We might be able to share stats (YouTube, iTunesU, etc) in a survey; look forward to reading about it, regardless!
David Hart Associate Media Producer Digital Media Department The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street (212) 408-6473 david_hart at moma.org www.moma.org On 9/30/08 3:00 PM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" <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://toronto.mediatrope.com/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: Web vs. 'real world' visitors (Champagne, Joanna) > 2. Re: Bar-codes / RFID / Both? (John Bedard) > 3. New Report: "Beyond the Silos of the LAMs: Collaboration > Among Libraries, Archives and Museums" (Waibel,Guenter) > 4. Re: Bar-codes / RFID / Both? (Smutko, Paul, DCA) > 5. Re: Web vs. 'real world' visitors (Montgomery, Renee) > 6. Re: Bar-codes / RFID / Both? (Tim Atherton) > 7. Acquisition Policies or Collections Management Policies > (Montgomery, Renee) > 8. Re: Web vs. 'real world' visitors (Folsom, Diana) > 9. Re: Web vs. 'real world' visitors (Christina DePaolo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:28:54 -0400 > From: "Champagne, Joanna" <J-Champagne at NGA.GOV> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <C506A4B6.B876%J-Champagne at NGA.GOV> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Hello, > > This past fiscal year we had just over 4 million physical visitors (like the > Web some may be repeat, but not as many as the online) to the National > Gallery and 20,800,523 visits to the Web site. > > 50.8% of our 62 Podcasts were downloaded to iTunes this past FY year the > rest from our site and widget. > > We have 559 installs of our Podcast widget. > > Hope that helps. > > Best, > Joanna > > > ................. > Joanna Champagne > Chief of Web and New Media Initiatives > National Gallery of Art > NGA.GOV > > > > > On 9/29/08 1:48 PM, "Perian Sully" <psully at magnes.org> wrote: > >> Dear Nancy: >> >> Have you seen the IMLS Interconnections report? >> http://www.interconnectionsreport.org/ >> >> Lots of hard data about some of the questions you're asking. The >> slideshow provides a nice summary as well on the report. >> >> Perian Sully >> Collections Information and Web Programs Manager >> Judah L. Magnes Museum >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of >> Nancy Proctor >> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 10:33 AM >> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> Subject: [MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors >> >> Does anyone have any hard numbers on overall museum trends in numbers of >> online visitors versus footfall in the bricks & mortar museums? My >> anecdotal >> sense from talking to various museum professionals is that online >> traffic is >> 3-10 times the in-person visitorship, but I'd like to be able to cite an >> actual study. >> >> It would also be great to know what percentage of museums' online >> traffic is >> to content that is not resident on their websites, e.g. Podcasts on >> iTunes/iTunes U, and videos on YouTube, if anyone has those stats for >> your >> own museum or others'.... >> >> ...And the next step is to show what great return on investment our >> digital >> initiatives provide, since we reach many more people online than in >> person, >> and buildings are relatively expensive to maintain. This is not to >> challenge >> the primacy and importance of the real world buildings and collections, >> but >> simply to underscore how much reach digital teams can achieve for >> comparatively little money. >> >> Many thanks! >> Nancy >> >> Nancy Proctor >> Head of New Media Initiatives >> >> Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) >> MRC 970 PO Box 37012 >> Washington DC 20013-7012 >> USA >> >> o: +1-202-633-8439 >> f: +1-202-633-8455 >> c: +1-301-642-6257 >> >> proctorn at si.edu >> >> http://www.americanart.si.edu >> http://eyelevel.si.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 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:37:46 -0500 > From: "John Bedard" <jbedard at artsmia.org> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Bar-codes / RFID / Both? > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <48E0E83A.50A4.0031.0 at artsmia.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > We looked at this a few months ago and concluded that for us bar code was a > better choice do to cost and how we planned to use it. However, we have not > moved to implement yet. > > John > > > > John R. Bedard > Director of Information Projects and Services > The Minneapolis Institute of Arts > 2400 Third Avenue South > Minneapolis, MN 55404 > Phone: 612-870-3268 > Fax: 612-870-3004 > Email: JBedard at artsmia.org > www.artsmia.org > www.artsconnected.org > >>>> "Cathryn Goodwin" <cathryng at Princeton.EDU> 9/29/2008 12:32 PM >>> > Is your museum using RFID? Princeton University Art Museum is > researching the pros/cons of barcoding and RFID for inventory > management. Is RFID ready for use in location management? Are some > museums using it for other purposes (security/ visitor interaction? ) > > Thanks in advance > Cathryn Goodwin > > Cathryn L. Goodwin > Princeton University Art Museum > Princeton, NJ 08540 > 609.258.9374 > cathryng at princeton.edu > President, MCN > www.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 at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:45:18 -0400 > From: "Waibel,Guenter" <waibelg at oclc.org> > Subject: [MCN-L] New Report: "Beyond the Silos of the LAMs: > Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums" > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <AA3DCFAA4E87BD40BBAA507B1C36CC3D745902 at OAEXCH4SERVER.oa.oclc.