AASLH has a partnership with PastPerfect. With our membership, you get a 20% discount on the purchase of the software. We also distribute demo cds of the software. If anyone is interested in receiving the demo, just send me an email off the list and I will be happy to mail you one, Thanks, tj
Terry Jackson American Association for State and Local History Project Coordinator 1717 Church St. Nashville, TN? 37203 615-320-3203 jackson at aaslh.org ========================================= So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf? Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009. Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. ========================================= -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mcn-l-request at mcn.edu Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:38 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 2 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: mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1 (Auto Reply) (Jennifer Dvorak) 2. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Nilsen, Dianne) 3. Re: NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (Ari Davidow) 4. Re: JPEG2000 (Roel Mu?oz) 5. Re: NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (Jeanne Kessler) 6. Re: NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (Robert Weiner) 7. Re: FW: photography, digitization, and a color/grey card? (Travis Fullerton) 8. What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? (Morgan, Amber) 9. Re: What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? (Ari Davidow) 10. Re: What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? (Real, Will) 11. Re: What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? (Perian Sully) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:47 -0700 From: "Jennifer Dvorak" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1 (Auto Reply) To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <s9353185.011 at THM-FS01.HEARD.ORG> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I am currently out of the office this morning at Heard Museum West, but I should be back in the office this afternoon. If this is an internal IT request, please proceed to http://nicole/jobticket to submit a new request. If you require immediate assistance, please contact me on my cell phone at 602.930.3346 or proceed to http://awayfind.com/jdvorak to send a message to my cell. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Dvorak | Heard Museum | Phoenix, AZ | www.heard.org | main 602.252.8840 | direct 602.251.0287 | mobile 602.930.3346 >>> mcn-l 12/02/08 13:00 >>> 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. open source OpenEdit DAM (Julie Riley OpenEdit) 2. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Ari Davidow) 3. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Fournier, Melissa) 4. JPEG2000 (Fournier, Melissa) 5. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (David Dwiggins) 6. AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January (Terry Jackson) 7. Re: JPEG2000 (Ari Davidow) 8. NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (John Bedard) 9. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Nilsen, Dianne) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:56 -0500 From: Julie Riley OpenEdit <[email protected]> Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: <493467BC.80007 at openedit.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi, I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a robust digital asset management solution. OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, etc., it's a very feature rich application. OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free via our online user forum. Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! Regards, Julie Riley OpenEdit http://www.openeditDAM.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:21:42 -0500 From: "Ari Davidow" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56 at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? Thanks, ari On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management > or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, > OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com > > OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on > any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations > in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a > robust digital asset management solution. > > OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an > enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share > all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, > etc., it's a very feature rich application. > > OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free > via our online user forum. > > Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! > > Regards, > > Julie Riley > OpenEdit > http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:33 -0500 From: "Fournier, Melissa" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A3D0 at XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php) ? Melissa Melissa Gold Fournier Associate Museum Registrar YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART melissa.fournier at yale.edu -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? Thanks, ari On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management > or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, > OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com > > OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on > any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations > in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a > robust digital asset management solution. > > OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an > enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share > all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, > etc., it's a very feature rich application. > > OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free > via our online user forum. > > Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! > > Regards, > > Julie Riley > OpenEdit > http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:43 -0500 From: "Fournier, Melissa" <[email protected]> Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A40F at XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as browsers. Does anyone see this changing? Other thoughts pro/con? Melissa Melissa Gold Fournier Associate Museum Registrar YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART melissa.fournier at yale.edu ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:50:04 -0500 From: "David Dwiggins" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <e8de49ed0812020650r39f25aa3t562ce041708d63f at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I've played with