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2008-07-01 Thread Annamaria Poma-Swank
received amps On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Christopher Dreiling dreiling at mac.com wrote: Test ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to:

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2008-07-01 Thread william jahsman
Hi, list members. I'm a recent subscriber. I work at a museum-in-progress, The Leonardo, in Salt Lake City. As with all startups, there are a million things to do. My short list is programming for Body Worlds and beyond, procurement of a membership system, new website development, and

[MCN-L] Fwd: CFP: IEEE IS Special issue on AI and Cultural Heritage

2008-07-01 Thread Rob Lancefield on lists
Hi all, Perhaps of interest to some MCN-L subscribers. cheers, Rob Original Message Subject: CFP: IEEE IS Special issue on AI and Cultural Heritage Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:07:42 +0200 From: Lora Aroyo l.m.ar...@cs.vu.nl To: CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS at LISTSERV.ACM.ORG IEEE

[MCN-L] Organizational Question

2008-07-01 Thread Holly Witchey
Dear Bill: I agree with Barbara's comments below with a caveat. Museum leadership should be called upon to make the decision on who manages web site but they should make the call from a position of educated strength. My recommendation is, unless you are simply rolling in money, that the

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2008-07-01 Thread Mike Ellis
My suggestion would be to send it out to a range of vendors. Increasing pressure on an existing vendor will make them work better, cheaper and with more thought. You'll also get experience of and exposure to other ideas and approaches during the pitch process. I'd also recommend getting vendors to

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2008-07-01 Thread Barbara Stokes
I agree with both Mike and Holly. Senior management should give guidance and vision (and budget!); it's up to the people working the process to deliver results. Barbara Stokes, Senior Curator Archives, Collections, and Programs Museum of South Texas History 200 N. Closner Boulevard Edinburg, TX

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2008-07-01 Thread Christopher Dreiling
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