Re: [MCN-L] Sharing work on iTunes?
I'd recommend CDBaby. Single album is about $60 and they distribute to all streaming channels. Mike _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency http://thirty8.co.uk ** NEW: http://wpformuseums.com for people using WordPress in museums ** ** Workshops, courses and free downloads: http://trainingdigital.co.uk ** On 4 Aug 2017 8:04 pm, "Kate Meyers Emery" <kem...@eastman.org> wrote: > We are in the process of creating an album that we'd like to sell on > iTunes. Does anyone have experience with this and could recommend an > aggregator/distributor to go through? We have used Tunecore in the past but > want to shop around other possible places. > > Thanks! > > -- > Kate Meyers Emery, Ph.D. > Manager of Digital Engagement > George Eastman Museum > (585) 271-3361 ext. 294 > @EastmanMuseum > kem...@eastman.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@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] email marketing software
Since this thread started, MailChimp has started providing automation as part of their free plan. FWIW we’ve therefore now moved back off ConvertKit and into MailChimp - and are using https://privy.com/ to do some really nice modal / intention based popups. _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency http://thirty8.co.uk ** NEW: http://wpformuseums.com for people using WordPress in museums ** ** Workshops, courses and free downloads: http://trainingdigital.co.uk ** On 6 Jun 2017, 18:15 +0100, Pan, Diana <diana_...@moma.org>, wrote: > We at The Museum of Modern Art recently switched to Campaign Monitor. So > far, we like it - which really says a lot! It is easy to use and has direct > integrations to our CRM in Salesforce. We were able to migrate emails off > our previous platform and get up and running quite quickly on Campaign > Monitor. Feel free to reach out if you need more info. Good luck. > > Diana > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 12:31 PM, David Green <red...@mac.com> wrote: > > > Have a look at GetResponse. We’re loving it at the Cultural Alliance of > > Fairfield County. We went through about four of these systems looking for > > one that handled images and texts flexibly and easily - and this handles > > lists nicely too. 24/7 chat help is very nice too. > > > > > > > On Jun 6, 2017, at 12:23 PM, ChristinaDepaolo < > > christinadepa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > I have been thinking about this posting on email marketing solutions. We > > are looking to an alternative to MailChimp - we love it, so no knock on the > > company. It doesn't quiet meet our needs right now. > > > > > > John and Heather - anything come out of your research that you can pass > > on? > > > > > > Thank you. Christina > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2017, at 4:26 PM, Heather Hart <hh...@thebroad.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > Mautic > > > ___ > > > 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@mcn.edu > > > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > ___ > > 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@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > ___ > 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@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] email marketing software
Hi We use ConvertKit - it does the automation side of things really well, and IMO the interface is much better than others I’ve seen, including MailChimp. Lots of integrations with 3rd party systems (“if user does X then do Y”) too. Popup nag-forms are easy too, if that’s your bag. ta Mike _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency http://thirty8.co.uk ** NEW: http://wpformuseums.com for people using WordPress in museums ** ** Workshops, courses and free downloads: http://trainingdigital.co.uk ** On 23 Feb 2017, 00:26 +, Heather Hart <hh...@thebroad.org>, wrote: > Hi John, > > I don't love mine and am doing some active review on alternatives if you want > to touch base some time. I am intrigued by the possibility of Mautic but I'm > not sure if it's quite fully baked yet. > > Heather Hart | The Broad > 213.232.6239 > hh...@thebroad.org > > > -Original Message- > From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Gordy, John > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 10:49 AM > To: mcn-l@mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] email marketing software > > Hi MCNers > Happy 50th Birthday! > Who out there loves their email marketing solution? What do you use and > what's your favorite thing about it? > -jg > ___ > 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@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Shopify on museum websites
