In regard to acronyms and vocabularies, there's also ODLIS <http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_A.aspx> and the new DAM Glossary <http://damglossary.org/>, which is really a thesaurus. =-)
Cheers, Deb Fanslow, MLIS DAM Directory <http://damdirectory.libguides.com/> Portfolio <http://www.debfanslow.com/> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Ben Rubinstein) > 2. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Marc Check) > 3. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > (Rob Lancefield on lists) > 4. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (musedia) > 5. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Michael Stocking) > 6. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Bryan Kennedy) > 7. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Leonard Steinbach) > 8. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Ruginis, Andrew) > 9. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Morgan Holzer) > 10. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > (=?utf-8?B?d3NndWVyaW5ANDI3NGRlc2lnbi5jb20=?=) > 11. Re: hit me with your tech-related acronyms! (Keir Winesmith) > 12. FW: Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of Collections > Containing Orphan Works (Amalyah Keshet) > 13. FW: Feb. 27 - Reimagining IP/Gender: The Next Ten Years of > Feminist Engagement with Intellectual Property Law (Amalyah Keshet) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:27:04 +0000 > From: Ben Rubinstein <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > On 10/02/2015 20:15, Rob Lancefield on lists wrote: > > And so very many more that it might be worth thinking about turning this > > effort into a community-sourced wiki or some such resource, which could > have > > certain advantages: ease of updating, wide accessibility.... > > A GLAM version of the Urban Dictionary? > > This could go badly wrong... > > Ben > > PS - on a more helpful note - as well as technical acronyms that people > working in museums may come across, this can helpfully extend to include > museum acronyms that technical people working with museums may encounter. > I > think of the Venn diagram of museums and tech - there are acronyms from > both > worlds, and some which arise in the intersection area, which some museum > people won't have encountered before, and some tech people won't have > either. > > Off the top of my head: > > Tech acronyms that might be useful for museum people includes > JP2 > PTIF > ConMS > ColMS > DAMS > Solr > CRM > AWS > XML > JSON > REST > API > OCR > LOD > RDF > DRM > UUID > > Museums-for-tech-people includes > TGN > AAT > DACS > VAGA > ARS > AAMD > RTI > ROI! (sorry) > > Somewhere in the middle includes > METS > TEI > AIP > ALTO > EAD > LIDO > CIDOC-CRM > OAIS > OAI-PMH > DCMI > BagIt > PREMIS > > > My head feels better without that lot on top of it. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:55:41 +0000 > From: Marc Check <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: > < > blupr04mb3052a716da9f511ff145912d4...@blupr04mb305.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Okay, I couldn't resist this call-out. > > > > Back in the day I had a brief foray at Eastman Kodak Company before their > ill-fated attempt to move to digital. > > > > As the TWAIN API is probably still used in Museums for digital imaging, > and while arguable there is general consensus that intended or not, TWAIN > is considered an acronym for "Technology Without An Interesting Name". One > of my all-time favs : ) > > > > Marc E. Check > > Associate Vice President > > Information and Interactive Technology > > Museum of Science > > 1 Science Park > > Boston, MA 02114 > > 617.589.4279 (office) > > 585.755.8622 (mobile) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:17:14 -0500 > From: Rob Lancefield on lists <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > And then there are the "justa" acronyms (apocryphal retronyms or real): > > JAVA (once upon a time, wrongly rumored by some to stand for "Just > Another Vague Acronym," but it's not an acronym at all*) > > JBOD (real: Just a Bunch Of Disks: multiple drives not configured as a > RAID** array) > > Rob > > * > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3042854/what-is-the-abbreviation-of-java-language > > ** Hey, RAID. There's another for the endless list. > > > On 2/11/15 8:55 AM, Marc Check wrote: > > Okay, I couldn't resist this call-out. > > > > Back in the day I had a brief foray at Eastman Kodak Company before > their ill-fated attempt to move to digital. > > > > As the TWAIN API is probably still used in Museums for digital imaging, > and while arguable there is general consensus that intended or not, TWAIN > is considered an acronym for "Technology Without An Interesting Name". One > of my all-time favs : ) > > > > Marc E. Check > > Associate Vice President > > Information and Interactive Technology > > Museum of Science > > 1 Science Park > > Boston, MA 02114 > > 617.589.4279 (office) > > 585.755.8622 (mobile) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:31:22 +0100 > From: musedia <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed > > > Hello, > > Perhaps you could include: UXP ("User Experience" and/or "User > Experience Platform") ...and bouncing off that: VXP ("Visitor Experience") > > Please also see: > "Digital Curator Survival Guide: A Glossary of Tech Terms Museums Should > Know" > http://bit.ly/16RWI98 > > Best wishes, > Paul Henningsson > > musedia > > ------------------------------------------------ > musedia > box 12139 > se-402 42 gothenburg > sweden > > tel . +46 (0)735-52 23 36 > e-mail . <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > skype . musedia > www.musedia.net > > http://blogg.museiteknik.com > ------------------------------------------------ > > > At 20:59 2015-02-10, you wrote: > >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]/ > > > --- > Detta e-postmeddelande har s?kts igenom efter virus med antivirusprogram > fr?n Avast. > http://www.avast.