From chad.petrovay at themim.org Mon Mar 8 15:01:47 2010 From: chad.petrovay at themim.org (Chad Petrovay) Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:01:47 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> Message-ID: Museum's may be providing the content, but if you are creating the framework for the application, you are providing a valuable service. Consider that ArtStor collects content from museums, and charges a considerable sum for institutions to have access (http://www.artstor.org/interested-in-participation/i-html/be-museum-fee.shtml), because they provide the framework and the support. Surely, there is no harm in charging users a nominal fee for the app. You may also want to look into the PhoneGap (http://phonegap.com/) development tool. Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard ?| Phoenix, AZ 85050 480.478.6000 main ?| ?480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax ?| www.themim.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of MuseumPods Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:09 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App I appreciate the stats and agree. To be honest this is a rather time consuming and costly venture for me and it is not a revenue stream at all. I don't think it is ethical for me to $ charge for apps on iTunes considering museums are providing free content for subscribers. My only other option is to charge museums a nominal fee to help with development costs for other apps at some point. I'm really surprised at the amount of museums that want to participate. Chad Petrovay wrote: >According to Canalys, in 2009 iPhones only had a 15% market share of smartphones. I hope that your platform will expand to include additional mobile OS's like Sybian (47% m/s), RIM (21% m/s), or Android (5% m/s and growing). > >(Source of data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone, http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/02/apples-smart-phone-market-share-dips-despite-strong-sales.ars, http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/googles-android-is-quickly-gaining-smartphone-market-share/19353103/) > > >Chad Petrovay | Collections Database Administrator >MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard | Phoenix, AZ 85050 >480.478.6000 main | 480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax | www.themim.org > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of MuseumPods >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:48 AM >To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App > >Hello, > ><> >I am looking for some museums interested in participating in a museum >community based iPhone app. It will allow multiple museums to upload >content from a variety of social platforms. The app will be a free >download application for iPhone users in the iTunes app store. <> > >Please complete this short form if you might be interested in >participating at: http://bit.ly/iphone-app-museums <> > >Thanks, <> >Kurt Stuchell >MuseumPods > > >_______________________________________________ >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 museumpods at gmail.com Mon Mar 8 17:12:31 2010 From: museumpods at gmail.com (MuseumPods) Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:12:31 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> Message-ID: <4B95A07F.6010300@gmail.com> An excellent point again Chad and I agree. However, I think this is a very important topic museums should consider and worthy of discussion. On my site and biz, museums and non museum people have been uploading museum media content since 2005, see link: http://bit.ly/museumpods and is one of the largest aggregate repositories of museum media in the world, and I would guess at least 95% of all the media is not Copyrighted or Creative Commons licensed. An interesting hypothetical situation is if started making mobile apps using all the content and charging for them while museum servers are streaming the media, and let's say I started making big profits from the apps --don't you think museums might get upset? I realize today I asked for participants and is a different situation but do I need to ask if app distribution platforms, framework, and service is enough of a 'valuable add' to museums to let me use the free media content as I choose? I don't think some museums would be very pleased with the hypothetical scenario. ...and probably justifiably or maybe not? Is providing the distribution platform enough? Chad Petrovay wrote: >Museum's may be providing the content, but if you are creating the framework for the application, you are providing a valuable service. Consider that ArtStor collects content from museums, and charges a considerable sum for institutions to have access (http://www.artstor.org/interested-in-participation/i-html/be-museum-fee.shtml), because they provide the framework and the support. Surely, there is no harm in charging users a nominal fee for the app. > >You may also want to look into the PhoneGap (http://phonegap.com/) development tool. > > >Chad Petrovay | Collections Database Administrator >MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard | Phoenix, AZ 85050 >480.478.6000 main | 480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax | www.themim.org > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of MuseumPods >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:09 AM >To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App > >I appreciate the stats and agree. To be honest this is a rather time >consuming and costly venture for me and it is not a revenue stream at >all. I don't think it is ethical for me to $ charge for apps on iTunes >considering museums are providing free content for subscribers. My >only other option is to charge museums a nominal fee to help with >development costs for other apps at some point. I'm really surprised >at the amount of museums that want to participate. > >Chad Petrovay wrote: > > > >>According to Canalys, in 2009 iPhones only had a 15% market share of smartphones. I hope that your platform will expand to include additional mobile OS's like Sybian (47% m/s), RIM (21% m/s), or Android (5% m/s and growing). >> >>(Source of data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone, http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/02/apples-smart-phone-market-share-dips-despite-strong-sales.ars, http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/googles-android-is-quickly-gaining-smartphone-market-share/19353103/) >> >> >>Chad Petrovay | Collections Database Administrator >>MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard | Phoenix, AZ 85050 >>480.478.6000 main | 480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax | www.themim.org >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of MuseumPods >>Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:48 AM >>To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >>Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App >> >>Hello, >> >><> >>I am looking for some museums interested in participating in a museum >>community based iPhone app. It will allow multiple museums to upload >>content from a variety of social platforms. The app will be a free >>download application for iPhone users in the iTunes app store. <> >> >>Please complete this short form if you might be interested in >>participating at: http://bit.ly/iphone-app-museums <> >> >>Thanks, <> >>Kurt Stuchell >>MuseumPods >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 akeshet at imj.org.il Mon Mar 8 23:59:00 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:59:00 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: The Tectonics of Digital Curation Symposium - May 25-26 at MIT, Cambridge, MA - Join Us! 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From rstein at imamuseum.org Tue Mar 9 06:03:30 2010 From: rstein at imamuseum.org (Robert Stein) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:03:30 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> Message-ID: I've not talked about this a whole lot publicly yet, but the IMA has developed a mobile tour platform that we've used internally for exhibitions here at the museum. We are committed to releasing this platform as an open source option for museums to use in constructing their own mobile tours. The system, called TAP, consists of a Drupal-based Content Management System (CMS) that authors can use to construct and preview tours. The CMS will output a platform neutral metadata and content bundle which can be used to drive mobile experiences on a number of clients as well as traditional web platforms... We are also planning on releasing an iPod-Touch based app that interprets this middleware and produces a keypad-style multimedia tour. You can read more about TAP here: http://www.imamuseum.org/interact/tap and here: http://wiki.museummobile.info/museums-to-go/projects/indianapolis-museum-of-art We call the metadata spec - TourML - and have released it here: http://wiki.museummobile.info/museums-to-go/products-services/tourml Our overall software architecture is described here: http://wiki.museummobile.info/museums-to-go/software-architecture-proposal And a demonstration of the system will be given at this year's Museums and the Web conference in Denver. See http://archimuse.com/mw2010/abstracts/prg_335002400.html It's likely that an open-source release of TAP will occur in the next few weeks prior to the MW conference. There are several museums who have expressed interest in using this platform for their own development efforts, and our goal is to build up a community platform that can be built and contributed to over time. Please feel free to follow up w/me directly and ask questions if this seems interesting to you. Sincerely, Rob -- *Robert Stein* Chief Information Officer *Indianapolis Museum of Art* 4000 Michigan Road Indianapolis, IN 46208-3326 T 317-923-1331 x244 F 317-931-1978 rstein at imamuseum.org http://www.imamuseum.org On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Chad Petrovay wrote: > Museum's may be providing the content, but if you are creating the > framework for the application, you are providing a valuable service. > Consider that ArtStor collects content from museums, and charges a > considerable sum for institutions to have access ( > http://www.artstor.org/interested-in-participation/i-html/be-museum-fee.shtml), > because they provide the framework and the support. Surely, there is no harm > in charging users a nominal fee for the app. > > You may also want to look into the PhoneGap (http://phonegap.com/) > development tool. > > > Chad Petrovay | Collections Database Administrator > MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard | Phoenix, AZ 85050 > 480.478.6000 main | 480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax | > www.themim.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > MuseumPods > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:09 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App > > I appreciate the stats and agree. To be honest this is a rather time > consuming and costly venture for me and it is not a revenue stream at > all. I don't think it is ethical for me to $ charge for apps on iTunes > considering museums are providing free content for subscribers. My > only other option is to charge museums a nominal fee to help with > development costs for other apps at some point. I'm really surprised > at the amount of museums that want to participate. > > Chad Petrovay wrote: > > >According to Canalys, in 2009 iPhones only had a 15% market share of > smartphones. I hope that your platform will expand to include additional > mobile OS's like Sybian (47% m/s), RIM (21% m/s), or Android (5% m/s and > growing). > > > >(Source of data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone, > http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/02/apples-smart-phone-market-share-dips-despite-strong-sales.ars, > > http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/googles-android-is-quickly-gaining-smartphone-market-share/19353103/ > ) > > > > > >Chad Petrovay | Collections Database Administrator > >MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard | Phoenix, AZ > 85050 > >480.478.6000 main | 480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax | > www.themim.org > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > MuseumPods > >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:48 AM > >To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > >Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App > > > >Hello, > > > ><> > >I am looking for some museums interested in participating in a museum > >community based iPhone app. It will allow multiple museums to upload > >content from a variety of social platforms. The app will be a free > >download application for iPhone users in the iTunes app store. <> > > > >Please complete this short form if you might be interested in > >participating at: http://bit.ly/iphone-app-museums <> > > > >Thanks, <> > >Kurt Stuchell > >MuseumPods > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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/ > > imamuseum.org made the following annotations > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Be A Member. 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It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, ease of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is welcome and would be appreciated. Thank you, David David Almeida Digital Library Technician The Wolfsonian FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139 t 305-535-2634 f 305-53-52639 davida at thewolf.fiu.edu www.wolfsonian.org Join Us Membership Support Us Make a Gift Add Us facebook Follow Us twitter From Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us Tue Mar 9 06:45:56 2010 From: Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us (Travis Fullerton) Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:45:56 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras In-Reply-To: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B736@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> Message-ID: I highly recommend you contact the vendors and have them come by and do a demo. There is a lot of similarity in the guts of these systems, yet they all function very differently. What I mean by that is that all of them; Leaf, Phase One, Hassy, Sinar, will result in a good picture with great image quality, but the way you get there can be very different. The user interface, software, and the camera system attached to the back make a big difference in workflow and ease of use. In the end you should choose one that makes sense to you and you are comfortable with. Try them out. -Travis BTW - We use Leaf and Hasseblad, and love them both. -- Travis Fullerton Assistant Photographer, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 N Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220 804.340.1538 On 3/9/10 9:34 AM, "David Almeida" wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > > > The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two Medium > > format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a > > couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of > > camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are looking > > into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad H4D-40. > > > > It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, ease > > of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is welcome > > and would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > > David > > > > > David Almeida > Digital Library Technician > > The Wolfsonian > FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY > > 1001 Washington Avenue > Miami Beach, Florida 33139 > t 305-535-2634 > f 305-53-52639 > davida at thewolf.fiu.edu > www.wolfsonian.org > > Join Us > Membership > > Support Us > Make a Gift > > Add Us > facebook nternational-University/61756001329> > > Follow Us > twitter > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Tue Mar 9 07:09:04 2010 From: bwyman at denverartmuseum.org (Bruce Wyman) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:09:04 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> Message-ID: >I don't think it is ethical for me to $ charge for apps on iTunes >considering museums are providing free content for subscribers. Kurt -- I'd disagree with that statement. I don't think there's anything unethical to it, especially if what you're trying to do is recover the costs of the app development in the first place. Museums charge all the time for access to content; many museums have paid admission. All your doing is charging access to a portion of your digital content. Even further, museums that cover the cost of free admission many times also offer ancillary programs and events that are covered by a fee. That being said, I'm always in favor of free, but there's also nothing that prevents you from changing prices later in the app store (start at $1.99) until / if you recover costs, reduce to free. Or, flip it around and make the content separate from the distribution of the content. Your framework may/may not cost money (your app), but the content -- which can be provided by any museum -- is distributed for free within the app. With the current versions of the app store and iPhone OS, you have the capability to charge for in-app downloads of additional content. -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 info at museumpods.com Tue Mar 9 08:53:35 2010 From: info at museumpods.com (MuseumPods) Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:53:35 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> Message-ID: <4B967D0F.2080405@museumpods.com> Those are some really interesting points. I never thought about it that way. Nice to hear from the museum perspective. Thanks Bruce. Bruce Wyman wrote: >>I don't think it is ethical for me to $ charge for apps on iTunes >>considering museums are providing free content for subscribers. >> >> > >Kurt -- I'd disagree with that statement. I don't think there's >anything unethical to it, especially if what you're trying to do is >recover the costs of the app development in the first place. Museums >charge all the time for access to content; many museums have paid >admission. All your doing is charging access to a portion of your >digital content. Even further, museums that cover the cost of free >admission many times also offer ancillary programs and events that >are covered by a fee. > >That being said, I'm always in favor of free, but there's also >nothing that prevents you from changing prices later in the app store >(start at $1.99) until / if you recover costs, reduce to free. > >Or, flip it around and make the content separate from the >distribution of the content. Your framework may/may not cost money >(your app), but the content -- which can be provided by any museum -- >is distributed for free within the app. With the current versions of >the app store and iPhone OS, you have the capability to charge for >in-app downloads of additional content. > >-bw. > > From justin.heideman at walkerart.org Tue Mar 9 08:59:10 2010 From: justin.heideman at walkerart.org (Justin Heideman) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:59:10 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> Message-ID: National Public Radio has a great app called Public Radio Tuner: a geolocated directory of audio streams from all the NPR stations. It's a great model for how disparate organizations can come together to put out a unified application. Granted, Public Radio is more unified by the national office than the museum community, but I think the idea is similar. A museum tours app that Walker, SFMoMA, IMA, etc, all used, would be killer. -- Justin Heideman / New Media Designer / Walker Art Center justin.heideman at walkerart.org / 612.375.7545 On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Bruce Wyman wrote: > Or, flip it around and make the content separate from the > distribution of the content. Your framework may/may not cost money > (your app), but the content -- which can be provided by any museum -- > is distributed for free within the app. With the current versions of > the app store and iPhone OS, you have the capability to charge for > in-app downloads of additional content. From chad.petrovay at themim.org Tue Mar 9 08:59:35 2010 From: chad.petrovay at themim.org (Chad Petrovay) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:59:35 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: <4B95A07F.6010300@gmail.com> References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> <4B95A07F.6010300@gmail.com> Message-ID: > let's say I started making big profits from the apps --don't you think museums might get upset? I think there are two fundamental questions here: 1) what are you charging for the distribution platform, 2) what are you doing with any profits you acquire? Are you reinvesting by expanding the app to other platforms (Android, for instance - hint, hint), or deepening the interaction the end-user has with museum's content - doesn't that justify the distribution fee? Are you using profits to help additional museum's develop content for your system (thus growing their catchment population, while adding value to your app)? Or are you saving up to buy an island in the Cayman's? Museum's understand that services, like the one you are providing, have overhead costs. Developers cannot be expected to eat the cost of R&D, and institutions are equally aware of the development costs of trying to have a go at it themselves. There shouldn't be a problem if you are upfront with them about the benefits of your service, and how you are using the monies collected from the distribution. Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard ?| Phoenix, AZ 85050 480.478.6000 main ?| ?480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax ?| www.themim.org Blog: www.petrovay.com/tmsblog -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of MuseumPods Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:13 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App An excellent point again Chad and I agree. However, I think this is a very important topic museums should consider and worthy of discussion. On my site and biz, museums and non museum people have been uploading museum media content since 2005, see link: http://bit.ly/museumpods and is one of the largest aggregate repositories of museum media in the world, and I would guess at least 95% of all the media is not Copyrighted or Creative Commons licensed. An interesting hypothetical situation is if started making mobile apps using all the content and charging for them while museum servers are streaming the media, and let's say I started making big profits from the apps --don't you think museums might get upset? I realize today I asked for participants and is a different situation but do I need to ask if app distribution platforms, framework, and service is enough of a 'valuable add' to museums to let me use the free media content as I choose? I don't think some museums would be very pleased with the hypothetical scenario. ...and probably justifiably or maybe not? Is providing the distribution platform enough? From justin.heideman at walkerart.org Tue Mar 9 08:58:34 2010 From: justin.heideman at walkerart.org (Justin Heideman) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:58:34 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> Message-ID: National Public Radio has a great app called Public Radio Tuner: a geolocated directory of audio streams from all the NPR stations. It's a great model for how disparate organizations can come together to put out a unified application. Granted, Public Radio is more unified by the national office than the museum community, but I think the idea is similar. A museum tours app that Walker, SFMoMA, IMA, etc, all used, would be killer. -- Justin Heideman / New Media Designer / Walker Art Center justin.heideman at walkerart.org / 612.375.7545 On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Bruce Wyman wrote: > Or, flip it around and make the content separate from the > distribution of the content. Your framework may/may not cost money > (your app), but the content -- which can be provided by any museum -- > is distributed for free within the app. With the current versions of > the app store and iPhone OS, you have the capability to charge for > in-app downloads of additional content. From hmwells at springdalear.gov Tue Mar 9 09:10:27 2010 From: hmwells at springdalear.gov (Heather Marie Wells) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:10:27 -0600 (CST) Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App In-Reply-To: <4B967D0F.2080405@museumpods.com> References: <4B951C28.7090505@gmail.com> <4B953D28.4080307@museumpods.com> <4B967D0F.2080405@museumpods.com> Message-ID: <33B6652BF70542F4816E914F73128E10@sprd.springdaleark.org> Kurt, Another option would be to offer a free "lite" version of your program and then offer more robust versions at .99 or 1.99, etc. As an iPhone and app costumer, I appreciate when a free version is available so I can try it out and often times I will upgrade to a paid version depending on the features offered. Having a few friends (and my husband) who have apps in the store, I can tell you that probably only 5% of the apps are making "big money" and no one is quitting their day jobs to be iPhone developers (although that has the potential to change). Also most of the money is being made from the "in-app" ads and not from selling the actually apps themselves. HM Heather Marie Wells Collections Assistant/Technology Coordinator Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Springdale, AR 72764 Phone: (479) 750-8165 Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/ iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org -----Original Message----- From: MuseumPods [mailto:info at museumpods.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:54 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App Those are some really interesting points. I never thought about it that way. Nice to hear from the museum perspective. Thanks Bruce. Bruce Wyman wrote: >>I don't think it is ethical for me to $ charge for apps on iTunes >>considering museums are providing free content for subscribers. >> >> > >Kurt -- I'd disagree with that statement. I don't think there's >anything unethical to it, especially if what you're trying to do is >recover the costs of the app development in the first place. Museums >charge all the time for access to content; many museums have paid >admission. All your doing is charging access to a portion of your >digital content. Even further, museums that cover the cost of free >admission many times also offer ancillary programs and events that >are covered by a fee. > >That being said, I'm always in favor of free, but there's also >nothing that prevents you from changing prices later in the app store >(start at $1.99) until / if you recover costs, reduce to free. > >Or, flip it around and make the content separate from the >distribution of the content. Your framework may/may not cost money >(your app), but the content -- which can be provided by any museum -- >is distributed for free within the app. With the current versions of >the app store and iPhone OS, you have the capability to charge for >in-app downloads of additional content. > >-bw. > > _______________________________________________ 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 sweaver at experienceology.com Tue Mar 9 09:31:07 2010 From: sweaver at experienceology.com (Stephanie Weaver) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion Message-ID: Kurt, I go to many different conferences, and at each one in the last 18 months I have met 1-2 companies who are creating a platform for apps (some iPhone only, some smartphone). Nearly all of them are offering the platform for free, meaning: they are giving the museums access to their CMS platform, and the museums are supposed to create/upload the content from existing digital assets. They are all doing some kind of revenue share on the app sales. I don't know if/when this business model will be sustainable. I am also a bit skeptical that small to mid-size museums will have the staffing to find/format/create the content for the app. So, you could charge for that portion of the service. The ones I don't think will work are the guys who want $30K up front to create the app for the museum. Especially when folks like IMA are about to open source their platforms. I think there will always be a place in the liaison role where you can and should charge for your expertise. Maybe on a sliding scale. Hope this helps! Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant 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 From sbrennan at gmu.edu Tue Mar 9 11:03:24 2010 From: sbrennan at gmu.edu (Sheila Brennan) Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:03:24 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] One Week, One tool and THAT Camp applications due March 15 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <008501cabfbb$3188f810$949ae830$@edu> Hi folks, CHNM is very interested in getting applications from MCNers for both THATCamp and the One Week, One Tool summer institute. Applications are due March 15 for both programs. The Humanities and Technology Camp, better known as THATcamp, will be held for the third time on May 22-23, 2010. THATCamp is a user-generated unconference on digital humanities organized and hosted by the Center for History and New Media (http://chnm.gmu.edu) at George Mason University. In past years, museum professionals, librarians, and archivists have been participated and we strongly encourage others to apply and participate. More information about One Week, One Tool institute (http://oneweekonetool.org) follows below. Best wishes, Sheila ________________________ Sheila A. Brennan, Ph.D. Associate Director of Public Projects Center for History and New Media George Mason University 703-879-8366 http://chnm.gmu.edu sbrennan at gmu.edu Generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, One Week | One Tool (http://oneweekonetool.org) is a unique summer institute, one that aims to teach participants how to build an open source digital tool for humanities scholarship by actually building a tool, from inception to launch, in a week. During the week of Sunday July 25 Saturday- July 31, 2010, the Center for History and New Media (http://chnm.gmu.edu) at George Mason University will bring together a group of twelve digital humanists of diverse disciplinary backgrounds and practical experience to build something useful and usable. A short course of training in principles of open source software development will be followed by an intense five days of doing and a year of continued remote engagement, development, testing, dissemination, and evaluation. Comprising designers and developers as well as scholars (including public historians), project managers, outreach specialists, and other non-technical participants, the group will conceive a tool, outline a roadmap, develop and disseminate an initial prototype, lay the ground work for building an open source community, and make first steps toward securing the projects long-term sustainability. One Week | One Tool is inspired by both longstanding and cutting-edge models of rapid community development. For centuries rural communities throughout the United States have come together for barn raisings when one of their number required the diverse set of skills and enormous effort required to build a barn -- skills and effort no one member of the community alone could possess. In recent years, Internet entrepreneurs have likewise joined forces for crash startup or blitz weekends that bring diverse groups of developers, designers, marketers, and financiers together to launch a new technology company in the span of just two days. One Week | One Tool will build on these old and new traditions of community development and the natural collaborative strengths of the digital humanities community to produce something useful for humanities work and to help balance learning and doing in digital humanities training. WHO SHOULD APPLY? Scholars, students, librarians, archivists, public historians, museum professionals, developers, designers, hackers, bloggers, sys admins, outreach coordinators, community builders, project managers, fundraisers, and anyone else with an interest in building scholarly software. No specific qualifications (e.g. a higher degree or particular skill set) are required. But we are looking to assemble a cohesive group of twelve talented and accomplished people who together will possess the entire range of skills necessary to conceive, manage, build, and disseminate a tools project. Given the importance of intra-team dynamics and self-initiative to the success of any open source projectespecially at its inceptionwe will also be looking for evidence of teamwork, patience, flexibility, and resourcefulness (such as a history of picking up a programming language on ones own) in assessing applications for One Week | One Tool. Accepted participants will receive travel, lodging, per diem, a small stipend, and a practical education in open source scholarly software development from the organizers of THATCamp and the makers of Zotero (http://zotero.org) and Omeka (http://omeka.org). HOW DO I APPLY? By March 15, 2010, please send a two-page C.V. and a brief email to info at oneweekonetool (subject line: One Week Application) addressing the following: 1) what skills/experiences/interests you think are most important to building a successful tool; 2) which of these skills/experiences/interests you will bring to the barn raising; and 3) what you think you will get out of attending that will help you in future pursuits. We apologize in advance that space is limited to 12 participants. #oneweek #buildsomething Tom Scheinfeldt Managing Director Center for History and New Media From jana.hill at cartermuseum.org Tue Mar 9 11:44:56 2010 From: jana.hill at cartermuseum.org (Jana Hill) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:44:56 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting for web developer Message-ID: <49A6E411EE69EA4898AFA579D8A06DFC0285A117@exchange.cartermuseum.org> WEB DEVELOPER. The Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas seeks a Web Developer to provide server-side coding (site functionality and backend systems) to develop and maintain the museum's Drupal-based Web site and other online initiatives; help develop the Web-site infrastructure to optimize the online user experience, increase online audiences, and advance the mission and strategic plan of the institution. Duties include: 1. Develop and maintain Drupal module for interfacing with the museum's collection management system using the provided API (KEmu). 2. Working with the Publications and New Media Specialist, regularly research and evaluate new technology and applications related to new media, content presentation, or organization of the Web site; must stay current with state of the Web, the Drupal community, and Web-authoring code. 3. Implement approved ACM Web-based and new-media goals in keeping with ACM strategic initiatives. 4. Serve on Web Committee to provide implementation advice, act as an adviser on Web-related technology and trends, articulate project risks and challenges, and provide technical input. 5. In collaboration with ACM Graphic Designer and under the supervision of the Brand Champion (Director of Publications), help maintain the institutional brand identity. 6. Recommend budget items (hardware and software) to Director of Publications and Information Technology Manager; provide budget information as required. 7. Follow museum Information Systems Policies, Practices, and Procedures, including ergonomic requirements. Maintain confidentiality of museum information; other duties as requested. Requirements include: * B.A. degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience; minimum two years experience managing projects and clients. * Drupal development and theming experience essential; Drupal experience with Views, Panels, and Drush, along with a solid understanding of site structure and interface design, is required. Experience managing a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack, as well as coding XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Experience with jQuery desirable. * Ability to develop in a test-site environment and to deploy from it. * Solid experience making standards-compliant and accessible Web sites; ability to productively self-manage long-term projects is essential. * Working knowledge of Web imaging and multimedia authoring software, such as Photoshop, Fireworks, Flash, and/or other Web-authoring tools. * Proficiency with Mac OS X; working knowledge of MS Office desirable. * Ability to work in a mixed Mac and Windows network environment with Linux-based servers. * Ability to manage SQL databases; ability to create new online databases desirable. * Experience with consensus-based work environment. Strong communication and listening skills; meticulous attention to detail essential. * Audio/visual skills (filming, editing) for video podcasts desirable. Supervision of content and development of Web site and new-media initiatives is received from the Director of Publications; supervision of technical component is received from the Information Technology Manager. Competitive salary and benefits. Position open until filled. Please submit cover letter, r?sum?, references and electronic portfolio to will.gillham at cartermuseum.org. EEOC. Full position description available in Employment tab of www.cartermuseum.org. From Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org Tue Mar 9 13:26:43 2010 From: Christinad at SeattleArtMuseum.org (Christina DePaolo) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:26:43 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Request for current strategies on email marketing Message-ID: <6440C474B3F6FE4EB44B34421B3E501E1690E339AC@dtes01.SAM.Home> Hi, I am looking for current information on best practices in email marketing for museums. If you are involved in shaping your museum's email marketing plan, can you let me know if you have any leads on white papers or articles that articulate current trends in this area? At SAM we are working from an email marketing process that we set up many years ago that isn't very efficient, but it is based on the fact that we have limited staff resources to dedicate. Even though this is a common reality for many of us, in hindsight, I realize it wasn't good to make this reality the foundation of our production process. Now we need to rethink our strategy to see if we can make things easier, better and more effective. We just conducted some research that indicates email is a great way to reach our core visitors, which backs up having a rethink. However, I am not sure that the standard template based email blasts we send out every month are effective. Our statistic reports are good, but they mean nothing to me. The emails we send seem like very "old school" technology, especially with the advent of social networking as a direct way for people to get and share information they are interested in. Our templates feel clunky. If you have a good understanding of where email marketing fits in your organization's overall communication efforts, can you please share this information with me? Thank you. Christina DePaolo | New Media Manager Seattle Art Museum | 1300 1st Avenue | Seattle WA 98101 christinad at seattleartmuseum.org | 206.654.3165 Find SAM at: http://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org http://facebook.com/seattleartmuseum http://twitter.com/iheartSAM From titus at bicknell.com Tue Mar 9 17:18:03 2010 From: titus at bicknell.com (Titus Bicknell) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:18:03 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras In-Reply-To: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B736@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> References: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B736@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> Message-ID: <6C28AACE-B5B3-40B9-8269-4590E2598175@bicknell.com> Dear David, you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which camera you would be using them with? Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > > > The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two Medium > > format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a > > couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of > > camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are looking > > into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad H4D-40. > > > > It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, ease > > of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is welcome > > and would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > > David > > > > > David Almeida > Digital Library Technician > > The Wolfsonian > FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY > > 1001 Washington Avenue > Miami Beach, Florida 33139 > t 305-535-2634 > f 305-53-52639 > davida at thewolf.fiu.edu > www.wolfsonian.org > > Join Us > Membership > > Support Us > Make a Gift > > Add Us > facebook > > Follow Us > twitter > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Mar 10 00:47:17 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:47:17 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: CIP Symposium: Hybrid Copyright in Washington, DC from June 22-24, 2010 Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD783CD06DB072@mailsrv.imj.org.il> With a speaker / instructor list like this, this is obviously not to be missed. Run, don't walk: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcing the 2010 CIP Symposium. Hybrid (c): Sustaining Culture in Copyright. June 22-24, 2010. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. http://www.umuc.edu/cip2010. A vibrant culture requires freedom to use and reuse existing cultural works for both scholarship and personal use in balance with the rights of owners. Join noted scholars and practitioners as they discuss today's copyright concerns. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: -- WILLIAM PATRY, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google Inc. "Moral Panics and The Copyright Wars." -- PETER JASZI, Professor, Washington College of Law, American University. [MCN 2008 speaker] "The Future of Fair Use." PRECONFERENCE INSTRUCTORS: -- GEORGIA HARPER, Scholarly Communications Advisor, University of Texas at Austin Libraries. "Copyright 101." -- MADELYN WESSEL, Associate General Counsel, University of Virginia. "Fair Use Trends." Use your CIP membership for significant registration discounts. Not a member yet? Join now at http://www.cipcommunity.org/membership. For registration and information, visit http://www.umuc.edu/cip2010 or call (240)684-2803. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG From davida at thewolf.fiu.edu Wed Mar 10 06:09:38 2010 From: davida at thewolf.fiu.edu (David Almeida) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:09:38 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras In-Reply-To: <6C28AACE-B5B3-40B9-8269-4590E2598175@bicknell.com> References: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B736@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> <6C28AACE-B5B3-40B9-8269-4590E2598175@bicknell.com> Message-ID: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B8DB@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> Hi Titus, The camera to use with any of those backs it would be the Phase One 645 AF. David Almeida Digital Library Technician The Wolfsonian FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139 t 305-535-2634 f 305-53-52639 davida at thewolf.fiu.edu www.wolfsonian.org Join Us Membership Support Us Make a Gift Add Us facebook Follow Us twitter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Titus Bicknell Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:18 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras Dear David, you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which camera you would be using them with? Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > > > The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two Medium > > format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a > > couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of > > camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are looking > > into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad H4D-40. > > > > It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, ease > > of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is welcome > > and would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > > > David > > > > > David Almeida > Digital Library Technician > > The Wolfsonian > FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY > > 1001 Washington Avenue > Miami Beach, Florida 33139 > t 305-535-2634 > f 305-53-52639 > davida at thewolf.fiu.edu > www.wolfsonian.org > > Join Us > Membership > > Support Us > Make a Gift > > Add Us > facebook > > Follow Us > twitter > > _______________________________________________ > 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 anne at glenstone.org Wed Mar 10 08:04:27 2010 From: anne at glenstone.org (Anne Reeve) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:04:27 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Job posting: Video Archiving Intern Message-ID: <28A995E45A6CE5468753378CF5E2F66C05EBF758@ms18.mse9.exchange.ms> Glenstone, a private art foundation located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, seeks a summer intern to assist with our growing archive of video materials. These materials are produced by Glenstone, as part of its ongoing commitment to document institutional history and enrich understanding of the artworks in its collection. Footage exists in a variety of formats (both analog and digital) and records a range of activity: fabrication of large-scale sculptures, installation of artworks on-site, exhibition installations, and artist/architect interviews. Roles and Responsibilities -Manage the re-housing of video assets -Organize these assets to comply with a newly developed unique identifier system -Help quantify and expand upon our video inventory system - Assist with preparation for future digitization/migration projects Qualifications Applicants should exhibit a serious dedication to archival processes, strong initiative and attention to detail, and the ability to work capably and professionally within a larger curatorial department. This position is especially suited for those with a demonstrated interest in museum archiving and/or Modern and Contemporary Art. Details - Applicant must have means of transportation - Stipend: $15 per hour - Full-time 10-12 week commitment during the summer of 2010. Start/end dates somewhat flexible. How to Apply 1. Email videoarchive at glenstone.org to receive an application 2. Complete application and attach the following: i. Letter of interest, articulating what you hope to gain from the internship and how your skills will contribute to the organization/preservation of Glenstone's video archive. Briefly state how this experience aligns with your career goals and interests. ii. Resume iii. Unofficial transcript iv. Academic writing sample (3-5 pages, may be an excerpt) 3. Submit all application materials to videoarchive at glenstone.org 4. Selected applicants will be contacted for an in-person interview in late April. About Glenstone Glenstone seamlessly integrates art, architecture, and landscape into a serene and contemplative environment to form a unique connection between art and visitor. It assembles and presents post-World War II art of the highest quality in a series of refined architectural and outdoor spaces. These settings exist to exhibit works of art-created from 1945 through the present-that represent the greatest historical shifts in how art is seen and experienced. For more information, please visit http://www.glenstone.org. From psully at magnes.org Wed Mar 10 15:11:43 2010 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:11:43 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate Message-ID: Howdy everyone: I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from .NEF (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at JPEG2000 now. When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its infancy and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web-ready images in JPG. Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at this time. Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit to this? ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax: 510-849-3673 http://www.magnes.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.org From mia.ridge at gmail.com Wed Mar 10 15:34:29 2010 From: mia.ridge at gmail.com (Mia) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:29 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 10 March 2010 23:11, Perian Sully wrote: > > Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the > high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm > wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at > this time. > The UK's Wellcome Library announced they were using JPEG2000 last year - they've blogged about it at http://wellcomelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/wellcome-library-to-use-jpeg2000-image.html. The page also includes a copy of the report that informed their decision, or you can download it directly at http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/assets/wtx056572.pdf I'd be interested to hear what you decide to do - JPEG2000 looks interesting for its ability to offer deep zooming for publication online but it's hard to get a sense of how widely it's supported or used. cheers, Mia -------------------------------------------- http://openobjects.org.uk/ http://twitter.com/mia_out From chuck.patch at gmail.com Wed Mar 10 15:34:26 2010 From: chuck.patch at gmail.com (Chuck Patch) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:26 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <639de3631003101534y1fbe08a3vf475d26b64c7cfda@mail.gmail.com> Hi Perian, Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider converting those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I expect others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. There are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you need to consider what your clients can use/want. Chuck On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully wrote: > Howdy everyone: > > I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from .NEF > (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at > JPEG2000 now. > > When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its infancy > and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and > TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web-ready > images in JPG. > > Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the > high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm > wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at > this time. > > Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit to > this? > > ~Perian > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > 2911 Russell St. > Berkeley, CA 94705 > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > Fax: 510-849-3673 > http://www.magnes.org > http://www.musematic.org > http://www.mediaandtechnology.org > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Chuck Patch Museum Information Management Consulting 403 Edgevale Rd Baltimore MD 21210 410-366-3613 From titus at bicknell.com Wed Mar 10 15:38:38 2010 From: titus at bicknell.com (Titus Bicknell) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:38:38 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras In-Reply-To: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B8DB@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> References: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B736@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> <6C28AACE-B5B3-40B9-8269-4590E2598175@bicknell.com> <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F0B9B8DB@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> Message-ID: I would recommend the Hasselblad camera, either H2 or H4, but with the Phase One digital back since IMHO Hasselblad makes better cameras, Phase One better digital backs. We have had very good results with an H2 and a P45+. Yours Titus Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:09 AM, David Almeida wrote: > Hi Titus, > > The camera to use with any of those backs it would be the Phase One 645 AF. > > > David Almeida > Digital Library Technician > > The Wolfsonian > FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY > > 1001 Washington Avenue > Miami Beach, Florida 33139 > t 305-535-2634 > f 305-53-52639 > davida at thewolf.fiu.edu > www.wolfsonian.org > > Join Us > Membership > > Support Us > Make a Gift > > Add Us > facebook > > Follow Us > twitter > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Titus Bicknell > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:18 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras > > Dear David, > > you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which camera you would be using them with? > > Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 > titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com > 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA > > On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: > >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> >> >> The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two Medium >> >> format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a >> >> couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of >> >> camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are looking >> >> into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad H4D-40. >> >> >> >> It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, ease >> >> of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is welcome >> >> and would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> >> David >> >> >> >> >> David Almeida >> Digital Library Technician >> >> The Wolfsonian >> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >> >> 1001 Washington Avenue >> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >> t 305-535-2634 >> f 305-53-52639 >> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >> www.wolfsonian.org >> >> Join Us >> Membership >> >> Support Us >> Make a Gift >> >> Add Us >> facebook >> >> Follow Us >> twitter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 FThomson at ashevilleart.org Wed Mar 10 15:30:13 2010 From: FThomson at ashevilleart.org (Frank E. Thomson) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:13 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420F27F7078@server4.ashart.local> I think right now JPEG2000 is more a specialized tool, some web software use it to allow you to zoom in without getting the whole big file. Unless you download multiple sections and stitch them back together. But I digress. I think right now I would still use tiff or some raw format dng or nef as my master file. 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 Perian Sully Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:12 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate Howdy everyone: I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from .NEF (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at JPEG2000 now. When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its infancy and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web-ready images in JPG. Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at this time. Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit to this? ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax: 510-849-3673 http://www.magnes.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From psully at magnes.org Wed Mar 10 15:47:57 2010 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:47:57 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: <639de3631003101534y1fbe08a3vf475d26b64c7cfda@mail.gmail.com> References: <639de3631003101534y1fbe08a3vf475d26b64c7cfda@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks everyone for your responses so far. I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the NEFs to JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files accessible internally, or from which to create images for rights & reproduction use. For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower-quality JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Chuck Patch Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate Hi Perian, Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider converting those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I expect others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. There are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you need to consider what your clients can use/want. Chuck On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully wrote: > Howdy everyone: > > I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from .NEF > (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at > JPEG2000 now. > > When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its infancy > and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and > TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web-ready > images in JPG. > > Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the > high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm > wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at > this time. > > Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit to > this? > > ~Perian > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > 2911 Russell St. > Berkeley, CA 94705 > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > Fax: 510-849-3673 > http://www.magnes.org > http://www.musematic.org > http://www.mediaandtechnology.org > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Chuck Patch Museum Information Management Consulting 403 Edgevale Rd Baltimore MD 21210 410-366-3613 _______________________________________________ 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 mjohnson at historysanjose.org Wed Mar 10 16:20:32 2010 From: mjohnson at historysanjose.org (Melissa Johnson) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:20:32 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster Message-ID: <3f342fff1003101620k7a1f24d6x9295c128ead15e7e@mail.gmail.com> Hello MCN Listserv, I'm not sure what I am hoping to gain by posting this message other than sympathy. Well, and maybe, to share our own technology disaster experience. This is somewhat long but entertaining. Or, at least, shocking. Disclaimer: I am one of the many accidental techies in the museum world. So, please excuse any improper use of the words: router, switch, shared drive, UPS, network drive, phone computer, network cable, etc. On January 19, 2010 there was a pretty big thunderstorm in Silicon Valley, which does get very much lightning. In the early afternoon there was a bright flash of light and a big clap of thunder, not surprisingly the power went out. After power was restored, we discovered that History Park had been struck by lighting and suffered a massive power surge. It took us a few days to discover the full extent of the damage. We found that the UPS connected to our server was not only dead but had scorch marks on the back. Our hope was that the UPS had done it's job and protected the server. No luck. The server wouldn't start up. (And, to make the lesson even more valuable, I was going to order a new, real backup system that afternoon.) We kept our fingers crossed that the data would be okay. After about a week our part-time IT contractor was able to gain access to the hard drive and the data was fine. Now, we just had to wait for the new server to arrive. Next we checked the UPS that is connected to our telephone computer/firewall/switch set up. The UPS had survived but did not do it' s job. Phone computer dead. When our vendor came out to fix it, he was very surprised that the UPS hadn't prevented the power surge. The firewall was fried but we had an extra (don't ask) and the switch was dead. Luckily, it was still under warranty. Over the next few days we got the phones and network back up and running for most of the staff. History San Jos? has two sites that are across the street from each other and connected with a T1 connection. After we got the network back up the second site (where my office is) still did not have access to phones or internet. We didn't realize that the power surge had traveled down the network cable to the other side of the building and fried a router which connects the phones and network to the second site. No vendor would claim knowledge of the routers and I could not find an invoice for them. I finally remembered that the routers were credited (aka given) to us as an incentive to upgrade our service. We didn't know the passwords to these routers and the vendor who installed them has since closed. The password to the routers was eventually cracked and connection was restored. The staff at the second site was without communication for 30 days. Lessons Learned: --Have a real backup system and procedures. --Good relationship with vendors so they will come to your rescue. --Beware of vendors bearing free equipment. --Google Apps saved our sanity. I hope this was informative, or at least, entertaining. In addition to our technology problems, the lightning strike also took out 3 elevators, 1 light tower, and 1 refractor (?) that runs our trolley. As of today, we have our new server and backup system installed, working phones, and access to email and the internet. It's nice to be back in the 21st century! -- Melissa ------------------------- Melissa Johnson Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? 408.521.5021 From michael at armadillosystems.com Thu Mar 11 02:22:59 2010 From: michael at armadillosystems.com (Michael Stocking) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:22:59 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: References: <639de3631003101534y1fbe08a3vf475d26b64c7cfda@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I'd recommend taking a look at the Djatoka Image Server project coming out of Los Alamos. It's designed to serve up JPEG2000s in a variety of ways in real-world scenarios: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page They presented at Open Repositories last year I think. M ========================= Michael Stocking Managing Director Armadillo Systems 300 Kensal Road London W10 5BE +44 (0)20 8960 8600 michael at armadillosystems.com www.armadillosystems.com www.turningthepages.com http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ On 10 Mar 2010, at 23:47, Perian Sully wrote: > Thanks everyone for your responses so far. > > I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the NEFs to > JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering > JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files accessible > internally, or from which to create images for rights & reproduction > use. > > For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower-quality > JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify > function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. > > ~P > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > Berkeley, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Chuck Patch > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > > Hi Perian, > > Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider > converting > those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I expect > others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. > There > are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you need to > consider what your clients can use/want. > > Chuck > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully wrote: > >> Howdy everyone: >> >> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from > .NEF >> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at >> JPEG2000 now. >> >> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its > infancy >> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and >> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and > web-ready >> images in JPG. >> >> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at >> this time. >> >> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit > to >> this? >> >> ~Perian >> >> Perian Sully >> Collections Information Manager >> Web Programs Strategist >> The Magnes >> 2911 Russell St. >> Berkeley, CA 94705 >> Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 >> Fax: 510-849-3673 >> http://www.magnes.org >> http://www.musematic.org >> http://www.mediaandtechnology.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >> > > > > -- > Chuck Patch > Museum Information Management Consulting > 403 Edgevale Rd > Baltimore MD 21210 > 410-366-3613 > _______________________________________________ > 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 webmaster at mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt Thu Mar 11 02:25:01 2010 From: webmaster at mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt (webmaster at mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:25:01 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] =?iso-8859-1?q?altera=E7=E3o_de_endere=E7o?= Message-ID: Este endere?o foi alterado. Por favor consulte www.mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt From pmacdona at hamilton.edu Thu Mar 11 06:02:58 2010 From: pmacdona at hamilton.edu (Peter MacDonald) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:58 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: References: <639de3631003101534y1fbe08a3vf475d26b64c7cfda@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B98F812.5060203@hamilton.edu> You might want to read the following article where the authors decided not to use JPEG2000 for their project for several reason. Here are three of them: 1. JPEG2000 does not preserve the TIFF technical metadata when converted to JPEG2000 2. JPEG2000 files are more inconvenient to OCR than TIFF 3. JPEG2000 has no browser support yet From TIFF to JPEG 2000? (D-Lib Magazine, November/December 2009) http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november09/kulovits/11kulovits.html Peter Michael Stocking wrote: > I'd recommend taking a look at the Djatoka Image Server project coming out of Los Alamos. It's designed to serve up JPEG2000s in a variety of ways in real-world scenarios: > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page > > They presented at Open Repositories last year I think. > M > ========================= > Michael Stocking > Managing Director > Armadillo Systems > 300 Kensal Road > London W10 5BE > +44 (0)20 8960 8600 > michael at armadillosystems.com > www.armadillosystems.com > www.turningthepages.com > http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ > > > > > On 10 Mar 2010, at 23:47, Perian Sully wrote: > > >> Thanks everyone for your responses so far. >> >> I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the NEFs to >> JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering >> JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files accessible >> internally, or from which to create images for rights& reproduction >> use. >> >> For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower-quality >> JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify >> function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. >> >> ~P >> >> Perian Sully >> Collections Information Manager >> Web Programs Strategist >> The Magnes >> Berkeley, CA >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of >> Chuck Patch >> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate >> >> Hi Perian, >> >> Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider >> converting >> those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I expect >> others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. >> There >> are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you need to >> consider what your clients can use/want. >> >> Chuck >> >> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully wrote: >> >> >>> Howdy everyone: >>> >>> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from >>> >> .NEF >> >>> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at >>> JPEG2000 now. >>> >>> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its >>> >> infancy >> >>> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and >>> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and >>> >> web-ready >> >>> images in JPG. >>> >>> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >>> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >>> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at >>> this time. >>> >>> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit >>> >> to >> >>> this? >>> >>> ~Perian >>> >>> Perian Sully >>> Collections Information Manager >>> Web Programs Strategist >>> The Magnes >>> 2911 Russell St. >>> Berkeley, CA 94705 >>> Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 >>> Fax: 510-849-3673 >>> http://www.magnes.org >>> http://www.musematic.org >>> http://www.mediaandtechnology.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>> >> Computer >> >>> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>> >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>> >>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Chuck Patch >> Museum Information Management Consulting >> 403 Edgevale Rd >> Baltimore MD 21210 >> 410-366-3613 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ > -- Peter MacDonald Library Information Systems Specialist Hamilton College Library pmacdona at hamilton.edu 315-859-4493 From Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us Thu Mar 11 06:26:00 2010 From: Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us (Travis Fullerton) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:00 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The H4D40 is a camera system. The back is not separate, and cannot be put onto a Phase One camera. And an H4 camera doesn't work with any other back. Hasselblad only makes the CF back that is compatible with other cameras (mostly intended for use with V-system) Also, Hasselblad no longer makes the H2 for digital use, you would need to find a used one to work with a P45+ back, or any other back. The only H2 still in production is the H2F. It is for film use and it is not 'tight' enough for use with a digital back. Again, I think you should talk to the vendors and/or manufacturers and try this stuff out first hand. You wouldn't buy a car without test driving it first and you are talking about the same amount of money, if not much more. There are lots of little bits and pieces you may need in addition to the camera and the back in order to make all of this work. -Travis On 3/10/10 6:38 PM, "Titus Bicknell" wrote: > > I would recommend the Hasselblad camera, either H2 or H4, but with the Phase > One digital back since IMHO Hasselblad makes better cameras, Phase One better > digital backs. > > We have had very good results with an H2 and a P45+. > > Yours > > Titus > > Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 > titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com > 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA > > On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:09 AM, David Almeida wrote: > >> Hi Titus, >> >> The camera to use with any of those backs it would be the Phase One 645 AF. >> >> >> David Almeida >> Digital Library Technician >> >> The Wolfsonian >> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >> >> 1001 Washington Avenue >> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >> t 305-535-2634 >> f 305-53-52639 >> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >> www.wolfsonian.org >> >> Join Us >> Membership >> >> Support Us >> Make a Gift >> >> Add Us >> facebook >> >> Follow Us >> twitter >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Titus >> Bicknell >> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:18 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras >> >> Dear David, >> >> you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which camera you >> would be using them with? >> >> Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 >> titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com >> 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA >> >> On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: >> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> >>> >>> The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two Medium >>> >>> format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a >>> >>> couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of >>> >>> camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are looking >>> >>> into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad H4D-40. >>> >>> >>> >>> It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, ease >>> >>> of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is welcome >>> >>> and would be appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> David Almeida >>> Digital Library Technician >>> >>> The Wolfsonian >>> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >>> >>> 1001 Washington Avenue >>> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >>> t 305-535-2634 >>> f 305-53-52639 >>> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >>> www.wolfsonian.org >>> >>> Join Us >>> Membership >>> >>> Support Us >>> Make a Gift >>> >>> Add Us >>> facebook>> -International-University/61756001329> >>> >>> Follow Us >>> twitter >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 akeshet at imj.org.il Thu Mar 11 06:43:54 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:54 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Copyright Program at Suffolk Law School, Boston Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD784175499E61@mailsrv.imj.org.il> ________________________________ DONAHUE LECTURE SERIES - Ten Ways to Conceive of the Derivative Work Right in Copyright Law Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010 Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA Time: 04:00 AM - 06:30 AM GUEST PANELIST Professor Pamela Samuelson Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley School of Law Pamela Samuelson's principal area of expertise is intellectual property law. She has written and spoken extensively about the challenges that new information technologies are posing for public policy and traditional legal regimes. Since 1996, she has served as a Professor at the University of California at Berkeley with a joint appointment in the School of Information, School of Law, and Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. She also serves as an advisor for the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic, which she co-founded in 2002. ________________________________________ PANEL PROFESSOR JESSICA SILBEY, MODERATOR Suffolk University Law School PROFESSOR PAMELA SAMUELSON, COMMENTARY Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley School of Law PROFESSOR JULIE E. COHEN Harvard University Law School PROFESSOR STEPHEN M. MCJOHN Suffolk University Law School ALFRED C. YEN Boston College Law School PROFESSOR JONATHAN ZITTRAIN, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL Co-Founder and Faculty Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society ______________________________________________ To register for this program please go to: http://www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/als/coursedetail.cfm?cid=681##a From ProctorN at si.edu Thu Mar 11 06:52:12 2010 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:52:12 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I agree with Stephanie. Just yesterday I came across another company offering this model in which the app & CMS are free to the museum, and revenue is shared between the provider and museum on app or tour sales. That brings my count to 4 that I'm aware of for sure: 1. Toura 2. uGuideMe 3. MyToursApp 4. Artful from CultureLabel There are a couple more that seem willing to consider this model: * Spotlight Mobile * Tristan Interactive And then there are the opensource solutions already being developed and deployed, most notably by the Dallas Museum of Art and the IMA. You can check them out on the Museum Mobile wiki: http://wiki.MuseumMobile.info The important thing is to do your homework and be aware of what's available on the market already before dropping money to reinvent the wheel. It may be that your needs are so specific you do need a bespoke-build app, in which case $30k seems to be in the ballpark of going rates (I've heard quotes from $10-40k), and there are many accomplished app developers out there who can help you. Also consider opportunity cost: it does take someone's time to design the mobile experience, prepare assets and put them into an app, no matter how user-friendly the CMS is (and hopefully it's database driven to a large extent so it's possible to mass-import content as well, rather than assemble every tour by hand). Of course, the biggest expense of all is creating quality content that facilitates the experience your target audience needs. That's where I'd prioritize the investment, because without good content, it doesn't matter how technically slick your app is - the mobile experience will still fail. 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/ On 3/9/10 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0800 From: Stephanie Weaver Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Kurt, I go to many different conferences, and at each one in the last 18 months I have met 1-2 companies who are creating a platform for apps (some iPhone only, some smartphone). Nearly all of them are offering the platform for free, meaning: they are giving the museums access to their CMS platform, and the museums are supposed to create/upload the content from existing digital assets. They are all doing some kind of revenue share on the app sales. I don't know if/when this business model will be sustainable. I am also a bit skeptical that small to mid-size museums will have the staffing to find/format/create the content for the app. So, you could charge for that portion of the service. The ones I don't think will work are the guys who want $30K up front to create the app for the museum. Especially when folks like IMA are about to open source their platforms. I think there will always be a place in the liaison role where you can and should charge for your expertise. Maybe on a sliding scale. Hope this helps! Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant experienceology?: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA From davida at thewolf.fiu.edu Thu Mar 11 08:22:54 2010 From: davida at thewolf.fiu.edu (David Almeida) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:54 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F263374F@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> Hi Travis, I mentioned the Phase One 645AF as the camera body to use with the P40+ or P45+ backs; Phase One has other cameras, but this is the one we are looking at. I believe that this flexibility alone is an advantage compared to the new Hasselblad HD systems. We are in contact with some vendors; looking at these system and even considering others. Naturally each vendor is praising their products, and as first impression they all seem to be great; but an initial test and impression, even being important, it's not more valuable than a prolonged use of any of this cameras. The last is the feedback we are trying to get. Thank you for your advice. David David Almeida Digital Library Technician The Wolfsonian FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139 t 305-535-2634 f 305-53-52639 davida at thewolf.fiu.edu www.wolfsonian.org Join Us Membership Support Us Make a Gift Add Us facebook Follow Us twitter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Travis Fullerton Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:26 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras The H4D40 is a camera system. The back is not separate, and cannot be put onto a Phase One camera. And an H4 camera doesn't work with any other back. Hasselblad only makes the CF back that is compatible with other cameras (mostly intended for use with V-system) Also, Hasselblad no longer makes the H2 for digital use, you would need to find a used one to work with a P45+ back, or any other back. The only H2 still in production is the H2F. It is for film use and it is not 'tight' enough for use with a digital back. Again, I think you should talk to the vendors and/or manufacturers and try this stuff out first hand. You wouldn't buy a car without test driving it first and you are talking about the same amount of money, if not much more. There are lots of little bits and pieces you may need in addition to the camera and the back in order to make all of this work. -Travis On 3/10/10 6:38 PM, "Titus Bicknell" wrote: > > I would recommend the Hasselblad camera, either H2 or H4, but with the Phase > One digital back since IMHO Hasselblad makes better cameras, Phase One better > digital backs. > > We have had very good results with an H2 and a P45+. > > Yours > > Titus > > Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 > titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com > 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA > > On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:09 AM, David Almeida wrote: > >> Hi Titus, >> >> The camera to use with any of those backs it would be the Phase One 645 AF. >> >> >> David Almeida >> Digital Library Technician >> >> The Wolfsonian >> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >> >> 1001 Washington Avenue >> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >> t 305-535-2634 >> f 305-53-52639 >> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >> www.wolfsonian.org >> >> Join Us >> Membership >> >> Support Us >> Make a Gift >> >> Add Us >> facebook >> >> Follow Us >> twitter >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Titus >> Bicknell >> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:18 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras >> >> Dear David, >> >> you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which camera you >> would be using them with? >> >> Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 >> titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com >> 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA >> >> On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: >> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> >>> >>> The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two Medium >>> >>> format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a >>> >>> couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of >>> >>> camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are looking >>> >>> into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad H4D-40. >>> >>> >>> >>> It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, ease >>> >>> of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is welcome >>> >>> and would be appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> David Almeida >>> Digital Library Technician >>> >>> The Wolfsonian >>> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >>> >>> 1001 Washington Avenue >>> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >>> t 305-535-2634 >>> f 305-53-52639 >>> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >>> www.wolfsonian.org >>> >>> Join Us >>> Membership >>> >>> Support Us >>> Make a Gift >>> >>> Add Us >>> facebook>> -International-University/61756001329> >>> >>> Follow Us >>> twitter >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ _______________________________________________ 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 info at museumpods.com Thu Mar 11 08:30:22 2010 From: info at museumpods.com (MuseumPods) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:22 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B991A9E.9000904@museumpods.com> I think the cost of getting an iPhone app developed really depends on what you want it to do. Sure if you want a fancy app with all the 'bells and whistles' you can easily spend 30k. However, if you're like most organizations and don't have that kind of cash, there are much more cost effective ways to get an iPhone app up and running by developing an app around existing social technologies. The kind of iPhone model I am promoting can utilize Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, RSS podcasts, which all offer this functionality and there is no need for custom coding or databases, subsequently reducing the barrier of entry for museums to develop iPhone apps --this is what 'social media' is all about. Here is a short YouTube video I made demonstrating this iPhone model: http://bit.ly/9obYip I just think it's silly to spend a lot of money when it's not neccessary --just my opinion but save some money and ride the iPhone app craze while it lasts. Thank you for all the input from everyone. Kurt Stuchell http://museumpods.com Proctor, Nancy wrote: >I agree with Stephanie. Just yesterday I came across another company offering this model in which the app & CMS are free to the museum, and revenue is shared between the provider and museum on app or tour sales. That brings my count to 4 that I'm aware of for sure: > > > 1. Toura > 2. uGuideMe > 3. MyToursApp > 4. Artful from CultureLabel > >There are a couple more that seem willing to consider this model: > > > * Spotlight Mobile > * Tristan Interactive > >And then there are the opensource solutions already being developed and deployed, most notably by the Dallas Museum of Art and the IMA. You can check them out on the Museum Mobile wiki: http://wiki.MuseumMobile.info > >The important thing is to do your homework and be aware of what's available on the market already before dropping money to reinvent the wheel. It may be that your needs are so specific you do need a bespoke-build app, in which case $30k seems to be in the ballpark of going rates (I've heard quotes from $10-40k), and there are many accomplished app developers out there who can help you. > >Also consider opportunity cost: it does take someone's time to design the mobile experience, prepare assets and put them into an app, no matter how user-friendly the CMS is (and hopefully it's database driven to a large extent so it's possible to mass-import content as well, rather than assemble every tour by hand). > >Of course, the biggest expense of all is creating quality content that facilitates the experience your target audience needs. That's where I'd prioritize the investment, because without good content, it doesn't matter how technically slick your app is - the mobile experience will still fail. > >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/ > >On 3/9/10 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" wrote: > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0800 >From: Stephanie Weaver >Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion >To: mcn-l at mcn.edu >Message-ID: >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes > >Kurt, >I go to many different conferences, and at each one in the last 18 >months I have met 1-2 companies who are creating a platform for apps >(some iPhone only, some smartphone). > >Nearly all of them are offering the platform for free, meaning: they >are giving the museums access to their CMS platform, and the museums >are supposed to create/upload the content from existing digital assets. > >They are all doing some kind of revenue share on the app sales. I >don't know if/when this business model will be sustainable. I am also >a bit skeptical that small to mid-size museums will have the staffing >to find/format/create the content for the app. So, you could charge >for that portion of the service. > >The ones I don't think will work are the guys who want $30K up front >to create the app for the museum. Especially when folks like IMA are >about to open source their platforms. > >I think there will always be a place in the liaison role where you can >and should charge for your expertise. Maybe on a sliding scale. > >Hope this helps! > >Best, > >Stephanie Weaver >Visitor experience consultant >experienceology?: Because happy visitors return. >San Diego, CA > > > >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > From david at yakimavalleymuseum.org Thu Mar 11 09:11:10 2010 From: david at yakimavalleymuseum.org (David Lynx) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:11:10 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion In-Reply-To: <4B991A9E.9000904@museumpods.com> Message-ID: 1) The one issue that I am concerned about is having all my content for our iphone app be housed at another location. This makes you committed to keeping the content with that provider. I would like to update and add content so that it feeds from our website. 2) This same content should be able to be used on the website and be used for Android and general cell phone pages. 3) I am looking into open source type apps, and would be happy to share/discuss with others. --------------------------------------------- David Lynx, Associate Director Yakima Valley Museum www.yakimavalleymuseum.org From mmisunas at sfmoma.org Thu Mar 11 09:17:51 2010 From: mmisunas at sfmoma.org (Misunas, Marla) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:17:51 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] CAL SIG: support our museums on your license plate! Message-ID: <45058F8692E66640955EC9882C7C4843063FFE61@monet.SFMOMA.ORG> The California Association of Museums is excited to announce an opportunity to commemorate a very special California artist, Santa Rosa's own Charles M. Schulz, and raise much-need funding for museums. 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Thank you From robin at mediacombo.net Thu Mar 11 09:56:49 2010 From: robin at mediacombo.net (Robin White Owen) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:56:49 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <93855109-5F10-4736-A3D9-7447932FD52B@mediacombo.net> Hi all, There's another option that hasn't been mentioned yet, a DIY version called appmakr, from http://www.appmakr.com/. I haven't used it so I can't speak from personal experience - perhaps someone else on the List can , but people like Guy Kawaski and Seth Godin, well respected social media bloggers and authors, have used it to make apps that are for sale in the iPhone app store, so that gives it some credibility. It's worth checking out while you're doing your research. 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 Mar 11, 2010, at 12:11 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. ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Perian Sully) > 2. Re: ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Mia) > 3. Re: ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Chuck Patch) > 4. Re: Medium format Digital cameras (Titus Bicknell) > 5. Re: ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Frank E. Thomson) > 6. Re: ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Perian Sully) > 7. Technology Disaster (Melissa Johnson) > 8. Re: ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Michael Stocking) > 9. altera??o de endere?o (webmaster at mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt) > 10. Re: ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Peter MacDonald) > 11. Re: Medium format Digital cameras (Travis Fullerton) > 12. IP SIG: Copyright Program at Suffolk Law School, Boston > (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]) > 13. Re: iPhone app discussion (Proctor, Nancy) > 14. Re: ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate (Diane Lee) > 15. Re: Medium format Digital cameras (David Almeida) > 16. Re: iPhone app discussion (MuseumPods) > 17. Re: iPhone app discussion (David Lynx) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:11:43 -0800 > From: "Perian Sully" > Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Howdy everyone: > > I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets > from .NEF > (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at > JPEG2000 now. > > When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its > infancy > and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and > TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web- > ready > images in JPG. > > Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the > high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm > wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at > this time. > > Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit > to > this? > > ~Perian > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > 2911 Russell St. > Berkeley, CA 94705 > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > Fax: 510-849-3673 > http://www.magnes.org > http://www.musematic.org > http://www.mediaandtechnology.org > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:29 +0000 > From: Mia > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On 10 March 2010 23:11, Perian Sully wrote: > >> >> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at >> this time. >> > > The UK's Wellcome Library announced they were using JPEG2000 last > year - > they've blogged about it at > http://wellcomelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/wellcome-library-to-use-jpeg2000-image.html > . > The page also includes a copy of the report that informed their > decision, or > you can download it directly at > http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/assets/wtx056572.pdf > > I'd be interested to hear what you decide to do - JPEG2000 looks > interesting > for its ability to offer deep zooming for publication online but > it's hard > to get a sense of how widely it's supported or used. > > cheers, Mia > > -------------------------------------------- > http://openobjects.org.uk/ > http://twitter.com/mia_out > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:26 -0500 > From: Chuck Patch > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > <639de3631003101534y1fbe08a3vf475d26b64c7cfda at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Perian, > > Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider > converting > those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I expect > others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. > There > are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you > need to > consider what your clients can use/want. > > Chuck > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully > wrote: > >> Howdy everyone: >> >> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets >> from .NEF >> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at >> JPEG2000 now. >> >> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its >> infancy >> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF >> and >> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web- >> ready >> images in JPG. >> >> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at >> this time. >> >> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I >> commit to >> this? >> >> ~Perian >> >> Perian Sully >> Collections Information Manager >> Web Programs Strategist >> The Magnes >> 2911 Russell St. >> Berkeley, CA 94705 >> Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 >> Fax: 510-849-3673 >> http://www.magnes.org >> http://www.musematic.org >> http://www.mediaandtechnology.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >> > > > > -- > Chuck Patch > Museum Information Management Consulting > 403 Edgevale Rd > Baltimore MD 21210 > 410-366-3613 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:38:38 -0500 > From: Titus Bicknell > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > I would recommend the Hasselblad camera, either H2 or H4, but with > the Phase One digital back since IMHO Hasselblad makes better > cameras, Phase One better digital backs. > > We have had very good results with an H2 and a P45+. > > Yours > > Titus > > Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 > titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com > 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA > > On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:09 AM, David Almeida wrote: > >> Hi Titus, >> >> The camera to use with any of those backs it would be the Phase One >> 645 AF. >> >> >> David Almeida >> Digital Library Technician >> >> The Wolfsonian >> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >> >> 1001 Washington Avenue >> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >> t 305-535-2634 >> f 305-53-52639 >> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >> www.wolfsonian.org >> >> Join Us >> Membership >> >> Support Us >> Make a Gift >> >> Add Us >> facebook >> >> Follow Us >> twitter >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >> Behalf Of Titus Bicknell >> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:18 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras >> >> Dear David, >> >> you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which >> camera you would be using them with? >> >> Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 >> titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com >> 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA >> >> On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: >> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> >>> >>> The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two Medium >>> >>> format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a >>> >>> couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of >>> >>> camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are >>> looking >>> >>> into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad >>> H4D-40. >>> >>> >>> >>> It would be particularly helpful to know more about image quality, >>> ease >>> >>> of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is >>> welcome >>> >>> and would be appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> David Almeida >>> Digital Library Technician >>> >>> The Wolfsonian >>> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >>> >>> 1001 Washington Avenue >>> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >>> t 305-535-2634 >>> f 305-53-52639 >>> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >>> www.wolfsonian.org >>> >>> Join Us >>> Membership >>> >>> Support Us >>> Make a Gift >>> >>> Add Us >>> facebook>> > >>> >>> Follow Us >>> twitter >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:13 -0500 > From: "Frank E. Thomson" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420F27F7078 at server4.ashart.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I think right now JPEG2000 is more a specialized tool, some web > software use it to allow you to zoom in without getting the whole > big file. Unless you download multiple sections and stitch them back > together. But I digress. I think right now I would still use tiff or > some raw format dng or nef as my master file. > > > > 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 Perian Sully > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:12 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > > Howdy everyone: > > I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets > from .NEF (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another > look at > JPEG2000 now. > > When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its > infancy and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files > in NEF and TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my > accessible and web-ready images in JPG. > > Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the > high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm > wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 > at this time. > > Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit > to this? > > ~Perian > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > 2911 Russell St. > Berkeley, CA 94705 > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > Fax: 510-849-3673 > http://www.magnes.org > http://www.musematic.org > http://www.mediaandtechnology.org > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:47:57 -0800 > From: "Perian Sully" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks everyone for your responses so far. > > I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the NEFs > to > JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering > JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files > accessible > internally, or from which to create images for rights & reproduction > use. > > For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower-quality > JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify > function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. > > ~P > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > Berkeley, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of > Chuck Patch > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > > Hi Perian, > > Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider > converting > those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I expect > others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. > There > are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you > need to > consider what your clients can use/want. > > Chuck > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully > wrote: > >> Howdy everyone: >> >> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from > .NEF >> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at >> JPEG2000 now. >> >> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its > infancy >> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF >> and >> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and > web-ready >> images in JPG. >> >> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at >> this time. >> >> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit > to >> this? >> >> ~Perian >> >> Perian Sully >> Collections Information Manager >> Web Programs Strategist >> The Magnes >> 2911 Russell St. >> Berkeley, CA 94705 >> Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 >> Fax: 510-849-3673 >> http://www.magnes.org >> http://www.musematic.org >> http://www.mediaandtechnology.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >> > > > > -- > Chuck Patch > Museum Information Management Consulting > 403 Edgevale Rd > Baltimore MD 21210 > 410-366-3613 > _______________________________________________ > 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: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:20:32 -0800 > From: Melissa Johnson > Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: > <3f342fff1003101620k7a1f24d6x9295c128ead15e7e at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hello MCN Listserv, > > I'm not sure what I am hoping to gain by posting this message other > than > sympathy. Well, and maybe, to share our own technology disaster > experience. > This is somewhat long but entertaining. Or, at least, shocking. > > Disclaimer: I am one of the many accidental techies in the museum > world. So, > please excuse any improper use of the words: router, switch, shared > drive, > UPS, network drive, phone computer, network cable, etc. > > On January 19, 2010 there was a pretty big thunderstorm in Silicon > Valley, > which does get very much lightning. In the early afternoon there was a > bright flash of light and a big clap of thunder, not surprisingly > the power > went out. After power was restored, we discovered that History Park > had been > struck by lighting and suffered a massive power surge. It took us a > few days > to discover the full extent of the damage. > > We found that the UPS connected to our server was not only dead but > had > scorch marks on the back. Our hope was that the UPS had done it's > job and > protected the server. No luck. The server wouldn't start up. (And, > to make > the lesson even more valuable, I was going to order a new, real backup > system that afternoon.) We kept our fingers crossed that the data > would be > okay. After about a week our part-time IT contractor was able to > gain access > to the hard drive and the data was fine. Now, we just had to wait > for the > new server to arrive. > > Next we checked the UPS that is connected to our telephone > computer/firewall/switch set up. The UPS had survived but did not do > it' s > job. Phone computer dead. When our vendor came out to fix it, he was > very > surprised that the UPS hadn't prevented the power surge. The > firewall was > fried but we had an extra (don't ask) and the switch was dead. > Luckily, it > was still under warranty. Over the next few days we got the phones and > network back up and running for most of the staff. > > History San Jos? has two sites that are across the street from each > other > and connected with a T1 connection. After we got the network back up > the > second site (where my office is) still did not have access to phones > or > internet. We didn't realize that the power surge had traveled down the > network cable to the other side of the building and fried a router > which > connects the phones and network to the second site. No vendor would > claim > knowledge of the routers and I could not find an invoice for them. I > finally > remembered that the routers were credited (aka given) to us as an > incentive > to upgrade our service. We didn't know the passwords to these > routers and > the vendor who installed them has since closed. The password to the > routers > was eventually cracked and connection was restored. The staff at the > second > site was without communication for 30 days. > > Lessons Learned: > --Have a real backup system and procedures. > --Good relationship with vendors so they will come to your rescue. > --Beware of vendors bearing free equipment. > --Google Apps saved our sanity. > > I hope this was informative, or at least, entertaining. In addition > to our > technology problems, the lightning strike also took out 3 elevators, > 1 light > tower, and 1 refractor (?) that runs our trolley. As of today, we > have our > new server and backup system installed, working phones, and access > to email > and the internet. It's nice to be back in the 21st century! > > -- Melissa > ------------------------- > Melissa Johnson > Curator of Interactive Media > history|san jos? > 408.521.5021 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:22:59 +0000 > From: Michael Stocking > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I'd recommend taking a look at the Djatoka Image Server project > coming out of Los Alamos. It's designed to serve up JPEG2000s in a > variety of ways in real-world scenarios: > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php? > title=Main_Page > > They presented at Open Repositories last year I think. > M > ========================= > Michael Stocking > Managing Director > Armadillo Systems > 300 Kensal Road > London W10 5BE > +44 (0)20 8960 8600 > michael at armadillosystems.com > www.armadillosystems.com > www.turningthepages.com > http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ > > > > > On 10 Mar 2010, at 23:47, Perian Sully wrote: > >> Thanks everyone for your responses so far. >> >> I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the >> NEFs to >> JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering >> JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files >> accessible >> internally, or from which to create images for rights & reproduction >> use. >> >> For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower-quality >> JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify >> function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. >> >> ~P >> >> Perian Sully >> Collections Information Manager >> Web Programs Strategist >> The Magnes >> Berkeley, CA >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >> Behalf Of >> Chuck Patch >> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate >> >> Hi Perian, >> >> Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider >> converting >> those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I >> expect >> others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. >> There >> are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you >> need to >> consider what your clients can use/want. >> >> Chuck >> >> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully >> wrote: >> >>> Howdy everyone: >>> >>> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from >> .NEF >>> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at >>> JPEG2000 now. >>> >>> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its >> infancy >>> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF >>> and >>> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and >> web-ready >>> images in JPG. >>> >>> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >>> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >>> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 >>> at >>> this time. >>> >>> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit >> to >>> this? >>> >>> ~Perian >>> >>> Perian Sully >>> Collections Information Manager >>> Web Programs Strategist >>> The Magnes >>> 2911 Russell St. >>> Berkeley, CA 94705 >>> Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 >>> Fax: 510-849-3673 >>> http://www.magnes.org >>> http://www.musematic.org >>> http://www.mediaandtechnology.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer >>> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>> >>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>> >>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Chuck Patch >> Museum Information Management Consulting >> 403 Edgevale Rd >> Baltimore MD 21210 >> 410-366-3613 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: 9 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:25:01 -0500 > From: webmaster at mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt > Subject: [MCN-L] altera??o de endere?o > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Este endere?o foi alterado. Por favor consulte www.mnarqueologia-ipmuseus.pt > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:58 -0500 > From: Peter MacDonald > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: <4B98F812.5060203 at hamilton.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > You might want to read the following article where the authors decided > not to use JPEG2000 for their project for several reason. Here are > three > of them: > > 1. JPEG2000 does not preserve the TIFF technical metadata when > converted > to JPEG2000 > 2. JPEG2000 files are more inconvenient to OCR than TIFF > 3. JPEG2000 has no browser support yet > > From TIFF to JPEG 2000? (D-Lib Magazine, November/December 2009) > http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november09/kulovits/11kulovits.html > > Peter > > Michael Stocking wrote: >> I'd recommend taking a look at the Djatoka Image Server project >> coming out of Los Alamos. It's designed to serve up JPEG2000s in a >> variety of ways in real-world scenarios: >> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page >> >> They presented at Open Repositories last year I think. >> M >> ========================= >> Michael Stocking >> Managing Director >> Armadillo Systems >> 300 Kensal Road >> London W10 5BE >> +44 (0)20 8960 8600 >> michael at armadillosystems.com >> www.armadillosystems.com >> www.turningthepages.com >> http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> On 10 Mar 2010, at 23:47, Perian Sully wrote: >> >> >>> Thanks everyone for your responses so far. >>> >>> I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the >>> NEFs to >>> JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering >>> JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files >>> accessible >>> internally, or from which to create images for rights& reproduction >>> use. >>> >>> For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower- >>> quality >>> JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify >>> function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. >>> >>> ~P >>> >>> Perian Sully >>> Collections Information Manager >>> Web Programs Strategist >>> The Magnes >>> Berkeley, CA >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Chuck Patch >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM >>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate >>> >>> Hi Perian, >>> >>> Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider >>> converting >>> those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I >>> expect >>> others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. >>> There >>> are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you >>> need to >>> consider what your clients can use/want. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Howdy everyone: >>>> >>>> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from >>>> >>> .NEF >>> >>>> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at >>>> JPEG2000 now. >>>> >>>> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its >>>> >>> infancy >>> >>>> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in >>>> NEF and >>>> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and >>>> >>> web-ready >>> >>>> images in JPG. >>>> >>>> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >>>> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >>>> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with >>>> JPEG2000 at >>>> this time. >>>> >>>> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I >>>> commit >>>> >>> to >>> >>>> this? >>>> >>>> ~Perian >>>> >>>> Perian Sully >>>> Collections Information Manager >>>> Web Programs Strategist >>>> The Magnes >>>> 2911 Russell St. >>>> Berkeley, CA 94705 >>>> Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 >>>> Fax: 510-849-3673 >>>> http://www.magnes.org >>>> http://www.musematic.org >>>> http://www.mediaandtechnology.org >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>>> >>> Computer >>> >>>> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>>> >>>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>>> >>>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chuck Patch >>> Museum Information Management Consulting >>> 403 Edgevale Rd >>> Baltimore MD 21210 >>> 410-366-3613 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >> > > -- > Peter MacDonald > Library Information Systems Specialist > Hamilton College Library > pmacdona at hamilton.edu > 315-859-4493 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:00 -0500 > From: Travis Fullerton > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > The H4D40 is a camera system. The back is not separate, and cannot > be put > onto a Phase One camera. And an H4 camera doesn't work with any > other back. > Hasselblad only makes the CF back that is compatible with other > cameras > (mostly intended for use with V-system) > > Also, Hasselblad no longer makes the H2 for digital use, you would > need to > find a used one to work with a P45+ back, or any other back. The > only H2 > still in production is the H2F. It is for film use and it is not > 'tight' > enough for use with a digital back. > > Again, I think you should talk to the vendors and/or manufacturers > and try > this stuff out first hand. You wouldn't buy a car without test > driving it > first and you are talking about the same amount of money, if not > much more. > There are lots of little bits and pieces you may need in addition to > the > camera and the back in order to make all of this work. > > -Travis > > > > > > > > > > On 3/10/10 6:38 PM, "Titus Bicknell" wrote: > >> >> I would recommend the Hasselblad camera, either H2 or H4, but with >> the Phase >> One digital back since IMHO Hasselblad makes better cameras, Phase >> One better >> digital backs. >> >> We have had very good results with an H2 and a P45+. >> >> Yours >> >> Titus >> >> Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 >> titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com >> 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA >> >> On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:09 AM, David Almeida wrote: >> >>> Hi Titus, >>> >>> The camera to use with any of those backs it would be the Phase >>> One 645 AF. >>> >>> >>> David Almeida >>> Digital Library Technician >>> >>> The Wolfsonian >>> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >>> >>> 1001 Washington Avenue >>> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >>> t 305-535-2634 >>> f 305-53-52639 >>> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >>> www.wolfsonian.org >>> >>> Join Us >>> Membership >>> >>> Support Us >>> Make a Gift >>> >>> Add Us >>> facebook >>> >>> Follow Us >>> twitter >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >>> Behalf Of Titus >>> Bicknell >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:18 PM >>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras >>> >>> Dear David, >>> >>> you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which >>> camera you >>> would be using them with? >>> >>> Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 >>> titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com >>> 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA >>> >>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Colleagues, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two >>>> Medium >>>> >>>> format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a >>>> >>>> couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of >>>> >>>> camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are >>>> looking >>>> >>>> into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad >>>> H4D-40. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It would be particularly helpful to know more about image >>>> quality, ease >>>> >>>> of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is >>>> welcome >>>> >>>> and would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> David Almeida >>>> Digital Library Technician >>>> >>>> The Wolfsonian >>>> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >>>> >>>> 1001 Washington Avenue >>>> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >>>> t 305-535-2634 >>>> f 305-53-52639 >>>> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >>>> www.wolfsonian.org >>>> >>>> Join Us >>>> Membership >>>> >>>> Support Us >>>> Make a Gift >>>> >>>> Add Us >>>> facebook>>> -International-University/61756001329> >>>> >>>> Follow Us >>>> twitter >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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: 12 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:54 +0200 > From: "Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]" > Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Copyright Program at Suffolk Law School, > Boston > To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' > Message-ID: > <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD784175499E61 at mailsrv.imj.org.il> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > ________________________________ > > DONAHUE LECTURE SERIES - Ten Ways to Conceive of the Derivative Work > Right in Copyright Law > > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010 > > Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA > > Time: 04:00 AM - 06:30 AM > > GUEST PANELIST > Professor Pamela Samuelson > Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley School of Law > Pamela Samuelson's principal area of expertise is intellectual > property law. She has written and spoken extensively about the > challenges that new information technologies are posing for public > policy and traditional legal regimes. Since 1996, she has served as > a Professor at the University of California at Berkeley with a joint > appointment in the School of Information, School of Law, and > Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. She also serves as an > advisor for the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic, > which she co-founded in 2002. > > ________________________________________ > PANEL > > PROFESSOR JESSICA SILBEY, MODERATOR > Suffolk University Law School > > PROFESSOR PAMELA SAMUELSON, COMMENTARY > Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley School of Law > > PROFESSOR JULIE E. COHEN > Harvard University Law School > > PROFESSOR STEPHEN M. MCJOHN > Suffolk University Law School > > ALFRED C. YEN > Boston College Law School > > PROFESSOR JONATHAN ZITTRAIN, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL > Co-Founder and Faculty Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet & > Society > ______________________________________________ > > To register for this program please go to: > > http://www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/als/coursedetail.cfm?cid=681##a > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:52:12 -0500 > From: "Proctor, Nancy" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion > To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I agree with Stephanie. Just yesterday I came across another company > offering this model in which the app & CMS are free to the museum, > and revenue is shared between the provider and museum on app or tour > sales. That brings my count to 4 that I'm aware of for sure: > > > 1. Toura > 2. uGuideMe > 3. MyToursApp > 4. Artful from CultureLabel > > There are a couple more that seem willing to consider this model: > > > * Spotlight Mobile > * Tristan Interactive > > And then there are the opensource solutions already being developed > and deployed, most notably by the Dallas Museum of Art and the IMA. > You can check them out on the Museum Mobile wiki: http://wiki.MuseumMobile.info > > The important thing is to do your homework and be aware of what's > available on the market already before dropping money to reinvent > the wheel. It may be that your needs are so specific you do need a > bespoke-build app, in which case $30k seems to be in the ballpark of > going rates (I've heard quotes from $10-40k), and there are many > accomplished app developers out there who can help you. > > Also consider opportunity cost: it does take someone's time to > design the mobile experience, prepare assets and put them into an > app, no matter how user-friendly the CMS is (and hopefully it's > database driven to a large extent so it's possible to mass-import > content as well, rather than assemble every tour by hand). > > Of course, the biggest expense of all is creating quality content > that facilitates the experience your target audience needs. That's > where I'd prioritize the investment, because without good content, > it doesn't matter how technically slick your app is - the mobile > experience will still fail. > > 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/ > > On 3/9/10 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" > wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0800 > From: Stephanie Weaver > Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; > format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Kurt, > I go to many different conferences, and at each one in the last 18 > months I have met 1-2 companies who are creating a platform for apps > (some iPhone only, some smartphone). > > Nearly all of them are offering the platform for free, meaning: they > are giving the museums access to their CMS platform, and the museums > are supposed to create/upload the content from existing digital > assets. > > They are all doing some kind of revenue share on the app sales. I > don't know if/when this business model will be sustainable. I am also > a bit skeptical that small to mid-size museums will have the staffing > to find/format/create the content for the app. So, you could charge > for that portion of the service. > > The ones I don't think will work are the guys who want $30K up front > to create the app for the museum. Especially when folks like IMA are > about to open source their platforms. > > I think there will always be a place in the liaison role where you can > and should charge for your expertise. Maybe on a sliding scale. > > Hope this helps! > > Best, > > Stephanie Weaver > Visitor experience consultant > experienceology?: Because happy visitors return. > San Diego, CA > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:17:19 -0500 > From: "Diane Lee" > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > To: "'Museum Computer Network Listserv'" > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1258" > > The digital online catalog project Connecticut History Online > (www.cthistoryonline.org) used jp2s for phase 2 of their project to > allow > both zooming in on large images (like maps and bird's-eye views), > and save > space on the server. (It is a collaborative project, so individual > institutions are responsible for their own archival images - here at > CHS we > archive in TIFF currently.) > > Not all of the images on the site are jp2s, just the 'oversize' > items, but > the ones that I have used and seen, work very well. > > Diane. > ========================================== > Diane Lee, Collections Manager ? 860-236-5621 x242 > Connecticut Historical Society > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of > Peter MacDonald > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:03 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > > You might want to read the following article where the authors decided > not to use JPEG2000 for their project for several reason. Here are > three > of them: > > 1. JPEG2000 does not preserve the TIFF technical metadata when > converted > to JPEG2000 > 2. JPEG2000 files are more inconvenient to OCR than TIFF > 3. JPEG2000 has no browser support yet > > From TIFF to JPEG 2000? (D-Lib Magazine, November/December 2009) > http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november09/kulovits/11kulovits.html > > Peter > > Michael Stocking wrote: >> I'd recommend taking a look at the Djatoka Image Server project >> coming out > of Los Alamos. It's designed to serve up JPEG2000s in a variety of > ways in > real-world scenarios: >> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/djatoka/index.php?title=Main_Page >> >> They presented at Open Repositories last year I think. >> M >> ========================= >> Michael Stocking >> Managing Director >> Armadillo Systems >> 300 Kensal Road >> London W10 5BE >> +44 (0)20 8960 8600 >> michael at armadillosystems.com >> www.armadillosystems.com >> www.turningthepages.com >> http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> On 10 Mar 2010, at 23:47, Perian Sully wrote: >> >> >>> Thanks everyone for your responses so far. >>> >>> I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the >>> NEFs to >>> JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering >>> JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files >>> accessible >>> internally, or from which to create images for rights& reproduction >>> use. >>> >>> For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower- >>> quality >>> JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify >>> function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. >>> >>> ~P >>> >>> Perian Sully >>> Collections Information Manager >>> Web Programs Strategist >>> The Magnes >>> Berkeley, CA >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Chuck Patch >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM >>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate >>> >>> Hi Perian, >>> >>> Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider >>> converting >>> those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I >>> expect >>> others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. >>> There >>> are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you >>> need to >>> consider what your clients can use/want. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Howdy everyone: >>>> >>>> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from >>>> >>> .NEF >>> >>>> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at >>>> JPEG2000 now. >>>> >>>> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its >>>> >>> infancy >>> >>>> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in >>>> NEF and >>>> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and >>>> >>> web-ready >>> >>>> images in JPG. >>>> >>>> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the >>>> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm >>>> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with >>>> JPEG2000 at >>>> this time. >>>> >>>> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I >>>> commit >>>> >>> to >>> >>>> this? >>>> >>>> ~Perian >>>> >>>> Perian Sully >>>> Collections Information Manager >>>> Web Programs Strategist >>>> The Magnes >>>> 2911 Russell St. >>>> Berkeley, CA 94705 >>>> Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 >>>> Fax: 510-849-3673 >>>> http://www.magnes.org >>>> http://www.musematic.org >>>> http://www.mediaandtechnology.org >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>>> >>> Computer >>> >>>> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >>>> >>>> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>>> >>>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chuck Patch >>> Museum Information Management Consulting >>> 403 Edgevale Rd >>> Baltimore MD 21210 >>> 410-366-3613 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >> > > -- > Peter MacDonald > Library Information Systems Specialist > Hamilton College Library > pmacdona at hamilton.edu > 315-859-4493 > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 15 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:54 -0500 > From: David Almeida > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F263374F at thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Travis, > I mentioned the Phase One 645AF as the camera body to use with the > P40+ or P45+ backs; Phase One has other cameras, but this is the one > we are looking at. I believe that this flexibility alone is an > advantage compared to the new Hasselblad HD systems. > We are in contact with some vendors; looking at these system and > even considering others. Naturally each vendor is praising their > products, and as first impression they all seem to be great; but an > initial test and impression, even being important, it's not more > valuable than a prolonged use of any of this cameras. The last is > the feedback we are trying to get. Thank you for your advice. > > David > > David Almeida > Digital Library Technician > > The Wolfsonian > FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY > > 1001 Washington Avenue > Miami Beach, Florida 33139 > t 305-535-2634 > f 305-53-52639 > davida at thewolf.fiu.edu > www.wolfsonian.org > > Join Us > Membership > > Support Us > Make a Gift > > Add Us > facebook > > Follow Us > twitter > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of Travis Fullerton > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:26 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras > > The H4D40 is a camera system. The back is not separate, and cannot > be put > onto a Phase One camera. And an H4 camera doesn't work with any > other back. > Hasselblad only makes the CF back that is compatible with other > cameras > (mostly intended for use with V-system) > > Also, Hasselblad no longer makes the H2 for digital use, you would > need to > find a used one to work with a P45+ back, or any other back. The > only H2 > still in production is the H2F. It is for film use and it is not > 'tight' > enough for use with a digital back. > > Again, I think you should talk to the vendors and/or manufacturers > and try > this stuff out first hand. You wouldn't buy a car without test > driving it > first and you are talking about the same amount of money, if not > much more. > There are lots of little bits and pieces you may need in addition to > the > camera and the back in order to make all of this work. > > -Travis > > > > > > > > > > On 3/10/10 6:38 PM, "Titus Bicknell" wrote: > >> >> I would recommend the Hasselblad camera, either H2 or H4, but with >> the Phase >> One digital back since IMHO Hasselblad makes better cameras, Phase >> One better >> digital backs. >> >> We have had very good results with an H2 and a P45+. >> >> Yours >> >> Titus >> >> Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 >> titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com >> 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA >> >> On Mar 10, 2010, at 9:09 AM, David Almeida wrote: >> >>> Hi Titus, >>> >>> The camera to use with any of those backs it would be the Phase >>> One 645 AF. >>> >>> >>> David Almeida >>> Digital Library Technician >>> >>> The Wolfsonian >>> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >>> >>> 1001 Washington Avenue >>> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >>> t 305-535-2634 >>> f 305-53-52639 >>> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >>> www.wolfsonian.org >>> >>> Join Us >>> Membership >>> >>> Support Us >>> Make a Gift >>> >>> Add Us >>> facebook >>> >>> Follow Us >>> twitter >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >>> Behalf Of Titus >>> Bicknell >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:18 PM >>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Medium format Digital cameras >>> >>> Dear David, >>> >>> you listed the Phase One P40+ and P45+ digital backs but not which >>> camera you >>> would be using them with? >>> >>> Titus Bicknell | @titusbicknell | +1.240.271.9735 >>> titus at bicknell.com | http://www.titusbicknell.com >>> 703 Dale Drive | Silver Spring | MD 20910 | USA >>> >>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:34 AM, David Almeida wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Colleagues, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The institution I work for is in the process of acquiring two >>>> Medium >>>> >>>> format digital cameras and we have been trying to get reviews on a >>>> >>>> couple of cameras. Does anyone have experience using this type of >>>> >>>> camera, specifically the "Phase One" and/or "Hasselblad"? We are >>>> looking >>>> >>>> into getting either the Phase One P40+, P45+ or the Hasselblad >>>> H4D-40. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It would be particularly helpful to know more about image >>>> quality, ease >>>> >>>> of use, durability, technical assistance, etc. Any feedback is >>>> welcome >>>> >>>> and would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> David Almeida >>>> Digital Library Technician >>>> >>>> The Wolfsonian >>>> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >>>> >>>> 1001 Washington Avenue >>>> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >>>> t 305-535-2634 >>>> f 305-53-52639 >>>> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >>>> www.wolfsonian.org >>>> >>>> Join Us >>>> Membership >>>> >>>> Support Us >>>> Make a Gift >>>> >>>> Add Us >>>> facebook>>> -International-University/61756001329> >>>> >>>> Follow Us >>>> twitter >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 16 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:22 -0500 > From: MuseumPods > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: <4B991A9E.9000904 at museumpods.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I think the cost of getting an iPhone app developed really depends on > what you want it to do. Sure if you want a fancy app with all the > 'bells and whistles' you can easily spend 30k. However, if you're > like > most organizations and don't have that kind of cash, there are much > more > cost effective ways to get an iPhone app up and running by > developing an > app around existing social technologies. The kind of iPhone model > I am > promoting can utilize Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, RSS podcasts, > which all offer this functionality and there is no need for custom > coding or databases, subsequently reducing the barrier of entry for > museums to develop iPhone apps --this is what 'social media' is all > about. Here is a short YouTube video I made demonstrating this iPhone > model: http://bit.ly/9obYip > > I just think it's silly to spend a lot of money when it's not > neccessary > --just my opinion but save some money and ride the iPhone app craze > while it lasts. > > Thank you for all the input from everyone. > > Kurt Stuchell > http://museumpods.com > > Proctor, Nancy wrote: > >> I agree with Stephanie. Just yesterday I came across another >> company offering this model in which the app & CMS are free to the >> museum, and revenue is shared between the provider and museum on >> app or tour sales. That brings my count to 4 that I'm aware of for >> sure: >> >> >> 1. Toura >> 2. uGuideMe >> 3. MyToursApp >> 4. Artful from CultureLabel >> >> There are a couple more that seem willing to consider this model: >> >> >> * Spotlight Mobile >> * Tristan Interactive >> >> And then there are the opensource solutions already being developed >> and deployed, most notably by the Dallas Museum of Art and the IMA. >> You can check them out on the Museum Mobile wiki: http://wiki.MuseumMobile.info >> >> The important thing is to do your homework and be aware of what's >> available on the market already before dropping money to reinvent >> the wheel. It may be that your needs are so specific you do need a >> bespoke-build app, in which case $30k seems to be in the ballpark >> of going rates (I've heard quotes from $10-40k), and there are many >> accomplished app developers out there who can help you. >> >> Also consider opportunity cost: it does take someone's time to >> design the mobile experience, prepare assets and put them into an >> app, no matter how user-friendly the CMS is (and hopefully it's >> database driven to a large extent so it's possible to mass-import >> content as well, rather than assemble every tour by hand). >> >> Of course, the biggest expense of all is creating quality content >> that facilitates the experience your target audience needs. That's >> where I'd prioritize the investment, because without good content, >> it doesn't matter how technically slick your app is - the mobile >> experience will still fail. >> >> 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/ >> >> On 3/9/10 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" >> wrote: >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0800 >> From: Stephanie Weaver >> Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion >> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> Message-ID: > DD4F7439FE8B at experienceology.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; >> format=flowed; delsp=yes >> >> Kurt, >> I go to many different conferences, and at each one in the last 18 >> months I have met 1-2 companies who are creating a platform for apps >> (some iPhone only, some smartphone). >> >> Nearly all of them are offering the platform for free, meaning: they >> are giving the museums access to their CMS platform, and the museums >> are supposed to create/upload the content from existing digital >> assets. >> >> They are all doing some kind of revenue share on the app sales. I >> don't know if/when this business model will be sustainable. I am also >> a bit skeptical that small to mid-size museums will have the staffing >> to find/format/create the content for the app. So, you could charge >> for that portion of the service. >> >> The ones I don't think will work are the guys who want $30K up front >> to create the app for the museum. Especially when folks like IMA are >> about to open source their platforms. >> >> I think there will always be a place in the liaison role where you >> can >> and should charge for your expertise. Maybe on a sliding scale. >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> Best, >> >> Stephanie Weaver >> Visitor experience consultant >> experienceology?: Because happy visitors return. >> San Diego, CA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 17 > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:11:10 -0800 > From: David Lynx > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > 1) The one issue that I am concerned about is having all my content > for our > iphone app be housed at another location. This makes you committed to > keeping the content with that provider. I would like to update and add > content so that it feeds from our website. > > 2) This same content should be able to be used on the website and be > used > for Android and general cell phone pages. > > 3) I am looking into open source type apps, and would be happy to > share/discuss with others. > > > --------------------------------------------- > David Lynx, Associate Director > Yakima Valley Museum > www.yakimavalleymuseum.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 55, Issue 4 > ************************************ From jbondy at okhistory.org Thu Mar 11 10:06:53 2010 From: jbondy at okhistory.org (Jason Bondy) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:53 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster In-Reply-To: <3f342fff1003101620k7a1f24d6x9295c128ead15e7e@mail.gmail.com> References: <3f342fff1003101620k7a1f24d6x9295c128ead15e7e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <3861A70BA92547BE90999B80774D31F3@okhistory.org> Melissa, I'm sorry to hear of all that trouble, but I thank you for sharing your story. A lot of times we take the technology for granted and don't realize we need to be proactive to make sure it is always available. Although in your case, with a lightning strike that close, even with better backup/surge solutions you may have still had some damage. Thanks again for the reminder. Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Johnson Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:21 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster Hello MCN Listserv, I'm not sure what I am hoping to gain by posting this message other than sympathy. Well, and maybe, to share our own technology disaster experience. This is somewhat long but entertaining. Or, at least, shocking. Disclaimer: I am one of the many accidental techies in the museum world. So, please excuse any improper use of the words: router, switch, shared drive, UPS, network drive, phone computer, network cable, etc. On January 19, 2010 there was a pretty big thunderstorm in Silicon Valley, which does get very much lightning. In the early afternoon there was a bright flash of light and a big clap of thunder, not surprisingly the power went out. After power was restored, we discovered that History Park had been struck by lighting and suffered a massive power surge. It took us a few days to discover the full extent of the damage. We found that the UPS connected to our server was not only dead but had scorch marks on the back. Our hope was that the UPS had done it's job and protected the server. No luck. The server wouldn't start up. (And, to make the lesson even more valuable, I was going to order a new, real backup system that afternoon.) We kept our fingers crossed that the data would be okay. After about a week our part-time IT contractor was able to gain access to the hard drive and the data was fine. Now, we just had to wait for the new server to arrive. Next we checked the UPS that is connected to our telephone computer/firewall/switch set up. The UPS had survived but did not do it' s job. Phone computer dead. When our vendor came out to fix it, he was very surprised that the UPS hadn't prevented the power surge. The firewall was fried but we had an extra (don't ask) and the switch was dead. Luckily, it was still under warranty. Over the next few days we got the phones and network back up and running for most of the staff. History San Jos? has two sites that are across the street from each other and connected with a T1 connection. After we got the network back up the second site (where my office is) still did not have access to phones or internet. We didn't realize that the power surge had traveled down the network cable to the other side of the building and fried a router which connects the phones and network to the second site. No vendor would claim knowledge of the routers and I could not find an invoice for them. I finally remembered that the routers were credited (aka given) to us as an incentive to upgrade our service. We didn't know the passwords to these routers and the vendor who installed them has since closed. The password to the routers was eventually cracked and connection was restored. The staff at the second site was without communication for 30 days. Lessons Learned: --Have a real backup system and procedures. --Good relationship with vendors so they will come to your rescue. --Beware of vendors bearing free equipment. --Google Apps saved our sanity. I hope this was informative, or at least, entertaining. In addition to our technology problems, the lightning strike also took out 3 elevators, 1 light tower, and 1 refractor (?) that runs our trolley. As of today, we have our new server and backup system installed, working phones, and access to email and the internet. It's nice to be back in the 21st century! -- Melissa ------------------------- Melissa Johnson Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? 408.521.5021 _______________________________________________ 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 malgv at aol.com Thu Mar 11 10:36:09 2010 From: malgv at aol.com (malgv at aol.com) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:09 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] -Database Questions In-Reply-To: <93855109-5F10-4736-A3D9-7447932FD52B@mediacombo.net> References: <93855109-5F10-4736-A3D9-7447932FD52B@mediacombo.net> Message-ID: <8CC8F60DA3BA9C9-8FF4-47CE@webmail-d009.sysops.aol.com> Hello All, I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience using Microsoft SQL or Oracle in a collections database manner. We currently use Filemaker Pro, which suits our purposes quite well. However, we are being encouraged by higher ups that we should convert to Microsoft SQL or Oracle. These seem a bit more advanced than we'd need. If anyone has any experience I would love to hear the pros and cons to such a conversion. Also, I'm interested in finding out any policies museums may have to access of image and video files. For instance, if you have a server dedicated to images and video footage, who can access? Would anyone within the museum (even outside collections) have access? Thanks so much for all your help. Misty Tilson From eisenhardt at bostonkids.org Thu Mar 11 11:01:40 2010 From: eisenhardt at bostonkids.org (Eisenhardt, Chuck) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:01:40 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Tech adventures Message-ID: <390190D57098A14BB2E7BFCEA227FB5902DCDA99@opus.kidlan.org> _____________________________________________ From: Eisenhardt, Chuck Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:45 AM To: 'Melissa Johnson' Subject: Tech adventures Thanks for sharing this. The real lessons should go to your management and Board, who have to spend a little cash once in a awhile, if they want to stay in dance! Happily your team is going have to put a dollar figure on the impacts to your business, for insurance purposes. This is number that you can be considering when justifying such 'ancillary' overhead as backups, backups of backups, offsites, heavy UPS, adaptive firewall, email security, critical software updates, and even (ohmygosh) a qualified 7-day support function, whether you choose tp source inside or out, or a combination. I think as a Collections person you understand that this is part and parcel of implied responsibility to your donors, no less so than worrying about humidity, preservation standards, physical security, and the like. I'm getting out of the tech business, at least in a formal sense, after 33 years, 22 of those in museum IT. Quite frankly it's always been like rolling a boulder uphill, in a hair shirt, only to find out the hill was only an outlier of another much larger mountain. Chuck. Charles Louis Eisenhardt Director of Information Systems Boston Children's Museum eisenhardt at bostonchildrensmuseum.org 617-425-6500 x 289 617-312-3673 cell From richard.allen.k at gmail.com Thu Mar 11 11:04:20 2010 From: richard.allen.k at gmail.com (Richard Allen) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:04:20 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster In-Reply-To: <3861A70BA92547BE90999B80774D31F3@okhistory.org> References: <3f342fff1003101620k7a1f24d6x9295c128ead15e7e@mail.gmail.com> <3861A70BA92547BE90999B80774D31F3@okhistory.org> Message-ID: Business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans should always be developed for all mission critical systems. Your story helps to remind us all of that fact. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 11, 2010, at 1:06 PM, "Jason Bondy" wrote: > Melissa, > > I'm sorry to hear of all that trouble, but I thank you for sharing > your > story. A lot of times we take the technology for granted and don't > realize > we need to be proactive to make sure it is always available. > Although in > your case, with a lightning strike that close, even with better > backup/surge > solutions you may have still had some damage. > > Thanks again for the reminder. > > Jason > > _______________________________________________________ > Jason Bondy > Exhibit AV/IT Systems > Oklahoma History Center > 2401 N. Laird Ave. > Oklahoma City, OK 73105 > 405-522-0783 - Office > 405-522-5402 - Fax > www.okhistory.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of > Melissa Johnson > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:21 PM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster > > Hello MCN Listserv, > > I'm not sure what I am hoping to gain by posting this message other > than > sympathy. Well, and maybe, to share our own technology disaster > experience. > This is somewhat long but entertaining. Or, at least, shocking. > > Disclaimer: I am one of the many accidental techies in the museum > world. So, > please excuse any improper use of the words: router, switch, shared > drive, > UPS, network drive, phone computer, network cable, etc. > > On January 19, 2010 there was a pretty big thunderstorm in Silicon > Valley, > which does get very much lightning. In the early afternoon there was a > bright flash of light and a big clap of thunder, not surprisingly > the power > went out. After power was restored, we discovered that History Park > had been > struck by lighting and suffered a massive power surge. It took us a > few days > to discover the full extent of the damage. > > We found that the UPS connected to our server was not only dead but > had > scorch marks on the back. Our hope was that the UPS had done it's > job and > protected the server. No luck. The server wouldn't start up. (And, > to make > the lesson even more valuable, I was going to order a new, real backup > system that afternoon.) We kept our fingers crossed that the data > would be > okay. After about a week our part-time IT contractor was able to > gain access > to the hard drive and the data was fine. Now, we just had to wait > for the > new server to arrive. > > Next we checked the UPS that is connected to our telephone > computer/firewall/switch set up. The UPS had survived but did not do > it' s > job. Phone computer dead. When our vendor came out to fix it, he was > very > surprised that the UPS hadn't prevented the power surge. The > firewall was > fried but we had an extra (don't ask) and the switch was dead. > Luckily, it > was still under warranty. Over the next few days we got the phones and > network back up and running for most of the staff. > > History San Jos? has two sites that are across the street from each > other > and connected with a T1 connection. After we got the network back up > the > second site (where my office is) still did not have access to phones > or > internet. We didn't realize that the power surge had traveled down the > network cable to the other side of the building and fried a router > which > connects the phones and network to the second site. No vendor would > claim > knowledge of the routers and I could not find an invoice for them. I > finally > remembered that the routers were credited (aka given) to us as an > incentive > to upgrade our service. We didn't know the passwords to these > routers and > the vendor who installed them has since closed. The password to the > routers > was eventually cracked and connection was restored. The staff at the > second > site was without communication for 30 days. > > Lessons Learned: > --Have a real backup system and procedures. > --Good relationship with vendors so they will come to your rescue. > --Beware of vendors bearing free equipment. > --Google Apps saved our sanity. > > I hope this was informative, or at least, entertaining. In addition > to our > technology problems, the lightning strike also took out 3 elevators, > 1 light > tower, and 1 refractor (?) that runs our trolley. As of today, we > have our > new server and backup system installed, working phones, and access > to email > and the internet. It's nice to be back in the 21st century! > > -- Melissa > ------------------------- > Melissa Johnson > Curator of Interactive Media > history|san jos? > 408.521.5021 > _______________________________________________ > 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 Robert.Buckley at xerox.com Thu Mar 11 11:14:44 2010 From: Robert.Buckley at xerox.com (Buckley, Robert R) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:14:44 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] ye lode TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <923EC2D23B2B3D458D4F921FBD142ECA0F64687B@USA7061MS01.na.xerox.net> Hi Perian, Replacing your high-quality derivative TIFFs with JPEG 2000 may make sense now. It would save space, especially if one JPEG 2000 file can replace multiple derivative TIFFs. I don't know when you last looked at JPEG 2000, but interest in it continues to grow and more and more of that interest is being converted into action. Another response to your post mentioned the Wellcome Library Report; as far as I know, they are planning to go to the next step and implement the recommendations in the report and use JPEG 2000. NDNP has been using JPEG 2000 for three years now; they're up to 1.7M production master last time I looked, all encoded using JPEG 2000. Rob Buckley -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Perian Sully Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:12 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate Howdy everyone: I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from .NEF (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at JPEG2000 now. When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its infancy and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web-ready images in JPG. Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at this time. Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit to this? ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax: 510-849-3673 http://www.magnes.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From sweaver at experienceology.com Thu Mar 11 11:31:36 2010 From: sweaver at experienceology.com (Stephanie Weaver) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:31:36 -0800 Subject: [MCN-L] A request, from those of us who get this list in digest form Message-ID: <45153957-1808-43DA-8C90-0346E372E5DE@experienceology.com> Hi everyone, Can I make a request that people reply to this list with only the message you are writing, not the entire set of messages that might be attached to your email? It makes it nearly impossible, when reading in digest form, to scroll down and actually see what the new messages are. Don't mean to sound like a whiner here... just don't want to miss all your wonderful words of wisdom. :) Thanks! Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant experienceology?: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA From SterbenkYM at cmog.org Thu Mar 11 12:21:14 2010 From: SterbenkYM at cmog.org (Sterbenk, Yvette M.) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:21:14 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Is anyone currently charging for their mobile app, or are they planning to? I've been talking to one of these companies about this revenue share and the owner says others plan to. I don't have an issue with it as long as the cost is low, but it always helps to sell an idea to the rest of the institution if you can prove others are doing it... Yvette Sterbenk Communications Manager Corning Museum of Glass One Museum Way, Corning, NY, 14830 Office: 607.974.8124 Cell: 607.368.1026 www.cmog.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Proctor, Nancy Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:52 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion I agree with Stephanie. Just yesterday I came across another company offering this model in which the app & CMS are free to the museum, and revenue is shared between the provider and museum on app or tour sales. That brings my count to 4 that I'm aware of for sure: 1. Toura 2. uGuideMe 3. MyToursApp 4. Artful from CultureLabel There are a couple more that seem willing to consider this model: * Spotlight Mobile * Tristan Interactive And then there are the opensource solutions already being developed and deployed, most notably by the Dallas Museum of Art and the IMA. You can check them out on the Museum Mobile wiki: http://wiki.MuseumMobile.info The important thing is to do your homework and be aware of what's available on the market already before dropping money to reinvent the wheel. It may be that your needs are so specific you do need a bespoke-build app, in which case $30k seems to be in the ballpark of going rates (I've heard quotes from $10-40k), and there are many accomplished app developers out there who can help you. Also consider opportunity cost: it does take someone's time to design the mobile experience, prepare assets and put them into an app, no matter how user-friendly the CMS is (and hopefully it's database driven to a large extent so it's possible to mass-import content as well, rather than assemble every tour by hand). Of course, the biggest expense of all is creating quality content that facilitates the experience your target audience needs. That's where I'd prioritize the investment, because without good content, it doesn't matter how technically slick your app is - the mobile experience will still fail. 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/ On 3/9/10 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" wrote: Message: 1 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0800 From: Stephanie Weaver Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app discussion To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Kurt, I go to many different conferences, and at each one in the last 18 months I have met 1-2 companies who are creating a platform for apps (some iPhone only, some smartphone). Nearly all of them are offering the platform for free, meaning: they are giving the museums access to their CMS platform, and the museums are supposed to create/upload the content from existing digital assets. They are all doing some kind of revenue share on the app sales. I don't know if/when this business model will be sustainable. I am also a bit skeptical that small to mid-size museums will have the staffing to find/format/create the content for the app. So, you could charge for that portion of the service. The ones I don't think will work are the guys who want $30K up front to create the app for the museum. Especially when folks like IMA are about to open source their platforms. I think there will always be a place in the liaison role where you can and should charge for your expertise. Maybe on a sliding scale. Hope this helps! Best, Stephanie Weaver Visitor experience consultant experienceology?: Because happy visitors return. San Diego, CA _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From chad.petrovay at themim.org Thu Mar 11 12:39:42 2010 From: chad.petrovay at themim.org (Chad Petrovay) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:39:42 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] -Database Questions In-Reply-To: <8CC8F60DA3BA9C9-8FF4-47CE@webmail-d009.sysops.aol.com> References: <93855109-5F10-4736-A3D9-7447932FD52B@mediacombo.net> <8CC8F60DA3BA9C9-8FF4-47CE@webmail-d009.