[MCN-L] Terminology question

Erik, There are several you can use, check the GEH publication Color As Form. They have an extensive breakdown into the various color processes. Here at MFAH we use chromogenic transparency. Best from Houston, Del Zogg Works on Paper Study Center Museum of Fine Arts, Houston P.O. Box 6826

[MCN-L] Terminology question

I?ll leave it to the archivists to help Will with his cataloging terminology. But with regard to ?reversal film?, the term is normally used in imaging to refer to a positive transparency (eg: Kodachrome, Ektachrome, etc.) rather than a negative. Erik Landsberg Head of Collections Imaging The Museu

[MCN-L] Terminology question

(I have no particular cataloging expertise, but I'm not too bad at searches, semantics, and taxonomies. And I play at photography in my spare time...) The most appropriate word - and you used it in the question - seems to be "sequence": http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=&logic=AND¬e

[MCN-L] Converting Cassettes to Digital

The default audio inputs that come with your computer are probably not very good, so you need to have an audio card to which you would plug in your cassette player. These are relatively inexpensive, as is the audio capture software you would want to use. We use Adobe Audition, but on my Mac at home

[MCN-L] Asset storage, what is enough redundency??

having three separate RAID systems (RAID 6!!) several miles apart sounds fine. Having one of those systems hundreds of miles apart could be better, but you are in good shape. I would not consider tape or optical media sufficiently reliable at this stage for archival backup. Optical media are nixed

[MCN-L] contacts

I would like to know the email of the authors of this article David D. M. Mason ; Conal McCarthy Museums and the culture of new media: an empirical model of New Zealand museum websites Please let me know if you can. Best regards, Annamaria Poma Swank also pomaswank at rinascimento-digitale.it

[MCN-L] Asset storage, what is enough redundency??

Hi all, We are preparing to install a Digital Asset Management System, which has led to a debate regarding what is "enough" redundant storage to keep the digital assets safe from disaster. Initially we specified production and mirrored on-line storage at different physical locations on campus

[MCN-L] Terminology question

I also believe that "sequence" in describing photographs is more commonly used to indicate a carefully ordered series of images by the creator, not to describe bracketing that often occurs as a result of an attempt to capture the best expression in a portrait session, the best grouping of indivi

[MCN-L] Terminology question

On the more esoteric end of things: We are cataloguing a collection of black and white negatives. In many cases there are groups of negatives depicting the same subject. In some of these cases the depictions are very close (for example, multiple takes of a posed studio portrait, multiple takes of

[MCN-L] Terminology question

Hi Will, We have used the term "variant of" at CCP in our cataloging practice. Best, Dianne ~ ? Dianne Nilsen Head of Digital Initiatives and Imaging Center for Creative Photography The University of Arizona P.O. Bo

[MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request

Actually I do too. What must I have been thinking at that moment? Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.ed

[MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request

I liked "wend" better Chuck On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Drury Wellford wrote: > Where do we send our nominations? > > Ann Drury Wellford > Photo Services Manager > The Museum of the Confederacy > 1201 East Clay Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 > Fax: (804) 644-7150

[MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request

Where do we send our nominations? Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu]

[MCN-L] Fwd: SAA Leland Award Request

Where do we wend our nominations? Ann Drury Wellford Photo Services Manager The Museum of the Confederacy 1201 East Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 Fax: (804) 644-7150 www.moc.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu]

[MCN-L] Razuna open source DAM

Dear Perian, I know that all of you are at the MCN conference. When you have time I would like to know what you think of my report. In addition I would like to submit to you and Francesco my new project Grazie my best annamaria On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Perian Sully wrote: > Hi everyone: