[MCN-L] CFP: Classification and Visualization: Interfaces to Knowledge - The Hague, 24-25 October 2013

[Aida Slavic]

   

*** Apologies for cross-posting ***

  2nd CALL FOR PAPERS 

CLASSIFICATION AND VISUALIZATION:INTERFACES TO KNOWLEDGE

International UDC Seminar 2013

VENUE:The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands

DATE: 24-25 October 2013

WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2013/

CONTACT: seminar2013 at udcc.org

The objective of this conference is to explore cutting edge advances and 
techniques in the visualization of knowledge across various fields of 
application and their potential impact on developments in the more main stream 
bibliographic and documentary classifications.

We invite overviews, illustrations and analysis of approaches to and models of 
the visualization of knowledge that can help advance the application of 
documentary and bibliographic classifications in information and knowledge 
discovery. We welcome high quality, innovative research contributions from 
various fields of application including:

- visualization of knowledge orders (e.g. scientific taxonomies, Wikipedia)

- visualization of collection content, large datasets

- visualization of knowledge classifications for the purpose of managing the 
classifications and working with them

- visualization of knowledge to support interactive searching, user browsing 
behaviour (IR) and classification as an aid to information navigation

Specific topics may include:

1. Issues and challenges in visualization of conceptual structures and 
knowledge 
in general, e.g. development of knowledge over time, shift in knowledge 
structures (dynamic knowledge), interactions between knowledge structures, 
socio-cultural issues, technical challenges (incl. animation, simulation)

2. Knowledge visualization models and metaphors: theory, methods, overviews, 
analysis

3. Visualization of classification in: information searching and browsing (e.g. 
search expansion, result display); visualization of knowledge in relation to 
user information needs

4. Presentation and visualization related to specific types of knowledge 
classification structure (e.g. faceted and enumerative hierarchies, 
polyhierarchical and/or aspect classifications etc.)

5. Classification as an aid in presenting and navigating large datasets, or 
providing an overview of collection content for resource discovery or 
management 
purposes

6. Visualization as an aid to cross-collection, cross-language, 
cross-vocabulary 
knowledge browsing

7. Relationships between classification data formats and classification 
visualization

We invite two kinds of contributions: conference papers and posters. Paper 
proposals should be submitted in the form of an extended abstract (1000-1200 
words including references for papers and 500-600 words for posters). A 
submission form is provided on the conference website.

Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon Verlag and will be 
distributed 
at the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES:
15 Jan 2013Paper proposal submission deadline

15 Feb 2013Notification of acceptance

15 Apr 2013Paper submission

ORGANIZER: Classification & Visualization is the fourth biennial conference in 
a 
series of International UDC Seminars organized by the UDC Consortium (UDCC) and 
hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National Library of Netherlands). UDCC 
is 
a not-for-profit organization, based in The Hague, established to maintain and 
distribute the Universal Decimal Classification and to support its use and 
development.


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The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is the world's foremost multilingual 
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[MCN-L] MCN Pro Workshop: still time to sign up!

[Eric Longo]

It's not too late: there are still  5 days left to sign up for the first *MCN
Pro Workshop* coming up *Tuesday, December 11, 2012 *from *11:30 am to 2:00
pm EST.*

** **

REGISTER NOW: http://mcnpro.org/registrations/



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what you need to consider when developing and publishing video content on
them, including resolution, framerate, compression, as well as other less
technical topics like organization, branding and analytics.

*What you will learn:*

   1. Video as expression in digital culture
   2. Content strategy
   3. Equipment and technical specifications
   4. Mobile
   5. Distribution
   6. Digital asset management and preservation
   7. Rights

Introduction by MCN President, Allegra
Burnette,
The Museum of Modern Art


Workshop led by Neal Stimler ,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Presenters:
Emily Lytle-Painter ,
Indianapolis Museum of Art
David Hart , The Museum of
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[MCN-L] Standards for home digital preservation?

