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6. Re: Research Project Help! (Elton K Prater)
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8. rSIG? A Proposal for a Research SIG (Richard Urban)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:10:11 -0600
From: Christopher Gallagher <[email protected]>
Subject: [MCN-L] IS&T Archiving 2007 Conference
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
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The Society for Imaging Science and Technology has extended the paper
deadline to November 27th.
May 21-24, 2007
Arlington, Virginia
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2007/
The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together a unique community of
imaging novices and experts from libraries, archives, records
management, and information technology institutions to discuss and
explore the expanding field of digital archiving and preservation.
Attendees from across the world represent industry, academia,
governments, and cultural heritage institutions. The conference
presents the latest research results on archiving, provides a forum
to explore new strategies and policies, and reports on successful
projects that can serve as benchmarks in the field.
Techniques for producing, acquiring, preserving, indexing, and
retrieving digital objects and images are explored in depth. The
conference also strives to present unique perspectives from industry
and academia on media and technology obsolescence, business models
for sustainability, formats and standards for archiving, and
solutions for content storage, access, and management.
The conference is a blend of invited focal papers, keynote talks, and
refereed oral and interactive display presentations. The conference
offers hands-on tutorial sessions on technical topics. The 2007
conference will also include a demonstration session at which
attendees and select industry representatives will be able to
showcase archiving programs, technologies, configurations, etc.
Christopher Gallagher, Associate Director
Head, Department of Imaging
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
312-857-7176
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:05:53 -0500
From: "Diane M. Zorich" <[email protected]>
Subject: [MCN-L] new gaming publication
To: mcn-l at toronto.mediatrope.com
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In light of the various discussions of educational gaming that took
place at last week's MCN conference, I thought those interested would
like to know about the following new publication from the American
Library Association:
Gaming & Libraries: Intersection of Services
Library and Technology Reports
by Jenny Levine
Item Number: TS4205
Vol. 42 Iss. 5
"Jenny is a keen advocate for gaming services and libraries, as she
is a gamer and has witnessed, through personal observation and study,
how gaming services can help gamers and members of younger
generations feel connected to the library. As noted in this report,
those who have played video games, as well as the more dedicated
"gamers," comprise a vast number of individuals under the age of
thirty-ive. They will, as time goes on, increasingly be the ones
deciding on library funding as taxpayers.
"Gaming," Jenny concludes, "provides a wealth of service
intersections for libraries today and for the libraries of the
future. And that future is all about opportunities and weaving
together threads, both old and new.""
--
Diane M. Zorich
113 Gallup Road
Princeton, NJ 08542 USA
Voice: 609-252-1606
Fax: 609-252-1607
Email: dzorich at mindspring.com
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:35:45 -0500
From: "Leslie Meyer" <[email protected]>
Subject: [MCN-L] Research Project Help!
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
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Hello all!
I'm currently enrolled in the Museum Technologies class at my graduate
program at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. For the semester term
paper, I have elected to write about Information Technology (IT) and how it
fits within the museum organization. While I have some information into
possible solutions (outsourcing, internal, etc.), I would really like to
include my own research about the subject. That's where I need your help!
Please answer the following questions, as best you can, so that I can gain
better insight into this subject. I hope everyone can respond to me
personally (leslieann.meyer at gmail.com) by Tuesday, November 28, 2006.
Answers will only be used for this class project. I really appreciate your
assistance!
1. What is the name of your museum?
2. Where are you located?
3. How (and why) would you define the size of your museum?
4. Does your museum have a separate Information Technology (IT)
department? If so, where is it located in the organizational structure,
i.e.
to whom does it report?
5. Does your museum outsource for its information technology? If so, what
sort of relationship do you have with these vendors? To whom do they
report?
6. If you do not outsource or have an internal IT department, what solution
does your museum have for its information technology needs?
7. What are some of the benefits of the IT solution within your museum?
8. What are some of the downfalls of the IT solution within your museum?
9. What other information about your institution regarding Information
Technology should I be aware?
10. Tell me about yourself: name, title and general job description within
your museum.
Again, I really appreciate any insight you can provide into Information
Technology within the museum structure. I'm looking forward to hearing back
from you!
Thank you,
Leslie Meyer
--
Leslie Meyer
Seton Hall University
Museum Professions Masters' Program
Graduate Assistant, PC Support Services
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, New Jersey 07081
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:06:56 -0500
From: "Ari Davidow" <[email protected]>
Subject: [MCN-L] Google Analytics - no wait?
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
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Several people talked about using Google Analytics at the Evaluation
Tools session at last weeks' MCN conference. There was a general
impression that there is a long waiting list to get the service. I
came home and was able to sign up immediately. (Implementing the GA
script on our pages may take a bit of time, though.)