ResourceSpace a bit, and have been monitoring the development mailing list for the last few months. I think it looks like a really promising project. The interface is very nice, and the code and data structures behind it seem straightforward enough that it can easily be modified and customized. I think there are a few "industrial strength" features I'd like to see added (like easily accessible permanent URLs for resources, for example.) But by and large I could see it working well -- and am considering the possibility of adopting it, at least on a trial basis. I particularly like some of the features it has for allowing users to group resources into sets and then share the resulting sets with others. The original developer is very active on the mailing list, and is hiring out for consulting gigs to add features. He's also running a hosted installation of the software for those who want that -- but unlike some pseudo-open source products, he seems very willing to accept contributions from the public, and the software is pretty easy to get going on your own as well. So it seems like a fairly good open source model. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who has looked at this. -David Dwiggins Systems Librarian/Archivist Historic New England ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Fournier, Melissa <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote: > On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php) ? > > Melissa > > Melissa Gold Fournier > Associate Museum Registrar > YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART > > melissa.fournier at yale.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > > Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? > What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? > > Thanks, > ari > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management >> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, >> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com >> >> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on >> any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations >> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a >> robust digital asset management solution. >> >> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an >> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share >> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, >> etc., it's a very feature rich application. >> >> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free >> via our online user forum. >> >> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! >> >> Regards, >> >> Julie Riley >> OpenEdit >> http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:10 -0600 From: "Terry Jackson" <[email protected]> Subject: [MCN-L] AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>, "'Bethany Hawkins'" <hawkins at aaslh.org> Message-ID: <00a701c95495$199bf000$4cd3d000$@org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January AASLH is offering two online learning opportunities in the month of January. Basics of Archives Online Course - The course is scheduled for January 5 ? February 6. The Basics of Archives was developed in cooperation with COSHRC, the Michigan Historical Center, the New York State Archives, and the Ohio Historical Society, and with a grant from IMLS. Participants proceed at their own pace through this online workshop that covers the basics of archives management and practices including acquiring collections, processing, housing and preservation, and providing access. Cost for the workshop is $85 for members and $150 for nonmembers. The deadline for registration is December 31. For more information or to register, go to www.aaslh.org/basicsofarchives.htm Going Green Webinar ? This three-session webinar is scheduled for January 8, 15, and 22 at 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. eastern time. Led by Sarah Brophy, co-author of The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice from AltaMira Press, will help you explore ways to make your historical organization environmentally friendly. Topic will include green events, energy efficiency, and what to consider when making decisions on how green to be. Cost for the webinar is $145 for members and $210 for nonmembers. There is a 10% discount for groups of 5-14. The deadline for registration is January 2. For more information or to register, go to www.aaslh.org/GoingGreen.htm. Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at hawkins at aaslh.org or 615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming workshops. Terry Jackson American Association for State and Local History Project Coordinator 1717 Church St. Nashville, TN? 37203 615-320-3203 jackson at aaslh.org ========================================= So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf? Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009. Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. ========================================= ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:16:41 -0500 From: "Ari Davidow" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000 To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <747cfaf50812021116o11cfefb8q5d63a9a7867ddce7 at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 JPEG2000 doesn't solve any problems experienced by web users, nor does it provide anything extra for print. It =does= solve myriad problems for archivists (but requires some extra investment to take advantage of those solutions--you really need a JPEG2000 server), so I don't see it going away--perhaps slowly getting some support in tools, and slowly replacing TIFF as the archival format of choice. ari On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Fournier, Melissa <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote: > I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as browsers. Does anyone see this changing? Other thoughts pro/con? > > Melissa > > Melissa Gold Fournier > Associate Museum Registrar > YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART > melissa.fournier at yale.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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:41 -0600 From: "John Bedard" <[email protected]> Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? To: "mcn LISTSERV" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0 at artsmia.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network? If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations about joining or not joining? 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 ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:59 -0700 From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F at medusa.library.arizona.