[Erwin Verbruggen]

Hi Ari,

"home digital preservation" has over the last few years received a 
trendy term: Personal Archiving. Searching for it online should give you 
a good overview of sources currently out there - for instance:

  * on the Library of Congress's website:
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/
  * on the conference which was last held in 2010:
http://www.personalarchiving.com/

A booklet I particularly cherish is in Dutch, alas, but Google Translate 
might help your understanding a long way, and is called "Bewaar als..." 
or Save as... in English: http://bewaarals.nl/

Looking forward to your overview when it's done!

Best regards,
erwin

Erwin Verbruggen
Project Employee, Research & Development

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
P.O. Box 1060, 1200 BB, Hilversum, Netherlands
www.beeldengeluid.nl/research 



> Ari Davidow 
> December 6, 2012 4:01 PM
> At JWA, we have a page on our website giving people basic preservation
> advice (http://jwa.org/stories/how-to/preservation ) and links for them to
> learn more.
>
> We recently added a paragraph on digital preservation (which reflects
> advice I, personally, would not give, and will be modified soon). But I
> want to be able to provide resources for people to learn more about 
> what is
> involved and what they should think of with their camera images, old word
> docs, etc.
>
> Anyone have good suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Ari
>
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[MCN-L] Server advice requested

[Frank E. Thomson]

Dell makes some nice smaller servers and you don't have to buy an OS from them, 
you can install your own.

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Asheville Art Museum
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-Original Message-
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of 
Robin White Owen
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:50 PM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Server advice requested

Hello all,

First, thank you to the people who got in touch with examples of on-line 
learning platforms built in Drupal. Now I have a request for completely 
different kind of information.

We need to spec a computer to act as a  server for a Linux based (LAMP) project 
and would greatly appreciate recommendations for what to buy. It seems 
unnecessary to buy a Dell and pay for Windows when we won't be using it. But, 
maybe I'm wrong about that.

Any advice based on your experiences would be helpful. Thank you, in advance,

Robin

Robin White Owen
M: 917/407-7641
T: 646/472-5145
robin at mediacombo.net
www.mediacombo.net
http://mediacombo.net/blog
twitter.com/rocombo

[MCN-L] Server advice requested

[Josh Goldblum]

hey Robin

Meant to jump on the last post. We do a ton of work with Drupal work. Drupal 
and Expression Engine are both really fantastic CMS solutions; we usually lean 
towards Drupal 7, since its open source, has a large dev community, etc. 

I would definitely try and host this on a MediaTemple (Dreamhost we've been 
really unhappy with) or a similar hosting platform. Cloud hosting via Amazon S3 
is great, but does involve some real heavy lifting on the server side to 
install and maintain the codebase. 

You might also consider hosting with Acquia:
http://www.acquia.com

This is a great cloud hosted solution that also provides robust support, will 
keep your modules and security patches up to date, etc. It's not super cheap 
but it probably the best long-term hosting solution for Drupal. 

Feel free to hit me up for more info. We've hosted Drupal on a range of 
hosts and definitely have our favorites. As a general rule don't cheap out on 
hosting, since migrating a Drupal site is none too easy once its up and 
running. 

Hope this helps

Josh



Josh Goldblum
Founding Principal
Bluecadet Interactive
www.bluecadet.com
w. 267 639 9956
c. 267 226 3521

twitter :joshgoldblum


On Dec 6, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Robin White Owen  wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> First, thank you to the people who got in touch with examples of on-line 
> learning platforms built in Drupal. Now I have a request for completely 
> different kind of information.
> 
> We need to spec a computer to act as a  server for a Linux based (LAMP) 
> project and would greatly appreciate recommendations for what to buy. It 
> seems unnecessary to buy a Dell and pay for Windows when we won't be using 
> it. But, maybe I'm wrong about that.
> 
> Any advice based on your experiences would be helpful. Thank you, in advance,
> 
> Robin
> 
> Robin White Owen
> M: 917/407-7641
> T: 646/472-5145
> robin at mediacombo.net
> www.mediacombo.net
> http://mediacombo.net/blog
> twitter.com/rocombo
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[MCN-L] Server advice requested

[Robin White Owen]

Hello all,

First, thank you to the people who got in touch with examples of on-line 
learning platforms built in Drupal. Now I have a request for completely 
different kind of information.