I have been using some Google services going back a ways, so that may
have jumped me in queue. But the likeliest explanation is that there
is no more queue, or that it is very short. So, let me encourage folks
interested in this tool as a supplement to current web analytics, to
sign up at their earliest convenience:
http://www.google.com/analytics/
And many thanks to the folks who put together that panel - it was one
of the more informative ones of the conference and was much enjoyed.
ari
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:06:59 -0600
From: Elton K Prater <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Research Project Help!
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Leslie Meyer wrote:
>Hello all!
>
>I'm currently enrolled in the Museum Technologies class at my graduate
>program at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. For the semester term
>paper, I have elected to write about Information Technology (IT) and how it
>fits within the museum organization. While I have some information into
>possible solutions (outsourcing, internal, etc.), I would really like to
>include my own research about the subject. That's where I need your help!
>
>Please answer the following questions, as best you can, so that I can gain
>better insight into this subject. I hope everyone can respond to me
>personally (leslieann.meyer at gmail.com) by Tuesday, November 28, 2006.
>Answers will only be used for this class project. I really appreciate your
>assistance!
>1. What is the name of your museum?
>
>
Science Spectrum
>2. Where are you located?
>
>
Lubbock, TX
>3. How (and why) would you define the size of your museum?
>
>
Small science museum in college town of 220K.
>4. Does your museum have a separate Information Technology (IT)
>department? If so, where is it located in the organizational structure,
i.e.
>to whom does it report?
>
>
I am our resident techno-geek. Trained as a Networking tech. Until I
went back to work for the museum, they outsourced everything. Currently
I, with one maintance person handle 90% and outsource the remainder. It
isn't part of my job discription (like I actually have one) but I just
kind of inherited it. In our particular orginizational structure, I
report directly to our President, which gives me alot of leeway
regarding purchses and systems.
>5. Does your museum outsource for its information technology? If so, what
>sort of relationship do you have with these vendors? To whom do they
>report?
>
>
Out source vendors report to me when we use them.
>6. If you do not outsource or have an internal IT department, what
solution
>does your museum have for its information technology needs?
>
>7. What are some of the benefits of the IT solution within your museum?
>
>
The latitude in decision making. My boss is not very techno-literate,
so alot of the final decisions are mine.
>8. What are some of the downfalls of the IT solution within your museum?
>
>
When something goes wrong, there is very little backup. Our networks
have been cobbled together over the years by many different vendors so
there is no one else that understands it enough to trouble shoot it.
If/when I get in over my head, it is not pretty.
>9. What other information about your institution regarding Information
>Technology should I be aware?
>
>
We do a lot of facilities rentals (meeting rooms, etc.) so a large part
of our network capacity is to provide access to the rentals.
>10. Tell me about yourself: name, title and general job description within
>your museum.
>
>
(see below) Exhibits and Bulding maint Mgr. (doesn't even start to cover
it.)
>Again, I really appreciate any insight you can provide into Information
>Technology within the museum structure. I'm looking forward to hearing
back
>from you!
>
>Thank you,
>Leslie Meyer
>
>
>
--
Elton K Prater elton at sciencespectrum.org
Exhibits Manager Phone 806.745.2525 X 229
Science Spectrum Fax 806.745.1115
2579 S Loop 289
Suite 250
Lubbock, TX 79423
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:15:41 -0600
From: Elton K Prater <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Research Project Help!
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
Message-ID: <4559F9BD.2070001 at sciencespectrum.org>
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Apologies to the list for sending my reply to everyone. Wasn't paying
attention.
--
Elton K Prater elton at sciencespectrum.org
Exhibits Manager Phone 806.745.2525 X 229
Science Spectrum Fax 806.745.1115
2579 S Loop 289
Suite 250
Lubbock, TX 79423
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:40:21 -0600
From: Steve Hanson <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Analytics - no wait?
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Ari Davidow wrote:
> Several people talked about using Google Analytics at the Evaluation
> Tools session at last weeks' MCN conference. There was a general
> impression that there is a long waiting list to get the service. I
> came home and was able to sign up immediately. (Implementing the GA
> script on our pages may take a bit of time, though.)
>
Yes, there was a waiting list for quite a while as Google added capacity
to the system, but usually you can just sign right up now.
I've been using this for a number of clients and very successfully. In
our case it's very easy to integrate because we have a plugin for the
content management system we're using that just automatically integrates
the Analytics code.
> I have been using some Google services going back a ways, so that may
> have jumped me in queue. But the likeliest explanation is that there
> is no more queue, or that it is very short. So, let me encourage folks
> interested in this tool as a supplement to current web analytics, to
> sign up at their earliest convenience:
> http://www.google.com/analytics/
>
> And many thanks to the folks who put together that panel - it was one
> of the more informative ones of the conference and was much enjoyed.
