[MCN-L] Photography releases
Hi, all-- We were curious about how people are handling a couple of photo-release-related situations these days: 1.) Does your institution have a formal policy concerning the use of photography of visitors for promotional purposes (i.e. marketing or advertising)? Do you always, sometimes, never use photo releases? 2.) How do you reconcile that with the opportunities that Facebook or other social media provides to showcase visitors or events at your institution? Do you consider such images editorial and thus put them up without signed releases or do you get such releases there, too? We've been asked to gather best practices, but I'm almost more interested in focusing not only on what other organizations do but on what the best practices are from a legal perspective. In other words, I'm interested not just in the letter but the spirit of the law. Any and all thoughts on these matters are very welcome! Thanks, --E. Eric D. M. Johnson New Media Specialist Monticello P.O. Box 316 Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: (434) 984-7570 | Fax: (434) 977-6140 http://www.monticello.org/ ejohnson at monticello.orgmailto:ejohnson at monticello.org
[MCN-L] Customer Relationship Management Software
Colleagues, I am interested in what CRM solutions you have in place - that is, if you are happy with them! We use some Blackbaud products (Financial Edge, Patron's Edge, Raiser's Edge, Counter Point). The Financial part works well but we find the integration and support for the CRM part frustrating. We use other unrelated products for our Web events calendar, Ecommerce shop and online Membership and Donations and Enews. I'm interested in solutions that integrate all of these activities to take advantage of relationship history and tracking. Thanks for any input. Floyd Floyd Thomas Sweeting III Head, Information Technology New Media THE FRICK COLLECTION 1 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 (212) 547-6889 tel (212) 547-0708 fax The information transmitted 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 computer.
[MCN-L] Photography releases
Eric -- I found it interesting to note that visitors entering the Civil War Days event at the Naper Settlement Museum in Naperville Illinois were offered a flier with the bold heading Attention all Photographers. This hand-bill invited visitors to submit (donate) a disk of their photos to the museum (along with an attached photo release) in exchange for a one-year family membership. I thought it was an interesting way to gather hundreds of images, and engage the crowd. - David - David Lewis, Curator Aurora Regional Fire Museum www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org -Original Message- From: Eric Johnson ejohn...@monticello.org To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' mcn-l at mcn.edu Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 10:49 am Subject: [MCN-L] Photography releases Hi, all-- We were curious about how people are handling a couple of photo-release-related situations these days: 1.) Does your institution have a formal policy concerning the use of photography of visitors for promotional purposes (i.e. marketing or advertising)? Do you always, sometimes, never use photo releases? 2.) How do you reconcile that with the opportunities that Facebook or other social media provides to showcase visitors or events at your institution? Do you consider such images editorial and thus put them up without signed releases or do you get such releases there, too? We've been asked to gather best practices, but I'm almost more interested in focusing not only on what other organizations do but on what the best practices are from a legal perspective. In other words, I'm interested not just in the letter but the spirit of the law. Any and all thoughts on these matters are very welcome! Thanks, --E. Eric D. M. Johnson New Media Specialist Monticello P.O. Box 316 Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: (434) 984-7570 | Fax: (434) 977-6140 http://www.monticello.org/ ejohnson at monticello.orgmailto:ejohnson at monticello.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/
[MCN-L] Photography releases
Please respond to the list- I'm curious as well. The Schwenkfelder Library Heritage Center does not have a formal policy. A photo release is included as part of any youth program registration form, and includes parental/guardian consent for SLHC staff and the local press to take photos and use them for publication and record. It's not required that they sign to register for an event. 95% of the time, parents will sign their consent so it usually is never a hindrance. We do not take pictures of school children, or children in large groups unless we have permission from the school's administration. For adults, particularly for events with lots of people, we consider the photos editorial, and leave them untagged or unidentified on Facebook, YouTube, our website, or any other form of publication. However, now that we have a YouTube channel, more thought has been given to receiving written consent from adults. I am developing a photo/video release form to hand out to all of our presenters, guest lecturers, and adult visitors. Until now photographs from special events were taken only with adult visitor's verbal consent or consent was received over email. A photo/video release form from Elizabethtown College was distributed to one of our staff members who will be speaking on campus in a few weeks and passed it on to me as we've been discussing this topic at our institution particularly now that we've launched a YouTube channel. Elizabethtown College has a photo/video release form that all photographers on the property or at their sponsored event need to have signed by the member of the public. According to their form, the policy is not in effect when photographs are of news events unless the image/likeness will be used for marketing purposes. It is also not in effect if the photo is taken in a crowd scene. The form also grants the college permission to release the photograph to media outlets. It covers both adults and minors. -Rebecca Rebecca Lawrence Museum Educator Schwenkfelder Library Heritage Center 105 Seminary Street Pennsburg PA 18073 (215) 679 3103 fax: 215 679 8175 http://www.schwenkfelder.com -Original Message- From: Eric Johnson [mailto:ejohn...@monticello.org] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 11:50 AM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Photography releases Hi, all-- We were curious about how people are handling a couple of photo-release-related situations these days: 1.) Does your institution have a formal policy concerning the use of photography of visitors for promotional purposes (i.e. marketing or advertising)? Do you always, sometimes, never use photo releases? 2.) How do you reconcile that with the opportunities that Facebook or other social media provides to showcase visitors or events at your institution? Do you consider such images editorial and thus put them up without signed releases or do you get such releases there, too? We've been asked to gather best practices, but I'm almost more interested in focusing not only on what other organizations do but on what the best practices are from a legal perspective. In other words, I'm interested not just in the letter but the spirit of the law. Any and all thoughts on these matters are very welcome! Thanks, --E. Eric D. M. Johnson New Media Specialist Monticello P.O. Box 316 Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: (434) 984-7570 | Fax: (434) 977-6140 http://www.monticello.org/ ejohnson at monticello.orgmailto:ejohnson at monticello.org
[MCN-L] RFPs for Collections Management Systems at small to mid-sized museums
Dear MCN list, I have recently begun working as Head Librarian at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. As part of my new job I have been asked to co-chair our Collections Management System/Digitization Committee. Our museum does not currently have a modern Collections Management System and our committee is charged with implementing one. Our goal is to have a Request for Proposals ready to be sent out to potential vendors by the fall of this year. We have identified the major vendors and are comfortable with this timetable. However, it would be very useful to see any RFPs written in the past five or so years from similarly scaled museums. For those unfamiliar with our museum, we are a small-to-mid-sized institution with a very deep collection in a fairly narrow collecting scope. So, if anyone has a relatively recent RFP they would be willing to share, it would be most appreciated and would not go beyond our committee. Many thanks, Eric M. Wolf -- Eric M. Wolf Head Librarian The Menil Collection 1511 Branard Houston, TX 77006 Tel: 713-525-9426 Fax: 713-525-9420 ewolf at menil.org