Hi Bristol Museums in the UK are using it to deliver their POS - they’ve written about it here: http://www.labs.bristolmuseums.org.uk/using-shopify-to-run-an-affordable-museum-shop-till-system-pos/ Zak Mensah at Bristol is the man to ask about this - happy to intro if anyone needs it. We’re increasingly using it with our clients too, and have done a bit of wrangling so that it plays nicely with WordPress - simple example here: https://handelhendrix.org/shop/ where the user doesn’t need to leave the site to purchase, that sort of thing. cheers Mike _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency http://thirty8.co.uk ** NEW: http://wpformuseums.com for people using WordPress in museums ** ** Workshops, courses and free downloads: http://trainingdigital.co.uk ** On 12 Jan 2017, 00:53 +, Douglas Hegley <dheg...@artsmia.org>, wrote: > Seb Chan and company at ACMI have been very open about their Shopify > implementation - thanks guys! Start here: > https://labs.acmi.net.au/how-to-build-a-museum-online-shop-in-four-weeks-e3a4eb491eaf#.kskin68rm > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Jennifer Schmitt <jschm...@decordova.org > wrote: > > > Hi all - > > > > I'm hoping some of you have experience with Shopify. We are looking to > > move away from UberCart on our Drupal 6 website and set up Shopify > > instead. It will need to sell store products, event tickets (not many), > > memberships, and take donation transactions. Any thoughts, stories, > > experiences, examples welcome. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jenn Schmitt > > > > -- > > *Jennifer Schmitt* | Head of Marketing, Communications, and Digital > > Strategy | *deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum* | 51 Sandy Pond Road, > > Lincoln, MA 01773 | *T* 781.259.3616 > > > > ___ > > 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@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > > > > -- > Douglas Hegley > Director of Media and Technology > Minneapolis Institute of Art > 2400 Third Avenue South > Minneapolis, MN 55404 > (612) 870-3072 | dheg...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Website image cropping
Hi Chris I don't know about getting rights for cropped images, it sounds like hell on a stick to me, and I'd imagine best to avoid this if you can... Clicking to get full image, well yes, but I'd have thought the obvious call to action / click on an exhibition listing page image would be to link through to whatever the feature was about rather than to view the image? But a separate link to a lightbox overlay would seem a good idea - example http://americanmuseum.org/object/the-race/ We're finding a "Masonry" style approach to be pretty useful (specifically for object images - but may work here too) for displaying listings with varying aspect ratios on the module images. This enables us to fix a width but vary height - example here: http://swcollectionsexplorer.org.uk/browse-collections/. This also works for non-object stuff - here's an example with infinite scroll: https://handelhendrix.org. (FYI, both sites are WordPress - obviously under the hood WP is doing auto-cropping for each upload, but crops can be amended manually as required.) One of several "masonry" libraries is here: http://masonry.desandro.com/ cheers Mike _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency http://thirty8.co.uk ** NEW: http://wpformuseums.com for people using WordPress in museums ** ** Workshops, courses and free downloads: http://trainingdigital.co.uk ** On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 16:15 Chris Alexander <cma...@stanford.edu> wrote: Hello all We're currently redesigning our website and a question came up. I'm hoping to cull some information from the museum community about how other museums handle the same situation. On our exhibition page the redesign relies heavily on landscape image similar to this - where text floats to the left of a landscape image then switches on the next exhibit listing. ••• text • Image • ••• ••• • Image • text ••• ••• text • Image • ••• The design requires the images to all be the same size for it to look it's best, meaning they would be cropped in a lot of cases. We came across a lot of museum sites with similar requirements during our discovery phase. My question is - how are museums handling this? Do you secure rights for cropping artwork? How difficult has it been if so? Are museums offering a full image view on click of the cropped image? Are there museums throwing caution to the wind? Very interested in hearing from you all! Best regards, Chris Alexander Digital Media Manager Cantor Arts Center Stanford University 328 Lomita Drive Stanford, CA 94305-5060 650.723.6114 | cma...@stanford.edu <http://museum.stanford.edu/>http://museum.stanford.edu< http://museum.stanford.edu/> <http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu/> http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu<http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu/ > ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ -- _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency: http:// <http://thirty8.co.uk>thirty8.co.uk * My book: http:// <http://heritageweb.co.uk>heritageweb.co.uk * * New: Workshops, courses and free downloads: http:// <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/>trainingdigital.co.uk/ <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/> * ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Art-Domains will rank better