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:40:10 +0000 > From: Michael Stocking <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Currently working on the UI and UX for a project coded using MVC (a bit > like MVVM) and, thrillingly, using AES-57, AES-60 and AES-X098C schemas. > We?re having to validate MD5 and SHA checksums and generate SMPTE time > codes. Which is nice. > > Michael > ========================= > Michael Stocking > Managing Director > Armadillo Systems > 106 Cleveland Street > London W1T 6NX > +44 (0)20 7388 8757 > [email protected] > www.armadillosystems.com > www.inquireresearch.co.uk > www.ebooktreasures.org > www.turningthepages.com > http://digitalcultureonline.blogspot.com/ > > > > On 11 Feb 2015, at 14:31, musedia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > Perhaps you could include: UXP ("User Experience" and/or "User > Experience Platform") ...and bouncing off that: VXP ("Visitor Experience") > > > > Please also see: > > "Digital Curator Survival Guide: A Glossary of Tech Terms Museums Should > Know" > > http://bit.ly/16RWI98 > > > > Best wishes, > > Paul Henningsson > > > > musedia > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > musedia > > box 12139 > > se-402 42 gothenburg > > sweden > > > > tel . +46 (0)735-52 23 36 > > e-mail . <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > > skype . musedia > > www.musedia.net > > > > http://blogg.museiteknik.com > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > At 20:59 2015-02-10, you wrote: > >> 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]/ > > > > > > --- > > Detta e-postmeddelande har s?kts igenom efter virus med antivirusprogram > fr?n Avast. > > http://www.avast.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: [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]/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 08:51:03 -0600 > From: Bryan Kennedy <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: > <CAMMAFbWN5=GktEGM2=3i4neCZZ2XpH5a1223ki=iL9V= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Don't forget the media/show-control/computer interface side of things: > > MIDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI > OCS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control > UDP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol > TCP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol > DMX - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX512 > BNC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector > SDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_digital_interface > XLR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector > RCA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector > RS-232 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 > Cat5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable > Cat6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable > RJ45 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C > > bk > ---------------------------------------------------- > bryan kennedy > director, exhibit media > science museum of minnesota > [email protected] 651.221.2522 > ---------------------------------------------------- > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Carissa Dougherty < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > 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]/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:03:10 -0500 > From: Leonard Steinbach <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: > <CAKRV8oksf2a9HL6TG95DACT=oe1XhXQTZXD9jJ2hE7D= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > There are the > > MPEG's > JPEG's > DPI > RGB > sRGB > CMYK > CIE and PANTONE color spaces > and as most exhibiton planners probably know BMFD (Benjamin Moore Fan Deck) > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Bryan Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Don't forget the media/show-control/computer interface side of things: > > > > MIDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI > > OCS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control > > UDP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol > > TCP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol > > DMX - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX512 > > BNC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector > > SDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_digital_interface > > XLR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector > > RCA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector > > RS-232 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 > > Cat5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable > > Cat6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable > > RJ45 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C > > > > bk > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > bryan kennedy > > director, exhibit media > > science museum of minnesota > > [email protected] 651.221.2522 > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Carissa Dougherty < > > [email protected] > > > wrote: > > > > > 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]/ > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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]/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:20:37 +0000 > From: "Ruginis, Andrew" <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: <d100dcf7.1ad09%[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Two of my faves: > > > PICNIC = problem in chair, not in computer > > HiPPO = highest paid person's opinion > > > > Andrew Ruginis > Director of Information Technology > Chicago Architecture Foundation > 224 South Michigan Avenue > Chicago IL 60604 > 312.561.2129 > > architecture.org <http://architecture.org/> > facebook/chiarchitecture > twitter @chiarchitecture > > > > > On 2/11/15 10:03 AM, "Leonard Steinbach" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >There are the > > > >MPEG's > >JPEG's > >DPI > >RGB > >sRGB > >CMYK > >CIE and PANTONE color spaces > >and as most exhibiton planners probably know BMFD (Benjamin Moore Fan > >Deck) > > > >On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Bryan Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Don't forget the media/show-control/computer interface side of things: > >> > >> MIDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI > >> OCS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control > >> UDP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol > >> TCP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol > >> DMX - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX512 > >> BNC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector > >> SDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_digital_interface > >> XLR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector > >> RCA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector > >> RS-232 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 > >> Cat5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable > >> Cat6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable > >> RJ45 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C > >> > >> bk > >> ---------------------------------------------------- > >> bryan kennedy > >> director, exhibit media > >> science museum of minnesota > >> [email protected] 651.221.2522 > >> ---------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Carissa Dougherty < > >> [email protected] > >> > wrote: > >> > >> > 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]/ > >> > > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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]/ > >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:47:05 -0500 > From: Morgan Holzer <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Ooh I love picnic and hippo! In the spirit of Simon's squirrel nutkin, we > give things the "INATOR" treatment. So when we fixed our locations section, > we called it the Locinator. And the research upgrade was the Researchinator. > > We backronymed this to mean "It's Now A Totally Operational Resource." > > ~Morgan > > > On Feb 11, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Ruginis, Andrew <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Two of my faves: > > > > > > PICNIC = problem in chair, not in computer > > > > HiPPO = highest paid person's opinion > > > > > > > > Andrew Ruginis > > Director of Information Technology > > Chicago Architecture Foundation > > 224 South Michigan Avenue > > Chicago IL 60604 > > 312.561.2129 > > > > architecture.org <http://architecture.org/> > > facebook/chiarchitecture > > twitter @chiarchitecture > > > > > > > > > >> On 2/11/15 10:03 AM, "Leonard Steinbach" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> There are the > >> > >> MPEG's > >> JPEG's > >> DPI > >> RGB > >> sRGB > >> CMYK > >> CIE and PANTONE color spaces > >> and as most exhibiton planners probably know BMFD (Benjamin Moore Fan > >> Deck) > >> > >>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Bryan Kennedy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Don't forget the media/show-control/computer interface side of things: > >>> > >>> MIDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI > >>> OCS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control > >>> UDP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol > >>> TCP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol > >>> DMX - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX512 > >>> BNC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector > >>> SDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_digital_interface > >>> XLR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector > >>> RCA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector > >>> RS-232 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 > >>> Cat5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable > >>> Cat6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable > >>> RJ45 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C > >>> > >>> bk > >>> ---------------------------------------------------- > >>> bryan kennedy > >>> director, exhibit media > >>> science museum of minnesota > >>> [email protected] 651.221.2522 > >>> ---------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Carissa Dougherty < > >>> [email protected] > >>>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> 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]/ > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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]/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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]/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:18:56 -0500 > From: "=?utf-8?B?d3NndWVyaW5ANDI3NGRlc2lnbi5jb20=?=" > <[email protected]> > To: "=?utf-8?B?TXVzZXVtIENvbXB1dGVyIE5ldHdvcmsgTGlzdHNlcnY=?=" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: <201502111418411.SM05776@[100.99.120.209]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > For tech kludges there are: > > IIWII. (it is what it is) > > and > > TBDIIIWII > > Scott > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:38:34 +0000 > From: Keir Winesmith <[email protected]> > To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > These are great, you've brightened by day, sometimes MCN-L is TLDR. > > My favourite recursive TLA is PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), but then > again, I'm a big nerd. > > -k > Keir Winesmith > Head of Web and Digital Platforms > > SFMOMA On the Go > > 415.357.2871 > [email protected] > www.sfmoma.org > > > This message, together with any and all attachments, is intended only for > the use of the recipient(s) named above. It may contain information that is > privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may > not review, copy or distribute this communication. If you have received > this communication in error, please notify the original sender by email and > delete the message, along with any attachments. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:29:42 +0000 > From: Amalyah Keshet <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of > Collections Containing Orphan Works > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > For those in the DC area in particular; for the rest of us in general: > > ________________________________ > > Feb. 26 ? Presenting the Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of > Collections Containing Orphan Works > > > American University Washington College of Law > 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20016 > > Faculty Lounge (Room 600) > Thursday, February 26, 2015 > 12:30 Lunch > 1:15pm to 5:15pm Event > 5:15 Reception > > Registration Requested (here<http://www.jotformpro.com/pijip/events>) > > Live webcast will be available on this page when the event begins. (No > registration required) > > > > You are invited to join us for this Fair Use Week event giving an > introduction to the Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of Collections > Continuing Orphan Works followed by a series of panel discussions with > legal experts, librarians, archivists, and other members of the community > about how this Statement can be applied in practice. > > > > Over the last several years, libraries, archives and other memory > institutions have recognized that copyright law poses a significant > obstacle to digital preservation of and online access to large segments of > their collections. This problem especially acute for archives and > collections that contain orphan works?i.e., works for which it is difficult > or impossible to find rights holders who might give permission for their > use. TheStatement of Best Practices in Fair Use of Collections Containing > Orphan Works for Libraries, Archives, and Other Memory Institutions, > released in December 2014, addresses how memory institutions can apply fair > use to overcome these challenges. > > > > You can find a copy of the Statement and supporting documents, including a > series of explanatory white papers authored in anticipation of this event, > at http://cmsimpact.org/orphanworks. > > For more information about Fair Use Week, please see > http://fairuseweek.org/. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:38:52 +0000 > From: Amalyah Keshet <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Feb. 27 - Reimagining IP/Gender: The Next Ten > Years of Feminist Engagement with Intellectual Property Law > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > For those in the DC area, AND into IP, AND of the gender studies > persuasion: > > n.b. Opening Keynote: Rebecca Tushnet, Georgetown University Law Center- > IP, Gender, and Creative Communities > > > > > > > > > From: Washington College of Law - PIJIP [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 11 February, 2015 6:49 PM > To: Amalyah Keshet > Subject: Feb. 27 - Reimagining IP/Gender: The Next Ten Years of Feminist > Engagement with Intellectual Property Law > > > > Click here< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/private/Mp2o/6kD/6ZHwx7T/unsubscribe/23256257> > to unsubscribe > Having trouble viewing this e-mail? View it in your browser< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/private/Mp2o/6kD/6ZHwx7T/browse/23256257 > > > > > > [Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual > Property] > > > > Reimagining IP/Gender: > The Next Ten Years of Feminist Engagement with Intellectual Property Law > > Presented with the Women and the Law Program > American University Washington College of Law > > February 27, 2015 > > For registration and more information.< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28529/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip.org%2Fevents%2F2015ipgender%2F > > > > > At the 11th Annual IP/Gender, presenters will address the production of > knowledge, commodification, definition, and valuation of women's work, and > other areas of feminist and queer inquiry. We hope to spur intellectual > property scholars to explore how the tools of deliberately intersectional > feminist and queer theory can shed new light on the challenge of creating > intellectual property law that fosters social justice. > > > 9:30 am - Welcome - Michael Carroll, American University Washington > College of Law > > 9:35 - Opening Keynote > Ann Shalleck, American University Washington College of Law - Introduction > Rebecca Tushnet, Georgetown University Law Center- IP, Gender, and > Creative Communities > > 10:00 - Panel I > Community Structure and Women?s Leadership in Traditional Cultural > Production - Moderator - Margaret Chon, Seattle University School of Law > > * Helen Chuma Okoro, Nigerian institute of