Dear Stefano, This looks like a good initiative and I would like to take you up on your invite to comment.
Interoperability of archives, libraries and museums is a complicated undertaking (involving people as much as data) and something that the cultural heritage sector has been working on for some considerable time. I would suggest that we now have some mature solutions to this complex problem, but with more open data initiatives this subject is rightly back on the agenda. There have been many initiatives past and present however, the results of some aggregations don’t always lend themselves to all areas of reuse. Bringing together completely different data schemas that use different specialist classification systems is potentially complicated and some solutions have tended to compromise the original meaning/context of the data by using fixed or too generalised models. It also requires a framework of ongoing collaboration. We are soon to release open source software generously funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation which achieves data harmonisation between different institutions without loss of meaning and context – and indeed can often provide richer representations compared to the original source dataset. The CIDOC CRM has not been well represented in the past and until now (more institutions are now adopting it) has largely been used within the academic community. However, in comparison to other integration approaches it provides a very high quality solution but is far easier to implement than has been represented in the community. It transforms data into a semantic framework that allows, not just interoperability, but sophisticated search, analysis, reconciliation and provenance tools. Its language is based on that used by cultural heritage and humanities subject experts rather than technologists and therefore seeks more engagement from the curatorial, archivist and librarian community. With other groups (e.g. Ariadne project) we have starting running workshops aimed at non-technical cultural heritage experts – the first was held at Yale University and the second recently at Oxford University with representatives from a wide range of organisations. We have a number of participants mapping data to CIDOC CRM using a simple, mostly non-technical mapping tool – which is unique because it separates out the mapping of data and knowledge (from people) from more technical processes such as URI and Linked Data generation which often complicate the mapping process. More workshops will hopefully take place in 2016. The aim is that organisations can curate and develop their own CIDOC CRM data representations locally. This is crucial for ongoing sustainability and long lasting interoperability. Removing technical barriers makes this possible. In summary the process is; -Data owners are trained to create accurate and contextual representations of their data (putting back information that was lost in technical digitisation processes, making what is implicit and ambiguous - explicit) giving it high reuse and integration qualities – whether for research, engagement or education. Contextual relationships create a semantic framework for integration and reconciliation and make exploration a richer experience in all these different areas. For this, a consortium run from the Swedish National Archives has created a unique type of mapping system called Mapping Memory Manager (3M). This tool is at the core of a number of projects and has continued funding. A future objective is to create a knowledge base of cultural data patterns relevant across all areas of cultural heritage. The system is freely available as a web application and existing mappings are viewable by the community. -We have implemented a system that provides a higher level of abstraction, originally developed by FORTH (Crete), which creates a stable platform for application development against CIDOC CRM. This level of abstraction works a little like a semantic "database VIEW" and regardless of the type of CIDOC CRM data (and regardless of whether it is from a library, archive or museum) the abstraction creates a consistent and coherent interface based on Fundamental Categories – Things, Actors, Places, Events, Time, Concepts. These categories are connected by a matrix of Fundamental Relationships which provide accessible entry and exploration points to the data and allow the development of user interfaces that span libraries, archives, museums, etc. e.g. http://tinyurl.com/o5u6wj5. Broader more general, or conversely more specialised user interfaces can be developed by using different levels of abstraction. -Members of this community are starting to use a consistent open source semantic technology platform to produce open source applications that make use of cultural heritage knowledge graphs. It is being used and proposed for use in a number of projects both EU and National. This semantic environment and the stable semantic abstraction mean that these tools operate together or independently and can be reused, customised, and parameterised. Some of these tools aim to allow community data enrichment. The first public alpha for comment will harmonise across British Museum and Rijksmuseum data with other datasets being added iteratively. However, what is key is that CIDOC CRM is not really dependent on any particular technology and this is also key for long standing interoperability and collaborative relationships