Interesting post - can you point us to the research? I found this (Google translated) - http://bit.ly/2hduUWg but it doesn't say how many domains were involved in the study, or their methodology. I can see that having the word "gallery" or "art" in the domain name might help with ranking (..possibly, although this is less and less a factor compared to really great, changing content..). But - counter to this - these are still quite unfamiliar TLD's to users, and I would expect there to be some issues of usability here. I'm also reasonably certain that buying the domain .art/.gallery and forwarding requests to your existing site isn't going to do anything at all to help your SEO rankings. Yes, if someone types the whole domain name out they get to your site. But - AFAIK, the new domain won't *rank* - which makes the point above about words in URLs moot. It may be worth doing to stop squatters - but that's not SEO. Obviously, if you have the time and energy to move your whole site over and do everything properly using 301's, etc etc - or are about to launch a new site, maybe it's a good thing to consider. Willing to be proved wrong. SEO is a deep, black art about which I know but a tiny slice.. :-) cheers Mike ps. This is a good article / discussion about domains and SEO: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/76004-5-Ways-Domains-Impact-SEO On Fri, 9 Dec 2016 at 17:03 ICANN Registrar Secura <sec...@domainregistry.de> wrote: > > > The relationship between better ranking and the new top-level domains was > proved by a study of Searchmetrics for Berlin-domains. Websites with > Berlin-Domains frequently place better than websites with .de domains and > .com domains in regional searches with Google. The result of the study by > Searchmetrics can be summarized as follows: > > > > "42% of searches show that .berlin domains rank better locally ." > > > > The study of total sites in Houston shows that the results by Searchmetrics > can be generalized to all new top level domains, including the new > Art-Domains: It was proved that Google uses the domain endings of the New > Top Level Domains as a key element for the assessment of domains. Total > sites draws as a conclusion: > > > > "It is clear that the new top-level domains improve the ranking in search > engines." > > > > If you do not want to build a new website for the new Art-Domain, you > should know, it is easy to forward your existing URL or domain to your new > Art-Domain. > > > > The Sunrise period of the Art-Domains lasts from 7 December 2016 to the 7th > February 2017. You can register at the Sunrise Period with a brand. You > must > register your trade mark at the Trademark Clearinghouse beforehand. > > > > As Artnews.com reports, 60 famous institutions have already opted for the > Art-Domain. We quote as an example the museums amont the early adopters: > > > > Art Institute of Chicago > > Centre Pompidou > > Guggenheim Museum > > Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) > > Los Angeles County Museum of Art > > M+ Museum > > MALBA: Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires > > MAXXI: Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo > > Multimedia Art Museum > > Museo Tamayo > > Power Station of Art > > Stedelijk Museum > > Tate > > Van Abbemuseum > > Walker Art Center > > WIELS Contemporary Art Center > > > > > > Hans-Peter Oswald > > http://www.domainregistry.de/art-domain.html > > > > > _ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L > <http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L=1> =1 > > ___ > 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@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > -- _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency: http:// <http://thirty8.co.uk>thirty8.co.uk * My book: http:// <http://heritageweb.co.uk>heritageweb.co.uk * * New: Workshops, courses and free downloads: http:// <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/>trainingdigital.co.uk/ <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/> * ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] Digital signage with WordPress / Raspberry Pi
Hi all Thought you might be interested to see how we're building some simple digital signage using a Raspberry Pi and WordPress... https://thirty8.co.uk/2016/10/digital-signage-with-wordpress-and-a-raspberry-pi/ cheers :-) Mike -- _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency: http:// <http://thirty8.co.uk>thirty8.co.uk * My book: http:// <http://heritageweb.co.uk>heritageweb.co.uk * * New: Workshops, courses and free downloads: http:// <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/>trainingdigital.co.uk/ <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/> * ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] WordPress Editing Guide
Hi all Just to let you know that I've just updated our free, cc-licensed guide for WordPress editors. It's a non-technical overview of all the common things you'd want to do in WordPress from editing pages to moving menus around to managing media. If you're using WordPress, you'll probably find it useful! This version is much extended from the previous one and now covers all the functionality you'll find in the latest version of WordPress (4.6.1). Get it here: http://out.thirty8.co.uk/wpeditguide - free to download, amend, print, share with colleagues or make into paper airplanes. (Any errors, omissions, amendments - please let me know at m...@thirty8.co.uk and I'll update ASAP!) cheers! Mike -- _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency: http:// <http://thirty8.co.uk>thirty8.co.uk * My book: http:// <http://heritageweb.co.uk>heritageweb.co.uk * * New: Workshops, courses and free downloads: http:// <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/>trainingdigital.co.uk/ <http://trainingdigital.co.uk/> * ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Online Catalog
