From akeshet at imj.org.il Sat Jan 2 00:03:35 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:03:35 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG, et al.: What we are missing from the public domain Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5B6@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Via MCN 2009 speaker Peter Brantley -- a little food for thought. at the start of the new year: ________________________________________ What we are missing from the public domain, if Congress had kept term length moderate instead of bowing into the wishes of those that speak to them through money. And today, instead of reasonable legal access, we have an advertising company [Google] attempting to make their own private monopoly of 20th Century literature out of this past blindness. http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/pre1976 ----------------------- Quotes from the article: "Current US law extends copyright protections for 70 years from the date of the author?s death. (Corporate ?works-for-hire? are copyrighted for 95 years.) But prior to the 1976 Copyright Act (which became effective in 1978), the maximum copyright term was 56 years (an initial term of 28 years, renewable for another 28 years). Under those laws, works published in 1953 would be passing into the public domain on January 1, 2010." ... "The 1950s were also the peak of popular science fiction writing. 1953 saw the publication of Robert Heinlein?s Starman Jones, Isaac Asimov?s Second Foundation, and Arthur Clarke?s Childhood's End. Instead of seeing these enter the public domain in 2010, we will have to wait until 2049 ? a date that, itself, seems the stuff of science fiction." James Watson and Francis Crick published their groundbreaking paper on" the double helix structure of DNA in Nature magazine in 1953. It would be in the public domain on January 2010 if we had the copyright laws in force before 1978. Instead, Nature retains the copyright through 2049." ... "If the pre-1978 law were still in effect, we could have seen 85% of the works created in 1981 enter the public domain on January 1, 2010. Imagine what that would mean to our archives, our libraries, our schools and our culture. Instead, these works will remain under copyright for decades to come, perhaps even into the next century. And for most of them ? orphan works ? that means they will be both commercially unavailable and culturally off limits, without any benefit going to a copyright holder. Think of the cultural harm that does. How ironic that Ray Bradbury?s Fahrenheit 451, with its book burning firemen, was published in 1953 and would once have been entering the public domain on January 1, 2010. " From akeshet at imj.org.il Sat Jan 2 00:22:47 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:22:47 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: The Public Domain; Moral Panics Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5B7@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Two must-read books for 2010, while we're at it: The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age?today?s" heated battles over intellectual property. Boyle argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out the ground rules of the information society, and today?s policies are unbalanced, unsupported by evidence, and often detrimental to cultural access, free speech, digital creativity, and scientific innovation. Winner of the 2008 Donald McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research ------------------------------------------------------------ Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry "Few people are as qualified to write a book about the copyright wars as William Patry...And Patry has written a very fine book indeed. Reading Moral Panics is like watching a master brick layer gracefully and effortlessly build a solid wall: no wasted motion, no sweat, no missteps. Patry knows this subject better than anyone and can really explain it. This is the part of the debate that usually has me frothing at the chops, but Patry remains admirably calm as he carries this off, explaining in terms that anyone can understand the terrible violence that this kind of monopoly control does to our discourse, the arts, and competition and innovation." -http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/14/patrys-moral-panics.html " From akeshet at imj.org.il Sat Jan 2 00:50:01 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:50:01 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: The Public Domain; Moral Panics Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5BA@mailsrv.imj.org.il> (oops - forgot the video link:) Two must-read books for 2010, while we're at it: The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age?today?s" heated battles over intellectual property. Boyle argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out the ground rules of the information society, and today?s policies are unbalanced, unsupported by evidence, and often detrimental to cultural access, free speech, digital creativity, and scientific innovation. Winner of the 2008 Donald McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research ------------------------------------------------------------ Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars by William Patry Video of Party discussing his book: http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/12/17/metaphors-and-folk-devils-googles-william-patry-talks-about-his-new-book/ "Few people are as qualified to write a book about the copyright wars as William Patry...And Patry has written a very fine book indeed. Reading Moral Panics is like watching a master brick layer gracefully and effortlessly build a solid wall: no wasted motion, no sweat, no missteps. Patry knows this subject better than anyone and can really explain it. This is the part of the debate that usually has me frothing at the chops, but Patry remains admirably calm as he carries this off, explaining in terms that anyone can understand the terrible violence that this kind of monopoly control does to our discourse, the arts, and competition and innovation." -http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/14/patrys-moral-panics.html " From moescb at hum.au.dk Sun Jan 3 01:38:20 2010 From: moescb at hum.au.dk (Camilla =?UTF-8?B?Qmphcm7DuA==?=) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:38:20 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] early-teens-friendly designer/design firm? In-Reply-To: <747cfaf50912301209u318c521fmc3fa7b2f066eb7ab@mail.gmail.com> References: <747cfaf50912301209u318c521fmc3fa7b2f066eb7ab@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: You could try www.solheim.dk - they have a very good approach to teens - we made a game and a site for that specific age group www.portentilsarup.dk - its a danish site but it would probably be no problem for them to make what you need Best regards camilla Museum Computer Network Lists- erv den 30. december 2009 kl. 21:09 +0100 skrev: >We have a social media project coming up that we hope will engage >girls 11-14 years old. A major concern is that the website feel >friendly and inviting to girls in that age range. Has anyone here had >a good experience working with a designer or design firm in addressing >that demographic? Sample websites and referrals most welcome. > >Many thanks, >ari >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ___________________________ Museumsinspekt?r Cand.mag. Camilla Bjarn? Antikvarisk Afdeling Moesg?rd Museum Moesg?rd All? 20 8270 H?jbjerg Tlf.: 8942 4636 Fax: 8627 2378 Email: moescb at hum.au.dk From rebecca at earley.com Mon Jan 4 07:54:50 2010 From: rebecca at earley.com (Rebecca Allen) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 07:54:50 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] (Event) Taxonomy for Personalization - January 6th Taxonomy Community of Practice Call Message-ID: <1BA1D3B187889949807E12A78D7EA83B7141FB39A4@EXMBX04.exchhosting.com> Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Personalization. Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time Cost: $50 Free preview: http://www.slideshare.net/Earley/taxonomy-for-personalization-january-6-taxonomy-cop-2761740 To register, visit: http://www.earley.com/webinars/enterprise-search/taxonomy-personalization Taxonomy plays a critical role in user experience, but how can it manage content when access and information needs differ across a vast user base? How do you effectively offer information and resources in a meaningful way, through one portal, and to all users? Hear Stephanie Lemieux and Mike Doane discuss optimizing user satisfaction through leveraging taxonomy to catalog users in the same way we use taxonomies to classify knowledge assets. This session will address how to determine and prioritize differing content needs, push dynamic content through audience profiles in SharePoint, and present a customized information architecture that makes it intuitive for users to target the information that best serves their unique needs. Jumpstart Series: Digital Asset Management We are excited to announce a new Jumpstart webinar 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. To register, visit: http://bit.ly/63jfhn Thank you, Rebecca Allen Taxonomy Consultant _____________________________ EARLEY & ASSOCIATES Cell: 425-299-5400 Email: rebecca at earley.com Web: www.earley.com From MParadis at Gallery.ca Mon Jan 4 09:33:00 2010 From: MParadis at Gallery.ca (MParadis at Gallery.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:33:00 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits In-Reply-To: <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526029CAF01@data3.tmm.local> References: <08B78A7558EF46EEA8502EE40BB9A3A5@okhistory.org> <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526029CAF01@data3.tmm.local> Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51535@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From akeshet at imj.org.il Mon Jan 4 09:59:13 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:59:13 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] =?utf-8?b?4oCP4oCPUkU6ICBIZWFkcGhvbmVzIGluIGV4aGliaXRz?= In-Reply-To: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51535@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> References: <08B78A7558EF46EEA8502EE40BB9A3A5@okhistory.org> <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526029CAF01@data3.tmm.local>, <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51535@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5D1@mailsrv.imj.org.il> "I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof." Wow. What's going on at the National Gallery of Canada?! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? MParadis at Gallery.ca [MParadis at Gallery.ca] ??????: ????? ??? 04 ????? 2010 19:33 ????: mcn-l at mcn.edu ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From MParadis at Gallery.ca Mon Jan 4 10:38:06 2010 From: MParadis at Gallery.ca (MParadis at Gallery.ca) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:38:06 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] =?utf-8?b?4oCP4oCPUkU6ICBIZWFkcGhvbmVzIGluIGV4aGliaXRz?= In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5D1@mailsrv.imj.org.il> References: <08B78A7558EF46EEA8502EE40BB9A3A5@okhistory.org> <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526029CAF01@data3.tmm.local>, <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51535@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5D1@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51536@MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Metaphorically Bullet Proof :-) (none broken yet) Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:59 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE: Headphones in exhibits "I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof." Wow. What's going on at the National Gallery of Canada?! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? MParadis at Gallery.ca [MParadis at Gallery.ca] ??????: ????? ??? 04 ????? 2010 19:33 ????: mcn-l at mcn.edu ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From sunny at wallstcom.com Mon Jan 4 10:51:57 2010 From: sunny at wallstcom.com (Sunny Branson) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:51:57 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Press Release on Balboa Park Museums' Video Archiving Solution Message-ID: <54CED1B97D6F4BA6BDCBDE2DC2515CD9@SUNNYFE880> For Immediate Release San Diego Museums Deploy Front Porch Digital's SAMMA SoloT to Share Cultural Wealth LOUISVILLE, Colo. - The 17 cultural institutions in San Diego's Balboa Park together have deployed a single Front Porch Digital SAMMA SoloT to migrate the content of their media collections from analog videotape to secure digital storage. Ultimately, the project will not only preserve the media, but also enable the museums to open their unique and irreplaceable archives to virtual visitors via the Web. So far, some 700 of about 4,000 videotapes have been processed, with subject matter ranging from test flights filmed in the 1950s, to performances of African drumming, to Tony Hawk's feats of skateboard derring-do. Packaged in a compact, turnkey, single-stream solution, the SAMMA Solo automatically migrates content from videotape into secure, readily accessible digital files, monitoring the process and implementing quality standards frame by frame. Balboa Park's SAMMA Solo simultaneously digitizes content at real-time speeds into five formats: MXF-wrapped JPEG2000, high- and low-resolution AVC, AdobeR FlashR, and QuickTimeR. The SAMMA Solo system is run as many as 16 hours a day by two interns and three members of the facilities' staff, none of them with technical backgrounds. "We're pretty amazed at the speed and at how smoothly the process has gone," said Rich Cherry, director of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative. "These are smaller institutions that are very cost-conscious, so we did a careful analysis of the ROI before we invested. What we found was that sharing the SAMMA Solo makes the price per tape extremely low in comparison to any other method we might have tried." Overseen by the eight-month-old Online Collaborative, the project has resulted in some unanticipated benefits. For example, the museums' current archivists did not know exactly what was on every shelved tape because in some cases they lacked the appropriate playback device for viewing it. Thus, the digitization project has not only made content available, but also made it identifiable. "It's not only large, well-heeled organizations such as broadcasters and name-brand museums that have media worth saving," said Mike Knaisch, Front Porch Digital president and CEO. "All over the world, there are smaller cultural organizations with unique and valuable collections equally subject to the ravages of time. As the Balboa Park institutions have discovered, the SAMMA Solo is the most cost-effective means of preserving and making accessible this priceless cultural record." # # # About The Balboa Park Online Collaborative The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is a partnership of 17 museums, performing arts, and science institutions located in San Diego's Balboa Park, the largest urban cultural park in the United States. Formed in 2009, the collaborative seeks to improve public access to the diverse institutions and their collections through investments in software and infrastructure, collaborative software and Web development, and training opportunities. About Front Porch Digital Front Porch Digital is the global leader in solutions for migrating, managing, and monetizing media content. Front Porch Digital's SAMMA product line performs accelerated migration of media content from vulnerable analog videotape to secure and readily accessible digital storage. Protected by three U.S. patents, the company's DIVArchive content storage management (CSM) solution creates a unified system of digital storage from ingest to archive that is distinguished for superior functionality, scalability, performance, and customer satisfaction. In DIVAsolo, Front Porch Digital has combined the two technologies to form a cost-effective, end-to-end system for preserving, managing, and repurposing media content. More information is available at www.fpdigital.com. ------------------------------------- Sunny Branson Wall Street Communications Tel: +1 801 582-0581 E-mail: sunny at wallstcom.com Web: www.wallstcom.com -------------------------------------- This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. From GScharoun at mfa.org Mon Jan 4 12:50:30 2010 From: GScharoun at mfa.org (George Scharoun) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:50:30 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] mcn-l Headphones In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thought I?d add my thoughts on gallery headphones to the discussion. The norm at the MFA used to be $20 Sony headphones, but they broke constantly and were pretty much considered disposable. They were cheap, but it was embarrassing to come to the gallery and find a twisted mess of cables and missing earcups. For our exhibition ?Seeing Songs? which has a 6 month+ run, we reached out to Sennheiser who donated 3 pairs of HD 280 Pro headphones which have replaceable earcups and cables, and are very durable. They are ?closed? so they do not leak out the music, and fully cover the ear, effectively blocking out most of the gallery noise (which includes a very loud set of 30 televisions nearby). After about 5 months (in a hidden part of the gallery with less guard coverage), the coiled cables are a little stretched out and one ear in one pair is cutting out occasionally. Unfortunately not fixable by replacing the cable or earcup so it will go out to be fixed. So I can?t say that the Sennheiser?s are perfect, but they are comfortable, nice looking, and sound great for the price: http://www.google.com/products?q=sennheiser+hd+280+pro&aq=f George Scharoun New Media Specialist Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 617.369.3512 | gscharoun at mfa.org From: "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" Reply-To: Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:00:02 -0800 To: Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 3 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. (Event) Taxonomy for Personalization - January 6th Taxonomy Community of Practice Call (Rebecca Allen) 2. Re: Headphones in exhibits (MParadis at Gallery.ca) 3. ??RE: Headphones in exhibits (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]) 4. Re: ??RE: Headphones in exhibits (MParadis at Gallery.ca) 5. Press Release on Balboa Park Museums' Video Archiving Solution (Sunny Branson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 07:54:50 -0800 From: Rebecca Allen Subject: [MCN-L] (Event) Taxonomy for Personalization - January 6th Taxonomy Community of Practice Call To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" Message-ID: <1BA1D3B187889949807E12A78D7EA83B7141FB39A4 at EXMBX04.exchhosting.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Personalization. Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time Cost: $50 Free preview: http://www.slideshare.net/Earley/taxonomy-for-personalization-january-6-taxo nomy-cop-2761740 To register, visit: http://www.earley.com/webinars/enterprise-search/taxonomy-personalization Taxonomy plays a critical role in user experience, but how can it manage content when access and information needs differ across a vast user base? How do you effectively offer information and resources in a meaningful way, through one portal, and to all users? Hear Stephanie Lemieux and Mike Doane discuss optimizing user satisfaction through leveraging taxonomy to catalog users in the same way we use taxonomies to classify knowledge assets. This session will address how to determine and prioritize differing content needs, push dynamic content through audience profiles in SharePoint, and present a customized information architecture that makes it intuitive for users to target the information that best serves their unique needs. Jumpstart Series: Digital Asset Management We are excited to announce a new Jumpstart webinar 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. To register, visit: http://bit.ly/63jfhn Thank you, Rebecca Allen Taxonomy Consultant _____________________________ EARLEY & ASSOCIATES Cell: 425-299-5400 Email: rebecca at earley.com Web: www.earley.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:33:00 -0500 From: Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits To: Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51535 at MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:59:13 +0200 From: "Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]" Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE: Headphones in exhibits To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5D1 at mailsrv.imj.org.il> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" "I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof." Wow. What's going on at the National Gallery of Canada?! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? MParadis at Gallery.ca [MParadis at Gallery.ca] ??????: ????? ??? 04 ????? 2010 19:33 ????: mcn-l at mcn.edu ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:38:06 -0500 From: Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ??RE: Headphones in exhibits To: Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51536 at MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Metaphorically Bullet Proof :-) (none broken yet) Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:59 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE: Headphones in exhibits "I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof." Wow. What's going on at the National Gallery of Canada?! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? MParadis at Gallery.ca [MParadis at Gallery.ca] ??????: ????? ??? 04 ????? 2010 19:33 ????: mcn-l at mcn.edu ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:51:57 -0700 From: "Sunny Branson" Subject: [MCN-L] Press Release on Balboa Park Museums' Video Archiving Solution To: Message-ID: <54CED1B97D6F4BA6BDCBDE2DC2515CD9 at SUNNYFE880> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" For Immediate Release San Diego Museums Deploy Front Porch Digital's SAMMA SoloT to Share Cultural Wealth LOUISVILLE, Colo. - The 17 cultural institutions in San Diego's Balboa Park together have deployed a single Front Porch Digital SAMMA SoloT to migrate the content of their media collections from analog videotape to secure digital storage. Ultimately, the project will not only preserve the media, but also enable the museums to open their unique and irreplaceable archives to virtual visitors via the Web. So far, some 700 of about 4,000 videotapes have been processed, with subject matter ranging from test flights filmed in the 1950s, to performances of African drumming, to Tony Hawk's feats of skateboard derring-do. Packaged in a compact, turnkey, single-stream solution, the SAMMA Solo automatically migrates content from videotape into secure, readily accessible digital files, monitoring the process and implementing quality standards frame by frame. Balboa Park's SAMMA Solo simultaneously digitizes content at real-time speeds into five formats: MXF-wrapped JPEG2000, high- and low-resolution AVC, AdobeR FlashR, and QuickTimeR. The SAMMA Solo system is run as many as 16 hours a day by two interns and three members of the facilities' staff, none of them with technical backgrounds. "We're pretty amazed at the speed and at how smoothly the process has gone," said Rich Cherry, director of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative. "These are smaller institutions that are very cost-conscious, so we did a careful analysis of the ROI before we invested. What we found was that sharing the SAMMA Solo makes the price per tape extremely low in comparison to any other method we might have tried." Overseen by the eight-month-old Online Collaborative, the project has resulted in some unanticipated benefits. For example, the museums' current archivists did not know exactly what was on every shelved tape because in some cases they lacked the appropriate playback device for viewing it. Thus, the digitization project has not only made content available, but also made it identifiable. "It's not only large, well-heeled organizations such as broadcasters and name-brand museums that have media worth saving," said Mike Knaisch, Front Porch Digital president and CEO. "All over the world, there are smaller cultural organizations with unique and valuable collections equally subject to the ravages of time. As the Balboa Park institutions have discovered, the SAMMA Solo is the most cost-effective means of preserving and making accessible this priceless cultural record." # # # About The Balboa Park Online Collaborative The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is a partnership of 17 museums, performing arts, and science institutions located in San Diego's Balboa Park, the largest urban cultural park in the United States. Formed in 2009, the collaborative seeks to improve public access to the diverse institutions and their collections through investments in software and infrastructure, collaborative software and Web development, and training opportunities. About Front Porch Digital Front Porch Digital is the global leader in solutions for migrating, managing, and monetizing media content. Front Porch Digital's SAMMA product line performs accelerated migration of media content from vulnerable analog videotape to secure and readily accessible digital storage. Protected by three U.S. patents, the company's DIVArchive content storage management (CSM) solution creates a unified system of digital storage from ingest to archive that is distinguished for superior functionality, scalability, performance, and customer satisfaction. In DIVAsolo, Front Porch Digital has combined the two technologies to form a cost-effective, end-to-end system for preserving, managing, and repurposing media content. More information is available at www.fpdigital.com. ------------------------------------- Sunny Branson Wall Street Communications Tel: +1 801 582-0581 E-mail: sunny at wallstcom.com Web: www.wallstcom.com -------------------------------------- This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. 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As a single guy in his mid-20's, I have not yet had the need to purchase strollers on my own and don't really know the ins/outs or brands. Does anyone have any advice, either personal or professional, that they may be able to lend about inexpensive strollers that would be suitable for a museum to lend out? Thanks in advance! Ivan Schustak Guest Services Manager The Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix AZ 85050 480.245.6910 - Direct 623.824.3552 - Cell 480.478.6000 - Main 480.471.8690 - Fax http://www.themim.org/ EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me From afox at famsf.org Mon Jan 4 13:22:18 2010 From: afox at famsf.org (Andrew Fox) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:22:18 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Strollers? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: We have a bunch of inexpensive umbrella strollers that seem to do the trick. I've seem them for $20 or so at places like Target and Toys R Us. Andrew Fox Webmaster Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA 94118 415.750.3615 voice 415.750.3550 fax de Young Legion of Honor http://www.famsf.org On 1/4/10 1:18 PM, "Ivan Schustak" wrote: > > Hi all - > > We are hoping to have a few baby strollers at our museum for guests that feel > they need one. As a single guy in his mid-20's, I have not yet had the need > to purchase strollers on my own and don't really know the ins/outs or brands. > > > > Does anyone have any advice, either personal or professional, that they may be > able to lend about inexpensive strollers that would be suitable for a museum > to lend out? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > Ivan Schustak > Guest Services Manager > The Musical Instrument Museum > 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix AZ 85050 > 480.245.6910 - Direct > 623.824.3552 - Cell > 480.478.6000 - Main > 480.471.8690 - Fax > http://www.themim.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Tue Jan 5 06:48:22 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:48:22 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Updating book on licensing strategies for Canadian museums References: <7169EFFD-C1D6-4225-B6B0-56F3A3185D83@copyrightlaws.com> Message-ID: Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com The book A Canadian Museum?s Guide to Developing a Licensing Strategy is currently being updated to take into account the nature of licensing by museums, archives and other cultural institutions in 2010 and beyond. The 2nd edition of the book will discuss direct licensing from institutions as well as third party licensing, and licensing strategies in relation to publishing e-books, and posting content on social networking sites including flickr, Facebook and Youtube. The first edition of this book, published by CHIN, is at http://www.pro.rcip-chin.gc.ca/propriete_intellectuelle-intellectual_property/guide_elaboration-guide_developing/index-eng.jsp . The book includes information on issues specific to Canadian institutions, however much of the information on developing a licensing strategy is global and relevant to all. One chapter of the book includes questions and answers on licensing strategies. Do you have questions? Please email them to me or post them at www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com, so they can be anonymously addressed in the 2nd edition of the book. Also, I would like to hear any interesting licensing situations your institution has recently been involved in. All information will be kept confidential. Thanks! Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris Copyrightlaws.com lesleyeharris at comcast.net www.coyrightlawscom.blogspot.com From A-Newman at NGA.GOV Tue Jan 5 07:31:01 2010 From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:31:01 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] V&A Search the Collections goes mobile In-Reply-To: <4B2A8E0E.A9F8.0072.0@vam.ac.uk> Message-ID: Gail, Great job. Works beautifully on my iPhone. Will there be a plan to bridge what you have done with V&Aimages, your image licensing site? What kind of effort (time/money), approximately, was involved to create this version? It is clear that more people will use the internet on mobile devices in 2010 than at their desks. This should be a priority for all of us. Thanks, Alan Newman National Gallery of Art On 12/17/09 3:01 PM, "Gail Durbin" wrote: > We have recently launched a mobile version of Search the Collections, our > database of a million plus objects. If you go to www.vam.ac.uk/collections it > should download or go straight to m.vam.ac.uk on your mobile phone . We > would be grateful for comments. Let me know if you have any difficulty. > Best wishes for the Christmas season > Gail > > Gail Durbin > Head of V&A Online > > > - -------------------------------------------------------------- > Maharaja:The Splendour of India's Royal Courts > Sponsored by Ernst & Young > 10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010 at V&A South Kensington > Book now on www.vam.ac.uk > > Wonderland - Fairytales, Myths and Legends from Around the World > 26 September 2009 - 10 January 2010 at V&A Museum of Childhood > Admission free > > Keep in touch - visit www.vam.ac.uk and sign up for our regular > e-newsletter > > e --------------------------------------------------------------- > > The information contained in this message is confidential and intended only > for the individual named above. 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This > message has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs Email Security System > www.messagelabs.com/email > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From A-Newman at NGA.GOV Tue Jan 5 07:42:13 2010 From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:42:13 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] =?utf-8?b?4oCP4oCPUkUgOiAgR29vZ2xlIEdvZ2dsZXMsIE9ycGhh?= =?utf-8?q?n_Works_and_PLUS?= In-Reply-To: <001f01ca7b64$ee1e7540$ca5b5fc0$@net> Message-ID: Eve et al, The Picture Library Universal System (PLUS) will be going Beta in the spring. (see www.useplus.org) The PLUS registry was designed as a low-cost, parallel initiative to the copyright registry and has been designed in consultation with and encouraged by the LC copyright registrar. Image recognition is built-in. This is an orphan works solution that is agnostic to the various interests, commercial/non-commercial, public/private in the copyright wars eloquently addressed by Boyle and Patry. Jeff Sedlik has been touring museum gatherings and we have setup a cultural heritage PLUS discussion group to build a PLUS matrix that reflects and defines common image licensing terms used by museums. To sign up to be a part of this group contact Jeff at Jeff Sedlik Alan Newman National Gallery of Art On 12/12/09 2:54 PM, "Eve Sinaiko" wrote: >> Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE: Google Goggles > > Eve: > > It won't unless the >> image and the information are both already published, > searchable and >> findable via Google. > > Google Goggles simply combines a Google Images >> search with a standard > Google search. > > If the image is on the web, >> let's say in a museum's online collections database, > and the artist's >> copyright contact information is published there, then you'll find it. > > >> If, however, the museum has been prevented from reproducing the image >> due to > copyright restrictions, you won't find it > using Google Goggles. > >> > Both the image (as information) and the information (as text) have to >> be there, on > the web, in order to be discoverable by Goggles. That >> combination of information > could bring copyright searchers to the copyright >> holders. Thanks, Amalyah. I'm mainly thinking about the anxieties of >> artists regarding Orphan Works legislation, who worry that once their picture >> gets detached from its metadata and circulates on the web, there's no way to >> be found, so that registration of their copyrights at the CO in Washington >> is an ineffective protection, and a user could claim that the work seemed to >> be an orphan. It seems as though this could provide artists with a new >> protection: as long as they have their images in some location on the web >> with correct metadata, a user cannot claim to be unable to find it. (Whether >> Google Goggles works perfectly or not, this would protect the artist's >> ability to sue the infringer, who could not shelter behind an Orphan Works >> law.) Last year, one of the things photographers and textile designers asked >> for in the proposed Orphan Works legislation was that it not go into >> effect until such time as good visual search tools were available. It >> appeared as though this was a tactic to ensure that the law would never take >> effect--or at any rate not for 10 years or more. This new tool of Google >> seems to assist in meeting that goal, which may make it easier to get OW >> legislation passed. Regards, Eve __________________________________________ >> _____ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages >> to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options >> visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L >> archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From g.durbin at vam.ac.uk Tue Jan 5 08:01:53 2010 From: g.durbin at vam.ac.uk (Gail Durbin) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:01:53 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] V&A Search the Collections goes mobile In-Reply-To: References: <4B2A8E0E.A9F8.0072.0@vam.ac.uk> Message-ID: <4B436271.A9F8.0072.0@vam.ac.uk> Dear Alan, I am glad it worked for you. There are no plans at the moment to link more closely with V&AImages as they are part of V&A Enterprises, our commercial branch, and operated from separate websites. Our priority at the moment is to redesign the rest of our own website and optimise that for mobile use. I am sure links with VAE will follow later. A lot of time and effort went into creating Search the Collections in the first place and a key element here is that we are delivering our internal Collections Information System to the web warts and all. We see it as a work in progress and as the records improve, images are created and objects added so Search the Collections will improve. We paid to have Search the Collections designed to look good but all the technical work and sorting out of records has been done internally by members of V&A Online and by our records department. No content was written or edited specially, which accounts both for the diversity of content and the sustainable nature of the project. Now we have got Search the Collections working on the main website and a related API it is possible to use that core resource for other purposes. We have started by optimising it for mobile delivery and have employed a consultant developer working with an internal developer for a couple of weeks to design and test what you see now. Watch this space for further developments. I hope this gives you the information you need, Gail Gail Durbin Head of V&A Online >>> "Newman, Alan" 05 January 2010 >>> Gail, Great job. Works beautifully on my iPhone. Will there be a plan to bridge what you have done with V&Aimages, your image licensing site? What kind of effort (time/money), approximately, was involved to create this version? It is clear that more people will use the internet on mobile devices in 2010 than at their desks. This should be a priority for all of us. Thanks, Alan Newman National Gallery of Art On 12/17/09 3:01 PM, "Gail Durbin" wrote: > We have recently launched a mobile version of Search the Collections, our > database of a million plus objects. If you go to www.vam.ac.uk/collections it > should download or go straight to m.vam.ac.uk on your mobile phone . We > would be grateful for comments. Let me know if you have any difficulty. > Best wishes for the Christmas season > Gail > > Gail Durbin > Head of V&A Online > > > - -------------------------------------------------------------- > Maharaja:The Splendour of India's Royal Courts > Sponsored by Ernst & Young > 10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010 at V&A South Kensington > Book now on www.vam.ac.uk > > Wonderland - Fairytales, Myths and Legends from Around the World > 26 September 2009 - 10 January 2010 at V&A Museum of Childhood > Admission free > > Keep in touch - visit www.vam.ac.uk and sign up for our regular > e-newsletter > > e --------------------------------------------------------------- > > The information contained in this message is confidential and intended only > for the individual named above. 