[MCN-L] The Great Ebook Throwdown - my summary
Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone, game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the Kindle. What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally automagically delete books off your reader? ~P -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Nik Honeysett Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] The Great Ebook Throwdown - my summary I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. In September, iPhone books (some running on Kindle for iPhone ( http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html?tk=rel_news )) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps in the App Store in October were books. ... The analytics firm [Flurry] predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at record rates. http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_kindle_says_report.html -nik Lesley Ellen Harris lesleyeharris at comcast.net 11/5/2009 1:46 PM I live within driving distance and went to the discussion. It was in a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room onlyI could only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the discussions. I enjoyed listening to the speakers. What did I learn? It was definitely helpful if you were in the market to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice. It was also helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e- reader. Would I buy one after hearing the speakers? MaybeAnd would I buy one after being able to read and touch various models? Probably not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm travelling with a laptop and iphoneI would probably rather take a couple of print books with me! (I occasionally read e-books on my iphone using the BN free software.) Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books -- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session. Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote: Podcast available at: http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3 ?: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] ??: ? ? 29 ??? 2009 08:07 : 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' ??: [MCN-L] FW: 11/3 at U. Maryland: The Great Ebook Throwdown For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, More for Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution.: [Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ] --- A MITH Digital Dialogue Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135 ?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt Kirschenbaum Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android . . . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want? This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring along electronic book and reading devices of their own. Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and accessibility issues such as voting system usability. He is also co- founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile content platform based on that research. Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human Computer Interaction Lab
[MCN-L] The Great Ebook Throwdown - my summary
I love Stanza and I agree with all the drawbacks you mentioned as well and the advantages. I have to say some of the new features that I'm hearing about are intriguing me more about the readers. I think its Barnes and Nobles' reader that I'm hearing about which allows you to loan books to your friends. I really like that idea. I had first thought that I would really like to own a reader in order to save space in my house with books sitting on bookshelves (I'm really hurting for space). Then when I thought about it, I realized I didn't stop buying CDs when I got an mp3 player so would I really stop buying books if I got a reader. Probably not. I will say I'm really jealous of my husband who is always able to get an immediate free eBook copy of the computer books he pre-orders and he is always half way through reading the book before the physical copy can be produced and delivered. Oh, to have the immediate access! HM Heather Marie Wells Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Springdale, AR 72764 Phone: (479) 750-8165 Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/ iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org -Original Message- From: Perian Sully [mailto:psu...@magnes.org] Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:26 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] The Great Ebook Throwdown - my summary Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone, game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the Kindle. What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally automagically delete books off your reader? ~P -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Nik Honeysett Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] The Great Ebook Throwdown - my summary I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. In September, iPhone books (some running on Kindle for iPhone ( http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html ?tk=rel_news )) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps in the App Store in October were books. ... The analytics firm [Flurry] predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at record rates. http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_ kindle_says_report.html -nik Lesley Ellen Harris lesleyeharris at comcast.net 11/5/2009 1:46 PM I live within driving distance and went to the discussion. It was in a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room onlyI could only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the discussions. I enjoyed listening to the speakers. What did I learn? It was definitely helpful if you were in the market to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice. It was also helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e- reader. Would I buy one after hearing the speakers? MaybeAnd would I buy one after being able to read and touch various models? Probably not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm travelling with a laptop and iphoneI would probably rather take a couple of print books with me! (I occasionally read e-books on my iphone using the BN free software.) Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books -- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session. Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote: Podcast available at: http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3 ?: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] ??: ? ? 29 ??? 2009 08:07 : 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' ??: [MCN-L] FW: 11/3 at U. Maryland: The Great Ebook Throwdown For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, More for Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution.: [Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ] --- A MITH Digital Dialogue Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135 ?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt Kirschenbaum Ebooks
[MCN-L] Before you leave for Portland...