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I thought that this new report would be of interest to an MCN audience. The > workshops which led to the findings of the report had ample museum > participation - we conducted workshops at the Smithsonian and the Victoria & > Albert, and the university workshops at Edinburgh, Princeton and Yale also had > excellent representation from the campus museums. > > If you'd like to learn what others are doing at the intersection of libraries, > archives and museums, and how to build successful collaborations, this report > is for you! > > http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2008-05.pdf > > Cheers, > > G?nter > > ***Excuse Cross-Posting*** > > Dear Colleagues, > > I'd like to alert you that our latest publication, a report on library, > archive and museum collaboration by our contractor, Diane Zorich, and Program > Officers G?nter Waibel and Ricky Erway, "Beyond the Silos of the LAMs: > Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums," (.pdf: 334K/59pp) is now > available on the RLG Programs Web site at > http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2008-05.pdf. > > The report highlights lessons learned from five LAM workshops held at RLG > Partner institutions in the US and the UK, and contains information about > inspiring collaborative projects in campus environments. The bulk of the > report, however, is dedicated to the catalysts which allow collaboration to > thrive. These insights should be helpful to anyone who is trying to foster > deeper working relationships. > > Next year, you'll have the opportunity to hear from many of the workshop > participants in person. The Committee on Archives, Libraries and Museums > (CALM) has endorsed a series of panel presentations at ALA, SAA and AAM during > 2009, which will give workshop participants from University of Edinburgh, > Princeton University, the Smithsonian Institution, the Victoria and Albert > Museum, and Yale University a platform to share the progress their > institutions have made in aligning the efforts of their collecting units to > provide a better experience for their respective audiences. > > Questions or comments regarding this report can be directed to G?nter Waibel, > Program Officer, at waibelg at oclc.org. Please also get in touch with G?nter > if > you'd like to be added to our library, archive and museum collaboration > mailing list. > > Best regards, > Melissa > > Melissa Renspie > Senior Communications Officer > OCLC Programs and Research > 6565 Kilgour Place > Dublin, OH 43017-3395 > Phone: (614) 761-5231 > FAX: (614) 718-7585 > E-mail: melissa_renspie at oclc.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:59:44 -0600 > From: "Smutko, Paul, DCA" <paul.smutko at state.nm.us> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Bar-codes / RFID / Both? > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <F8F5BD7BB8DFF14AAD67D9476C922DF1077CC640 at CEXMB5.nmes.lcl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We currently use barcodes and are researching RFID for inventory > purposes. RFID has the potential to speed up location inventory for us. > We are experimenting with a high frequency scanner. We have tried > attaching transponders to object ID tags that we tied to several > objects. And passed the scanner over the objects and the scanner was > able to read every tag. We have not yet field tested it yet, in other > words, we need to order more transponders and actually test it on a > shelf in a storage room, but it looks promising. The only drawback may > be that the scanner has to be too close 2" to the transponders to work > in an actual storeroom setting. With barcodes we have to pull the > objects from the shelf in order to scan each barcode. Just one of our > store rooms contains 60,000 objects so that completing an inventory of > that room even using barcodes is daunting. We are in the process of > completing a move of every object in that room to an off-site location > and we found barcodes to be a very effective means of tracking objects > through out the move process. But RFID could prove to be much quicker. > > Paul Smutko > Senior Collections Manager > Museum of International Folk Art > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > Paul.smutko at state.nm.us > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Cathryn Goodwin > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:33 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Bar-codes / RFID / Both? > > Is your museum using RFID? Princeton University Art Museum is > researching the pros/cons of barcoding and RFID for inventory > management. Is RFID ready for use in location management? Are some > museums using it for other purposes (security/ visitor interaction? ) > > Thanks in advance > Cathryn Goodwin > > Cathryn L. Goodwin > Princeton University Art Museum > Princeton, NJ 08540 > 609.258.9374 > cathryng at princeton.edu > President, MCN > www.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 at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This inbound email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security > System. > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole > use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is > prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of > Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the > sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned > by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:13:34 -0700 > From: "Montgomery, Renee" <ReneeM at lacma.org> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <831DFF518273CF47835B4CF4331D6D2F61A588 at saturn.lacma.