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For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ - -------------------------------------------------------------- Maharaja:The Splendour of India's Royal Courts Sponsored by Ernst & Young 10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010 at V&A South Kensington Book now on www.vam.ac.uk Wonderland - Fairytales, Myths and Legends from Around the World 26 September 2009 - 10 January 2010 at V&A Museum of Childhood Admission free Keep in touch - visit www.vam.ac.uk and sign up for our regular e-newsletter e --------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential and intended only for the individual named above. If you are not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or disclosure of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by telephone on 020 7942 2353. This message has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs Email Security System www.messagelabs.com/email From js at useplus.org Tue Jan 5 10:07:32 2010 From: js at useplus.org (Jeff Sedlik) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:07:32 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?_=FE=FERE_=3A_Google_Goggles=2C_Orphan_W?= =?windows-1255?q?orks_and_PLUS?= Message-ID: <007301ca8e31$f596e890$e0c4b9b0$@org> Thanks Alan. Eve, Google Goggles is more than a combination of google image search and text search. Search results in google images searches are based primarily on the context in which images appear on the web. Specifically, the text surrounding the image, and the image file name. In contrast, Google Goggles uses object recognition. It analyzes the pictured object?s visual signature (and also uses GPS coordinates of the phone) to determine the type and location of object pictured, and then returns Google text results relevant to that object. Submit a photo of the Golden Gate bridge and Google Goggles will recognize the bridge and return links to webpages containing text relevant to the Golden Gate bridge. Google funded research at UCLA for object recognition, and in addition acquired companies working in that space. As Google Goggles is designed to return all web pages containing text related to type of object pictured, it is not an efficient means of identifying rights and attribution information for a photograph, although it may be used for that purpose by searching through hundreds or thousands of search results. The PLUS Registry is designed for one purpose ? to provide rights and attribution information in response to submission of a visual work, or an ID associated with that work. As Alan mentioned, we are forming the PLUS Cultural Heritage Working Group. This group will recommend revisions to the PLUS standards to support image management workflows in museums, libraries, archives and educational institutions. For example, we hope to provide creators and rights holders with the option to use the PLUS standards and PLUS Registry to communicate a grant of rights allowing duplication of any of their works for preservation purposes, even where other reproduction is restricted. We are also working with creative commons to support the communication of CC licenses using the PLUS standards. We invite all institutions to participate in the PLUS Cultural Heritage Working Group. Contact us at info useplus.org Thanks Jeff Sedlik PLUS From GScharoun at mfa.org Tue Jan 5 13:34:28 2010 From: GScharoun at mfa.org (George Scharoun) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:34:28 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] transparent touch screens In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I?m wondering if anyone has experience with transparent touch screens such as those produced by Displax of Portugal. ( http://www.displax.com/ ) I?m looking for ideas for integration into museum exhibits, such as virtual heuristic overlays on glass display cases. If anyone would like to discuss, let me know! George Scharoun New Media Specialist Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 617.369.3512 | gscharoun at mfa.org From: "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" Reply-To: Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:02 -0800 To: Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 4 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: mcn-l Headphones (George Scharoun) 2. Strollers? (Ivan Schustak) 3. Re: Strollers? (Andrew Fox) 4. Updating book on licensing strategies for Canadian museums (Lesley Ellen Harris) 5. Re: V&A Search the Collections goes mobile (Newman, Alan) 6. Re: ??RE : Google Goggles, Orphan Works and PLUS (Newman, Alan) 7. Re: V&A Search the Collections goes mobile (Gail Durbin) 8. ??RE : Google Goggles, Orphan Works and PLUS (Jeff Sedlik) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:50:30 -0500 From: George Scharoun Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Headphones To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Thought I?d add my thoughts on gallery headphones to the discussion. The norm at the MFA used to be $20 Sony headphones, but they broke constantly and were pretty much considered disposable. They were cheap, but it was embarrassing to come to the gallery and find a twisted mess of cables and missing earcups. For our exhibition ?Seeing Songs? which has a 6 month+ run, we reached out to Sennheiser who donated 3 pairs of HD 280 Pro headphones which have replaceable earcups and cables, and are very durable. They are ?closed? so they do not leak out the music, and fully cover the ear, effectively blocking out most of the gallery noise (which includes a very loud set of 30 televisions nearby). After about 5 months (in a hidden part of the gallery with less guard coverage), the coiled cables are a little stretched out and one ear in one pair is cutting out occasionally. Unfortunately not fixable by replacing the cable or earcup so it will go out to be fixed. So I can?t say that the Sennheiser?s are perfect, but they are comfortable, nice looking, and sound great for the price: http://www.google.com/products?q=sennheiser+hd+280+pro&aq=f George Scharoun New Media Specialist Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 617.369.3512 | gscharoun at mfa.org From: "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" Reply-To: Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:00:02 -0800 To: Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 3 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. (Event) Taxonomy for Personalization - January 6th Taxonomy Community of Practice Call (Rebecca Allen) 2. Re: Headphones in exhibits (MParadis at Gallery.ca) 3. ??RE: Headphones in exhibits (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]) 4. Re: ??RE: Headphones in exhibits (MParadis at Gallery.ca) 5. Press Release on Balboa Park Museums' Video Archiving Solution (Sunny Branson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 07:54:50 -0800 From: Rebecca Allen Subject: [MCN-L] (Event) Taxonomy for Personalization - January 6th Taxonomy Community of Practice Call To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" Message-ID: <1BA1D3B187889949807E12A78D7EA83B7141FB39A4 at EXMBX04.exchhosting.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Personalization. Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time Cost: $50 Free preview: http://www.slideshare.net/Earley/taxonomy-for-personalization-january-6-taxo nomy-cop-2761740 To register, visit: http://www.earley.com/webinars/enterprise-search/taxonomy-personalization Taxonomy plays a critical role in user experience, but how can it manage content when access and information needs differ across a vast user base? How do you effectively offer information and resources in a meaningful way, through one portal, and to all users? Hear Stephanie Lemieux and Mike Doane discuss optimizing user satisfaction through leveraging taxonomy to catalog users in the same way we use taxonomies to classify knowledge assets. This session will address how to determine and prioritize differing content needs, push dynamic content through audience profiles in SharePoint, and present a customized information architecture that makes it intuitive for users to target the information that best serves their unique needs. Jumpstart Series: Digital Asset Management We are excited to announce a new Jumpstart webinar 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. To register, visit: http://bit.ly/63jfhn Thank you, Rebecca Allen Taxonomy Consultant _____________________________ EARLEY & ASSOCIATES Cell: 425-299-5400 Email: rebecca at earley.com Web: www.earley.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:33:00 -0500 From: Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits To: Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51535 at MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:59:13 +0200 From: "Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]" Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE: Headphones in exhibits To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5D1 at mailsrv.imj.org.il> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" "I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof." Wow. What's going on at the National Gallery of Canada?! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? MParadis at Gallery.ca [MParadis at Gallery.ca] ??????: ????? ??? 04 ????? 2010 19:33 ????: mcn-l at mcn.edu ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:38:06 -0500 From: Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ??RE: Headphones in exhibits To: Message-ID: <7EB3F7DBBD8F794C9976C9619F86D5580A28E51536 at MERCURY.NGC.MBAC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Metaphorically Bullet Proof :-) (none broken yet) Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:59 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE: Headphones in exhibits "I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof." Wow. What's going on at the National Gallery of Canada?! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? MParadis at Gallery.ca [MParadis at Gallery.ca] ??????: ????? ??? 04 ????? 2010 19:33 ????: mcn-l at mcn.edu ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason; I can concur with Adam that the Audio Technica's are bullet proof. We use the ATH M30 because of price and the straight cable design. Four years now with no failures and not too expensive either. Thanks, Mark Paradis Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 cell 613-797-0558 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Carrier Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello Jason: We've found the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones to be pretty rugged. We use them in our studios, and they're designed for professional monitoring and mixing. They might be worth trying in your exhibit. They are a bit expensive. http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/0edf909675b1be4d/index.html There are straight and coiled cable versions. Adam Carrier Audiovisual Technician II Digital Media & Exhibit Technology Department The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7335 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Bondy Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 4:34 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Headphones in exhibits Hello, This is more of an AV question, but since we all multitask anyway. We have a music exhibit that has been up for a year and will be up another 14 months. Within the exhibit are five listening locations with headphones. With daily use (and abuse) we have gone through approximately 12 sets of headphones since the exhibit opened. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with decent quality headphones that are designed for heavy use. Since it is a Rock and Roll exhibit, we aren't really looking for "library study carrel" style, although they would probably last longer! They do need to be tough though, as we often have large (100+) groups of 4th through 12th graders wandering through the exhibit. Thanks in advance! Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:51:57 -0700 From: "Sunny Branson" Subject: [MCN-L] Press Release on Balboa Park Museums' Video Archiving Solution To: Message-ID: <54CED1B97D6F4BA6BDCBDE2DC2515CD9 at SUNNYFE880> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" For Immediate Release San Diego Museums Deploy Front Porch Digital's SAMMA SoloT to Share Cultural Wealth LOUISVILLE, Colo. - The 17 cultural institutions in San Diego's Balboa Park together have deployed a single Front Porch Digital SAMMA SoloT to migrate the content of their media collections from analog videotape to secure digital storage. Ultimately, the project will not only preserve the media, but also enable the museums to open their unique and irreplaceable archives to virtual visitors via the Web. So far, some 700 of about 4,000 videotapes have been processed, with subject matter ranging from test flights filmed in the 1950s, to performances of African drumming, to Tony Hawk's feats of skateboard derring-do. Packaged in a compact, turnkey, single-stream solution, the SAMMA Solo automatically migrates content from videotape into secure, readily accessible digital files, monitoring the process and implementing quality standards frame by frame. Balboa Park's SAMMA Solo simultaneously digitizes content at real-time speeds into five formats: MXF-wrapped JPEG2000, high- and low-resolution AVC, AdobeR FlashR, and QuickTimeR. The SAMMA Solo system is run as many as 16 hours a day by two interns and three members of the facilities' staff, none of them with technical backgrounds. "We're pretty amazed at the speed and at how smoothly the process has gone," said Rich Cherry, director of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative. "These are smaller institutions that are very cost-conscious, so we did a careful analysis of the ROI before we invested. What we found was that sharing the SAMMA Solo makes the price per tape extremely low in comparison to any other method we might have tried." Overseen by the eight-month-old Online Collaborative, the project has resulted in some unanticipated benefits. For example, the museums' current archivists did not know exactly what was on every shelved tape because in some cases they lacked the appropriate playback device for viewing it. Thus, the digitization project has not only made content available, but also made it identifiable. "It's not only large, well-heeled organizations such as broadcasters and name-brand museums that have media worth saving," said Mike Knaisch, Front Porch Digital president and CEO. "All over the world, there are smaller cultural organizations with unique and valuable collections equally subject to the ravages of time. As the Balboa Park institutions have discovered, the SAMMA Solo is the most cost-effective means of preserving and making accessible this priceless cultural record." # # # About The Balboa Park Online Collaborative The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is a partnership of 17 museums, performing arts, and science institutions located in San Diego's Balboa Park, the largest urban cultural park in the United States. Formed in 2009, the collaborative seeks to improve public access to the diverse institutions and their collections through investments in software and infrastructure, collaborative software and Web development, and training opportunities. About Front Porch Digital Front Porch Digital is the global leader in solutions for migrating, managing, and monetizing media content. Front Porch Digital's SAMMA product line performs accelerated migration of media content from vulnerable analog videotape to secure and readily accessible digital storage. Protected by three U.S. patents, the company's DIVArchive content storage management (CSM) solution creates a unified system of digital storage from ingest to archive that is distinguished for superior functionality, scalability, performance, and customer satisfaction. In DIVAsolo, Front Porch Digital has combined the two technologies to form a cost-effective, end-to-end system for preserving, managing, and repurposing media content. More information is available at www.fpdigital.com. ------------------------------------- Sunny Branson Wall Street Communications Tel: +1 801 582-0581 E-mail: sunny at wallstcom.com Web: www.wallstcom.com -------------------------------------- This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. 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As a single guy in his mid-20's, I have not yet had the need to purchase strollers on my own and don't really know the ins/outs or brands. Does anyone have any advice, either personal or professional, that they may be able to lend about inexpensive strollers that would be suitable for a museum to lend out? Thanks in advance! Ivan Schustak Guest Services Manager The Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix AZ 85050 480.245.6910 - Direct 623.824.3552 - Cell 480.478.6000 - Main 480.471.8690 - Fax http://www.themim.org/ EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:22:18 -0800 From: "Andrew Fox" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Strollers? To: "MCN List" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" We have a bunch of inexpensive umbrella strollers that seem to do the trick. I've seem them for $20 or so at places like Target and Toys R Us. Andrew Fox Webmaster Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA 94118 415.750.3615 voice 415.750.3550 fax de Young Legion of Honor http://www.famsf.org On 1/4/10 1:18 PM, "Ivan Schustak" wrote: > > Hi all - > > We are hoping to have a few baby strollers at our museum for guests that feel > they need one. As a single guy in his mid-20's, I have not yet had the need > to purchase strollers on my own and don't really know the ins/outs or brands. > > > > Does anyone have any advice, either personal or professional, that they may be > able to lend about inexpensive strollers that would be suitable for a museum > to lend out? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > Ivan Schustak > Guest Services Manager > The Musical Instrument Museum > 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix AZ 85050 > 480.245.6910 - Direct > 623.824.3552 - Cell > 480.478.6000 - Main > 480.471.8690 - Fax > http://www.themim.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:48:22 -0500 From: Lesley Ellen Harris Subject: [MCN-L] Updating book on licensing strategies for Canadian museums To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com The book A Canadian Museum?s Guide to Developing a Licensing Strategy is currently being updated to take into account the nature of licensing by museums, archives and other cultural institutions in 2010 and beyond. The 2nd edition of the book will discuss direct licensing from institutions as well as third party licensing, and licensing strategies in relation to publishing e-books, and posting content on social networking sites including flickr, Facebook and Youtube. The first edition of this book, published by CHIN, is at http://www.pro.rcip-chin.gc.ca/propriete_intellectuelle-intellectual_propert y/guide_elaboration-guide_developing/index-eng.jsp . The book includes information on issues specific to Canadian institutions, however much of the information on developing a licensing strategy is global and relevant to all. One chapter of the book includes questions and answers on licensing strategies. Do you have questions? Please email them to me or post them at www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com, so they can be anonymously addressed in the 2nd edition of the book. Also, I would like to hear any interesting licensing situations your institution has recently been involved in. All information will be kept confidential. Thanks! Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris Copyrightlaws.com lesleyeharris at comcast.net www.coyrightlawscom.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:31:01 -0500 From: "Newman, Alan" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] V&A Search the Collections goes mobile To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Gail, Great job. Works beautifully on my iPhone. Will there be a plan to bridge what you have done with V&Aimages, your image licensing site? What kind of effort (time/money), approximately, was involved to create this version? It is clear that more people will use the internet on mobile devices in 2010 than at their desks. This should be a priority for all of us. Thanks, Alan Newman National Gallery of Art On 12/17/09 3:01 PM, "Gail Durbin" wrote: > We have recently launched a mobile version of Search the Collections, our > database of a million plus objects. If you go to www.vam.ac.uk/collections it > should download or go straight to m.vam.ac.uk on your mobile phone . We > would be grateful for comments. Let me know if you have any difficulty. > Best wishes for the Christmas season > Gail > > Gail Durbin > Head of V&A Online > > > - -------------------------------------------------------------- > Maharaja:The Splendour of India's Royal Courts > Sponsored by Ernst & Young > 10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010 at V&A South Kensington > Book now on www.vam.ac.uk > > Wonderland - Fairytales, Myths and Legends from Around the World > 26 September 2009 - 10 January 2010 at V&A Museum of Childhood > Admission free > > Keep in touch - visit www.vam.ac.uk and sign up for our regular > e-newsletter > > e --------------------------------------------------------------- > > The information contained in this message is confidential and intended only > for the individual named above. If you are not the intended recipient, or > responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are hereby > notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or disclosure of this > information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us by telephone on 020 7942 2353. This > message has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs Email Security System > www.messagelabs.com/email > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:42:13 -0500 From: "Newman, Alan" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ??RE : Google Goggles, Orphan Works and PLUS To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Eve et al, The Picture Library Universal System (PLUS) will be going Beta in the spring. (see www.useplus.org) The PLUS registry was designed as a low-cost, parallel initiative to the copyright registry and has been designed in consultation with and encouraged by the LC copyright registrar. Image recognition is built-in. This is an orphan works solution that is agnostic to the various interests, commercial/non-commercial, public/private in the copyright wars eloquently addressed by Boyle and Patry. Jeff Sedlik has been touring museum gatherings and we have setup a cultural heritage PLUS discussion group to build a PLUS matrix that reflects and defines common image licensing terms used by museums. To sign up to be a part of this group contact Jeff at Jeff Sedlik Alan Newman National Gallery of Art On 12/12/09 2:54 PM, "Eve Sinaiko" wrote: >> Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE: Google Goggles > > Eve: > > It won't unless the >> image and the information are both already published, > searchable and >> findable via Google. > > Google Goggles simply combines a Google Images >> search with a standard > Google search. > > If the image is on the web, >> let's say in a museum's online collections database, > and the artist's >> copyright contact information is published there, then you'll find it. > > >> If, however, the museum has been prevented from reproducing the image >> due to > copyright restrictions, you won't find it > using Google Goggles. > >> > Both the image (as information) and the information (as text) have to >> be there, on > the web, in order to be discoverable by Goggles. That >> combination of information > could bring copyright searchers to the copyright >> holders. Thanks, Amalyah. I'm mainly thinking about the anxieties of >> artists regarding Orphan Works legislation, who worry that once their picture >> gets detached from its metadata and circulates on the web, there's no way to >> be found, so that registration of their copyrights at the CO in Washington >> is an ineffective protection, and a user could claim that the work seemed to >> be an orphan. It seems as though this could provide artists with a new >> protection: as long as they have their images in some location on the web >> with correct metadata, a user cannot claim to be unable to find it. (Whether >> Google Goggles works perfectly or not, this would protect the artist's >> ability to sue the infringer, who could not shelter behind an Orphan Works >> law.) Last year, one of the things photographers and textile designers asked >> for in the proposed Orphan Works legislation was that it not go into >> effect until such time as good visual search tools were available. It >> appeared as though this was a tactic to ensure that the law would never take >> effect--or at any rate not for 10 years or more. This new tool of Google >> seems to assist in meeting that goal, which may make it easier to get OW >> legislation passed. Regards, Eve __________________________________________ >> _____ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages >> to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options >> visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L >> archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:01:53 +0000 From: "Gail Durbin" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] V&A Search the Collections goes mobile To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" Message-ID: <4B436271.A9F8.0072.0 at vam.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Dear Alan, I am glad it worked for you. There are no plans at the moment to link more closely with V&AImages as they are part of V&A Enterprises, our commercial branch, and operated from separate websites. Our priority at the moment is to redesign the rest of our own website and optimise that for mobile use. I am sure links with VAE will follow later. A lot of time and effort went into creating Search the Collections in the first place and a key element here is that we are delivering our internal Collections Information System to the web warts and all. We see it as a work in progress and as the records improve, images are created and objects added so Search the Collections will improve. We paid to have Search the Collections designed to look good but all the technical work and sorting out of records has been done internally by members of V&A Online and by our records department. No content was written or edited specially, which accounts both for the diversity of content and the sustainable nature of the project. Now we have got Search the Collections working on the main website and a related API it is possible to use that core resource for other purposes. We have started by optimising it for mobile delivery and have employed a consultant developer working with an internal developer for a couple of weeks to design and test what you see now. Watch this space for further developments. I hope this gives you the information you need, Gail Gail Durbin Head of V&A Online >>> "Newman, Alan" 05 January 2010 >>> Gail, Great job. Works beautifully on my iPhone. Will there be a plan to bridge what you have done with V&Aimages, your image licensing site? What kind of effort (time/money), approximately, was involved to create this version? It is clear that more people will use the internet on mobile devices in 2010 than at their desks. This should be a priority for all of us. Thanks, Alan Newman National Gallery of Art On 12/17/09 3:01 PM, "Gail Durbin" wrote: > We have recently launched a mobile version of Search the Collections, our > database of a million plus objects. If you go to www.vam.ac.uk/collections it > should download or go straight to m.vam.ac.uk on your mobile phone . We > would be grateful for comments. Let me know if you have any difficulty. > Best wishes for the Christmas season > Gail > > Gail Durbin > Head of V&A Online > > > - -------------------------------------------------------------- > Maharaja:The Splendour of India's Royal Courts > Sponsored by Ernst & Young > 10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010 at V&A South Kensington > Book now on www.vam.ac.uk > > Wonderland - Fairytales, Myths and Legends from Around the World > 26 September 2009 - 10 January 2010 at V&A Museum of Childhood > Admission free > > Keep in touch - visit www.vam.ac.uk and sign up for our regular > e-newsletter > > e --------------------------------------------------------------- > > The information contained in this message is confidential and intended only > for the individual named above. 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This > message has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs Email Security System > www.messagelabs.com/email > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ - -------------------------------------------------------------- Maharaja:The Splendour of India's Royal Courts Sponsored by Ernst & Young 10 October 2009 - 17 January 2010 at V&A South Kensington Book now on www.vam.ac.uk Wonderland - Fairytales, Myths and Legends from Around the World 26 September 2009 - 10 January 2010 at V&A Museum of Childhood Admission free Keep in touch - visit www.vam.ac.uk and sign up for our regular e-newsletter e --------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential and intended only for the individual named above. If you are not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or disclosure of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by telephone on 020 7942 2353. This message has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs Email Security System www.messagelabs.com/email ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:07:32 -0800 From: "Jeff Sedlik" Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE : Google Goggles, Orphan Works and PLUS To: Message-ID: <007301ca8e31$f596e890$e0c4b9b0$@org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1255" Thanks Alan. Eve, Google Goggles is more than a combination of google image search and text search. Search results in google images searches are based primarily on the context in which images appear on the web. Specifically, the text surrounding the image, and the image file name. In contrast, Google Goggles uses object recognition. It analyzes the pictured object?s visual signature (and also uses GPS coordinates of the phone) to determine the type and location of object pictured, and then returns Google text results relevant to that object. Submit a photo of the Golden Gate bridge and Google Goggles will recognize the bridge and return links to webpages containing text relevant to the Golden Gate bridge. Google funded research at UCLA for object recognition, and in addition acquired companies working in that space. As Google Goggles is designed to return all web pages containing text related to type of object pictured, it is not an efficient means of identifying rights and attribution information for a photograph, although it may be used for that purpose by searching through hundreds or thousands of search results. The PLUS Registry is designed for one purpose ? to provide rights and attribution information in response to submission of a visual work, or an ID associated with that work. As Alan mentioned, we are forming the PLUS Cultural Heritage Working Group. This group will recommend revisions to the PLUS standards to support image management workflows in museums, libraries, archives and educational institutions. For example, we hope to provide creators and rights holders with the option to use the PLUS standards and PLUS Registry to communicate a grant of rights allowing duplication of any of their works for preservation purposes, even where other reproduction is restricted. We are also working with creative commons to support the communication of CC licenses using the PLUS standards. We invite all institutions to participate in the PLUS Cultural Heritage Working Group. Contact us at info useplus.org Thanks Jeff Sedlik PLUS ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 4 ************************************ From akeshet at imj.org.il Wed Jan 6 09:27:00 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:27:00 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FEIP_SIG=3A_Reminder=3A_Institutiona?= =?windows-1255?q?l_Copyright_Policies?= Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C5F2@mailsrv.imj.org.il> ________________________________________ Colleagues, Please share this non-profit professional development opportunity with your colleagues. Thank you for your time and consideration. -Steve Petersen, CIP at UMUC... {Please excuse any duplicate copies of this message.} This is a friendly reminder for the online workshop "Institutional Copyright Policies" presented by the Center for Intellectual Property. Registration ends on January 7th. Sign up today! "Institutional Copyright Policies." January 14-29, 2010. Instructor: Steven McDonald, J.D., General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design. Detailed Description & Course Objectives: http://tinyurl.com/yzt6fmd. REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/nuw58g [Secured Server]. Upcoming Workshop: Peter Jaszi, J.D., Professor of Law at the Washington College of Law at American University, is the instructor of our next workshop "Google Book Search in Depth," which runs February 1-12. Prof. Jaszi's workshop will consider the various elements of and objections to the Google Book Search settlement. Moreover, the workshop will analyze the extent that culturally valuable mass digitization projects may be justified under the fair use doctrine. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/yzjo56h. Copyright Certification: Advance your career with the new certification program Copyright Leadership in Higher Education. Register for the core course "Foundations in Copyright Management and Leadership," next being offered March 29-May 21, 2010. The certification program includes one elective workshop in addition to the Foundations course. Register for certification today and receive the "Google Book Search in Depth" workshop for free. Learn more at http://www.cipcommunity.org/certification. SAVE THE DATES! Biannual Symposium: June 22-24, 2010, Washington, DC. Hybrid (c): Sustaining Culture in Copyright. Come for the CIP's copyright symposium & stay for the ALA Annual Conference (June 24-30). Thanks, Steve Petersen Center For Intellectual Property University of Maryland University College 3501 University Boulevard East Adelphi, MD 20783 (240)684-2865 office (240)684-2961 fax spetersen at umuc.edu http://www.cipcommunity.org/workshops From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 15:16:47 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:16:47 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Morgan Stanley >The Mobile Internet Report Message-ID: <1546c3f81001061516i636fa15ah9a3c44b86b1da24c@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ For those who still doubt that The Future is Mobile >>> /Gerry December 2009 Our global technology and telecom analysts set out to do a deep dive into the rapidly changing mobile Internet market. We wanted to create a data-rich, theme-based framework for thinking about how the market may develop. We intend to expand and edit the framework as the market evolves. A lot has changed since we published ?The Internet Report? in 1995 on the web. We decided to create The Mobile Internet Report largely in PowerPoint and publish it on the web, expecting that bits and pieces of it will be cut / pasted / redistributed and debated / dismissed / lauded. Our goal is to get our thoughts and data into the conversation about what may be the biggest technology trend ever, one that may help make us all more informed in ways that are unique to the web circa 2009, and beyond. We present our thoughts in three ways: 1) ?The Mobile Internet Report Setup?? a 92-slide presentation that excerpts highlights of the key themes from the report (This presentation is also available in Simplified Chinese) 2) ?The Mobile Internet Report Key Themes? ? a 659-slide presentation that drills down on thoughts covered in ?The Mobile Internet Report? [Not Available > Wrong Link > 12-23-09] 3) ?The Mobile Internet Report? ? a 424 page report which explores 8 major themes in depth and includes the two aforementioned slide presentations + related overview text Also Available By Individual Themes > Overview / Mobile Internet Report Setup Key Theme 1: Wealth Creation / Destruction Material in New Computing Cycles Key Theme 2: Mobile Ramping Faster than Desktop Internet Did and Will Be Bigger Than Most Think Key Theme 3: Apple Leading in Mobile Innovation + Impact, for Now Key Theme 4: Game-Changing Communications / Commerce Platforms (Social Networking + Mobile) Emerging Very Rapidly Key Theme 5: Growth / Monetization Roadmaps from Japan + Desktop Internet Key Theme 6: Massive Data Growth Driving Carrier / Equipment Transitions Key Theme 7: Compelling Opportunities in Emerging Markets Key Theme 8: Regulators Can Help Advance / Slow Mobile Internet Evolution Our key takeaways are: Material wealth creation / destruction should surpass earlier computing cycles. The mobile Internet cycle, the 5th cycle in 50 years, is just starting. Winners in each cycle often create more market capitalization than in the last. New winners emerge, some incumbents survive ? or thrive ? while many past winners falter. The mobile Internet is ramping faster than desktop Internet did, and we believe more users may connect to the Internet via mobile devices than desktop PCs within 5 years. Five IP-based products / services are growing / converging and providing the underpinnings for dramatic growth in mobile Internet usage ? 3G adoption + social networking + video + VoIP + impressive mobile devices. Apple + Facebook platforms serving to raise the bar for how users connect / communicate ? their respective ramps in user and developer engagement may be unprecedented. Decade-plus Internet usage / monetization ramps for mobile Internet in Japan plus desktop Internet in developed markets provide roadmaps for global ramp and monetization. Massive mobile data growth is driving transitions for carriers and equipment providers. Emerging markets have material potential for mobile Internet user growth. Low pnetration of fixed-line telephone and already vibrant mobile value-added services mean that for many EM users and SMEs, the Internet will be mobile. Links to aformentioned sources available from [ http://tinyurl.com/yg8fvpq ] !!! Thanks To / Gary Price / ResourceShelf / For The HeadsUp !!! Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs "The Truth ?, You Can't Handle The Truth !" > "It's All A Battle Of Ideas ... From marty at fsu.edu Wed Jan 6 15:38:08 2010 From: marty at fsu.edu (Paul Marty) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:38:08 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Morgan Stanley >The Mobile Internet Report In-Reply-To: <1546c3f81001061516i636fa15ah9a3c44b86b1da24c@mail.gmail.com> References: <1546c3f81001061516i636fa15ah9a3c44b86b1da24c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Ah yes, because clearly the best way to disseminate information over the mobile internet is with a 659-slide PowerPoint presentation. ;-) -------------- 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 On Jan 6, 2010, at 6:16 PM, gerrymck wrote: > Colleagues/ > > For those who still doubt that The Future is Mobile >>> > > /Gerry > > December 2009 > > Our global technology and telecom analysts set out to do a deep dive > into the rapidly changing mobile Internet market. We wanted to create > a data-rich, theme-based framework for thinking about how the market > may develop. We intend to expand and edit the framework as the market > evolves. A lot has changed since we published ?The Internet Report? in > 1995 on the web. > > We decided to create The Mobile Internet Report largely in PowerPoint > and publish it on the web, expecting that bits and pieces of it will > be cut / pasted / redistributed and debated / dismissed / lauded. Our > goal is to get our thoughts and data into the conversation about what > may be the biggest technology trend ever, one that may help make us > all more informed in ways that are unique to the web circa 2009, and > beyond. > > We present our thoughts in three ways: > > 1) ?The Mobile Internet Report Setup?? a 92-slide presentation that > excerpts highlights of the key themes from the report (This > presentation is also available in Simplified Chinese) > > 2) ?The Mobile Internet Report Key Themes? ? a 659-slide presentation > that drills down on thoughts covered in ?The Mobile Internet Report? > [Not Available > Wrong Link > 12-23-09] > > 3) ?The Mobile Internet Report? ? a 424 page report which explores 8 > major themes in depth and includes the two aforementioned slide > presentations + related overview text > > Also Available By Individual Themes > > > Overview / Mobile Internet Report Setup > > Key Theme 1: Wealth Creation / Destruction Material in New Computing Cycles > > Key Theme 2: Mobile Ramping Faster than Desktop Internet Did and Will > Be Bigger Than Most Think > > Key Theme 3: Apple Leading in Mobile Innovation + Impact, for Now > > Key Theme 4: Game-Changing Communications / Commerce Platforms (Social > Networking + Mobile) Emerging Very Rapidly > > Key Theme 5: Growth / Monetization Roadmaps from Japan + Desktop Internet > > Key Theme 6: Massive Data Growth Driving Carrier / Equipment Transitions > > Key Theme 7: Compelling Opportunities in Emerging Markets > > Key Theme 8: Regulators Can Help Advance / Slow Mobile Internet Evolution > > Our key takeaways are: > > Material wealth creation / destruction should surpass earlier > computing cycles. The mobile Internet cycle, the 5th cycle in 50 > years, is just starting. Winners in each cycle often create more > market capitalization than in the last. New winners emerge, some > incumbents survive ? or thrive ? while many past winners falter. > > The mobile Internet is ramping faster than desktop Internet did, and > we believe more users may connect to the Internet via mobile devices > than desktop PCs within 5 years. > > Five IP-based products / services are growing / converging and > providing the underpinnings for dramatic growth in mobile Internet > usage ? 3G adoption + social networking + video + VoIP + impressive > mobile devices. > > Apple + Facebook platforms serving to raise the bar for how users > connect / communicate ? their respective ramps in user and developer > engagement may be unprecedented. > > Decade-plus Internet usage / monetization ramps for mobile Internet in > Japan plus desktop Internet in developed markets provide roadmaps for > global ramp and monetization. > > Massive mobile data growth is driving transitions for carriers and > equipment providers. > > Emerging markets have material potential for mobile Internet user > growth. Low pnetration of fixed-line telephone and already vibrant > mobile value-added services mean that for many EM users and SMEs, the > Internet will be mobile. > > Links to aformentioned sources available from > > [ http://tinyurl.com/yg8fvpq ] > > !!! Thanks To / Gary Price / ResourceShelf / For The HeadsUp !!! > > Regards, > > /Gerry > > Gerry McKiernan > Associate Professor > Science and Technology Librarian > Iowa State University Library > Ames IA 50011 > > Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs > > "The Truth ?, You Can't Handle The Truth !" > "It's All A Battle Of Ideas ... > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From akeshet at imj.org.il Thu Jan 7 06:39:19 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:39:19 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] World Fair Use Day - Wash. DC - 12 January 2010 Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF640@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Who amongst us isn't impacted by Fair Use or the lack of it? http://worldsfairuseday.org/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day.html Looks like quite an event. Lots going on, to put it mildly. Attendence is mandatory for MCN IP SIG members in the Wash., DC area! Especially since there's a happy hour hosted by Google. If you can't make it, you can download a "digital party pack" and host your own World Fair Use Day event. Enjoy! Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Sat Jan 9 09:30:39 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:30:39 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] New Book > _Mobile Technology and Libraries_ / Jason Griffey Message-ID: <1546c3f81001090930k51c3ce3o15d13d154dc693d1@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ A New Book That I Believe Has Broad Application To A Variety Of Museum Programs and Services /Gerry Jason Griffey / Neal-Schuman / 2010 / ISBN: 9781555707118 / 6x9 / 125 pp. / $55.00 Mobile technology is fast becoming the preferred method for connecting to the Internet, especially for people on the go. Librarians must keep pace with this trend and integrate themselves into the mobile realm if they wish to deliver enhanced user services. Mobile Technology and Libraries is a practical, easy-to-follow new resource that will walk you through the start-to-finish steps for strengthening your library?s mobile presence. Author Jason Griffey outlines the different mobile platforms, devices, and services, and shows you how to create mobile library websites and implement a number of important developments including mobile reference and SMS. He also explains how the various affected parts of the library ?reference, I.T. circulation--can work together. You?ll learn techniques for marketing and measuring your services, and best practices to follow during planning, implementation, and evaluation. This highly practical new Tech Set title will help both novice and experienced librarians embrace these crucial new technologies and stay relevant in an increasingly mobile society. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: Mobile Technology Basics > ?Definition and Examples / ?Importance to Libraries ?Platforms Chapter 2: Planning > ?Become Part of Your Patron?s Information Ecosystem / ?Get Staff Buy-In ?Explore the Uses of Mobile Technologies Chapter 3: Implementation > ?Create a Mobile Library Website > ?Make Your OPAC Mobile / ?Create Portable Instructional Resources / ?Offer Mobile Library Tours / ?Offer Mobile Collections / ?Provide SMS Services in Your Library / ?Explore Other Implementation Ideas Chapter 4: Marketing > ?Get the Word Out / ?Promote Open Communication Chapter 5: Best Practices > ?Establish Mobile Reference Services / ?Make Your Services Simple Chapter 6: Measures of Success > ?Track Services / ?Ask Questions Conclusion / Bibliography and Recommended Reading / Index About the Author Preface Worldwide mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion ? equivalent to half the global population. In over 50 countries, cell phone penetration (the number of cell phones per person) is above 100%. By 2010, 90% of the world?s population will have access to a cell phone signal.These statistics are indicative of a major shift in the way that the world interacts with information, and illustrate the next real paradigm shift in information gathering, use, and sharing. As phones become more and more capable, fewer and fewer people find the need to connect with their infosphere via computer. Instead, the majority of people use a cell phone as their primary interface for surfing the web, listening to music, watching television, reading books, and communicating with friends. The mobile phone has become, over the last 10 years, one of the major methods by which people interact with information around the world. Librarians need to be aware of these changes, peer forward, and prepare for the future of library mobile interaction. Mobile Technology and Libraries will help integrate your library into the mobile revolution, showing you the steps to development a mobile library website, reach library patrons in a new and exciting way, as well as use Short Message Services (SMS) communication. The book is aimed at librarians just beginning to step foot into the mobile environment, but will include code samples and other technical information that will assist in more advanced development of mobile systems. The book will also speak to the various functional parts of the library, demonstrating places in public services that mobile technology is applicable, as well as provide the recipe for the production of services used by information technology librarians. At the conclusion of this book, you will be able to launch your library into the mobile realm. Chapter One begins with an introduction of mobile technology in libraries and a discussion on what mobile technology is and why it is important to libraries. Chapter Two discusses the topic of planning, including learning the major and minor platforms, cell phone types, and other mobile related services. Chapter Three covers how to implement a mobile technology plan, including what to know about mobile services, why your library should go mobile along with tips for getting buy-in. Chapter Four covers mobile services marketing techniques. Chapter Five covers general best practices, while Chapter Six covers measuring the success of your library?s mobile services and how to build off one success and into another. Mobile Technology in Libraries is designed to help put librarians ahead of the technology curve and integrate the new mobile movement into their everyday services. Links To > Source > TOC-Preface > Review Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yctn9vh ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs "The Truth ?, You Can't Handle The Truth !" > "It's All A Battle Of Ideas ... ." From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Jan 10 05:29:37 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:29:37 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FERE_=3A_Google_Goggles=2C_Orphan_Wo?= =?windows-1255?q?rks_and_PLUS?= In-Reply-To: <007301ca8e31$f596e890$e0c4b9b0$@org> Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF668@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Jeff: Thanks for the information on Google Goggles! Everyone else: Jeff and Alan spoke about the PLUS Cultural Heritage Working Group initiative, at MCN 2009. Info available at www.useplus.org - highly recommend you have a look. Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Sedlik Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 8:08 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] ??RE : Google Goggles, Orphan Works and PLUS Thanks Alan. Eve, Google Goggles is more than a combination of google image search and text search. Search results in google images searches are based primarily on the context in which images appear on the web. Specifically, the text surrounding the image, and the image file name. In contrast, Google Goggles uses object recognition. It analyzes the pictured object?s visual signature (and also uses GPS coordinates of the phone) to determine the type and location of object pictured, and then returns Google text results relevant to that object. Submit a photo of the Golden Gate bridge and Google Goggles will recognize the bridge and return links to webpages containing text relevant to the Golden Gate bridge. Google funded research at UCLA for object recognition, and in addition acquired companies working in that space. As Google Goggles is designed to return all web pages containing text related to type of object pictured, it is not an efficient means of identifying rights and attribution information for a photograph, although it may be used for that purpose by searching through hundreds or thousands of search results. The PLUS Registry is designed for one purpose ? to provide rights and attribution information in response to submission of a visual work, or an ID associated with that work. As Alan mentioned, we are forming the PLUS Cultural Heritage Working Group. This group will recommend revisions to the PLUS standards to support image management workflows in museums, libraries, archives and educational institutions. For example, we hope to provide creators and rights holders with the option to use the PLUS standards and PLUS Registry to communicate a grant of rights allowing duplication of any of their works for preservation purposes, even where other reproduction is restricted. We are also working with creative commons to support the communication of CC licenses using the PLUS standards. We invite all institutions to participate in the PLUS Cultural Heritage Working Group. Contact us at info useplus.org Thanks Jeff Sedlik PLUS _______________________________________________ From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 10:41:21 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:41:21 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] SLA _Information Outlook_ (Dec09) Review > _Mobile Libraries_ Message-ID: <1546c3f81001101041o317271g8d73f202017f44f0@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ Feeling Far From Blue With This Review >>> [:-) /Gerry "It's Our Turn to Go Mobile in Our Information Centers" Reading _Mobile Libraries_ can help information professionals get up to speed on using mobile devices for more than e-mail. BY CAROLYN J. SOSNOWSKI, MLIS Mobile Libraries [ http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ] Many of our clients are using mobile devices not only to check e-mail but to accomplish real work. Now, it's our turn to do the same in our information centers. The Mobile Libraries blog provides good information to its readers about products, applications, research, news, and trends in this arena. Of course, e-books have been getting a lot of attention lately, and there's also information on reference services through text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. and the integration of mobile technologies with education (to name just a few topics the blog addresses). Is your library's Web site mobile-ready? What do you know about search tools designed for mobile devices? CAROLYN SOSNOWSKI is manager of SLA's Information Center and also the association's e-learning manager. She has more than 13 years' experience in libraries, including six-plus years at SLA. Information Outlook [Special Libraries Association] / v13no8 / December 1 2009 !!! Thanks A Million Carolyn !!! Link To Source Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/ylkn59n ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> The Future Is Mobile >>> From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Jan 10 22:09:35 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:09:35 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Project Gutenberg turns 40 Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF670@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Project Gutenberg turned 40 on January 6. http://www.gutenbergnews.org/20100109/project-gutenberg-ends-one-year-and-starts-another/ From hanan at mada.org.il Mon Jan 11 02:08:38 2010 From: hanan at mada.org.il (Hanan Cohen) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:08:38 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Evaluation of computerized exhibitions Message-ID: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85FD82E@server.mada.com> Hello, Our museum takes part in a European project called My Ideal City http://www.myidealcity.eu/project/ In each of the museums taking part in the project there will be computers that show a virtual reality realization of a city. The visitors will stroll in this virtual reality environment and interact with digital objects or other visitors. We are responsible for evaluating in the project. Since we haven't evaluated a networked/computerized exhibition until now, we are looking for prior experience. We will probably get statistical information from the system and this is not the problem. The problem is trying to figure out before we start - WHAT SHOULD WE ASK OURSELVES? What are the criteria that we would want to test? If you have any experience or know of museums that did such evaluation, I would love to get a link or a reference to people we should contact. Even if you don't have prior experience, any thoughts from the top of your heads are most welcome. Thanks, --- Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Mon Jan 11 16:45:35 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:45:35 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News Message-ID: <71639E16-BD94-4568-ABA7-AA014A3F3789@comcast.net> 2010 IS THE 15TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION OF THE LEH-LETTER. ALL BACK ISSUES ARE ARCHIVED AT: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/202/300/copyright-a/ FROM THE OFFICES OF LESLEY ELLEN HARRIS Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Vol. 14, No. 1, January 11, 2010 ISSN 1489-954X Contents: 1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions New Zealand Proposes Law re Illegal Downloading EU Ratifies WIPO Digital Treaties 2. Legal Cases: P2P File Sharing and Fair Use Defense Derivative Works: Photographs of Sculptural Works 3. Of Interest: Licensing Strategies for Museums Google Editions: A New Online Book Service 4. Seminars and Publications: The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter 2010 Copyright Certificate Program Online Copyright Courses __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Copyright, New Media & E-Commerce News is distributed for free by the office of Lesley Ellen Harris. Information contained herein should not be relied upon or considered as legal advice. Copyright 2010 Lesley Ellen Harris. This e-letter may be forwarded, downloaded or reproduced for non-commercial purposes provided that you cc: lehletter at copyrightlaws.com . This e-letter, from 1996 to the present, is archived with Library & Archives Canada at: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/copyright/. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 1. STUDIES, LEGISLATION AND CONVENTIONS: NEW ZEALAND PROPOSES LAW RE ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING ? Those who repeatedly illegally download copyright-protected material in New Zealand could soon have their Internet accounts suspended for six months, or be fined $15,000 NZ. Under a proposed law, copyright owners could request that Internet service providers send warnings to potential infringers. After three such notices, the copyright owner could seek one of the penalties noted above. The accused infringers will be given an opportunity to refute the copyright owners? claims. EU RATIFIES WIPO DIGITAL TREATIES - The European Union and its Member States ratified on December 14, 2009 the two World Intellectual Property Organization (?WIPO?) Digital Treaties. These treaties include the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. The EU and its member states' ratification of the treaties brings the number of countries that have signed on to the Copyright Treaty to 88, and 86 for the Performances and Phonograms Treaty. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. LEGAL CASES: P2P FILE SHARING AND FAIR USE DEFENSE ? The U.S. District Court (District of Massachusetts) issued a statement in December 2009 in Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum explaining why it had rejected a fair use defense in a P2P music file sharing case. In July 2009, Tenenbaum was found liable for $675,000 US for illegally downloading music and was ordered to destroy all downloaded files. The Court stated that since fair use is an exception to the rights of a copyright owner, it is critical that fair use carry its own public benefits. In this case, if downloading songs for private enjoyment was considered fair use, it would eliminate the market for digital downloads; therefore it failed to provide a benefit to the public. The Court also concluded that downloading songs for private use falls under the ordinary rule that use of an entire work is a factor against a finding of fair use. DERIVATIVE WORKS: PHOTOGRAPHS OF SCULPTURAL WORKS ? The U.S. Seventh Circuit in Schrock v. Learning Curve determined whether a simple photograph of Thomas the Train is a derivative work, and if so, whether the photographer could register the copyright in his photograph. The court found that the photograph was a derivative work and that once the copyright owner of Thomas the Train had given consent to have the work photographed, the photographer did not require the permission of the toy company to register his copyright in the photograph. _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. OF INTEREST: LICENSING STRATEGIES FOR MUSEUMS - The book ?A Canadian Museum?s Guide to Developing a Licensing Strategy? is being updated to reflect licensing by museums, archives and other cultural institutions in 2010 and beyond. The 2nd edition of the book will discuss direct licensing from institutions as well as third party licensing, and licensing strategies in relation to publishing e-books, and posting content on social networking sites including flickr, Facebook and Youtube. The first edition of this book, published by CHIN, is at: www.chin.gc.ca. The book includes information on issues specific to Canadian institutions, however much of the information on developing a licensing strategy is global and relevant to all. One chapter of the book includes questions and answers on licensing strategies. Do you have questions? Post them at www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com, so they can be anonymously addressed in the 2nd edition of the book. GOOGLE EDITIONS: A NEW ONLINE BOOK SERVICE ? In early 2010, Google will launch a new online service called Google Editions that will allow consumers to buy electronic versions of books. The catalog of books will start with approximately 500,000 titles, populated using the Google Books scanning project with those books submitted and approved by their copyright owners. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. SEMINARS AND PUBLICATIONS: THE COPYRIGHT & NEW MEDIA LAW NEWSLETTER 2010 ? The 2010 Volume of this previously print-only Newsletter (which has been in publication since 1997) is now also available in a PDF format. This unique publication provides plain English copyright compliance and licensing information aimed at a diverse audience including librarians, educators, government employees, publishers, digital content creators and distributors, and lawyers. See: www.acteva.com/go/copyright. Email editor at copyrightlaws.com for a sample. COPYRIGHT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ? Copyrightlaws.com jointly with the Special Library Association/Click University offers a seven course Certificate in Copyright Management. See: www.clickuniversity.com. A primer on Canadian Copyright Law is also available through this program for any Canadians wishing to pursue the Certificate. The first course in the program, an online course, begins January 25, 2010. Register for one or more courses at www.clickuniversity.com. ONLINE COPYRIGHT COURSES? Copyrightlaws.com is offering the following online courses beginning January 8, 2010: ? Managing Copyright Issues ? Copyright Law for Canadian Librarians March 1, 2010 is the start date for the online course: ? Copyright Education: Demystifying Copyright in Your Enterprise Syllabi at: www.copyrightlawscom.blogspot.com. Registration at: www.acteva.com/go/copyright. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ This newsletter is prepared by Copyright Lawyer Lesley Ellen Harris. Lesley is the author of the books Canadian Copyright Law, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill), Digital Property: Currency of the 21st Century (McGraw- Hill), Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians, 2nd ed. (ALA Editions), and A Canadian Museum?s Guide to Developing a Licensing Strategy (Canadian Heritage Information Network). Lesley edits the print newsletter, The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter. Lesley may be reached at: http://copyrightlaws.com. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ If you are looking for further topical and practical information about copyright law, obtain a sample copy of the print newsletter, The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter, from editor at copyrightlaws.com. Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com From akeshet at imj.org.il Tue Jan 12 07:39:02 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:39:02 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Happpy World's Fair Use Day Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C635@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Happy World's Fair Use Day -- today. http://worldsfairuseday.org/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day.html World?s Fair Use Day (WFUD) is a free, all-day celebration of the doctrine of fair use: the legal right that allows innovators and creators to make particular uses of copyrighted materials. WFUD will take place at the Newseum in Washington D.C. on Tuesday January 12, 2010, and will be organized by Public Knowledge (PK), a Washington D.C.-based non-profit, consumer-advocacy group. PK works to ensure that communications and intellectual property policies encourage creativity, further free expression and discourse and provide universal access to knowledge. As part of its campaign to return balance to copyright law, PK hopes to use WFUD to educate the public about the importance of fair use in an information society. WFUD will be widely attended and will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to network with policymakers, artists, academics, business innovators, media professionals, press, and consumer advocates. From akeshet at imj.org.il Tue Jan 12 08:00:12 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:00:12 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?Free_Culture_X_=96_2010_-_Wash=2E_DC_-_F?= =?windows-1255?q?eb_13=2C_14?= Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C637@mailsrv.imj.org.il> If you can't make it to DC today for World's Fair Use Day, there's more in February: Free Culture X ? the 2010 Conference of Students for Free Culture ? will be held February 13th and 14th in Washington, D.C. In October 2008, hundreds of students, activists, coders and scholars gathered at UC Berkeley for Free Culture 2008. Between illuminating panel discussions and productive unconference sessions, the free culture community networked and planned for the future. ...Now, a little more than a year later, Students for Free Culture will be convening the international free culture community for two days of networking, learning and acting. Free Culture X, the 2010 conference of SFC, will take place on February 13th and 14th at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The vision is to bring together student activists and free culture luminaries to discuss, among other topics, free software and open standards, open access scholarship, open educational resources, network neutrality, and university patent policy, especially in the context of higher education. Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and faculty co-director of Berkman Center for Internet & Society, will provide the keynote address. "We would like to hear ideas for the second day?s workshops. If you have ideas, send them out to the FC X mailing list or add them to the call for workshop proposals and we?ll collect them." From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Tue Jan 12 08:05:27 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:05:27 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Happpy World's Fair Use Day In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C635@mailsrv.imj.org.il> References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C635@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Message-ID: I am at the conference right now sitting in front row if any other mcners are here.... Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2010, at 10:39 AM, "Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]" wrote: > Happy World's Fair Use Day -- today. > > http://worldsfairuseday.org/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day.html > > > > World?s Fair Use Day (WFUD) is a free, all-day celebration of the do > ctrine of fair use: the legal right that allows innovators and creat > ors to make particular uses of copyrighted materials. WFUD will take > place at the Newseum in Washington D.C. on Tuesday January 12, 2010 > , and will be organized by Public Knowledge (PK), a Washington D.C.- > based non-profit, consumer-advocacy group. PK works to ensure that c > ommunications and intellectual property policies encourage creativit > y, further free expression and discourse and provide universal acces > s to knowledge. As part of its campaign to return balance to copyrig > ht law, PK hopes to use WFUD to educate the public about the importa > nce of fair use in an information society. > > WFUD will be widely attended and will provide attendees with a > unique opportunity to network with policymakers, artists, academics, > business innovators, media professionals, press, and consumer > advocates. > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From akeshet at imj.org.il Tue Jan 12 08:09:34 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:09:34 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FERE=3A__Happpy_World=27s_Fair_Use_D?= =?windows-1255?q?ay?= In-Reply-To: References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C635@mailsrv.imj.org.il>, Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C638@mailsrv.imj.org.il> We'll expect a full, eye-witness report, Lesley! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Lesley Ellen Harris [lesleyeharris at comcast.net] ??????: ????? ????? 12 ????? 2010 18:05 ????: Museum Computer Network Listserv ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Happpy World's Fair Use Day I am at the conference right now sitting in front row if any other mcners are here.... Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2010, at 10:39 AM, "Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]" wrote: > Happy World's Fair Use Day -- today. > > http://worldsfairuseday.org/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day.html > > > > World?s Fair Use Day (WFUD) is a free, all-day celebration of the do > ctrine of fair use: the legal right that allows innovators and creat > ors to make particular uses of copyrighted materials. WFUD will take > place at the Newseum in Washington D.C. on Tuesday January 12, 2010 > , and will be organized by Public Knowledge (PK), a Washington D.C.