[MCN-L] Best practices/workflows for converting catalogues to epub

Hi everyone: I'm trying to figure out some workflows for our publications department to convert their final InDesign-formatted catalogue files into ePub and I'm finding it's not as straightforward as I hoped it would be. First, the final copy of the catalogue has the spine and cover pages at the

[MCN-L] Kodak announces new ICO, KodakCoin, to track IP licensing and payment facilitation

So this is an interesting use of blockchain technology. I can't quite wrap my head around how this will work, but using blockchain for rights licensing makes some sense. https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/kodak-announces-ico-stock-jumps-44/ Does it use their blockchain to store the web crawls and

[MCN-L] Open access but fees for publishers?

Good morning everyone (on the West Coast at least), For those of you who are pursuing open access initiatives, do you carve out an exception for publishers? Obviously, publishers can grab whatever they want if assets are offered at full-resolution, and it's hard for us to police, but publication

Re: [MCN-L] Internal image use policies

Thanks everyone for your replies. Amalyah, what I mean regarding internal use policies is exactly as you stated - curators wishing to retain full control of representations of objects in the collection. Currently, it's a blanket rule that everything, regardless of copyright or sensitivity, needs

[MCN-L] Internal image use policies

Hi everyone: I'm looking for a few examples of internal use policies for images, especially for public domain or orphan works. Do you allow free cropping and editing by staff or do you require curatorial approval before each use? what kinds of materials have restrictions, if any? Thanks in

Re: [MCN-L] Maker spaces and 3D printing

there're a few makerspaces in San Diego: http://makerplace.com/ http://www.fablabsd.org/ San Diego Public Library: http://sandiego.communityguides.com/content.php?pid=493213=5377126 and http://www.meetup.com/Makers-at-San-Diego-Central-Library-Meetup/messages/boards/thread/45532332 and

[MCN-L] Fwd: [MUSEUM-L] Take the Survey of Digital Image Collection Management Practices and Receive a Free Copy of the Ensuing Report

Take the Survey of Digital Image Collection Management Practices and Receive a Free Copy of the Ensuing Report Primary Research Group seeks managers of large image collections to take the Survey of Digital Image Collection Management Practices. Colleges, libraries, museums, archives, government

Re: [MCN-L] data archiving

Hi Matt: What kind of preservation services are you looking for? Backup, regular migration, integrity audits? Others here can speak to their own methods and what the best practices are nowadays, but if you're just trying to have an offsite backup with some redundancy, you might look into Amazon's

Re: [MCN-L] Project management systems

Seconding what Ari said. What're your priorities? Trello is quite popular for agile project management and supports everything you mentioned, but not sure to what degree you need these things. I'm not up to speed on Slack but I know lots of people use it. Currently using Igloo as an intranet and

[MCN-L] "easy" file duplication cleanup

Hi everyone: I know this is possibly something of a fool's errand, but I'm hoping someone has come up with some magic tool or process for more-easily cleaning up file storage than going through 12 years of files one-by-one. As part of our DAMS project, I've run some TreeSize Pro scans on three

Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG?

This is absolutely a favorite topic of mine and something I've spent my professional career working on. Sign me up! On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Stefano Cossu wrote: > Hello, > It was exciting to host a lively conversation at the last MCN conference > about Libraries,

Re: [MCN-L] 12 months of open access images at Te Papa: the report

Congratulations Adrian! This is wonderfully useful info to keep on hand (especially for those organizations that are still nervous about open access). In other words: the sky didn't fall in! Cheers, ~Perian On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Adrian Kingston wrote: > Hi

Re: [MCN-L] Artifact photography organizations or conferences?