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Janice, The list below was cut from a report I created last Spring. This may help explain some of the drivers that influence our digitization process. I hope this helps. Best, Dianne CCP Priorities for Imaging Collections: The Center's bi-monthly curatorial team meetings provide a forum where collections are discussed by knowledgeable staff and prioritized for scanning. The photographers noted below do not represent all the Center's collections that have been digitized to date, but the list provides an example of driving forces that influence how CCP prioritizes the scanning of collections. (Note some bodies of work will naturally fall into more than one of the driving forces noted below which adds weight to the priority) 1. Core Archives: (100% completed) Ansel Adams Harry Callahan Frederick Sommer (check new acquisitions) Wynn Bullock Aaron Siskind 2. Archive/Donor Relations/Contracts: Milton Rogovin (100%) Rosalind Solomon (80% completed) Brett Weston (95% completed) Alma Lavenson (not fully accessioned) 3. Copyrights Owned or Administered: Edward Weston (100%) John Gutmann (100%) Louise Dahl-Wolfe (100%) Lola Alvarez Bravo (100%) 4. Historical Significance: W. Eugene Smith (100%) Lee Friedlander (100%) Wright Morris (100%) Walker Evans (100%) Tina Modotti (100%) Robert Heinecken (75%) Ralph Gibson 5. Other Drivers influencing Imaging Priorities Exhibitions Publications Rights and Reproductions requests Outgoing Loans New Acquisitions Research fellows -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:22 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? Thanks, ari On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset management > or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, > OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com > > OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on > any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations > in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a > robust digital asset management solution. > > OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an > enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and share > all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, > etc., it's a very feature rich application. > > OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is free > via our online user forum. > > Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! > > Regards, > > Julie Riley > OpenEdit > http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1 ************************************ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:04:58 -0700 From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E048502AB at medusa.library.arizona.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Please accept my apology to the MCN list for my previous message addressed to "Janice". It was sent in error. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ? Dianne Nilsen Head of Digital Initiatives and Imaging Center for Creative Photography The University of Arizona P.O. Box 210103 Tucson, AZ? 85721-0103 ? p. 520-307-2829 f. 520-621-9444 http://www.creativephotography.org ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:05:03 -0500 From: "Ari Davidow" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <747cfaf50812021205h150b7615qaf29e27eabd03855 at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I find NTEN good for networking about general day-to-day small non-profit IT questions, but not at all relevant to museum- or archive-specific issues. There seem to be fewer really experienced, knowledgeable IT folks in the organization than in MCN. NTEN seems to attract more ideologues, as well. More questions than I'd like are answered not to the point, but with a "what you really should be doing is...." This is especially true with regard to commercial vs. open source technology. I don't always want religion when I am asking technical questions, even when i share the dominant religion ;-). I'm on both lists, but find myself participating more on this one (and never enough on either--I have this full-time job thing....) ari On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John Bedard <jbedard at artsmia.org> wrote: > Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network? If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations about joining or not joining? > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:39:44 -0500 From: Roel Mu?oz <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000 To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: <DA79092F-40EA-40F2-989C-EDAFD727BCD4 at princeton.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed We archive in TIFF and using PS we derive lossless JPEG2000 for dissemination from an Aware server. Because of a lack of browser support the end-user sees a jpeg derived from the lossless JPEG2000 file. Perhaps a nicer JPEG2000 software package is "Djatoka" (http:// www.dlib.org/dlib/september08/chute/09chute.html), which is open source and customizable. There are certainly advantages to archiving with lossless JPEG2000 (definitely a storage space savings), but so far TIFF has a reputation as a robust archival format supported by virtually all capture devices. I don't think JPEG2000 is going away, it's just not leaps and bounds better than TIFF as an archival format. Roel Roel Mu?oz Digital Projects Photographer Princeton University Firestone Library 1 Washington Road Princeton, NJ 08544 (609) 258-8010 fax (609) 258-4105 http://diglib.princeton.edu On Dec 2, 2008, at 3:00 PM, 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. open source OpenEdit DAM (Julie Riley OpenEdit) > 2. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Ari Davidow) > 3. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Fournier, Melissa) > 4. JPEG2000 (Fournier, Melissa) > 5. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (David Dwiggins) > 6. AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January > (Terry Jackson) > 7. Re: JPEG2000 (Ari Davidow) > 8. NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? (John Bedard) > 9. Re: open source OpenEdit DAM (Nilsen, Dianne) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:39:56 -0500 > From: Julie Riley OpenEdit <julie at openedit.org> > Subject: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: <493467BC.80007 at openedit.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi, > > I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset > management > or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source software, > OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com > > OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on > any platform. We have been working with corporations and organizations > in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a > robust digital asset management solution. > > OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an > enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and > share > all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, > etc., it's a very feature rich application. > > OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is > free > via our online user forum. > > Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! > > Regards, > > Julie Riley > OpenEdit > http://www.openeditDAM.