Advanced Legal Studies - > Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property Protection, and Matriarchal > Dominance: The Case of Traditional Textiles in South Western Nigeria > * Lorraine Aragon, University of North Carolina - Cut From the Same > Cloth? Reimagining Copyright?s Relationship with TCEs and Gender in > Indonesia > 11:00 Coffee 11:15 - Panel II Documenting Communities of Practice - > Moderator - Meredith Jacob, American University Washington College of Law > > * Jhessica Reia, Center for Technology and Society at Fundacao Getulio > Vargas (CTS-FGV) - DIY or Die! Gender and Creation in Marginal Music > Production > * Betsy Rosenblatt, Whittier Law School (and Rebecca Tushnet) - > Transformative Works: Young Women?s Voices on Fandom and Fair Use > 12:30 Lunch > > 1:00 - Lunch Keynote: Kara Swanson, Northeastern University School of Law > - IP and Gender: Reflections on Methodology and Accomplishments > > 1:30 Panel III > Gendered Understandings of the Role and Scope of Intellectual Property Law > - Moderator - Irene Calboli, Marquette Law School and National University > of Singapore > > * Carys Craig, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University - > Deconstructing Copyright?s Choreographer: the Power of Performance (and the > Performance of Power) > * Charles Colman, New York University School of Law - Patents and > Perverts > 2:30 Coffee > > 2:45 Panel IV > Gender and Intellectual Property in the U.S. Federal Courts - Moderator - > Christine Farley, American University Washington College of Law > > * Jessica Silbey, Suffolk University Law School - Intellectual > Property Reform Through the Lens of Constitutional Equality > * Sandra Park, ACLU Women's Rights Project - A Feminist Challenge to > Gene Patents: Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics > 3:45 - Looking Forward: the Next Ten Years - Peter Jaszi, American > University Washington College of Law, Daniela Kraiem, American University > Washington College of Law, and community > > 4:30 - Close > > > > > > > > > Upcoming Events > > > > Feb. 12: Trending IP Topics in 2015: A Table Talk with Chief Judge Sharon > Prost (JD/WCL ?79) and Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa (retired) (Website< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28531/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wcl.american.edu%2Fsecle%2Ffounders%2F2015%2F20150212.cfm > >) > > Feb. 25: Print It! 3D Printing and the Intersection of Intellectual > Property (Website< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28533/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wcl.american.edu%2Fsecle%2Ffounders%2F2015%2F20150225.cfm > >) > > Feb. 26 ? Presenting the Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of > Collections Containing Orphan Works (Website< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28535/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip.org%2Ffairuse%2Fowbp2015feb%2F > >) > > Mar. 31: Supreme Court Series: Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. > (Website< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28537/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip.org%2Fevents%2Fcommil%2F > >) > > Mar. 31: Supreme Court Series: Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (Website< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28539/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip.org%2Fevents%2Fkimble%2F > >) > > > > > Past Event Archived Webcasts > > > > The Marrakesh Treaty ? Ceiling or Window to the Open Sky? Webcast< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28541/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip.org%2Fevents%2Fimplementing-marrakesh%2F > > > > Cherry Blossom Symposium on Federal Intellectual Property: IP and > Traditional Knowledge Webcast< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28543/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip.org%2Fevents%2Fcb2014%2F > > > > 10th Annual IP/Gender: Gender and the Regulation of Traditional Knowledge > Webcast< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28545/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip.org%2Fevents%2Fipg2014%2F > > > > The Law and Economics of Copyright Users Rights Webcast < > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28547/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fpijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2Flaw-and-economics-of-copyright-users-rights%2F > > > > 2nd Annual Peter Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property with > Prof. Bernt Hugenholtz Webcast< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28549/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2F2013jaszilecture%2F > > > > Patent + Policy Forum: Current Initiatives for Patent Law Revision Webcast< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28551/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pijip-impact.org%2Fevents%2Fpatentpolicy%2F > > > > > > > > > 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20016 > http://www.wcl.american.edu/pijip< > http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/c/23256257/28553/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wcl.american.edu%2Fpijip%2F>/ > | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > [http://emarketing.wcl.american.edu/v/23256257/6ZHwx7T/Mp2o] > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 114, Issue 8 > ************************************* > -- Deb Fanslow, MLIS LinkedIn <http://linkedin.com/in/deborahfanslow> Twitter <http://twitter.com/dfanslow> Portfolio <http://www.debfanslow.com> DAM Directory <http://damdirectory.libguides.com>
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