[MCN-L] National Digital Forum 2013: call for presentation proposals now open
Apologies for cross posting: We're delighted to open the call for presentations for NDF2013, the National Digital Forum's 2013 conference. It's on at Te Papa in Wellington, New Zealand, 26 and 27 November. Submissions are due by Monday 17 June 2013. If you've got something to share then we'd love to hear from you. See more here: http://www.ndf.org.nz/speaking-proposal And follow the National Digital Forum at https://twitter.com/NDFNZ for more updates Cheers Adrian Kingston (on behalf of the NDF programme committee) +++ Visit the Te Papa website http://www.tepapa.govt.nz The email message together with the accompanying attachments may be CONFIDENTIAL. If you have received this message in error, please notify http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/onlineforms/enquiryform.aspx immediately and delete the original message. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be views of Te Papa. Te Papa employs strict virus checking measures and accepts no liability for any loss caused either directly or indirectly by a virus arising from the use of this message or any attached file. +++
[MCN-L] Study on impact on interpretative staff by collections online efforts
Dear Perian, There is an extensive bibliography that may well help you in the full report: Tanner, S. (2012) Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model. King's College London, October 2012. Available at: www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/impact.html All my best, Simon Simon Tanner Director of Digital Consultancy (KDCS) Deputy Head, Department of Digital Humanities King's College London 26-29 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RL Email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk Twitter: @SimonTanner Blog: http://simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Perian Sent: 24 April 2013 04:29 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Study on impact on interpretative staff by collections online efforts Hi everyone: For about 8 years now, I've had a bit of an agenda to see if we can move past relatively passive online catalogs and into enriching interpretive materials about the collections. I've been thinking a lot lately about possible methods for this, now that so many of us have our collections online, either on our websites or through social media. In my mind, there are four populations that have a hand in providing interpretive materials about individual collection items: Curators Museum educators External experts (researchers, teachers) General public (especially people with personal stories) The first two generally have the task of responding to the latter two. I'm particularly interested to know if, by putting our collections out there, how much of an increase in research requests museums have received, and how that impacts the staff. Does this affect further online interpretation efforts? So I wanted to query the lazywebs and punt it out to you all to see if you're familiar with any studies around this topic. The only two I've found thus far (admittedly, just a surface search) is Erika Dicker's MW 2010 paper, The Impact of Blogs and Other Social Media on the Life of a Curator and Nancy Proctor's The Google Art Project: A New Generation of Museums on the Web? Thanks! ~Perian ___ 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Recommendations for CMS for small museum
Hi, I'm helping some friends look at options for a CMS system for their museum. The collection is fairly small - about 7,000 pieces. They would like to upgrade from office database software to something tailored to their field. Flexibility in reporting and being able to link images and sales documents to the collection records are their biggest requirements so far; they would like to find an out-of-the-box product (not open source) that is on the medium-to-low end for price. Keeping records in the cloud would be a big plus. Any suggestions? Please email me off list - megan_h_mcgovern at progressive.commailto:megan_h_mcgovern at progressive.com Many thanks in advance! Megan Megan McGovern Digital Asset Manager Progressive Insurance 440.395.1660 megan_h_mcgovern at progressive.com
[MCN-L] Project Access New York City: 2 May at MoMA
Posting on behalf of Nina Levent, Executive Director, Art Beyond Sight Institute [director at artbeyondsight.org] I'll be speaking in the afternoon session about crowdsourcing for mobile accessibility, alongside lots of other colleagues from the cultural sector, including Piotr Adamczyk. :-) Full program: http://www.artbeyondsight.org/mei/391-2/ Art Beyond Sight, one of the nation?s leading arts service organizations for people with disabilities, is hosting the first-ever Project Access New York City: Best Practices for Inclusion in the Arts symposium at the Museum of Modern Art on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Presented with support from the Mayor?s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the day-long symposium will highlight best practices for arts groups to serve disabled audiences by presenting an update on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as presentations about new technologies and innovative programming to serve these vital audiences. The forum has been divided into two sessions. In the morning, executive leadership and board members are invited to hear a discussion, including the US Attorney?s Office, on the ADA and its impact on cultural organizations. The morning session will also inform arts leaders about the changing demographics of people with disabilities in New York City, and innovative programs at organizations across all arts disciplines. To attend the morning session, please RSVP at rsvp at culture.nyc.gov by Friday, April 26 and include ?Session 1? in the subject line. While there will be some overlap in the morning and afternoon session topics, the latter part of the day should be especially beneficial for cultural organization staff members working in education, visitor services, marketing and digital media. Topics include marketing to people with disabilities, and updates on the newest technological developments that are improving access to facilities and arts programming. To attend the morning session, please RSVP at rsvp at culture.nyc.gov by Friday, April 26 and include ?Session 2? in the subject line. Hoping to see you there, Nancy -- Nancy Proctor, PhD Head of Mobile Strategy Initiatives Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Access Smithsonian Institution http://si.edu/mobile proctorn at si.edu @nancyproctor t: +1-202-633-8439 c: +1-301-642-6257 Want to hear more about mobile? * Smithsonian staff can sign up for the SI Mobile mailing list here: http://si-listserv.si.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SIMOBILE * For global mobile news join the mailing list here: http://wiki.museummobile.info/ * Follow the museum mobile community on Twitter: #mtogo #SImobile To unsubscribe from the SIMOBILE list, or change your subscription options, please click here: http://si-listserv.si.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SIMOBILEA=1
[MCN-L] Job Posting: Digital Publications Manager, J. Paul Getty Museum
Digital Publications Manager Getty Publications produces award-winning, highly illustrated books that result from or complement the work of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Research Institute. This wide variety of titles covers the fields of art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation, and the humanities for both the general public and specialists. The majority of our publications are printed but we are producing an increasing number of digital publications. The Digital Publications Manager will work in close concert with the Getty Publications management team to develop, implement, and manage the press?s digital publishing program. The position is responsible for managing a variety of digital publications, including PDFs, ebooks, apps, a journal, and other online publications. For more details see https://jobs-getty.icims.com/jobs/2000/job