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:21:42 -0500 > From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <747cfaf50812011621gc9b0952tef3d613488686c56 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? > What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? > > Thanks, > ari > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit > <julie at openedit.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset >> management >> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source >> software, >> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com >> >> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on >> any platform. We have been working with corporations and >> organizations >> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a >> robust digital asset management solution. >> >> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an >> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and >> share >> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, >> etc., it's a very feature rich application. >> >> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support >> is free >> via our online user forum. >> >> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! >> >> Regards, >> >> Julie Riley >> OpenEdit >> http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:33 -0500 > From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A3D0 at XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is > using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/ > resourcespace.php) ? > > Melissa > > Melissa Gold Fournier > Associate Museum Registrar > YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART > > melissa.fournier at yale.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On > Behalf Of Ari Davidow > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > > Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? > What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? > > Thanks, > ari > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit > <julie at openedit.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset >> management >> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source >> software, >> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com >> >> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on >> any platform. We have been working with corporations and >> organizations >> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a >> robust digital asset management solution. >> >> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an >> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and >> share >> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, >> etc., it's a very feature rich application. >> >> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support >> is free >> via our online user forum. >> >> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! >> >> Regards, >> >> Julie Riley >> OpenEdit >> http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:43 -0500 > From: "Fournier, Melissa" <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] JPEG2000 > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <B9E89F50E2B79241BA36C18CC4462E88419B85A40F at XVS3-CLUSTER.yu.yale.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. > Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation > standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not widely > supported in consumer applications and viewing applications such as > browsers. Does anyone see this changing? Other thoughts pro/con? > > Melissa > > Melissa Gold Fournier > Associate Museum Registrar > YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART > melissa.fournier at yale.edu > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:50:04 -0500 > From: "David Dwiggins" <dwiggins at simmons.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <e8de49ed0812020650r39f25aa3t562ce041708d63f at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I've played with ResourceSpace a bit, and have been monitoring the > development mailing list for the last few months. I think it looks > like a really promising project. The interface is very nice, and the > code and data structures behind it seem straightforward enough that it > can easily be modified and customized. I think there are a few > "industrial strength" features I'd like to see added (like easily > accessible permanent URLs for resources, for example.) But by and > large I could see it working well -- and am considering the > possibility of adopting it, at least on a trial basis. > > I particularly like some of the features it has for allowing users to > group resources into sets and then share the resulting sets with > others. > > The original developer is very active on the mailing list, and is > hiring out for consulting gigs to add features. He's also running a > hosted installation of the software for those who want that -- but > unlike some pseudo-open source products, he seems very willing to > accept contributions from the public, and the software is pretty easy > to get going on your own as well. So it seems like a fairly good open > source model. > > I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who has looked at this. > > -David Dwiggins > Systems Librarian/Archivist > Historic New England > ddwiggins at historicnewengland dot org > > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Fournier, Melissa > <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote: >> On the same topic, has anyone else out there looked at, or is >> using, ResourceSpace open source DAM (http://www.montala.net/ >> resourcespace.php) ? >> >> Melissa >> >> Melissa Gold Fournier >> Associate Museum Registrar >> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART >> >> melissa.fournier at yale.edu >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On >> Behalf Of Ari Davidow >> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:22 PM >> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM >> >> Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? >> What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? >> >> Thanks, >> ari >> >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit >> <julie at openedit.org> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset >>> management >>> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source >>> software, >>> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com >>> >>> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be >>> run on >>> any platform. We have been working with corporations and >>> organizations >>> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a >>> robust digital asset management solution. >>> >>> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an >>> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and >>> share >>> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, >>> etc., it's a very feature rich application. >>> >>> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support >>> is free >>> via our online user forum. >>> >>> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Julie Riley >>> OpenEdit >>> http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu >>> >>> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >>> >>> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >>> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:46:10 -0600 > From: "Terry Jackson" <jackson at aaslh.org> > Subject: [MCN-L] AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January > To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu>, "'Bethany Hawkins'" <hawkins at aaslh.org> > Message-ID: <00a701c95495$199bf000$4cd3d000$@org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > AASLH Offers Online Learning Opportunities in January > > AASLH is offering two online learning opportunities in the month of > January. > > Basics of Archives Online Course - The course is scheduled for > January 5 ? > February 6. The Basics of Archives was developed in cooperation with > COSHRC, the Michigan Historical Center, the New York State > Archives, and the > Ohio Historical Society, and with a grant from IMLS. Participants > proceed at > their own pace through this online workshop that covers the basics of > archives management and practices including acquiring collections, > processing, housing and preservation, and providing access. Cost > for the > workshop is $85 for members and $150 for nonmembers. The deadline for > registration is December 31. For more information or to register, > go to > www.aaslh.org/basicsofarchives.htm > > Going Green Webinar ? This three-session webinar is scheduled for > January 8, > 15, and 22 at 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. eastern time. Led by Sarah Brophy, > co-author > of The Green Museum: A Primer on Environmental Practice from > AltaMira Press, > will help you explore ways to make your historical organization > environmentally friendly. Topic will include green events, energy > efficiency, and what to consider when making decisions on how green > to be. > Cost for the webinar is $145 for members and $210 for nonmembers. > There is > a 10% discount for groups of 5-14. The deadline for registration > is January > 2. For more information or to register, go to www.aaslh.org/ > GoingGreen.htm. > > > Please contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate at > hawkins at aaslh.org or > 615-320-3203 if you have any questions about these or other upcoming > workshops. > > Terry Jackson > American Association for State and Local History > Project Coordinator > 1717 Church St. > Nashville, TN? 37203 > 615-320-3203 > jackson at aaslh.org > ========================================= > So you think you missed out on the Bookshelf? > Not true! The third round will run Jan 5 until Mar 9, 2009. > Mark your calendar! Don't miss out on this great > resource from IMLS and AASLH. For more > information, visit www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. > ========================================= > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:16:41 -0500 > From: "Ari Davidow" <aridavidow at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] JPEG2000 > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <747cfaf50812021116o11cfefb8q5d63a9a7867ddce7 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > JPEG2000 doesn't solve any problems experienced by web users, nor does > it provide anything extra for print. It =does= solve myriad problems > for archivists (but requires some extra investment to take advantage > of those solutions--you really need a JPEG2000 server), so I don't see > it going away--perhaps slowly getting some support in tools, and > slowly replacing TIFF as the archival format of choice. > > ari > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Fournier, Melissa > <melissa.fournier at yale.edu> wrote: >> I'd like to throw out a quick query to the list about JPEG2000. >> Although there is mounting support of the format as a preservation >> standard, in terms of access it appears that it is still not >> widely supported in consumer applications and viewing applications >> such as browsers. Does anyone see this changing? Other thoughts >> pro/con? >> >> Melissa >> >> Melissa Gold Fournier >> Associate Museum Registrar >> YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART >> melissa.fournier at yale.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 >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:41 -0600 > From: "John Bedard" <jbedard at artsmia.org> > Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? > To: "mcn LISTSERV" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <49353BC8.50A4.0031.0 at artsmia.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology > Network? If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or > any recommendations about joining or not joining? > > > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:59 -0700 > From: "Nilsen, Dianne" <dnilsen at ccp.library.arizona.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <26C6B0CCB6892843849BE72624C9D12E0485029F at medusa.library.arizona.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear Janice, > > The list below was cut from a report I created last Spring. This may > help explain some of the drivers that influence our digitization > process. I hope this helps. > > Best, > Dianne > > > CCP Priorities for Imaging Collections: > > The Center's bi-monthly curatorial team meetings provide a forum where > collections are discussed by knowledgeable staff and prioritized for > scanning. The photographers noted below do not represent all the > Center's collections that have been digitized to date, but the list > provides an example of driving forces that influence how CCP > prioritizes > the scanning of collections. (Note some bodies of work will naturally > fall into more than one of the driving forces noted below which adds > weight to the priority) > > > 1. Core Archives: (100% completed) > Ansel Adams > Harry Callahan > Frederick Sommer (check new acquisitions) > Wynn Bullock > Aaron Siskind > > 2. Archive/Donor Relations/Contracts: > Milton Rogovin (100%) > Rosalind Solomon (80% completed) > Brett Weston (95% completed) > Alma Lavenson (not fully accessioned) > > 3. Copyrights Owned or Administered: > Edward Weston (100%) > John Gutmann (100%) > Louise Dahl-Wolfe (100%) > Lola Alvarez Bravo (100%) > > 4. Historical Significance: > W. Eugene Smith (100%) > Lee Friedlander (100%) > Wright Morris (100%) > Walker Evans (100%) > Tina Modotti (100%) > Robert Heinecken (75%) > Ralph Gibson > > > 5. Other Drivers influencing Imaging Priorities > Exhibitions > Publications > Rights and Reproductions requests > Outgoing Loans > New Acquisitions > Research fellows > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On > Behalf Of > Ari Davidow > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:22 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] open source OpenEdit DAM > > Cool! Anyone out there using this? How well does it meet your needs? > What do you like about it? Would you recommend it to others? > > Thanks, > ari > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Julie Riley OpenEdit > <julie at openedit.