Hi Ellice: The Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org/ has annual conferences and a listserv. Many people on the Registrar's Committee of AAM also do artifact photography and their listserv is quite active. http://www.rcaam.org/ ~Perian On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Ellice Engdahl

Re: [MCN-L] DDAM

Thank you Niki and Deb (and everyone else who responded already to my question). One of the findings thus far from my informational interviews is that the staff have adopted GoogleDocs, Dropbox, and other tools to facilitate their work. They know these tools, they're easy and clear to use, and

Re: [MCN-L] DDAM? (Document and Digital Asset Management)

thanks Nate! I'll check it out. Are you going to MCN this year? On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 6:42 AM, Nate Solas wrote: > Not an exact fit, but you might want to check out Nuxeo DAM: > http://www.nuxeo.com/solutions/digital-asset-management/ > > Nuxeo under the hood is an

[MCN-L] Looking for an MCN roomie

As my 40th birthday/coming out of baby-retirement present to myself, I'm giving me the gift of seeing you all again. Do any of you (preferably ladies) need or want a roomie? I'm planning on arriving November 4th and leaving on the 7th. Cheers, ~Perian

[MCN-L] Job posting: Lead Interactive Developer at BPOC

The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is seeking a creative self-motivated Lead Interactive Software Developer to join its team to support innovative technology projects serving 26 cultural institutions in Balboa Park. Learn a new definition of ROI as you work alongside experienced museum

[MCN-L] MCN Silent Auction in Atlanta - prizes!

Dear Marla: What's the procedure for dropping off items? At the check-in/registration desk? On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Misunas, Marla mmisunas at sfmoma.org wrote: The MCN Silent Auction is coming up. Can you top last year's Elvis Mr. Potato Head?

[MCN-L] Job posting: Director of Information Technology, Balboa Park Online Collaborative

As we expand, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative is seeking a dynamic, business minded proactive Director of Information Technology with strong technical and communications skills who is aspiring to a CIO role. The BPOC provides thought leadership and technical services to more than 27 museums

[MCN-L] New Flickr uploader for museums, Sammu, available for pre-release

and help us kick the wheels. Sammu does require Mac OS 10.6 or higher to run. Sorry, PC folks. If you're interested, please drop me a line at psully at bpoc.org. I look forward to hearing from you! ~Perian Perian Sully Project Manager: Online Access and Digital Asset Management Balboa Park Online

[MCN-L] Technology, Interpretation and Education Virtual Conference and Expo Hall - September 20-22, 2011

Multi-day Online Conference and Virtual Expo Hall Technology, Interpretation and Education 2011 September 20-22 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day (Eastern) Join us for an exciting two-day online experience, where you can learn from and interact with Media Technology MUSE Award-winning museum

[MCN-L] Fwd: DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2012 Annual Meeting Session Proposals

=Museumj=7126803s=http://www.magnetmail.net/Actions/unsubscribe.cfm?message_id=1522862user_id=Museumrecipient_id=626924563email=perian at emphatic.orggroup_id=443825 [image: Powered By Real Magnet] -- Perian Sully http://www.emphatic.org http://www.musematic.net http

[MCN-L] Call for Proposals for AAM Media Technology sessions, deadline July 15!

-presenters. I'll provide that address when it's available. Thank you so much to everyone who presented this year. It was a great conference and I look forward to hearing from you soon so we can raise the bar even more for Minneapolis. Sincerely, ~Perian Sully AAM Media Technology Program Chair

[MCN-L] DAM pricing

Hi Megan: It really depends on what you want to do and how big your institution is. On the low end, you can anticipate something in the 15-20K range. On the high end, up to several hundred thousand. There are also a bunch of open source dams available, but you'll have to factor in the cost of

[MCN-L] Museum Mobile App List

Hi Kurt: Check out this great list: http://www.museums2go.com/ Charles includes reviews with the apps, too. On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 8:37 AM, MuseumPods museumpods at gmail.com wrote: Hello, A lot of people have asked me for a list of available museum mobile apps (iPhone, Android) and I

[MCN-L] Online Collections Publication

I wholeheartedly agree with Deb. To date, the evidence is inconclusive that online collections=increased foot traffic EXCEPT when one takes into account the fact that easy access to museum collection materials increases the feelgood quotient for a percentage of your audience. Anecdotally, I do

[MCN-L] Institutional image database - Lightroom?

