.edu>
Message-ID: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E1685B826B8@dtes01.SAM.Home>

Hi presenters,
If your slides are up on slideshare, please add them to MCN2009 at http://www.slideshare.net/event/museum-computer-network-2009

This way we can have a central location for all slides. Thank you.

Christina DePaolo | New Media Manager
Seattle Art Museum | 1300 1st Avenue | Seattle WA 98101
christinad at seattleartmuseum.org | 206.654.3165

Find SAM at:
http://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org
http://facebook.com/seattleartmuseum
http://twitter.com/iheartSAM


-----Original Message-----
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Erin Coburn
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:05 AM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Cc: mkendrick at SFMOMA.org
Subject: [MCN-L] Important Message for 2009 Conference Presenters

Message from Holly Witchey, Program Chair, MCN 2009 Annual Conference:

Thank you one and all for working so hard to make this year's conference a success.  Folks who were unable to attend are--even as I write--clamoring to have access to .pdfs, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials.  So PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE as soon as possible send your documents to the fabulous Margaret Kendrick who will make sure they get posted to the MCN site. 
 
And, while you are thinking about, take a few moments to go to the site www.mcn.edu and gives us your opinion of the conference using the conference evaluation form.  We need to hear what you liked and didn't like about this year so we can make MCN 2010 better than MCN 2009.

See you in Austin!

Holly

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From chris at mccastle.com  Mon Nov 16 09:41:28 2009
From: chris at mccastle.com (Christine Castle)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:41:28 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Museum education research and evaluation - Call to list
 ongoing projects
Message-ID: <C726F8F8.668C%chris@mccastle.com>

November 16, 2009

Doing some interesting research or evaluation on the practices of museum
education and interpretation? Want to share your work with the museum
education community worldwide? The November issue of Museum Education
Monitor (MEM) can help you do that.

[The MEM also offers help to those museum educators who are currently
unwaged. A complimentary one year MEM subscription is available upon request
to chris at mccastle.com]

To share your ongoing research and evaluation, just send an e-mail to
mem at mccastle.com that includes:
- name of project
- research or evaluation question(s) [no more than 50 words, please]
- how the data will be presented
- principal researcher(s)/ evaluator(s)
- site(s) where research is being conducted
- time span
- contact information
- key words/labels to describe the project [no more than 4 or 5, please].

To review recent research listings, read the MEM blog, "FORUM: Research and
Resources in Museum Education" at http://forum.mccastle.com/.

All listings are free of charge and displayed in their language of origin.
Deadline for the November MEM is Friday, November 20.

FYI, listings for October 2009 MEM included:
- Science Interpreter Program Evaluation with New Directions Students (USA)
- Identity and Best Practice among BC?s Museum Educators (Canada)
- Developing Educational Programs for Diverse Audiences (USA)
- The changing role of art museums in the socialization of their public
(USA)
- To Ask or Not to Ask: An investigation into the degree to which public
contemporary art institutions use questioning strategies for adult learning
(UK)
- Stop, look, learn ? Biological interest development at Natural History
dioramas (UK)
- Current trends in Museum Education in the Netherlands: 1996-2007 (NL)

A complimentary copy of this October issue is available upon request.

Please get in touch for more information about this call or to discuss your
research. I look forward to hearing from you!

M. Christine Castle, Editor, Museum Education Monitor
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
mem at mccastle.com   
For more information about Museum Education Monitor or to subscribe see
http://www.mccastle.com



From aridavidow at gmail.com  Mon Nov 16 15:36:03 2009
From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:36:03 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Project management systems for inter-organizational
	cooperation
In-Reply-To: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85713F9@server.mada.com>
References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02802351B7@MAILR005.mail.lan>
	<AE5E24A7-DC6C-4BB5-BE3B-7F41EAFC1946@comcast.net>
	<38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85713F9@server.mada.com>
Message-ID: <747cfaf50911161536o6ac218d6uc398446fca07923d@mail.gmail.com>

Several people have mentioned Huddle to me - would love to hear from
people using it. It does sound good.

I have personally found Google Groups to be an even klunkier (who'da
thunk?) Yahoo groups - not my idea of group project management.

Our last couple of projects used Redmine (www.redmine.org) which
includes some decent project management tools, a wiki, files area, and
hooks to subversion.

We have also looked hard at www.zoho.com for all sorts of
collaborative work. Those parts we have tested (docs, spreadsheet)
have been more comfortable and less buggy than Google Docs. I'm
looking for an excuse to try out the MS Project hosted analog, too.
Very promising.

Hope this helps,
Ari Davidow

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Hanan Cohen <hanan at mada.org.il> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem are taking part in a
> number of international projects.
>
> Managing and participating in these projects using Email is becoming
> hard.
>
> We are considering two solutions - Google Groups (with other Google
> tools) and http://huddle.net
>
> Both have pros and cons.
>
> If any of you is using those tools for this purpose or use other tools,
> we would love to hear your opinions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hanan Cohen
> Webmaster
> Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
> www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube
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From psully at magnes.org  Mon Nov 16 15:39:25 2009
From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:39:25 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Project management systems for
	inter-organizationalcooperation
In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50911161536o6ac218d6uc398446fca07923d@mail.gmail.com>
References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02802351B7@MAILR005.mail.lan><AE5E24A7-DC6C-4BB5-BE3B-7F41EAFC1946@comcast.net><38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85713F9@server.mada.com>
	<747cfaf50911161536o6ac218d6uc398446fca07923d@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AD775DE5635C2042BF1DCB7EED36A83B7D0A7B@jlm-net.jlm.local>

We're currently working on a website project using Basecamp. We're
pretty impressed with it and it makes things nice and easy to keep track
of tasks. http://basecamphq.com/

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
Ari Davidow
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 3:36 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Project management systems for
inter-organizationalcooperation

Several people have mentioned Huddle to me - would love to hear from
people using it. It does sound good.

I have personally found Google Groups to be an even klunkier (who'da
thunk?) Yahoo groups - not my idea of group project management.

Our last couple of projects used Redmine (www.redmine.org) which
includes some decent project management tools, a wiki, files area, and
hooks to subversion.

We have also looked hard at www.zoho.com for all sorts of
collaborative work. Those parts we have tested (docs, spreadsheet)
have been more comfortable and less buggy than Google Docs. I'm
looking for an excuse to try out the MS Project hosted analog, too.
Very promising.

Hope this helps,
Ari Davidow

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Hanan Cohen <hanan at mada.org.il> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem are taking part in a
> number of international projects.
>
> Managing and participating in these projects using Email is becoming
> hard.
>
> We are considering two solutions - Google Groups (with other Google
> tools) and http://huddle.net
>
> Both have pros and cons.
>
> If any of you is using those tools for this purpose or use other
tools,
> we would love to hear your opinions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hanan Cohen
> Webmaster
> Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
> www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube
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From JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au  Mon Nov 16 15:50:40 2009
From: JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au (JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:50:40 +1100
Subject: [MCN-L] Project management systems for
	inter-organizational	cooperation
In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50911161536o6ac218d6uc398446fca07923d@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <OF9B3CC642.300CD5FC-ONCA257670.0081FB6D-CA257670.0083020A@ag.nsw.gov.au>

We have just started using Assembla (http://www.assembla.com/) for our web
upgrade project. It helps because many of the people working on the project
are off-site (and part of a separate company).
It features a secure document repository (Subversion), a ticketing system
(supporting agile process) and even a wiki. I'm probably only using a
fraction of its capabilities myself, but from what I've seen so far, it
works quite well.