We need to spec a computer to act as a  server for a Linux based (LAMP) project 
and would greatly appreciate recommendations for what to buy. It seems 
unnecessary to buy a Dell and pay for Windows when we won't be using it. But, 
maybe I'm wrong about that.

Any advice based on your experiences would be helpful. Thank you, in advance,

Robin

Robin White Owen
M: 917/407-7641
T: 646/472-5145
robin at mediacombo.net
www.mediacombo.net
http://mediacombo.net/blog
twitter.com/rocombo

[MCN-L] Standards for home digital preservation?

[Ari Davidow]

This are great! Thanks, Erwin.


On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Erwin Verbruggen <
everbruggen at beeldengeluid.nl> wrote:

> Hi Ari,
>
> "home digital preservation" has over the last few years received a trendy
> term: Personal Archiving. Searching for it online should give you a good
> overview of sources currently out there - for instance:
>
>  * on the Library of Congress's website:
>
> http://www.**digitalpreservation.gov/**personalarchiving/
>  * on the conference which was last held in 2010:
>http://www.personalarchiving.**com/ 
>
> A booklet I particularly cherish is in Dutch, alas, but Google Translate
> might help your understanding a long way, and is called "Bewaar als..." or
> Save as... in English: http://bewaarals.nl/
>
> Looking forward to your overview when it's done!
>
> Best regards,
> erwin
>
> Erwin Verbruggen
> Project Employee, Research & Development
>
> Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
> P.O. Box 1060, 1200 BB, Hilversum, Netherlands
> www.beeldengeluid.nl/research  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.**beeldengeluid.nl%2F&sa=D&sntz=**1&usg=AFrqEzeYY4n4jf6_*
> *kMuxEiAUu6jGk81HxA
> >
>
>
>  Ari Davidow 
>> December 6, 2012 4:01 PM
>>
>> At JWA, we have a page on our website giving people basic preservation
>> advice 
>> (http://jwa.org/stories/how-**to/preservation)
>>  and links for them to
>> learn more.
>>
>> We recently added a paragraph on digital preservation (which reflects
>> advice I, personally, would not give, and will be modified soon). But I
>> want to be able to provide resources for people to learn more about what
>> is
>> involved and what they should think of with their camera images, old word
>> docs, etc.
>>
>> Anyone have good suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ari
>>
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>> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
>>
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>>
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>
>
>
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[MCN-L] Standards for home digital preservation?

[Johnston, Leslie]

Actually, the Personal Digital Archiving conference has been held every year 
since 2010.  The next conference in 2013 will be jointly sponsored by the 
Library of Congress and the University of Maryland MITH: 
http://mith.umd.edu/pda2013/ 

And thanks for mentioning our LC personal digital archiving site 
(http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/) - it's one of our most 
viewed resources, and we add to it often.  

We've had challenges including any specific references to service or products, 
because it can be seen as a Library of Congress endorsement for something, 
which, as a federal agency, we are expressly forbidden from doing.  Personally, 
I'd love to see some great lists of trusted services out there.

