Hi Susan, I saw your job posting on the MCN list. If I may, I'd like to offer a word of advice from an archaeologist who now produces websites for museums: Before you or your new hire goes to the trouble of spec'ing and writing a custom database and web front-end, I highly recommend looking at what already exists:
- http://opencontext.org/ -- web-based database solution geared toward publication of raw archaeological data (a project of this org, affiliated with UC Berkeley: http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/, who would be happy to help with advice or consulting.) - http://collectionspace.org -- open-source web-based collection management system - http://collectiveaccess.org -- open-source web-based collection management system - http://omeka.org -- open-source web publishing platform designed for museums. Heavier on the front-end functionality, less so on the database aspects, but could be combined with CollectionSpace or CollectiveAccess (or whatever) and used as front-end to display the database contents. - GLAMkit: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/abstracts/prg_335002451.html -- I think it's comparable to Omeka, mostly the web features, but designed to plug into and display collections db content. There are so many custom-built solutions to the same problems nowadays, which is a shame, given the increasing availability and quality of free, open-source, customizable tools. One size does not fit all, but a tailored off-the-rack solution will almost always get you 90+% of the way toward the goal, and it's much easier and cheaper than building something from scratch and reinventing wheels. Good luck! .t On 7/21/10 12:14 PM, "Susan Fishman-Armstrong" <sfishman at westga.edu> wrote: > Company: University of West Georgia > Position: Post Doctoral Position > Location: Carrollton, GA > > The Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory at the University of > West Georgia requests applicants for a project manager to design, create, > and establish a digital archaeological web based collections database. > Qualifications include a Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related field, > experience with SQL databases, grant writing, scanning technology, and > project management. In your application, please address how you fit the > qualifications in addition to a curriculum vitae, and three references. See > http://waring.westga.edu for a more complete description. Email applications > to Thomas Foster, tfoster at westga.edu. Position is for fall of 2010, will > remain open until filled, and includes university benefits. > > Job Posted on July 21, 2010 > > > -- Tyler Sterkel Producer Mediatrope Interactive Studio 207 Powell Street, #300 San Francisco, CA 94102 v 415 896 2000 x11 f 415 896 2212 http://www.mediatrope.com