Regards,

Jonathan Cooper
Manager of information / website
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney AUSTRALIA
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au
Tel: +61 2 9225 1796
http://doctordada.com
jonathanc at ag.nsw.gov.au

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Hanan Cohen <hanan at mada.org.il> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem are taking part in a
> number of international projects.
>
> Managing and participating in these projects using Email is becoming
> hard.
>
> We are considering two solutions - Google Groups (with other Google
> tools) and http://huddle.net
>
> Both have pros and cons.
>
> If any of you is using those tools for this purpose or use other tools,
> we would love to hear your opinions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hanan Cohen
> Webmaster
> Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
> www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

From lesliej at loc.gov  Tue Nov 17 06:47:08 2009
From: lesliej at loc.gov (Leslie Johnston)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:47:08 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Project management systems
	for	inter-organizationalcooperation
In-Reply-To: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85713F9@server.mada.com>
References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02802351B7@MAILR005.mail.lan>
	<AE5E24A7-DC6C-4BB5-BE3B-7F41EAFC1946@comcast.net>
	<38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85713F9@server.mada.com>
Message-ID: <4B02711C020000E4000E55B8@ntgwgate.loc.gov>

We mange project teams that are a mix of on-site staff and contractors who are often off-site.  We use Trac (http://trac.edgewall.org/), which combines a wiki, an issue ticketing system, and a subversion code repository.  You can use the subversion repo to manage project documents as well.

I have also used Basecamp, and can recommend it as a collaborative tool.  Trac is great for projects that focus on programming tasks.  Basecamp is better for collaborative document-based projects.

Leslie

----------
Leslie Johnston
Digital Media Project Coordinator
Office of Strategic Initiatives
Library of Congress
202-707-2801
lesliej at loc.gov

>>> "Hanan Cohen" <hanan at mada.org.il> 11/12/2009 2:04 AM >>>
Hello,

We at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem are taking part in a
number of international projects.

Managing and participating in these projects using Email is becoming
hard.

We are considering two solutions - Google Groups (with other Google
tools) and http://huddle.net 

Both have pros and cons.

If any of you is using those tools for this purpose or use other tools,
we would love to hear your opinions.

Thanks,

Hanan Cohen
Webmaster
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube
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From A-Newman at NGA.GOV  Tue Nov 17 08:56:09 2009
From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:56:09 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] DpBestflow website launched
In-Reply-To: <4B02711C020000E4000E55B8@ntgwgate.loc.gov>
Message-ID: <C7283FD9.2F536%A-Newman@NGA.GOV>

The website for DpBestflow is now operational.
I encourage all of you to look at it, especially photographers and dam
managers.
It is a rich, deep guide to best practices for color management,
color editing, asset management and image metadata.

http://www.dpbestflow.org/

and 

http://www.dpbestflow.org/Start-here

to take the tour

What is interesting also are the terms of use for the content:

You are free to share the content from dpBestflow - to copy, distribute and
transmit the work.
1.?Any?reproduction?of?this?material must be accompanied by a credit to
dpBestflow, and any author or creator if named. No other credit or
attribution may be attached to it in any way.?
2. This content may only be reproduced as-is, with no alteration.
3. This content may not be reproduced in any commercial form.
?
To learn more about these restrictions, or to apply for an exception, please
contact us at: webmaster at dpBestflow.org

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

Here is background from their press release:


In August of 2007, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) was
awarded funds by the United States Library of Congress through its National
Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)
<http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/library/> for the Digital Photography
Best Practices and Workflow (dpBestflow) project.dpBestflow is the result of
two years of extensive research led by prominent ASMP members Richard
Anderson and Peter Krogh, who are photographers, authors and industry
experts. The dpBestflow team?s work produced comprehensive resources
including the website dpBestflow.org, educational seminars, and the new
books, ?Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook?
(Anderson/Russotti, Focal Press 2009) and ?The DAM Book? (Krogh, O?Reilly
Media, 2009). All of these resources will be available to the entire visual
arts community.

------------------
Posted by
Alan Newman
National Gallery of Art

From SSmith at getty.edu  Tue Nov 17 14:00:58 2009
From: SSmith at getty.edu (Stanley Smith)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:58 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Media SIG-- Conference Slides:  Speed the Plow
Message-ID: <4B02AC99.0319.00B6.1@getty.edu>

Slides and related documents from Speed the Plow: Rapid Capture Imaging Workflow have been posted on the SlideShare MCN 2009 page:  http://www.slideshare.net/event/museum-computer-network-2009 
 
 
 
Stanley Smith
Manager, Imaging Services
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive,  Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
(310) 440-7286

From akeshet at imj.org.il  Tue Nov 17 14:54:36 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:54:36 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Fwd: International Activists Launch New Website to
 Gather and Share Copyright Knowledge]
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C3C9@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Via Peter Brantley (MCN 2009 speaker - thanks Peper!)

_______________________________________

formation of an international copyright site -

-------- Original Message --------


* International Activists Launch New Website to Gather and Share
Copyright Knowledge
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Electronic Information for
Libraries (eIFL.net), and other international copyright experts joined
together today to launch Copyright Watch -- a public website created
to centralize resources on national copyright laws at
http://www.copyright-watch.org .

Copyright Watch is the first comprehensive and up-to-date online
repository of national and regional copyright laws. Users can find
links by choosing a continent or by searching a country name. The site
will be updated over time to include proposed amendments to laws, as
well as commentary and context from national copyright experts.
Copyright Watch will help document how legislators around the world
are coping with the challenges of new technology and new business
models.

For the full press release:
https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/11/13

______________________________________________

From kamoroso at mainehistory.org  Wed Nov 18 08:10:58 2009
From: kamoroso at mainehistory.org (Kathy Amoroso)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:10:58 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L]
 =?iso-8859-1?q?Project_management_systems_=09for__=09inte?=
 =?iso-8859-1?q?r-organizationalcooperation?=
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1258488002.21984.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
References: <mailman.1.1258488002.21984.mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <fc.007ea64d005c7dca3b9aca00675854bf.5c7dcb@agdog.com>

We at Maine Memory Network, just like LOC,  also use TRAC by Edgewall
software and it works out well. I manage 2 offsite programmers and up to 3
designers at anytime.

Kathy

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




From A-Newman at NGA.GOV  Thu Nov 19 11:58:07 2009
From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:58:07 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] ImageMuse membership expansion
In-Reply-To: <fc.007ea64d005c7dca3b9aca00675854bf.5c7dcb@agdog.com>
Message-ID: <C72B0D7F.2F6F4%A-Newman@NGA.GOV>

ImageMuse is a discussion group of museum imaging and publishing
professionals. We have
worked together to define guidelines for the creation and use of digital
files 
for reproduction.  Our work resulted in the 2007 UPDIG Digital Image
Submission Guide for Fine Art Reproduction at
http://updig.org/disg/fineart.php
 
A number of ImageMuse museums are working with Franziska Frey, McGhee
Professor in the School of Print Media at Rochester Institute of
Technology, through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to research
the art image interchange cycle and to extend current industry practices and
standards.  
 
Additionally, we continue to work together to share basic information on
Digital Asset Management applications, color profiling of DSLR cameras,
rapid 
capture workflows and other technical issues in our work.
 
We are looking to expand our membership from the current 60 members (from 28
organizations?mostly large American museums) to 150 members representing
75 organizations large and small and significantly international.
 
If you are the head of a museum or archives imaging department, a DAM
manager 
or a publications production manager you can join ImageMuse at the following
web address  
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ImageMuse/
 
click Join this Group to submit a request for membership.

Currently membership is restricted to staff at non-profit cultural
organizations.