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: Are you talking about using FileMaker Pro's External SQL Data Sources (ESS) to back your interface onto MS-SQL or Oracle, or transitioning to an new collections management system built on those technologies? Personally, I'd be asking questions about what is prompting this push. Are there security concerns (FileMaker and Access files are mobile - they can easily be loaded onto moveable media, whereas server based technologies, such as Oracle or MS-SQL are harder for end-users to copy or transfer)? Is your current database part of a back-up strategy and covered by a disaster management plan? I'd be happy to talk to you about many of the issues off-list if you'd like. Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard ?| Phoenix, AZ 85050 480.478.6000 main ?| ?480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax ?| www.themim.org Blog: www.petrovay.com/tmsblog -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of malgv at aol.com Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:36 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] -Database Questions Hello All, I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience using Microsoft SQL or Oracle in a collections database manner. We currently use Filemaker Pro, which suits our purposes quite well. However, we are being encouraged by higher ups that we should convert to Microsoft SQL or Oracle. These seem a bit more advanced than we'd need. If anyone has any experience I would love to hear the pros and cons to such a conversion. Also, I'm interested in finding out any policies museums may have to access of image and video files. For instance, if you have a server dedicated to images and video footage, who can access? Would anyone within the museum (even outside collections) have access? Thanks so much for all your help. Misty Tilson _______________________________________________ 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 maureen at openmuseum.org Thu Mar 11 13:07:59 2010 From: maureen at openmuseum.org (Maureen Doyle) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:59 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] iPhone app Message-ID: <622fd7571003111307y2b748957k79a938156e068db0@mail.gmail.com> Please add Mobeum by Open Museum to Nancy Proctor's list of mobile tour services available to museums. Mobeum, a web-based museum visitor mobile tour, is currently in alpha testing at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth and will become available to any museum as of April 1, 2010. Mobeum uses the same server and content as Open Museum, an online network of participatory museums independently curated by art and history museums, artists, artist collectives and non-profit cultural organizations. Both Mobeum and Open Museum are totally free of cost to the curator and visitor (i.e. there are and will be no fees of any kind to implement or use the mobile tour). After much deliberation (and even development!), we decided against building an iPhone app, because we wanted to optimize for visitor access and future development. Mobeum, which fits seamlessly with Open Museum's desktop and mobile browser views, works on a variety of smartphones (iPhone, Android, Blackberry...) and devices (iPod Touch, iPad). There are lots of good reasons for and against the iPhone app, which Ted Forbes captures in this excellent post here on why Dallas Art Museum decided to go web-based: < http://blog.tedforbes.com/2010/02/web-apps-vs-iphone-apps-for-museum-content/ >. When considering which mobile tour technology to use, I think it is important to inquire about the business form and funding structure of the service provider. We decided to found Open Museum (and its services such as Mobeum) as a not-for-profit venture. The service is provided by the 501c3 non-profit Heritance and the code is owned and developed by Zirgoflex L3c, a Vermont social venture with low-profit designated aims. (L3c is a new hybrid business form adopted only in a few states.) Open Museum which is committed to remaining not-for-profit and free, raises its funding through grants, foundation partnerships, donations, and for-fee consulting and other services at non-profit rate. Echoing Nancy, any museum considering going mobile, needs to examine the hidden costs of creating their mobile (and any online!) content. It has been our experience that the primary barrier a museums faces is finding the time to plan, select, speak, write, edit... the content they hope to share with the public. In a blog post, "Mobeum, the Content Creation Iceberg", I recount our experiences working with the Hood to create their Mobeum content: < http://blog.openmuseum.org/2010/02/now-that-mobeum-is-up-and-running.html>. If you'd like more info, we'll be talking about this experience at Museums in the Web and have a written a paper we'd be happy to share. I'm also happy to chat on or off line. -- Maureen Doyle Heritance, Executive Director Open Museum P.O. Box 1564 Norwich, Vermont 05055 USA +1(802)649-1945 maureen at openmuseum.org www.openmuseum.org Connect with people, objects and museums at www.openmuseum.org From Garry.Sommerfeld at ngv.vic.gov.au Thu Mar 11 13:56:03 2010 From: Garry.Sommerfeld at ngv.vic.gov.au (Garry Sommerfeld) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:56:03 +1100 Subject: [MCN-L] Medium format cameras References: Message-ID: <1F5489C08EB27247951EA3AA0C1807C57BE026@STREETON.boh.ngv.local> Garry Sommerfeld Manager, Photographic Services National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Vic 3004 Australia Telephone: +61 3 8620 2163 Mobile: 0428 365 244 Fax: +61 3 8620 2505 ngv.vic.gov.au Keep informed of the latest NGV exhibitions, special events and programs at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and NGV International by subscribing to NGV at RT, the NGV's free e-newsletter. DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for mcn-l at mcn.edu. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, copy or alter this email. WARNING: Although National Gallery of Victoria has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the organisation cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachment. From Garry.Sommerfeld at ngv.vic.gov.au Thu Mar 11 14:04:43 2010 From: Garry.Sommerfeld at ngv.vic.gov.au (Garry Sommerfeld) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:04:43 +1100 Subject: [MCN-L] medium format cameras References: Message-ID: <1F5489C08EB27247951EA3AA0C1807C57BE027@STREETON.boh.ngv.local> The National Gallery of Victoria has used both Phase one and Hasselblad systems. If you can find the extra money for a multishot back buy the Hasselblad either 39MS or 50MS. If budget is a problem than the P45+ is the way to go. We still use both systems. For photography of paintings drawing etcwhere colour is more critical we use the 4 shot Hasselblad as they give a more accurate colour rendition than the P45 even after profiling. For all other uses sculpture fashion and textiles where the photographer uses a more interpretive lighting setup or where you may be dealing with movement we use the P45+ These give a better file than a single shot Hasselblad. Hope this helps Garry Sommerfeld Manager, Photographic Services National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Vic 3004 Australia Telephone: +61 3 8620 2163 Mobile: 0428 365 244 Fax: +61 3 8620 2505 ngv.vic.gov.au Keep informed of the latest NGV exhibitions, special events and programs at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and NGV International by subscribing to NGV at RT, the NGV's free e-newsletter. DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for mcn-l at mcn.edu. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, copy or alter this email. WARNING: Although National Gallery of Victoria has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the organisation cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachment. From matt.morgan at metmuseum.org Thu Mar 11 14:13:29 2010 From: matt.morgan at metmuseum.org (Morgan, Matt) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:13:29 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] -Database Questions In-Reply-To: <8CC8F60DA3BA9C9-8FF4-47CE@webmail-d009.sysops.aol.com> References: <93855109-5F10-4736-A3D9-7447932FD52B@mediacombo.net> <8CC8F60DA3BA9C9-8FF4-47CE@webmail-d009.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: Misty, I think we need to know more about your Collections Management System to give you good advice. For example, is this a homegrown thing, or are you using some application that runs on top of Filemaker? Filemaker often handles both data storage and the front-end interface, where Oracle and MS-SQL are generally used with some other application running on top (i.e., MS-SQL and Oracle are the data storage part only). And then if you could let us know more about the size of your database and what kind of material it contains, that would help us get started. Matt -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of malgv at aol.com Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:36 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] -Database Questions Hello All, I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience using Microsoft SQL or Oracle in a collections database manner. We currently use Filemaker Pro, which suits our purposes quite well. However, we are being encouraged by higher ups that we should convert to Microsoft SQL or Oracle. These seem a bit more advanced than we'd need. If anyone has any experience I would love to hear the pros and cons to such a conversion. Also, I'm interested in finding out any policies museums may have to access of image and video files. For instance, if you have a server dedicated to images and video footage, who can access? Would anyone within the museum (even outside collections) have access? Thanks so much for all your help. Misty Tilson _______________________________________________ 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 wjahsman at parkcitycon.com Thu Mar 11 19:39:47 2010 From: wjahsman at parkcitycon.com (william jahsman) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:39:47 -0800 (PST) Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster In-Reply-To: <3861A70BA92547BE90999B80774D31F3@okhistory.org> References: <3f342fff1003101620k7a1f24d6x9295c128ead15e7e@mail.gmail.com> <3861A70BA92547BE90999B80774D31F3@okhistory.org> Message-ID: <527175.12017.qm@web601.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com> There are these things called lightning protectors that you can buy for your phone and data lines. They're a couple of bucks and they prevent not only lightning but power surges from any source from traveling down the wires. If you have a leased circuit you might ask your provider about installing them. Wires act as antennas so they're a common point of entry for electrical surges--even before the surge gets to your UPS. Bill Jahsman Park City Consulting ----- Original Message ---- From: Jason Bondy To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 11:06:53 AM Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster Melissa, I'm sorry to hear of all that trouble, but I thank you for sharing your story. A lot of times we take the technology for granted and don't realize we need to be proactive to make sure it is always available. Although in your case, with a lightning strike that close, even with better backup/surge solutions you may have still had some damage. Thanks again for the reminder. Jason _______________________________________________________ Jason Bondy Exhibit AV/IT Systems Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-0783 - Office 405-522-5402 - Fax www.okhistory.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Johnson Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:21 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Disaster Hello MCN Listserv, I'm not sure what I am hoping to gain by posting this message other than sympathy. Well, and maybe, to share our own technology disaster experience. This is somewhat long but entertaining. Or, at least, shocking. Disclaimer: I am one of the many accidental techies in the museum world. So, please excuse any improper use of the words: router, switch, shared drive, UPS, network drive, phone computer, network cable, etc. On January 19, 2010 there was a pretty big thunderstorm in Silicon Valley, which does get very much lightning. In the early afternoon there was a bright flash of light and a big clap of thunder, not surprisingly the power went out. After power was restored, we discovered that History Park had been struck by lighting and suffered a massive power surge. It took us a few days to discover the full extent of the damage. We found that the UPS connected to our server was not only dead but had scorch marks on the back. Our hope was that the UPS had done it's job and protected the server. No luck. The server wouldn't start up. (And, to make the lesson even more valuable, I was going to order a new, real backup system that afternoon.) We kept our fingers crossed that the data would be okay. After about a week our part-time IT contractor was able to gain access to the hard drive and the data was fine. Now, we just had to wait for the new server to arrive. Next we checked the UPS that is connected to our telephone computer/firewall/switch set up. The UPS had survived but did not do it' s job. Phone computer dead. When our vendor came out to fix it, he was very surprised that the UPS hadn't prevented the power surge. The firewall was fried but we had an extra (don't ask) and the switch was dead. Luckily, it was still under warranty. Over the next few days we got the phones and network back up and running for most of the staff. History San Jos? has two sites that are across the street from each other and connected with a T1 connection. After we got the network back up the second site (where my office is) still did not have access to phones or internet. We didn't realize that the power surge had traveled down the network cable to the other side of the building and fried a router which connects the phones and network to the second site. No vendor would claim knowledge of the routers and I could not find an invoice for them. I finally remembered that the routers were credited (aka given) to us as an incentive to upgrade our service. We didn't know the passwords to these routers and the vendor who installed them has since closed. The password to the routers was eventually cracked and connection was restored. The staff at the second site was without communication for 30 days. Lessons Learned: --Have a real backup system and procedures. --Good relationship with vendors so they will come to your rescue. --Beware of vendors bearing free equipment. --Google Apps saved our sanity. I hope this was informative, or at least, entertaining. In addition to our technology problems, the lightning strike also took out 3 elevators, 1 light tower, and 1 refractor (?) that runs our trolley. As of today, we have our new server and backup system installed, working phones, and access to email and the internet. It's nice to be back in the 21st century! -- Melissa ------------------------- Melissa Johnson Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? 408.521.5021 _______________________________________________ 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 michael at armadillosystems.com Fri Mar 12 03:37:30 2010 From: michael at armadillosystems.com (Michael Stocking) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:37:30 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] ye lode TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: <923EC2D23B2B3D458D4F921FBD142ECA0F64687B@USA7061MS01.na.xerox.net> References: <923EC2D23B2B3D458D4F921FBD142ECA0F64687B@USA7061MS01.na.xerox.net> Message-ID: <42EFC500-7B2C-49BF-B368-86A851FBDDE6@armadillosystems.com> The Wellcome Library also have a JP2K Implementation Group which I am part of. I'll alert the facilitator of that group to this thread as see if she wants to contribute where the Wellcome are up to. Michael ========================= Michael Stocking Managing Director Armadillo Systems 300 Kensal Road London W10 5BE +44 (0)20 8960 8600 michael at armadillosystems.com www.armadillosystems.com www.turningthepages.com http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ On 11 Mar 2010, at 19:14, Buckley, Robert R wrote: > Hi Perian, > > Replacing your high-quality derivative TIFFs with JPEG 2000 may make > sense now. It would save space, especially if one JPEG 2000 file can > replace multiple derivative TIFFs. I don't know when you last looked at > JPEG 2000, but interest in it continues to grow and more and more of > that interest is being converted into action. Another response to your > post mentioned the Wellcome Library Report; as far as I know, they are > planning to go to the next step and implement the recommendations in the > report and use JPEG 2000. NDNP has been using JPEG 2000 for three years > now; they're up to 1.7M production master last time I looked, all > encoded using JPEG 2000. > > Rob Buckley > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Perian Sully > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:12 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate > > Howdy everyone: > > I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from .NEF > (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at > JPEG2000 now. > > When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its infancy > and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and > TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web-ready > images in JPG. > > Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the > high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm > wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at > this time. > > Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit to > this? > > ~Perian > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > 2911 Russell St. > Berkeley, CA 94705 > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > Fax: 510-849-3673 > http://www.magnes.org > http://www.musematic.org > http://www.mediaandtechnology.org > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ > 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 srothman at fas.harvard.edu Fri Mar 12 08:54:53 2010 From: srothman at fas.harvard.edu (Rothman, Steve) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:54:53 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] ye lode TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate In-Reply-To: <923EC2D23B2B3D458D4F921FBD142ECA0F64687B@USA7061MS01.na.xerox.net> References: <923EC2D23B2B3D458D4F921FBD142ECA0F64687B@USA7061MS01.na.xerox.net> Message-ID: <28B613525E068146BFFCB39121BAD0EC26946EF8@FASXCH01.fasmail.priv> << I don't know when you last looked at JPEG2000, but interest in it continues to grow and more and more of that interest is being converted into action.>> I feel a little skeptical about this. JPEG2000 has a lot of really wonderful features for high resolution still images, but it has been around for ten years now and has gained very little traction in the general computer imaging world. I don't know why this is, and I admit I don't know of any more broadly accepted competing openly documented format with similar features. But it says volumes that many of the marvelous web applications that might have been considered naturals for JPEG2000 are instead using other formats (think of things like Google Earth and Microsoft Photosynth and the really cool Gigapan). If JPEG2000 was really such a great solution I'd think it would be in much broader use with web apps that work with high-resolution photo data. Again, I'm not knocking anything about JPEG2000 in a technical sense - only that its support amongst the world of digital graphics is miniscule. It may be growing but not very quickly, given how much the digital graphics world has evolved in the last 10 years. My guess is that either something about JPEG 2000 will change substantially in the next few years or that it will be eclipsed by some other standard that will have similar features but for whatever reason will be more widely adopted. In either event, I'm in no hurry to switch to the current JPEG 2000 implementation. -Steve Rothman From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Fri Mar 12 18:50:38 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:38 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] MLE - Moodle > Out-Of-The-Box m-Learning System For Mobile Phones Message-ID: <1546c3f81003121850l7eab80dbwc5aaed01d35276ce@mail.gmail.com> Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). MLE-Moodle is an out-of-the-box mobile Learning (mLearning) system, designed for mobile phones. It is realized as a plugin for the open-source Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle. Just copy the MLE-Moodle files to your Moodle-installation and your eLearning system is now a mLearning system too. So with MLE-Moodle you can enhance your eLearning system to mobile Learning, and can learn either with your mobile phone (mLearning) or with your PC / Notebook (eLearning). [more] Links To > Features / Screenshots / YouTube Video / Demo / FAQ / Step-By-Step [Installation] Tutorial / MLE (Mobile Learning Engine) Wiki Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yjj6vmh ] !!! Thanks To Michael Feldstein / e-Literate Blog / 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 akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Mar 14 00:46:06 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:46:06 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Happy Pi Day Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD784175499E6F@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Fellow museum geeks: I have just learned that today, March 14, is Pi Day. And Einstein's birthday. Yet another excuse to celebrate. Others may eat pie (apparently an authorized celebratory food), but I intend to have 3.14 beers. Enjoy! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/ Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG From akeshet at imj.org.il Sun Mar 14 22:07:34 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:07:34 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Just Published: VR 26:1 (2010) - Urban Image Now, edited by Miriam Paeslack Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD784175499E93@mailsrv.imj.org.il> ________________________________ The editors of VISUAL RESOURCES: An International Journal of Documentation are pleased to announce the publication of a new issue, a special issue titled Urban Image Now: Photographic and Filmic Manifestations of a Subjective City Experience, edited by Miriam Paeslack. VR is published in print and online as PDF and html versions. For more information and to view the abstracts, please visit http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713654126~tab=issueslist Vol. XXVI, No. 1, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Editorial: Turning the Page BOARD-APPROVED SPECIAL ISSUE Urban Image Now: Photographic and Filmic Manifestations of a Subjective City Experience 3-11 Miriam Paeslack, Introduction-Urban Image Now: Photographic and Filmic Manifestations of a Subjective City Experience 13-29 Elisabeth Neud?rfl, Photography vs. Visibility: Seeing Unseen Aspects of a City 31-50 Stephen Monteiro, Outside and In-Between: Representation and Spatial Production in Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's Urban Imagery 51-59 Robin Clark, Urban Archaeologies: Embodied Viewership in Recent Media Art 61-78 Nana Last, Reimag(in)ing the Urban REVIEW 79-87 Simeon Hunter, Holding Out and Hanging On: Surviving Hurricane Katrina, by Thomas Neff Christine L. Sundt, Editor Helen Ronan, Reviews Editor Murtha Baca, News Editor Christine L. Sundt, Editor Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation PO Box 5316 Eugene, OR 97405-0316 USA phone: 541.485.1420 VR Web site & Special Offers: http://www.mindspring.com/~sundt-vr/so.htm csundt(at)mindspring.com or csundt(at)gmail.com From museumpods at gmail.com Mon Mar 15 10:46:04 2010 From: museumpods at gmail.com (MuseumPods) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:46:04 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App Training In-Reply-To: <622fd7571003111307y2b748957k79a938156e068db0@mail.gmail.com> References: <622fd7571003111307y2b748957k79a938156e068db0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B9E806C.2070003@gmail.com> If anyone is interested, I am going to do a live streaming tutorial for museums that signed up for the community based iPhone app Tuesday, March 23 at 2 PM EST from my desktop with video and audio (you don't need to have signed up to watch). Just visit http://bit.ly/iphone-stream and introduce yourself in the chat room if you want -- seating is limited. I will show you how to tweak your Facebook feed to display only status and bring your Twitter RSS feed or other RSS feeds and I will upload some of them to the app so you can see how it all works. At the end for museums still confused about the difference between streaming audio/ video and podcasts, I will show you how to generate an RSS feed using free stuff on the Internet, so have an audio or video file (try and keep it under 30mb) to upload if you want to make an RSS podcast feed. This is very casual and unrehearsed and please bring questions and suggestions. Hope to see you then, Kurt Stuchell From jbedard at artsmia.org Mon Mar 15 13:02:20 2010 From: jbedard at artsmia.org (John Bedard) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:02:20 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail Message-ID: <4B9E5A0C020000310004B09B@MIA1.artsmia.org> At the Portland MCN conference Andrew Ruginis of the Field Museum in Chicago did a presentation on switching to Google Mail. We are now in the process of considering a similar move. Has anybody else done a serious evaluation of moving to Google Mail? If so, are you willing to share your experience and the reasons you either made the move or did not make the move? John From marlo at lunaimaging.com Mon Mar 15 14:24:40 2010 From: marlo at lunaimaging.com (Marlo Lee) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:24:40 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail In-Reply-To: References: <4B9E5A0C020000310004B09B@MIA1.artsmia.org> Message-ID: I assume you're talking about Google Apps so you can have an institutional domain? We switched over to Google Apps over a year ago and have loved everything about it. It's extremely cheap, but still reliable and flexible. The switchover was painless and the administration of the account (and the end user accounts) is dead simple. We use all the tools every day - video, voice and text messaging, Google Docs, file storage, calendars, etc. I have about 20k messages in my mailbox (including all the attachments I've sent or received) and I've still only used 7% of my allotted mail storage. Imagine never needing to harass your users about attachment size or cleaning out their mail accounts. And imagine never thinking about archiving (and retrieving archived messages!) spam, or user admin. And have your boss imagine you never asking for a new server, or an upgrade to Exchange, or hearing complaints from your end users. It's a no-brainer. Marlo Luna Imaging, Inc. On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Diane Lee wrote: > We recently switched to Gmail, and so far it's been great. We've had it > since last October with good results. I believe the reason for the change > was partially switching our website off an old host (which had the email as > well), and also problems with the email crashing. People generally seem to > be happy with the features of gmail, including being able to access it from > home easily, and also add it easily to some cell phones. > > Diane. > > ========================================== > Diane Lee, Collections Manager ? 860-236-5621 x242 > Connecticut Historical Society > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > John > Bedard > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 5:02 PM > To: mcn LISTSERV > Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail > > At the Portland MCN conference Andrew Ruginis of the Field Museum in > Chicago > did a presentation on switching to Google Mail. We are now in the process > of considering a similar move. Has anybody else done a serious evaluation > of moving to Google Mail? If so, are you willing to share your experience > and the reasons you either made the move or did not make the move? > > John > _______________________________________________ > 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 aridavidow at gmail.com Mon Mar 15 17:00:55 2010 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:55 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail In-Reply-To: References: <4B9E5A0C020000310004B09B@MIA1.artsmia.org> Message-ID: <747cfaf51003151800k12e80323w43b36ac1b1cc8bca@mail.gmail.com> >And imagine never thinking about archiving (and > retrieving archived messages!) spam, or user admin This raises some interesting red flags. There is no SOA such that storage on Google Gmail or Apps would constitute appropriate archiving for SOX or other legal compliance issues. If you have no liabilities looking ahead, then you are okay; if not, you still need some method of archiving and preserving access to this stuff. ari From marlo at lunaimaging.com Mon Mar 15 17:56:34 2010 From: marlo at lunaimaging.com (Marlo Lee) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:56:34 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail In-Reply-To: <747cfaf51003151800k12e80323w43b36ac1b1cc8bca@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B9E5A0C020000310004B09B@MIA1.artsmia.org> <747cfaf51003151800k12e80323w43b36ac1b1cc8bca@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Ari, I wouldn't have considered that point because I assumed SOX only applied to publicly traded companies. Good to know. On Monday, March 15, 2010, Ari Davidow wrote: >>And imagine never thinking about archiving (and >> retrieving archived messages!) spam, or user admin > > This raises some interesting red flags. There is no SOA such that > storage on Google Gmail or Apps would constitute appropriate archiving > for SOX or other legal compliance issues. If you have no liabilities > looking ahead, then you are okay; if not, you still need some method > of archiving and preserving access to this stuff. > > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > From akeshet at imj.org.il Tue Mar 16 00:09:01 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:09:01 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Action Alert: Tell the Government to Protect Balanced Copyright Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD784175499EB7@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Thanks to Eve Sinaiko for catching this one. Here's your chance for citizen action. Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG ________________________________ From: "Public Knowledge" Subject: Action Alert: Tell the Government to Protect Balanced Copyright! Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:19:00 -0400 [http://media.publicknowledge.org/newsletters/images/pk-logo4.png] ACTION ALERT: Tell the Government to Protect Balanced Copyright! The new federal copyright cop, Victoria Espinel, has asked for your opinions on how the U.S. government should enforce copyrights. Until March 24th, you have the chance to tell the federal government how copyright enforcement and copyright infringement affect you, and how the government can improve its enforcement policies. The submissions aren't just open to major corporations; they're open to everyday consumers, citizens, and members of the public. So now's your chance to give the government your input on enforcement ideas like Internet filtering, three-strikes policies, ACTA, and more. File Your Comments Now - CLICK HERE or use this url: http://www.publicknowledge.org/alert/ipec ________________________________ From Alyssa_Dodge at pem.org Tue Mar 16 11:18:48 2010 From: Alyssa_Dodge at pem.org (Alyssa Dodge) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:18:48 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Database consultants Message-ID: <60F1954A95A0F7449B99EF41D68EA78104E07348@mail.pemnt.loc> Can anyone recommend a New England region consultant who would be able to advise us on collection management databases and digital asset (primarily image) management? We are looking to create a system where these two sets of data are linked. Thanks! Alyssa ________________________________________________________________________ ___ Alyssa L. Langlais Dodge Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation Peabody Essex Museum alyssa_dodge at pem.org From ssmith at getty.edu Tue Mar 16 12:07:28 2010 From: ssmith at getty.edu (Stanley Smith) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:07:28 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Google Apps Message-ID: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again spend a dime on Microsoft Office? Stanley Smith Manager, Imaging Services J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 (310) 440-7286 From lesleyeharris at comcast.net Tue Mar 16 12:54:53 2010 From: lesleyeharris at comcast.net (Lesley Ellen Harris) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:54:53 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] LEH-Letter: Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News References: <1C531813-B741-4342-80D2-B3ECB6D29AA9@me.com> Message-ID: <9C216DE5-C5A3-4122-B895-6540D728F941@comcast.net> Today's news.... 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. 2, March 16, 2010 ISSN 1489-954X Contents: 1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions: U.S. Orphan Works Report Orphan Works in the U.K. U.S. Interim Regulation on Deposit of Online Works 2. Legal Cases: Google Held Liable in France Damages Reduced in Thomas Piracy Case Chinese Court Holds Search Engine Not Liable for Deep- Linking U.S. Supreme Court Restores Freelance Settlement 3. Of Interest: What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2010 4. Seminars and Publications: The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter 2010 Copyright Certificate Program In-Person Sessions Digital Licensing Online eCourse __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 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: U.S. ORPHAN WORKS REPORT - The U.S. Congressional Research Service ("CRS") has published a report entitled "Orphan Works in Copyright Law". Topics addressed in the report include the Copyright Office's 2006 "Report on Orphan Works," the various orphan works bills pending before Congress, and the Google book settlement proposal. ORPHAN WORKS IN THE U.K. - Leading U.K. cultural organizations, including the British Library, press for the passage of clause 42 of the Digital Economy Bill. The Bill would provide a system that allows a cultural or educational organization to apply for a licence for the use of orphan works. U.S. INTERIM REGULATION ON DEPOSIT OF ONLINE WORKS ? The Copyright Office will be adopting an interim regulation governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the United States and available only online. The regulation establishes that online-only works, that is those without a physical version, will be exempt from mandatory deposit unless and until a demand for deposit of copies of such works is issued by the Copyright Office. The categories of online-only works that will be subject to demand will be identified in the regulations, and currently electronic serials have been identified as the first category for which demands will issue. See: www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2010/74fr3863.pdf . _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. LEGAL CASES: GOOGLE HELD LIABLE IN FRANCE - The Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance (Court of First Instance, or "TGI") determined that Google's digital book project infringed the copyrights of French books. TGI ordered Google to remove excerpts of French titles available online and to pay ?300,000 in damages and interest to two publishers. In 2006, the two publishers, both subsidiaries of La Martini?re, sued Google for violating French copyright law as Google made available online 10,000 protected French works without obtaining permission from the copyright owners. Google argued that since the books were scanned in the U.S. and under Article 5.2 of the Berne Convention, the fair use defense in U.S. law should apply. In their ruling, TGI decided that French copyright law applied since the books were owned by French authors, intended for French readers, and made available through Google's French-language Web site. This decision is currently under appeal. DAMAGES REDUCED IN THOMAS PIRACY CASE - In the case of Capitol Records Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued an order reducing the $1.92 million in damages awarded by a jury to recording companies to about $54,000. The defendant Thomas had been found liable for illegally downloading and uploading 24 songs over the Internet. The Court stated that the reduced award was justified since Thomas did not profit from the infringement. Thomas had requested an even greater reduction of the award but the Court disagreed given that the defendant's conduct was wilful. As well, the Court stated that the reduced award was still "significant and harsh" and would sufficiently deter future infringement. Following the Court decision, the plaintiff offered to settle the case if Thomas would agree to pay half of the reduced award, donate this money to a charity for musicians, and asked the judge to vacate his decision so that it would be removed from the record. The settlement offer was rejected and the recording companies are now seeking another trial just on damages, arguing that the court's calculation of damage per infringement is so low that it will leave some content owners without an incentive to file suit. Joel Tenenbaum, a university student who was ordered to pay four recording companies $675,000 for downloading and distributing songs online, has also filed a motion in his case requesting a new trial or a reduction in damages. CHINESE COURT HOLDS SEARCH ENGINE NOT LIABLE FOR DEEP-LINKING ? China's largest search engine, Baidu, who provides online deep-links to copyright-protected music files was found not liable for copyright infringement by Beijing's No.1 Intermediate People's Court. The Court stated that simply providing search results does not breach Chinese copyright law. According to some lawyers, the case against Baidu was lost because the record companies failed to identify the actual sites that hosted the illegal music downloads. U.S. SUPREME COURT RESTORES FREELANCE SETTLEMENT - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned an appellate decision that threw out an $18 million settlement between publishers and freelance writers in a copyright infringement case. The writers had sued publishers and electronic database services, such as Dow Jones, the New York Times and the owners of Lexis-Nexis, saying that their contracts did not give the publishers the permission or right to electronically reproduce their work. The Federal Court in 2005 approved a settlement which covered both registered and unregistered freelance works. An appellate decision threw out the settlement, deciding that the federal court lacked jurisdiction over infringement claims arising from unregistered copyrights. The Supreme Court stated that the law did not restrict federal court jurisdiction over copyright infringement actions. _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. OF INTEREST: WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN ENTERING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ON JANAURY 1, 2010 ? If the pre-1978 U.S. Copyright Act was still in effect, copyright- protected works from 1953 would have entered the public domain on January 1, 2010. Current U.S. law protects works for 70 years from the date of the author's death, but prior to the 1976 Copyright Act (effective in 1978), the maximum copyright term was 56 years (an initial term of 28 years, renewable for an additional 28 years). Copyright-protected works from 1953 include Casino Royale, Marilyn Monroe's Playboy cover, The Adventures of Augie March, the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Crick & Watson's Nature article decoding the double helix, Disney's Peter Pan, and The Crucible. See: www.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/pre1976 . __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 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. An eighth course, a primer on Canadian Copyright Law, is available for any Canadians wishing to pursue the Certificate. Participants may enroll in individual courses or in the entire Certificate. The next course in the program, an online course on Copyright Issues for Librarians (CCM 500), begins April 6, 2010. IN-PERSON SESSIONS - At Computers in Libraries 2010 (April 12-14, 2010 in Crystal City, VA), Lesley Ellen Harris is participating in the following 2 sessions: ? April 14, 2010 - A302 ? Licensing Content & Creative Commons 11:30 am ? 12:15 pm. Licensing issues and strategies appropriate for libraries with co-speaker Michael Sauers. ? April 15, 2010 - W17 ? Copyright Management 101 9:00 am ? 12 pm. Workshop includes discussions on copyright risk management, license agreements, managing fair use, avoiding copyright infringement, contents of a Copyright Policy, and copyright compliance. See: http://www.infotoday.com/cil2010. DIGITAL LICENSING ONLINE eCOURSE ? American Library Association ("ALA") is offering a self-study 27 e-lesson course on licensing digital content, based on the book Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians (2nd ed. 2009), by Lesley Ellen Harris. See: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2907. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 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. From Peter_Guss at whitney.org Tue Mar 16 13:12:23 2010 From: Peter_Guss at whitney.org (Peter_Guss at whitney.org) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:12:23 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail In-Reply-To: References: <4B9E5A0C020000310004B09B@MIA1.artsmia.org><747cfaf51003151800k12e80323w43b36ac1b1cc8bca@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D096F31DB@MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.org> If anyone has a list of pros/cons or other considerations in switching from Exchange to Gmail, I'd love to see it. What does Exchange do that Gmail can't, or MS Office that Google docs doesn't? The pros seem to be obvious and are advertised on Google's website, but have you or your end-users experienced any negatives? Thanks, Peter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Marlo Lee Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:57 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail Ari, I wouldn't have considered that point because I assumed SOX only applied to publicly traded companies. Good to know. On Monday, March 15, 2010, Ari Davidow wrote: >>And imagine never thinking about archiving (and >> retrieving archived messages!) spam, or user admin > > This raises some interesting red flags. There is no SOA such that > storage on Google Gmail or Apps would constitute appropriate archiving > for SOX or other legal compliance issues. If you have no liabilities > looking ahead, then you are okay; if not, you still need some method > of archiving and preserving access to this stuff. > > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From lesliej at loc.gov Tue Mar 16 13:16:22 2010 From: lesliej at loc.gov (Johnston, Leslie) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:16:22 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Database consultants In-Reply-To: <60F1954A95A0F7449B99EF41D68EA78104E07348@mail.pemnt.loc> References: <60F1954A95A0F7449B99EF41D68EA78104E07348@mail.pemnt.loc> Message-ID: <23CFE6A5AD05E34EBCAD84B004C313BABC3EC368@LCXCLMB01.LCDS.LOC.GOV> Alyssa, I would suggest that you contact Katherine Burton Jones (kburtonjones at comcast.net, she's also on this list). She has an extensive background in museum IT and collection management consulting, and is based in metro-Boston. Leslie Johnston ------ Leslie Johnston Manager of Technical Architecture Initiatives National Digital Information Infrastructure & Preservation Program Office of Strategic Initiatives Library of Congress 202-707-2801 lesliej at loc.gov -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Alyssa Dodge Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:19 PM To: Johnston, Leslie; mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Database consultants Can anyone recommend a New England region consultant who would be able to advise us on collection management databases and digital asset (primarily image) management? We are looking to create a system where these two sets of data are linked. Thanks! Alyssa ________________________________________________________________________ ___ Alyssa L. Langlais Dodge Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation Peabody Essex Museum alyssa_dodge at pem.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 Tue Mar 16 13:14:09 2010 From: FThomson at ashevilleart.org (Frank E. Thomson) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:09 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail In-Reply-To: <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D096F31DB@MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.org> References: <4B9E5A0C020000310004B09B@MIA1.artsmia.org><747cfaf51003151800k12e80323w43b36ac1b1cc8bca@mail.gmail.com> <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D096F31DB@MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.org> Message-ID: <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420F27F7316@server4.ashart.local> While there are some nice features to Google Apps a lot depends on the commitment of Google to maintaining iy, and not one day suddenly increasing the price 50%. But other questions that come to mind include what happens if you can't connect to the Internet, security of your information and while many components are compatible with Office my understanding is that the Google database is not as robust as Access. I guess it all depends on your institutions needs and your staff's willingness to move to a new system. 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 Peter_Guss at whitney.org Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:12 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail If anyone has a list of pros/cons or other considerations in switching from Exchange to Gmail, I'd love to see it. What does Exchange do that Gmail can't, or MS Office that Google docs doesn't? The pros seem to be obvious and are advertised on Google's website, but have you or your end-users experienced any negatives? Thanks, Peter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Marlo Lee Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:57 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail Ari, I wouldn't have considered that point because I assumed SOX only applied to publicly traded companies. Good to know. On Monday, March 15, 2010, Ari Davidow wrote: >>And imagine never thinking about archiving (and retrieving archived >>messages!) spam, or user admin > > This raises some interesting red flags. There is no SOA such that > storage on Google Gmail or Apps would constitute appropriate archiving > for SOX or other legal compliance issues. If you have no liabilities > looking ahead, then you are okay; if not, you still need some method > of archiving and preserving access to this stuff. > > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From psully at magnes.org Tue Mar 16 13:28:07 2010 From: psully at magnes.org (Perian Sully) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:28:07 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail References: <4B9E5A0C020000310004B09B@MIA1.artsmia.org><747cfaf51003151800k12e80323w43b36ac1b1cc8bca@mail.gmail.com> <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D096F31DB@MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.org> Message-ID: We use Google Docs extensively at the Magnes for collaborating on inventory, determining deaccessions, and tracking software bugs. That being said, we also use MS Office for the majority of tasks for the following reasons: 1) formatting 2) sharing (not everyone can use Google Docs if we send them a link) 3) templates (like letterhead, etc) 4) image-embedded documents 5) Powerpoint has many more features than Google Doc's slideshow functionality 6) Not all of our staff are computer-savvy enough or comfortable with using web-based apps, and we don't have the time or staff to train them otherwise. We have also considered moving from our MS Exchange server to Google, but we want more control over our assets, and we don't have the physical infrastructure to support everyone working online (seriously - I have to do offside database backups over the weekend when no one's going to be using the interwebs around here). ~Perian From chad.petrovay at themim.org Tue Mar 16 14:11:08 2010 From: chad.petrovay at themim.org (Chad Petrovay) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:11:08 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] Google Apps In-Reply-To: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> References: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> Message-ID: Privacy. The only people that have access to your documents are staff from your own institution, whereas, with a product like Google Docs your documents reside on a server in Google's Datacenter, where administrators from their staff will have access to them (whether they access them or not, either benignly or maliciously). I was once part of a discussion about transitioning to Gmail. One of our staff members raised the point that Google does read your email, semantically, when they provide advertising within the Gmail interface. Which raises questions about how this information is indexed and stored. Google Translation which uses statistical machine translation, which requires massive quantities of linguistic data, and the more data they have in each language improves their translation abilities. Are our emails and documents helping to provide a corps of data? I don't want to be a naysayer, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard ?| Phoenix, AZ 85050 480.478.6000 main ?| ?480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax ?| www.themim.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Stanley Smith Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:07 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Apps After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again spend a dime on Microsoft Office? Stanley Smith Manager, Imaging Services J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 (310) 440-7286 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ From aridavidow at gmail.com Tue Mar 16 14:30:02 2010 From: aridavidow at gmail.com (Ari Davidow) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:30:02 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Google Apps In-Reply-To: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> References: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> Message-ID: <747cfaf51003161530h6aa82e8aj27f8e5ee4cd14314@mail.gmail.com> > After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a > specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again > spend a dime on Microsoft Office? Well, one response is that we have MS Office and everyone knows how to use it. Staff here have several times tried working with Google Apps (and with Zoho Apps, which seem better-featured and less buggy) and they hate 'em all. Hate the way the hosted apps track changes, hate the way they handle comments. This isn't true of all staff, but of enough, that this is still not an option for us. For us, at least, until hosted applications replace the way we currently do things with either a close functional equivalent, or something that people generally like better (and find easy to learn), it's still an ideal; not yet a realistic change. ari On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Stanley Smith wrote: > > > Stanley Smith > Manager, Imaging Services > J. Paul Getty Museum > 1200 Getty Center Drive, ?Suite 1000 > Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 > (310) 440-7286 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 richard at light.demon.co.uk Tue Mar 16 15:04:44 2010 From: richard at light.demon.co.uk (Richard Light) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:44 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] Google Apps In-Reply-To: <747cfaf51003161530h6aa82e8aj27f8e5ee4cd14314@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> <747cfaf51003161530h6aa82e8aj27f8e5ee4cd14314@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <$ZZXmHdM6AoLFwQS@light.demon.co.uk> In message <747cfaf51003161530h6aa82e8aj27f8e5ee4cd14314 at mail.gmail.com>, Ari Davidow writes >> After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a >> specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again >> spend a dime on Microsoft Office? > >Well, one response is that we have MS Office and everyone knows how to >use it. Staff here have several times tried working with Google Apps >(and with Zoho Apps, which seem better-featured and less buggy) and >they hate 'em all. Hate the way the hosted apps track changes, hate >the way they handle comments. This isn't true of all staff, but of >enough, that this is still not an option for us. > >For us, at least, until hosted applications replace the way we >currently do things with either a close functional equivalent, or >something that people generally like better (and find easy to learn), >it's still an ideal; not yet a realistic change. I came to the same conclusion some time ago, but with Open Office as the replacement software. It behaves in a manner which is closer to MS Office, and might be easier for the average user to switch to. Richard -- Richard Light From mcheck at museumofplay.org Wed Mar 17 03:34:52 2010 From: mcheck at museumofplay.org (Check, Marc) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:34:52 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail Message-ID: <4D2455C2CCAC9C46BC8C325595AD317F0B7891B114@Exch2k8> John - >From what I've seen, g-mail can be a wonderful solution for organizations of all size. It seems to be extremely scalable, and can be integrated with active directory and other Microsoft network management tools fairly easily. I have personally recommended g-mail as a viable solution for various (usually smaller) non-profit organizations, but have yet to seriously consider using it for our own organization. Despite all the cost benefits and ease of integration I have a bit of trouble allowing any of the Internet giants to "own" our e-mail data, and have some (albeit minor) concerns about relying on Google for consistent up-time and access. Google has a fairly comprehensive and liberal privacy policy at this point, but if Facebook is any indicator, we need to remember that privacy policies and terms of use for organizational data mining can be changed at any time at the whim of the service provider. I remain a bit uncomfortable putting all my eggs in the "Google Basket", and trusting them with our organizational data. As long as we have the infrastructure and resources to maintain our own e-mail system I'll likely not look in the direction of Google for solutions, but can certainly understand the benefits of doing so for other institutions. When considering Google for service provision I think there has to be some more dialog around the current and future terms of use for organizational data and privacy. I'm wary of anything that is free. ; ) Privacy has become the new currency, and I recommend this Newsweek ed-op by Daniel Lyons that briefly echoes some of my concerns: http://www.newsweek.com/id/233773 "The genius of Google, Facebook, and others is that they've created services that are so useful or entertaining that people will give up some privacy in order to use them. Now the trick is to get people to give up more?in effect, to keep raising the price of the service." Good luck! : ) Marc Check Director of Technology, Strong National Museum of Play? Information Technology Manager, American Journal of Play Associate Director, International Center for the History of Electronic Games? One Manhattan Square Rochester, NY 14607 Direct Line: 585-410-6323 Fax: 585-263-2493 cell: 585-755-8622 Email: mcheck at museumofplay.org Website(s): www.museumofplay.org, www.americanjournalofplay.org, www.icheg.org From timatherton at telus.net Wed Mar 17 08:10:02 2010 From: timatherton at telus.net (Tim Atherton) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0600 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail In-Reply-To: <4D2455C2CCAC9C46BC8C325595AD317F0B7891B114@Exch2k8> References: <4D2455C2CCAC9C46BC8C325595AD317F0B7891B114@Exch2k8> Message-ID: <4BA0FEDA.3080809@telus.net> The University of Alberta here recently switched/is switching their whole email system to gmail. Not sure how it's going in practice, but that's a pretty large switch (about 50,000 students and staff). http://thegatewayonline.ca/articles/news/2010/01/25/google-s-gmail-selected-replace-email-service-across-campus http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/University+Alberta+outsource+mail+Google/2433450/story.html tim Tim Atherton e. timatherton at telus.net t. 780.292.3881 archivist ? curator ? photographer ?/The archives are comprehensive and totally secure, my young Jedi. One thing you may be absolutely sure of - if an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist!/? Jocasta Nu - Jedi Archivist From dbartolini at nyscience.org Wed Mar 17 08:45:03 2010 From: dbartolini at nyscience.org (Daniel Bartolini) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:45:03 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail In-Reply-To: <4BA0FEDA.3080809@telus.net> References: <4D2455C2CCAC9C46BC8C325595AD317F0B7891B114@Exch2k8> <4BA0FEDA.3080809@telus.net> Message-ID: <80bf24d11003170945q1aff7368o60f82c2134411597@mail.gmail.com> At the Hall of Science, we switched to the Google Enterprise Applications platform about 14 months ago. Other than some hiccups when Google had an outage, the experience has been excellent. GMail is everything that the free version is, but without ads. You can make full use of the Labs add-ons which has allowed customizations that make switching away from a mail-reader/integrated organization system like Outlook much easier. Many of us set a reader like Mail.app to start up on a weekly basis, download our mail to a local file, and keep a nice, searchable backup if GMail goes down. The Calendaring system has been an excellent way for us to pull together a number of disparate systems into something that can be easily shared, the Sites functionality has eliminated the need for an "intranet," and little tools like chat and ability to SMS from within do change communication speeds (granted, not always for the better- but that's a human issue, not the tools). And syncing contacts is gloriously easy. Now, before I start sounding like a Google evangelist: I would call Google Docs a work in progress. While it does allow for faster collaboration and less headaches when Windows, Mac, and Linux people send out documents, it's not as full featured as MS Office (or OpenOffice), and on more than one occasion I have switched to OOo because the formatting in Docs was driving me a little nuts (it can feel a little like WYSIWYG editing with Dreamweaver of years past). Additionally, the death of Google Gears has meant no offline docs right now. So we wait until HTML 5 implementation gets into full-swing. The package does not include tools like Maps, Earth, or Wave. Having the ability to create customizable map points from within your own domain (without having to write it yourself) would be very helpful for everything from invitations to exhibits to educational programs. Alas. Like everything, you win some and you lose some. But the overall experience has been pretty good, and far easier for people to wrap their heads around when learning- and our IT staff has been much happier since the switch. Hope that helps. .Daniel Daniel M. Bartolini Exhibitions New York Hall of Science 4701 111th Street Corona, NY 11368 [ p ] 718 . 699 . 0005 x391 Sign up for NYSCI e-news! www.nysci.org/newsletters On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Tim Atherton wrote: > The University of Alberta here recently switched/is switching their > whole email system to gmail. Not sure how it's going in practice, but > that's a pretty large switch (about 50,000 students and staff). > > > http://thegatewayonline.ca/articles/news/2010/01/25/google-s-gmail-selected-replace-email-service-across-campus > > > http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/University+Alberta+outsource+mail+Google/2433450/story.html > > tim > > > Tim Atherton > e. timatherton at telus.net > t. 780.292.3881 > archivist ? curator ? photographer > > > ?/The archives are comprehensive and totally secure, my young Jedi. > One thing you may be absolutely sure of - if an item does not appear > in our records, it does not exist!/? > Jocasta Nu - Jedi Archivist > _______________________________________________ > 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 dhenry at mohistory.org Wed Mar 17 12:59:01 2010 From: dhenry at mohistory.org (David Henry) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:59:01 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Video/Storage Consultants Message-ID: <1268859541.2540.76.camel@dhenry-laptop> We have been creating more and more digital video at our museum - for oral histories, events, user contributed stories etc. We have the capability in-house to produce and edit videos for these purposes, but we are having trouble with the long term strategy of managing the uncompressed files. As we have run out of capacity in recent years, we have added hard-drives to servers and increased the capacity of our backups. But we can see that, at the rate we are creating video, in the next few years we may need close to 100 TB of capacity. At that point, backups are no longer an overnight process. I know there are solutions such as deduplication (only saving the difference between files), but I have no idea whether that would work for digital video. What about off-site storage and disaster recovery? Can anyone recommend a consultant who has helped you with similar issues? David From dbenavraham at newmuseum.org Wed Mar 17 15:24:14 2010 From: dbenavraham at newmuseum.org (Doron Ben-Avraham) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:24:14 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] google apps Message-ID: The tech notwithstanding.what is google to do with the stored information is a question. the buzz fiasco is troubling in many levels. "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. Re: Google Apps (Stanley Smith) 2. LEH-Letter: Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News (Lesley Ellen Harris) 3. Re: Switching to Gmail (Peter_Guss at whitney.org) 4. Re: Database consultants (Johnston, Leslie) 5. Re: Switching to Gmail (Frank E. Thomson) 6. Re: Switching to Gmail (Perian Sully) 7. Re: Google Apps (Chad Petrovay) 8. Re: Google Apps (Ari Davidow) 9. Re: Google Apps (Richard Light) 10. Re: Switching to Gmail (Check, Marc) 11. Re: Switching to Gmail (Tim Atherton) 12. Re: Switching to Gmail (Daniel Bartolini) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:07:28 -0700 From: "Stanley Smith" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Apps To: Message-ID: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31 at mail.getty.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again spend a dime on Microsoft Office? Stanley Smith Manager, Imaging Services J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 (310) 440-7286 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:54:53 -0400 From: Lesley Ellen Harris Subject: [MCN-L] LEH-Letter: Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <9C216DE5-C5A3-4122-B895-6540D728F941 at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Today's news.... 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. 2, March 16, 2010 ISSN 1489-954X Contents: 1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions: U.S. Orphan Works Report Orphan Works in the U.K. U.S. Interim Regulation on Deposit of Online Works 2. Legal Cases: Google Held Liable in France Damages Reduced in Thomas Piracy Case Chinese Court Holds Search Engine Not Liable for Deep- Linking U.S. Supreme Court Restores Freelance Settlement 3. Of Interest: What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2010 4. Seminars and Publications: The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter 2010 Copyright Certificate Program In-Person Sessions Digital Licensing Online eCourse __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 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: U.S. ORPHAN WORKS REPORT - The U.S. Congressional Research Service ("CRS") has published a report entitled "Orphan Works in Copyright Law". Topics addressed in the report include the Copyright Office's 2006 "Report on Orphan Works," the various orphan works bills pending before Congress, and the Google book settlement proposal. ORPHAN WORKS IN THE U.K. - Leading U.K. cultural organizations, including the British Library, press for the passage of clause 42 of the Digital Economy Bill. The Bill would provide a system that allows a cultural or educational organization to apply for a licence for the use of orphan works. U.S. INTERIM REGULATION ON DEPOSIT OF ONLINE WORKS ? The Copyright Office will be adopting an interim regulation governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the United States and available only online. The regulation establishes that online-only works, that is those without a physical version, will be exempt from mandatory deposit unless and until a demand for deposit of copies of such works is issued by the Copyright Office. The categories of online-only works that will be subject to demand will be identified in the regulations, and currently electronic serials have been identified as the first category for which demands will issue. See: www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2010/74fr3863.pdf . _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. LEGAL CASES: GOOGLE HELD LIABLE IN FRANCE - The Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance (Court of First Instance, or "TGI") determined that Google's digital book project infringed the copyrights of French books. TGI ordered Google to remove excerpts of French titles available online and to pay ?300,000 in damages and interest to two publishers. In 2006, the two publishers, both subsidiaries of La Martini?re, sued Google for violating French copyright law as Google made available online 10,000 protected French works without obtaining permission from the copyright owners. Google argued that since the books were scanned in the U.S. and under Article 5.2 of the Berne Convention, the fair use defense in U.S. law should apply. In their ruling, TGI decided that French copyright law applied since the books were owned by French authors, intended for French readers, and made available through Google's French-language Web site. This decision is currently under appeal. DAMAGES REDUCED IN THOMAS PIRACY CASE - In the case of Capitol Records Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued an order reducing the $1.92 million in damages awarded by a jury to recording companies to about $54,000. The defendant Thomas had been found liable for illegally downloading and uploading 24 songs over the Internet. The Court stated that the reduced award was justified since Thomas did not profit from the infringement. Thomas had requested an even greater reduction of the award but the Court disagreed given that the defendant's conduct was wilful. As well, the Court stated that the reduced award was still "significant and harsh" and would sufficiently deter future infringement. Following the Court decision, the plaintiff offered to settle the case if Thomas would agree to pay half of the reduced award, donate this money to a charity for musicians, and asked the judge to vacate his decision so that it would be removed from the record. The settlement offer was rejected and the recording companies are now seeking another trial just on damages, arguing that the court's calculation of damage per infringement is so low that it will leave some content owners without an incentive to file suit. Joel Tenenbaum, a university student who was ordered to pay four recording companies $675,000 for downloading and distributing songs online, has also filed a motion in his case requesting a new trial or a reduction in damages. CHINESE COURT HOLDS SEARCH ENGINE NOT LIABLE FOR DEEP-LINKING ? China's largest search engine, Baidu, who provides online deep-links to copyright-protected music files was found not liable for copyright infringement by Beijing's No.1 Intermediate People's Court. The Court stated that simply providing search results does not breach Chinese copyright law. According to some lawyers, the case against Baidu was lost because the record companies failed to identify the actual sites that hosted the illegal music downloads. U.S. SUPREME COURT RESTORES FREELANCE SETTLEMENT - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned an appellate decision that threw out an $18 million settlement between publishers and freelance writers in a copyright infringement case. The writers had sued publishers and electronic database services, such as Dow Jones, the New York Times and the owners of Lexis-Nexis, saying that their contracts did not give the publishers the permission or right to electronically reproduce their work. The Federal Court in 2005 approved a settlement which covered both registered and unregistered freelance works. An appellate decision threw out the settlement, deciding that the federal court lacked jurisdiction over infringement claims arising from unregistered copyrights. The Supreme Court stated that the law did not restrict federal court jurisdiction over copyright infringement actions. _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. OF INTEREST: WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN ENTERING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ON JANAURY 1, 2010 ? If the pre-1978 U.S. Copyright Act was still in effect, copyright- protected works from 1953 would have entered the public domain on January 1, 2010. Current U.S. law protects works for 70 years from the date of the author's death, but prior to the 1976 Copyright Act (effective in 1978), the maximum copyright term was 56 years (an initial term of 28 years, renewable for an additional 28 years). Copyright-protected works from 1953 include Casino Royale, Marilyn Monroe's Playboy cover, The Adventures of Augie March, the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Crick & Watson's Nature article decoding the double helix, Disney's Peter Pan, and The Crucible. See: www.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/pre1976 . __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 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. An eighth course, a primer on Canadian Copyright Law, is available for any Canadians wishing to pursue the Certificate. Participants may enroll in individual courses or in the entire Certificate. The next course in the program, an online course on Copyright Issues for Librarians (CCM 500), begins April 6, 2010. IN-PERSON SESSIONS - At Computers in Libraries 2010 (April 12-14, 2010 in Crystal City, VA), Lesley Ellen Harris is participating in the following 2 sessions: ? April 14, 2010 - A302 ? Licensing Content & Creative Commons 11:30 am ? 12:15 pm. Licensing issues and strategies appropriate for libraries with co-speaker Michael Sauers. ? April 15, 2010 - W17 ? Copyright Management 101 9:00 am ? 12 pm. Workshop includes discussions on copyright risk management, license agreements, managing fair use, avoiding copyright infringement, contents of a Copyright Policy, and copyright compliance. See: http://www.infotoday.com/cil2010. DIGITAL LICENSING ONLINE eCOURSE ? American Library Association ("ALA") is offering a self-study 27 e-lesson course on licensing digital content, based on the book Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians (2nd ed. 2009), by Lesley Ellen Harris. See: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2907. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 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. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:12:23 -0400 From: Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail To: Message-ID: <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D096F31DB at MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" If anyone has a list of pros/cons or other considerations in switching from Exchange to Gmail, I'd love to see it. What does Exchange do that Gmail can't, or MS Office that Google docs doesn't? The pros seem to be obvious and are advertised on Google's website, but have you or your end-users experienced any negatives? Thanks, Peter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Marlo Lee Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:57 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail Ari, I wouldn't have considered that point because I assumed SOX only applied to publicly traded companies. Good to know. On Monday, March 15, 2010, Ari Davidow wrote: >>And imagine never thinking about archiving (and >> retrieving archived messages!) spam, or user admin > > This raises some interesting red flags. There is no SOA such that > storage on Google Gmail or Apps would constitute appropriate archiving > for SOX or other legal compliance issues. If you have no liabilities > looking ahead, then you are okay; if not, you still need some method > of archiving and preserving access to this stuff. > > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:16:22 -0400 From: "Johnston, Leslie" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Database consultants To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Cc: "alyssa_dodge at pem.org" Message-ID: <23CFE6A5AD05E34EBCAD84B004C313BABC3EC368 at LCXCLMB01.LCDS.LOC.GOV> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Alyssa, I would suggest that you contact Katherine Burton Jones (kburtonjones at comcast.net, she's also on this list). She has an extensive background in museum IT and collection management consulting, and is based in metro-Boston. Leslie Johnston ------ Leslie Johnston Manager of Technical Architecture Initiatives National Digital Information Infrastructure & Preservation Program Office of Strategic Initiatives Library of Congress 202-707-2801 lesliej at loc.gov -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Alyssa Dodge Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:19 PM To: Johnston, Leslie; mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Database consultants Can anyone recommend a New England region consultant who would be able to advise us on collection management databases and digital asset (primarily image) management? We are looking to create a system where these two sets of data are linked. Thanks! Alyssa ________________________________________________________________________ ___ Alyssa L. Langlais Dodge Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation Peabody Essex Museum alyssa_dodge at pem.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/ ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:09 -0400 From: "Frank E. Thomson" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420F27F7316 at server4.ashart.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" While there are some nice features to Google Apps a lot depends on the commitment of Google to maintaining iy, and not one day suddenly increasing the price 50%. But other questions that come to mind include what happens if you can't connect to the Internet, security of your information and while many components are compatible with Office my understanding is that the Google database is not as robust as Access. I guess it all depends on your institutions needs and your staff's willingness to move to a new system. 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 Peter_Guss at whitney.org Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:12 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail If anyone has a list of pros/cons or other considerations in switching from Exchange to Gmail, I'd love to see it. What does Exchange do that Gmail can't, or MS Office that Google docs doesn't? The pros seem to be obvious and are advertised on Google's website, but have you or your end-users experienced any negatives? Thanks, Peter -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Marlo Lee Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:57 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail Ari, I wouldn't have considered that point because I assumed SOX only applied to publicly traded companies. Good to know. On Monday, March 15, 2010, Ari Davidow wrote: >>And imagine never thinking about archiving (and retrieving archived >>messages!) spam, or user admin > > This raises some interesting red flags. There is no SOA such that > storage on Google Gmail or Apps would constitute appropriate archiving > for SOX or other legal compliance issues. If you have no liabilities > looking ahead, then you are okay; if not, you still need some method > of archiving and preserving access to this stuff. > > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:28:07 -0700 From: "Perian Sully" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We use Google Docs extensively at the Magnes for collaborating on inventory, determining deaccessions, and tracking software bugs. That being said, we also use MS Office for the majority of tasks for the following reasons: 1) formatting 2) sharing (not everyone can use Google Docs if we send them a link) 3) templates (like letterhead, etc) 4) image-embedded documents 5) Powerpoint has many more features than Google Doc's slideshow functionality 6) Not all of our staff are computer-savvy enough or comfortable with using web-based apps, and we don't have the time or staff to train them otherwise. We have also considered moving from our MS Exchange server to Google, but we want more control over our assets, and we don't have the physical infrastructure to support everyone working online (seriously - I have to do offside database backups over the weekend when no one's going to be using the interwebs around here). ~Perian ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:11:08 +0000 From: Chad Petrovay Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Apps To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Privacy. The only people that have access to your documents are staff from your own institution, whereas, with a product like Google Docs your documents reside on a server in Google's Datacenter, where administrators from their staff will have access to them (whether they access them or not, either benignly or maliciously). I was once part of a discussion about transitioning to Gmail. One of our staff members raised the point that Google does read your email, semantically, when they provide advertising within the Gmail interface. Which raises questions about how this information is indexed and stored. Google Translation which uses statistical machine translation, which requires massive quantities of linguistic data, and the more data they have in each language improves their translation abilities. Are our emails and documents helping to provide a corps of data? I don't want to be a naysayer, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. Chad Petrovay ?| ?Collections Database Administrator MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard ?| Phoenix, AZ 85050 480.478.6000 main ?| ?480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax ?| www.themim.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Stanley Smith Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:07 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Apps After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again spend a dime on Microsoft Office? Stanley Smith Manager, Imaging Services J. Paul Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 (310) 440-7286 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:30:02 -0500 From: Ari Davidow Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Apps To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <747cfaf51003161530h6aa82e8aj27f8e5ee4cd14314 at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a > specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again > spend a dime on Microsoft Office? Well, one response is that we have MS Office and everyone knows how to use it. Staff here have several times tried working with Google Apps (and with Zoho Apps, which seem better-featured and less buggy) and they hate 'em all. Hate the way the hosted apps track changes, hate the way they handle comments. This isn't true of all staff, but of enough, that this is still not an option for us. For us, at least, until hosted applications replace the way we currently do things with either a close functional equivalent, or something that people generally like better (and find easy to learn), it's still an ideal; not yet a realistic change. ari On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Stanley Smith wrote: > > > Stanley Smith > Manager, Imaging Services > J. Paul Getty Museum > 1200 Getty Center Drive, ?Suite 1000 > Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 > (310) 440-7286 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 9 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:44 +0000 From: Richard Light Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Apps To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <$ZZXmHdM6AoLFwQS at light.demon.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed In message <747cfaf51003161530h6aa82e8aj27f8e5ee4cd14314 at mail.gmail.com>, Ari Davidow writes >> After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a >> specific project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again >> spend a dime on Microsoft Office? > >Well, one response is that we have MS Office and everyone knows how to >use it. Staff here have several times tried working with Google Apps >(and with Zoho Apps, which seem better-featured and less buggy) and >they hate 'em all. Hate the way the hosted apps track changes, hate >the way they handle comments. This isn't true of all staff, but of >enough, that this is still not an option for us. > >For us, at least, until hosted applications replace the way we >currently do things with either a close functional equivalent, or >something that people generally like better (and find easy to learn), >it's still an ideal; not yet a realistic change. I came to the same conclusion some time ago, but with Open Office as the replacement software. It behaves in a manner which is closer to MS Office, and might be easier for the average user to switch to. Richard -- Richard Light ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:34:52 -0400 From: "Check, Marc" Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" Message-ID: <4D2455C2CCAC9C46BC8C325595AD317F0B7891B114 at Exch2k8> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" John - >From what I've seen, g-mail can be a wonderful solution for organizations of all size. It seems to be extremely scalable, and can be integrated with active directory and other Microsoft network management tools fairly easily. I have personally recommended g-mail as a viable solution for various (usually smaller) non-profit organizations, but have yet to seriously consider using it for our own organization. Despite all the cost benefits and ease of integration I have a bit of trouble allowing any of the Internet giants to "own" our e-mail data, and have some (albeit minor) concerns about relying on Google for consistent up-time and access. Google has a fairly comprehensive and liberal privacy policy at this point, but if Facebook is any indicator, we need to remember that privacy policies and terms of use for organizational data mining can be changed at any time at the whim of the service provider. I remain a bit uncomfortable putting all my eggs in the "Google Basket", and trusting them with our organizational data. As long as we have the infrastructure and resources to maintain our own e-mail system I'll likely not look in the direction of Google for solutions, but can certainly understand the benefits of doing so for other institutions. When considering Google for service provision I think there has to be some more dialog around the current and future terms of use for organizational data and privacy. I'm wary of anything that is free. ; ) Privacy has become the new currency, and I recommend this Newsweek ed-op by Daniel Lyons that briefly echoes some of my concerns: http://www.newsweek.com/id/233773 "The genius of Google, Facebook, and others is that they've created services that are so useful or entertaining that people will give up some privacy in order to use them. Now the trick is to get people to give up more?in effect, to keep raising the price of the service." Good luck! : ) Marc Check Director of Technology, Strong National Museum of Play? Information Technology Manager, American Journal of Play Associate Director, International Center for the History of Electronic Games? One Manhattan Square Rochester, NY 14607 Direct Line: 585-410-6323 Fax: 585-263-2493 cell: 585-755-8622 Email: mcheck at museumofplay.org Website(s): www.museumofplay.org, www.americanjournalofplay.org, www.icheg.org ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0600 From: Tim Atherton Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <4BA0FEDA.3080809 at telus.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed The University of Alberta here recently switched/is switching their whole email system to gmail. Not sure how it's going in practice, but that's a pretty large switch (about 50,000 students and staff). http://thegatewayonline.ca/articles/news/2010/01/25/google-s-gmail-selected-replace-email-service-across-campus http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/University+Alberta+outsource+mail+Google/2433450/story.html tim Tim Atherton e. timatherton at telus.net t. 780.292.3881 archivist ? curator ? photographer ?/The archives are comprehensive and totally secure, my young Jedi. One thing you may be absolutely sure of - if an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist!/? Jocasta Nu - Jedi Archivist ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:45:03 -0400 From: Daniel Bartolini Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Switching to Gmail To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Message-ID: <80bf24d11003170945q1aff7368o60f82c2134411597 at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 At the Hall of Science, we switched to the Google Enterprise Applications platform about 14 months ago. Other than some hiccups when Google had an outage, the experience has been excellent. GMail is everything that the free version is, but without ads. You can make full use of the Labs add-ons which has allowed customizations that make switching away from a mail-reader/integrated organization system like Outlook much easier. Many of us set a reader like Mail.app to start up on a weekly basis, download our mail to a local file, and keep a nice, searchable backup if GMail goes down. The Calendaring system has been an excellent way for us to pull together a number of disparate systems into something that can be easily shared, the Sites functionality has eliminated the need for an "intranet," and little tools like chat and ability to SMS from within do change communication speeds (granted, not always for the better- but that's a human issue, not the tools). And syncing contacts is gloriously easy. Now, before I start sounding like a Google evangelist: I would call Google Docs a work in progress. While it does allow for faster collaboration and less headaches when Windows, Mac, and Linux people send out documents, it's not as full featured as MS Office (or OpenOffice), and on more than one occasion I have switched to OOo because the formatting in Docs was driving me a little nuts (it can feel a little like WYSIWYG editing with Dreamweaver of years past). Additionally, the death of Google Gears has meant no offline docs right now. So we wait until HTML 5 implementation gets into full-swing. The package does not include tools like Maps, Earth, or Wave. Having the ability to create customizable map points from within your own domain (without having to write it yourself) would be very helpful for everything from invitations to exhibits to educational programs. Alas. Like everything, you win some and you lose some. But the overall experience has been pretty good, and far easier for people to wrap their heads around when learning- and our IT staff has been much happier since the switch. Hope that helps. .Daniel Daniel M. Bartolini Exhibitions New York Hall of Science 4701 111th Street Corona, NY 11368 [ p ] 718 . 699 . 0005 x391 Sign up for NYSCI e-news! www.nysci.org/newsletters On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Tim Atherton wrote: > The University of Alberta here recently switched/is switching their > whole email system to gmail. Not sure how it's going in practice, but > that's a pretty large switch (about 50,000 students and staff). > > > http://thegatewayonline.ca/articles/news/2010/01/25/google-s-gmail-selected-replace-email-service-across-campus > > > http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/University+Alberta+outsource+mail+Google/2433450/story.html > > tim > > > Tim Atherton > e. timatherton at telus.net > t. 780.292.3881 > archivist ? curator ? photographer > > > ?/The archives are comprehensive and totally secure, my young Jedi. > One thing you may be absolutely sure of - if an item does not appear > in our records, it does not exist!/? > Jocasta Nu - Jedi Archivist > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 55, Issue 12 ************************************* From gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Wed Mar 17 17:43:44 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:43:44 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Technology Counts 2010 > Powering Up: Mobile Learning Seeks The Spotlight In K-12 Education Message-ID: <1546c3f81003171843q22c7f0bdma7c35db1c1bf5564@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ K-12 Leading The Mobile Way ? /Gerry Technology Counts is Education Week's annual report on educational technology. Powering Up Change But lack of research on the educational impact of portable tech tools is a problem. Editor's Note Much like the shifting landscape in K-12 educational technology, this year's Technology Counts is changing to address the challenges of covering schools in the digital age. Profiles: Laptops Building on a Decade of 1-to-1 Lessons Sustaining a laptop program at a middle school in Michigan requires a wireless vision and parent purchasing power. EXPERT ADVICE: Wireless Issues Profiles: IPods Portable Playlists for Class Lessons Although still banned by many schools, a growing number of others are using iPods and other MP3 players as educational accessories. Profiles: TeacherMates Targeting Elementary Readers TeacherMate?a Game Boy-like device?is now being used by 40,000 students in 15 states with the aim to improve the reading skills of K-2 students. VIDEO: TeacherMates in Action Profiles: Smartphones Solving Algebra on Smartphones A project to use the devices as teaching and learning tools is showing promising results. Features Adding Up Mobile Costs Paying for initiatives that use portable tech tools goes far beyond the initial cost of the devices. Teachers Testing Mobile Methods Best practices are emerging as more educators use the devices in their classrooms. Configuring Content Developing meaningful lessons that fit the constraints of small-screen devices is a challenge. Full Speed Ahead in Higher Ed. Mobile learning is gaining momentum at colleges and universities faster than in K-12. Devices Deliver Learning in Africa Educators are finding innovative ways to bring education to students in remote areas. Tracking Trends Mobilizing the Research A growing number of studies in the U.S. and abroad is helping to build a better case for using portable digital tools. Ed-Tech-Stats This year, the Technology Counts data section shifts its focus from a state to a district lens, offering a host of charts showing how local schools and districts are using standard and emerging technologies to improve education. DATA: Ed-Tech Stats Q&A Three ed-tech researchers discuss important issues surrounding the use of cellphones, laptops, and other computing devices for teaching and learning. >>> Free / Full Access Available March 17- 24 2010 <<< See Also Link To Live Chat / Mobile Learning: Trends and Challenges / March 23 2010 / 2 PM / Eastern All Links Accessible Via [ http://tinyurl.com/ybg6qsj ] 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 mjohnson at historysanjose.org Thu Mar 18 08:00:21 2010 From: mjohnson at historysanjose.org (Melissa Johnson) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:21 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Google Apps In-Reply-To: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> References: <4B9F8290020000B6000A9C31@mail.getty.edu> Message-ID: <3f342fff1003180900j518a02c4kcd0cdc61cc97932a@mail.gmail.com> As a smaller museum with part-time, contract IT staff, Google Apps for email and calendars is the best thing ever! If we didn't have it when we were struck by lightning some staff wouldn't have had a way way to communicate for 30 days. I haven't encouraged staff to use Google Docs, yet. But some of you raised some interesting points. -- Melissa ------------------------- Melissa Johnson Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? 408.521.5021 On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Stanley Smith wrote: > > After using Google Apps and Google Docs for a couple of weeks on a specific > project, I have to ask: Why on earth would anyone ever again spend a dime > on Microsoft Office? > > Stanley Smith > Manager, Imaging Services > J. Paul Getty Museum > 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000 > Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687 > (310) 440-7286 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- ------------------------- Melissa Johnson Curator of Interactive Media history|san jos? 408.521.5021 From ACarrier at MarinersMuseum.org Thu Mar 18 08:05:15 2010 From: ACarrier at MarinersMuseum.org (Adam Carrier) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:05:15 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Video/Storage Consultants References: <1268859541.2540.76.camel@dhenry-laptop> Message-ID: <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526029CAF2C@data3.tmm.local> We've addressed your same concern by archiving in compressed video (Apple ProRes), saving many terabytes of hard drive space. You should try talking to someone at the Library of Congress, where they generate multiple petabytes each year at their Packard Campus in Culpeper, VA. You can read about it here: http://fedtechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=490 The LoC consulted with and used products from Front Porch Digital (http://www.fpdigital.com/) to automate their ingest and management processes. 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 David Henry Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:59 PM To: Museum Computer Network List Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Video/Storage Consultants We have been creating more and more digital video at our museum - for oral histories, events, user contributed stories etc. We have the capability in-house to produce and edit videos for these purposes, but we are having trouble with the long term strategy of managing the uncompressed files. As we have run out of capacity in recent years, we have added hard-drives to servers and increased the capacity of our backups. But we can see that, at the rate we are creating video, in the next few years we may need close to 100 TB of capacity. At that point, backups are no longer an overnight process. I know there are solutions such as deduplication (only saving the difference between files), but I have no idea whether that would work for digital video. What about off-site storage and disaster recovery? Can anyone recommend a consultant who has helped you with similar issues? David _______________________________________________ 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 lindatadic at optonline.net Thu Mar 18 08:27:27 2010 From: lindatadic at optonline.net (Linda Tadic) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:27 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Video/Storage Consultants In-Reply-To: <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526029CAF2C@data3.tmm.local> References: <1268859541.2540.76.camel@dhenry-laptop> <419F10D4185BC14BAF9056D59B735526029CAF2C@data3.tmm.local> Message-ID: Dear David, The Audiovisual Archive Network (AVAN) is an independent non-profit digital library and preservation service for historical film, video, and sound collections. One of its services is the Digital Repository Service (DRS), which provides low-cost managed digital preservation of audiovisual files for non-profit organizations. AVAN is dedicated to helping archives, libraries, and museums solve the problems that you describe. It isn't operational yet, but you can read about it here: www.archivenetwork.org Best, Linda Tadic Executive Director Audiovisual Archive Network (AVAN) ltadic at archivenetwork.org www.archivenetwork.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > David Henry > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:59 PM > To: Museum Computer Network List > Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Video/Storage Consultants > > We have been creating more and more digital video at our museum - for > oral histories, events, user contributed stories etc. We have the > capability in-house to produce and edit videos for these purposes, but > we are having trouble with the long term strategy of managing the > uncompressed files. As we have run out of capacity in recent years, we > have added hard-drives to servers and increased the capacity of our > backups. But we can see that, at the rate we are creating video, in the > next few years we may need close to 100 TB of capacity. At that point, > backups are no longer an overnight process. I know there are solutions > such as deduplication (only saving the difference between files), but I > have no idea whether that would work for digital video. What about > off-site storage and disaster recovery? > > Can anyone recommend a consultant who has helped you with similar > issues? > > David > > _______________________________________________ > 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 DeborahDiemente at worcesterart.org Thu Mar 18 08:37:06 2010 From: DeborahDiemente at worcesterart.org (Deborah Diemente) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:37:06 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Video/Storage Consultants In-Reply-To: <1268859541.2540.76.camel@dhenry-laptop> References: <1268859541.2540.76.camel@dhenry-laptop> Message-ID: <63AC21AF352C9F45B16312C9527FCDB701FC833E@exch01.worcesterart.org> http://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/ The Image Permanence Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology may have useful information. Deborah Diemente, Registrar Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 01609 508 799-4406 x 3028 Fax: 508 798-8498 deborahdiemente at worcesterart.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of David Henry Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:59 PM To: Museum Computer Network List Subject: [MCN-L] Digital Video/Storage Consultants We have been creating more and more digital video at our museum - for oral histories, events, user contributed stories etc. We have the capability in-house to produce and edit videos for these purposes, but we are having trouble with the long term strategy of managing the uncompressed files. As we have run out of capacity in recent years, we have added hard-drives to servers and increased the capacity of our backups. But we can see that, at the rate we are creating video, in the next few years we may need close to 100 TB of capacity. At that point, backups are no longer an overnight process. I know there are solutions such as deduplication (only saving the difference between files), but I have no idea whether that would work for digital video. What about off-site storage and disaster recovery? Can anyone recommend a consultant who has helped you with similar issues? David _______________________________________________ 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 caster at stanford.edu Thu Mar 18 10:16:18 2010 From: caster at stanford.edu (Catherine A. Aster) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:16:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MCN-L] Job Posting: Image Quality Assurance Specialist at Stanford University Libraries In-Reply-To: <1374500680.84131268935979121.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <2058303538.85921268936177996.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> To apply for the position described, please go to the Stanford University online job application system, and do a keyword search for "37312" (job ID number): http://jobs.stanford.edu/ Please apply ASAP to be assured of consideration -- acceptance of applications will be placed on hold within a few days. *Request no direct phone calls or emails, please.* Image Quality Assurance Specialist This is a two year, fixed-term position with the possibility of extension. Summary: Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) have an ongoing program to produce and archive digital reproductions of library materials. Digital Library Systems and Services (DLSS) manages and operates several labs dedicated to digital imaging, and engages in collaborative digitization projects around the world. The materials digitized in the labs largely consist of unpublished, unique and/or historically valuable materials, often rich in color and fine detail. To support long-term preservation as well as research on rare materials, digital surrogates must faithfully reproduce the character and color of the original artifact. The standard for quality is extraordinarily high, especially for fine art, and rare and precious materials. DLSS labs also support mass digitization of both published and unpublished materials. For mass digitization projects, especially those involving texts, image quality must support acceptable viewing of scanned pages as well as high accuracy optical character recognition. Quality procedures and requirements vary across content types and projects, but in all cases a rigorous quality assurance program is necessary. Reporting to the Manager of Digital Production, the Imaging Quality Assurance Specialist will be responsible for assuring that high standards for image quality are achieved in DLSS digitization labs, projects and workflows. He or she will ensure that imaging lab workflows include appropriate quality assurance procedures, will configure software and hardware to comply with image standards, will develop and codify quality assurance standards and procedures, will train and consult project managers and imaging staff on proper imaging techniques, and will consult with SULAIR staff and partners on issues of image quality. He or she will play an active role in reviewing and analyzing scanned images from all projects and devices to ensure that they meet quality standards. Duties: ? Work actively with SULAIR's imaging lab staff to ensure that lab setup and digitization procedures produce the highest quality output. This involves training and ongoing communication with imaging specialists, quality assurance staff and project managers, calibration and validation of hardware and software, and critical analysis of lab output for the purposes of improving lab workflow and outputs. 30% ? Develop and document QA standards and procedures as part of SULAIR?s digitization workflows. 30% ? Actively review the quality of output files and metadata produced for imaging projects at SULAIR, at partner institutions, and by vendors. This includes detailed review of image and derivative files in a controlled environment, and producing formal quality reports to lab staff and partners. 30% ? Consult with SULAIR project managers, and partner institutions on issues related to image quality and digital preservation of image data. This includes developing and maintaining relationships with peers in the cultural heritage imaging community, and gathering knowledge on new developments, methodologies and best practices. 10% Required Knowledge & Expertise ? Expert knowledge and experience in a range of digital imaging and digital photography technologies, including expertise in digitization lab setup, digital camera and scanner technology, digitization workflow, digital imaging system troubleshooting, and image analysis and processing software. ? Expert knowledge of studio photography, lighting principles, procedures and studio setup. ? Expert knowledge of image file formats, and current and emerging image standards, including TIFF, JPEG, and JPEG2000. ? Expert knowledge in color management, including use and creation of color profiles, color calibration of imaging devices and displays, and color analysis. ? Expert knowledge in setting up an appropriate quality assurance environment for the evaluation of high-quality digital images of cultural heritage materials. ? Knowledge of optical character recognition software, and the relationship between image quality and OCR accuracy. ? Strong technical understanding of output technologies, specifically methodologies and techniques for the accurate reproduction of the color of original objects on screen or in print. ? Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, as well as possess strong interpersonal skills. ? Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team. ? Demonstrated ability working with all levels of staff, vendors and consultants. Desired Knowledge & Expertise ? Demonstrated experience and understanding of principles of image quality assurance procedures and standards that apply to the evaluation of library, archive or museum objects. ? Knowledge of metadata standards related to digital still images. Understanding of preservation issues involved in reformatting print materials, specifically training and experience handling rare and fragile special collections materials. ? Sufficient computer systems and networking knowledge to implement and manage imaging systems in a heterogeneous hardware and software environment. ? Ability to work effectively with computer systems administrators and software developers to establish and integrate automated image QA processing into routine workflows. Knowledge of current and emerging cultural heritage standards pertaining to the preservation of digital files, in particular still image files and associated metadata. ? Experience in a research library setting Two to three years of experience required. Four to seven years of relevant experience desired. -- Cathy Aster Digital Collections Project Manager Digital Library Systems & Services Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources Stanford, CA 94305-6004 office 650.725.4042 mobile 650.619.3930 http://library.stanford.edu/depts/dlss/ From rjurban at illinois.edu Mon Mar 22 10:13:26 2010 From: rjurban at illinois.edu (Richard Urban) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:13:26 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Testing: Please Ignore Message-ID: <8B2D0296-5280-44D9-9319-DBAE0C2BC08E@illinois.edu> Hello World From aida at acorweb.net Tue Mar 23 05:23:46 2010 From: aida at acorweb.net (Aida Slavic) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:23:46 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] REMINDER: ISKO UK event "Recording the Living World" - London, 30 March 2010 Message-ID: <4BA8C0E2.5010601@acorweb.net> ===== Apologies for cross-posting ===== We would like to remind you of the following ISKO UK afternoon event: RECORDING THE LIVING WORLD 30 March 2010 - 15.30-19.00 VENUE: University College London, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE FEE: ?5 (ISKO members and students FREE) To read more and to book your place go to the event page http://www.iskouk.org/living_world_mar2010.htm Two speakers from the Natural History Museum: Diane Tough will talk about recent developments in the methods of collection description at the Museum whose library is one of the foremost resources for researchers in molecular biology, biodiversity, systematics, taxonomy, and the history of science, and consists of over one million books and half a million artworks. Graham Higley will tell us about the Encyclopaedia of Life - an ambitiousproject that aims to build an online resource in which every species on earth will have its own web page. This international enterprise consists of five major projects: the Species Pages Group, the Biodiversity Informatics Group, the Scanning and Digitization Group, the Learning and Education Group, and the Biodiversity Synthesis Group. Together they are creating an unparalleled resource for the life sciences that covers every aspect of the study, research, recording and documentation of living creatures. This ISKO UK Seminar is organized in cooperation with the UCL Department for Information Studies. We look forward to seeing you on 30 March! ======================= __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4967 (20100323) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com From mdashevsky at tmora.org Tue Mar 23 07:50:01 2010 From: mdashevsky at tmora.org (Misha Dashevsky) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:50:01 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Creating maquettes Message-ID: Hello, I have created scaled maquettes of paintings in Photoshop by simply resizing the image, but we?re planning for an exhibition featuring very small and/or 3D objects. Can anyone offer insights about how to go about creating maquettes of objects that are not 2D square/rectangular? Are there any open source software programs that may be helpful? I am not an IT professional, so any input would be much appreciated. Regards, Misha Dashevsky Assistant to the President The Museum of Russian Art 5500 Stevens Ave S Minneapolis MN 55419 (612) 821-9045 ext. 21 Mdashevsky at tmora.org From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Tue Mar 23 10:18:15 2010 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:18:15 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Creating maquettes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EEF82@MAILR005.mail.lan> I am not an expert in this and if I understand you correctly, the basics are that you would need to have a 3d scan done of the object... small objects can be done with a scanner like this: https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm or DIY like this http://www.david-laserscanner.com/ And then you would need to have it printed in 3d (also called rapid prototyping) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing The problem will be cost. My suggestion is that you partner with a university that has or has access to a 3d scanner and 3d printer... http://www.dtc.umn.edu/~baoquan/scan.html might be an option or this local company: http://www.dimensionprinting.com/ Rich Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Misha Dashevsky Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:50 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Creating maquettes Hello, I have created scaled maquettes of paintings in Photoshop by simply resizing the image, but we?re planning for an exhibition featuring very small and/or 3D objects. Can anyone offer insights about how to go about creating maquettes of objects that are not 2D square/rectangular? Are there any open source software programs that may be helpful? I am not an IT professional, so any input would be much appreciated. Regards, Misha Dashevsky Assistant to the President The Museum of Russian Art 5500 Stevens Ave S Minneapolis MN 55419 (612) 821-9045 ext. 21 Mdashevsky at tmora.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 ASinfield at chazen.wisc.edu Tue Mar 23 11:57:19 2010 From: ASinfield at chazen.wisc.edu (Ann Sinfield) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:57:19 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] Creating maquettes In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EEF82@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EEF82@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <4BA8D6CF.C924.0026.0@chazen.wisc.edu> Cardboard, a utility knife, and some glue also work beautifully (simple technology can still be useful). More seriously, the PACIN list (Packing and Crating Information Network http://www.pacin.org/), used by art handlers, may be helpful for ideas or hands-on techniques. Ann S. Ann Sinfield, Registrar Chazen Museum of Art University of Wisconsin-Madison 800 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706 608-263-3722 tel 608-263-8188 fax asinfield at chazen.wisc.edu www.chazen.wisc.edu >>> Rich Cherry 3/23/2010 1:18 PM >>> I am not an expert in this and if I understand you correctly, the basics are that you would need to have a 3d scan done of the object... small objects can be done with a scanner like this: https://www.nextengine.com/indexSecure.htm or DIY like this http://www.david-laserscanner.com/ And then you would need to have it printed in 3d (also called rapid prototyping) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing The problem will be cost. My suggestion is that you partner with a university that has or has access to a 3d scanner and 3d printer... http://www.dtc.umn.edu/~baoquan/scan.html might be an option or this local company: http://www.dimensionprinting.com/ Rich Rich Cherry Director Balboa Park Online Collaborative A Project of the Benbough Operating Foundation 2131 Pan American Plz San Diego, CA 92101 B: (619) 819-8331 F: (619) 819-8230 rcherry at balboaparkonline.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Misha Dashevsky Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:50 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Creating maquettes Hello, I have created scaled maquettes of paintings in Photoshop by simply resizing the image, but we?re planning for an exhibition featuring very small and/or 3D objects. Can anyone offer insights about how to go about creating maquettes of objects that are not 2D square/rectangular? Are there any open source software programs that may be helpful? I am not an IT professional, so any input would be much appreciated. Regards, Misha Dashevsky Assistant to the President The Museum of Russian Art 5500 Stevens Ave S Minneapolis MN 55419 (612) 821-9045 ext. 21 Mdashevsky at tmora.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 gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com Tue Mar 23 17:28:43 2010 From: gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com (gerrymck) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:28:43 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] AnyTime / AnyWhere Learning > Education In The iPhone Age | May 12 2010 | Message-ID: <1546c3f81003231828yc7779c9y140c028a8231e28e@mail.gmail.com> Colleagues/ IMHO: A Most Excellent Online Conference !!! /Gerry Since 2004, the New Media Consortium (NMC) has profiled select emerging technologies and practices that an advisory board predicts will enter mainstream use in learning-focused organizations over the next one to five years. For several years, the adoption and use of mobile devices and services have been featured in its annual Horizon Report. In this presentation, we will review the mobile phenomenon and profile a wide array of initiatives and projects that offer anytime/anywhere access to a variety of educational and information resources, services, and sources. We will conclude with a review of current and potential challenges and opportunities that institutions and their departments face in the ever-expanding mobile environment. Gerry McKiernan is the owner of the personal blog _Spectrum > Mobile Learning, Libraries, and Technologies_, which is devoted to documenting activities, initiatives, and projects relating to mobile technologies and their applications in educational environments. Presentation At _Innovations For Libraries In The 21st Century_ | Online Conference | May 12 2010 | Program / Registration Options Links Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yz4rj3j ] eJOY ! /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 mdashevsky at tmora.org Wed Mar 24 04:16:48 2010 From: mdashevsky at tmora.org (Misha Dashevsky) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:16:48 -0500 Subject: [MCN-L] creating maquettes Message-ID: Rich, Ann, and Vika, Thank you for your input yesterday. Regards, Misha Dashevsky Assistant to the President The Museum of Russian Art 5500 Stevens Ave S Minneapolis MN 55419 (612) 821-9045 ext. 21 Mdashevsky at tmora.org From dbailey at harn.ufl.edu Wed Mar 24 07:31:50 2010 From: dbailey at harn.ufl.edu (Bailey,Dwight A) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:31:50 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Virtualization Link Message-ID: <4102DA2A6DF4394B83D6F9EFC2AD12F73B026A4E4D@UFEXCH-MBXCL01.ad.ufl.edu> We've just implemented VMware vSphere 4.0 and I was lead to this link which I think you will find useful (if you don't have it already) - try not to be overwhelmed. http://www.thevpad.com/ -Dwight \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Dwight Bailey Director of Museum Technology Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art http://www.harn.ufl.edu P: 352 392 9826 x2155 F: 352 392 3892 SW 34th Street and Hull Rd PO Box 112700 Gainesville, FL 32611 Make IT Happen! From marlo at lunaimaging.com Wed Mar 24 07:58:36 2010 From: marlo at lunaimaging.com (Marlo Lee) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:58:36 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Virtualization Link In-Reply-To: <4102DA2A6DF4394B83D6F9EFC2AD12F73B026A4E4D@UFEXCH-MBXCL01.ad.ufl.edu> References: <4102DA2A6DF4394B83D6F9EFC2AD12F73B026A4E4D@UFEXCH-MBXCL01.ad.ufl.edu> Message-ID: vSphere totally rocks. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Bailey,Dwight A wrote: > We've just implemented VMware vSphere 4.0 and I was lead to this link which > I think you will find useful (if you don't have it already) - try not to be > overwhelmed. > > http://www.thevpad.com/ > > -Dwight > > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > Dwight Bailey > Director of Museum Technology > Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art > http://www.harn.ufl.edu > > P: 352 392 9826 x2155 > F: 352 392 3892 > > SW 34th Street and Hull Rd > PO Box 112700 > Gainesville, FL 32611 > > Make IT Happen! > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Jlaclair at artbma.org Wed Mar 24 08:01:48 2010 From: Jlaclair at artbma.org (Jeff L. La Clair) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:01:48 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Virtualization Link In-Reply-To: References: <4102DA2A6DF4394B83D6F9EFC2AD12F73B026A4E4D@UFEXCH-MBXCL01.ad.ufl.edu> Message-ID: Thanks for the link. Implemented VMWare Vsphere about a month ago and have moved 4 servers and created 1 test server for a co-worker. It has defiantly made my world easier!!! Jeff La Clair Director of Information Technology Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Dr Baltimore, MD. 21218 Tel 443-573-1596 Fax 443-573-1581 Email: Jlaclair at artbma.