between institutions. Hope this is of interest to MCN members and happy to provide more information. Thanks, Dominic On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM, <[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: LAM interoperability SIG? (Neal Johnson) > 2. Re: LAM interoperability SIG? (Duane Degler) > 3. Re: LAM interoperability SIG? (Scott Williams) > 4. Re: LAM interoperability SIG? (Adrian Kingston) > 5. Re: LAM interoperability SIG? (Barbera, Katherine) > 6. Re: LAM interoperability SIG? (Green, Nahoko) > 7. Last Webinar for 2015! Sign Up Now! (SLIS Continuing Education) > 8. Re: LAM interoperability SIG? (Michael Alastair Jones) > 9. Re: Online Collections Tagging (Glen Barnes) > 10. Re: Online Collections Tagging (Nate Solas) > 11. Re: LAM interoperability SIG? (Amalyah Keshet) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:26:14 -0500 > From: Neal Johnson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Hello Stafano, > > The AAM Media & Technology Program Network is interested in hosting a > discussion on the topic of LAM interoperability at the AAM annual meeting > in DC next May. As Co-Chair of the Media & Technology group, I?d be > delighted to serve as a coordinator for anyone attending the conference and > interested in arranging a date and time to meet. > > Looking forward to more conversation around this topic! > > All best regards, > > -Neal > > ?????????????????? > Neal B Johnson > Independent Consultant to Cultural Heritage > [email protected] > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:04:37 -0500 > From: Duane Degler <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Cc: Stefano Cossu <[email protected]>, Niki Krause > <[email protected]>, David Wilcox < > [email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > Message-ID: <d26fa06f.6060f%[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > > It looks like you?re getting a lot of interest, which is great. Add me to > the list. And thanks for sharing the slides. > Duane Degler > > On 11/16/15, 1:12 PM, "Stefano Cossu" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Hello, > >It was exciting to host a lively conversation at the last MCN conference > >about Libraries, Archives and Museums (topics: [1]; slides: [2]). I am > >happy to see that many colleagues are interested in tearing down the > >barriers between bibliographical, archival and collection records within > >museums, as well as promoting the exchange of information and > >technologies between Cultural Heritage institutions. > > > >I think the session sparked quite some interest and raised important > >topics from many of the participants. I also believe that this > >conversation needs to be brought forward. > > > >This mailing list may be a good place to follow up that conversation. I > >would love to propose a similar session for next MCN, actually even > >closer to a round-table discussion than to a panel. > > > >If enough people are interested, I would also propose to create a > >special interest group for this topic. Goal of the SIG would be torefine > >the core topics that we brought up at the conference using this mailing > >list, and then meet in person at the next MCN with a distilled down list > >of action items. > > > >Anyone interested in this proposal is welcome to respond. > > > >Thanks, > >Stefano > > > >[1] http://sched.co/3tND > >[2] > > > http://www.slideshare.net/StefanoCossu/librarries-archives-museums-discuss > >ion-mcn-2015 > >-- > > > >Stefano Cossu > >Director of Application Services, Collections > > > >The Art Institute of Chicago > >116 S. Michigan Ave. > >Chicago, IL 60603 > >312-499-4026 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:10:09 +0000 > From: Scott Williams <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Cc: Stefano Cossu <[email protected]>, Niki Krause > <[email protected]>, David Wilcox < > [email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > Message-ID: > < > cakawpwm915wv_zq64xzyfbn6-o3h4pxv_mw83mf7yr+jyte...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I was not able to attend MCN this year but I am interested in this topic. > Thank you for sharing the slides. > > Scott > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:04 PM Duane Degler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > It looks like you?re getting a lot of interest, which is great. Add me to > > the list. And thanks for sharing the slides. > > Duane Degler > > > > On 11/16/15, 1:12 PM, "Stefano Cossu" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >Hello, > > >It was exciting to host a lively conversation at the last MCN conference > > >about Libraries, Archives and Museums (topics: [1]; slides: [2]). I am > > >happy to see that many colleagues are interested in tearing down the > > >barriers between bibliographical, archival and collection records within > > >museums, as well as promoting the exchange of information and > > >technologies between Cultural Heritage institutions. > > > > > >I think the session sparked quite some interest and raised important > > >topics from many of the participants. I also believe that this > > >conversation needs to be brought forward. > > > > > >This mailing list may be a good place to follow up that conversation. I > > >would love to propose a similar session for next MCN, actually even > > >closer to a round-table discussion than to a panel. > > > > > >If enough people are interested, I would also propose