[MCN-L] Call for Papers: The Museum Blog Book

[Graeme Farnell]

We're currently inviting submissions for inclusion in an exciting new book
which MuseumsEtc will be publishing early next year: The Museum Blog Book.

Today, much of the most interesting, innovative and passionate writing -
and dialogue - about museums and galleries takes place around some 500
carefully-crafted, thoughtfully-created museum blogs and personal websites.
But all too little of this content enters into mainstream museum discourse
on a regular basis. The Museum Blog Book aims to remedy this.

If you'd like to submit content, our deadline for receiving it is 11
January 2016. Alternatively, please forward this information to any
colleagues who may be interested - we're keen to get a really wide range of
experience into what will be a particularly interesting publication.

Full details of this Call For Papers can be found at: http://bit.ly/MBBCFP

I hope you'll want to participate!

Graeme Farnell
Publisher, MuseumsEtc


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Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 124, Issue 5

[Shane Richey]

We have been looking at Xibo, and that was our top choice for a bit, however 
we’ve started displaying a lot of dynamic content, mostly from our calendar for 
things like the day’s program schedule, or the next available guided tours and 
I’m a bit hesitant to push that kind of content to a browser that’s 
historically not known for being super standards compliant. Have you run into 
that issue at all Douglas?

Also, thanks for all the other links, we’ll add those to our list. Right now 
Rise is at the top of our list. Does anybody have any experience with them?
https://www.risevision.com/

The flexibility is attractive, but the prices on their hardware is very 
reasonable, cheap enough to order it in for a test to see how well it works 
before deploying across all screens. 
https://store.risevision.com/products/?cat=Media%20Players

Shane Richey
Digital Media Manager
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712

479-418-5735 (direct)
479-409-0275 (cell)
479-418-5700 (main)
CrystalBridges.org

> On Dec 9, 2015, at 6:00 AM, mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu wrote:
> 
> We've had decent luck with Xibo, an open source solution.
> http://xibo.org.uk/
> Although we've been hesitant to push its boundaries in terms of video, it
> works great with all kinds of other file types and managing multiple
> screens.
> Would be great to have some colleagues using it too, then we could trade
> tips and tricks, etc.
> It's not the only option out there, of course.
> http://www.concerto-signage.org/why-concerto
> http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/News/Marketing/5-open-source-digital-signs-for-small-businesses.html
> All the best,
> Douglas

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Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Shane Richey]

We have been looking at Xibo, and that was our top choice for a bit, however 
we’ve started displaying a lot of dynamic content, mostly from our calendar for 
things like the day’s program schedule, or the next available guided tours and 
I’m a bit hesitant to push that kind of content to a browser that’s 
historically not known for being super standards compliant. Have you run into 
that issue at all Douglas?

Also, thanks for all the other links, we’ll add those to our list. Right now 
Rise is at the top of our list. Does anybody have any experience with them?
https://www.risevision.com/

The flexibility is attractive, but the prices on their hardware is very 
reasonable, cheap enough to order it in for a test to see how well it works 
before deploying across all screens. 
https://store.risevision.com/products/?cat=Media%20Players 

Shane Richey
Digital Media Manager
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712

479-418-5735 (direct)
479-409-0275 (cell)
479-418-5700 (main)
CrystalBridges.org

> On Dec 9, 2015, at 6:00 AM, mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu wrote:
> 
> We've had decent luck with Xibo, an open source solution.
> http://xibo.org.uk/
> Although we've been hesitant to push its boundaries in terms of video, it
> works great with all kinds of other file types and managing multiple
> screens.
> Would be great to have some colleagues using it too, then we could trade
> tips and tricks, etc.
> It's not the only option out there, of course.
> http://www.concerto-signage.org/why-concerto
> http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/News/Marketing/5-open-source-digital-signs-for-small-businesses.html
> All the best,
> Douglas

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[MCN-L] 360 video - YouTube

[Shane Richey]

Looking for an easy entry into YouTube’s 360° video features and was wondering 
if any of you have had any experience with compatible cameras. I know that 
highest quality would be with a multi GoPro rig, but we’re looking at easing in 
before we go all out. Something along the lines of the Ricoh Theta S.

Shane Richey

Digital Media Manager

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712

479-418-5735 (direct)
479-409-0275 (cell)
479-418-5700 (main)
CrystalBridges.org

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