Leslie

> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
> Erwin Verbruggen
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 10:48 AM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Standards for home digital preservation?
> 
> Hi Ari,
> 
> "home digital preservation" has over the last few years received a
> trendy term: Personal Archiving. Searching for it online should give
> you a good overview of sources currently out there - for instance:
> 
>   * on the Library of Congress's website:
> http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/
>   * on the conference which was last held in 2010:
> http://www.personalarchiving.com/
> 
> A booklet I particularly cherish is in Dutch, alas, but Google
> Translate might help your understanding a long way, and is called
> "Bewaar als..."
> or Save as... in English: http://bewaarals.nl/
> 
> Looking forward to your overview when it's done!
> 
> Best regards,
> erwin
> 
> Erwin Verbruggen
> Project Employee, Research & Development
> 
> Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision P.O. Box 1060, 1200 BB,
> Hilversum, Netherlands www.beeldengeluid.nl/research
>  sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeYY4n4jf6_kMuxEiAUu6jGk81HxA>
> 
> 
> > Ari Davidow 
> > December 6, 2012 4:01 PM
> > At JWA, we have a page on our website giving people basic
> preservation
> > advice (http://jwa.org/stories/how-to/preservation ) and links for
> them to
> > learn more.
> >
> > We recently added a paragraph on digital preservation (which reflects
> > advice I, personally, would not give, and will be modified soon). But
> I
> > want to be able to provide resources for people to learn more about
> > what is
> > involved and what they should think of with their camera images, old
> word
> > docs, etc.
> >
> > Anyone have good suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ari
> >
> > ___
> > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum
> > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
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> >
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> 

[MCN-L] Server advice requested

[Jaki Levy]

Hi All -

Robin - it's not clear to me what kind of servers you're looking for.

That said, I wanted to make sure people knew about Pantheon for Drupal
hosting. They provide you with great setups for dev, staging, and
production. They also make migration code VERY easy. Their servers are
running on Rackspace so their service is more of a managed dashboard for
solid architecture. Regardless, they are just as reliable as Acquia.

You can try a free plan here - http://getpantheon.com

On Thursday, December 6, 2012, Josh Goldblum wrote:

>
> hey Robin
>
> Meant to jump on the last post. We do a ton of work with Drupal work.
> Drupal and Expression Engine are both really fantastic CMS solutions; we
> usually lean towards Drupal 7, since its open source, has a large dev
> community, etc.
>
> I would definitely try and host this on a MediaTemple (Dreamhost we've
> been really unhappy with) or a similar hosting platform. Cloud hosting via
> Amazon S3 is great, but does involve some real heavy lifting on the server
> side to install and maintain the codebase.
>
> You might also consider hosting with Acquia:
> http://www.acquia.com
>
> This is a great cloud hosted solution that also provides robust support,
> will keep your modules and security patches up to date, etc. It's not super
> cheap but it probably the best long-term hosting solution for Drupal.
>
> Feel free to hit me up for more info. We've hosted Drupal on a range of
> hosts and definitely have our favorites. As a general rule don't cheap out
> on hosting, since migrating a Drupal site is none too easy once its up and
> running.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Josh
>
>
>
> Josh Goldblum
> Founding Principal
> Bluecadet Interactive
> www.bluecadet.com
> w. 267 639 9956
> c. 267 226 3521
>
> twitter :joshgoldblum
>
>
> On Dec 6, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Robin White Owen  mediacombo.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > First, thank you to the people who got in touch with examples of on-line
> learning platforms built in Drupal. Now I have a request for completely
> different kind of information.
> >
> > We need to spec a computer to act as a  server for a Linux based (LAMP)
> project and would greatly appreciate recommendations for what to buy. It
> seems unnecessary to buy a Dell and pay for Windows when we won't be using
> it. But, maybe I'm wrong about that.
> >
> > Any advice based on your experiences would be helpful. Thank you, in
> advance,
> >
> > Robin
> >
> > Robin White Owen
> > M: 917/407-7641
> > T: 646/472-5145
> > robin at mediacombo.net 
> > www.mediacombo.net
> > http://mediacombo.net/blog
> > twitter.com/rocombo
> >
> >
> >
> >
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[MCN-L] Server advice requested

[Bruce Wyman]

Robin ?

Are cloud-based servers from Amazon / Rackspace / Linode an option or do you 
need a physical server on site?