to create a > > >special interest group for this topic. Goal of the SIG would be torefine > > >the core topics that we brought up at the conference using this mailing > > >list, and then meet in person at the next MCN with a distilled down list > > >of action items. > > > > > >Anyone interested in this proposal is welcome to respond. > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Stefano > > > > > >[1] http://sched.co/3tND > > >[2] > > > > > > http://www.slideshare.net/StefanoCossu/librarries-archives-museums-discuss > > >ion-mcn-2015 > > >-- > > > > > >Stefano Cossu > > >Director of Application Services, Collections > > > > > >The Art Institute of Chicago > > >116 S. Michigan Ave. > > >Chicago, IL 60603 > > >312-499-4026 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: 4 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:13:53 +0000 > From: Adrian Kingston <[email protected]> > To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > Cc: 'Niki Krause' <[email protected]>, 'David Wilcox' > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > Message-ID: > < > 0d44ff8299692b4f9a9a98ae22fee34c6f3...@boh-exch2010.boh.tepapa.govt.nz> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Stephano > > I'd be interested in following the discussion from afar (NZ). You might > also be interested in the work of the National Digital Forum here in NZ. > For over 10 years it's been bringing GLAMs (we add a G for Galleries) > together to talk all things digital, audience, engagement etc. The site is > here http://www.ndf.org.nz/ and there are videos of presentations from > past conferences here https://www.youtube.com/user/NDFNZ. The main output > is a conference, but there is skill sharing, regional barcamps etc as well. > I guess being a small country is a bit easier to get past sector barriers, > but we seem to play together pretty well. I have to say, if you can swing > some international travel, I HIGHLY recommend the conference. It's usually > Oct/Nov. > > Cheers > > Adrian Kingston > Digital Collections Senior Analyst > Collections Information Services > Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Stefano Cossu > Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2015 7:12 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Cc: Niki Krause; David Wilcox > Subject: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > > Hello, > It was exciting to host a lively conversation at the last MCN conference > about Libraries, Archives and Museums (topics: [1]; slides: [2]). I am > happy to see that many colleagues are interested in tearing down the > barriers between bibliographical, archival and collection records within > museums, as well as promoting the exchange of information and technologies > between Cultural Heritage institutions. > > I think the session sparked quite some interest and raised important > topics from many of the participants. I also believe that this conversation > needs to be brought forward. > > This mailing list may be a good place to follow up that conversation. I > would love to propose a similar session for next MCN, actually even closer > to a round-table discussion than to a panel. > > If enough people are interested, I would also propose to create a special > interest group for this topic. Goal of the SIG would be torefine the core > topics that we brought up at the conference using this mailing list, and > then meet in person at the next MCN with a distilled down list of action > items. > > Anyone interested in this proposal is welcome to respond. > > Thanks, > Stefano > > [1] http://sched.co/3tND > [2] > > http://www.slideshare.net/StefanoCossu/librarries-archives-museums-discussion-mcn-2015 > -- > > Stefano Cossu > Director of Application Services, Collections > > The Art Institute of Chicago > 116 S. 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For the past year > we've been working on integration of our archives at Carnegie Museum of Art > and it was encouraging to hear all the discussion on this topic at MCN. > There is so much potential in this area! > > Kate Barbera > Time-Based Media Project > Carnegie Museum of Art > (412) 622-1011 > [email protected] > > > > > > The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended > only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, > this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient > is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and > delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views > expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:33:42 +0000 > From: "Green, Nahoko" <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > Message-ID: > < > 1cce88c3b17d1e41889c913c135a703e14f2a...@ch-mail-lan.chsdomain.