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

Alan Newman


From waibelg at oclc.org  Thu Nov 19 14:45:27 2009
From: waibelg at oclc.org (Waibel,Guenter)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:27 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Omeka Webinar on 8 December at 1 p.m. EST
Message-ID: <AA3DCFAA4E87BD40BBAA507B1C36CC3D0228B49F@OAEXCH4SERVER.oa.oclc.org>

As part of the "Technical Advances for Innovation in Cultural Heritage Institutions" (yep, that's TAI CHI) Webinar Series my colleague Roy Tennant puts together, there is an upcoming event focusing on OMEKA, the web-publishing platform for collections created by the Center for History and New Media (CHNM). This is a great opportunity to learn more about an amazing tool. More info, including advance registration, can be found here http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2009-11-17.htm

 

Cheers,

 

G?nter

 

***

 

OCLC Research to Host TAI CHI Omeka Webinar on 8 December at 1 p.m. EST (UTC-5 Hours)

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 17 November 2009

 

Omeka is a free and open source collections-based, Web-based platform for scholars, librarians, archivists, museum professionals, educators and cultural enthusiasts. 

 

Until now, scholars and cultural heritage professionals looking to publish collections-based research and online exhibitions required either extensive technical skills or considerable funding for outside vendors. By making standards-based, serious online publishing easy, Omeka puts the power and reach of the Web in the hands of academics and cultural professionals themselves.

 

Omeka features a "five-minute setup" that makes launching an online exhibition as easy as launching a blog. Designed with non-IT specialists in mind, it allows users to focus on content and interpretation rather than programming. It brings Web 2.0 technologies and approaches to academic and cultural Web sites to foster user interaction and participation. It also makes top-shelf design easy with a simple and flexible operating system. Omeka's robust open-source developer and user communities underwrite its stability and sustainability.

 

In this webinar, Sheila Brennan, Omeka End User Outreach Coordinator and Senior Digital History Associate at the Center for History and New Media (CHNM), will provide an overview of Omeka. Dave Lester, Omeka Developer Outreach Coordinator and Developer at CHNM, will provide more technical aspects of the Omeka software. 

 

Webinar participation is free and open to all but advanced registration is required. This is the second webinar in the OCLC Research Technical Advances for Innovation in Cultural Heritage Institutions (TAI CHI) Webinar Series developed to highlight specific innovative applications, often locally developed, that libraries, museums and archives may find effective in their own environments, as well as to teach technical staff new technologies and skills.  We intend to make recordings of these webinars available on the OCLC Research Web site and in the iTunes Store.

 

More info and advance registration link at http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2009-11-17.htm


From graeme at museumsetc.com  Fri Nov 20 02:37:00 2009
From: graeme at museumsetc.com (Graeme Farnell)
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:00 +0000
Subject: [MCN-L] Twitter in Action: Interactive Online Seminar
Message-ID: <fbf8e79f0911200237x593891a1k53b73fd22516fefd@mail.gmail.com>

*Twitter in Action: Interactive Online Seminar*
*Thursday 17 December*

As you'll know, Twitter is the fastest-growing social media platform and in
many ways particularly well-suited to the needs of museums and cultural
organisations.

Join us on 17 December for this Interactive Online Seminar with two of the
world?s most popular museums on Twitter: the V&A (London) and the Women's
Museum: An Institute for the Future (Dallas). Between them they attract over
24,000 followers and they'll share the secrets of what?s working for them,
what?s not ? and what makes their Twitter presence successful.

You?ll hear direct from two experts in digital marketing and social media,
the people responsible for both museums' Twitter presence: Naomi Saffery,
Marketing Officer at the V&A, and Alyssa Gardina, Marketing Associate at the
Women's Museum. You'll be able to pinpoint in advance the areas you?d like
them to explore, and ask questions to get the information you need to
enhance ? or start ? your Twitter presence!

Look over their shoulders as they demonstrate their Twitter setups. Explain
what have been the benefits of Twitter to their museums. Share useful tips
and tricks. Tell how best to involve and communicate with followers. And how
they see their use of Twitter developing.

Each seminar session gives you access to these experts followed by a Q&A
discussion - from the comfort of your laptop or desktop computer.

Twitter in Action is terrific value at just ?47 (Limited Time Early-Bird
Rate), which includes access to the recorded sessions after the event, and
the ability to share the experience with a group of your colleagues at no
extra cost!

To register, please visit: www.museumsetc.com/?p=1416

I hope you'll join us for what promises to be a stimulating event!

Graeme Farnell
MuseumsEtc

From trilce_navarrete at yahoo.com  Fri Nov 20 09:06:49 2009
From: trilce_navarrete at yahoo.com (trilce navarrete)
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:06:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [MCN-L] Archiving2010 Call for Papers -  Deadline Reminder
In-Reply-To: <4AEF2992.1050609@kcl.ac.uk>
References: <4AEF2992.1050609@kcl.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <811410.80103.qm@web58007.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

dear Simon,

I missed talking a bit more at MCN, I hope to be able to exchange a few thoughts in The Hague during Archiving 2010 if not sooner.

with kind regards,
Trilce

 
:..::...::..::...::..:
Trilce Navarrete

PhD researcher and lecturer University of Amsterdam -Digital Heritage.
Masters in Cultural Economics -Digital Museum Collections. Erasmus University Rotterdam. 
Masters in Arts Management -Museum Studies. University of Oregon.
mobil: +31 (0)6 244 84998
email: trilce_navarrete at yahoo.com
address: Turfdraagsterpad 9 (room 1.03) NL 1012XT Amsterdam
skype: trilcen




________________________________
From: "Tanner, Simon" <simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk>
Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 7:48:50 PM
Subject: [MCN-L] Archiving2010 Call for Papers -  Deadline Reminder

We invite you to submit your abstracts for Archiving 2010 to be held 
June 1-4 in Den Haag (The Hague), the Netherlands, by the *December 13, 
2009 deadline*.  



A PDF of the Call for Papers can be found at 
http://www.imaging.org/ist/conferences/archiving/index.cfm


The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together a unique community of 
imaging novices and experts from libraries, archives, records 
management, and information technology institutions to discuss and 
explore the expanding field of digital archiving and preservation. 
Attendees from around the world represent industry, academia, 
governments, and cultural heritage institutions. The conference presents 
the latest research results on archiving, provides a forum to explore 
new strategies and policies, and reports on successful projects that can 
serve as benchmarks in the field. Archiving 2010 is a blend of invited 
focal papers, keynote talks, and refereed oral and interactive display 
presentations. Prospective authors are invited to submit oral and 
interactive presentations by the December 13^th deadline.



Proposed program topics include:

?         *Creating and Managing Digital Collections*

    * User needs and access to digital collections
    * Large scale collection management
    * Building economically sustainable collections: business models and
      case studies
    * Collection development in a digital context: Strategies for
      selecting and archiving digital content
    * Strategies for selecting and archiving specific kinds of digital
      content
    * Modes of image discovery and access
    * Intellectual Property Rights: compliance with copyright law and policy



?         *Technical Processes: Imaging and Workflow*

    * Efficient digitization workflows
    * Image capture and quality assurance
    * Metadata and data retrieval
    * Color management
    * Compression: JPEG2000 and other formats
    * Optimizing technical processes, including image acquisition



?         *Long Term Access Strategies*

o        Reliable storage solutions**

o        Archival formats (e.g., PDF/A, JPEG2000, Open XML, RAW)**

o        Repository models**

o        Microfilm as a storage solution**

o        Digital curation education and training**

o        Tools, services, and resources for use in a distributed environment



Save precious travel time and resources by increasing the value of your 
investment in Archiving 2010 by also attending the IOP Printing and 
Graphics Science Group and the Materials and the Arts Research Centre of 
the University of the Arts, London, conference for digital 
photographers, printers, and conservators.

