Employment Opportunity: Digital Imaging Specialist
Job Description: The Photograph Archive of the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is seeking a full-time Digital Image Specialist to support the library's growing digital image repository. Requirements: Candidates must have substantial experience in digital imaging projects and digital asset management systems and image databases. Digital Imaging Specialist must be able to coordinate large-scale scanning projects, create large volume of high-quality digital prints, and be responsible for ingesting digital objects into the Academy's digital asset management system in a timely and accurate manner. Digital Imaging specialist must be able to meet challenging deadlines and work within complex workflows and schedules for a large number of simultaneous imaging projects and contribute significantly to the creation of the Academy's digital resources repository. Duties: Reporting to the Digital Archivist, the Digital Imaging Specialist will scan and ingest image files and metadata-only objects into digital repository, perform image correction as needed, and manage print reproduction. The Digital Imaging Specialist will also use large- and small- format digital cameras to create high-quality digital images from oversized works on paper, rare books and other bound or fragile materials, and three-dimensional artifacts. Requirements: · Judge and correct digital images for color balance, contrast, tonality, and density when compared to original objects, photographic prints, or transparencies using computer accessories and techniques. · Determine best methods and equipment required to produce digital surrogates (copy-stand, book cradle, flatbed scanner, slide scanner, digital camera). · Document all methods and processes. · Track image production and workflow. · Participate in maintaining project status reports. · Consistently and accurately name image files. · Calibrate monitors and digitization devices to ensure the highest possible quality and efficiency using appropriate hardware and software. · Serve as principal source of information for the Library on digital photography, computer hardware, networked servers, software. · Work with software and hardware vendors to troubleshoot equipment or services. · Train and oversee scanning technicians and assistants in scanning and printing procedures. Qualifications: · Good knowledge of American film history. Formal study of film history helpful. · Ability to recognize and identify productions and personnel. · Familiarity with a variety of photographic media and processes. · Four or more years professional experience in digital studio photography using high-end cameras and lighting. · Experience using specialized software applications to capture, manipulate, save, and print images. · Demonstrated ability to manage simultaneous tasks: batch scanning, ingesting, documentation, printing. · Ability to participate in collaborative projects with dynamic team. · Excellent organizational skills, ability to work accurately in busy environment. Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library is a world-renowned institution dedicated to the history of motion pictures. The Digital Imaging Specialist will contribute to the preservation, organization, and maintenance of over 7 million items. Please email or fax a letter of application, resume, and the names and phone numbers of three references to: Jane Glicksman, Digital Archivist Margaret Herrick Library jglicks...@oscars.org Fax: 310-657-5193 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
MCN 2005 - Digits Fugit! - Workshops
MCN 2005 Conference Digits Fugit! Preserving Knowledge into the Future November 2-5, 2005 Omni Parker House Boston, MA Register Online at http://www.mcn.edu Early Bird Registration Ends Sept 16, 2005 In addition to the many great sessions focusing on digital preservation issues, attendees at this year's conference will also have the opportunity to attend these informative, hands-on workshops: The Nuts and Bolts of Building a Digital Collection for the Whole Museum. Cataloging Cultural Objects Bootcamp Managing a Digitization Project Content Management Strategies and Systems Full workshop descriptions are available at http://www.mcn.edu/Mcn2005/mcn2005workshops.htm Immediately preceding MCN and in the same venue, NEDCC will present the newest in their series of acclaimed two-day conferences, The Persistence of Memory: Stewardship of Digital Assets. Starting Tuesday with IMLS former director, Dr. Robert S. Martin's keynote, and running right up until our opening reception in the Vendor's Exhibition Hall on Wednesday evening, this conference will be a great introduction for MCN's two and one-half day program. The timing and proximity of these two offerings is no coincidence - we want to make it easy for you to register for both programs while you're here! The full NEDCC program and registration information is available at http://nedcc.org/pom/pomcover.htm So come to Boston this November, be a part of MCN's 33rd Annual Conference at the world famous Omni Parker House, in the heart of the old town. Join us in Boston where academies and institutions of higher learning are dedicated to creating and preserving knowledge, and passing it along into the future. You won't want to miss out! --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
MCN-L: Is your museum using JPEG 2000?