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I came across Ari's blog regarding open source digital asset > management >> or the lack thereof... I'd like to introduce our open source >> software, >> OpenEdit DAM. http://www.openeditDAM.com >> >> OpenEdit is a JAVA based 100% pure web DAM solution and can be run on >> any platform. We have been working with corporations and >> organizations >> in need of DAM for several years which has allowed us to develop a >> robust digital asset management solution. >> >> OpenEdit DAM users include single users as well as those needing an >> enterprise-wide DAM system. OpenEdit DAM allows you to manage and > share >> all of your digital files, you can upload, download, search, share, >> etc., it's a very feature rich application. >> >> OpenEdit is free to download, install and use, technical support is > free >> via our online user forum. >> >> Please take a look at OpenEdit and let me know what you think! >> >> Regards, >> >> Julie Riley >> OpenEdit >> http://www.openeditDAM.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 at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1 > ************************************ ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:46:51 -0600 From: Jeanne Kessler <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <2A57828BC165D64E88DB9A957CB84BE02DB6D0ED2A at 650store.ddaymuseum.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I am on their email list only. I find them very useful for fundraising and eCommunications issues, reviews of products and I have sat in on some webinars that were pretty useful. However, ditto to Ari's comments - they are not museum specific, so you won't get any help in that particular area. However, they are useful if you want to keep up with what's going on in more general non-profit IT issues - especially the eCommunications, CMS, etc. Jeanne Kessler IT Project Manager The National?WWII Museum 945 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504/527-6012, ext. 228 Cell: 504/723-0765 Fax: 504/527-6088 Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ari Davidow Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:05 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? I find NTEN good for networking about general day-to-day small non-profit IT questions, but not at all relevant to museum- or archive-specific issues. There seem to be fewer really experienced, knowledgeable IT folks in the organization than in MCN. NTEN seems to attract more ideologues, as well. More questions than I'd like are answered not to the point, but with a "what you really should be doing is...." This is especially true with regard to commercial vs. open source technology. I don't always want religion when I am asking technical questions, even when i share the dominant religion ;-). I'm on both lists, but find myself participating more on this one (and never enough on either--I have this full-time job thing....) ari On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM, John Bedard <jbedard at artsmia.org> wrote: > Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network? If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations about joining or not joining? > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:49:22 -0800 From: "Robert Weiner" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? To: "'Museum Computer Network Listserv'" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <751293489FA4435591BFD3E4E84DE135 at RLWT400> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear John, I'm a member of NTEN. There's certainly overlap, but the organizations have different missions and serve different needs. NTEN has a broader mission than MCN and focuses on a wide range of technologies that support nonprofits. As an example, here's the agenda for their upcoming Nonprofit Technology Conference: https://www.ntenonline.org/EWEB/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=EventSessions They're also conducting research on a variety of IT issues, like staffing levels and salaries, and vendor satisfaction: http://nten.org/research Robert __________________________ Robert L. Weiner Consulting Strategic Technology Advisors to Nonprofit and Educational Institutions San Francisco, CA robert at rlweiner.com 415/643-8955 www.rlweiner.com __________________________ Robert L. Weiner Consulting Strategic Technology Advisors to Nonprofit and Educational Institutions San Francisco, CA robert at rlweiner.com 415/643-8955 www.rlweiner.com -----Original Message----- From: John Bedard [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:45 AM To: mcn LISTSERV Subject: [MCN-L] NTEN - Non-Profit Technology Network? Does anybody have experience with NTEN, Non-Profit Technology Network? If so, is there anything it offers that MCN does not? Or any recommendations about joining or not joining? 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 _______________________________________________ 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:41:41 -0500 From: Travis Fullerton <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: photography, digitization, and a color/grey card? To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <C55C04D5.2F3B%Tfullerton at vmfa.state.va.