The 4^th International Conference on Preservation and Conservation 
Issues in Digital Printing and Digital Photography will be held May 
27-28, 2010, in London, UK. More information can be found at 
www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2010.
*
*Please feel free to contact me with any questions.



Best regards,

Diana Gonzalez

IS&T Conference Program Manager

archiving2010 at imaging.org

703/642-9090 x 106



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From ssmith at getty.edu  Fri Nov 20 12:13:10 2009
From: ssmith at getty.edu (Stanley Smith)
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:13:10 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Media SIG: Minutes from DM SIG meeting in Portland
Message-ID: <4B0687D6020000B60009E6BC@mail.getty.edu>

Normal 0 0 1 865 4936 41 9 6061 11.1282 0 0 0 

MCN Digital Media SIG meeting minutes, Portland, OR, Nov. 13,2009 
  
The annual meeting of the MCN digital Media SIG was held at the MCN
conference in Portland on Friday at 5:30, just prior to the SIG Pub
Crawl.  The meeting this year had some new faces, with 13 people
attending. 
  
The meeting opened with the SIG Chairman, Stanley Smith giving a brief
review of what the SIG?s primary function has been for MCN-- primarily
choosing and hosting seminars, talks or panels for the annual
conference.  This year?s panel was Speed the Plow: Rapid Capture Digital
Workflow, which highlighted rapid capture case studies from five
institutions.  The panel was well attended, and had extensive follow-up
from many of the audience later in the conference. 
  
Erik Landsberg from MoMA talked about the recent meeting of the
ImageMuse group in NYC.  ImageMuse is a somewhat informal group of
imaging managers from over 60 institutions from all over the world. 
ImageMuse primarily meets online via a listserv, but does try to get
together in person occasionally?usually in concert with major
conferences or tradeshows.  The ImageMuse listserv is a great place for
imaging managers to pose questions, discuss technical issues, and
generally stay in touch with each other throughout the year.  It was
decided at the meeting in NYC that ImageMuse would open membership to
more institutions?hopefully doubling participation. We discussed the
desirability of bringing more MCN members to the ImageMuse listserv, and
this fits nicely with the current efforts at ImageMuse to broaden its
reach.  Alan Newman from the National Gallery of Art posted the
following on the MCN listserv yesterday, and I will repeat it here: 
  
ImageMuse is a group of museum imaging and publishing professionals. We
have worked together to define guidelines for the creation and use of
digital files for reproduction.  Our work resulted in the 2007 UPDIG
Digital Image Submission Guide for Fine Art Reproduction at
http://updig.org/disg/fineart.php

A number of ImageMuse museums are working with Franziska Frey, McGhee
Professor in the School of Print Media at Rochester Institute of
Technology, through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to
research the art image interchange cycle and to extend current industry
practices and standards.  

Additionally, we continue to work together to share basic information
on Digital Asset Management applications, color profiling of DSLR
cameras, rapid capture workflows and other technical issues in our
work.

We are looking to expand our membership from the current 60 members
(from 28 organizations?mostly large American institutions) to 150
members representing  75 organizations large and small and significantly
international.

If you are the head of a museum or archives imaging department, a DAM
manager or a publications production manager you can join ImageMuse at
the following web  address  

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ImageMuse/

click Join this Group to submit a request for membership. 
  
  
We discussed possible content for next year?s conference.  Several
museums at the meeting have been participating in a new Mellon-funded
Benchmark project being conducted by Franziska Frey from RIT.  This
project is an extension of a seminal benchmarking project that was
finished in 2005 by Franziska and Roy Berns called ?Direct Digital
Capture of Cultural Heritage Benchmarking American Museum Practices and
Defining Future Needs?.
http://www.cis.rit.edu/museumSurvey/documents/Benchmark_Final_Report_Web.pdf

  
The current project is called ?Benchmarking Art Image Interchange
Cycles?, and deals with how publishing workflows affect the quality and
rendering of our images.  This has always been a significant issue for
institutions that publish images of their objects, and Franziska has
devised a way to measure several key points in this workflow?in a
quantitative way.  The conference presenting her results is in June of
2010, and we are hoping to get Franziska (and co-author Susan Farnand)
to come to Austin in November to present their findings to MCN. 
  
We also talked about presenting a panel that highlights some
lesser-known and more technical ways of capturing images of our objects.
 This may include multi-spectral and hyper-spectral capture, High
Dynamic Range methods, Reflection Transformation Imaging (RTI),
Polynomial Texture mapping (PTM), as well as information on conservation
techniques such as UV and IR capture.  This idea has some good support,
and I believe we may propose a session for Austin. 
  
Another idea expressed for next year is to have some way to present a
follow-up for the case studies that were presented in the Rapid Capture
panel?maybe a poster presentation, or a short presentation along with a
more detailed document. 
  
After the meeting we adjourned to the Rose and Thistle?a popular
Scottish bar near the hotel.  While it was difficult to discuss imaging
issues over the din, we all heard Chris Edwards?s arteries slamming shut
from the consumption of Scotch Eggs (a hard-boiled egg is wrapped in
sausage, then dropped into the deep fryer). An evening of quaffing and
mirth! 
  
New members of the DM SIG:  The main venue for us during the year is
the MCN listserv.  Traffic this last year was somewhat spotty, but I
encourage all of you imaging folks to not be shy about posting
questions, discoveries, tips, etc on the MCN listserv.  I encourage
ImageMuse members to cross-post on the MCN listserv.  Please put the
words ?Digital Media SIG? in the subject line (along with you topic). 
This serves to alert those interested in our issues know to read this
one.   
  
Thank you all for a great conference, and I hope to see more of you in
Austin next year! 
  
Stanley Smith 
Head of Imaging Services 
The J. Paul Getty Museum 
  
  
  
  
  

Stanley Smith
Manager, Imaging Services
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive,  Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
(310) 440-7286




From mia.ridge at gmail.com  Sat Nov 21 05:47:21 2009
From: mia.ridge at gmail.com (Mia)
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:47:21 +0000
Subject: [MCN-L] Cosmic Collections competition: one week to go - and it
	just got easier
In-Reply-To: <EB9D2201E8418446B8EAF1683CC71B210B6904@skexh04.ad.nmsi.ac.uk>
References: <EB9D2201E8418446B8EAF1683CC71B210B6904@skexh04.ad.nmsi.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <acbaa5330911210547u1fca204dw50e7e2e5d0f4bd9d@mail.gmail.com>

I haven't actually posted about our 'make a website mashup using our API'
competition to the MCN list before, but I thought some of you might be
interested, and there's still time to have a tinker and create something
interesting.

cheers, Mia
--------------------------------------------
http://openobjects.org.uk/ http://twitter.com/mia_out


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ridge Mia <Mia.Ridge at sciencemuseum.org.uk>
Subject: Cosmic Collections competition: one week to go - and it just got
easier

Dear all,

I just wanted to drop you a quick line to remind you that mashup competition
entries are due in a week, and to let you know that we've modified the scope
of the competition to make it easier for entrants - you don't have to make a
complete site, just something that could be part of a larger site. The idea
is to create something that does one thing, and does it well.

More information is available on our developer blog,
http://sciencemuseumdiscovery.com/blogs/museumdev/cosmic-collections-do-one-thing-and-do-it-well/
.