Hello all, For possible mention in an MCN panel on the state of JPEG 2000 implementation in museums, I'd be grateful for news of museum projects using that standard. After gesturing towards allied--and sometimes more widely known--work in the library and archives communities, I'm hoping to offer a broad sense of how JPEG 2000 is being used in museums beyond the two on which other speakers will focus in detail. This current use could be for actual delivery or in digital repositories under construction, even if they're not yet accessible. If you're involved in work of either sort and happen to feel like describing it briefly, please drop me a line offlist. This isn't a formal survey; even off-the-cuff anecdotal accounts would be most welcome. The session will be presented November 3 in Boston; for more details, please see http://www.mcn.edu/Mcn2005/mcn2005sessions.htm . many thanks, Rob PS: Please pardon cross-posting of a similar message to j2karclib-l. -- _ Rob Lancefield rlancefi...@wesleyan.edu Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University www.wesleyan.edu/dac 301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459 USAtel. 860.685.2965 Board of Directors, Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: Museum websites in the life of the visitor
Please don't forget to share the results of the survey with us. Either on list or perhaps at a future MCN conference? Amalyah KeshetHead of Image Resources Copyright ManagementThe Israel Museum, Jerusalemakes...@imj.org.il -- Hello everyone, IÕm researching the role museum websites play in the lives of museum visitors, exploring questions such as: Why do people visit museum websites before going to museums? How do museum websites influence one's decision to visit a museum? How do museum visitors integrate online museum resources into their daily lives? First, IÕm interested in your answers to these questions. The survey questions are mostly multiple choice. Anyone who wants to complete the survey is cordially invited to visit the following URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=655481228310c=1001 Second, I'm hoping to find museums willing to encourage their visitors to complete this survey by hosting a link to the survey from their websites. I think the survey will generate very useful data for each individual host museum about how their online visitors make museum websites part of their daily lives. If youÕd like to host a link to the survey from your museum website, please contact me by email off list. With great appreciation and apologies for any cross-posting, Paul -- Paul F. Marty, Ph.D. (ma...@fsu.edu) Assistant Professor, College of Information Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-2100 http://info.fsu.edu/~pmarty --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: Museum websites in the life of the visitor
Hi Paul Interesting issues - the relationship between the two when there is both a virtual and a physical exhibit. I had someone tell me at a conference this summer that they found that folks were more "taken" with the website than the corresponding exhibit. I don't know the details...for example, distance and travel issues may have accounted for some of that finding. We really have little or no information on the extent to which the Raid website has increased or decreased visitors to the museum. The corresponding exhibit has closed now, and although we have a portion of our museum dedicated to the subject, it's not as extensive as the exhibit was. We have had some people write to us from far away saying they do want to visit the museum. And we certainly "plug" the website at the museum. Good to hear from you on this topic! Thanks. Lynne - Original Message - From: Paul Marty To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 8:37 PM Subject: Re: Museum websites in the life of the visitor Believe me, Lynne, that's not a mistake I would ever make! :-) For the purposes of this study, I would consider standalone online exhibits like the Raid on Deerfield to be either beyond the scope of or consumed within the questions I ask in this study -- depending on one's point of view! I would be very interested, however, in the potential of the Raid on Deerfield website to raise visitor interest / awareness in the Memorial Hall Museum or about Deerfield, MA in general -- have you found any crossover there? Another interesting question (yet one that is also beyond the scope of this study) concerns the visitor relationship with virtual museums that have no physical counterpart. I remember well a usability analysis I did once at Museums and the Web with just such a website. The user tester was so excited by the online exhibits that she wanted to know where in the world the museum was located (to visit it in person). She searched in vain for this information, as not only did this online museum not have a physical counterpart, but this fact was virtually impossible to determine from the museum's website. Best, --Paul -- Paul F. Marty, Ph.D. (ma...@fsu.edu) Assistant Professor, College of Information Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-2100 http://info.fsu.edu/~pmarty On Sep 12, 2005, at 5:28 PM, Lynne Spichiger wrote: Don't assume websites always operate in tandem with the museum. We have the 1704 Raid on Deerfield website and it is used widely, but not as a prerequisite to visiting our museum. Best, Lynne - Original Message - From: "Paul Marty" ma...