Apologies, sent too soon before I'd included some examples...! http://swcollectionsexplorer.org.uk (about 17,000 records) http://salfordandcheethaminfocus.co.uk/object/ (~4,000 records) http://americanmuseum.org/object/ (~100 objects but with aim to grow rapidly soon) Cheers Mike _ Mike Ellis home: http://variousbits.net work: http://thirty8.co.uk book: http://heritageweb.co.uk 0800 808 54 38 On 27 Sep 2016 8:19 p.m., "Mike Ellis" <mike.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Stan > > We develop an open source plugin for WordPress built for exactly this. > Once installed you can import data from a number of museum sources: AdLib, > KeEmu, etc - but also CSV. > > See more here: > > http://cultureobject.co.uk > > It basically takes the approach Sina suggests (CPT's) but deals with > import for you. > > We are also working on a display plugin which works alongside it, and a > "story builder" plugin - all of which will be open sourced soon. > > Ping me on or off list for more info, or if you need help implementing > anything. Happy to throw together a demo site for you or any other list > members if you'd like to see it in action. > > Cheers! > > Mike > > _ > > Mike Ellis > > home: http://variousbits.net > work: http://thirty8.co.uk > book: http://heritageweb.co.uk > > 0800 808 54 38 > > > > On 27 Sep 2016 7:42 p.m., "Matt Morgan" <m...@concretecomputing.com> > wrote: > >> Here's something built in almost exactly the way Sina describes: >> >> http://bealearninghero.org/learning-tools/ >> >> Though I have to say, using an eCommerce platform for this is pretty >> clever, and it might have "you may also like" features that work out of the >> box, etc. On the other hand it may have lots of features that get in your >> way (shopping carts). >> >> On 09/27/2016 02:38 PM, Sina Bahram wrote: >> >>> If you don't need to, or aren't trying to, sell anything, then I suggest >>> simply making a custom post type (CPT) of Butterfly with the requisite >>> fields you wish to track. Then use "Search and Filter" as well as >>> "Relevanssi". There are several ways of making the CPTs in a GUI-like way, >>> not the least of which is either ACF for adding custom fields, as its name >>> suggest, or using the PODs framework for achieving the same. ACF is a bit >>> less complicated than PODs, and probably does everything you need. >>> >>> You can then customize the all of two or three files for single page and >>> archive views for Butterflies, and in a day or two have yourself a rather >>> marvelous DB-driven search aspect of your site, all within WP, and all >>> under your control. >>> >>> Plus, all of this is free, except for "Search and Filter Pro", but trust >>> me, it is beyond worth the $20 or $40 they charge. It saves hours upon >>> hours of billable time. >>> >>> Hope that helps, and good luck! >>> >>> Take care, >>> Sina >>> >>> President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc. >>> Twitter: @SinaBahram >>> Company Website: http://www.pac.bz >>> Personal Website: http://www.sinabahram.com >>> Blog: http://blog.sinabahram.com >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of >>> Stan Orchard >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 2:26 PM >>> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> >>> Subject: [MCN-L] Online Catalog >>> >>> Hello! >>> >>> I’m working on a project where we want to allow users to search our >>> database of butterflies that populate our butterfly house…search by >>> color(s), wing shape, maybe some other criteria. We use Wordpress so it >>> seems Woo Commerce is a safe bet with maybe another plugin to turn off >>> certain elements such as price. We’ll have 150-200 entries in this >>> database. This will utilize the same Wordpress theme we’re using and it >>> will be on the same domain, so part of our main site. I’m looking for any >>> examples of such a thing. Or any advice anyone may have regarding this type >>> of project. Should we set this up off our main site? Any >>> advantage/disadvantage to doing that? I have a feeling we’re missing >>> something as we work through this. Thanks. >>> >>> Stan Orchard >>> Pacific Science Center >>> Seattle, WA >>>
Re: [MCN-L] Online Catalog