How to take part - a quick reminder


1. Check out the data at
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectapi/cosmosculturepublic.svc/MuseumObjects

2. Get some help:

Read our tips for entrants <
http://cosmiccollections.pbworks.com/Tips-for-entrants> , check out these
mashup resources <http://cosmiccollections.pbworks.com/mashup-resources> ,
and get some info about our audiences <
http://cosmiccollections.pbworks.com/About-Science-Museum-online-audiences>
. Check out the documentation <
http://cosmiccollections.pbworks.com/Cosmic-Collections-API>  and connect
with other people <http://cosmiccollections.pbworks.com/#register>  who want
to enter the competiton. You can also join the Google group <
http://groups.google.com/group/science-museum-apis>  or use the hashtag
#coscultcom in conversations on Twitter.

3. Get inspired- visit the exhibition <
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/galleries/cosmos_and_culture.aspx>
, check out these videos <
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EB3C8735A76D5C10>  about some of the
objects or more photos <
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sciencemuseum/sets/72157622795904954/> .

4. Get creative and get mashing!

5. Send us a link to your entry.

Email us by midnight on November 28 (GMT) - you don't need to pre-register.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments.  If you've got requests
for tweaks to our data (API, images, etc), it's worth asking - I may be able
to help out (no promises, mind you).

We'll be using the Google group <
http://groups.google.com/group/science-museum-apis>  after the competition
as well, so it's a good way to stay in contact.

cheers, Mia


For updates on all Science Museum news and events sign up to our free
e-newsletter at www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

From alyssa at alyssa-glass.com  Sat Nov 21 23:24:13 2009
From: alyssa at alyssa-glass.com (Alyssa Glass)
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:24:13 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN on Twitter?
Message-ID: <4eb9c7450911212324q193fcafck75e7ca0b1652cdc2@mail.gmail.com>

(Re-sending since my first email didn't seem to go through...sorry if this
is a duplicate.)

Hi,

I'm a museum studies graduate student who is new to both MCN and Twitter.
I'd been avoiding Twitter, but was amazed at how beneficial it was during
the MCN conference for following conversations about the presentation topics
and for keeping track of the highlights from multiple concurrent sessions.
Now that the conference is over and #mcn2009 is petering out, I was
wondering if there are other hashtags under which these types of
conversations are occurring.

I also wanted to thank everyone who donated to the scholarship fund. This
was my very first conference, and I was only able to attend because of the
MCN scholarship--there's no way I otherwise could have afforded to go. The
conference was an incredibly inspiring and eye-opening experience for me,
and the scholarship was very much appreciated. I hope to see you in Austin
next year!

Best,
Alyssa

From akeshet at imj.org.il  Sun Nov 22 05:47:26 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:47:26 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FEFW=3A_Complexity_and_Information_S?=
	=?windows-1255?q?ystems_CFP?=
In-Reply-To: <IIIS-S05aC8aNIPxGRk0026212f@confertec.org>
References: <IIIS-S05aC8aNIPxGRk0026212f@confertec.org>
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C3F6@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Announcement: Second IMCIC 2010 Deadlines (Extension) and First CFP for ISAS 2010
=======================================================
1. The International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2010 (April 6 -9, 2010 - Orlando, Florida, USA). http://www.2010iiisconferences.org/IMCIC
=======================================================
2. The 16th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis: ISAS 2010  http://www.2010iiisconferences.org/ISAS
=======================================================
Both conferences will be jointly held on April 6 -9, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

The deadlines for both conferences are the following:

Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: December 15th, 2009
Authors Notifications: January 27th, 2010
Camera-ready, full papers: March 3rd, 2010
=======================================================
Submissions for Face-to-Face or for Virtual Participation are both accepted. Both kinds of submissions will have the same reviewing process and the accepted papers will be included in the same proceedings.

Pre-Conference and Post-conference Virtual sessions (via electronic forums) will be held for each session included in the conference program, so that sessions papers can be read before the conference, and authors presenting at the same session can interact during one week before and after the conference. Authors can also participate in peer-to-peer reviewing in virtual sessions.

All Submitted papers/abstracts will go through three reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least three reviewers), (2) non-blind, and (3) participative peer reviews. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those papers/abstracts that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in JSCI Journal.

Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers/abstracts, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.

Registration fees of an effective invited session organizer will be waived according to the policy described in the web page  (click on 'Invited Session', then on 'Benefits for the Organizers of Invited Sessions'), where you can get information about the ten benefits for an invited session organizer. For Invited Sessions Proposals, please visit the conference web site, or directly to http://www.2010iiisconferences.org/imcic/organizer.asp

Authors of the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference (included those virtually presented) will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics.

Best regards,

IMCIC 2010 and ISAS 2010 Organizing Committees

If you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please send an email to remove at mail.2010iiisconferences.org with REMOVE MLCONFERENCES in the subject line. Address: Torre Profesional La California, Av. Francisco de Miranda, Caracas, Venezuela.

From marty at fsu.edu  Sun Nov 22 12:02:11 2009
From: marty at fsu.edu (Paul Marty)
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:02:11 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] CFP: Library Trends -- Digital Knowledge (2nd Call)
Message-ID: <F050ACC8-31E1-427C-AA36-97150A24206E@fsu.edu>

CALL FOR PAPERS -- LIBRARY TRENDS

The editors of Library Trends are pleased to announce plans for a special issue titled "Involving Users in the Co-Construction of Digital Knowledge in Libraries, Archives, and Museums."

This special issue will be guest edited by Drs. Paul F. Marty and Michelle M. Kazmer, College of Communication and Information, Florida State University, with Dr. Corinne Jorgensen (Florida State University), Katherine Burton Jones (Harvard Divinity School), and Richard J. Urban (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).


DESCRIPTION

Many libraries, archives, and museums provide their users with social computing environments that include the ability to tag collections, annotate objects, and otherwise contribute their thoughts to the knowledge base of the institution. Information professionals and users have responded to the transition to a web 2.0 world of user-created content by developing open source tools to coordinate these activities and researching the best ways to involve users in the co-creation of digital knowledge.

This rapid influx of new technologies and new methods of interacting with users has come at a time when libraries, archives, and museums still struggle to share data across their own institutions, let alone between different types of institutions. Information professionals in libraries, archives, and museums had barely begun to make progress developing crosswalks and data interoperability standards when, as social computing became the norm on the web, providing the ability for users to manipulate data changed from a cool toy to a basic expectation. Moving forward -- and keeping pace with user expectations -- requires the coordination of many different users (in all their variety) as they contribute, participate, shape, and create all types of data in all types of contexts.

We need to consider what social computing really means for the future of libraries, archives, and museums, and think carefully about the future trends and long-term implications of involving users in the co-construction of knowledge online. It is important to have broad-based discussions about what happens when users are involved in shaping and directing and guiding the development of online libraries, archives, and museums and their information resources.

For this issue of Library Trends, therefore, we seek authors who can step back and think broadly about those issues that are raised when we bring users into the mix in various ways and at various points in the data/information/knowledge life-cycle. We are interested in receiving high-level theory pieces, supported by research data of course, but with a focus on the long-term trends involved and their implications for libraries, archives, and museums. In particular, we are looking for papers that explore the future trends and long-term implications of the many different ways in which information professionals in libraries, archives, and museums have, can, and should involve their users in the co-construction of digital knowledge based on their online collections.

Sample questions include, but are certainly not limited to:

* How are libraries, archives, and museums implementing user-contributed data / descriptions of artifacts, objects, or collections on their websites? What are the long-term implications of involving users in the co-description, co-cataloguing of digital knowledge?