>
> ari
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:14:44 -0600
From: Richard Urban <[email protected]>
Subject: [MCN-L] rSIG? A Proposal for a Research SIG
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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Hi everyone,
I was pleased to meet several presenters at MCN that are currently
working on problems and issues in museum technology through masters
and other academic programs. Perian Sully recently shared her
Master's thesis, today we have another similar request from Elton and
Sarah Sherman recently announced the formation of ARTiFACTs at
UCLA. It is exciting to see this activity and rewarding to see that
people are thinking of MCN as a place to look for answers.
I would like to know whether other researchers out there are
interested in forming a Research SIG. I'd take a pretty broad
definition of what constitutes research, including computer
scientists working on new image formats, development of new software
systems, access, description and retrieval standards, ethnographic or
quantitative survey methodologies. We might share areas of
research, methodologies, or find ways to work together on research
that could be submitted to other related conferences such as IS&T,
ASIS&T, M&W, JCDL, etc. The Research SIG might also serve as a
liaison for student groups like ARTiFACT.
As a current board member I am prohibited from serving as a SIG
Chair, but would happily contribute to a Research SIG if someone is
interested in taking up the charge. Information about SIG Charters
and how to form a SIG are available on the MCN website at: http://
www.mcn.edu/groups/index.asp?subkey=88
Richard Urban, Doctoral Student
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
rjurban at uiuc.edu
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:47:56 -0600
From: "Chuck Patch" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Research Project Help!
To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu>
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On 11/14/06, Leslie Meyer <leslieann.meyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> I'm currently enrolled in the Museum Technologies class at my graduate
> program at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. For the semester term
> paper, I have elected to write about Information Technology (IT) and how
it
> fits within the museum organization. While I have some information into
> possible solutions (outsourcing, internal, etc.), I would really like to
> include my own research about the subject. That's where I need your help!
>
> Please answer the following questions, as best you can, so that I can gain
> better insight into this subject. I hope everyone can respond to me
> personally (leslieann.meyer at gmail.com) by Tuesday, November 28, 2006.
> Answers will only be used for this class project. I really appreciate
your
> assistance!
> 1. What is the name of your museum?
The Historic new Orleans Collection
>
> 2. Where are you located?
New Orleans, LA (big surprise there)
>
> 3. How (and why) would you define the size of your museum?
Medium - 65 employees, 2 locations.
>
> 4. Does your museum have a separate Information Technology (IT)
> department? If so, where is it located in the organizational structure,
i.e.
> to whom does it report?
Yes, called the "Systems" department. We have four employees:
Director, Data Standards Administrator, Network Manager and Web Master
(a very recent addition). As director of the department I report to
the museum director. The department is very large for an institution
of our size but that is because we encompass many activities that are
typically incorporated in other departments of other institutions. The
department was created in the mid- 1980s to design and implement a
collections management system. Since then it has traditionally been
heavily involved in collections management/collections information.
>
> 5. Does your museum outsource for its information technology? If so,
what
> sort of relationship do you have with these vendors? To whom do they
> report?
Very little outsourcing. Primarily web hosting and recently the use of
various web services, though describing that as outsourcing is a bit
of a stretch. Development and customization of our collections
information software is done by the vendor. Outsource vendors report
to me.
>
> 6. If you do not outsource or have an internal IT department, what
solution
> does your museum have for its information technology needs?
>
> 7. What are some of the benefits of the IT solution within your museum?
The ability to provide a more nuanced solution to problems and to
identify institutional goals where IT can provide services that other
members of the institution might not be able to envision.
>
> 8. What are some of the downfalls of the IT solution within your museum?
The lack of a "back-bench". I'm not a techno-geek, nor is our data
standards admin. The lion's share of technical expertise lies with our
network manager and web master. Particularly complex networking,
programing, or even scripting projects force us to contract outside
the institution. Likewise the provision of enterprise level storage
and networking solutions is more difficult to purchase, configure and
maintain on our own.
> 9. What other information about your institution regarding Information
> Technology should I be aware?
We're a combination of a museum, library and manuscripts repository
with a history of these units operating with great independence. Our
tech issues really center around providing integrated information
retrieval services to these disparate professionals and as a result,
while other institutions have concentrated on building out web sites
and large digital asset portfolios, we have had to hunker down with
content issues like data integration, metadata schemes vocabulary
development. Our big project for almost 7 years has been the
co-development of the Mint system with Minisis Inc.
>
> 10. Tell me about yourself: name, title and general job description
within
> your museum.
Chuck Patch, director of systems, I oversee all information systems
development and implementation as well as handle phones, sigh. At the
moment this includes wiring-up a new building.
>
> Again, I really appreciate any insight you can provide into Information
> Technology within the museum structure. I'm looking forward to hearing
back
> from you!
>
> Thank you,
> Leslie Meyer
>
> --
> Leslie Meyer
>
> Seton Hall University
> Museum Professions Masters' Program
> Graduate Assistant, PC Support Services
> 400 South Orange Avenue
> South Orange, New Jersey 07081
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