I'd lobby pretty hard for the former if you're not sure.

-bw.

On Dec 6, 2012, at 9:50 AM, Robin White Owen  wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> First, thank you to the people who got in touch with examples of on-line 
> learning platforms built in Drupal. Now I have a request for completely 
> different kind of information.
> 
> We need to spec a computer to act as a  server for a Linux based (LAMP) 
> project and would greatly appreciate recommendations for what to buy. It 
> seems unnecessary to buy a Dell and pay for Windows when we won't be using 
> it. But, maybe I'm wrong about that.
> 
> Any advice based on your experiences would be helpful. Thank you, in advance,
> 
> Robin
> 
> Robin White Owen
> M: 917/407-7641
> T: 646/472-5145
> robin at mediacombo.net
> www.mediacombo.net
> http://mediacombo.net/blog
> twitter.com/rocombo
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[MCN-L] JOB: Sr Software Developer at George Washington University Libraries (Washington, DC)

[karim boughida]

The George Washington University Libraries serve as a vital and dynamic
resource for the George Washington University campus
community. We are looking for a software developer to join
our growing IT team. Our team works on digitization,
technology, and development; it comprises full-time staff responsible for
digitization operations, IT services, library systems, web development,
software development, and project management.

We are in the thick of all the things academic library IT groups are doing:
improving user experience across diverse services, mass reformatting
operations, developing new software and services for our community, and
working more and more with diverse data and digital
collections. We want to add somebody who will help us move
wisely and efficiently through our tasks and projects so we can focus together
on redefining the library as a platform for information access and services.



RESPONSIBILITIES


The dynamic individual to fill the Senior Software Developer position
will:

  * Lead development or be in a supporting role in a wide range of
collaborative software projects, from backend to frontend, using
multiple languages and frameworks, with scopes big and small, on short
deadlines and for ongoing projects.
  * Manage and support the full software lifecycle from requirements
to implementation, production support, enhancement, and maintenance.
  * Implement and support craftsmanlike practices to help our team
work reliably and efficiently together, whether it's code style,
testing, managing issues and iterations, deployment strategies, or
documentation.
  * Mentor colleagues in technical work, and be receptive to training
and mentoring in aspects of running a library outside of your
expertise.
  * Represent the library and the services our team provides on
campus, with faculty, researchers, students, and non-technical library
staff, and in the international library community.
  * Find new tools and techniques that help us innovate in and improve
upon all of the above, but know when to stick with what you know.
The Senior Software Developer will report to the Director of Scholarly
Technology.



BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  * Master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited library
program, or a master's or terminal degree in a related information
technology field, such as Computer Science (CS), Management of
Information Systems (MIS), or Information Management.
  * Four years post-bachelor's experience as a full-time software
developer working on the full software lifecycle, both as a solo coder
and as a part of, and technical lead on, larger teams.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  * Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and supporting
all aspects of software systems using two or more of Python, Ruby,
Perl, or PHP, and comfort working with languages that are not your
strongest.
  * Demonstrated experience with a variety of database environments
(RDBMS/SQL and others) and with information retrieval systems like
Lucene/Solr.
  * Demonstrated experience with Unix system administration in
development, test, and production environments.
  * Demonstrated experience with and a preference for using free
software and open source development practices, but no objection to
using proprietary tools when appropriate.
  * Four years developing all aspects of web applications and a deep
knowledge of HTTP and web standards.
  * Five years working in libraries, archives, museums, or cultural
heritage organizations beyond the bachelor's degree.
  * Demonstrated experience working with information and data of all
shapes and sizes, from basic processing and transformation to
statistical analysis and visualization, in support of access and
research as well as just for fun.
  * Demonstrated experience working through hard problems and with big datasets.
  * Desire to automate routine tasks thoughtfully to enable colleagues
to perform their work more effectively.
  * Demonstrated experience improving user experience for users,
staff, and developers alike.
  * Demonstrated experience implementing and supporting production web
applications using Python and Django.
  * Demonstrated experience working with diverse forms of library and
special collections resource description data and strategies.
  * Demonstrated experience with a wide array of IT and library standards.
  * Demonstrated experience and preference for working as part of a
collaborating team, in a mix of lead, support, and backup roles.
  * Excellent communication skills, especially when discussing
technical work with non-technical people.