* How are libraries, archives, and museums encouraging users to create online collections of personal favorites or similar items on their websites? What are the long-term implications of involving users in the co-creation, co-curation of digital knowledge?

* How are libraries, archives, and museums encouraging users to create / structure their own online environments, designing personalized websites or portals specifically suited to individual needs? What are the implications of involving users in the design and structuring of online interfaces for the development and presentation of digital knowledge?

* How is the education of library, archives, and museum practitioners (and in particular the increase in online and hybrid learning technologies) influencing the ways practitioners subsequently incorporate technology into their user service environments in libraries, archives, and museums?


IMPORTANT DATES

* Optional Abstract: December 1, 2009 (see below)

* Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010

* Review Decisions: May 15, 2010 (all submissions will be peer-reviewed)

* Final Versions Due: July 15, 2010

* Publication: Early 2011


SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All submissions should be emailed directly to Paul Marty at marty at fsu.edu or Michelle Kazmer at mkazmer at fsu.edu.

For formatting instructions, please see the Library Trends Author Guidelines available here:
http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/library_trends/guidelines.html

If you wish, you may submit an optional abstract (by email to Paul Marty at marty at fsu.edu or Michelle Kazmer at mkazmer at fsu.edu) for feedback by December 1, 2009.

If you have any questions about the special issue, please contact Paul Marty at marty at fsu.edu or Michelle Kazmer at mkazmer at fsu.edu.

For more information about Library Trends, please see: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/library_trends/

A PDF version of this CFP is available at: http://marty.ci.fsu.edu/misc/cfp_librarytrends.pdf


--------------
Paul F. Marty, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies
College of Communication and Information, Florida State University
240 Louis Shores Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2100
http://marty.ci.fsu.edu | marty at fsu.edu


From sweaver at experienceology.com  Mon Nov 23 13:55:55 2009
From: sweaver at experienceology.com (Stephanie Weaver)
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:55 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] Online class with Dr. John Falk: December 2
Message-ID: <73ED085E-7A18-42F8-A25E-B5CB247B314C@experienceology.com>

Ask the Expert with Dr. John Falk is Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 9 am PST.  
This online class will present a Q  & A with Dr. Falk about his new  
book: Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience.

I'll be asking him a series of questions that will cover an overview  
of the theory that is the foundation for his new Visitor Experience  
Model, the five "identities" that motivate visitors to come to  
museums, how this affects marketing and audience development, and how  
it affects programs, exhibits, and other services. Attendees can send  
in questions in advance and chat live with Dr. Falk throughout the one- 
hour class.

Register for the $35 class at http://bit.ly/fwYpb. If you would like a  
group license to view the class with multiple staff members, please  
contact me directly. The virtual classroom is limited to 50 seats, to  
make it a personal experience, so don't delay. Registration closes at  
5 pm on Tuesday, December 1st.

Stephanie Weaver
Visitor experience consultant
experienceology?: Because happy visitors return.
San Diego, CA

From rebecca at earley.com  Tue Nov 24 08:49:07 2009
From: rebecca at earley.com (Rebecca Allen)
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:49:07 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] (Event) Metadata for Digital Images - December 2nd Taxonomy
 Community of Practice Call
Message-ID: <1BA1D3B187889949807E12A78D7EA83B7141A3285C@EXMBX04.exchhosting.com>

Invitation
Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Metadata for Digital Images.

Date:  Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time:  2:00 - 3:00 Eastern Time
Cost:  $50

Free preview: http://www.slideshare.net/Earley/metadata-for-digital-images-december-2-taxonomy-cop
To register, visit: http://www.earley.com/webinars/metadata/metadata-digital-images

Managing a collection of digital image assets is a complex undertaking. Unlike text-based documents, images do not provide headings, captions, or the ability to count word frequency for delivering relevant search results. With examples from stock photo distributors and a case study on an image collection of 3.5 million, this session will address critical considerations for building effective metadata for images.

David Riecks, project leader for the Stock Artists Alliance Photo Metadata Project, will explain the benefits of using embedded photo metadata such as captions, keywords, geographic information, and rights-based information in managing image collections. Emphasis will be on the proper use of existing photo metadata standards that are in wide use, such as IPTC, XMP and Exif, as well as recommended best practices for photographers and for those maintaining image databases.

Jody Apap, Vice President of Operations at A2Z Keywording, will continue with addressing the difficulties of keywording million-image databases, including how to describe complex visual images, how to insure limited and yet accurate and consistent search results, the problems of synonyms and antonyms, and the ambiguities of language. He will also discuss  the importance of taxonomies, how to create search-friendly keywords, and give an in-depth look at search functions and criteria.

New Jumpstart Series: Digital Asset Management
We are excited to announce a new Jumpstart series on Digital Asset Management (DAM). This free 4-part educational series will run Thursdays, January 14 to February 4, 2010. Industry experts will address the latest insights and developments in building the business case for DAM, marketing resource management, the vendor landscape, and optimizing asset reuse with taxonomy and metadata.

Registration is open and we are currently accepting proposals for presentations, more details can be found at: http://www.earley.com/webinars/jumpstarts/digital-asset-management 

Thank you,

Rebecca Allen
Taxonomy Consultant
_____________________________
EARLEY & ASSOCIATES
Cell: 425-299-5400
Email: rebecca at earley.com
Web: www.earley.com




From Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org  Wed Nov 25 18:24:21 2009
From: Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org (Christina DePaolo)
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:24:21 -0800
Subject: [MCN-L] MCN conference attendees: we need you!
Message-ID: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E1685B829A1@dtes01.SAM.Home>

Okay,
I know you get tons of survey requests. But only 30 conference attendees have filled out our MCN 2009 evaluation survey. We need at least 50 to get a sense of what worked this year and what didn't.

Every year the MCN board goes through a planning process for the annual conference, making tons of decisions along the way. We'd like to base these decisions on your input.

Please fill it out:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=J5Os5vsOYAHoHavR3uJVDg_3d_3d

Thank you so much! Please feel free to also email me directly with any feedback or questions at christinad at seattleartmuseum.org<mailto:christinad at seattleartmuseum.org>


Christina DePaolo | New Media Manager
Seattle Art Museum | 1300 1st Avenue | Seattle WA 98101
christinad at seattleartmuseum.org | 206.654.3165

Find SAM at:
http://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org
http://facebook.com/seattleartmuseum
http://twitter.com/iheartSAM


From valasec at fastmail.fm  Thu Nov 26 02:15:59 2009
From: valasec at fastmail.fm (VALA Executive Officer)
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:15:59 +1100
Subject: [MCN-L] VALA2010 Conference - Earlybird Deadline Extended!
Message-ID: <1259230559.8603.1347153819@webmail.messagingengine.com>

  ----Apologies for cross-postings----

       VALA2010: Connections, Content, Conversations
          http://www.vala.org.au/conf2010.htm

Dear Colleague, 
 
Having trouble getting that payment for the VALA2010 Conference
Registration organised in time for the 30 November Earlybird deadline? 

You're not alone, so we have extended the Earlybird deadline to help
you. Register and pay by Friday 11 December 2009 and still be eligible
for the earlybird discount!

You can register online, or download a registration form and get that
payment through fast - go to http://vala.org.au/conf2010.htm now and
follow the links to the Registration page. Remember you get maximum
value for money by being a VALA member and paying now.

Join the hundreds of people who have already registered for what should
be the best ever VALA Conference and the biggest Trade Exhibition we've
had yet.

Interested in the high-end VALAtech Boot Camp?  More details coming very
soon!

Please feel free to pass on this e-mail.

