[MCN-L] National Digital Forum Conference- Early Bird registration closes tomorrow
Apologies for cross posting. NDF 2010 Conference Linking data, linking people Monday 18 - Tuesday 19 October 2010 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington Last Day for Early Bird Registration is Tomorrow Don't miss out on the discounted early bird registration fees. Early bird registration closes at 11:59pm Friday 17 September. Register for NDF2010 here https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=12560; Full Conference Programme Details Now Available Full details of NDF2010 presentations are now available online at http://ndf.natlib.govt.nz/about/programme.htm An updated programme is also available confirming the titles of the demonstration presentations and forum topics. Acknowledgements Our appreciation goes out to the following organisations for their generous support in sponsoring the conference: * Archives New Zealand * Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa * National Library of New Zealand Enquiries or Further Information If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us: Paardekooper and Associates Conference organisers of NDF 2010 P: +64 4 562 8259 F: +64 4 562 8269 E: ndf at paardekooper.co.nz W: http://ndf.natlib.govt.nz/about/2010-conference.htm +++ 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 mail at tepapa.govt.nz 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] Distance Learning Programs
MCNers - I'm looking for the best examples of Distance Learning programs done by Museums, and would appreciate any examples you might be able to provide. I'm aware of efforts by the Cleveland Museum of Art, and would be looking for similar examples where the distance learning programs are ongoing, using telepresence (or similar) technologies, interactive in nature, and specifically ones that are not grant-funded or one-up attempts, but have a business plan and are (gasp.) profitable? Thanks in advance! : ) Marc E. Check Director of Information and Interactive Technologies Museum of Science Science Park Boston, MA 02114 617-589-4279 (office) 585-755-8622 (mobile) **
[MCN-L] Analog tape to digital conversion services
Hi Chuck and all, In addition to the great resources Deb has suggested, two other leads: The Association of Recorded Sound Collections, ARSC, has institutional members who do audio A-to-D in-house but occasionally outsource those services, and other members who provide those services as vendors. ARSC has an active email list, which it may be worth hitting with a query seeking off-list replies about prospective service providers. More at: http://www.arsc-audio.org/arsclist.html One lead to an audio digitization house: Sonicraft (sonicraft.com) does very high-quality transfers of music recordings. This recommendation is based on individual experience, not museum-related work. As we know, a key factor in whether any given shop is a good candidate for a project is the eternal tradeoff between transfer quality and cost, vis-?-vis the amount and type of source material, how much quality matters, and budget. Please ask me off-list if you'd like a lead to someone who may have ideas for a specific project. As a LinkedIn user, you might also see if you happen to have connections in the Audio Engineering Society (aes.org) via http://www.linkedin.com/groups?viewMembers=gid=71239 . Re: storage media, in a word: yes, once audio is digital, physical storage-medium aspects of preserving it are like those of preserving other digital files. Re: metadata, the AES has developed some relevant standards, and LOC digital preservation pages may be useful re: what can be embedded in audio files of a specified format (e.g., WAV): http://www.aes.org/publications/standards/ http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd01.shtml hope this helps! Rob (recording engineer in a pre-museum-person life) -- Rob Lancefield Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University 301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA rlancefield [at] wesleyan [dot] edu | tel. 860.685.2965 Past President, Museum Computer Network (MCN), http://www.mcn.edu On 9/15/2010 7:29 PM, Chuck Patch wrote: I've been asked about services that perform digitization of analog audio (reel-to-reel) tapes. Has anyone used such a service that they could recommend? A couple of related questions - are there digital storage media for audio considered remotely archival? Or is it similar to visual data that's best kept on spinning disk and migrated in perpetuity? What types of meta-data can one ask a service provider of this sort to embed in the files?
[MCN-L] Distance Learning Programs
While this isn't my department, I can attest to the success of our distance learning programs, which are booking more and more classes for school children each year. Even after the recession hit, we still saw increases in IVC program sales, I believe, due to cut-backs in field trips --IVC programs are cheaper. Our Education Department utilizes 3 IVC (internet video conferencing) studios, 2 of which are outfitted with green/blue screen technology for chroma-keying. We use Polycom HDX 8000 series systems equipped with Polycom 1080p EagleEye cameras. If you'd like more specifics, please contact our Director of Education and Distance Learning Programs directly: Anne Marie Millar amillar at marinersmuseum.org or distancelearning at marinersmuseum.org Adam Carrier Digital Media Technician The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Phone (757) 952-0431 Fax (757) 591-7319 acarrier at MarinersMuseum.org www.MarinersMuseum.org America's National Maritime Museum -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Marc Check Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:31 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Distance Learning Programs MCNers - I'm looking for the best examples of Distance Learning programs done by Museums, and would appreciate any examples you might be able to provide. I'm aware of efforts by the Cleveland Museum of Art, and would be looking for similar examples where the distance learning programs are ongoing, using telepresence (or similar) technologies, interactive in nature, and specifically ones that are not grant-funded or one-up attempts, but have a business plan and are (gasp.) profitable? Thanks in advance! : ) Marc E. Check Director of Information and Interactive Technologies Museum of Science Science Park Boston, MA 02114 617-589-4279 (office) 585-755-8622 (mobile) ** ___ 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://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Results: Digital Asset Management (DAM) Planning/Implementation Survey
Colleagues, Apologizes for any cross-postings. The results from our August 2010 survey on DAM systems and planning are now up at http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/libr_pubs/24/. We received some really thoughtful and helpful material that we had promised to share. Thanks so much to all who took the time to respond to the survey. Michael = Michael J. Bennett Digital Projects Librarian Institutional Repository Coordinator University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library 369 Fairfield Way, U2005-P Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-5276 860-486-6017 fax http://digitalcollections.uconn.edu/ = From: Michael J. Bennett Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 2:50 PM To: diglib at infoserv.inist.fr; digipres at ala.org; IMAGELIB at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU Subject: Digital Asset Management (DAM) Planning/Implementation Survey Colleagues, Apologies for any cross-postings. Here at UConn we are currently in the process of reviewing the current landscape with regard to overall DAM system offerings, the services that they provide vs. perceived local needs, expectations with regard to their implementation, etc . As part of this local review, we are also interested in getting feedback from people in the larger cultural heritage community who have perhaps either travelled this road before us and already have a system in place or who are similarly in our shoes and have just begun to strategize. With our own ongoing digital asset creation at UConn, we feel that it is time to more clearly consider the better overall administrative management of such broadening content in a more automated and consolidated manner. Hence we've initiated an initial investigation and online survey that we invite you to participate in: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HDG9M2Z (Estimated time to complete: approx. 15-20 minutes) The survey will remain open until August 31, 2010. We will post results via a report uploaded to our institutional repository, http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/. Please note that in our report, personal information from the survey will not be revealed, and any comments used will remain unattributed. Feel free to forward the survey link to other relevant constituencies. Thank you, Michael = Michael J. Bennett Digital Projects Librarian Institutional Repository Coordinator University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library 369 Fairfield Way, U2005-P Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-5276 860-486-6017 fax http://digitalcollections.uconn.edu/ =