Hi Stan We develop an open source plugin for WordPress built for exactly this. Once installed you can import data from a number of museum sources: AdLib, KeEmu, etc - but also CSV. See more here: http://cultureobject.co.uk It basically takes the approach Sina suggests (CPT's) but deals with import for you. We are also working on a display plugin which works alongside it, and a "story builder" plugin - all of which will be open sourced soon. Ping me on or off list for more info, or if you need help implementing anything. Happy to throw together a demo site for you or any other list members if you'd like to see it in action. Cheers! Mike _____ Mike Ellis home: http://variousbits.net work: http://thirty8.co.uk book: http://heritageweb.co.uk 0800 808 54 38 On 27 Sep 2016 7:42 p.m., "Matt Morgan" <m...@concretecomputing.com> wrote: > Here's something built in almost exactly the way Sina describes: > > http://bealearninghero.org/learning-tools/ > > Though I have to say, using an eCommerce platform for this is pretty > clever, and it might have "you may also like" features that work out of the > box, etc. On the other hand it may have lots of features that get in your > way (shopping carts). > > On 09/27/2016 02:38 PM, Sina Bahram wrote: > >> If you don't need to, or aren't trying to, sell anything, then I suggest >> simply making a custom post type (CPT) of Butterfly with the requisite >> fields you wish to track. Then use "Search and Filter" as well as >> "Relevanssi". There are several ways of making the CPTs in a GUI-like way, >> not the least of which is either ACF for adding custom fields, as its name >> suggest, or using the PODs framework for achieving the same. ACF is a bit >> less complicated than PODs, and probably does everything you need. >> >> You can then customize the all of two or three files for single page and >> archive views for Butterflies, and in a day or two have yourself a rather >> marvelous DB-driven search aspect of your site, all within WP, and all >> under your control. >> >> Plus, all of this is free, except for "Search and Filter Pro", but trust >> me, it is beyond worth the $20 or $40 they charge. It saves hours upon >> hours of billable time. >> >> Hope that helps, and good luck! >> >> Take care, >> Sina >> >> President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc. >> Twitter: @SinaBahram >> Company Website: http://www.pac.bz >> Personal Website: http://www.sinabahram.com >> Blog: http://blog.sinabahram.com >> >> -Original Message- >> From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of >> Stan Orchard >> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 2:26 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> >> Subject: [MCN-L] Online Catalog >> >> Hello! >> >> I’m working on a project where we want to allow users to search our >> database of butterflies that populate our butterfly house…search by >> color(s), wing shape, maybe some other criteria. We use Wordpress so it >> seems Woo Commerce is a safe bet with maybe another plugin to turn off >> certain elements such as price. We’ll have 150-200 entries in this >> database. This will utilize the same Wordpress theme we’re using and it >> will be on the same domain, so part of our main site. I’m looking for any >> examples of such a thing. Or any advice anyone may have regarding this type >> of project. Should we set this up off our main site? Any >> advantage/disadvantage to doing that? I have a feeling we’re missing >> something as we work through this. Thanks. >> >> Stan Orchard >> Pacific Science Center >> Seattle, WA >> ___ >> 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@mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ >> >> ___ >> 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@mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ >
Re: [MCN-L] Collection sharing software
Hi Suzanne Take a look at http://cultureobject.co.uk/ - an open source WordPress plugin which we built to suck in museum collection data from a variety of sources. I don’t know what your database is, but CSV is supported, so that could work. Once stuff is in WordPress, you can then lock it down - password, membership, etc etc. Shout if you need help implementing - m...@thirty8.co.uk cheers Mike _ Mike Ellis Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency: http://thirty8.co.uk * My book: http://heritageweb.co.uk * * New: Workshops, courses and free downloads: http://trainingdigital.co.uk/ * On 26 April 2016 at 03:16:53, Suzanne Quigley (squi...@panix.com) wrote: I have a client who wants to share collection items with interested parties. Rich data and hi resolution images are managed by a database. The client wishes to share only selected works and selected data with selected curators and scholars. Can anyone recommend a vehicle for doing this without spending thousands? Perhaps with a password that can be divulged for access? Important that Google or other search engines can't access the data. I look forward to your thoughts, with thanks, Suzanne Suzanne Quigley 917 676 9039 ArtAndArtifactServices.com ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ 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@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] Your use of API's - quick survey
apologies for cross-posting / Hi all Dan Zambonini and I are writing a paper for Museums and the Web (see our abstract here: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/abstracts/prg_335001935.html) We'd love it if you'd fill in this quick form about your use of API's. It'll take about 3 minutes http://bit.ly/C7Xk (links to Google form) Thanks in advance, Mike Mike Ellis Professional Services Group Eduserv mike.ellis at eduserv.org.uk tel: 01225 470522 mob: 07017 031522 fax: 01225 474301 www.eduserv.org.uk