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
Australia
Phone: (03) 9725 2725  Fax: (03) 8625 0079
Email: vala at vala.org.au

From fnarkiewicz at cbl.ie  Thu Nov 26 02:52:00 2009
From: fnarkiewicz at cbl.ie (Frances Narkiewicz)
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:52:00 -0000
Subject: [MCN-L] Handheld Device Theft?
Message-ID: <60E4A1BFA38FF747B39AC2C5E322756A7551EF@cbl-srv02.cbl.ie>

Hi everyone,

The Chester Beatty Library is currently in the process of updating our handheld multimedia tour, and one of the most straightforward and practical options seems to be creating iPod Touch tours.  My main concern, however, is with theft of the devices themselves.  I am curious to know how other museums may be handling this:  are handing out iPods (or other fancy gadgets) to the public, what steps you have taken to control theft, and what sort of losses you may have incurred....  

I know this may be a sensitive subject to discuss, but for all the online wikis and blogs which deal with multimedia content, I can't find anything which has mentioned this very practical issue!  Any advice would be appreciated, and please feel free to email me off-list about this.

Many thanks,
Frances
Frances Narkiewicz
Rights and Reproductions
Chester Beatty Library
Dublin Castle
Dublin 2 

Phone + 353 1 4070750 
Fax + 353 1 4070760
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From Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org  Fri Nov 27 08:03:29 2009
From: Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org (Jeanne Kessler)
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:03:29 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] Handheld Device Theft?
In-Reply-To: <60E4A1BFA38FF747B39AC2C5E322756A7551EF@cbl-srv02.cbl.ie>
References: <60E4A1BFA38FF747B39AC2C5E322756A7551EF@cbl-srv02.cbl.ie>
Message-ID: <F65EB1EC-44E4-4614-B974-3891871A6B51@nationalww2museum.org>

I know a few places that ask for a drivers licence when giving out  
devices (tour & assisted hearing devices).

The visitors get their licences back when they return the devices.

Sent from my mobile

On Nov 26, 2009, at 4:55 AM, "Frances Narkiewicz" <fnarkiewicz at cbl.ie>  
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The Chester Beatty Library is currently in the process of updating  
> our handheld multimedia tour, and one of the most straightforward  
> and practical options seems to be creating iPod Touch tours.  My  
> main concern, however, is with theft of the devices themselves.  I  
> am curious to know how other museums may be handling this:  are  
> handing out iPods (or other fancy gadgets) to the public, what steps  
> you have taken to control theft, and what sort of losses you may  
> have incurred....
>
> I know this may be a sensitive subject to discuss, but for all the  
> online wikis and blogs which deal with multimedia content, I can't  
> find anything which has mentioned this very practical issue!  Any  
> advice would be appreciated, and please feel free to email me off- 
> list about this.
>
> Many thanks,
> Frances
> Frances Narkiewicz
> Rights and Reproductions
> Chester Beatty Library
> Dublin Castle
> Dublin 2
>
> Phone + 353 1 4070750
> Fax + 353 1 4070760
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From akeshet at imj.org.il  Sat Nov 28 21:33:13 2009
From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet@imj.org.il])
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:33:13 +0200
Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FEIP_SIG=3A_Fair_Use_Guidelines_for_?=
	=?windows-1255?q?art_and_images?=
In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C452@mailsrv.imj.org.il>
References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C452@mailsrv.imj.org.il>
Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C453@mailsrv.imj.org.il>

Report of IP SIG meeeting, Nov. 13, 2009, Portland, Oregon

Proposal: the NYC Bar Association's Art Law Committee is drafting a fair use guidelines for the use of art and images (for artists, museums, scholarly publishers). The Guidelines would follow the model of the successful Fair Use Guidelines for Documentary Filmmakers created by the Washington Law School, American University. MCN's IP SIG could be in a position to offer valuable input from the museum perspective. A document of this kind, which we have contemplated before, is badly needed, and there is an obvious professional and persuasive advantage to having it authored by the Bar Association's Ar t Law Committee.

Decided: MCN's IP SIG supports the initiative and is willing to offer input and help.

A followup meeting was held in NYC between Virginia Rutledge (NYCBA Art Law Committee), Amalyah Keshet, Deborah Wythe, and Eve Sinaiko. The project is in the hands of the Art Law Committee, and I will update the IP SIG on any progress, or anything substantive we can do to help move this forward.


Amalyah Keshet
Chair, MCN IP SIG



From amc at mohistory.org  Mon Nov 30 07:59:50 2009
From: amc at mohistory.org (Amanda Claunch)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:59:50 -0600
Subject: [MCN-L] Handheld Device Theft?
Message-ID: <4B13EBF6.6070406@mohistory.org>

Our local Art Museum takes your credit card or makes a carbon copy of 
it, and returns it to you when you return the ipod. That way if you 
decide to keep it, you've just bought the museum a brand new ipod!

-- 
Amanda Claunch
Photographs and Prints
Missouri History Museum
Library and Research Center
P.O. Box 11940
St. Louis, MO 63112-0040




From rstein at imamuseum.org  Mon Nov 30 08:52:59 2009
From: rstein at imamuseum.org (Robert Stein)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:59 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Handheld Device Theft?
In-Reply-To: <60E4A1BFA38FF747B39AC2C5E322756A7551EF@cbl-srv02.cbl.ie>
References: <Acpuhns+p2LYQejKS1Sg92mWoEnXqQ==>
	<60E4A1BFA38FF747B39AC2C5E322756A7551EF@cbl-srv02.cbl.ie>
Message-ID: <a997551c0911300852t1e5d36bgd4ab0ff66a0028b6@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Frances,

We've recently launched an iPod based mobile tour here at the IMA in
conjunction with our most recent exhibition (
http://www.imamuseum.org/exhibitions/sacred-spain/tap)

We currently rent the devices at the front desk for a $5 fee and do keep
driver's licenses while the iPods are in use.  We do also ask for an email
address or phone number so that we may contact them should they forget to
return the device accidentally.

In addition to the security of the devices with the public, it is also
important to consider how the handhelds will be secured within your own
building.  In our instance we keep all devices in a locked cabinet behind a
locked door and have limited the physical access to this room to only a few
key people.

I think it is reasonable to plan for a certain percentage of loss when
planning for long-term maintenance of a fleet of devices.  It's probably far
more likely that you will loose a device because someone drops it down a
stairwell, or spills a bottle of water on one... :)  I would think a 5%
figure for replacement would be reasonable as would a 2-3 year replacement
plan on the whole fleet.

Hope this helps!

Rob

-- 
*Robert Stein*
Chief Information Officer

*Indianapolis Museum of Art*
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN  46208-3326
T 317-923-1331 x244  F 317-931-1978
rstein at imamuseum.org
http://www.imamuseum.org