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I would like to join in as well. > > Nahoko Green > Chicago History Museum > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Scott Williams > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 2:10 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Cc: Stefano Cossu; Niki Krause; David Wilcox > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > > I was not able to attend MCN this year but I am interested in this topic. > Thank you for sharing the slides. > > Scott > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:04 PM Duane Degler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > It looks like you?re getting a lot of interest, which is great. Add me > > to the list. And thanks for sharing the slides. > > Duane Degler > > > > On 11/16/15, 1:12 PM, "Stefano Cossu" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >Hello, > > >It was exciting to host a lively conversation at the last MCN > > >conference about Libraries, Archives and Museums (topics: [1]; > > >slides: [2]). I am happy to see that many colleagues are interested > > >in tearing down the barriers between bibliographical, archival and > > >collection records within museums, as well as promoting the exchange > > >of information and technologies between Cultural Heritage institutions. > > > > > >I think the session sparked quite some interest and raised important > > >topics from many of the participants. I also believe that this > > >conversation needs to be brought forward. > > > > > >This mailing list may be a good place to follow up that conversation. > > >I would love to propose a similar session for next MCN, actually even > > >closer to a round-table discussion than to a panel. > > > > > >If enough people are interested, I would also propose to create a > > >special interest group for this topic. Goal of the SIG would be > > >torefine the core topics that we brought up at the conference using > > >this mailing list, and then meet in person at the next MCN with a > > >distilled down list of action items. > > > > > >Anyone interested in this proposal is welcome to respond. > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Stefano > > > > > >[1] http://sched.co/3tND > > >[2] > > > > > http://www.slideshare.net/StefanoCossu/librarries-archives-museums-dis > > cuss > > >ion-mcn-2015 > > >-- > > > > > >Stefano Cossu > > >Director of Application Services, Collections > > > > > >The Art Institute of Chicago > > >116 S. 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At this stage > it's unlikely I will be able to make it to the next MCN (I'm based in > Australia), but I'll do my best! > > Regards, > Mike Jones > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 5:12 AM, Stefano Cossu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > It was exciting to host a lively conversation at the last MCN conference > > about Libraries, Archives and Museums (topics: [1]; slides: [2]). I am > > happy to see that many colleagues are interested in tearing down the > > barriers between bibliographical, archival and collection records within > > museums, as well as promoting the exchange of information and > technologies > > between Cultural Heritage institutions. > > > > I think the session sparked quite some interest and raised important > > topics from many of the participants. I also believe that this > conversation > > needs to be brought forward. > > > > This mailing list may be a good place to follow up that conversation. I > > would love to propose a similar session for next MCN, actually even > closer > > to a round-table discussion than to a panel. > > > > If enough people are interested, I would also propose to create a special > > interest group for this topic. Goal of the SIG would be torefine the core > > topics that we brought up at the conference using this mailing list, and > > then meet in person at the next MCN with a distilled down list of action > > items. > > > > Anyone interested in this proposal is welcome to respond. > > > > Thanks, > > Stefano > > > > [1] http://sched.co/3tND > > [2] > > > http://www.slideshare.net/StefanoCossu/librarries-archives-museums-discussion-mcn-2015 > > -- > > > > Stefano Cossu > > Director of Application Services, Collections > > > > The Art Institute of Chicago > > 116 S. Michigan Ave. > > Chicago, IL 60603 > > 312-499-4026 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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]/ > > > > > > > -- > *Mike Jones* > http://www.mikejonesonline.com/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:05:32 +1300 > From: Glen Barnes <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Online Collections Tagging > Message-ID: > < > caj4dvgpi_i5rxgb51pqrexq1w91ilquhyor_t70npef4o3j...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We?ve just done some initial testing with Clarifai > <http://www.clarifai.com> for > auto-tagging images. The tags are not 100% but I think there is an > opportunity there to tag using something Clarifai and present these tags to > users - ?Do any of these tags describe the work? painting, barn, landscape, > tractor? > > They have 5000/month free plan which is good for testing. I would be > interested to see if others have had any experience with this or similar > systems. > > Cheers > Glen > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:51:03 +0000 > > From: "Sternbergh, Margaret" <[email protected]> > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [MCN-L] Online Collections Tagging > > Message-ID: > > > <288c230cb6b86d4d91e9dbc5e7de06329efa5...