[MCN-L] Organizational Question
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 come and present rather than just submitting ideas via email. You get a much better idea of the energy and enthusiasm. In terms of how to do this and who: depends really on whether you've got an experienced web team working at the museum. If you do, then they should have a certain degree of autonomy but work alongside the content people to make sure that the main goals are content and not technology. [In terms of organisation: In my 7 years as Head of Web at the Science Museum in London, I was part of publishing, then marketing and communications, then new media, and finally an information groupTbh, it doesn't make any difference where the web team sits as long as they have enough budget, autonomy and clout to make things happen. The subtle (but all important point) in Barbara's email below: museum leadership should make the decision on **who** manages the website. They shouldn't (unless you want much, much pain) actually make any decisions about the day-to-day *management* of the website. That way lies darkness :-) ] Cheers Mike Mike Ellis Professional Services Group Eduserv mike.ellis at eduserv.org.uk tel: 01225 470522 mob: 07017 031522 fax: 01225 474301 www.eduserv.org.uk -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara Stokes Sent: 01 July 2008 03:59 To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Organizational Question Your museum leadership should make the decision on who manages the website. In our museum, website management is part of marketing and development. As for your proposal to submit specs to several website vendors rather than stay with the current vendor in revamping the site, it depends on how reliable and service-oriented your current vendor is and what their capabilities are. Not a definitive answer, I know, but there are a lot of factors to be considered. Barbara Stokes, Senior Curator Archives, Collections, and Programs Museum of South Texas History 200 N. Closner Boulevard Edinburg, TX 78541 bstokes at mosthistory.org 956/383-6911 -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of william jahsman Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:47 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Organizational Question 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 infrastructure. The exhibits director is proposing we sole source our website development to our current vendor. Our current website (www.theleonardo.org) is beautiful but not very functional. I'm proposing we submit our requirements to several vendors and choose the best one. Is it customary for an exhibits manager to specify website development? How is it handled in your organization? TIA, Bill Jahsman The Leonardo 801-531-9800 ___ 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 ___ 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 Unless otherwise agreed expressly in writing by a senior manager of Eduserv, this communication is to be treated as confidential and the information in it may not be used or disclosed except for the purpose for which it has been sent. If you have reason to believe that you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please contact the sender immediately. No employee or agent is authorised to enter into any binding agreement or contract on behalf of Eduserv or Eduserv Technologies Ltd., unless that agreement is subsequently confirmed by the conclusion of a written contract or the issue of a purchase order. Eduserv (Limited by Guarantee) ? company number 3763109 - and Eduserv Technologies Ltd ? company number ? 4256630 - are both companies incorporated in England and Wales and have their registered offices at Queen Anne House, 11 Charlotte Street, Bath, BA1 2NE.
[MCN-L] Mashed Museum 2008
Dear MCN I thought you might be interested to see a brief(ish) video I hacked together following the MCG Mashed Museum day which happened on the 18th June, the day before the UK Museums on the Web Conference. See http://blip.tv/file/1029060 Further coverage continues at www.mashedmuseum.org.uk Cheers! Mike ___ Mike Ellis Professional Services Group Eduserv mike.ellis at eduserv.org.uk tel: 01225 470522 mob: 07017 031522 fax: 01225 474301 www.eduserv.org.uk Unless otherwise agreed expressly in writing by a senior manager of Eduserv, this communication is to be treated as confidential and the information in it may not be used or disclosed except for the purpose for which it has been sent. If you have reason to believe that you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please contact the sender immediately. No employee or agent is authorised to enter into any binding agreement or contract on behalf of Eduserv or Eduserv Technologies Ltd., unless that agreement is subsequently confirmed by the conclusion of a written contract or the issue of a purchase order. Eduserv (Limited by Guarantee) ? company number 3763109 - and Eduserv Technologies Ltd ? company number ? 4256630 - are both companies incorporated in England and Wales and have their registered offices at Queen Anne House, 11 Charlotte Street, Bath, BA1 2NE.