...remember to bring your donations for the annual MCN silent auction! Proceeds from the silent auction benefit our scholarship program, which helps emerging museum professionals attend our conference. Several exciting items (LCD screens, DAM software, museum banners, and even jewelry!) have already been committed...what are you bringing? Here are some ideas... * Items of any sort--new or old, seriously useful or cheerfully unrelated to museum work--that may be carried by airline passengers * Exhibition catalogues, institutional publications, museum bags, clothing, and other souvenirs * Intangible things like free services or discounted registration for professional events * Your crafts, i.e., photography, paintings, prints, knitting, embroidery, mosaics or anything else that will fit into a suitcase Remember, all auction donations are tax deductible! Auction items will be accepted at the Conference Registration Desk on all day Wednesday and Thursday until noon. You may place your bids until 5:30 Thursday, when we stop the bidding and announce the winners. Jana Hill MCN 2009 Silent Auction Chair
[MCN-L] Before you leave for Portland...
Don't forget, prizes to the person who spends the most to the vendor who donates the most! Bring your checkbook (or plastic) and SPEND freely for a great cause! Marla Misunas Collections Information Manager Collections Information and Access San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 415-357-4186 (voice) Explore Modern Art www.sfmoma.org/collections -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Jana Hill Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:12 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Before you leave for Portland... ...remember to bring your donations for the annual MCN silent auction! Proceeds from the silent auction benefit our scholarship program, which helps emerging museum professionals attend our conference. Several exciting items (LCD screens, DAM software, museum banners, and even jewelry!) have already been committed...what are you bringing? Here are some ideas... * Items of any sort--new or old, seriously useful or cheerfully unrelated to museum work--that may be carried by airline passengers * Exhibition catalogues, institutional publications, museum bags, clothing, and other souvenirs * Intangible things like free services or discounted registration for professional events * Your crafts, i.e., photography, paintings, prints, knitting, embroidery, mosaics or anything else that will fit into a suitcase Remember, all auction donations are tax deductible! Auction items will be accepted at the Conference Registration Desk on all day Wednesday and Thursday until noon. You may place your bids until 5:30 Thursday, when we stop the bidding and announce the winners. Jana Hill MCN 2009 Silent Auction Chair ___ 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/ The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify me and delete the original message. Thank you
[MCN-L] IT SIG activity at MCN
Just wanted to let you know when and where to find the IT SIG events during MCN next week: Information Technology (IT) Roundtable Thursday 3:30-5:00 Afternoon Sessions II Chair: Janice M. Craddock, Technology Manager, Amon Carter Museum Participants: William Weinstein, Director of Information Services, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Ari Davidow, Director for Online Strategy, Jewish Women's Archive; Drew Ruginis, Director of Information Technology, The Field Museum SIG meeting: Information Technology FRIDAY 5:30-6:30; location will be posted on the MCN information board Portland Pub Crawl; Friday 7:00 pm until ? IT SIG will be at the Rose and Thistle , 2314 NE Broadway, (503) 287-8582 along with the Digital Media SIG. Hope to see you there. Janice Craddock IT SIG Chair Information Technology Manager Amon Carter Museum 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ft. Worth, TX 76107 t. 817.989.5152 f.817.665.4333 http://www.cartermuseum.org http://www.cartermuseum.org/
[MCN-L] MCN Metrics Evaluation SIG
I've put the outline for my presentation on using visitor research to design a mobile experience up on the MuseumMobile.info wiki: http://wiki.museummobile.info/museums-to-go/experience-design (be sure to click the links too) If anyone has comments or questions before Thurs, I'll address them in my talk! Looking forward to seeing you all, Nancy
[MCN-L] Integrating a DAMs with TMS
We use TMS for collections mgmt and are in the process of implementing a new DAMs (Media Beacon). We are looking at ways to integrate the two systems. I will be at MCN next week and would be grateful enough to buy the 1st beer for anyone who would be willing to share their experiences regarding the integration of TMS data with a DAMs, regardless of vendor. Thanks Jim Jim Maza Chief Technology Officer, The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201 jmaza at thewalters.org; http://www.thewalters.org http://www.thewalters.org/ ; 410.547.9000 ext 339 Heroes in Our Midst-A Thousand Ships September 16-November 8, 2009 Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece October 11, 2009-January 3, 2010 Heroes in Our Midst-Twenty Years of Wandering November 11, 2009-January 3, 2010 Shrunken Treasures: Miniaturization in Books and Art through November 8, 2009 Mummified through November 2010