- > based non-profit, consumer-advocacy group. PK works to ensure that c > ommunications and intellectual property policies encourage creativit > y, further free expression and discourse and provide universal acces > s to knowledge. As part of its campaign to return balance to copyrig > ht law, PK hopes to use WFUD to educate the public about the importa > nce of fair use in an information society. > > WFUD will be widely attended and will provide attendees with a > unique opportunity to network with policymakers, artists, academics, > business innovators, media professionals, press, and consumer > advocates. > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From deborahwythe at hotmail.com Tue Jan 12 12:36:45 2010 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:45 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info Message-ID: In honor of World Fair Use Day, the Brooklyn Museum has just released a new version of its collections pages that includes rights information for all works. We'll be blogging about the project over the next couple of days--it has been a fun ride getting ready! Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ From deborahwythe at hotmail.com Tue Jan 12 12:38:25 2010 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:38:25 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info Message-ID: Should have included this link! http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2010/01/12/doing-the-right-thing/ DW deborahwythe at hotmail.com From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com To: mcn-l at mcn.edu CC: shelley.bernstein at brooklynmuseum.org Subject: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:45 -0500 In honor of World Fair Use Day, the Brooklyn Museum has just released a new version of its collections pages that includes rights information for all works. We'll be blogging about the project over the next couple of days--it has been a fun ride getting ready! Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Tue Jan 12 12:45:52 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:45:52 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] =?utf-8?b?4oCP4oCPUkU6ICBIYXBwcHkgV29ybGQncyBGYWlyIFVz?= =?utf-8?q?e_Day?= In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C638@mailsrv.imj.org.il> References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C635@mailsrv.imj.org.il>, <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C638@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Message-ID: <81439374-868D-4670-BF29-6EDE1F3A1AAE@comcast.net> Of course!!! Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com On Jan 12, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote: We'll expect a full, eye-witness report, Lesley! ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Lesley Ellen Harris [lesleyeharris at comcast.net] ??????: ????? ????? 12 ????? 2010 18:05 ????: Museum Computer Network Listserv ??????: Re: [MCN-L] Happpy World's Fair Use Day I am at the conference right now sitting in front row if any other mcners are here.... Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2010, at 10:39 AM, "Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]" wrote: > Happy World's Fair Use Day -- today. > > http://worldsfairuseday.org/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day/Worlds_Fair_Use_Day.html > > > > World?s Fair Use Day (WFUD) is a free, all-day celebration of the do > ctrine of fair use: the legal right that allows innovators and creat > ors to make particular uses of copyrighted materials. WFUD will take > place at the Newseum in Washington D.C. on Tuesday January 12, 2010 > , and will be organized by Public Knowledge (PK), a Washington D.C.- > based non-profit, consumer-advocacy group. PK works to ensure that c > ommunications and intellectual property policies encourage creativit > y, further free expression and discourse and provide universal acces > s to knowledge. As part of its campaign to return balance to copyrig > ht law, PK hopes to use WFUD to educate the public about the importa > nce of fair use in an information society. > > WFUD will be widely attended and will provide attendees with a > unique opportunity to network with policymakers, artists, academics, > business innovators, media professionals, press, and consumer > advocates. > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From dianezorich at comcast.net Tue Jan 12 13:07:25 2010 From: dianezorich at comcast.net (Diane M. Zorich) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:07:25 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Deb (and Brooklyn Museum), Kudos! This is great. Your post was too much of a teaser for me to let stand ; ) For those MCN'ers who feel the same way, see Shelly Bernstein's blog post today at http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/tag/copyright. Diane >In honor of World Fair Use Day, the Brooklyn Museum has just >released a new version of its collections pages that includes rights >information for all works. We'll be blogging about the project over >the next couple of days--it has been a fun ride getting ready! > >Deb Wythe >Brooklyn Museum > >deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. >http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.net From Erik_Landsberg at moma.org Tue Jan 12 13:32:49 2010 From: Erik_Landsberg at moma.org (Landsberg, Erik) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:32:49 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Nice work Deb (lots of it)! Congratulations! Erik From: Deborah Wythe Reply-To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:45 -0500 To: Cc: Subject: [MCN-L] Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info In honor of World Fair Use Day, the Brooklyn Museum has just released a new version of its collections pages that includes rights information for all works. We'll be blogging about the project over the next couple of days--it has been a fun ride getting ready! Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From brubakerconsulting at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 15:39:37 2010 From: brubakerconsulting at gmail.com (Julie Brubaker) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:39:37 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Spotlight Mobile Message-ID: Does anyone have experience working with Spotlight Mobile (to develop mobile applications for your Museum)? If so, could you please email me at BrubakerConsulting at gmail.com. I am beginning a project, working with them, and I'd like to hear your thoughts, advice, and lessons learned from the experiences you have had. I'd appreciate your time, promise to not take too much of it, and will be happy to keep your name and Museum information confidential if you'd prefer. With many thanks, Julie ________________________________ Julie P. Brubaker Founder, Brubaker Consulting Executive Technology and Strategy Consulting for Museums, Non-Profits, and Universities BrubakerConsulting at gmail.com Twitter: @JulieBrubaker LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliepbrubaker From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 19:06:48 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:06:48 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] MuseumMobile > Media & Technology On The Go > Message-ID: <1546c3f81001121906j38d67c99ob79a7fd4a946770d@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ A Great Mobile-Related Resource! IMHO-1 > Museums Have Been In The ForeFront Of Mobile-Related Initiatives! IMHO-2 > Libraries And Other Educational Services Can Benefit From Learning More Of Their Projects !! IMHO-3 > I Have A Ton Of Content Relating To Museums And The Mobile That I Will Be Posting Over The Coming Weeks / Months !!! IMHO-4 > Nancy Proctor Is A Leader In The Mobile Museum Field !!!! /Gerry MuseumMobile is a forum for conversations about mobile interpretation ? media & technology ? for museums and cultural sites. It also aims to be a vehicle for connecting to related resources on the web, including: ?The MuseumMobile Podcasts ?The TEC-CH Online Course on Mobile Interpretation ?The MuseumMobile Wiki ?The Museums-to-Go mobile application development working group ?Tate?s Handheld Conference Wiki, Sept 4-5, 2008 ?The Online Handheld Conference, June 3, 2009 Suggestions for additional resources, links and discussion topics are very welcome! ideas at museummobile.info MuseumMobile is managed by Nancy Proctor. [snip] [Nancy Proctor]now works cross-platform again as Head of New Media at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, where she continues to teach, lecture and publish widely on museum interpretation for digital platforms. She also manages MuseumMobile.info and its wiki and podcast series on mobile interpretation content and technology for cultural sites. Nancy was recently appointed Digital Editor of Curator: The Museum Journal. All content on MuseumMobile.info by MuseumMobile.info is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Access to Linked Entries Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/ybsadp2 ] Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>> From akeshet at imj.org.il Wed Jan 13 07:18:39 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:18:39 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Deb: Well done! We're heading in the same direction (shall we both point out that it's a LOT of work, and insanely complicated?) but you and the Brooklyn Museum deserve a lot of credit for doing this first, and really well. Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Wythe Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:38 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info Should have included this link! http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2010/01/12/doing-the-right-thing/ DW deborahwythe at hotmail.com From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com To: mcn-l at mcn.edu CC: shelley.bernstein at brooklynmuseum.org Subject: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:45 -0500 In honor of World Fair Use Day, the Brooklyn Museum has just released a new version of its collections pages that includes rights information for all works. We'll be blogging about the project over the next couple of days--it has been a fun ride getting ready! Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Wed Jan 13 07:25:08 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:25:08 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Notes from Fair Use Day In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il> References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Message-ID: <184FA36C-C07B-4314-BFFE-AA8DD28FDC2E@comcast.net> First, a huge thanks to Amalyah who keeps us all updated on copyright events around the world. As promised, some thoughts on World Fair Use Day in DC.... Yesterday, I abandoned my office for several hours to attend ?The First Annual World?s Fair Use Day? at the Newseum in Washington D.C. It was organized by the D.C.-based non-profit consumer advocacy group, Public Knowledge. There is lots of information and coverage on this event at http://worldsfairuseday.org/. I will limit my comments to some personal musings (in chronological order as the day unfolded.) First, I note, the event was free. Second, Nina Paley (listed bio as filmmaker, animator, cartoonist and copyright critic) wore a black short-sleeved t-shirt with the word: ?ensorship. We know her perspective on copyright. Nina did say that her content is free online however she sells her CD?s. Nina advocates copyright reform and/or broader fair use. Her comments were general but she wants full use of all content for use in her own creations. She is fine with others using her works in any manner. Third, Dan Walsh, creator of Webcomic ?Garfield Minus Garfield? is happy to make money from his work, but through ads, as he does not want to deal with licensing his own works. Fourth, Pat Aufderheide, director of social media at American University?s School of Communication and person behind the many best practices guides on fair use for online video (remixes), education and documentary filmmaking, proudly shared her work. She mentioned future guides including one on fair use best practices for research librarians. Interesting guidelines and worth reading however remember they are guidelines and not what the Supreme Court or the Copyright Act is stating. My own perspective: having copyright compliance policies are almost always helpful; make sure your policies/ guidelines work within the policies and culture of your own organization. Fifth, Professor Peter Jaszi (AU Washington College of Law) words of wisdom: Best thing U.S. Congress can do is leave Section 107 on Fair Use alone and leave us all to interpret it. Concurred by Tony Falzone (Director of Fair Use Project and lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School). Tony also added: ambiguity and flexibility = strength behind fair use. Sixth, internationally speaking, there was little discussion. It was mentioned that fair use as in the U.S. is uniquely American. Also, it is unlikely that fair use would ever be the international norm. During my time today I heard no panellists speak about the fact that fair use is likely/arguably broader in the U.S. than most elsewhere (including fair dealing in other countries), and what happens with national treatment and applying the standards in another country when content (legally used in the U.S.) is an infringement in another country? Also missing from the discussions -- moral rights protection which exist in most copyright laws around the world but only in a minor manner in the U.S. A relevant topic for online content use and remixes and mash-ups and other situations where a fair use defense may be claimed. Seventh, a word from the U.S. administration. White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Andrew McLaughlin (also proud owner of a Droid phone and former global public policy head for Google) disclaimed anything he said could be held as representing the White House. He then said: the administration is ?serious about IP enforcement?, fair use is not an excuse for infringement, and there is a need to balance both sides of the copyright equation - reward creators and have flexible fair use principles. Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com From TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu Wed Jan 13 07:40:16 2010 From: TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu (TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:40:16 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Notes from Fair Use Day In-Reply-To: <184FA36C-C07B-4314-BFFE-AA8DD28FDC2E@comcast.net> References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il> <184FA36C-C07B-4314-BFFE-AA8DD28FDC2E@comcast.net> Message-ID: Thank you Lesley. Very interesting and useful writeup! I'm thinking I might get a droid now ;) -- 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 @MuseumatFIT Closes April 10: American Beauty Closes May 11: Night & Day Opens March 9: Scandal Sandals & Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Lesley Ellen Harris Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:25 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Notes from Fair Use Day First, a huge thanks to Amalyah who keeps us all updated on copyright events around the world. As promised, some thoughts on World Fair Use Day in DC.... Yesterday, I abandoned my office for several hours to attend "The First Annual World's Fair Use Day" at the Newseum in Washington D.C. It was organized by the D.C.-based non-profit consumer advocacy group, Public Knowledge. There is lots of information and coverage on this event at http://worldsfairuseday.org/. I will limit my comments to some personal musings (in chronological order as the day unfolded.) First, I note, the event was free. Second, Nina Paley (listed bio as filmmaker, animator, cartoonist and copyright critic) wore a black short-sleeved t-shirt with the word: (c)ensorship. We know her perspective on copyright. Nina did say that her content is free online however she sells her CD's. Nina advocates copyright reform and/or broader fair use. Her comments were general but she wants full use of all content for use in her own creations. She is fine with others using her works in any manner. Third, Dan Walsh, creator of Webcomic "Garfield Minus Garfield" is happy to make money from his work, but through ads, as he does not want to deal with licensing his own works. Fourth, Pat Aufderheide, director of social media at American University's School of Communication and person behind the many best practices guides on fair use for online video (remixes), education and documentary filmmaking, proudly shared her work. She mentioned future guides including one on fair use best practices for research librarians. Interesting guidelines and worth reading however remember they are guidelines and not what the Supreme Court or the Copyright Act is stating. My own perspective: having copyright compliance policies are almost always helpful; make sure your policies/ guidelines work within the policies and culture of your own organization. Fifth, Professor Peter Jaszi (AU Washington College of Law) words of wisdom: Best thing U.S. Congress can do is leave Section 107 on Fair Use alone and leave us all to interpret it. Concurred by Tony Falzone (Director of Fair Use Project and lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School). Tony also added: ambiguity and flexibility = strength behind fair use. Sixth, internationally speaking, there was little discussion. It was mentioned that fair use as in the U.S. is uniquely American. Also, it is unlikely that fair use would ever be the international norm. During my time today I heard no panellists speak about the fact that fair use is likely/arguably broader in the U.S. than most elsewhere (including fair dealing in other countries), and what happens with national treatment and applying the standards in another country when content (legally used in the U.S.) is an infringement in another country? Also missing from the discussions -- moral rights protection which exist in most copyright laws around the world but only in a minor manner in the U.S. A relevant topic for online content use and remixes and mash-ups and other situations where a fair use defense may be claimed. Seventh, a word from the U.S. administration. White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Andrew McLaughlin (also proud owner of a Droid phone and former global public policy head for Google) disclaimed anything he said could be held as representing the White House. He then said: the administration is "serious about IP enforcement", fair use is not an excuse for infringement, and there is a need to balance both sides of the copyright equation - reward creators and have flexible fair use principles. Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From akeshet at imj.org.il Wed Jan 13 07:52:32 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:52:32 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Google and China Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C8@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Via Peter Brantley: > In a stunning announcement, Google indicates that it has been the > target of sophisticated cybersecurity attacks in China, along with > multiple other prominent companies. Its investigations have led it to > the decision to permit unfiltered access to Google.cn search results, > and if conversations do not proceed with adequate progress with the > government, it is signaling withdrawal from the Chinese market. > > This is an interesting pivotal point for global access to information. > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html > > "These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered--combined with > the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the > web--have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of > our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer > willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over > the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government > the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within > the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to > shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China." > ______________________________________________ And while we're on the subject: Google Apologizes to Chinese Authors for Book Scanning. By Owen Fletcher, The New York Times, January 11, 2010. http://tinyurl.com/ybpnb2t "Google has apologized to a Chinese authors' group over its scanning of books by local writers into an online search system, moving to defuse copyright concerns around the project in China." From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Wed Jan 13 07:49:36 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:49:36 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Notes from Fair Use Day In-Reply-To: References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il> <184FA36C-C07B-4314-BFFE-AA8DD28FDC2E@comcast.net> Message-ID: <2B40B060-3700-4040-A6E9-8066BF79F52C@comcast.net> Glad you liked that little tidbit of info -- tried to add some content only available in person!!!! Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com On Jan 13, 2010, at 10:40 AM, TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN wrote: Thank you Lesley. Very interesting and useful writeup! I'm thinking I might get a droid now ;) -- 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 @MuseumatFIT Closes April 10: American Beauty Closes May 11: Night & Day Opens March 9: Scandal Sandals & Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Lesley Ellen Harris Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:25 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Notes from Fair Use Day First, a huge thanks to Amalyah who keeps us all updated on copyright events around the world. As promised, some thoughts on World Fair Use Day in DC.... Yesterday, I abandoned my office for several hours to attend "The First Annual World's Fair Use Day" at the Newseum in Washington D.C. It was organized by the D.C.-based non-profit consumer advocacy group, Public Knowledge. There is lots of information and coverage on this event at http://worldsfairuseday.org/. I will limit my comments to some personal musings (in chronological order as the day unfolded.) First, I note, the event was free. Second, Nina Paley (listed bio as filmmaker, animator, cartoonist and copyright critic) wore a black short-sleeved t-shirt with the word: (c)ensorship. We know her perspective on copyright. Nina did say that her content is free online however she sells her CD's. Nina advocates copyright reform and/or broader fair use. Her comments were general but she wants full use of all content for use in her own creations. She is fine with others using her works in any manner. Third, Dan Walsh, creator of Webcomic "Garfield Minus Garfield" is happy to make money from his work, but through ads, as he does not want to deal with licensing his own works. Fourth, Pat Aufderheide, director of social media at American University's School of Communication and person behind the many best practices guides on fair use for online video (remixes), education and documentary filmmaking, proudly shared her work. She mentioned future guides including one on fair use best practices for research librarians. Interesting guidelines and worth reading however remember they are guidelines and not what the Supreme Court or the Copyright Act is stating. My own perspective: having copyright compliance policies are almost always helpful; make sure your policies/ guidelines work within the policies and culture of your own organization. Fifth, Professor Peter Jaszi (AU Washington College of Law) words of wisdom: Best thing U.S. Congress can do is leave Section 107 on Fair Use alone and leave us all to interpret it. Concurred by Tony Falzone (Director of Fair Use Project and lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School). Tony also added: ambiguity and flexibility = strength behind fair use. Sixth, internationally speaking, there was little discussion. It was mentioned that fair use as in the U.S. is uniquely American. Also, it is unlikely that fair use would ever be the international norm. During my time today I heard no panellists speak about the fact that fair use is likely/arguably broader in the U.S. than most elsewhere (including fair dealing in other countries), and what happens with national treatment and applying the standards in another country when content (legally used in the U.S.) is an infringement in another country? Also missing from the discussions -- moral rights protection which exist in most copyright laws around the world but only in a minor manner in the U.S. A relevant topic for online content use and remixes and mash-ups and other situations where a fair use defense may be claimed. Seventh, a word from the U.S. administration. White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Andrew McLaughlin (also proud owner of a Droid phone and former global public policy head for Google) disclaimed anything he said could be held as representing the White House. He then said: the administration is "serious about IP enforcement", fair use is not an excuse for infringement, and there is a need to balance both sides of the copyright equation - reward creators and have flexible fair use principles. Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From akeshet at imj.org.il Wed Jan 13 09:45:32 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:45:32 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FERE=3A__Notes_from_Fair_Use_Day?= In-Reply-To: <184FA36C-C07B-4314-BFFE-AA8DD28FDC2E@comcast.net> References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il>, <184FA36C-C07B-4314-BFFE-AA8DD28FDC2E@comcast.net> Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C646@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Lesley: Thanks so much for your thorough report! Great to have an MCN rep "embedded". By the way, Israel's new (2007) copyright law includes a combination of fair use AND fair dealing provisions. So there are two . You didn't report on the Google happy hour, however... or the "(Re)mixed drinks" at the Capitol City Brewery. Amalyah ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Lesley Ellen Harris [lesleyeharris at comcast.net] ??????: ????? ????? 13 ????? 2010 17:25 ????: Museum Computer Network Listserv ??????: [MCN-L] Notes from Fair Use Day First, a huge thanks to Amalyah who keeps us all updated on copyright events around the world. As promised, some thoughts on World Fair Use Day in DC.... Yesterday, I abandoned my office for several hours to attend ?The First Annual World?s Fair Use Day? at the Newseum in Washington D.C. It was organized by the D.C.-based non-profit consumer advocacy group, Public Knowledge. There is lots of information and coverage on this event at http://worldsfairuseday.org/. I will limit my comments to some personal musings (in chronological order as the day unfolded.) First, I note, the event was free. Second, Nina Paley (listed bio as filmmaker, animator, cartoonist and copyright critic) wore a black short-sleeved t-shirt with the word: ?ensorship. We know her perspective on copyright. Nina did say that her content is free online however she sells her CD?s. Nina advocates copyright reform and/or broader fair use. Her comments were general but she wants full use of all content for use in her own creations. She is fine with others using her works in any manner. Third, Dan Walsh, creator of Webcomic ?Garfield Minus Garfield? is happy to make money from his work, but through ads, as he does not want to deal with licensing his own works. Fourth, Pat Aufderheide, director of social media at American University?s School of Communication and person behind the many best practices guides on fair use for online video (remixes), education and documentary filmmaking, proudly shared her work. She mentioned future guides including one on fair use best practices for research librarians. Interesting guidelines and worth reading however remember they are guidelines and not what the Supreme Court or the Copyright Act is stating. My own perspective: having copyright compliance policies are almost always helpful; make sure your policies/ guidelines work within the policies and culture of your own organization. Fifth, Professor Peter Jaszi (AU Washington College of Law) words of wisdom: Best thing U.S. Congress can do is leave Section 107 on Fair Use alone and leave us all to interpret it. Concurred by Tony Falzone (Director of Fair Use Project and lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School). Tony also added: ambiguity and flexibility = strength behind fair use. Sixth, internationally speaking, there was little discussion. It was mentioned that fair use as in the U.S. is uniquely American. Also, it is unlikely that fair use would ever be the international norm. During my time today I heard no panellists speak about the fact that fair use is likely/arguably broader in the U.S. than most elsewhere (including fair dealing in other countries), and what happens with national treatment and applying the standards in another country when content (legally used in the U.S.) is an infringement in another country? Also missing from the discussions -- moral rights protection which exist in most copyright laws around the world but only in a minor manner in the U.S. A relevant topic for online content use and remixes and mash-ups and other situations where a fair use defense may be claimed. Seventh, a word from the U.S. administration. White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Andrew McLaughlin (also proud owner of a Droid phone and former global public policy head for Google) disclaimed anything he said could be held as representing the White House. He then said: the administration is ?serious about IP enforcement?, fair use is not an excuse for infringement, and there is a need to balance both sides of the copyright equation - reward creators and have flexible fair use principles. Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From btonetbone at hotmail.com Wed Jan 13 10:30:30 2010 From: btonetbone at hotmail.com (Ivan Schustak) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:30:30 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Job Opportunity - Guest Services Supervisor In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C646@mailsrv.imj.org.il> References: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il>, , <184FA36C-C07B-4314-BFFE-AA8DD28FDC2E@comcast.net>, <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C646@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Message-ID: Hi everyone ? We are looking to hire a Guest Services Supervisor to assist with the management of our Guest Services staff handling both museum admissions and theatre box office. It?s a great opportunity for someone with a customer service/box office/museum admission background to gain valuable managerial experience and take part in a brand new organization! Here is a link to the job description: http://themim.org/about_job_opening_49.asp The position is based in Phoenix, AZ at the Musical Instrument Museum. We will also be posting additional positions fairly soon along the lines of Group Sales and full/part time Guest Services Associates, so people can keep their eye on our site for some additional opportunities. Thanks! Ivan Schustak Guest Services Manager The Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix AZ 85050 480.245.6910 - Direct 623.824.3552 - Cell 480.478.6000 - Main 480.471.8690 - Fax http://www.themim.org/ From matt.morgan at metmuseum.org Wed Jan 13 11:39:17 2010 From: matt.morgan at metmuseum.org (Morgan, Matt) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:39:17 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Evaluation of computerized exhibitions In-Reply-To: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85FD82E@server.mada.com> References: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C85FD82E@server.mada.com> Message-ID: Hanan, I've been thinking about this for a couple days being unsure what to write back. One reason is that you didn't say what your goals are, and any testing you do should be to verify that you achieved (or didn't) those goals. What is the impact you hope to make on visitors? The other reason is more technical. You state: "We will probably get statistical information from the system and this is not the problem." I'm afraid that it IS part of the problem. If you're testing in the wild, it's an uncontrolled setting and the results will often be more impacted by outside factors than by the application itself. Your stats may not mean much at all. For example, if you want to test how long people linger in parts of the environment, that may be affected more by crowding and visitor flow than anything else. Or, if you want to test how many people do or don't use an object, that may be determined by its placement in the exhibition. I've seen digital kiosks in exhibitions where most people who sat down were just waiting for their friends to catch up. It doesn't mean they got nothing out of the experience, but neither does it mean that (more time spent or pages viewed) = (more visitor enjoyment). So rather than strict testing, I recommend observation and pre- and post-experience surveys. A really interesting book to read for inspiration on observation, by the way, is Paco Underhill's "Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping." Good luck, Matt -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Hanan Cohen Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:09 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Evaluation of computerized exhibitions Hello, Our museum takes part in a European project called My Ideal City http://www.myidealcity.eu/project/ In each of the museums taking part in the project there will be computers that show a virtual reality realization of a city. The visitors will stroll in this virtual reality environment and interact with digital objects or other visitors. We are responsible for evaluating in the project. Since we haven't evaluated a networked/computerized exhibition until now, we are looking for prior experience. We will probably get statistical information from the system and this is not the problem. The problem is trying to figure out before we start - WHAT SHOULD WE ASK OURSELVES? What are the criteria that we would want to test? If you have any experience or know of museums that did such evaluation, I would love to get a link or a reference to people we should contact. Even if you don't have prior experience, any thoughts from the top of your heads are most welcome. Thanks, --- Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From deborahwythe at hotmail.com Wed Jan 13 12:12:22 2010 From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com (Deborah Wythe) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:12:22 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info In-Reply-To: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il> References: , <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6C3@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Message-ID: It is indeed a LOT of work -- I've done more database crunching in TMS for this project than I ever hope to have to do again. Thanks be for our TMS administrator, Chrisy Ledakis, who was able to do batch updates to the object rights type field --once I had ID'd the objects that belonged to each rights type. And to her energetic data entry staff, who helped populate the records where the initial value was mysteriously null (those of you who are TMS users know how null-phobic that system is). And, of course, consulting the legal eagles along the way makes the process slower...but takes some of the responsibility off my shoulders. Thanks to everybody for your kind remarks. We're tired, but pleased Looking forward to seeing your website go transparent, too! Deb Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > From: akeshet at imj.org.il > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:18:39 +0200 > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info > > Deb: > > Well done! We're heading in the same direction (shall we both point out that it's a LOT of work, and insanely complicated?) but you and the Brooklyn Museum deserve a lot of credit for doing this first, and really well. > > Amalyah Keshet > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management > The Israel Museum, Jerusalem > Chair, MCN IP SIG > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Wythe > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:38 PM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info > > > Should have included this link! > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2010/01/12/doing-the-right-thing/ > DW > > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > > From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > CC: shelley.bernstein at brooklynmuseum.org > Subject: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:45 -0500 > > > In honor of World Fair Use Day, the Brooklyn Museum has just released a new version of its collections pages that includes rights information for all works. We'll be blogging about the project over the next couple of days--it has been a fun ride getting ready! > > Deb Wythe > Brooklyn Museum > > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ From s-sarraf at nga.gov Wed Jan 13 12:15:57 2010 From: s-sarraf at nga.gov (Sarraf, Suzanne) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:15:57 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] ANN: Still time to Submit for the AAM | M&T Committee MUSE awards In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The 2010 AAM Muse Awards Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 21st annual Muse Awards competition with a NEW Student category. The MUSE Award competition, now in its 21st year, recognizes excellence in media produced by or for museums. The 20th MUSE competition received almost 250 applications from institutions around the world. Categories of media include audio and video tours, interactive kiosks, multimedia installations, websites and 'web 2.0' formats. 