[MCN-L] image annotation tools
Hi Arno Have a look at http://fotonotes.net/ That the kind of thing you're thinking? Cheers Mike Mike Ellis Professional Services Group Eduserv mike.ellis at eduserv.org.uk tel: 01225 470522 mob: 07017 031522 fax: 01225 474301 www.eduserv.org.uk -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Arno Bosse Sent: 23 May 2008 02:22 To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] image annotation tools Hi, My staff and I have been asked to investigate the possibility of adding an image annotation feature to the University of Chicago Library's online Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae exhibit - http://speculum.lib.uchicago.edu/ I know from my initial research that there are several tools for image annotation out there (e.g. Pliny). I'm particularly interested in web- based, open-source tools that could be integrated into an existing website. Does anyone on the list know of such tools or have any experience in this area? Roughly speaking, something along the lines of Flickr's annotation tools. many thanks, Arno Bosse Senior Director of Technology Division of the Humanities University of Chicago 1115 E. 58th St., Walker Room 001B Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: 773-702-6177 Fax: 773-834-5867 ___ 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 Unless otherwise agreed expressly in writing by a senior manager of Eduserv, this communication is to be treated as confidential and the information in it may not be used or disclosed except for the purpose for which it has been sent. If you have reason to believe that you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please contact the sender immediately. No employee or agent is authorised to enter into any binding agreement or contract on behalf of Eduserv or Eduserv Technologies Ltd., unless that agreement is subsequently confirmed by the conclusion of a written contract or the issue of a purchase order. Eduserv (Limited by Guarantee) ? company number 3763109 - and Eduserv Technologies Ltd ? company number ? 4256630 - are both companies incorporated in England and Wales and have their registered offices at Queen Anne House, 11 Charlotte Street, Bath, BA1 2NE.
[MCN-L] webby
Hi Leonard I agree that this would be a good point of learning. The winning sites will (by the nature of Webbys) be talking to mass audiences that museums are trying to engage with more. I also obviously can't miss an opportunity to highlight the fact that Launchball (http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/) - my baby while I was at the Science Museum - was shortlisted in the Webby Games category...but got pipped to the post by Kongregate :-( In case you're interested and haven't seen it already, I blogged about what I saw as being the factors that set Launchball apart from a project perspective: http://electronicmuseum.org.uk/2008/03/11/launchball-we-did-it-differently-and-got-it-right/ Cheers Mike Mike Ellis Solutions Architect Eduserv mike.ellis at eduserv.org.uk tel: 07017 031522 fax: 01225 474301 www.eduserv.org.uk From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu on behalf of Maureen Otwell Sent: Wed 5/7/2008 05:19 To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] webby Hi Leonard -- I did enjoy Museums and the Web this year. While there I learned that the website I worked on for INVIONI Interactive Media Design did get an honorable mention at the Webbys; in 2005 INVIONI won a webby. We'd love to participate in a conversation about what museums can learn from the Webby award winning projects. Maureen Otwell Director, E-Culture INVIONI From: Leonard Steinbach lensteinb...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:11 PM To: mcn-l at toronto.mediatrope.com Subject: [MCN-L] webby In case you missed it, the webby awards have been announced. Winners and nominees are at http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12. Great to see wonderful ideas expressed in the outside world. Take a look at TED's site for Best Visual Design - Functional and how items of interest can be visually sorted. In the Arts category, it was nice to see that Edward Hopper's New York from the National Gallery of Art was a finalist. It recently won a Gold Muse Award at AAM. Would love to see discussion of web sites with specific lessons museums could learn from. len ___ 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 ___ 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