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Is someone collating these facts and figures? I know there are some > older reports but is there a recent update? Obviously is very helpful > to have comparative stats to help build cases on the homefront. Thank > you. > > Renee Montgomery > Assistant Director > Risk Management and Collection Information > Los Angeles County Museum of Art > T 323 857-6059 > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Champagne, Joanna > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:29 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors > > Hello, > > This past fiscal year we had just over 4 million physical visitors (like > the > Web some may be repeat, but not as many as the online) to the National > Gallery and 20,800,523 visits to the Web site. > > 50.8% of our 62 Podcasts were downloaded to iTunes this past FY year the > rest from our site and widget. > > We have 559 installs of our Podcast widget. > > Hope that helps. > > Best, > Joanna > > > ................. > Joanna Champagne > Chief of Web and New Media Initiatives > National Gallery of Art > NGA.GOV > > > > > On 9/29/08 1:48 PM, "Perian Sully" <psully at magnes.org> wrote: > >> Dear Nancy: >> >> Have you seen the IMLS Interconnections report? >> http://www.interconnectionsreport.org/ >> >> Lots of hard data about some of the questions you're asking. The >> slideshow provides a nice summary as well on the report. >> >> Perian Sully >> Collections Information and Web Programs Manager >> Judah L. Magnes Museum >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf > Of >> Nancy Proctor >> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 10:33 AM >> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> Subject: [MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors >> >> Does anyone have any hard numbers on overall museum trends in numbers > of >> online visitors versus footfall in the bricks & mortar museums? My >> anecdotal >> sense from talking to various museum professionals is that online >> traffic is >> 3-10 times the in-person visitorship, but I'd like to be able to cite > an >> actual study. >> >> It would also be great to know what percentage of museums' online >> traffic is >> to content that is not resident on their websites, e.g. Podcasts on >> iTunes/iTunes U, and videos on YouTube, if anyone has those stats for >> your >> own museum or others'.... >> >> ...And the next step is to show what great return on investment our >> digital >> initiatives provide, since we reach many more people online than in >> person, >> and buildings are relatively expensive to maintain. This is not to >> challenge >> the primacy and importance of the real world buildings and > collections, >> but >> simply to underscore how much reach digital teams can achieve for >> comparatively little money. >> >> Many thanks! >> Nancy >> >> Nancy Proctor >> Head of New Media Initiatives >> >> Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) >> MRC 970 PO Box 37012 >> Washington DC 20013-7012 >> USA >> >> o: +1-202-633-8439 >> f: +1-202-633-8455 >> c: +1-301-642-6257 >> >> proctorn at si.edu >> >> http://www.americanart.si.edu >> http://eyelevel.si.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 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:19:13 -0600 > From: Tim Atherton <tatherton at st-albert.net> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Bar-codes / RFID / Both? > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <C507ADA1.4654%tatherton at st-albert.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > > I haven't actually used RFID in an institutional setting, but did look into > it all a while back (I had the advantage that my brother worked on the > development RFID at TIRIS with Texas Instruments way back when, so I was > able to get plenty of free, no strings consulting...). > > Anyway, while there are a number of issues around the actual implementation > of RFID depending on your circumstances, it's flexibility is one of the big > plusses for the system. > > There is the obvious improvement in inventory control - you don't have to > pull every item of the shelf to check it. In addition, the information on > the tag can be updated as circumstances/locations change etc. And general, > once fully implemented, it tends to give very accurate inventories. > > Information about the object - location, conservation issues, object history > and notes etc can be stored on the tag, which can then be directly accessed > by the staff wherever the object is. In larger locations, movement can also > be logged by having gateway readers in different locations - so, if an item > is moved from storage room to conservation lab, that is automatically > logged. Quite a lot of other things can be developed around this aspect of > RFID. > > In addition, and building on this, there is it's use in displays/exhibits. A > visitor with a hand held guide can access selected information about any > object in a display as they come to it, directly from the object, as it > reads that information from the tag. > > You can also get feedback on visitor habits by tracking how and what they > viewed in the museum. > > Here are just a few of the things I came across then > > http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=9838 > > > http://www.cio.com/article/8820/_Putting_the_RFID_in_Art > > http://newmuseums.blogspot.com/2007/03/rfid-and-museums.html > > > Unless you have a very large (spread out, possibly on different sites) > collection, RFID might not be the most cost effective deal if you only look > at it for collections inventory control. But if you consider it for broader > use, taking advantage of its wider potential, it might well be worth it. > > Tim a > > >