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Marlo Lee Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:59 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Virtualization Link vSphere totally rocks. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Bailey,Dwight A wrote: > We've just implemented VMware vSphere 4.0 and I was lead to this link which > I think you will find useful (if you don't have it already) - try not to be > overwhelmed. > > http://www.thevpad.com/ > > -Dwight > > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > Dwight Bailey > Director of Museum Technology > Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art > http://www.harn.ufl.edu > > P: 352 392 9826 x2155 > F: 352 392 3892 > > SW 34th Street and Hull Rd > PO Box 112700 > Gainesville, FL 32611 > > Make IT Happen! > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ProctorN at si.edu Wed Mar 24 11:41:50 2010 From: ProctorN at si.edu (Proctor, Nancy) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:41:50 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] 2 Mobile Content Workshops at the Smithsonian 29 Mar 2010 Message-ID: >From the CTO's Best Practice Series at the Smithsonian Institution The Mobile Museum: Mobile content and experience design for audiences on-site and beyond http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/Mobile+Content+29+Mar+2010 Two free, half-day workshops in the Rasmuson Theater at the National Museum of the American Indian, March 29, 2010: http://americanindian.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=visitor&second=dc&third=theaters * 9:00-12:30: Mobile content workshop with Webby award-winners, Smarthistory.org, and Sandy Goldberg, MUSE award-winning mobile content writer and producer with more than 20 years' experience on platforms ranging from audio tours to cellphone, podcasts, and multimedia tours. * 1:30-5:00: Tim Svenonius of SFMOMA presents the Museum's new iPhone apps tours developed for their 75th anniversary. He will discuss the choices the Museum made of platforms and vendors, and what we can learn from how SFMOMA developed their in-house skills over the years to become globally recognized for the quality of their mobile programs and content. Free and open to SI staff and staff of local museums and non-profit institutions. The event will be webcast live (link coming soon). If attending the morning workshop, please enter at the staff entrance on Independence Avenue as the museum will be closed to the public at that hour. Your bags will be searched. The Museum offers an excellent cafeteria for lunch and snacks. If you are not a Smithsonian employee and would like to attend, it will speed your entry if you add your name to the attendees list under the Discussion tab at http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/message/list/Mobile+Content+29+Mar+2010 The workshop presenters are happy to address questions posted to the Discussion tab at: http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/message/list/Mobile+Content+29+Mar+2010 Any not addressed in the workshops will be followed up on the Smithsonian's Web & New Media wiki: http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com/Mobile+Content+29+Mar+2010 -- 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 dbenavraham at newmuseum.org Wed Mar 24 12:11:18 2010 From: dbenavraham at newmuseum.org (Doron Ben-Avraham) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:11:18 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Virtualization Link In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for the link I find this blog on the subject very useful as well - http://www.yellow-bricks.com/ Doron Ben Avraham - IT Manager New Museum Of Contemporary Art TEL : 212.219.1222 x 233 FAX: 212.432.6822 newmuseum.org From rcherry at balboaparkonline.org Wed Mar 24 12:45:02 2010 From: rcherry at balboaparkonline.org (Rich Cherry) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:45:02 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Cornell University computer scientists analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos, generate geo located statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks Message-ID: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EF28D@MAILR005.mail.lan> Cornell University computer scientists used a supercomputer at the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing to download and analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos taken by over 300,000 photographers from around the globe. Their main goal was to develop new methods to automatically organize and label large-scale collections of digital data. A secondary result of the research was the generation of statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks, gleaned from the analysis of the multi-terabyte photo collection: * The top 25 most photographed cities in the Flickr data are: (1) New York City (2) London (3) San Francisco (4) Paris (5) Los Angeles (6) Chicago (7) Washington, DC (8) Seattle (9) Rome (10) Amsterdam (11) Boston (12) Barcelona (13) San Diego (14) Berlin (15) Las Vegas (16) Florence (17) Toronto (18) Milan (19) Vancouver (20) Madrid (21) Venice (22) Philadelphia (23) Austin (24) Dublin (25) Portland. * The top seven most photographed landmarks are: (1) Eiffel Tower - Paris (2) Trafalgar Square - London (3) Tate Modern museum - London (4) Big Ben - London (5) Notre Dame - Paris (6) The Eye - London (7) Empire State Building - New York City. The study also identified the seven most photographed landmarks in each of the top 25 cities. Most of these landmarks are well-known tourist attractions, but some surprising results emerged. For example, one striking result in the Flickr data is that the Apple Store in midtown Manhattan is the 5th-most photographed place in New York City - and, in fact, the 28th-most photographed place in the world. http://www.cac.cornell.edu/about/news/090423.aspx From FThomson at ashevilleart.org Wed Mar 24 12:46:40 2010 From: FThomson at ashevilleart.org (Frank E. Thomson) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:46:40 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Cornell University computer scientists analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos, generate geo located statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EF28D@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EF28D@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D97420F76FBDEB@server4.ashart.local> There is a bar bet in here somewhere. 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: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:45 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Cornell University computer scientists analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos, generate geo located statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks Cornell University computer scientists used a supercomputer at the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing to download and analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos taken by over 300,000 photographers from around the globe. Their main goal was to develop new methods to automatically organize and label large-scale collections of digital data. A secondary result of the research was the generation of statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks, gleaned from the analysis of the multi-terabyte photo collection: * The top 25 most photographed cities in the Flickr data are: (1) New York City (2) London (3) San Francisco (4) Paris (5) Los Angeles (6) Chicago (7) Washington, DC (8) Seattle (9) Rome (10) Amsterdam (11) Boston (12) Barcelona (13) San Diego (14) Berlin (15) Las Vegas (16) Florence (17) Toronto (18) Milan (19) Vancouver (20) Madrid (21) Venice (22) Philadelphia (23) Austin (24) Dublin (25) Portland. * The top seven most photographed landmarks are: (1) Eiffel Tower - Paris (2) Trafalgar Square - London (3) Tate Modern museum - London (4) Big Ben - London (5) Notre Dame - Paris (6) The Eye - London (7) Empire State Building - New York City. The study also identified the seven most photographed landmarks in each of the top 25 cities. Most of these landmarks are well-known tourist attractions, but some surprising results emerged. For example, one striking result in the Flickr data is that the Apple Store in midtown Manhattan is the 5th-most photographed place in New York City - and, in fact, the 28th-most photographed place in the world. http://www.cac.cornell.edu/about/news/090423.aspx _______________________________________________ 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 Mar 25 01:21:28 2010 From: akeshet at imj.org.il (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:21:28 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] Cornell University computer scientists analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos, generate geo located statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks In-Reply-To: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EF28D@MAILR005.mail.lan> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EF28D@MAILR005.mail.lan> Message-ID: <9844AFCBFFF93540889F30E865CEFD78417BA70638@mailsrv.imj.org.il> Not only is there bar bet material here, but this is a really good example of the potential for data mining social media sites. Which raises one hell of a lot of questions and possibilities, both positive and negative. Amalyah Keshet -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:45 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Cornell University computer scientists analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos, generate geo located statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks Cornell University computer scientists used a supercomputer at the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing to download and analyze nearly 35 million Flickr photos taken by over 300,000 photographers from around the globe. Their main goal was to develop new methods to automatically organize and label large-scale collections of digital data. A secondary result of the research was the generation of statistics on the world's most photographed cities and landmarks, gleaned from the analysis of the multi-terabyte photo collection: * The top 25 most photographed cities in the Flickr data are: (1) New York City (2) London (3) San Francisco (4) Paris (5) Los Angeles (6) Chicago (7) Washington, DC (8) Seattle (9) Rome (10) Amsterdam (11) Boston (12) Barcelona (13) San Diego (14) Berlin (15) Las Vegas (16) Florence (17) Toronto (18) Milan (19) Vancouver (20) Madrid (21) Venice (22) Philadelphia (23) Austin (24) Dublin (25) Portland. * The top seven most photographed landmarks are: (1) Eiffel Tower - Paris (2) Trafalgar Square - London (3) Tate Modern museum - London (4) Big Ben - London (5) Notre Dame - Paris (6) The Eye - London (7) Empire State Building - New York City. The study also identified the seven most photographed landmarks in each of the top 25 cities. Most of these landmarks are well-known tourist attractions, but some surprising results emerged. For example, one striking result in the Flickr data is that the Apple Store in midtown Manhattan is the 5th-most photographed place in New York City - and, in fact, the 28th-most photographed place in the world. http://www.cac.cornell.edu/about/news/090423.aspx _______________________________________________ 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 davida at thewolf.fiu.edu Thu Mar 25 07:04:50 2010 From: davida at thewolf.fiu.edu (David Almeida) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:04:50 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Strobe lights Message-ID: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F3CE23BD@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> Dear colleagues, I would like to get your opinion on strobe lights. We are getting a digital camera to use on a copy stand to digitize library materials (rare books, ephemera, posters, etc...) and we are thinking to use strobe lights with that equipment. There are two different types of strobe lights we are looking at. The "monolight" and the "generator+ head" system. Which one do you use in your studio and do you know if in terms of quality and consistency they're equal? Thank you in advance for your time. David David Almeida Digital Library Technician The Wolfsonian FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139 t 305-535-2634 f 305-53-52639 davida at thewolf.fiu.edu www.wolfsonian.org Join Us Membership Support Us Make a Gift Add Us facebook Follow Us twitter From jfevans at princeton.edu Thu Mar 25 07:18:09 2010 From: jfevans at princeton.edu (Jeffrey Evans) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:18:09 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Strobe lights In-Reply-To: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F3CE23BD@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> References: <6BF9FE55B6F1E8439990518D38392AA210F3CE23BD@thewolf.wolfson.fiu.edu> Message-ID: <9F2A87CB-946B-4642-A974-85FA89DAC204@princeton.edu> We use monolights here for copy stand work. Nice, because you can just quickly adjust light. They are usually not as powerful as pack powered lights, but that's OK for copy stand work. Just be sure to replace both bulbs if you lose one. Also with the self contained heads, there's just less gear hanging around your hooves, which is nice. Jeffrey Evans Photographer, Digital Imaging Specialist Princeton University Art Museum jfevans at princeton.edu 609.258.8579 princetonartmuseum.org On Mar 25, 2010, at 11:04 AM, David Almeida wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > I would like to get your opinion on strobe lights. > > We are getting a digital camera to use on a copy stand to digitize library materials (rare books, ephemera, posters, etc...) and we are thinking to use strobe lights with that equipment. > There are two different types of strobe lights we are looking at. The "monolight" and the "generator+ head" system. Which one do you use in your studio and do you know if in terms of quality and consistency they're equal? > Thank you in advance for your time. > > David > > > David Almeida > Digital Library Technician > > The Wolfsonian > FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY > > 1001 Washington Avenue > Miami Beach, Florida 33139 > t 305-535-2634 > f 305-53-52639 > davida at thewolf.fiu.edu > www.wolfsonian.org > > Join Us > Membership > > Support Us > Make a Gift > > Add Us > facebook > > Follow Us > twitter > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Christine.Kuan at artstor.org Thu Mar 25 11:23:21 2010 From: Christine.Kuan at artstor.org (Christine Kuan) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:23:21 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Reminder: ARTstor Travel Awards deadline April 1, 2010 Message-ID: Dear MCN Friends and Colleagues: A quick reminder that the ARTstor Travel Awards deadline is April 1, 2010! ARTstor Travel Awards 2010: Five research travel awards in the amount of $1,500 each 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. More information is available on our homepage www.artstor.org or www.artstor.org/travelawards Best wishes, Christine Christine Kuan Director of Collection Development Interim Director of Communications 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 barbi_spieler at whitney.org Thu Mar 25 14:57:11 2010 From: barbi_spieler at whitney.org (barbi_spieler at whitney.org) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:57:11 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Job Posting: Manager, Cataloguing and Documentation In-Reply-To: <84853E7BA4DD944C91ECF76DD3DF669D22606F@tfcmail.frick.org> Message-ID: <2EE57C99754F6A4885B97C18BE34265D0C22DCF2@MILLEREXCH.whitneyny.whitney.org> Manager, Cataloguing and Documentation Whitney Museum of American Art (New York NY) A full-time position is available managing the cataloguing and documentation office. Responsibilities include: Managing primary acquisition documents; implementing research methodologies; gathering primary data through questionnaires; general planning and development of major cataloging projects; and supervision of cataloguing staff. Work with staff members of curatorial, collections management, development, communications, accounting, and rights and reproductions to ensure the permanent collection is adequately and carefully documented. Requirements: MA in Art History (PhD preferred), with concentration in modern, contemporary, and/or American Art; minimum 5-7 years of professional museum experience in collection cataloguing and research. Demonstrated familiarity with cataloguing rules, classifications, and terminology control; must demonstrate proficiency in TMS and understand the shared protocols of cataloguing and collections databases. Excellent oral and written communication skills; superior research skills with strong attention to detail and ability to organize information; project management skills; ability to work effectively with all levels of staff. If interested, please send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: Human Resources Department Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 hr at whitney.org No calls please. EOE. From julian at juliantomlin.com Fri Mar 26 01:32:45 2010 From: julian at juliantomlin.com (Julian Tomlin) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:32:45 +0000 Subject: [MCN-L] Use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) Message-ID: <4BAC7F3D.3060009@juliantomlin.com> I would appreciate hearing of current and planned use of RFID technology by members, particularly in collections management and visitor access. I am a consultant working in the cultural sector, particularly in museums, and am based in the UK. I undertook research for a consortium of museums in London in 2008 and this resulted in a report which is published at http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/find_a_network/regional_networks/sustainable_storage The report is a valuable source of information on the use of barcodes, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Devices), and near field technology in museums, and includes a technological overview, ten case studies and database of installations. The case studies included the use of RFID at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis with reference to the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; The Gemeentemuseum, The Netherlands; and the National Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Previous posts to MCN-L since my report in March 2008 have included 1. A press release from Northern Apex Corporation - ARTiFACT TRACTM - Washi Wrap, LLC Partnership - The Inventory Tracking Solution for Museums and Art Galleries - dated 24 November 2008 2. Request for information from Cathryn Goodwin at Princeton University Art Museum - Bar-codes / RFID / Both? - dated 29 September 2008 I am now revisiting the research in preparation for a presentation to a group of Swedish museums in April and would like to be able to report on any new implementations. With thanks Julian Tomlin -- Julian Tomlin | 146 Heaton Moor Road | Stockport | SK4 4LB | United Kingdom T: +44 (0) 161 443 1398 | M: +44 (0) 7974 001976 E: julian at juliantomlin.com | W: www.juliantomlin.com From goldsmithstudios at att.net Fri Mar 26 14:40:56 2010 From: goldsmithstudios at att.net (Bruce Goldsmith) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:40:56 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Strobe lights In-Reply-To: <9F2A87CB-946B-4642-A974-85FA89DAC204@princeton.edu> Message-ID: >From the Professional Point of View. The Professional Photographers that I have worked with and my 20 years as a professional would likely recommend the Broncolor and Elinchrome systems for quality of light (see at the B&H photo site http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Monolight-Kits/ci/2251/N/4294551026 or at the Mfg website for details). These units also happen to be the most expensive. I have been using lots of power for my location work and didn?t mind dragging around several 2400ws speedotron packs, you never know when you will need more power. Since switching to DSLR?s I also invested in a pair of multiblitz mono units that have only a 200ws output but I found that it is amazing how little light you actually need with digital. The Multiblutz units have a very clean, slightly cool but neutral light quality and are really light weight, a tremendous difference to the speedo?s. For copy work you must select a mono unit or Power Pack system that uses the doughnut type tube, this gives you the most even distribution of light and most of the units I have mentioned use this type. If size and weight are important the Dynalite is one of the best power pack units and a favorite among Location and studio pro?s. They have really beautifully sized and light weight packs with shallow sized heads that are also light weight, very convenient and sturdy. When you look at various mfg. web site be sure to note the strobe head weight and dimensions to help further narrowing your selection. If you have any additional questions I would be happy to address them. Bruce Goldsmith, VP Director of Digital Imaging Goldsmith Studios inc > 1 Clayton Court, Park Ridge, NJ > Architectural Corporate & Studio > Photo-Video Services > Industry leaders in Visual Communication > PKRG-TV Member, AIA-NJ & SARA Contributor > Park Ridge, NJ, Technology Committee Member > Synergy & Montvale Chamber of Commerce Members > Contact: > email: bruce at goldsmithstudios.com > web: www.goldsmithstudios.com > T : (201)391-4946 C : (201)819-0390 On 3/25/10 11:18 AM, "Jeffrey Evans" wrote: > We use monolights here for copy stand work. Nice, because you can just > quickly adjust light. They are usually not as powerful as pack powered > lights, but that's OK for copy stand work. Just be sure to replace both bulbs > if you lose one. Also with the self contained heads, there's just less gear > hanging around your hooves, which is nice. > > > Jeffrey Evans > Photographer, Digital Imaging Specialist > Princeton University Art Museum > jfevans at princeton.edu > 609.258.8579 > princetonartmuseum.org > > On Mar 25, 2010, at 11:04 AM, David Almeida wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, >> >> I would like to get your opinion on strobe lights. >> >> We are getting a digital camera to use on a copy stand to digitize library >> materials (rare books, ephemera, posters, etc...) and we are thinking to use >> strobe lights with that equipment. >> There are two different types of strobe lights we are looking at. The >> "monolight" and the "generator+ head" system. Which one do you use in your >> studio and do you know if in terms of quality and consistency they're equal? >> Thank you in advance for your time. >> >> David >> >> >> David Almeida >> Digital Library Technician >> >> The Wolfsonian >> FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY >> >> 1001 Washington Avenue >> Miami Beach, Florida 33139 >> t 305-535-2634 >> f 305-53-52639 >> davida at thewolf.fiu.edu >> www.wolfsonian.org >> >> Join Us >> Membership >> >> Support Us >> Make a Gift >> >> Add Us >> facebook> International-University/61756001329> >> >> Follow Us >> twitter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Mon Mar 29 06:02:03 2010 From: dianezorich at comcast.net (Diane M. Zorich) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:02:03 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: JOB : Digitization Specialist at the Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. Message-ID: >X-CAA-SPAM: 00000 >Thread-Topic: JOB : Digitization Specialist at the Image Collections and > Fieldwork Archives, > Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. >Thread-Index: AcrLnA/P0Vs6/e78TwmHSgYZUiXKzAABIVTwAOhkkKA= >Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:20:37 -0400 >Reply-To: Visual Resources Association >Sender: Visual Resources Association >From: ICFA >Subject: JOB : Digitization Specialist at the Image Collections and >Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, >Washington, D.C. >To: VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >List-Help: , > >List-Unsubscribe: >List-Subscribe: >List-Owner: >List-Archive: > >Position Description > >Title: Digitization Specialist-ICFA (Image Collections and Fieldwork >Archives), Byzantine collection > >Location: DUMBARTON OAKS - Library. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library >and Collection is located in Georgetown in the Washington, DC area. >Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, is dedicated to >supporting scholarship internationally in Byzantine, Garden and >Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships, symposia, >exhibitions and publications. The Byzantine collection of ICFA includes >approximately one-half million photographs in different formats as well >as fieldwork papers and records. >(http://www.doaks.org/library/doaks_byz_photographs_and_fieldwork_collec >tions.html) > >Reports To: Gunder Varinlioglu, Byzantine Assistant Curator > >Grade: 51, ($29K min): Final salary to be determined by education, >experience and skill sets. Full-time, non-exempt. Full range of >benefits. This is a one year term appointment with the possibility of up >to two one year extensions. > >Function: Supervise and coordinate the digitization and cataloguing of >the collection of photographs and fieldwork archives. Make the >information available for scholars and researchers around the world. >Answer researcher queries both on site and via email. > >Key Responsibilities: > >1. Catalogue photographs using Harvard University's OLIVIA >database. > >2. Supervise and coordinate the digitization and cataloguing >process. > >3. Digitize photographic prints, films, and archival papers using a >flat-bed scanner and/or a professional digital SLR camera and/or >oversight of this process. > >4. Process and upload images files to Harvard University's Digital >Repository Service and link them to OLIVIA database records. > >5. Review database records for consistency and accuracy. > >6. Process and fulfill photo order inquiries by phone, mail, email >and onsite. > >7. Participate with the Assistant Curator to organize the >collection for faster and easier access; write reports that evaluate and >discuss the contents of the collection. > >8. Supervise and train temporary employees on office procedures, >preparing collection inventories, tasks pertaining to the preservation >and organization of photographic and archival holdings. > >9. Other related duties as required. > >Qualifications: > >Required: >1. M.L.S. or M.A. in Art History or Archaeology required with >undergraduate degree in Art History or Medieval Studies preferred >2. Experience in creating and managing databases, processing >images, scanning and using a digital camera >3. Strong computer skills >4. Accuracy and attention to detail >5. Excellent interpersonal skills >6. Desire to work in an academic environment >Preferred: >1. Experience with and/or knowledge of archival practices >2. Experience and/or interest in digital humanities >3. Previous experience in a visual resources collection, library, >or museum >4. Reading knowledge of one or more of the following languages: >Russian, Modern Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, Italian, French, German, >or Arabic > >Application: Provide CV or resume and letter of application >highlighting the areas of interest and match between your education, >skill sets and experience and those required and preferred for this >position with three (3) letters of recommendation. >Apply to: jobs2009 at doaks.org, or fax to 202-337-5940, or mail to >Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St, NW, Washington, DC 20007. > >LETTERS/CV/RESUME/RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL 4/18/2010 > >EOE -- 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 moescb at hum.au.dk Mon Mar 29 12:46:16 2010 From: moescb at hum.au.dk (Camilla =?UTF-8?B?Qmphcm7DuA==?=) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:46:16 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] To good not to share ; ) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sorry if you have already seen this - but it is just to good to miss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weq_sHxghcg seeing things reversed is not to be underestimated Best regards camilla ___________________________ 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 moescb at hum.au.dk Mon Mar 29 12:46:16 2010 From: moescb at hum.au.dk (Camilla =?UTF-8?B?Qmphcm7DuA==?=) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:46:16 +0200 Subject: [MCN-L] To good not to share ; ) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sorry if you have already seen this - but it is just to good to miss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weq_sHxghcg seeing things reversed is not to be underestimated Best regards camilla ___________________________ 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 bwyman at denverartmuseum.org Wed Mar 31 06:58:52 2010 From: bwyman at denverartmuseum.org (Bruce Wyman) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:58:52 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] MW2010 Crit Room, call for sites for review In-Reply-To: <4BA8D6CF.C924.0026.0@chazen.wisc.edu> References: <0758790FE14FAD4FB84FE71572FD910C02870EEF82@MAILR005.mail.lan> <4BA8D6CF.C924.0026.0@chazen.wisc.edu> Message-ID: [Apologies if this is a resend for some. -bw.] Please submit your sites for review at the MW2010 crit room - send 'em to me via email at bwyman at denverartmuseum.org Chair: Bruce Wyman, Denver Art Museum Panel: Dana Mitroff, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Christina DePaolo, Seattle Art Museum; Nate Solas, Walker Art Center How it Works: The Crit Room is an interactive conversation between the presenter (whose site is the topic of discussion), the panel, and those in the session. We have two hours in which to review four sites (1/2 hour each). In that time, we'll run the same process for each site... - brief intro (1 min) - the site representative will present the site briefly (max. 5 minutes) highlighting the challenges they face and the areas where they'd like feedback. - each of the two panelists will respond with their reactions and questions for the representative (5 minutes each) - we open up the commentary to the group in the room (10 minutes) Thanks! -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 rmbordalo at gmail.com Wed Mar 31 10:44:00 2010 From: rmbordalo at gmail.com (Rui Bordalo) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:44:00 +0100 Subject: [MCN-L] Art Conservation Research weblog Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Some time ago I started a personal weblog called Art Conservation Research that gathers free resources related to conservation and restoration and cultural heritage. I'm only posting those that are freely available or that can be consulted online, so I thought I would share it with you all hoping you will find it useful. The address is http://conservationresearch.blogspot.com. Rui Bordalo Conservator-restorer From Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca Wed Mar 31 10:45:28 2010 From: Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca (Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:45:28 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Metrics & Evaluation SIG Message-ID: Hi everyone - it's that time of year again! Do you have any conference sessions you would like to suggest for Metrics & Evaluation at the MCN 2010 conference? (Discussions on both quantitative and qualitative evaluation are of interest) Have you undertaken research measuring success and evaluating projects which fall into the conference topics for the year?: (eg. user generated content, building communities, etc.) The MCN Call for Proposals is here: http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=2778 If you are interested in presenting on any Metrics & Evaluation topics, please send me an email - I'd love to hear from you. Sheila Sheila Carey CHAIR, Metrics & Evaluation SIG sheila.carey at pch.gc.ca From waibelg at oclc.org Wed Mar 31 18:07:19 2010 From: waibelg at oclc.org (Waibel,Guenter) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:07:19 -0400 Subject: [MCN-L] Live Webcast of the Blue Ribbon Task Force Symposium tomorrow 9am EDT Message-ID: This webcast got announced very last minute today. If you are interested in digital preservation, this promises to be a very interesting event to follow. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian, is among the many luminaries presenting. The program runs from 9am until 5pm EDT, according to the agenda. - G?nter Attend a Live Webcast of the Blue Ribbon Task Force Symposium on Economics of Sustaining Digital Information, 1 April at 9 a.m. EDT DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 30 March 2010-Presentations and discussions from "A National Conversation on the Economic Sustainability of Digital Information," a symposium hosted by the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access in Washington, D.C., will be webcast live for remote participants on Thursday, 1 April beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The symposium will convene a diverse group of speakers, including OCLC Research Scientist and Blue Ribbon Task Force Co-Chair Brian Lavoie, to discuss identifying practical solutions to the economic challenges of preserving today's deluge of digital data. It will also provide a forum for discussing the recommendations in the Blue Ribbon Task Force's final report on economically sustainable digital preservation practices, which is available online at http://brtf.sdsc.edu/biblio/BRTF_Final_Report.pdf. A full list of symposium participants and a preliminary agenda is available online at http://brtf.sdsc.edu/symposium.html. Register to view this free, non-interactive webcast by visiting http://brtf.vidizmo.com/ and clicking on "April 1st Event Details" in the upper right-hand corner. The webcast is being hosted by Microsoft using VIDIZMO.com, an online video Mashup technology to create, manage and deliver live or on-demand interactive rich media presentations. A recording of the webcast will be made available after the symposium on the Blue Ribbon Task Force Web site at http://brtf.sdsc.edu/. Additional information about the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access is available at http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-03-03.htm. More information Webcast Registration http://brtf.vidizmo.com/ Symposium Agenda http://brtf.sdsc.edu/symposium.html Blue Ribbon Task Force Final Report, Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet: Ensuring Long-Term Access to Digital Information http://brtf.sdsc.edu/biblio/BRTF_Final_Report.pdf Brian Lavoie http://www.oclc.org/research/people/lavoie.htm OCLC Research Blue Ribbon Task Force Final Report News Announcement http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-03-03.htm G?nter Waibel Program Officer, OCLC Research 777 Mariners Island Blvd. Suite 550 San Mateo CA 94404 voice: +1-650-287-2144 G?nter blogs at ... http://www.hangingtogether.org Follow me on Twitter ... http://twitter.com/GuWa From amarshal at heard.org Mon Mar 29 06:02:14 2010 From: amarshal at heard.org (Ann Marshall) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:02:14 -0700 Subject: [MCN-L] Fwd: JOB : Digitization Specialist at the Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. (Out of the office until 4/1) Message-ID: I am out of the office and will return on Thursday, April 1. >>> mcn-l 03/29/10 07:02 >>> >X-CAA-SPAM: 00000 >Thread-Topic: JOB : Digitization Specialist at the Image Collections and > Fieldwork Archives, > Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C. >Thread-Index: AcrLnA/P0Vs6/e78TwmHSgYZUiXKzAABIVTwAOhkkKA= >Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:20:37 -0400 >Reply-To: Visual Resources Association >Sender: Visual Resources Association >From: ICFA >Subject: JOB : Digitization Specialist at the Image Collections and >Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, >Washington, D.C. >To: VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >List-Help: , > >List-Unsubscribe: >List-Subscribe: >List-Owner: >List-Archive: > >Position Description > >Title: Digitization Specialist-ICFA (Image Collections and Fieldwork >Archives), Byzantine collection > >Location: DUMBARTON OAKS - Library. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library >and Collection is located in Georgetown in the Washington, DC area. >Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, is dedicated to >supporting scholarship internationally in Byzantine, Garden and >Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships, symposia, >exhibitions and publications. The Byzantine collection of ICFA includes >approximately one-half million photographs in different formats as well >as fieldwork papers and records. >(http://www.doaks.org/library/doaks_byz_photographs_and_fieldwork_collec >tions.html) > >Reports To: Gunder Varinlioglu, Byzantine Assistant Curator > >Grade: 51, ($29K min): Final salary to be determined by education, >experience and skill sets. Full-time, non-exempt. Full range of >benefits. This is a one year term appointment with the possibility of up >to two one year extensions. > >Function: Supervise and coordinate the digitization and cataloguing of >the collection of photographs and fieldwork archives. Make the >information available for scholars and researchers around the world. >Answer researcher queries both on site and via email. > >Key Responsibilities: > >1. Catalogue photographs using Harvard University's OLIVIA >database. > >2. Supervise and coordinate the digitization and cataloguing >process. > >3. Digitize photographic prints, films, and archival papers using a >flat-bed scanner and/or a professional digital SLR camera and/or >oversight of this process. > >4. Process and upload images files to Harvard University's Digital >Repository Service and link them to OLIVIA database records. > >5. Review database records for consistency and accuracy. > >6. Process and fulfill photo order inquiries by phone, mail, email >and onsite. > >7. Participate with the Assistant Curator to organize the >collection for faster and easier access; write reports that evaluate and >discuss the contents of the collection. > >8. Supervise and train temporary employees on office procedures, >preparing collection inventories, tasks pertaining to the preservation >and organization of photographic and archival holdings. > >9. Other related duties as required. > >Qualifications: > >Required: >1. M.L.S. or M.A. in Art History or Archaeology required with >undergraduate degree in Art History or Medieval Studies preferred >2. Experience in creating and managing databases, processing >images, scanning and using a digital camera >3. Strong computer skills >4. Accuracy and attention to detail >5. Excellent interpersonal skills >6. Desire to work in an academic environment >Preferred: >1. Experience with and/or knowledge of archival practices >2. Experience and/or interest in digital humanities >3. Previous experience in a visual resources collection, library, >or museum >4. Reading knowledge of one or more of the following languages: >Russian, Modern Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, Italian, French, German, >or Arabic > >Application: Provide CV or resume and letter of application >highlighting the areas of interest and match between your education, >skill sets and experience and those required and preferred for this >position with three (3) letters of recommendation. >Apply to: jobs2009 at doaks.org, or fax to 202-337-5940, or mail to >Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St, NW, Washington, DC 20007. > >LETTERS/CV/RESUME/RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL 4/18/2010 > >EOE -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.net _______________________________________________ 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/