[MCN-L] Smithsonian hiring Head of Digital Transformation

Happy 2021 colleagues! The Smithsonian is hiring the first-ever Head of Digital Transformation (note: ‘chief’ is not in the title to avoid cultural appropriation, however it’s equivalent to a CDO). This person would report into Secretary Lonnie Bunch’s office and would set the course for the

[MCN-L] Smithsonian Hiring: Digital Audience & Content Coordinator

Greetings, The Smithsonian is seeking an early- to mid-career digital content writer and coordinator with a proven track record in writing for, and reaching, diverse audiences for the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Initiative’s (AWHI). The Digital

Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 150, Issue 18

Hi Brian, PDF's don't show up on the listserv. Any way to provide it as a link? Thanks! Effie On 2/21/18, 11:37 AM, "mcn-l on behalf of mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu" wrote: Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l@mcn.edu

[MCN-L] Vote for SXSW museum-related panels

Hello colleagues, Public voting for 2016 SXSW interactive festival is live now until September 4th. There are a few presentations from Smithsonian folks that may be of interest, so please consider voting for them. Give it Away to Get Rick: Open Cultural Heritage- A study I conducted of

Re: [MCN-L] Collecting stories and images online

This is a project from over 7 years ago, but a rather successful one that resulted in a publication called ³Click! Photography Changes Everything² from the Smithsonian Photography Initiative. Website is archived on Internet Archive:

Re: [MCN-L] Social Tagging for Museum Online Collections

Hi Neal, Smithsonian does include tagging on their collections search: http://collections.si.edu/search/ They do require approval. Once it does get approved, it becomes part of the permanent record for the item albeit in a separate User Tag field. Of course, all the collections on Flickr

[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized

Definitely take a look at Historypin.org. It's a non-for-profit and has a method for capturing stories associated with the images. -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 8:00

[MCN-L] Position Open: Web Developer, Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives is seeking a web developer to maintain and expand its Drupal-based websites. The Archives is the memory of the Smithsonian with collections spanning its complex history as a cultural heritage and active scientific research organization. The Archives'