@fsu.edu To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 1:49 PM Subject: Museum websites in the life of the visitor Hello everyone, IÕm researching the role museum websites play in the lives of museum visitors, exploring questions such as: Why do people visit museum websites before going to museums? How do museum websites influence one's decision to visit a museum? How do museum visitors integrate online museum resources into their daily lives? First, IÕm interested in your answers to these questions. The survey questions are mostly multiple choice. Anyone who wants to complete the survey is cordially invited to visit the following URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=655481228310c=1001 Second, I'm hoping to find museums willing to encourage their visitors to complete this survey by hosting a link to the survey from their websites. I think the survey will generate very useful data for each individual host museum about how their online visitors make museum websites part of their daily lives. If youÕd like to host a link to the survey from your museum website, please contact me by email off list. With great appreciation and apologies for any cross-posting, Paul -- Paul F. Marty, Ph.D. (ma...@fsu.edu) Assistant Professor, College of Information Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-2100 http://info.fsu.edu/~pmarty --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: lspichiger@deerfield.history.museum To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-167921...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: ma...@fsu.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-167921...@listserver.americaneagle.com--- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as:
Re: Museum websites in the life of the visitor
Will do. I hope to present some preliminary results at the MCN conference this November, actually! Best, --Paul -- Paul F. Marty, Ph.D. (ma...@fsu.edu) Assistant Professor, College of Information Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-2100 http://info.fsu.edu/~pmarty On Sep 13, 2005, at 5:14 AM, Amalyah Keshet wrote: Please don't forget to share the results of the survey with us. Either on list or perhaps at a future MCN conference? Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem akes...@imj.org.il -- Hello everyone, I m researching the role museum websites play in the lives of museum visitors, exploring questions such as: Why do people visit museum websites before going to museums? How do museum websites influence one's decision to visit a museum? How do museum visitors integrate online museum resources into their daily lives? First, I m interested in your answers to these questions. The survey questions are mostly multiple choice. Anyone who wants to complete the survey is cordially invited to visit the following URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=655481228310c=1001 Second, I'm hoping to find museums willing to encourage their visitors to complete this survey by hosting a link to the survey from their websites. I think the survey will generate very useful data for each individual host museum about how their online visitors make museum websites part of their daily lives. If you d like to host a link to the survey from your museum website, please contact me by email off list. With great appreciation and apologies for any cross-posting, Paul -- Paul F. Marty, Ph.D. (ma...@fsu.edu) Assistant Professor, College of Information Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-2100 http://info.fsu.edu/~pmarty --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: ma...@fsu.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn- l-167921...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Register Now for NEDCC's Persistence of Memory Conference
Please excuse cross postings. The Northeast Document Conservation Center Presents. PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY: STEWARDSHIP OF DIGITAL ASSETS A pre-conference to the Museum Computer Network's 2005 Conference November 1-2, 2005 The Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts ** WHAT IS PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY? This conference, taught by leading experts in digital preservation, addresses the question of managing and preserving digital assets over the long term. Institutions are rapidly acquiring collections of digitized or born-digital resources. Without intervention, these materials will not survive even a single human career. Participants will learn about evolving best practices for digital preservation. This conference will help institutions take the next steps to preserve their investment and create a framework for ensuring sustainable collections. The conference is co-sponsored by the Museum Computer Network (MCN) as a pre-conference to MCN 's 2005 Conference, Digits Fugit! Preserving Knowledge into the Future. CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE: Mandates for Digital Preservation Internal Cooperation and External Consortia Obsolescence and Risk Technology: Storage and Backup Financing Digital Preservation Legal, Economic, and Moral Obligations Sustaining Digital Preservation WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Museum professionals, librarians, archivists, information technology professionals, and administrators responsible for managing and preserving digital resources. WHAT DOES THE NEDCC CONFERENCE COST? $285. *** SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: To encourage diverse participation in the Persistence of Memory conference, NEDCC is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to cover the cost of registration. In awarding the scholarships, particular attention will be given to diverse professionals, applicants from under-funded organizations, and applicants from organizations that serve under-represented communities and who show justifiable need for the conference. NEDCC IS REGISTERED AS A CEU PROVIDER WITH THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS AT THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY CONFERENCE ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 1.5 CEUs. Note: Award of full credit is dependent upon attendance at the entire two-day event. *** WHEN IS THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE? Friday, October 21, 2005 ** NEDCC is grateful for support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for this conference. For conference information, visit www.nedcc.org. For questions, contact Ginny Hughes, ghug...@nedcc.org. --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