=8110 Hope this helps, ~Perian Perian Sully Project Manager: Digital Asset Management and Online Access Balboa Park Online Collaborative On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:52 PM, SARAH PUCKITT visionary62000 at yahoo.comwrote: Hello- thanks for your suggestions so far from my recent query. Before I

[MCN-L] Skype- use it or block it?

to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- Perian Sully http://www.emphatic.org http

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

I hope EMu has launched their unicode support. At this time last year, it was still in development, but I haven't checked back since then. IDEA (www.idea-alm.com) does offer special characters and multilingual capabilities. It worked great for the Hebrew/Russian/Chinese/Hindi characters that are

[MCN-L] CAL SIG members meeting Berkeley, May 21?

AAM begins on May 22nd, so lots of folks will be flying into Houston 21-22 On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Misunas, Marla mmisunas at sfmoma.org wrote: Hi all, I'm working with our friends at UC Berkeley to arrange a Cal SIG meeting there for us in May. Due to the end of the school year,

[MCN-L] Fwd: REMINDER: Call for Participants, MITH API Workshop due Friday, Jan 14

(please excuse the cross-posting ~Perian) We're nearing the Friday deadline for accepting applications to our NEH-funded API workshop, so this is your last chance to apply! The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities will host a two-day workshop on developing APIs (Application

[MCN-L] RIP Delicious

This makes me very sad indeed: http://gizmodo.com/5714292/rest-in-peace-delicious I spent a lot of time adding cultural heritage content and links and tutorials to Delicious. Maybe I should just migrate them to Zotero instead? Anyone else have any suggestions for a comparable service? The article

[MCN-L] Online Photo Sharing

Hi again: Hmm, thinking about it more, what about using a free, web-based, self-hosted image gallery software like Gallery (http://gallery.menalto.com/ )? Just install it on your servers within a password-protected sub-directory or on a subdomain. I personally haven't used it a lot, but I know

[MCN-L] Online Photo Sharing

/flickr_report_final.pdf It's a really accessible and interesting read. Perian Sully http://www.emphatic.org http://www.musematic.net http://www.mediaandtechnology.org Twitter: @p_sully On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Travis Fullerton Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us wrote: Sorry for the cross-posting (but, we

[MCN-L] FailFaire - NYT article about non-profit technology failures

! Cheers, ~P -- Perian Sully http://www.emphatic.org http://www.musematic.net http://www.mediaandtechnology.org Twitter: @p_sully

[MCN-L] Applications now open! THATCamp Bay Area, October 9-10, 2010

(apologies in advance for the cross-posting) Hi everyone! Applications for THATCamp Bay Area just opened! It's easy, and I strongly encourage anyone with an interest in technology and cultural institutions to apply. This is a great event for newbies and seasoned experts alike.

[MCN-L] newly released W3 emotion markup language

I am more bemused by this than I should be and have to share: http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-emotionml-20100729/ I'm trying to come up with some reasonable use of this, and all I can come up with is some sort of metaverse or semantic web application. But I don't think I'd want to code in it... the

[MCN-L] REMINDER! SPC-endorsed session proposals for AAM 2011 are due tomorrow (Friday, July 16th)

everything is complete, as AAM will reject the proposal if it's not. That includes contact info and biographies for all speakers. I'm really excited by what I've seen so far, and I'm looking forward to hearing from more of you. Best, ~Perian Sully AAM Media and Technology SPC Program Chair -- Perian

[MCN-L] Save the Date! THATCamp Bay Area, October 9-10, 2010

on Twitter. Please let your friends know and feel free to share this with other listservs. Hope to see you there! ~Perian Perian Sully http://emphatic.org http://musematic.net http://mediaandtechnology.org Twitter: @p_sully

[MCN-L] scanner recommendations?

I second Denise's recommendation. The Epson 1XL series is fantastic. ~Perian On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Gose, Denise gosed at ccp.library.arizona.edu wrote: We love our Epson 1XL scanners - but you'll pay close to $3000 for the version with Silverfast software and transparency

[MCN-L] Database access for curators?