@mfah-ex-mail01.mfah.local > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Having recently made our collections available online for viewing and > > searching, we are beginning to determine next steps to make the database > > more useful. One priority is tagging the collection for context (style, > art > > movement, etc), material (wood, metal, etc) and other useful searchable > > terms. We'd like to learn from other institutions who have recently > > embarked on such a project. If you have undertaken a tagging project and > > would be available to answer a few questions of from our registration > team, > > please be in touch. > > > > Thanks! > > Margaret > > > > Margaret Sternbergh > > > > Manager of Gallery Interpretation > > The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston > > P.O. Box 6826 > > Houston, Texas 77265-6826 > > 713.639.7749 > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > www.mfah.org<http://www.mfah.org> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:17:41 -0600 > From: Nate Solas <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Online Collections Tagging > Message-ID: > < > caff-f5pcahhctmmyuqr-xacxqvto6p0bo7nnx2+ns46kkht...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Have you looked at Alchemy API? Recently acquired by IBM's Watson unit, > they do decent image recognition. > Nate > On Nov 16, 2015 6:05 PM, "Glen Barnes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We?ve just done some initial testing with Clarifai > > <http://www.clarifai.com> for > > auto-tagging images. The tags are not 100% but I think there is an > > opportunity there to tag using something Clarifai and present these tags > to > > users - ?Do any of these tags describe the work? painting, barn, > landscape, > > tractor? > > > > They have 5000/month free plan which is good for testing. I would be > > interested to see if others have had any experience with this or similar > > systems. > > > > Cheers > > Glen > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:51:03 +0000 > > > From: "Sternbergh, Margaret" <[email protected]> > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [MCN-L] Online Collections Tagging > > > Message-ID: > > > > > <288c230cb6b86d4d91e9dbc5e7de06329efa5...@mfah-ex-mail01.mfah.local > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > > Having recently made our collections available online for viewing and > > > searching, we are beginning to determine next steps to make the > database > > > more useful. One priority is tagging the collection for context (style, > > art > > > movement, etc), material (wood, metal, etc) and other useful searchable > > > terms. We'd like to learn from other institutions who have recently > > > embarked on such a project. If you have undertaken a tagging project > and > > > would be available to answer a few questions of from our registration > > team, > > > please be in touch. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Margaret > > > > > > Margaret Sternbergh > > > > > > Manager of Gallery Interpretation > > > The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston > > > P.O. Box 6826 > > > Houston, Texas 77265-6826 > > > 713.639.7749 > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > www.mfah.org<http://www.mfah.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: 11 > Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:02:14 +0000 > From: Amalyah Keshet <[email protected]> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Count me in. Glad to see so much interest in the subject. > > Amalyah Keshet > Head of Image Resources and Copyright Management > The Israel Museum, Jerusalem > > > > > ----------------------------- > [Insert your disclaimer here] > ----------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Cathryn Goodwin > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:14 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Cc: Niki Krause; David Wilcox > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > > I would be interested as well - > > Cathryn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Stefano Cossu > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 1:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Niki Krause; David Wilcox > Subject: [MCN-L] LAM interoperability SIG? > > Hello, > It was exciting to host a lively conversation at the last MCN conference > about Libraries, Archives and Museums (topics: [1]; slides: [2]). I am > happy to see that many colleagues are interested in tearing down the > barriers between bibliographical, archival and collection records within > museums, as well as promoting the exchange of information and technologies > between Cultural Heritage institutions. > > I think the session sparked quite some interest and raised important > topics from many of the participants. I also believe that this conversation > needs to be brought forward. > > This mailing list may be a good place to follow up that conversation. I > would love to propose a similar session for next MCN, actually even closer > to a round-table discussion than to a panel. > > If enough people are interested, I would also propose to create a special > interest group for this topic. Goal of the SIG would be torefine the core > topics that we brought up at the conference using this mailing list, and > then meet in person at the next MCN with a distilled down list of action > items. > > Anyone interested in this proposal is welcome to respond. > > Thanks, > Stefano > > [1] http://sched.co/3tND > [2] > > http://www.slideshare.net/StefanoCossu/librarries-archives-museums-discussion-mcn-2015 > -- > > Stefano Cossu > Director of Application Services, Collections > > The Art Institute of Chicago > 116 S. Michigan Ave. > Chicago, IL 60603 > 312-499-4026 > > _______________________________________________ > 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]/ > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 123, Issue 16 > ************************************** >
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