[MCN-L] kiosk system

[Adrienne Romano]

Hello,

We are looking for a self-contained kiosk system and wondered if anyone could 
recommend a unit. We are looking for something with a full HD touch screen at 
1920 x 1080, and can run wirelessly.

Thanks in advance for the information.

Adrienne Romano

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Adrienne Neszmelyi-Romano
Director of Education, New Media and Interpretive Initiatives
James A. Michener Art Museum
138 South Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
aromano at michenerartmuseum.org

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[MCN-L] Wad-Giles to Pinyin Conversion

[Smith, Jeffrey]

John,

I checked with one of our Chinese Curators who is a specialist in translation. 
He said " I do not know of any software that could do this and would be a 
little leery of any that claimed it could, especially since the first 
assumption is that the Wade-Giles is correctly and consistently entered."

-Original Message-
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of John 
Bedard
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 4:35 PM
To: mcn LISTSERV
Subject: [MCN-L] Wad-Giles to Pinyin Conversion

We are looking at ways to convert  Wade-Giles to Pinyin Conversion in our TMS 
system.  Has anybody else done this? Or does anybody know of software that can 
do this?


--
John R. Bedard  |  Director of Information Systems Minneapolis Institute of 
Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404

612-870-3268  |  JBedard at artsmia.org  |  www.artsmia.org

[MCN-L] Auditors recommendation?

[John Bedard]

Our auditors are recommending that employees in key positions (*both IT and
business process*) should be required to take five consecutive days of Paid
Time Off (PTO) and prohibiting employees from coming onsite and accessing
the network and application systems remotely during the PTO period.  Are
there any organizations that have this requirement?  Or anybody whose
auditors made this recommendation?

-- 
John R. Bedard  |  Director of Information Systems
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

612-870-3268  |  JBedard at artsmia.org  |  www.artsmia.org

[MCN-L] Pets in Collections - call for Submissions

[Cheryl Klimaszewski]

To all those working in archives, museums, and libraries who have come across 
those positively GREAT photos of, say, a dignitary and his pet chicken or a 
monkey wearing overalls, there is exciting news: you now have a place to submit 
those items for all the world to see! 


http://petsincollections.tumblr.com/ 



Don't limit yourself to photographs or just to pets; images of animals (real or 
imagined) in any media are welcome. So far we have a few takers in the 
Philadelphia region, but the goal is to grow this to include items from 
collections all over the world. The only requirements are that you submit a 
digital image and also link back to your home institution, so it's a nice 
little bit of PR, too. Items are tagged with animal, institution name, and 
media so that eventually we should have a nifty and fun-to-view set of animal 
pics. Just the thing to ward off those winter doldrums!! 

Submit items via this simple form: 


http://petsincollections.tumblr.com/submit 


One item is posted per day at approximately 8:30 am so you can have something 
new to look forward to each morning! 


Please feel free to forward this far and wide - all are welcome to submit for a 
bit of fun, especially in these short, dark winter days. Thanks for humoring 
me. And if you have any questions, please contact me at cklimaszew at 
brynmawr.edu. 

-- 
Cheryl Klimaszewski
Digital Collections Specialist
Bryn Mawr College
101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
office 610-526-5093
cklimaszew at brynmawr.edu

[MCN-L] IT SIG Meeting at MCN

[Janice]

The Information Technology SIG will also participate in the MCN 
unluncheon/unmeeting on Friday the 18th at Max Lager's, 
http://www.mcn.edu/sigs-unmeeting-unluncheon-all-max-lagers-restaurant. Stop by 
the table to drop off your business card to make sure you are on the IT SIG 
email list for information sharing throughout the year.

Reminder -- Advance registration via e-mail to conference at 
mcn.edu is required, followed by advance payment 
of $15 on-site at the conference registration desk. MCN is underwriting some of 
the lunch expense to minimize the cost to participants.

Janice Craddock
Head of Information Technology
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ft. Worth, TX 76107
t. 817.989.5152  f.817.665.4333
www.cartermuseum.org

[MCN-L] Wad-Giles to Pinyin Conversion

[John Bedard]

We are looking at ways to convert  Wade-Giles to Pinyin Conversion in our
TMS system.  Has anybody else done this? Or does anybody know of software
that can do this?


-- 
John R. Bedard  |  Director of Information Systems
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

612-870-3268  |  JBedard at artsmia.org  |  www.artsmia.org

[MCN-L] Job posting: Lead Interactive Developer at BPOC

[Perian Sully]

The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is seeking a creative
self-motivated Lead Interactive Software Developer to join its team to
support innovative technology projects serving 26 cultural
institutions in Balboa Park. Learn a new definition of ROI as you work
alongside experienced museum technology implementers, educators,
curators, exhibition designers, and other park staff to conceptualize,
design and develop online and in-gallery visitor focused technology
projects and support web and kiosk projects that improve public access
to the collections and content from multiple museums including
history, art, science, transportation, military and sports. ?Work in
beautiful Balboa Park, San Diego, one of the nation?s largest urban
parks and enjoy Southern California on your days off.?Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Director of Web Development:?? * ? Supports
multiple concurrent web projects using Drupal, PHP, Java Script and
Ajax.? * ? Performs software design, development and implementation.
* ? Creates program specifications, Implementation/support
documentation, and Disaster Recovery documentation.? * ? Maintains a
cloud-based Linux server environment hosted on Amazon Web Services.? *
? Responsible for the quality of software deliverables in terms of the
technical design, implementation, testing and adherence to standards.
* ? Interacts with the members to understand business processes and
translate business requirements into technology solutions.? *
Provides/reviews estimates for design, build, test and implementation
phases, ensuring quality and accuracy is maintained.? * ? Advises on
the best time to engage outside resources.? * ? Provides hands-on
technical expertise on all aspects of implementation.? * ? Meet
project deadlines and handle multiple priorities at a time.
Requirements?? * ? 5-6+ years of professional experience with at least
4 years leading an internal or external development team.? *
Expertise with Linux, Apache, MySQL Administration, and shell
scripting.? * ? Experience building successful enterprise level
websites on the Drupal CMS platform with the requisite expert level
skills using PHP, MySQL, and CSS.? * ? Demonstrated talent with Java
Script, Ajax, and interface design skills.? * ? Knowledge of jQuery
and jQuery UI libraries.? * ? Demonstrated skills in discovery,
specification development, information architecture, and design.? *
Experience with SEO, registration systems, social media tools, content
syndication, and e-commerce.? * ? Experience in Content Driven
industries including Media, Publishing, Entertainment, Museums,
Education, Non-Profits, etc.? * ? Strong project management skills and
experience using code repositories such as Subversion and project
management systems such as Redmine to manage complex projects.? *
Ability to manage and communicate project expectations effectively
with team members.? * ? Experience with Mobile and HTML5 development
desirable.? * ? Entrepreneurial spirit and desire to make an impact.
* ? Dedicated to the use and support of open source.

Please send resume and cover letter to bpoc at bpoc.org