Hi Maggie: I don't know if Mimsy has workflow capabilities, but some systems allow you to be notified of changes or let you see/approve the changes before they become live. Barring that, I've also instructed my curators to place the original information into a notes field before they delete it

[MCN-L] Database access for curators?

Chuck, Gabriela, and Maggie have it correct. One would hope that the db staff worked with the curators in advance, to determine the correct terminology terms! However, I can tell you that no one applies terms consistently, so having that final approval by the information manager is critical.

[MCN-L] Bad news for the public domain

Yikes... Court Says It's Okay To Remove Content From The Public Domain And Put It Back Under Copyright http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100621/2320049908.shtml From the article: ...last year, a district court made a very important ruling on what appeared to be a minor part of copyright law.

[MCN-L] Change of contact information

will be moving over to UCB, and I wish them the best of luck. With thanks, Perian Sully http://www.emphatic.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.org

[MCN-L] Records for displaying unrelated objects together

Robyn: I haven't used Mimsy, so I couldn't say if it supports this, but what I've done with a few different databases now is to create an Exhibition record that links all of the items. But for individual, discrete groups, I've always had to manually massage the labels, then save the label to the

[MCN-L] FW: Media and Technology SPC-endorsed session proposals for AAM 2011 are due July 16!

for being a part of this committee. I look forward to our further conversations and getting to know you better. Perian Sully Media and Technology SPC Program Chair programs at mediaandtechnology.org P.S. A special shout-out to Herminia Din, who has been the MT Program Chair for the past five years

[MCN-L] (no subject)

blargh. sorry guys. its been a long week Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA

[MCN-L] image file names

number yet), what are some other arguments in favor of using a unique identifier instead of the accession number? ~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-boun...@mcn.edu

[MCN-L] Thumbnail strategies; social media and copyright.

to answer some of these questions. Please respond to me offlist, and denote if I may identify your institution's practices during the workshop. I would like to collate all answers and distribute them to the list, but I'll strip identifying information from those answers entirely. Best, ~Perian Perian

[MCN-L] Heading to Denver for MW2010? Got an iPhone?

I'm, alas, not going to MW (and I'm really, really envious of all of you who are), but this is AWESOME! Well done! Ok, I want one for AAM now... ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 http://www.magnes.org http

[MCN-L] Copyright Questions? We have answers!

It is not too late to register for the Copyright Workshop in LA. But hurry, advance registration ends on April 16th! See attached flyer. Please email workshop coordinator, Tamara Johnston, with questions: tamarakjohnston at gmail.com Tamara K. Johnston Collections Manager/Registrar Milwaukee,

[MCN-L] Content-based social media strategies

of the museum, rather than the content. But I have to admit that I haven't done an exhaustive survey of the field. Have you noticed differently? Have you adjusted your strategy based on the type of content being presented? ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes

[MCN-L] Switching to Gmail

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

[MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate

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

[MCN-L] Comments on your collections online

to remember which sites those were. SO! Do any of you know/have collections online that allow for user comments? Have you seen some great discussions between users that have served to enlighten the staff and public alike? Thanks in advance and hope y'all are staying warm. Best, ~Perian Perian

[MCN-L] Project management systems for inter-organizationalcooperation

We're currently working on a website project using Basecamp. We're pretty impressed with it and it makes things nice and easy to keep track of tasks. http://basecamphq.com/ Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message

[MCN-L] The Great Ebook Throwdown - my summary

Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone, game player,

[MCN-L] GeoCities RIP

Proof that even CSS can be used for evil... (ow. I have a headache now) Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Morgan, Matt Sent: Saturday

[MCN-L] Content credit lines within institutional websites

Hi all: I have a bit of a philosophical question. I'm in the process of migrating our institutional website and I'm noticing that a lot of content areas, particularly those that are best described as online exhibitions, have a credit line within the description: Exhibition is a project

[MCN-L] Use policies in museums

Are we sure that MFA Houston is the bad cop? Perhaps the Robert Frank estate (or their representatives) complained to MFA Houston who then had to send a CD to your friend. Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message

[MCN-L] VA launches one million objects on line

, ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Gail Durbin Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 10:41 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] VA

