REST, cURL, LDAP, URI, LAMP, AWS . . . On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Douglas Hegley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Check this link: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations > I think your goal is to boil this down a little for a museum audience, > laudable but a large task. I agree with Rob that it would be good to be > some kind of shared work space available online. > Anecdotally, one of my favorites in our sector is that museum technology's > CMS is not the same CMS as the rest of the world. > We have Collections Management Systems, everyone else has Content > Management Systems. This always throws my new hires for a loop when they > first arrive. > All the best, > Douglas > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Tanner, Simon <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Carissa, > > > > In the spirit of not being at all helpful but enjoying the opportunity to > > roll out a true favourite... > > > > Back in the 90's we had a digital project which we gave the acronym: > > SQUIRREL NUTKIN > > > > It stood for: > > Sequential Query User Interface Resourcing a Research Electronic Library > > Notably User-oriented Technology for Keeping the Information Needed > > > > All my best, > > Simon > > ____________________________________________ > > Simon Tanner > > Department of Digital Humanities > > Room 219, 2nd Floor Drury Lane > > King's College London > > > > Email: [email protected] > > Twitter: @SimonTanner > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Carissa Dougherty > > Sent: 10 February 2015 20:00 > > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > > Subject: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > > > > Hi, all... > > > > I'm trying to compile a list of tech-related acronyms that might be > > important for museum staff to know and understand -- or at the very > least, > > recognize. Right now, I'm just gathering EVERYthing I can think of -- > file > > extensions (PDF, JPG), emerging technologies (BLE, NFC), web-related > (HTML, > > PHP)... > > > > So... > > > > - Are there any that you think are particularly relevant/important? > > > > - What terms do you frequently toss around during museum tech meetings? > > > > - Are there any that are often misunderstood/misinterpreted? > > > > I'd be happy to share my "final" list when I've got it ready... > > > > FIRE AWAY!! > > > > Thanks... > > > > Carissa > > > > Head of Knowledge Management > > > > The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532 > > T *630-725-2136* | *[email protected] < > [email protected] > > >* > > | mortonarb.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: [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > -- > Douglas Hegley > Director of Media and Technology > Minneapolis Institute of Arts > 2400 Third Avenue South > Minneapolis, MN 55404 > (612) 870-3072 | [email protected] | www.artsmia.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: [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- Joshua D. McDonald (510) 472-4512 [email protected] *[email protected] <[email protected]>* *joshuadmcdonald.com <http://joshuadmcdonald.com>* *Johns Hopkins Scholarly Communication Group <http://guides.library.jhu.edu/content.php?pid=315747&sid=2583663>* http://prisonlibraryresources.wordpress.com/
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