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 We look forward to your participation! Looking forward to hearing from you. MUSE Chair From akeshet at imj.org.il Thu Jan 14 00:22:34 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:22:34 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info - and so does at least one artist Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC40DF6D7@mailsrv.imj.org.il> As if on cue, we ran across this site this morning: http://www.robertsmithson.com/research_queries/research_queries.htm This is a rarity: the kind of easily findable, clear and unambiguous information that we are always searching for, with much frustration, in our efforts to respect artists' rights. This is what I call transparency. Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Wythe Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:12 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info It is indeed a LOT of work -- I've done more database crunching in TMS for this project than I ever hope to have to do again. Thanks be for our TMS administrator, Chrisy Ledakis, who was able to do batch updates to the object rights type field --once I had ID'd the objects that belonged to each rights type. And to her energetic data entry staff, who helped populate the records where the initial value was mysteriously null (those of you who are TMS users know how null-phobic that system is). And, of course, consulting the legal eagles along the way makes the process slower...but takes some of the responsibility off my shoulders. Thanks to everybody for your kind remarks. We're tired, but pleased Looking forward to seeing your website go transparent, too! Deb Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com > From: akeshet at imj.org.il > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:18:39 +0200 > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info > > Deb: > > Well done! We're heading in the same direction (shall we both point out that it's a LOT of work, and insanely complicated?) but you and the Brooklyn Museum deserve a lot of credit for doing this first, and really well. > > Amalyah Keshet > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, > Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of Deborah Wythe > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:38 PM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info > > > Should have included this link! > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2010/01/1 > 2/doing-the-right-thing/ > DW > > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > > From: deborahwythe at hotmail.com > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > CC: shelley.bernstein at brooklynmuseum.org > Subject: Brooklyn Museum goes live with rights info > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:36:45 -0500 > > > In honor of World Fair Use Day, the Brooklyn Museum has just released a new version of its collections pages that includes rights information for all works. We'll be blogging about the project over the next couple of days--it has been a fun ride getting ready! > > Deb Wythe > Brooklyn Museum > > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com Thu Jan 14 01:26:59 2010 From: annamaria.pomaswank at gmail.com (Annamaria Poma-Swank) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:26:59 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] collection Message-ID: To art history librarians, curators, art museums staff, I am working on four seventeen hundred manuscripts by Luigi Lanzi ( http://www.luigilanzi2010.it/) Since Lanzi mentions many collectors of 1700 Florence...I am also writing a proposal for a book on the "Collezionismo privato del 1700 a Firenze", sponsored by the Plolo Museale Fiorentino and the University of Florence. While I am doing my projects I have had the chance to meet a lot of Italian private collectors. So far I met an antiquarian/collector who told me about a work by Leonardo that is for sale (expertise by Carlo Pedretti, free to leave the country) Please if museums curators and others are interested, write to me in private. My best regards and Buon Anno Annamaria Poma Swank, PhD. From davidgreen at knowledgeculture.com Thu Jan 14 10:02:34 2010 From: davidgreen at knowledgeculture.com (David Green) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:02:34 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] More Copyright Talk for its Public from the Brooklyn Museum Message-ID: I trust everyone is following the continuing series on copyright from the Brooklyn Museum. Part 3 today: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2010/01/14/little-images-big-art/ David David Green Principal, Knowledge Culture Consulting davidgreen at knowledgeculture.com 203-345-3228 203-520-9155 (mobile) From ProctorN at si.edu Fri Jan 15 06:37:20 2010 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:37:20 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010 Conference: What are the must-attend topics? Message-ID: Hi all, As program chair for MCN's fabulous conference in Austin, Texas (Oct 27-30, 2010), I'd love to get your help on setting the conference theme. Below are some ideas from the MCN board and SIG chairs. I've posed them on a Conference Program Planning Wiki where we can add to and amend the list more easily: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/ Since great minds think alike, there's a fair amount of overlap so this is not necessarily the only way to divide up the concepts. But you may also have other and better suggestions for what will make the conference most useful to YOU, what will make you, your stakeholders and funders say, "Can't miss MCN 2010!" - and we want to hear them! So please join the discussion on the wiki, in the listserve, or feel free to contact me directly if you prefer. 1. The Museum Inside-Out/Outside-In or Transparency: Turning the Museum Inside Out or "Radical Transparency" (Max Anderson) * Exposing to our public what were previously internal activities: not only showing the finished result, but in fact also how we got there. * The "commons" idea: most of our work and resources have an increased value when they're shared, rather than jealously guarded * Supporting local and global audiences * What is our responsibility to "non-visitors"? What can museums realistically, honestly and helpfully offer or promise them about a museum experience in which they never come into physical contact with the collections? * Is the online experience unique in some way? * Avoiding over-emphasis on the physical visit (and starving the online presence of content - because the only thing Web sites are good for is preparing for your visit, and following up after a visit, right?)... * ...While emphasizing that online interaction is but one of many possible engagement scenarios available to museums, and that "technology" assists in making every one of those scenarios possible. 2. Open Source, Open Content, Open Learning * Democratizing Access (from SI's Commons proposal) * Finding ways to be open and inclusive of multiple voices without compromising our authority and trustworthiness, which is one of our most valuable assets. * Trust and Reputation (as in, what do these things mean for museums in the post-Wikipedia age) * Process/Immediacy (as in "Process Journalism," meaning telling stories as they happen, rather than summarizing after the thing is over) * How museums are embracing user generated content, as well as controlling or being gatekeepers of it. * The new authoritative (expert) voice of online users in our community: will museums accept the expertise and content generated by its online users? * See Nina Simon's post: http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2008/10/future-of-authority-platform-power.html * IMLS recently released a guide on the Future of Museums and Libraries, in which one of the discussion themes is dedicated to shifts in power and authority http://www.imls.gov/resources/resources.shtm * OpenID * Generative Assets (Kevin Kelly's term for assets that can't be cloned, replicated, or reproduced) 3. Bridging the Digital Divide * Back-of-house challenges * The increasing costs associated with digital collections * The divide, perceived or real, between on-line visitors and in-person visitors * DAMS solutions for small museums * Integration: e.g. solving problems with dedicated software systems (CIS, CMS, ticketing, membership, e-commerce, DAMS, etc.) that in many cases are not well integrated and result in multiple sets of data about the same things, along with other headaches. User-generated content further complicates the information architecture. * CMS <--> DAMS information flows * Unified vision for communication strategy: easier said than done! The lines between "old" and "new" communication are blurring, some fading away, some emerging, some being re-invented. * Big split between the print and the online way of thinking, mostly based on a staff person's professional comfort level with online technology Here are the MCN themes from previous years (thanks, Rich Cherry!): * 2009 Museum Efficiency: Doing More with Less! * 2008 LET'S DO I.T. RIGHT! * 2007 BUILDING CONTENT, BUILDING COMMUNITY: 40 Years of Museum Information and Technology * 2006 ACCESS TO ASSETS: Return on Investment * 2005 DIGITS FUGIT! Preserving Knowledge into the Future * 2004 Great Technology for Collections, Confluence and Community * 2003 Balancing Museum Technology and Transformation * 2002 In it for the long haul-technology programs that go the distance * 2001 Real Life: Virtual Experiences New Connections for Museum Visitors * 2000 none? (or "Las Vegas: WhooHoo!") * 1999 Access for All: Integrating Cultural Heritage, Media and Technology * 1998 Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Preservation -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of New Media Initiatives Smithsonian American Art Museum MRC 970 PO Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257 f: +1-202-633-8455 http://www.americanart.si.edu http://eyelevel.si.edu/ From jstrohl at Princeton.EDU Fri Jan 15 07:22:13 2010 From: jstrohl at Princeton.EDU (Janet M Strohl-Morgan) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:22:13 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Tour Scheduling Message-ID: Dear All, I know that this question was discussed a few years ago (see below), however, we are wondering if anyone has any new information in regards to online tour scheduling systems? We are looking to - Schedule multiple tours on the same day - Generate confirming letters - Produce statistics - Shared calendar Thank you! Sincerely, Janet Janet M. Strohl-Morgan Director of Museum Information Technology Princeton University Art Museum 609-258-7839 http://artmuseum.princeton.edu -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Janice Sent: Fri 2/15/2008 2:55 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] School Tour Scheduling Software Melissa, We use ABC Event Manager for tours and special events. It is inexpensive, has unlimited users, and a backdoor to Microsoft Access so you can create as many custom reports that you want without the worry about the upgrades writing over your customizations. We do not charge for tours, but I know that the program can produce invoices. We use it for scheduling, contact management, tour confirmations (hard copy or email) and resource management. We are in the process of reviewing our needs and looking at other software as well. We have looked at Artifax, Vista, and EBMS. There are advantages and disadvantages of each one. Please contact me if you wish to compare notes. Janice Craddock, IT Manager, Amon Carter Museum janice at cartermuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Johnson Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:00 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] School Tour Scheduling Software Greetings, What do you use to schedule, confirm, track payments and create receipts for school tours? Currently, we use Vista which is way more than we need. Someone please tell me that there is something simpler and cheaper out there. We just updated the program and lost a custom report. We serve approximately 25,000 students a year and need a program to: --Schedule multiple tours and multiple locations on the same day --Generate confirming letters and invoices --Track payments --Generate receipts --Ability to have multiple users Thank you in advance for any suggestions (or commiserations) you may have. --Melissa Melissa Johnson Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? 408.918.1051 www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife From sbar-tal at mfah.org Fri Jan 15 15:08:28 2010 From: sbar-tal at mfah.org (Bar-Tal, Shemon) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:08:28 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 13 Message-ID: <031801ca9637$9d88e554$02010a0a@mfah.local> Sent from my Windows Mobile phone -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-request at mcn.edu Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:04 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 13 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. MCN 2010 Conference: What are the must-attend topics? (Proctor, Nancy) 2. Tour Scheduling (Janet M Strohl-Morgan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:37:20 -0500 From: "Proctor, Nancy" Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010 Conference: What are the must-attend topics? To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi all, As program chair for MCN's fabulous conference in Austin, Texas (Oct 27-30, 2010), I'd love to get your help on setting the conference theme. Below are some ideas from the MCN board and SIG chairs. I've posed them on a Conference Program Planning Wiki where we can add to and amend the list more easily: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/ Since great minds think alike, there's a fair amount of overlap so this is not necessarily the only way to divide up the concepts. But you may also have other and better suggestions for what will make the conference most useful to YOU, what will make you, your stakeholders and funders say, "Can't miss MCN 2010!" - and we want to hear them! So please join the discussion on the wiki, in the listserve, or feel free to contact me directly if you prefer. 1. The Museum Inside-Out/Outside-In or Transparency: Turning the Museum Inside Out or "Radical Transparency" (Max Anderson) * Exposing to our public what were previously internal activities: not only showing the finished result, but in fact also how we got there. * The "commons" idea: most of our work and resources have an increased value when they're shared, rather than jealously guarded * Supporting local and global audiences * What is our responsibility to "non-visitors"? What can museums realistically, honestly and helpfully offer or promise them about a museum experience in which they never come into physical contact with the collections? * Is the online experience unique in some way? * Avoiding over-emphasis on the physical visit (and starving the online presence of content - because the only thing Web sites are good for is preparing for your visit, and following up after a visit, right?)... * ...While emphasizing that online interaction is but one of many possible engagement scenarios available to museums, and that "technology" assists in making every one of those scenarios possible. 2. Open Source, Open Content, Open Learning * Democratizing Access (from SI's Commons proposal) * Finding ways to be open and inclusive of multiple voices without compromising our authority and trustworthiness, which is one of our most valuable assets. * Trust and Reputation (as in, what do these things mean for museums in the post-Wikipedia age) * Process/Immediacy (as in "Process Journalism," meaning telling stories as they happen, rather than summarizing after the thing is over) * How museums are embracing user generated content, as well as controlling or being gatekeepers of it. * The new authoritative (expert) voice of online users in our community: will museums accept the expertise and content generated by its online users? * See Nina Simon's post: http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2008/10/future-of-authority-platform-power.html * IMLS recently released a guide on the Future of Museums and Libraries, in which one of the discussion themes is dedicated to shifts in power and authority http://www.imls.gov/resources/resources.shtm * OpenID * Generative Assets (Kevin Kelly's term for assets that can't be cloned, replicated, or reproduced) 3. Bridging the Digital Divide * Back-of-house challenges * The increasing costs associated with digital collections * The divide, perceived or real, between on-line visitors and in-person visitors * DAMS solutions for small museums * Integration: e.g. solving problems with dedicated software systems (CIS, CMS, ticketing, membership, e-commerce, DAMS, etc.) that in many cases are not well integrated and result in multiple sets of data about the same things, along with other headaches. User-generated content further complicates the information architecture. * CMS <--> DAMS information flows * Unified vision for communication strategy: easier said than done! The lines between "old" and "new" communication are blurring, some fading away, some emerging, some being re-invented. * Big split between the print and the online way of thinking, mostly based on a staff person's professional comfort level with online technology Here are the MCN themes from previous years (thanks, Rich Cherry!): * 2009 Museum Efficiency: Doing More with Less! * 2008 LET'S DO I.T. RIGHT! * 2007 BUILDING CONTENT, BUILDING COMMUNITY: 40 Years of Museum Information and Technology * 2006 ACCESS TO ASSETS: Return on Investment * 2005 DIGITS FUGIT! Preserving Knowledge into the Future * 2004 Great Technology for Collections, Confluence and Community * 2003 Balancing Museum Technology and Transformation * 2002 In it for the long haul-technology programs that go the distance * 2001 Real Life: Virtual Experiences New Connections for Museum Visitors * 2000 none? (or "Las Vegas: WhooHoo!") * 1999 Access for All: Integrating Cultural Heritage, Media and Technology * 1998 Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Preservation -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of New Media Initiatives Smithsonian American Art Museum MRC 970 PO Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257 f: +1-202-633-8455 http://www.americanart.si.edu http://eyelevel.si.edu/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:22:13 -0500 From: "Janet M Strohl-Morgan" Subject: [MCN-L] Tour Scheduling To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear All, I know that this question was discussed a few years ago (see below), however, we are wondering if anyone has any new information in regards to online tour scheduling systems? We are looking to - Schedule multiple tours on the same day - Generate confirming letters - Produce statistics - Shared calendar Thank you! Sincerely, Janet Janet M. Strohl-Morgan Director of Museum Information Technology Princeton University Art Museum 609-258-7839 http://artmuseum.princeton.edu -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu on behalf of Janice Sent: Fri 2/15/2008 2:55 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] School Tour Scheduling Software Melissa, We use ABC Event Manager for tours and special events. It is inexpensive, has unlimited users, and a backdoor to Microsoft Access so you can create as many custom reports that you want without the worry about the upgrades writing over your customizations. We do not charge for tours, but I know that the program can produce invoices. We use it for scheduling, contact management, tour confirmations (hard copy or email) and resource management. We are in the process of reviewing our needs and looking at other software as well. We have looked at Artifax, Vista, and EBMS. There are advantages and disadvantages of each one. Please contact me if you wish to compare notes. Janice Craddock, IT Manager, Amon Carter Museum janice at cartermuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Johnson Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:00 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] School Tour Scheduling Software Greetings, What do you use to schedule, confirm, track payments and create receipts for school tours? Currently, we use Vista which is way more than we need. Someone please tell me that there is something simpler and cheaper out there. We just updated the program and lost a custom report. We serve approximately 25,000 students a year and need a program to: --Schedule multiple tours and multiple locations on the same day --Generate confirming letters and invoices --Track payments --Generate receipts --Ability to have multiple users Thank you in advance for any suggestions (or commiserations) you may have. --Melissa Melissa Johnson Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? 408.918.1051 www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 13 ************************************* From robin at mediacombo.net Sat Jan 16 14:34:53 2010 From: robin at mediacombo.net (Robin White) Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:34:53 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 40, Issue 13 - re Podcasting advice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6BC359BD-E2BC-4441-8DA0-76353E8E349A@mediacombo.net> Hi Lauren, Since you want to post more than one podcast you need a solution that will serve up as many videos as you plan to offer. I'd recommend using free services like Vimeo or YouTube to host your videos. Many museums have set up channels on these websites. The advantages are 1) you're not paying for storing and serving the videos from your website and 2) your videos will be accessible to millions of people, rather than just those that go to your website. Once you upload them to Vimeo or YouTube, and tag them with keywords, any time people are on those sites and searching those keywords, your videos will appear. People who are interested in your subject will find you and you can actively begin to develop a new community of museum fans. There have been many posts about this on the mcn mailing list. Also, this link will take you to some great examples of museums who've put podcasts on YouTube and successfully developed these new communities. http://mediacombo.net/blog/?cat=8 Best, Robin Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo On Jan 19, 2009, at 3:00 PM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Podcasting Advice (Lauren Zalut) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:32:34 -0500 > From: "Lauren Zalut" > Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting Advice > To: > Message-ID: > <278835DC50C47F4CBE375BE3466D364FAF9A6A at ml330g3.main.wagnerfreeinstitute.org > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > I am new to the Museum Computer Network and I am looking for any > advice regarding podcasting. I work for a small natural history > museum with a very limited budget and we are looking to make > podcasts of past museum lectures available to the public on our > website. I have been told by senior staff that we do not have enough > space on our website, I wonder if anyone knows how much space a 60 > minute podcast would take up. Also, what kind of technology would be > required to post a podcast on our website? > > The museum has a myspace profile, and part of the reason we > established it was the possibility that the podcast could be > downloaded from there. Is that really a viable option? We do have a > completely edited podcast ready to go and hope to have it up and > running by the summer. I would appreciate any suggestions or advice, > it would be very helpful to hear about others' experiences with > podcasting in museums. > > Thank you in advance. > > Sincerely yours, > > Lauren Zalut > Museum Educator and Communications Coordinator > Wagner Free Institute of Science > 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. > Philadelphia, PA 19121 > phone: (215) 763-6529 ext. 17 > www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org > > Become a fan of the Wagner on www.facebook.com! > > Follow us on www.twitter.com! > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 40, Issue 13 > ************************************* Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Sat Jan 16 21:22:44 2010 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:22:44 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum Feb 16, 17 in Sunny Balboa Park San Diego! Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282022E62@MAILR005.mail.lan> Dear colleagues, The past decade has seen a great increase in mobile options for museum interpretation: cell phone tours, podcasts, audio tours, text-message tours and audio, video and text Smartphone applications. Learn how to implement and leverage these technologies from mobile media experts Nancy Proctor and Titus Bicknell in a special 2-day seminar presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and Balboa Park Learning Institute: Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum featuring Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Titus Bicknell, Director, Information Technology, Experius LLC Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum (2131 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101-1683) What This two-day seminar is for museum professionals who want to explore the value of mobile devices and portable computing for their institutions, patrons and learners with renowned leaders in the new media field. Attendees will learn how to evaluate technology platforms and options, create interpretive content and deploy systems for supporting them. Day 1 will emphasize content and strategy and Day 2 will focus on technology and strategy. Please visit http://www.bpoc.org/mobile for a detailed agenda and speaker biographies. Who This seminar is cross-disciplinary and appropriate for executive, content (education, marketing, etc.) and technical staff. We encourage people to attend in cross-functional teams. (Special group rates apply.) How much Special price! $45 for one day, $75 for both! Other cost and payment notes: * Tuition fees are waived for members of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative; registration is still required. * Please contact bpcp at bpcp.org for information on student discounts, group rates, or, hotel information. * Please pay on-site with cash or checks made payable to the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership; we are not able to accept credit card payments. * Lunch is included in the cost of the program for all participants. Register by Thursday, February 11, 2010 at bpcp at bpcp.org; please include your name, title, organization and email address. This program is co-presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and the Balboa Park Learning Institute. The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is a collaborative technology project of The Legler Benbough Foundation. The Balboa Park Learning Institute is a collaborative professional development program supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, and the 24 members of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Questions? Please contact: Paige Simpson, Director OR Katherine Sanford, Program Coordinator Balboa Park Learning Institute A program of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership (p) 619.232.7502 bpcp at bpcp.org From sweaver at experienceology.com Sun Jan 17 13:05:22 2010 From: sweaver at experienceology.com (Stephanie Weaver) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:05:22 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting advice: strategy for making the most of online content Message-ID: <5613EACB-0AA7-4E44-B430-9117BD22B55C@experienceology.com> Dear Lauren (and list), While I agree with Robin that setting up a YouTube channel is excellent, I would use it as an additional tool to spread the word about your podcasts. It's important to get the most bang for your buck out of your digital assets, so I recommend the following strategy: If you are in fact launching a podcast series?that is, you will be making and publishing regular episodes?then I would begin by registering and using a podcast service like Podbean (free for starter accounts, you might at some point have to pay for storage, but the costs are extremely low). Once you set up your Podbean account and upload one episode, you can then link to iTunes and set up your iTunes account. iTunes has the broadest reach for podcasts. There are other (many) podcast directories and you want to list your podcast with them. Once you publish your episode, the RSS feed automatically brings your podcast to these other directories. So once you do the work for the first one, your podcast then goes out to multiple channels automatically and is out there forever. For example, I have a podcast series (about 3 years now), with subscribers, and even though I don't produce many episodes (about one every other month), the reach is amazing... If you are not really launching a series, but will just be posting videos as you are able to complete them, then the YouTube channel is the way to go. You also should create accounts on Flickr, YahooVideo, and Vimeo and upload the content there. They each have different restrictions on length and numbers of videos you can upload in the month. You should also embed these videos in your website and Facebook Page, and Tweet links to them. If you are creating videos of lectures, then you could also consider becoming part of iTunes U, where many universities and museums are publishing content. http://www.apple.com/education/mobile-learning/ For a long video (60 minutes) I'd recommend breaking it into 15-minute sections, both to reduce the size of the video and the download/ viewing time (many, many people still don't have great connection speed, and if something doesn't start immediately, they click away). And, make a short (1 minute) teaser sample which you can put out there to help people find them. All videos should be branded with titles and end titles, plus a copyright statement. Teasers should end with the URL to send them to the location they can view the full video. If you set up a YouTube channel, make sure you go through the process of applying for a nonprofit channel. You have to fill out an application (one long page) and they have to approve it, but there are many benefits to doing so, as they allow you to brand the page and you show up in the nonprofit directory (above the chaff), and you can tie it into fundraising/development directly from your page. I'd be happy to answer any more questions you might have off-list. Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant sweaver at experienceology.com experienceology?: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA For information on our book, blog, podcast, upcoming classes, and e- news, visit www.experienceology.com or follow me on twitter.com/ experienceology. See samples of my classes here: www.youtube.com/experienceology . Watch the free archived version of my class on the visitor experience here: http://bit.ly/NlunE Next presentations: UCLA Extension: January 26, 2010 Orange County Public Libraries: February 3, 2010 Ass'n of Partners for Public Lands: February 7 & 8, 2010 Tijuana Estuary docent training: March 24, 2010 American Association of Museums: May 26, 2010 From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 16:41:33 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:41:33 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Going Mobile: Planning For Audience, Content And Technology In The Museum > Feb 16-17 2010 Message-ID: <1546c3f81001171641g4bdb4ca9qa6cf0cdd41ea6180@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ IMHO: Libraries/Librarians Have Much To Learn From Museum Mobile Initiatives /Gerry The past decade has seen a great increase in mobile options for museum interpretation: cell phone tours, podcasts, audio tours, text-message tours and audio, video and text Smartphone applications. Learn how to implement and leverage these technologies from mobile media experts Nancy Proctor and Titus Bicknell in a special 2-day seminar presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative [http://www.bpoc.org/] and Balboa Park Learning Institute: Going Mobile: Planning For Audience, Content And Technology In The Museum Tuesday, February 16 / Wednesday, February 17, 2010 > 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum / 2131 Pan American Plaza / Balboa Park / San Diego, CA What > This two-day seminar is for museum professionals who want to explore the value of mobile devices and portable computing for their institutions, patrons and learners with renowned leaders in the new media field. Attendees will learn how to evaluate technology platforms and options, create interpretive content and deploy systems for supporting them. Day 1 will emphasize content and strategy and Day 2 will focus on technology and strategy. [snip] Who > This seminar is cross-disciplinary and appropriate for executive, content (education, marketing, etc.) and technical staff. We encourage people to attend in cross-functional teams. (Special group rates apply.) Cost > Special price! $45 for one day, $75 for both! [snip] Register by Thursday, February 11, 2010 at bpcp at bpcp.org ; please include your name, title, organization and email address. This program is co-presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and the Balboa Park Learning Institute. The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is a collaborative technology project of The Legler Benbough Foundation. The Balboa Park Learning Institute is a collaborative professional development program supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, and the 24 members of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Agenda February 16 2010 > Led by Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media, Smithsonian American Art Museum Day 1: Mobile experience & content design Why mobile? What is mobile? Why is it growing so fast? How this will impact museum interpretation and education in the short, medium & longer terms. Overview of the design methodologies that will be used today. Identifying your audience(s) both on-site & online. Know your audience in order to build a successful program. The evolving nature of audiences: consider John Falk's new way of describing & categorizing audiences: what does each of these audience segments require from their mobile experience? what about non-visitors? Identify & prioritize the target audience(s) for the mobile interpretation program. Translating aims & objectives into key messages 45 min: ensuring your mobile interpretation program supports your organization's mission. Introduction to Question Mapping & the 'SmartHistory' conversational approach to interpretation Question Mapping Hands on, on site: on maps of each Balboa Park sites, plot the questions that come to mind when visiting, at the locations where the questions occur. Consider ways of including actual visitors from different target audience segments in this survey. This will require participants to be on-site so will require 2-3 hours depending on transportation time. Question Map analysis; finalize interpretive plan Short presentation of methodology for translating the question maps into an interpretive plan; introduction of worksheets. Optional content production session > Using the Woices iPhone app, record audio commentaries (soundtracks or sound bites) for selected points of interest according to the site's interpretive plan. February 17 2010 > Led by Titus Bicknell, Director Information Technology, Experius LLC Day 2: Mobile Platforms And Delivery Choosing a platform: what the content/audiences require vs. what the infrastructure & business model demand. Which train(s) are you on: choosing platforms that suit your venue, content AND audience - web, kiosk, audio tour, cell phone tour, MM tour, podcast, webcast, vodcast, catalog, wall text, label, docent NB the best answer may be the least technical. CMS vs CAT: are you authoring content or assembling it from existing sources and how that affects decision about data and meta data management. API and ROI: it is a nice idea to pull data from existing sources but it might not be cost effective - how to assess ingestion, synchronization or double data entry options Front end/back end, couture vs pret a porter: what to customize and what to use of the shelf even if it seems limiting In-house vs outsource: where control is valuable, where participating in extra-organizational economy of scale adds value Scale and scalability: how to avoid being a victim of your own success a la Jane Austin Speakers Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media, Smithsonian American Art Museum Bio [snip] Titus Bicknell, Director Information Technology, Experius LLC Bio [snip] Access To Source(s) / Full Details / Relevant Links Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/ylg492p ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>> From MCOCK at thebritishmuseum.ac.uk Mon Jan 18 02:22:02 2010 From: MCOCK at thebritishmuseum.ac.uk (Matthew Cock) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:22:02 -0000 Subject: [MCN-L] A History of the World Message-ID: A History of the World, British Museum and BBC partnership At 9.45 the first programme in the series 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' goes out on BBC Radio 4. Already live is the 'A History of the World 'website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld >From here you can listen again to the programmes (up to 2012 and likely beyond - no 7 days for AHOW), download the podcast, etc and find more about the objects featured. As well as the 100 objects from the British Museum, there are objects from over 350 museums around the UK on the site, to be joined by possibly '000s from public contribution. One feature of the site was not ready for launch, but you will shortly be able to comment on each object - whether a museum or public contribution. There are a number of ways to see objects from specific museums. For the British Museum 100, click on the Contributor button on the left of the Home/Explore page, select British Museum. Scroll through time and see the objects in the time tunnel. There are a few ways that you can filter to find objects from other Museums, via 'BBC Area' in the control panel on the left of Explore, or "In Your Area" http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/inyourarea/ or using a map showing all of the UK museum partners http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/map/ Some other things: There's a blog which will have posts right through the year, written by Paul Sargeant of the BBC and David Prudames of the BM, with contributions from many others who have helped make the programmes and the website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ahistoryoftheworld/ There's a badge and a widget (with 'Today's Object' feed) to embed in your site/blog if you wish. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/get-involved/badges-widgets/ It's been an incredible editorial, technical and organisational tour-de-force to get this site to live - credit is due to teams in the BBC and museums across the UK. I am looking forward to seeing the site develop in interesting ways over the coming year. Matthew, Head of Web, British Museum, mcock at britishmuseum.org Head of Web | Department of Learning and Audiences| The British Museum | britishmuseum.org | twitter.com/britishmuseum | t: 020 7323 8169 | m: 07971 433841 Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler Until 24 January 2010 BOOK NOW +44 (0)20 7323 8181 www.britishmuseum.org Follow the British Museum on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/britishmuseum www.twitter.com/britishmuseum From Beth_Harris at moma.org Mon Jan 18 04:10:27 2010 From: Beth_Harris at moma.org (Harris, Beth) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:10:27 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting advice References: Message-ID: Hi Lauren, As far as creating audio and video podcasts with simple (very) and cheap technology, have a look at the Create & Teach section of Smarthistory: http://www.smarthistory.org/create-your-own-content1.html There are a bunch of pages there on this topic - how education departments in small museums can create these materials, and distribute them. Hope it's helpful. Beth Harris > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:32:34 -0500 > From: "Lauren Zalut" > Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting Advice > To: > Message-ID: > <278835DC50C47F4CBE375BE3466D364FAF9A6A at ml330g3.main.wagnerfreeinstitute.org > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > I am new to the Museum Computer Network and I am looking for any > advice regarding podcasting. I work for a small natural history > museum with a very limited budget and we are looking to make > podcasts of past museum lectures available to the public on our > website. I have been told by senior staff that we do not have enough > space on our website, I wonder if anyone knows how much space a 60 > minute podcast would take up. Also, what kind of technology would be > required to post a podcast on our website? > > The museum has a myspace profile, and part of the reason we > established it was the possibility that the podcast could be > downloaded from there. Is that really a viable option? We do have a > completely edited podcast ready to go and hope to have it up and > running by the summer. I would appreciate any suggestions or advice, > it would be very helpful to hear about others' experiences with > podcasting in museums. > > Thank you in advance. > > Sincerely yours, > > Lauren Zalut > Museum Educator and Communications Coordinator > Wagner Free Institute of Science > 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. > Philadelphia, PA 19121 > phone: (215) 763-6529 ext. 17 > www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org > > Become a fan of the Wagner on www.facebook.com! > > Follow us on www.twitter.com! > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 40, Issue 13 > ************************************* Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:22:44 -0500 From: Rich Cherry Subject: [MCN-L] Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum Feb 16, 17 in Sunny Balboa Park San Diego! To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282022E62 at MAILR005.mail.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear colleagues, The past decade has seen a great increase in mobile options for museum interpretation: cell phone tours, podcasts, audio tours, text-message tours and audio, video and text Smartphone applications. Learn how to implement and leverage these technologies from mobile media experts Nancy Proctor and Titus Bicknell in a special 2-day seminar presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and Balboa Park Learning Institute: Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum featuring Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Titus Bicknell, Director, Information Technology, Experius LLC Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum (2131 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101-1683) What This two-day seminar is for museum professionals who want to explore the value of mobile devices and portable computing for their institutions, patrons and learners with renowned leaders in the new media field. Attendees will learn how to evaluate technology platforms and options, create interpretive content and deploy systems for supporting them. Day 1 will emphasize content and strategy and Day 2 will focus on technology and strategy. Please visit http://www.bpoc.org/mobile for a detailed agenda and speaker biographies. Who This seminar is cross-disciplinary and appropriate for executive, content (education, marketing, etc.) and technical staff. We encourage people to attend in cross-functional teams. (Special group rates apply.) How much Special price! $45 for one day, $75 for both! Other cost and payment notes: * Tuition fees are waived for members of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative; registration is still required. * Please contact bpcp at bpcp.org for information on student discounts, group rates, or, hotel information. * Please pay on-site with cash or checks made payable to the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership; we are not able to accept credit card payments. * Lunch is included in the cost of the program for all participants. Register by Thursday, February 11, 2010 at bpcp at bpcp.org; please include your name, title, organization and email address. This program is co-presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and the Balboa Park Learning Institute. The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is a collaborative technology project of The Legler Benbough Foundation. The Balboa Park Learning Institute is a collaborative professional development program supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, and the 24 members of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Questions? Please contact: Paige Simpson, Director OR Katherine Sanford, Program Coordinator Balboa Park Learning Institute A program of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership (p) 619.232.7502 bpcp at bpcp.org ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 15 ************************************* From museumpods at gmail.com Mon Jan 18 06:49:32 2010 From: museumpods at gmail.com (museumpods at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:49:32 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting advice References: Message-ID: Lauren, You are welcome to try our free RSS podcast maker called FeedMe at: http://bit.ly/rss-feedme It offers password protected accounts, unlimited bandwidth, episodes and RSS feeds. Everyone that works on FeedMe is a volunteer so it is always free. We also worked with Creative Commons so you can embed CC licensing or Copyright in the media files http://creativecommons.org/tag/museumpods About 2000 organizations have signed up to use FeedMe ranging from radio stations, museums, educational institutions, and businesses -- but we designed it specifically for museums. We are starting to work with museums to develop more user friendly ways for people to access podcasts using QR code. Here is a short video on how it works: http://bit.ly/museum-qr FeedMe works well with this technology and might be something you should consider implementing in your podcast initiative. Please feel free to contact me directly...I will hook you up. Kurt Stuchell stuchell at museumpods.com http://museumpods.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harris, Beth" To: Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 7:10 AM Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting advice > Hi Lauren, > As far as creating audio and video podcasts with simple (very) and cheap > technology, have a look at the Create & Teach section of Smarthistory: > http://www.smarthistory.org/create-your-own-content1.html > > There are a bunch of pages there on this topic - how education departments > in small museums can create these materials, and distribute them. Hope > it's helpful. > > Beth Harris > >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:32:34 -0500 >> From: "Lauren Zalut" >> Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting Advice >> To: >> Message-ID: >> <278835DC50C47F4CBE375BE3466D364FAF9A6A at ml330g3.main.wagnerfreeinstitute.org >> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Hi, >> I am new to the Museum Computer Network and I am looking for any >> advice regarding podcasting. I work for a small natural history >> museum with a very limited budget and we are looking to make >> podcasts of past museum lectures available to the public on our >> website. I have been told by senior staff that we do not have enough >> space on our website, I wonder if anyone knows how much space a 60 >> minute podcast would take up. Also, what kind of technology would be >> required to post a podcast on our website? >> >> The museum has a myspace profile, and part of the reason we >> established it was the possibility that the podcast could be >> downloaded from there. Is that really a viable option? We do have a >> completely edited podcast ready to go and hope to have it up and >> running by the summer. I would appreciate any suggestions or advice, >> it would be very helpful to hear about others' experiences with >> podcasting in museums. >> >> Thank you in advance. >> >> Sincerely yours, >> >> Lauren Zalut >> Museum Educator and Communications Coordinator >> Wagner Free Institute of Science >> 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. >> Philadelphia, PA 19121 >> phone: (215) 763-6529 ext. 17 >> www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org >> >> Become a fan of the Wagner on www.facebook.com! >> >> Follow us on www.twitter.com! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> mcn-l mailing list >> mcn-l at mcn.edu >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> >> End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 40, Issue 13 >> ************************************* > > Robin White Owen > M: 917/407-7641 > T: 646/472-5145 > robin at mediacombo.net > www.mediacombo.net > http://mediacomb.net/blog > twitter.com/rocombo > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:22:44 -0500 > From: Rich Cherry > Subject: [MCN-L] Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and > technology in the Museum Feb 16, 17 in Sunny Balboa Park San Diego! > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282022E62 at MAILR005.mail.lan> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear colleagues, > The past decade has seen a great increase in mobile options for museum > interpretation: cell phone tours, podcasts, audio tours, text-message > tours and audio, video and text Smartphone applications. Learn how to > implement and leverage these technologies from mobile media experts Nancy > Proctor and Titus Bicknell in a special 2-day seminar presented by the > Balboa Park Online Collaborative and Balboa Park > Learning Institute: > > Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum > featuring > Nancy Proctor, Head of New Media, Smithsonian American Art Museum > and Titus Bicknell, Director, Information Technology, Experius LLC > Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17, 2010 > 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. > > San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum > (2131 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101-1683) > What > This two-day seminar is for museum professionals who want to explore the > value of mobile devices and portable computing for their institutions, > patrons and learners with renowned leaders in the new media field. > Attendees will learn how to evaluate technology platforms and options, > create interpretive content and deploy systems for supporting them. Day 1 > will emphasize content and strategy and Day 2 will focus on technology and > strategy. Please visit http://www.bpoc.org/mobile for a detailed agenda > and speaker biographies. > > Who > This seminar is cross-disciplinary and appropriate for executive, content > (education, marketing, etc.) and technical staff. We encourage people to > attend in cross-functional teams. (Special group rates apply.) > > How much > Special price! $45 for one day, $75 for both! Other cost and payment > notes: > > * Tuition fees are waived for members of the Balboa Park Online > Collaborative; registration is still required. > * Please contact bpcp at bpcp.org for information on student discounts, > group rates, or, hotel information. > * Please pay on-site with cash or checks made payable to the Balboa Park > Cultural Partnership; we are not able to accept credit card payments. > * Lunch is included in the cost of the program for all participants. > Register by Thursday, February 11, 2010 at bpcp at bpcp.org; please include > your name, title, organization and email address. > > This program is co-presented by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative and > the Balboa Park Learning Institute. The Balboa Park Online Collaborative > is a collaborative technology project of The Legler Benbough Foundation. > The Balboa Park Learning Institute is a collaborative professional > development program supported in part by the Institute of Museum and > Library Services, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, > and the 24 members of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. > > Questions? > Please contact: > Paige Simpson, Director OR > Katherine Sanford, Program Coordinator > Balboa Park Learning Institute > A program of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership > (p) 619.232.7502 > bpcp at bpcp.org > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 15 > ************************************* > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From valasec at fastmail.fm Tue Jan 19 06:25:51 2010 From: valasec at fastmail.fm (VALA Executive Officer) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:25:51 +1100 Subject: [MCN-L] VALA2010 Conference - L-Plate Series, VALAtech Boot Camp, Abstracts of Papers: Available Now! Message-ID: <1263911151.14615.1355435173@webmail.messagingengine.com> ----Apologies for cross-postings---- Dear Colleague, **VALA is pleased to announce the VALA2010 L-Plate Series Programme** The very popular and free VALA L-Plate Series is being held again on Monday 8 February. Bookings for this event are only open to VALA2010 delegates, so this is yet another reason to make sure you have registered for the 15th Biennial VALA Conference and Exhibition. Book early as L-Plate places are limited. The VALA L-Plate is a series of introductory sessions focusing on the technologies and topics that will be discussed during the VALA2010 Conference. Brush up your knowledge and enhance your VALA Conference experience by attending the VALA2010 L-Plate Series. Topics in 2010 include Open Source, Library Mashups and APIs, Cloud Computing, eBooks, Semantic Web and much more. The VALA L-Plate Series is a fun way to learn, with 96% of the 2008 L-Plate attendees saying it exceeded their expectations. !!Breaking News!!: Marshall Breeding will be giving the session on Discovery Layer Interfaces For details on the full 2010 L-Plate Series as well as bookings go to VALA2010 L-Plate Series. **There are still some places for some of the VALAtech Boot Camp Sessions.** If the VALA L-Plate Series is a fun way to brush up on your knowledge, the VALAtech Boot Camp is our new series of high-end technical and practical sessions. The VALAtech Boot Camp is an effective way to gain real practical and hands on experience from the experts. Topics for the 2010 VALAtech Boot Camp include: OCLC APIs, video on the web, Semantic APIs, as well as the Joomla and Drupal open source content management systems. The VALAtech Boot Camp is only available for VALA2010 delegates. It?s free, but hurry as spaces are limited. For programme details and online bookings go to VALAtech Boot Camp. The VALAtech Boot Camp sessions are hands-on and interactive, so remember to bring your laptops, and yes, sessions are both Mac and PC-friendly. **VALA2010 Abstracts now available** Still want to find out more before deciding which session to go to? You can now check out the abstracts by going to VALA2010 Conference Programme. Please feel free to pass on this email Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au From TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu Tue Jan 19 11:16:53 2010 From: TAMSEN_SCHWARTZMAN at exchange.fitnyc.edu (TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:16:53 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting advice: strategy for making the most of online content In-Reply-To: <5613EACB-0AA7-4E44-B430-9117BD22B55C@experienceology.com> References: <5613EACB-0AA7-4E44-B430-9117BD22B55C@experienceology.com> Message-ID: Stephanie, Thank you so much for taking the time to write all this. Very clear and very very helpful!! All the best, -- 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 @MuseumatFIT Closes April 10: American Beauty Closes May 11: Night & Day Opens March 9: Scandal Sandals & Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Stephanie Weaver Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:05 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Podcasting advice: strategy for making the most of online content Dear Lauren (and list), While I agree with Robin that setting up a YouTube channel is excellent, I would use it as an additional tool to spread the word about your podcasts. It's important to get the most bang for your buck out of your digital assets, so I recommend the following strategy: If you are in fact launching a podcast series-that is, you will be making and publishing regular episodes-then I would begin by registering and using a podcast service like Podbean (free for starter accounts, you might at some point have to pay for storage, but the costs are extremely low). Once you set up your Podbean account and upload one episode, you can then link to iTunes and set up your iTunes account. iTunes has the broadest reach for podcasts. There are other (many) podcast directories and you want to list your podcast with them. Once you publish your episode, the RSS feed automatically brings your podcast to these other directories. So once you do the work for the first one, your podcast then goes out to multiple channels automatically and is out there forever. For example, I have a podcast series (about 3 years now), with subscribers, and even though I don't produce many episodes (about one every other month), the reach is amazing... If you are not really launching a series, but will just be posting videos as you are able to complete them, then the YouTube channel is the way to go. You also should create accounts on Flickr, YahooVideo, and Vimeo and upload the content there. They each have different restrictions on length and numbers of videos you can upload in the month. You should also embed these videos in your website and Facebook Page, and Tweet links to them. If you are creating videos of lectures, then you could also consider becoming part of iTunes U, where many universities and museums are publishing content. http://www.apple.com/education/mobile-learning/ For a long video (60 minutes) I'd recommend breaking it into 15-minute sections, both to reduce the size of the video and the download/ viewing time (many, many people still don't have great connection speed, and if something doesn't start immediately, they click away). And, make a short (1 minute) teaser sample which you can put out there to help people find them. All videos should be branded with titles and end titles, plus a copyright statement. Teasers should end with the URL to send them to the location they can view the full video. If you set up a YouTube channel, make sure you go through the process of applying for a nonprofit channel. You have to fill out an application (one long page) and they have to approve it, but there are many benefits to doing so, as they allow you to brand the page and you show up in the nonprofit directory (above the chaff), and you can tie it into fundraising/development directly from your page. I'd be happy to answer any more questions you might have off-list. Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant sweaver at experienceology.com experienceology(r): Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA For information on our book, blog, podcast, upcoming classes, and e- news, visit www.experienceology.com or follow me on twitter.com/ experienceology. See samples of my classes here: www.youtube.com/experienceology . Watch the free archived version of my class on the visitor experience here: http://bit.ly/NlunE Next presentations: UCLA Extension: January 26, 2010 Orange County Public Libraries: February 3, 2010 Ass'n of Partners for Public Lands: February 7 & 8, 2010 Tijuana Estuary docent training: March 24, 2010 American Association of Museums: May 26, 2010 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From rjurban at illinois.edu Tue Jan 19 12:02:23 2010 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:02:23 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: Invitation: CHIN Symposium 2010 RCIP References: Message-ID: <3FD70C5C-A45A-46AD-9995-FA8D8019053C@illinois.edu> > From: dany.vallerand at pch.gc.ca > Date: January 13, 2010 9:38:35 AM CST > Subject: Invitation: CHIN Symposium 2010 RCIP > > > English message follows. > Le Symposium sur le patrimoine num?rique 2010 > pr?sent? par le R?seau canadien d?information sur le patrimoine > Tisser des liens : mus?es, visiteurs et nouvelles technologies > > Au Mus?e d?anthropologie de l?Universit? de la Colombie-Britannique > > Les 4 et 5 f?vrier 2010 > > Le Symposium regroupera des leaders cl?s dans le domaine des mus?es et de > la technologie num?rique. Ces invit?s de France, de Grande-Bretagne, des > ?tats-Unis et du Canada se r?uniront pour ?changer sur les occasions qui se > pr?sentent aux institutions patrimoniales ? et les d?fis auxquels elles > sont confront?es ? dans l?environnement num?rique global d?aujourd?hui. > > Principaux conf?renciers : > -Agn?s Alfandari - Chef du Service multim?dia, Mus?e du Louvre (France) > -David Anderson - Directeur d'apprentissage et interpr?tation, Victoria > & Albert Museum (Angleterre) > -Anthony Shelton - Directeur, Mus?e d'anthropologie de l'Universit? de > la Colombie-Britannique (Canada) > De m?me que Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Artiste, CODE). > > Nous vous conseillons de compl?ter le formulaire d?inscription en ligne > aussit?t que possible. Le Symposium sera aussi diffus? en ligne. > > Pour vous inscrire ou pour obtenir tous les d?tails, visitez : > www.rcip.gc.ca/symposium2010/ > > Co?ts: > Laissez-passer : 200 $ > Laissez-passer ?tudiant : 75 $ > Acc?s au symposium en-ligne : 75 $ > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > The Canadian Heritage Information Network > Digital Heritage Symposium 2010 > Making the Connection: Museums, Visitors and New Technologies > > Located at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Colombia > > February 4th and 5th 2010 > > The Symposium brings together a group of key leaders in the field of > digital innovation in museums from France, the United Kingdom, the United > States and Canada to examine the opportunities and challenges confronting > heritage institutions in today?s global digital environment. > > Keynotes: > -Agn?s Alfandari - Department Head of multimedia, Mus?e du Louvre > (France) > -David Anderson - Director of Learning and Interpretation, Victoria and > Albert Museum (England) > -Anthony Shelton - Director, Museum of Anthropology at the University of > British-Columbia (Canada) > And also Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Artist, CODE) > > To ensure your place at the Symposium, we suggest that you complete the > online registration form as soon as possible. The Symposium will be also > accessible online. > > To register or for more information, visit: > www.chin.gc.ca/symposium2010 > > Fees: > Symposium Pass: $200 > Student Pass: $75 > Online Access: $75 > From dreiling at mac.com Wed Jan 20 01:52:28 2010 From: dreiling at mac.com (Christopher Dreiling) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:52:28 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] User Document Delivery In-Reply-To: References: <015201c89922$d44a0e20$7cde2a60$@unc.edu> Message-ID: <380E8231-72B1-4575-81D6-11F137B3A17E@mac.com> I was interested in knowing what other institutions are doing to deliver pdf documentation to users. I am using easy php document downloader (http://www.ironclad.net/scripts/ ) I picked it as it was easy for the user to upload their pdf work to the server server, the php script would update if there were new files. Example: http://fotomatique.com/~dreiling/ Christopher Dreiling From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Wed Jan 20 18:57:52 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:57:52 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] A/V Now Available For EDUCAUSE Webinar > Library in Your Pocket > January 20 2010 Message-ID: <1546c3f81001201857p432131bbh43a149930e09a3c1@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ A Most Excellent / Informative Webinar / Thanks Educause ; David ; Jason And Steve !!! /Gerry EDUCAUSE Live! Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services / January 20, 2010 / 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT) David Woodbury / Libraries Fellow / North Carolina State University Jason Casden / Digital Technologies Development Librarian,/ North Carolina State University Summary Your host, Steve Worona, will be joined by David Woodbury, Jason Casden, and the topic will be "Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services" Students are arriving on college campuses with the ability to connect to the web with a diverse array of mobile devices. However, some online services aren?t a good fit for the small screen, and new services can also be developed that take advantage of the mobile user context. Developers of the NCSU Libraries Mobile site [http://m.lib.ncsu.edu/] will share their strategy and techniques for creating a suite of mobile services that are optimized for a majority of mobile web platforms, from iPhones to flip phones. The session will also include a discussion of site usage and promotion as well as plans for future mobile services. Links To A/V and Source Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yhcglqp ] !!! Thanks (Again) To Gary Price / ResourceShelf / For The HeadsUp !!! Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>> From adam.padron at metmuseum.org Thu Jan 21 07:33:18 2010 From: adam.padron at metmuseum.org (Padron, Adam) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:33:18 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Metropolitan Museum of Art seeking Senior Application Architect and Senior Database Architect Message-ID: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking a Senior Application Architect and Senior Database Architect for full-time employment. http://jobview.monster.com/Senior-Applications-Architect-Job-New-York-NY-US-85576376.aspx http://jobview.monster.com/Senior-Database-Architect-Job-New-York-NY-US-85656208.aspx Please send cover letter, resume, and salary history to employoppty at metmuseum.org and adam.padron at metmuseum.org as a Word attachment only with the position title in the subject line. From david at yakimavalleymuseum.org Thu Jan 21 09:22:01 2010 From: david at yakimavalleymuseum.org (David Lynx) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:22:01 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Iphone/cell apps In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Has anyone worked with some iphone and other smartphone companies to develop an app for their museum? I would like some recommendations and things to keep in mind. Thank you, David From mcgovernmh at cmog.org Thu Jan 21 09:34:49 2010 From: mcgovernmh at cmog.org (McGovern, Megan H) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:34:49 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Augmented reality and mobile technology Message-ID: Hi, I was wondering what augmented reality features, if any, others are using in their galleries, and if anyone is using mobile technology to replace traditional audio guides. Any suggestions of vendors or products? Thanks, Megan Megan McGovern Digital Asset Specialist Corning Museum of Glass 607.974.8243 tel mcgovernmh at cmog.org From ProctorN at si.edu Thu Jan 21 11:41:27 2010 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:41:27 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Reminder: What would make MCN 2010 a must-attend event for YOU? Message-ID: Just a reminder that we'd love to have your input and ideas for MCN's 2010 Conference Theme. You can leave your comments on the wiki: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/, respond to this list, or email me directly. And if you're interested in helping out with the program committee, let me know! Many thanks, Nancy -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of New Media Initiatives Smithsonian American Art Museum MRC 970 PO Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257 f: +1-202-633-8455 http://www.americanart.si.edu http://eyelevel.si.edu/ From Christine.Kuan at artstor.org Thu Jan 21 14:44:26 2010 From: Christine.Kuan at artstor.org (Christine Kuan) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:44:26 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] ARTstor Travel Awards 2010 Message-ID: Dear Friends and Colleagues, We would like to share information about a new ARTstor travel award program with you and your colleagues. The ARTstor Travel Awards program will provide five research travel awards in the amount of $1,500 each to support educational and scholarly activities. While the digital age is opening up new approaches and techniques for using images of the world's cultural heritage as evidence in teaching and scholarship, there is no substitute for engagement with original works and sites, for research in archives that hold primary source material, or for attending conferences with colleagues engaged with similar issues. In recognition of this need, ARTstor will provide five research travel awards in the amount of $1,500 each (to be used by September 1, 2011) to help support the educational and scholarly activities of graduate students, scholars, curators, educators, and librarians in any field in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. To be considered for a research travel award, applicants must create and submit an ARTstor image group (or a series of image groups) and a single accompanying essay that creatively and compellingly demonstrates why the image group(s) is useful for teaching, research, or scholarship. The five winning submissions will be determined by ARTstor staff. These submissions will help ARTstor to understand better the uses that scholars and teachers are making of ARTstor's content and tools and will provide us with insights into how we can continue to improve our efforts to serve the educational community. For more information about the ARTstor Travel Awards, please see: www.artstor.org/travelawards With best wishes, Christine Kuan Christine Kuan Director of Collection Development ARTstor 151 East 61st Street New York, NY 10065 212.500.2405 tel 212.500.2418 fax christine.kuan at artstor.org www.artstor.org From robin at mediacombo.net Fri Jan 22 07:10:03 2010 From: robin at mediacombo.net (Robin White) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:10:03 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 19 Message 3 re iphone app In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <959296CB-084A-478A-9579-0BC44C8858C8@mediacombo.net> Hi David, A good place to start learning would be to check out the Museums -to- Go discussion at the Tate Handheld Conference website: http://tatehandheldconference.pbworks.com/Museums-to-Go+Discussion?SearchFor=iphone&sp=2 I think Ted Forbes, Nancy Proctor and the other people involved in the discussion offer a clear description of the pros and cons of developing an application as opposed to a mobile website, another option you should definitely consider. Cordially, Robin Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo On Jan 21, 2010, at 3:00 PM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A/V Now Available For EDUCAUSE Webinar > Library in Your > Pocket > January 20 2010 (gerrymck) > 2. Metropolitan Museum of Art seeking Senior Application > Architect and Senior Database Architect (Padron, Adam) > 3. Iphone/cell apps (David Lynx) > 4. Augmented reality and mobile technology (McGovern, Megan H) > 5. Reminder: What would make MCN 2010 a must-attend event for > YOU? (Proctor, Nancy) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:57:52 -0600 > From: gerrymck > Subject: [MCN-L] A/V Now Available For EDUCAUSE Webinar > Library in > Your Pocket > January 20 2010 > To: HMC at listserv.educause.edu, GEM at jiscmail.ac.uk, talk at museum-ed.org, > mcn-l at mcn.edu, MCG at jiscmail.ac.uk > Message-ID: > <1546c3f81001201857p432131bbh43a149930e09a3c1 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Colleagues/ > > A Most Excellent / Informative Webinar / Thanks Educause ; David ; > Jason And > Steve !!! > > /Gerry > > EDUCAUSE Live! Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for > Developing Successful Mobile Services / January 20, 2010 / 1:00 p.m. > ET > (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT) > > David Woodbury / Libraries Fellow / North Carolina State University > > Jason Casden / Digital Technologies Development Librarian,/ North > Carolina > State University > > Summary > > Your host, Steve Worona, will be joined by David Woodbury, Jason > Casden, and > the topic will be > > "Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing > Successful > Mobile Services" > Students are arriving on college campuses with the ability to > connect to the > web with a diverse array of mobile devices. However, some online > services > aren?t a good fit for the small screen, and new services can also be > developed that take advantage of the mobile user context. Developers > of the > NCSU Libraries Mobile site [http://m.lib.ncsu.edu/] will share their > strategy and techniques for creating a suite of mobile services that > are > optimized for a majority of mobile web platforms, from iPhones to flip > phones. The session will also include a discussion of site usage and > promotion as well as plans for future mobile services. > > Links To A/V and Source Available At > > [ http://tinyurl.com/yhcglqp ] > > !!! Thanks (Again) To Gary Price / ResourceShelf / For The HeadsUp !!! > > Enjoy ! > > /Gerry > > Gerry McKiernan > Associate Professor > Science and Technology Librarian > Iowa State University Library > Ames IA 50011 > > Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs > >>>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:33:18 -0500 > From: "Padron, Adam" > Subject: [MCN-L] Metropolitan Museum of Art seeking Senior Application > Architect and Senior Database Architect > To: "'mcn-l at mcn.edu'" > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking a Senior Application > Architect and Senior Database Architect for full-time employment. > > http://jobview.monster.com/Senior-Applications-Architect-Job-New-York-NY-US-85576376.aspx > http://jobview.monster.com/Senior-Database-Architect-Job-New-York-NY-US-85656208.aspx > > Please send cover letter, resume, and salary history to employoppty at metmuseum.org > > and adam.padron at metmuseum.org as > a Word attachment only with the position title in the subject line. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:22:01 -0800 > From: David Lynx > Subject: [MCN-L] Iphone/cell apps > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Has anyone worked with some iphone and other smartphone companies to > develop > an app for their museum? I would like some recommendations and > things to > keep in mind. > Thank you, > David > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:34:49 -0500 > From: "McGovern, Megan H" > Subject: [MCN-L] Augmented reality and mobile technology > To: "'mcn-l at mcn.edu'" > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > > I was wondering what augmented reality features, if any, others are > using in their galleries, and if anyone is using mobile technology > to replace traditional audio guides. Any suggestions of vendors or > products? > > Thanks, > Megan > > Megan McGovern > Digital Asset Specialist > Corning Museum of Glass > 607.974.8243 tel > mcgovernmh at cmog.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:41:27 -0500 > From: "Proctor, Nancy" > Subject: [MCN-L] Reminder: What would make MCN 2010 a must-attend > event for YOU? > To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Just a reminder that we'd love to have your input and ideas for > MCN's 2010 Conference Theme. > You can leave your comments on the wiki: http:// > mcn2010.pbworks.com/, respond to this list, or email me directly. > > And if you're interested in helping out with the program committee, > let me know! > > Many thanks, > Nancy > -- > Nancy Proctor, PhD > Head of New Media Initiatives > Smithsonian American Art Museum > MRC 970 PO Box 37012 > Washington DC 20013-7012 > USA > > t: +1-202-633-8439 > c: +1-301-642-6257 > f: +1-202-633-8455 > > http://www.americanart.si.edu > http://eyelevel.si.edu/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 19 > ************************************* Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo From ProctorN at si.edu Fri Jan 22 13:16:41 2010 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:16:41 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum app development In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks, Robin, for sending out that link. I'd forgotten about that one! David, there's more info on vendors, open source solutions, and case studies as part of the larger Museums-to-Go project on the Museum Mobile wiki: http://wiki.museummobile.info/ And I second Megan's call for info on augmented reality app projects in the cultural sector! Best regards, Nancy -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of New Media Initiatives Smithsonian American Art Museum MRC 970 PO Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257 f: +1-202-633-8455 http://www.americanart.si.edu http://eyelevel.si.edu/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:10:03 -0500 From: Robin White Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 19 Message 3 re iphone app To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: <959296CB-084A-478A-9579-0BC44C8858C8 at mediacombo.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Hi David, A good place to start learning would be to check out the Museums -to- Go discussion at the Tate Handheld Conference website: http://tatehandheldconference.pbworks.com/Museums-to-Go+Discussion?SearchFor=iphone&sp=2 I think Ted Forbes, Nancy Proctor and the other people involved in the discussion offer a clear description of the pros and cons of developing an application as opposed to a mobile website, another option you should definitely consider. Cordially, Robin Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo On Jan 21, 2010, at 3:00 PM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A/V Now Available For EDUCAUSE Webinar > Library in Your > Pocket > January 20 2010 (gerrymck) > 2. Metropolitan Museum of Art seeking Senior Application > Architect and Senior Database Architect (Padron, Adam) > 3. Iphone/cell apps (David Lynx) > 4. Augmented reality and mobile technology (McGovern, Megan H) > 5. Reminder: What would make MCN 2010 a must-attend event for > YOU? (Proctor, Nancy) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:57:52 -0600 > From: gerrymck > Subject: [MCN-L] A/V Now Available For EDUCAUSE Webinar > Library in > Your Pocket > January 20 2010 > To: HMC at listserv.educause.edu, GEM at jiscmail.ac.uk, talk at museum-ed.org, > mcn-l at mcn.edu, MCG at jiscmail.ac.uk > Message-ID: > <1546c3f81001201857p432131bbh43a149930e09a3c1 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Colleagues/ > > A Most Excellent / Informative Webinar / Thanks Educause ; David ; > Jason And > Steve !!! > > /Gerry > > EDUCAUSE Live! Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for > Developing Successful Mobile Services / January 20, 2010 / 1:00 p.m. > ET > (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT) > > David Woodbury / Libraries Fellow / North Carolina State University > > Jason Casden / Digital Technologies Development Librarian,/ North > Carolina > State University > > Summary > > Your host, Steve Worona, will be joined by David Woodbury, Jason > Casden, and > the topic will be > > "Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing > Successful > Mobile Services" > Students are arriving on college campuses with the ability to > connect to the > web with a diverse array of mobile devices. However, some online > services > aren?t a good fit for the small screen, and new services can also be > developed that take advantage of the mobile user context. Developers > of the > NCSU Libraries Mobile site [http://m.lib.ncsu.edu/] will share their > strategy and techniques for creating a suite of mobile services that > are > optimized for a majority of mobile web platforms, from iPhones to flip > phones. The session will also include a discussion of site usage and > promotion as well as plans for future mobile services. > > Links To A/V and Source Available At > > [ http://tinyurl.com/yhcglqp ] > > !!! Thanks (Again) To Gary Price / ResourceShelf / For The HeadsUp !!! > > Enjoy ! > > /Gerry > > Gerry McKiernan > Associate Professor > Science and Technology Librarian > Iowa State University Library > Ames IA 50011 > > Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs > >>>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:33:18 -0500 > From: "Padron, Adam" > Subject: [MCN-L] Metropolitan Museum of Art seeking Senior Application > Architect and Senior Database Architect > To: "'mcn-l at mcn.edu'" > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking a Senior Application > Architect and Senior Database Architect for full-time employment. > > http://jobview.monster.com/Senior-Applications-Architect-Job-New-York-NY-US-85576376.aspx > http://jobview.monster.com/Senior-Database-Architect-Job-New-York-NY-US-85656208.aspx > > Please send cover letter, resume, and salary history to employoppty at metmuseum.org > > and adam.padron at metmuseum.org as > a Word attachment only with the position title in the subject line. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:22:01 -0800 > From: David Lynx > Subject: [MCN-L] Iphone/cell apps > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Has anyone worked with some iphone and other smartphone companies to > develop > an app for their museum? I would like some recommendations and > things to > keep in mind. > Thank you, > David > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:34:49 -0500 > From: "McGovern, Megan H" > Subject: [MCN-L] Augmented reality and mobile technology > To: "'mcn-l at mcn.edu'" > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > > I was wondering what augmented reality features, if any, others are > using in their galleries, and if anyone is using mobile technology > to replace traditional audio guides. Any suggestions of vendors or > products? > > Thanks, > Megan > > Megan McGovern > Digital Asset Specialist > Corning Museum of Glass > 607.974.8243 tel > mcgovernmh at cmog.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:41:27 -0500 > From: "Proctor, Nancy" > Subject: [MCN-L] Reminder: What would make MCN 2010 a must-attend > event for YOU? > To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Just a reminder that we'd love to have your input and ideas for > MCN's 2010 Conference Theme. > You can leave your comments on the wiki: http:// > mcn2010.pbworks.com/, respond to this list, or email me directly. > > And if you're interested in helping out with the program committee, > let me know! > > Many thanks, > Nancy > -- > Nancy Proctor, PhD > Head of New Media Initiatives > Smithsonian American Art Museum > MRC 970 PO Box 37012 > Washington DC 20013-7012 > USA > > t: +1-202-633-8439 > c: +1-301-642-6257 > f: +1-202-633-8455 > > http://www.americanart.si.edu > http://eyelevel.si.edu/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 19 > ************************************* Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net www.mediacombo.net http://mediacomb.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 20 ************************************* From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Sat Jan 23 04:49:10 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:49:10 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Brooklyn Museum + Copyright Message-ID: An interesting article on the Brooklyn Museum Copyright Project is at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-melber/the-brooklyn-museums-copy_b_430966.html . Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com From maureen at openmuseum.org Sun Jan 24 19:55:29 2010 From: maureen at openmuseum.org (Maureen Doyle) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:55:29 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 19 iphone/cell app Message-ID: <622fd7571001241955m4d52cde1x360e234b83deb683@mail.gmail.com> David, At Open Museum, we considered building an iphone app but decided instead to create a web-based service, Mobeum. Our primary reason was to avoid locking into one kind of smartphones. The service, which is in public alpha, reliably supports iPhone, Android and Blackberry (so far). It is being tested at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth in their European Collection. If you're interested in seeing our first pilot test results, I just made blog posts about the raw data: and the narrative: . You can see the Hood Open Museum collection here: . If on a smartdevice, select mobile view. Note that each object automatically generates a number code and QR code, which is easily printed out by the curator. Visitors can connect to the Hood (or any museum's) tour in gallery through SMS, URL or QR code. If you check it out (which we hope you will), please keep in mind that Mobeum is very much a work in progress: with coding still underway; content, including audio, being built; and further design tweaks to be made. That being said, all feedback is welcome. The freer, the franker, the better. Maureen Maureen Doyle Heritance, Executive Director Open Museum Norwich, Vermont 05055 USA +1(802)649-1945 maureen at openmuseum.org www.openmuseum.org Open Museum, connecting people, objects, and museums. From ECoburn at getty.edu Mon Jan 25 12:29:55 2010 From: ECoburn at getty.edu (Erin Coburn) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:29:55 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Job Opportunity: Digital Publications Content Developer Message-ID: <4B5D8EC3020000030017EAFE@mail.getty.edu> Digital Publications Content Developer, Getty Publication Getty Publications seeks a limited-term content developer to edit and write for its emerging digital publishing projects, ranging from collection catalogue essays to symposium papers. The successful candidate will perform editorial development and project management duties to prepare material for digital publications, which includes gathering essays and supplemental material from contributors, securing images, providing editorial oversight, and maintaining schedules and deliverables. The Content Developer will act as a liaison with project contributors, curators, content contributors, collection information staff, and stake holders, to resolve problems and facilitate progress. This person is expected to apply knowledge of the practices and trends in digital publishing, provide some technical support and subject matter expertise in managing the project, and have an understanding of the complexity and sensitivity in making scholarly material accessible in the online environment. Environment is highly collaborative and project-driven. Complete posting and online application available at: http://jobs-getty.icims.com/jobs/1303/job From kboughida at gelman.gwu.edu Mon Jan 25 14:40:23 2010 From: kboughida at gelman.gwu.edu (Karim Boughida) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:40:23 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Position: Digitization Project Manager (George Washington University, Washington, DC) Message-ID: <4B5DD786.965D.00E1.1@gelman.gwu.edu> Hi All, The Gelman Library (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA) has an opening for a Digitization Project Manager. Please feel free to forward. https://www.gwu.jobs Posting Number: 0601648 If you have questions let me know. Thanks Karim Boughida kboughida at gelman.gwu.edu From ProctorN at si.edu Mon Jan 25 16:32:39 2010 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:32:39 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010: Other ideas and innovations & last call for theme ideas! Message-ID: In addition to wanting your input into the selection of MCN's conference theme in 2010, we'd love to get your other ideas on how we can make this year memorable and valuable, both to those who attend and those who can only join us through the web. I posted a few ideas on the wiki at: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Other-ideas-and-innovations Be sure to check out and add your ideas to the themes page too, by COB on Tues 26 Jan: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Conference-theme-ideas And if you want to volunteer to help out the program committee, please contact me! Many thanks to all; I look forward to seeing you in Austin Oct 27-31! Nancy -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of New Media Initiatives Smithsonian American Art Museum MRC 970 PO Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257 f: +1-202-633-8455 http://www.americanart.si.edu http://eyelevel.si.edu/ From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 11:58:39 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:58:39 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1252?q?Mobile_Learning_2=2E0=3A_The_Next_Phase_?= =?windows-1252?q?of_Innovation_in_Mobility_=3E_March_3=964_2010?= Message-ID: <1546c3f81001261158m430229adoae1d7479ca919be8@mail.gmail.com> EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2010 Online Spring Focus Session Although mobile learning has different meanings for different communities, we know that learning is deepened and enriched when students have options for their learning for multiple paths through course content. Mobile technology not only enables students to take their learning with them beyond the physical walls of the classroom, but it also makes possible a new array of interactions in the classroom as well. Mobile learning encompasses participating in learning activities anywhere, at any time, and utilizing mobile technologies that are rapidly evolving. Possible applications of mobile technology include enabling authentic learning engagements (such as real-time data collection), spontaneous mash ups (such as populating a map with local data), synchronous interactions with classmates and subject experts, and a rich variety of interactions with course content. Precisely because of its fluidity and independence from physical boundaries, mobile learning offers vast potential to enhance all types of instruction: face-to-face, blended, and online. The goal of this focus session is to re-assess the potential of mobile technologies and identify new ways in which mobility can contribute to the learning experience. Join us March 3-4 for "Mobile Learning 2.0: The Next Phase of Innovation in Mobility," the 2010 ELI Online Spring Focus Session. Hosted inside an Adobe Connect learning environment, this virtual event will be much more than just a "usual" online seminar. You?ll exchange ideas and collaborate interactively with the ELI community?all without leaving your campus. You'll also receive all the resources and guided activities you need to help frame discussion and organize team events locally in your department, college, or institution. We will work together to: ?Develop an understanding of mobile learning and its diverse application to all learning environments: face-to-face, blended, and online ?Explore various tools, devices, and instructional methodologies that support mobile learning ?Create a framework for the design of meaningful and purposeful mobile learning activities ?Reflect on the potential for mobile learning to promote critical thinking, student engagement, and success ?Consider assessment strategies for mobile learning activitie Is This Event for You? [snip] You will receive the greatest value from this online session if you attend as member of a team or host a group event on your campus. Team participation can help your institution advance a current or upcoming project or encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration. Team members find that active discussion and engagement with each other during focus-session activities builds rapport, solidifies plans, and enriches collaboration. By sharing a common focus-session experience, participants can reflect on the implications for their campus. What We Will Do ?Develop strategies to help faculty introduce and sustain mobile learning activities in their courses ?Explore mobile learning opportunities across a variety of disciplines ?Identify the role technology can play in the delivery and evaluation of mobile learning ?Engage in dialogue with a community of professionals focused on how to integrate and evaluate mobile learning across the curriculum How You Will Prepare You?ll be asked to complete presession activities and a survey in preparation for the event. Please also visit the Getting Ready for the Focus Session page to read more about technical requirements and informal networking opportunities before the event begins. We recommend that teams consider the ways they can interact both inside the online learning environment and together on campus. Resources and guided activities will be provided in the Learning Commons to help you frame discussion on campus and organize team events. [snip] Registration > Activity/Event Through March 1, 2010 Online Focus Session Registration - *individual (ELI member) $125 Online Focus Session Registration - *individual (ELI nonmember) $150 Online Focus Session Registration - **team (ELI member) $275 Online Focus Session Registration - **team (ELI nonmember) $350 *Individual registration: Designed for those planning to participate in the event by themselves on their own computers. Registrants will receive a single login and will be assigned to virtual teams for discussions and team-based activities. **Team registration: Designed for those planning to participate in the event from a single campus location as part of a group. Team participation can build rapport, foster collaboration, and solidify or develop plans for teaching and learning. The person registering on behalf of the group will receive a single computer login for the session as well as access to a package of customizable team resources for hosting a face-to-face group event covering the focus session content. Links To Full Announcement / Preparation Page / And Registration Page Available At [ http://bit.ly/7BFN7i ] enJoY ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs >>> "The Future Is Mobile" >>> From A-Newman at NGA.GOV Tue Jan 26 12:27:48 2010 From: A-Newman at NGA.GOV (Newman, Alan) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:27:48 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010: Plea to the Program Committee In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, I?ve enjoyed participating in MCN conferences as a presenter, a workshop giver, a listener, a former board member, etc. for at least 25 years (don?t tell anyone). Always I?ve learned helpful information that I brought home and applied. I had a great time in Portland but I also felt frustrated that I missed a lot when I was on a panel and maybe Sam or Chuck or Mike were in another room on their panel. By running 5 tracks for fewer than 200 attendees there are too many competitive slots, often on similar subjects, that splinter the community. I know program planning is not easy and those thankless folks that do this give their valuable personal time without much reward. Can we find a way in 2010 to have a max of three tracks and be more selective about what we show and tell? All best for 2010, Alan -- Alan Newman Chief, Digital Imaging & Visual Services National Gallery of Art From simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk Tue Jan 26 12:59:08 2010 From: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk (Tanner, Simon) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:59:08 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010: Plea to the Program Committee Message-ID: Can I add my support to Alan's ideas. Simon Tanner King's College London ----- Original Message ----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Sent: Tue Jan 26 20:27:48 2010 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010: Plea to the Program Committee Dear Colleagues, I?ve enjoyed participating in MCN conferences as a presenter, a workshop giver, a listener, a former board member, etc. for at least 25 years (don?t tell anyone). Always I?ve learned helpful information that I brought home and applied. I had a great time in Portland but I also felt frustrated that I missed a lot when I was on a panel and maybe Sam or Chuck or Mike were in another room on their panel. By running 5 tracks for fewer than 200 attendees there are too many competitive slots, often on similar subjects, that splinter the community. I know program planning is not easy and those thankless folks that do this give their valuable personal time without much reward. Can we find a way in 2010 to have a max of three tracks and be more selective about what we show and tell? All best for 2010, Alan -- Alan Newman Chief, Digital Imaging & Visual Services National Gallery of Art _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Tue Jan 26 16:15:39 2010 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:15:39 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Spotlight Mobile offers two travel scholarships to "Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum" in sunny San Diego Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282211189@MAILR005.mail.lan> MCN'rs In case your travel budget is a little low this year and you still need to get your mobile fix: Spotlight Mobile, a leader in mobile interpretation for museum, parks, and cities is proud to offer two travel scholarships to Going mobile: Planning for audience, content and technology in the Museum, to be held at Balboa Park in San Diego, CA. For consideration, please submit a 500 word description of an innovative way you would deploy mobile technology in your museum. The scholarships are available to any non- San Diego County resident and good for reimbursement of $250 in travel expenses. Please submit your request to info at spotlightmobile.com with "Going Mobile" in the subject line. The deadline for submissions is Feb 6th and winners announced on Feb 8th.. About Spotlight Mobile Spun out of research on ubiquitous computing at Cornell University in the late nineties, Spotlight Mobile was founded to deliver the highest quality experiences to users on mobile devices. After almost 50 enterprise deployments for some of the worlds largest museums and companies, Spotlight Mobile introduces Tours App; the latest generation of our mobile interpretation software suite and the first to be targeted directly at visitors own devices. Built on software used by millions of people every day, Tours App is a completely hosted solution that can be available for no cost to museums. More at SpotlightMobile.com and ToursApp.com From jtrant at archimuse.com Wed Jan 27 11:09:13 2010 From: jtrant at archimuse.com (J. Trant) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:09:13 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MW2010: An Update Message-ID: Museums and the Web 2010 (MW2010) the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 13-17, 2010 Denver, Colorado, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ ==> Full MW2010 Program Now Online <== Descriptions of more than 40 Demonstrations have been just added to the MW2010 web site. The full program is now online at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/sescal/ ==> Regular Registration Deadline: January 31, 2010 <== If you haven't already registered, the deadline for regular registration for MW2010 is coming up soon. Payment for regular registrations must be *received* by January 31, 2010, in order to get lower rates. Register on-line with a credit card to ensure your budget goes the furthest. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2010/mw2010.registrationForm.html ==> Pre-Conference Workshops Filling Up <== Many of the workshops at MW2010 have limited enrollment to ensure that they are great learning experiences. If you've been thinking about adding a workshop to your registration, do so soon to avoid disappointment. ==> Best of the Web Nominations Open January 31, 2010 <== We said it would be 'in January' and we should make it. We're running the Best of the Web entirely on the conference community site this year. See http://conference.archimuse.com/page/best_web_2010_nomination_process for details, and check out the new category definitions at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/best/categories.html Nominate your favourite site, review the sites nominated, and watch for the announcement about voting for 'MW2010 People's Choice'. ==> MW on the Social Networks <== Connect with the Museums and the Web community on various social network platforms. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/online/ for links to where you can find us, and follow our tags: #mw2010 for conference-related things or #museweb for general items. We're looking forward to catching up with all the great work going on around the world at another great Museums and the Web. We hope to see you in Denver! jennifer and David ------------ Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2010 produced by April 13-17, 2010, Denver, Colordo Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ 158 Lee Avenue email: mw2010 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 ------------- From cathryng at Princeton.EDU Wed Jan 27 12:37:19 2010 From: cathryng at Princeton.EDU (Cathryn Goodwin) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:37:19 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Raiser's Edge Volunteer module In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282211189@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282211189@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <85A35CF72F0592499E91363FB215896703E08149@EXCLUSTER.pu.win.princeton.edu> Does anyone use the RE:Volunteer piece of Raiser's Edge? Our staff would like to know if it's helpful with scheduling docents etc. Thanks cathryn From cherie.whipple at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 13:16:13 2010 From: cherie.whipple at gmail.com (Cherie Whipple) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:16:13 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Raiser's Edge Volunteer module In-Reply-To: <85A35CF72F0592499E91363FB215896703E08149@EXCLUSTER.pu.win.princeton.edu> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C0282211189@MAILR005.mail.lan> <85A35CF72F0592499E91363FB215896703E08149@EXCLUSTER.pu.win.princeton.edu> Message-ID: <9d6586621001271316w25e5a3b7g163fb85105f36676@mail.gmail.com> Cathryn: You might also check with any colleges or universities near you. Many Alumni and Development offices use this software and might be able to tell you how they use the software for scheduling volunteers, etc. On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Cathryn Goodwin wrote: > Does anyone use the RE:Volunteer piece of Raiser's Edge? Our staff > would like to know if it's helpful with scheduling docents etc. > > Thanks > cathryn > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Ch?rie Whipple, M.S.E. 585-461-4563 (home office) 585-957-6815 (cell) Look for me on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com Think before you print. Recycle and use recycled paper. From ProctorN at si.edu Wed Jan 27 15:04:37 2010 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:04:37 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010 Program In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Allan, Simon, et al. Thanks so much for bringing your thoughts on this to the discussion of the MCN 2010 program. Although new to the position of MCN program chair, I am familiar with the tension between wanting to have as many great speakers and presentations as possible in conferences, but then feeling frustrated by parallel sessions that leave you feeling like you've somehow missed out. It's not an easy challenge, but we're proposing a couple of ways to try to achieve a good balance in this year's program. First, just last night, I posted to the conference planning wiki a parallel structure for the program which was approved in the MCN board meeting today: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com 1. I/O: The Museum Inside-Out/Outside-In - This part of the conference would offer panels, case studies, roundtables and sessions in the manner we're used to. Here we'll limit the number of parallel sessions to respond to precisely your concern. http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Conference-Sessions 2. A "slow un-conference" track which we're calling, "Seizing the Tiger by the Longtail." The aim is to support sessions on highly specialized or focused topics as well as less formal and more quickly planned and executed gatherings that will happen in parallel with the I/O sessions. A bit more info here: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Slow+Un-conference Secondly, for the benefit of the entire community, including those who miss a session or even the whole conference, we're looking into a number of ways we can capture the contributions and best practices of presenters: through publishing papers, abstracts and posters; through wikis; and through web and podcasts. Some ideas are being discussed here: http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Other-ideas-and-innovations Your input as we try these new approaches will be invaluable. Thanks for joining the conversation and helping to bring others' views to the table as well! Nancy -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of New Media Initiatives Smithsonian American Art Museum MRC 970 PO Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257 f: +1-202-633-8455 http://www.americanart.si.edu http://eyelevel.si.edu/ From david at yakimavalleymuseum.org Wed Jan 27 15:27:22 2010 From: david at yakimavalleymuseum.org (David Lynx) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:27:22 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum app development In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thank you for your information. Just through my research so far, I can see that one would really want the app to be developed to access information that is housed on my own site. The application developers, so far, also contain a hosted solution for the content. I would like the app, once it is developed, to be completely housed through the museum?s own resources. Since the iPhone app, and I expect the Android app, is much richer than a basic cell phone web page, I would want all three for better accessibility. All ideas welcome.. Thanks for sharing David --------------------------------------------- David Lynx, Associate Director Yakima Valley Museum (509)248-0747 www.yakimavalleymuseum.org On 1/22/10 1:16 PM, "Proctor, Nancy" wrote: > Thanks, Robin, for sending out that link. I'd forgotten about that one! > > David, there's more info on vendors, open source solutions, and case studies > as part of the larger Museums-to-Go project on the Museum Mobile wiki: > http://wiki.museummobile.info/ > > And I second Megan's call for info on augmented reality app projects in the > cultural sector! > > Best regards, > Nancy > > -- > Nancy Proctor, PhD > Head of New Media Initiatives > Smithsonian American Art Museum > MRC 970 PO Box 37012 > Washington DC 20013-7012 > USA > > t: +1-202-633-8439 > c: +1-301-642-6257 > f: +1-202-633-8455 > > http://www.americanart.si.edu > http://eyelevel.si.edu/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:10:03 -0500 > From: Robin White > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 19 Message 3 re > iphone app > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: <959296CB-084A-478A-9579-0BC44C8858C8 at mediacombo.