[MCN-L] Microsoft ordered to stop selling Word

It already has on my computer, apparently. Haven't been able to get the darn thing to work right in months! Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu

[MCN-L] Web page about how to use collections online

a different UI. Best, ~Perian -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Perian Sully Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 1:59 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Web page about how to use collections online Dear fellow MCNers

[MCN-L] Website and Digital Communications Coordinator job at Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF

Came across this today and figured someone might be interested: http://thecjm.org/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewview=articleid =203 Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax

[MCN-L] More seats now available! Free Strategic Social Media Seminar for the Cultural Sector featuring Sebastian Chan @ SFMOMA

in galleries and out in the world around us. It will also address issues around how to better measure digital initiatives and also address philosophies of open access and emerging business models around open content. More information and RSVP (required) at www.theatrebayarea.org/digital Perian

[MCN-L] Web page about how to use collections online

. I'd like to see how others have framed their instructions, so I don't miss anything or overly-confuse anyone Please feel free to reply to me offlist with a link to your instructions. Many thanks in advance! Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes

[MCN-L] Attachments sent in email

We don't have specific rules, but anything larger than 10 Mb we suggest Yousendit. Really large stuff I upload to an FTP site on our webhost On Aug 7, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Sweeting III, Floyd sweeting at frick.org wrote: I'm curious as to what size limits you have on sending attachments.

[MCN-L] inventory photos or no?

the cons, but I'm wondering if someone else has dealt with this issue and how? Is it better to just leave them off the site altogether? Thanks in advance, Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950

[MCN-L] NPG and Wikipedia (IP, website security)

at the Magnes, to a degree. Really curious about the opinions of your experts out there. Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth Hamma

[MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online?

Our Tax ID number is on our website and has been for some time. We've never come across a problem. ~Perian -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu on behalf of Kaia Landon Sent: Thu 7/2/2009 6:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Tax ID Number Online?

[MCN-L] Reminder! AAM Conference MT Endorsement deadline is July 10!

Greetings! Now is the time again that we organize session presentations for the AAM 2010 Los Angels May 23-27. The deadline for Media and Technology SPC endorsement is July 10, two weeks from now! 2010 has as its theme: Museums Without Borders We encourage you to search for new

[MCN-L] Sitemap generators?

/if I can use it to generate an HTML output. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 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

[MCN-L] Mac vs. PC

not fully recognizing the permissions on the SQL server. There are, however, some hacks and fixes available, (although I prefer threatening the iMacs with a hammer...) which we do apply when problems crop up. ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA

[MCN-L] Visitor Theatre / Remote Movie Selection

? I am hoping to have something that was remote to a screen on the wall (without running cords). But I might now be able to do this. On 6/17/09 1:41 PM, Perian Sully psully at magnes.org wrote: We did this in our Projections gallery. Instead of a TV, we used a projector, but the effect would

[MCN-L] MediaWiki help

already done this... Thanks once again in advance for your help. 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

[MCN-L] MediaWiki help

Of Perian Sully Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:28 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] MediaWiki help Hi everyone: I'm wrestling with trying to figure out the best way to organize our MediaWiki installation and make the pages findable by our users (currently, a total of 15

[MCN-L] Virtualization

and cons are? I'd love to get caught up to the conversation! ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA

[MCN-L] Who manages your social media presence?

it will work smoothly. Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Kinkley Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:40 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu

[MCN-L] Portland

for MCN this year! Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Diane M. Zorich Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 4:46 AM To: mcn-l at toronto.mediatrope.com

[MCN-L] Looking for a New Webblast/Email/Metrics Service

be greatly appreciated. Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA

[MCN-L] image sizes

complaints that our fees are too high (they are relatively high on paper, but we do negotiate), and we're retooling it as we learn better. But we've definitely noticed that the financial benefits are outweighing the risks thus far. ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist

[MCN-L] ‏‏RE: image sizes

the materials. So we decided to just trust our audience to be responsible. So far, *knock on wood* the results are pretty positive. ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn

[MCN-L] Digital Preservation and Nuclear Holocaust: An Animation

Oh, the things that pop up on Twitter (I think Richard Urban was the first to tweet this...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbBa6Oam7-w A cute animation about the (very) basics of digital preservation. Enjoy! Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist

[MCN-L] Report comparing open source content management systems

Via Twitter, I found a report comparing opensource CMS Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress, and Plone: http://www.idealware.org/blog/2009/03/new-report-comparing-wordpress-joo mla.html Free registration is required, but it seems like a handy guide. Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web

[MCN-L] Need a list of DAMS options

to get a programmer to do that for us. Thanks in advance for your help. Feel free to reply to me offlist. I'll be setting up a Google Docs to organize the information, and I'd be happy to share that list once it's available. ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web

[MCN-L] Twitter - Follow?

with their interests. But there are only so many hours in the day, and so I can't afford to be exceptionally liberal with who I choose to follow. ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA On Mar 13, 2009, at 3/13/0912:50 PM, Christina DePaolo wrote: Hi

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Copying DVDs to personal computer -- RealNetworks sued by movie studios

Good luck with that. After trying to figure out how to rip a DVD to AVI last week (our own video), I learned that there're plenty of free solutions out there. ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -Original Message- From: mcn-l

[MCN-L] social network CMS?

for their sites: http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/05/27/wordpress-for-library -websites/ ~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-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf

[MCN-L] MoMA's new site redsign featured in the NYTimes

...). Anyway, great job, you all! You're an inspiration J ~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

[MCN-L] Share bookmarklets on online collections

embedded into the page), but I don't recall the names of them right now. Has anyone had any experience with doing this and can provide some advice? Any other sites I should be able to share on? Thanks in advance! ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs

[MCN-L] question on gallery simulation software

Hmm. I'm not an exhibition designer, but would Second Life be a good platform for this? I have seen it used for gallery mockups (and have done something similar myself for other purposes), but it does have the advantage of being fairly easy to learn. ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information

[MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage?

to keep track of development and marketing materials. (Of course, now that I've said that, someone will say that they've gotten theirs to function that way!) Ok, a bit long-winded but I hope it answers some of your questions. ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs

[MCN-L] Razuna open source DAM

://www.razuna.org Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA

[MCN-L] MCN on Twitter and Flickr

Hi everyone! As Richard mentioned earlier, we will be tweeting from MCN2008 in glorious Washington DC (at least when we can get out of the hotel basement to where there is actual internet connectivity...). Please follow us at http://twitter.com/mcn2008 Also, a reminder that there is an

[MCN-L] MCN on Twitter and Flickr

Oh yes! Also forgot to mention that you may also add your Flickr photos to the Museum Computer Network Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/mcn/ -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu on behalf of Perian Sully Sent: Wed 11/12/2008 3:11 PM To: Museum Computer Network

[MCN-L] free ftp software?

I use both of these myself. I am more comfortable with Filezilla and use it for more traditional FTP sites, but WinSCP's use of SCP means I end up using it for one other site I connect to on a regular basis (this site doesn't allow FTP or SFTP) Perian Sully Collections Information and Web

[MCN-L] Website content analysis / site map - recommendedsoftware?

://www.techsoup.org/stock/product.asp?catalog_name=TechSoupMaincate gory_name=Office+Tools+MSproduct_id=LS-2512Cat1=Office+Tools+MSCatCou nt=1 Best, Perian Sully Collections Information and Web Programs Manager Judah L. Magnes Museum -Original Message- From: Oberoi, Shyam

[MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors

of analytics and questions we should be asking and would also benefit the rest of the field? Perian Sully Collections Information and Web Programs Manager Judah L. Magnes Museum -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Folsom, Diana Sent

[MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors

Dear Nancy: Have you seen the IMLS Interconnections report? http://www.interconnectionsreport.org/ Lots of hard data about some of the questions you're asking. The slideshow provides a nice summary as well on the report. Perian Sully Collections Information and Web Programs Manager Judah L

[MCN-L] Twitter!

never! Cheers! Perian Sully Collections Information and Web Programs Manager Judah L. Magnes Museum

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