On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Frances Narkiewicz <fnarkiewicz at cbl.ie>wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The Chester Beatty Library is currently in the process of updating our
> handheld multimedia tour, and one of the most straightforward and practical
> options seems to be creating iPod Touch tours.  My main concern, however, is
> with theft of the devices themselves.  I am curious to know how other
> museums may be handling this:  are handing out iPods (or other fancy
> gadgets) to the public, what steps you have taken to control theft, and what
> sort of losses you may have incurred....
>
> I know this may be a sensitive subject to discuss, but for all the online
> wikis and blogs which deal with multimedia content, I can't find anything
> which has mentioned this very practical issue!  Any advice would be
> appreciated, and please feel free to email me off-list about this.
>
> Many thanks,
> Frances
> Frances Narkiewicz
> Rights and Reproductions
> Chester Beatty Library
> Dublin Castle
> Dublin 2
>
> Phone + 353 1 4070750
> Fax + 353 1 4070760
> http://www.cbl.ie <http://www.cbl.ie/>
> The Chester Beatty Library opens a window on the artistic treasures of the
> great cultures and religions of the world. Its rich collection of
> manuscripts, prints, icons, miniature paintings, early printed books and
> objets d'art from countries across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and
> Europe offers visitors a visual feast - all the result of the collecting
> activities of one man.
> ************************************************************
> European Museum Of The Year 2002
> The Chester Beatty Library
> http://www.cbl.ie/
> DISCLAIMER: The information in this e-mail and any files transmitted with
> it are confidential and may also be legally privileged. In particular (but
> not by way of limitation) the Chester Beatty Library disclaims all
> responsibility and accepts no liability for any e-mails or their attachments
> which are defamatory, offensive, racist or which in any other way are in
> breach of an individuals rights, including breach of confidence, privacy or
> other rights. If you have received this e-mail message in error, inform us
> immediately at info at cbl.ie and delete it and all copies from your system.
> This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been checked for
> the presence of computer viruses.
> S?ANADH: T? an t-eolas sa r?omhphost seo agus in aon chomhad a ghabhann
> leis r?nda agus d'fh?adfadh s? a bheith faoi phribhl?id dl?th?il freisin.
> S?anann an Leabharlann Chester Beatty ach go h?irithe (ach n? tr? theorann?)
> chuile fhreagracht, agus n? ghlacann le haon dliteanas i leith aon
> r?omhphost n? iat?in a ghabhann leo, at? cl?mhillteach, taircisni?il,
> cin?och n? a sh?ra?onn cearta an duine in aon tsl? eile, s?r? r?ndachta,
> pr?obh?ideachais n? cearta eile san ?ireamh. M? t? an r?omhphost seo faighte
> agat tr? dhearmad, cuir ar an eolas muid l?ithreach ag info at cbl.ie agus
> scrios amach ? f?in agus chuile ch?ip de as do ch?ras. Deimhn?onn an fon?ta
> seo chomh maith gur seice?ileadh an teachtaireacht r?omhphoist seo ar
> fhait?os v?r?s
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>
>
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From davidgreen at knowledgeculture.com  Mon Nov 30 10:37:32 2009
From: davidgreen at knowledgeculture.com (David Green)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:37:32 -0500
Subject: [MCN-L] Handheld Device Theft?
In-Reply-To: <a997551c0911300852t1e5d36bgd4ab0ff66a0028b6@mail.gmail.com>
References: <Acpuhns+p2LYQejKS1Sg92mWoEnXqQ==@mac.com>
	<60E4A1BFA38FF747B39AC2C5E322756A7551EF@cbl-srv02.cbl.ie>
	<a997551c0911300852t1e5d36bgd4ab0ff66a0028b6@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5E6C16D6-2225-4BDF-A959-E7F5C63CEF7F@knowledgeculture.com>

Rob,

This looks like a great system. I know this is off-topic, but is the program itself available for download?

David



David Green
Principal, Knowledge Culture Consulting
davidgreen at knowledgeculture.com
203-345-3228 
203-520-9155 (mobile)

On Nov 30, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Robert Stein wrote:

> Hi Frances,
> 
> We've recently launched an iPod based mobile tour here at the IMA in
> conjunction with our most recent exhibition (
> http://www.imamuseum.org/exhibitions/sacred-spain/tap)
> 
> We currently rent the devices at the front desk for a $5 fee and do keep
> driver's licenses while the iPods are in use.  We do also ask for an email
> address or phone number so that we may contact them should they forget to
> return the device accidentally.
> 
> In addition to the security of the devices with the public, it is also
> important to consider how the handhelds will be secured within your own
> building.  In our instance we keep all devices in a locked cabinet behind a
> locked door and have limited the physical access to this room to only a few
> key people.
> 
> I think it is reasonable to plan for a certain percentage of loss when
> planning for long-term maintenance of a fleet of devices.  It's probably far
> more likely that you will loose a device because someone drops it down a
> stairwell, or spills a bottle of water on one... :)  I would think a 5%
> figure for replacement would be reasonable as would a 2-3 year replacement
> plan on the whole fleet.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Rob
> 
> -- 
> *Robert Stein*
> Chief Information Officer
> 
> *Indianapolis Museum of Art*
> 4000 Michigan Road
> Indianapolis, IN  46208-3326
> T 317-923-1331 x244  F 317-931-1978
> rstein at imamuseum.org
> http://www.imamuseum.org
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Frances Narkiewicz <fnarkiewicz at cbl.ie>wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> The Chester Beatty Library is currently in the process of updating our
>> handheld multimedia tour, and one of the most straightforward and practical
>> options seems to be creating iPod Touch tours.  My main concern, however, is
>> with theft of the devices themselves.  I am curious to know how other
>> museums may be handling this:  are handing out iPods (or other fancy
>> gadgets) to the public, what steps you have taken to control theft, and what
>> sort of losses you may have incurred....
>> 
>> I know this may be a sensitive subject to discuss, but for all the online
>> wikis and blogs which deal with multimedia content, I can't find anything
>> which has mentioned this very practical issue!  Any advice would be
>> appreciated, and please feel free to email me off-list about this.
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>> Frances
>> Frances Narkiewicz
>> Rights and Reproductions
>> Chester Beatty Library
>> Dublin Castle
>> Dublin 2
>> 
>> Phone + 353 1 4070750
>> Fax + 353 1 4070760
>> http://www.cbl.ie <http://www.cbl.ie/>
>> The Chester Beatty Library opens a window on the artistic treasures of the
>> great cultures and religions of the world. Its rich collection of
>> manuscripts, prints, icons, miniature paintings, early printed books and
>> objets d'art from countries across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and
>> Europe offers visitors a visual feast - all the result of the collecting
>> activities of one man.
>> ************************************************************
>> European Museum Of The Year 2002
>> The Chester Beatty Library
>> http://www.cbl.ie/
>> DISCLAIMER: The information in this e-mail and any files transmitted with
>> it are confidential and may also be legally privileged. In particular (but
>> not by way of limitation) the Chester Beatty Library disclaims all
>> responsibility and accepts no liability for any e-mails or their attachments
>> which are defamatory, offensive, racist or which in any other way are in
>> breach of an individuals rights, including breach of confidence, privacy or
>> other rights. If you have received this e-mail message in error, inform us
>> immediately at info at cbl.ie and delete it and all copies from your system.
>> This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been checked for
>> the presence of computer viruses.
>> S?ANADH: T? an t-eolas sa r?omhphost seo agus in aon chomhad a ghabhann
>> leis r?nda agus d'fh?adfadh s? a bheith faoi phribhl?id dl?th?il freisin.
>> S?anann an Leabharlann Chester Beatty ach go h?irithe (ach n? tr? theorann?)
>> chuile fhreagracht, agus n? ghlacann le haon dliteanas i leith aon
>> r?omhphost n? iat?in a ghabhann leo, at? cl?mhillteach, taircisni?il,
>> cin?och n? a sh?ra?onn cearta an duine in aon tsl? eile, s?r? r?ndachta,
>> pr?obh?ideachais n? cearta eile san ?ireamh. M? t? an r?omhphost seo faighte
>> agat tr? dhearmad, cuir ar an eolas muid l?ithreach ag info at cbl.ie agus
>> scrios amach ? f?in agus chuile ch?ip de as do ch?ras. Deimhn?onn an fon?ta
>> seo chomh maith gur seice?ileadh an teachtaireacht r?omhphoist seo ar
>> fhait?os v?r?s
>> ************************************************************
>> 
>> 
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