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Hi Mark, We have been working with guide/reference prints for our original digital captures for about a year now and we have had generally good success. We are now working on a 'digital gray scale' to insert into the final files to improve the quality even further. We have been trying to work out the number of steps in the scale and the most effective size in the final print. If you are willing, I would love to see the gray scale you are using and any other information you can provide regarding use of it in the prints such as size and placement. Thanks. Travis Fullerton Assistant Photographer Photography Department Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 N Boulevard / Richmond, VA 23220-4007 T 804.340.1538 / F 804.340.1548 travis.fullerton at vmfa.museum www.vmfa.museum On 11/26/08 3:52 PM, "MParadis at Gallery.ca" <MParadis at Gallery.ca> wrote: > Hi Eve, > > It's never too late to catch up... > > We have found this approach to be very effective for all our publications > staff and the printers they work with. Initially we were asked for key prints > when the printers were uninitiated to our concept. The dilemma was that a key > print was another interpretation of colour which deviates from the pure > digital rendering. Hence weaknesses in the key print were then translated to > press. We visited a number of printers with a colour temp meter and measured > their inspection environments and light boxes. The range of colour > temperatures was astounding, varying up to 1500?K from one station to another. > It was clear that we/they needed a measurable source as a starting point. Our > solution and guidance to the printers helped establish a new workflow for > first proofs. After a few growing pains the adaptation of this new approach > made life much simpler for all concerned. Our catalogues certainly reflect an > increase in quality and accuracy since the inception of this approach. > > If you'd like a digital copy of our gray scale I'd be pleased to share it with > you for your applications. Try it out and see if it can help. > > Sincerely, > > Mark Paradis > > Chief, Multimedia Services-Chef de services multim?dia > > National Gallery of Canada, Mus?e des beaux-arts du Canada > > 380 Sussex Drive,Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 > > ph. 613-990-1788, fx. 613-991-2680 > > cell 613-797-0558 > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Eve > Sinaiko > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:01 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: photography, digitization, and a color/grey card? > > Catching up very late: > >> From Mark Paradis: > >> My objection to color bars when included at the capture/scanning >> stage is that any global changes made in image editing software will > also extend to >> the color reference as well. Send the file to printing and the > printers will correct the >> scale back to its know color and your original will share this bias. > > This is a very good point. The designer or whomever corrects a digital > file should provide the printer with either a match print or a set of > notes about the corrections that have been made. > >> First, calibration, calibration, calibration of all devices used in > the reproduction >> process. This is now an old mantra to most image creators today but > it cannot be >> stressed enough. We have a weekly regimen of systematic calibration > of cameras >> and monitors to ensure consistency on these variables. > > I think this is an excellent rule for museums. Of course, images of > artworks come from a million sources. Where calibration has been > careful, notes to that effect attached to (embedded in?) the digital > file would certainly be more useful than a grayscale or color bar. Many > museums (not to mention other image sources) do not have best-quality > tools or skills. Absent those, a guide to the printer is needed. > >> Third step, create your own unbiased reference scale. Yup, I said it, > a homemade >> solution. Our approach was to create a digitally perfect reference > grey scale in >> Photoshop. We created a 21 step, digitally created grey scale in > Photoshop in .15 >> step increments just like the Kodak ones are supposed to be. > Beginning at values >> of 0,0,0 for purest digital black on up to 255,255,255 for maximum > white. With this >> technique each step of the scale is measurable and digitally accurate > for today and >> evermore. Once an image capture is completed by the photographer (in > their >> calibrated work environment), the digital scale is then added > post-capture thus >> anchoring the original look to a perfect scale. > > This is brilliant. Have you gotten feedback from printers? Are they > finding it useful? Are you seeing better quality in printed materials? > I'd love to hear how it's working. > > Regards, > Eve Sinaiko > Director of Publications > College Art Association > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:41:07 -0500 From: "Morgan, Amber" <[email protected]> Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A1EE at EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums .Org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management system. Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do. We are attempting to address the needs of our education department. It would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could be considered educational content. If anyone out there would be willing to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful! Do you store label copy in your CMS? Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists, events, places, etc? If so, do you limit it to information specifically about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related materials held elsewhere? Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so, does it go into your CMS? And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT be expected to do? Many thanks, Amber the warhol: Amber E. Morgan Associate Registrar 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 T 412.237.8306 F 412.237.8340 E morgana at warhol.org W www.warhol.org The Andy Warhol Museum One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:48:23 -0500 From: "Ari Davidow" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <747cfaf50812030748q3a1f574ei9466f7cfb4bc190a at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I don't know if this is affecting ya'lls discussion, but remember that "CMS" is a common acronym for "Content Management System"--a bird of a slightly related, but very different color. ari On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Morgan, Amber <MorganA at warhol.org> wrote: > We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management > system. Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in > agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do. > > > > We are attempting to address the needs of our education department. It > would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could > be considered educational content. If anyone out there would be willing > to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful! > > > > Do you store label copy in your CMS? > > Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists, > events, places, etc? If so, do you limit it to information specifically > about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related > materials held elsewhere? > > Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so, > does it go into your CMS? > > And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a > collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT > be expected to do? > > > > Many thanks, > Amber > > the warhol: > Amber E. Morgan > Associate Registrar > 117 Sandusky Street > Pittsburgh, PA 15212 > T 412.237.8306 > F 412.237.8340 > E morgana at warhol.org > W www.warhol.org > > The Andy Warhol Museum > One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh > > Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email > Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 11:11:45 -0500 From: "Real, Will" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <04EFDDC9208D114890720783D4924BEB1826A2C1 at EXCHANGE-4.Private.CarnegieMuseums .Org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Amber, A resource worth looking at is Annamaria Poma Swank's report on collections management systems at http://documenti.rinascimento-digitale.info/Collection_Management_System s I have looked through it and it appears to address some of the issues you are grappling with. The overall gist, if I understood correctly, is that museums have come to use collections management systems more broadly, as a foundation for providing content to end users. Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Morgan, Amber Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:41 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management system. Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do. We are attempting to address the needs of our education department. It would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could be considered educational content. If anyone out there would be willing to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful! Do you store label copy in your CMS? Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists, events, places, etc? If so, do you limit it to information specifically about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related materials held elsewhere? Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so, does it go into your CMS? And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT be expected to do? Many thanks, Amber the warhol: Amber E. Morgan Associate Registrar 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 T 412.237.8306 F 412.237.8340 E morgana at warhol.org W www.warhol.org The Andy Warhol Museum One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP _______________________________________________ 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:37:32 -0800 From: "Perian Sully" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <AD775DE5635C2042BF1DCB7EED36A83B5C49C3 at jlm-net.jlm.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Amber: Here at the Magnes, it's yes to all of the above. I've written extensively on the topic, and CMS's have grown very, very feature-rich over the past 40 years. At the Magnes, we have a CMS (IDEA at ALM) which can also function as a Content Management System, but we don't entirely use it for that purpose. And, as information manager, I do put a limit onto the sorts of information the CMS collects. Namely, any information which has some relation to collection items goes into the CMS. If it has nothing to do with collecting activities or item care, it goes elsewhere. For tracking artist and researcher information, it's slightly different, and we do use the CMS to keep track of researchers who come through our doors. But then researchers are also looking at specific objects or collections, so they're linked in that way. Here's what ours covers: Basic library, archive, and museum information (object movement, descriptions, valuations, etc.). Label texts Any and all associated media (including dissertations and material found online relating to the item in question) Subjects, translations, synonyms, and other sorts of dictionaries Artist biography and information Reference materials User-generated content, such as social tagging or comments about specific items (we're building that right now) Exhibition and events info Loans Deaccessioned items Researchers and pulled items Reports I'm sure I'm missing a few things, but we have not spent any time focusing the CMS as a tool for the education department. Instead, it functions, for us, as a research and collection management tool. In a meeting yesterday, one of our curators asked if she could scan in all of her notes about conversations she's had about various topics. I hadn't quite thought about using the CMS in that way, but it's something we're mulling over (we did end up telling her that a blog or a wiki might work better for that, but it was something to think about). Our system might be a bit of a special case, though. We've spent the past 8 months custom-tailoring it to be a robust research tool in addition to core collection management activities. At the most basic level, CMS should manage collections, and manage them well. Some systems have a number of extra features which make them functional for managing other activities, but I have not yet seen them function well as a DAMS, or as a way to keep track of development and marketing materials. (Of course, now that I've said that, someone will say that they've gotten theirs to function that way!) Ok, a bit long-winded but I hope it answers some of your questions. ~Perian Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Morgan, Amber Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:41 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] What is a Collections Management System supposed to manage? We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management system. Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do. We are attempting to address the needs of our education department. It would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could be considered educational content. If anyone out there would be willing to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful! Do you store label copy in your CMS? Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists, events, places, etc? If so, do you limit it to information specifically about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related materials held elsewhere? Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so, does it go into your CMS? And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT be expected to do? Many thanks, Amber the warhol: Amber E. Morgan Associate Registrar 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 T 412.237.8306 F 412.237.8340 E morgana at warhol.org W www.warhol.org The Andy Warhol Museum One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP _______________________________________________ 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 39, Issue 2 ************************************
