Reminds me of the wizard of oz - there's a man behind the curtain! And that man is tagging like fury. Metadata=social media. Thanks for posting the link. BeagleBone :-)
+++Sent from my iPhone+++ Suzanne Quigley 917 676 9039 www.ArtAndArtifactServices.com fb Art & Artifact Services On May 4, 2012, at 8:00 AM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: A camera that outputs metadata only (Michael J. Bennett) > 2. Missouri History Museum seeking a Digital Assets Manager > (Angie Dietz) > This is awesome! > > ================================= > Michael J. Bennett > Digital Projects Librarian & > Institutional Repository Coordinator > University of Connecticut > Homer Babbidge Library > 369 Fairfield Way, U2005-P > Storrs, CT 06269 > 860-486-5276 > 860-486-6017 fax > http://digitalcollections.uconn.edu/ > ================================== > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 1:58 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] A camera that outputs metadata only > > For the true metadata freaks amongst us: > > > > A camera that outputs metadata - a description of the scene, but no image - > using real time mechanical turk assistance: > > http://mattrichardson.com/Descriptive-Camera/ > > > > > > Amalyah Keshet > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > The Missouri History Museum in St. Louis is seeking a Digital Assets Manager > > The Digital Asset Manager is directly responsible for the evaluation, > selection, implementation, and management of a digital asset management > system as well as the creation and management of the metadata, policies, and > procedures related to digital assets. The ultimate goal of this position is > to ensure that all records are able to be accessed by staff and the general > public. The Digital Assets Manager will: > > > ? Conduct a broad inventory of digital assets stored throughout the > Museum. > > ? Develop detailed requirements for a digital asset management system. > > ? Train staff on the use of the DAMS. > > ? Work closely with IT staff to ensure thereliability and security of > the DAMS. > > ? Following best practices, develop policies for the digitization of the > Museum?s collections in association with other divisions. > > ? Develop and/or adopt metadata standards for digital assets and train > staff on their proper use. > > ? Develop policies and procedures for the ingest of digital assets into > the DAMS. Train staff accordingly and monitor compliance. > > ? Create policies and procedures related to the intake of born digital > collections. > > ? Develop and implement digital preservation strategies. > > ? Perform other duties as assigned. > > Qualified candidate will have 3-5 years of experience managing digital asset > management > systems. Preference will be given to candidates that have selected and > implemented digital asset > management systems and have experience crafting institutional digital > preservation strategies; > experience and familiarity with a wide variety of DAMS including 2 or more > years of experience managing a DAMS; knowledge of current best practices > related to DAM metadata, processes, and preservationstrategies including 3-4 > years working with DAM specific metadata; superiortechnical communication > with staff who have a wide range of technical competence ? a writing sample > will be required. MLIS or equivalent. Background in history a plus. > > > The Missouri History Museum offers a competitive salary and complete benefits > package. Please submit letter of interest and resume to: > > > > Missouri History Museum > > Human Resources > > PO Box 11940 > > St. Louis, MO 63112-0040 > > > > Resumes may also be forwarded to hradmin at mohistory.org > > > > An Equal Opportunity Employer > > > > > > > > Angela Dietz Director of Digital Initiatives > Missouri History Museum > Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park > Tel: 314.454.3113 | Fax: 314.454.3189 > akd at mohistory.org | mohistory.org > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