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Hi David, > > A good place to start learning would be to check out the Museums -to- > Go discussion at the Tate Handheld Conference website: > http://tatehandheldconference.pbworks.com/Museums-to-Go+Discussion?SearchFor=i > phone&sp=2 > > I think Ted Forbes, Nancy Proctor and the other people involved in the > discussion offer a clear description of the pros and cons of > developing an application as opposed to a mobile website, another > option you should definitely consider. > > Cordially, > Robin > > Robin White Owen > M: 917/407-7641 > T: 646/472-5145 > robin at mediacombo.net > www.mediacombo.net > http://mediacomb.net/blog > twitter.com/rocombo From valasec at fastmail.fm Thu Jan 28 05:15:08 2010 From: valasec at fastmail.fm (VALA Executive Officer) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:15:08 +1100 Subject: [MCN-L] VALA2010 Conference - Latest News Message-ID: <1264684508.11066.1357030355@webmail.messagingengine.com> ----Apologies for cross-postings---- ---------------------------------------- Dear Colleague, ****Please feel free to pass on this message***** It is with regret that VALA advises delegates to the VALA2010 conference that Dr Xiaolin Zhang, the Executive Director of the National Library of the Chinese Academy of Science, is unable to attend the VALA2010 conference to give his keynote address. Dr Zhang is unable to attend because of family health issues. However, in his place, VALA is delighted to announce that Tom Tague from OpenCalais in Boston will be giving a keynote address on the Semantic Web. Tom Tague is internationally recognised as a speaker on the Semantic Web. He gave a keynote address at last year?s Semantic Web conference in the USA http://www.semantic-conference.com/session/2120, and has participated in a number of the Tallis Semantic Gang session of podcasts http://semanticgang.talis.com/tom-tague. Thomas (?Tom?) Tague leads the Thomson Reuters OpenCalais initiative, spearheading strategy and product development. He also oversees the OpenCalais developer community at OpenCalais.com, evangelising the Calais Web service and its free and open API while working closely with commercial and non-commercial developers as well as publishers and media providers of all kinds. Previous positions include Executive Vice President, Client Solutions for Darwin Partners, and co-founder and COO for Tessera Enterprise Systems, as well as senior roles at Epsilon and Electronic Data Systems (EDS). On behalf of the VALA Programme Committee, we welcome you to the VALA2010 conference to hear Tom Tague?s plenary address in Melbourne on Tuesday 9 February. See the VALA2010 Programme web site for details http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/prog2010.htm#tue. VALAtech Boot Camp News Still deciding about the Boot Camp Sessions? There are still some places at some sessions, which are free to registered delegates. Full details at http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/boot2010.htm. VALA2010 L-Plate Series Interested in the L-Plate Series instead? Despite an early flood of applications, there are also still some places available, which are free to registered delegates. Full details at http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/lplt2010.htm. VALA looks forward to seeing you at the Conference - less than two weeks to go! Alyson Kosina Executive Officer VALA - Libraries, Technology and the Future Inc. Reg No A0011933K ABN 75 344 574 577 P.O. Box 509 Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Phone: (03) 9725 2725 Fax: (03) 8625 0079 Email: vala at vala.org.au From jbedard at artsmia.org Thu Jan 28 09:58:49 2010 From: jbedard at artsmia.org (John Bedard) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:58:49 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi Message-ID: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. 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 ewg4xuva at gmail.com Thu Jan 28 10:04:43 2010 From: ewg4xuva at gmail.com (Ethan Gruber) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:04:43 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> Message-ID: That sounds like an idea with great potential, especially if you can make a mobile version of your museum website that has information about objects the patron is viewing. I don't have experience with managing wi-fi policies in particular, but it seems like a very good idea to have a terms of service that must be agreed to before allowing a connection. Ethan Gruber On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:58 PM, John Bedard wrote: > We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be > providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops > that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before > connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a > similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. > > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Thu Jan 28 10:40:32 2010 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:40:32 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan> I am sure the lawyers would disagree but I think it just makes it more complicated for a user... especially if they are using a non-web based interface like an iPhone app. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of John Bedard Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:59 AM To: mcn LISTSERV Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. 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 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From FThomson at ashevilleart.org Thu Jan 28 10:43:20 2010 From: FThomson at ashevilleart.org (Frank E. Thomson) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:43:20 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420E8DF5990@server4.ashart.local> In this day and age it could be very important to have a terms of use agreement that people have to accept before they can use your service. Last month we had a case here locally where a man was going to motels and using their wi-fi to download child pornography. Obviously the terms of use did not stop him, but the motels could say that they did not allow this and contact the police. Also, how much bandwidth will you allot to this, if iphone and android phone users start using your wi-fi to make calls or run apps then that decreases the bandwidth available for other visitors and possibly staff. Also how long will people be able to use your service? I think it is a great program, but would definitely recommend working with someone about an agreement. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi I am sure the lawyers would disagree but I think it just makes it more complicated for a user... especially if they are using a non-web based interface like an iPhone app. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of John Bedard Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:59 AM To: mcn LISTSERV Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. 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 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From lballate at SFMOMA.org Thu Jan 28 10:58:41 2010 From: lballate at SFMOMA.org (Ballate, Leo) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:58:41 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <6247BB395AAD1E419C23EB3570005CF2020B0CD7@monet.SFMOMA.ORG> We have public wi-fi. When we first installed it we had a "walled garden" which forced folks to come to a landing page before they were able to browse. We did away with that since it became a barrier to entry for many folks. Today visitors can just sign on to our wifi without any kind of terms of use. Of course, we only allow port 80 traffic on the public wifi. Leo Ballate IT Director SFMOMA www.sfmoma.org Check out our current podcast feature at http://www.sfmoma.org/podcasts and Making Sense of Modern Art at http://www.sfmoma.org/msoma -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:41 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi I am sure the lawyers would disagree but I think it just makes it more complicated for a user... especially if they are using a non-web based interface like an iPhone app. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of John Bedard Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:59 AM To: mcn LISTSERV Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. 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 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be privileged. 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Thank you From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Thu Jan 28 10:56:02 2010 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:56:02 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420E8DF5990@server4.ashart.local> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org> <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan> <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420E8DF5990@server4.ashart.local> Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116BC@MAILR005.mail.lan> Both of the issues raised below can be managed with technology that is transparent to the user and thus reduces barriers to the wireless actually being useful to the visitor. Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Frank E. Thomson Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:43 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In this day and age it could be very important to have a terms of use agreement that people have to accept before they can use your service. Last month we had a case here locally where a man was going to motels and using their wi-fi to download child pornography. Obviously the terms of use did not stop him, but the motels could say that they did not allow this and contact the police. Also, how much bandwidth will you allot to this, if iphone and android phone users start using your wi-fi to make calls or run apps then that decreases the bandwidth available for other visitors and possibly staff. Also how long will people be able to use your service? I think it is a great program, but would definitely recommend working with someone about an agreement. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi I am sure the lawyers would disagree but I think it just makes it more complicated for a user... especially if they are using a non-web based interface like an iPhone app. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of John Bedard Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:59 AM To: mcn LISTSERV Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. 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 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From rebecca at earley.com Thu Jan 28 13:38:22 2010 From: rebecca at earley.com (Rebecca Allen) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:38:22 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] (Event) Taxonomy for Social Software - February 3 Taxonomy Community of Practice Call Message-ID: <1BA1D3B187889949807E12A78D7EA83B714246F22F@EXMBX04.exchhosting.com> Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call, presented by Earley & Associates. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Social Software. Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time Cost: $50 To register, visit: http://www.earley.com/webinars/web-20/taxonomy-social-software The advent of social media has organizations rushing to embrace this exciting area. However, without an effective taxonomy in place to control emerging changes in content deployment, implementation can be difficult to manage. Join us to hear Mike Axelrod and Chris Thorne address optimizing emerging opportunities in social media with taxonomy. What are the steps you can take to prepare your company and clients for the future of the web? How can you change your taxonomy and retain and improve your hard-won 'google juice'? Chris Thorne, Lead Information Architect at the BBC, will talk about how the BBC is re-building its site to prepare for multi-platform experiences. He will present techniques for persistent URL design and Search Engine Optimization that can be used now, and will prepare your sites for the future. Vendor Showcase Earley & Associates presents a sponsored webinar series that presents products and tools from select vendors that we believe are unique to the marketplace. Next session: Improving Your Google Search Appliance Implementation, February 16 Free registration at http://www.earley.com/webinars/vendor_showcase/improving-your-google-search-appliance-implementation Thank you, Rebecca Allen Taxonomy Consultant _____________________________ EARLEY & ASSOCIATES Cell: 425-299-5400 Email: rebecca at earley.com Web: www.earley.com From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Thu Jan 28 15:53:02 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:53:02 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] iPad + the content business Message-ID: So....I'm sure we've all read about the iPad. For me, it's fairly close to what I expected -- not the answer to all things digital but a more advanced e-book reader with some other features. I wouldn't replace my iphone, itouch, laptop or desktop with an iPad but I will visit the Apple store to check it out when it is available. Would I buy one? I would like to buy an e-book reader and so far it sounds like a very cool one, altho higher priced than kindle etc but probably a lot easier to read. I would use it at home -- yes, cancel our print newspapers and read on it -- tho how will my husband take one section of the newspaper and I another section? And I would read work type books and the odd fiction book on the reader. I'm not rushing out to get an iPad -- but I will seriously consider it. On another point, just got back from NYC and the Information Industry Summit (of the SIIA) where many interesting speakers shared their thoughts on where the content business is going -- curious do museums consider themselves in the content business per se? One of the constant topics during the conference was the notion that intellectual property needs to "flow" amongst devices whether ipad, laptop etc. Another trend discussed was that 2010 is the year of the individual when it comes to technology and uses of content -- individuals are using content more than ever, and in newer ways. And a third item -- is an e-book a misnomer and what would be a better name for digital text? Just some thoughts. Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com From eisenhardt at bostonkids.org Fri Jan 29 09:16:29 2010 From: eisenhardt at bostonkids.org (Eisenhardt, Chuck) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:16:29 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116BC@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org><0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan><6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420E8DF5990@server4.ashart.local> <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116BC@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <390190D57098A14BB2E7BFCEA227FB5902DCD9DF@opus.kidlan.org> a myriad of illegal activities can be conducted over your network's Port 80 (HTTP), and are traceable back at least to your address space or router address, and even an individual workstation IP and MAC address. Around the time of the release of the film Matrix II, our domain technical and business contacts received a formal 'cease and desist' order from a film industry watchdog group, about a workstation on my network downloading bootleg copies. This was traceable down to a specific IP lease in the domain space. I quickly managed to locate that workstation, which was wired into the network by a staffer. This individual had previously (or regularly) visited a pirate video site on the laptop, and had a launch routine for this site as a startup routine. The industry group had installed a sniffer on the pirated site, and ID'd the laptop as soon as he powered up on my network. This has inspired strict policies about foreign computers being introduced unnecessarily to our secure domain space. New privacy laws are quite explicit about security requirements for wireless access, especially for potential unwarranted access to stored and transmitted personal information. Chuck Eisenhardt Boston Children's Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:56 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi Both of the issues raised below can be managed with technology that is transparent to the user and thus reduces barriers to the wireless actually being useful to the visitor. Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Frank E. Thomson Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:43 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In this day and age it could be very important to have a terms of use agreement that people have to accept before they can use your service. Last month we had a case here locally where a man was going to motels and using their wi-fi to download child pornography. Obviously the terms of use did not stop him, but the motels could say that they did not allow this and contact the police. Also, how much bandwidth will you allot to this, if iphone and android phone users start using your wi-fi to make calls or run apps then that decreases the bandwidth available for other visitors and possibly staff. Also how long will people be able to use your service? I think it is a great program, but would definitely recommend working with someone about an agreement. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi I am sure the lawyers would disagree but I think it just makes it more complicated for a user... especially if they are using a non-web based interface like an iPhone app. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of John Bedard Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:59 AM To: mcn LISTSERV Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. 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 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From janice.craddock at cartermuseum.org Fri Jan 29 10:38:01 2010 From: janice.craddock at cartermuseum.org (Janice) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:38:01 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <390190D57098A14BB2E7BFCEA227FB5902DCD9DF@opus.kidlan.org> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org><0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan><6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420E8DF5990@server4.ashart.local><0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116BC@MAILR005.mail.lan> <390190D57098A14BB2E7BFCEA227FB5902DCD9DF@opus.kidlan.org> Message-ID: <49A6E411EE69EA4898AFA579D8A06DFC027DCB7B@exchange.cartermuseum.org> Chuck, We are about to do this also. We can limit bandwidth and have Barracuda Web filtering.. But, I would be interested in learning more about "New privacy laws are quite explicit about security requirements for wireless access" to make sure we are covered. Can you point me to a website? Janice Craddock 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 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Eisenhardt, Chuck Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 11:16 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi a myriad of illegal activities can be conducted over your network's Port 80 (HTTP), and are traceable back at least to your address space or router address, and even an individual workstation IP and MAC address. Around the time of the release of the film Matrix II, our domain technical and business contacts received a formal 'cease and desist' order from a film industry watchdog group, about a workstation on my network downloading bootleg copies. This was traceable down to a specific IP lease in the domain space. I quickly managed to locate that workstation, which was wired into the network by a staffer. This individual had previously (or regularly) visited a pirate video site on the laptop, and had a launch routine for this site as a startup routine. The industry group had installed a sniffer on the pirated site, and ID'd the laptop as soon as he powered up on my network. This has inspired strict policies about foreign computers being introduced unnecessarily to our secure domain space. New privacy laws are quite explicit about security requirements for wireless access, especially for potential unwarranted access to stored and transmitted personal information. Chuck Eisenhardt Boston Children's Museum From eisenhardt at bostonkids.org Fri Jan 29 12:03:08 2010 From: eisenhardt at bostonkids.org (Eisenhardt, Chuck) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:03:08 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi In-Reply-To: <49A6E411EE69EA4898AFA579D8A06DFC027DCB7B@exchange.cartermuseum.org> References: <4B617BF9020000310004867A@MIA1.artsmia.org><0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116AE@MAILR005.mail.lan><6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420E8DF5990@server4.ashart.local><0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02822116BC@MAILR005.mail.lan><390190D57098A14BB2E7BFCEA227FB5902DCD9DF@opus.kidlan.org> <49A6E411EE69EA4898AFA579D8A06DFC027DCB7B@exchange.cartermuseum.org> Message-ID: <390190D57098A14BB2E7BFCEA227FB5902DCD9E0@opus.kidlan.org> I am working to be sure we are in compliance with Massachusetts law M.G.L c93H and here is a link to the provisions. They can choke a horse. http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/gl-93h-toc.htm Thirty-odd other states have enacted similar laws. If you serve visitors from any of these states, and 'store or transmit' any personal information, (their name plus any of: credit card numbers, soc.sec#, banking numbers of staff and beneficiaries (direct deposit, 403b) drivers license number) whether stored electronically or on paper (WISP, or 'written information security program) you have to give this serious attention. A lot of focus has been placed on portable devices and wireless security vulnerabilities. You need to have both written security policies covering areas of vulnerability, and a designated officer to implement, monitor and train/maintain the security provisions in place. Relatively simple things such as account password discipline, physical server access and security, file cabinets, hotspot encryption standards (WEP is not sufficient) 3rd party provider compliance (payroll, credit processing) all have to be not only in compliance but also fully documented, monitored, and maintained. Furthermore networks must be adequately protected by firewall, virus and malware protection, and a regular program for system software security updates. And we thought we were busy before. Things pop up out of nowhere. If we retain a visitors drivers license, as guarantee against loan of a gallery guide system, according to statute this must be reasonably protected, documented.. In my interpretation it is sufficient to have a compliance effort actively working to elevate your security posture where necessary, and if not, document compliance. I am obtaining compliance statements from vendors handling transmission of storage of any personal information, and making those statements part of our permanent security policy. This, along with safeguarding portable devices (Where they contain 'PI') including flashdrives, probably represent the largest areas of vulnerability for many institutions. We are also implementing (and training and documenting) inhouse account security practices equivalent to minimums in Server 2008 (and no passwords on post-its!) The state has released this handy checklist (which still runs to 3 pages) ... www.mass.gov/Eoca/docs/idtheft/compliance_checklist.pdf Chuck Eisenhardt Boston Children's Museum -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Janice Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 1:38 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi Chuck, We are about to do this also. We can limit bandwidth and have Barracuda Web filtering.. But, I would be interested in learning more about "New privacy laws are quite explicit about security requirements for wireless access" to make sure we are covered. Can you point me to a website? Janice Craddock 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 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Eisenhardt, Chuck Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 11:16 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi a myriad of illegal activities can be conducted over your network's Port 80 (HTTP), and are traceable back at least to your address space or router address, and even an individual workstation IP and MAC address. Around the time of the release of the film Matrix II, our domain technical and business contacts received a formal 'cease and desist' order from a film industry watchdog group, about a workstation on my network downloading bootleg copies. This was traceable down to a specific IP lease in the domain space. I quickly managed to locate that workstation, which was wired into the network by a staffer. This individual had previously (or regularly) visited a pirate video site on the laptop, and had a launch routine for this site as a startup routine. The industry group had installed a sniffer on the pirated site, and ID'd the laptop as soon as he powered up on my network. This has inspired strict policies about foreign computers being introduced unnecessarily to our secure domain space. New privacy laws are quite explicit about security requirements for wireless access, especially for potential unwarranted access to stored and transmitted personal information. Chuck Eisenhardt Boston Children's Museum _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From s-sarraf at nga.gov Fri Jan 29 12:07:15 2010 From: s-sarraf at nga.gov (Sarraf, Suzanne) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:07:15 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] LAST CHANCE: to Submit for the AAM | M&T Committee MUSE awards In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The 2010 AAM Muse Awards Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 21st annual Muse Awards competition with a NEW Student category. The MUSE Award competition, now in its 21st year, recognizes excellence in media produced by or for museums. The 20th MUSE competition received almost 250 applications from institutions around the world. Categories of media include audio and video tours, interactive kiosks, multimedia installations, websites and 'web 2.0' formats. 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 We look forward to your participation! Looking forward to hearing from you. MUSE Chair From christopher at minisisinc.com Fri Jan 29 12:26:36 2010 From: christopher at minisisinc.com (Christopher ) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:26:36 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] LAST CHANCE: to Submit for the AAM | M&T Committee MUSE awards In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <006401caa121$5beb4b20$13c1e160$@com> Maybe put in GRPM??? Innovation using an online CMS?? cb -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Sarraf, Suzanne Sent: January-29-10 12:07 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] LAST CHANCE: to Submit for the AAM | M&T Committee MUSE awards The 2010 AAM Muse Awards Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 21st annual Muse Awards competition with a NEW Student category. The MUSE Award competition, now in its 21st year, recognizes excellence in media produced by or for museums. The 20th MUSE competition received almost 250 applications from institutions around the world. Categories of media include audio and video tours, interactive kiosks, multimedia installations, websites and 'web 2.0' formats. 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 We look forward to your participation! Looking forward to hearing from you. MUSE Chair _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From brubakerconsulting at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 12:30:38 2010 From: brubakerconsulting at gmail.com (Julie Brubaker) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:30:38 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Follow a Museum Day is 2/1 Message-ID: Just a quick email to make sure you've heard about Follow a Museum Day ( http://followamuseum.com/). I haven't seen a post about it to the MCN listserv. It is a great idea, IMHO! Best, Julie ________________________________ Julie P. Brubaker Founder, Brubaker Consulting Executive Technology and Strategy Consulting for Museums, Non-Profits, and Universities BrubakerConsulting at gmail.com Twitter: @JulieBrubaker LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliepbrubaker From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Fri Jan 29 12:34:45 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:34:45 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Follow a Museum Day is 2/1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1378F920-C6C5-44E6-828C-16BFEBA28A43@comcast.net> That link doesn't work... Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com On Jan 29, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Julie Brubaker wrote: Just a quick email to make sure you've heard about Follow a Museum Day ( http://followamuseum.com/). I haven't seen a post about it to the MCN listserv. It is a great idea, IMHO! Best, Julie ________________________________ Julie P. Brubaker Founder, Brubaker Consulting Executive Technology and Strategy Consulting for Museums, Non-Profits, and Universities BrubakerConsulting at gmail.com Twitter: @JulieBrubaker LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliepbrubaker _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From bwyman at denverartmuseum.org Fri Jan 29 12:47:58 2010 From: bwyman at denverartmuseum.org (Bruce Wyman) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:47:58 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Follow a Museum Day is 2/1 In-Reply-To: <1378F920-C6C5-44E6-828C-16BFEBA28A43@comcast.net> References: <1378F920-C6C5-44E6-828C-16BFEBA28A43@comcast.net> Message-ID: >That link doesn't work... does for me, I bet you're running into link-wrap issues in your email client. Try: -bw. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bruce Wyman, Director of Technology Denver Art Museum / 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204 office: 720.913.0159 / fax: 720.913.0002 From jpbarbour at cox.net Fri Jan 29 17:27:08 2010 From: jpbarbour at cox.net (jpbarbour at cox.net) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:27:08 -0500 (EST) Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Computer Network (MCN) New Member Posting (Test) Message-ID: <21051340.45030.1264814828307.JavaMail.jpbarbour@127.0.0.1> Dear Committee: Thank you for honoring my request by subscribing me to your ListServ for MCN. As an information professional, I look forward to participating in your ListServ! The purpose of the email is to ensure that I'm solid and signed up correctly. Jeff Barbour Librarian Centura College Virginia Beach, Va., Main Campus From hanan at mada.org.il Sun Jan 31 06:00:02 2010 From: hanan at mada.org.il (Hanan Cohen) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:00:02 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Downloading from Youtube Message-ID: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C863EF3C@server.mada.com> Hi, We have a Youtube channel with educational videos intended to be used by teachers in class. http://www.youtube.com/madajerusalem Since not all classes are online, I would like to publish a page that helps teachers with downloading our videos. There are two approaches to this that I know of. Both of them I don't like. They are unstable and can be intimidating to non-techies. 1. Websites that help you download videos - they move all the time and Google sometimes block them. I don't want to check them constantly and update our site. 2. Browsers addons - I feel teachers will find downloading and installing software too hard. Also, from what I have seen so far, I don't really trust them. (I use http://www.downloadhelper.net/ for Firefox but I have seen some questionable software for IE) Do you know of any other option I can offer? Thanks, Hanan Cohen Webmaster Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube From rjurban at illinois.edu Sun Jan 31 09:41:59 2010 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:41:59 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Downloading from Youtube In-Reply-To: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C863EF3C@server.mada.com> References: <38A562F9B9615940BD347797ACD838C863EF3C@server.mada.com> Message-ID: <3739F87A-99D0-44BD-B6F6-F8565ED0E542@illinois.edu> Hanan, Is it not possible to post other downloadable video format files to your website? I do this often with slides that I upload to Slideshare. It is a great place for social sharing and embedding. But its more of a distribution channel for me, so I always include a link to a copy that I have on my server or institutional repository. This is usually nothing fancy, just a dedicated directory to put the files and can link to from SlideShare. YouTube/Slideshare provides the interface pieces. The other advantage of this, is that your web logs can track how many times those files are downloaded - which can make a nice comparison to what YouTube might tell you about views, etc. Teachers wouldn't have to do anything other than click the link for the format they wanted. Richard rjurban at illinois.edu On Jan 31, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Hanan Cohen wrote: > Hi, > > We have a Youtube channel with educational videos intended to be used by > teachers in class. > > http://www.youtube.com/madajerusalem > > Since not all classes are online, I would like to publish a page that > helps teachers with downloading our videos. > > There are two approaches to this that I know of. Both of them I don't > like. They are unstable and can be intimidating to non-techies. > > 1. Websites that help you download videos - they move all the time and > Google sometimes block them. I don't want to check them constantly and > update our site. > > 2. Browsers addons - I feel teachers will find downloading and > installing software too hard. Also, from what I have seen so far, I > don't really trust them. (I use http://www.downloadhelper.net/ for > Firefox but I have seen some questionable software for IE) > > Do you know of any other option I can offer? > > Thanks, > > Hanan Cohen > Webmaster > Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem > www.mada.org.il - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Jan 31 10:06:17 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:06:17 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] =?windows-1255?q?=FE=FEIP_SIG=3A_Vote_for_Fair_Use?= Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD781FC410C6ED@mailsrv.imj.org.il> I've cast my vote, and encourage everyone to. Voting ends 3 February. Pat Auferheide and MCN2008 speaker Peter Jaszi were responsible for the ground-breaking Documentary Filmmakers? Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/statement_of_best_practices_in_fair_use/ Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG ________________________________ From: Sean Flynn Associate Director Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property American University Washington College of Law Dear Colleagues Pat Aufderheide, a long time PIJIP colleague and friend, has been nominated as a GameChanger by members of the WeMedia community. The WeMedia conference is a place where cutting-edge strategies in collaborative and participatory media are featured. As you may know, Pat and her Center for Social Media, in frequent collaboration with PIJIP, has led a large number of fair use best practices projects that encourage creative professionals to utilize fair use rights to create and expand a "floating" public domain composed of copyrighted work as a critical tool for a vibrant participatory culture. If Pat receives enough votes, she will be chosen as the keynote speaker at the WeMedia annual conference ? which would give an amazing platform for the discussion of the role of fair use in promoting a more vibrant public sphere. The Center's codes of best practices in fair use, created with PIJIP, and (for the media literacy code) with Temple University's Media Education Lab, have been real gamechangers for the communities of practice that created them with CSM?s help. You can vote for Pat at http://wemedia.com/awards/2010-community-choice-finalists/ Please forward this message to others. Sean Flynn Associate Director Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property American University Washington College of Law 202 274 4157 www.pijip.org