The University and department have a strong commitment to achieving diversity
among librarians and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving
applications from members of underrepresented groups and strongly encourage
women and persons of color to apply for this position.


Review Date: Review of applications will begin on January 7, 2013 and will
continue until the position is filled.


Appli

[MCN-L] Standards for home digital preservation?

[Ari Davidow]

At JWA, we have a page on our website giving people basic preservation
advice (http://jwa.org/stories/how-to/preservation ) and links for them to
learn more.

We recently added a paragraph on digital preservation (which reflects
advice I, personally, would not give, and will be modified soon). But I
want to be able to provide resources for people to learn more about what is
involved and what they should think of with their camera images, old word
docs, etc.

Anyone have good suggestions?

Thanks,
Ari

[MCN-L] interactive audio/visual tours

[Josh Goldblum]

hey Jason

First time posting to this list to bear with me. 

Sounds like an interesting project. We have working currently on a somewhat 
similar projects and have done some pretty decent research on RFID/NFC in 
museums. 

As I think you've found out, geolocation in interior spaces can be really 
costly and difficult to implement, especially in small areas.  Meridian did 
just open up there SDK for external developers so there is some real promise 
there:
http://www.meridianapps.com

As for NFC/RFID in devices this has been painfully slow to adopt:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/05/juniper-research-iphone-5s-lack-of-nfc-has-set-market-back-by-2-years-in-u-s-western-europe-global-market-now-expected-to-be-worth-110bn-not-180bn-in-2017/

In a few years I think you'll see NFC baked into a range of devices and tablets 
but for now their isn't much adoption and you usually need to supplement with 
costly and bulky add-ons like:
http://www.icarte.ca

In truth, while I love the idea of using RFID and NFC, and there are some 
compelling use cases, I think they might not be the best option in many cases. 
It may be that you guys would be better focussing your efforts on a really 
usable user interface design. I know this sounds like a cop-out but often the 
reason tours fail is because they rely on the tech to do the heavy lifting and 
less focus on UI design. For a space your size a simple, beautiful, menu, 
mapping or index system may be way more effective than NFC/RFID. I would also 
suggest that a responsive HTML5 tour could be a great option, this allows users 
to use their own devices allows for off-site usage, etc. If you are going 
native I might steer towards an iOS device like the iPad Mini- our developers 
have found less resources for this kind of development in Android. 

Hope this helps. If you have any specific questions feel free to hit me up off 
list.

All the best

Josh

Josh Goldblum
Founding Principal
Bluecadet Interactive
www.bluecadet.com
w. 267 639 9956
c. 267 226 3521

twitter :joshgoldblum

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 17:18:30 +
From: "STEELMAN, JASON" 
To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" 
Subject: [MCN-L] interactive audio/visual tours
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Hi mcn,

I've been a subscriber to this feed for a few months and I've enjoyed hearing 
the conversations a few weeks ago concerning audio tour technology. One of our 
special collection's is brainstorming an audio/video tour - where the 'device' 
that provides the audio is also a tablet that displays multimedia related to 
physical objects in cases. This particular space is small and could only allow 
a maximum of 30-40 visitors at a time so a device cost of something like a 
Nexus 7 would not be prohibitive.

The simplified idea, in its current draft, is to embed a mid-range RFID chip in 
each device. Then, embed corresponding RFID readers in each target display case 
that tell a multimedia server that Device #FOO is at case #BAR.  The media 
server controlling the tablets would then load content related to that case on 
the target tablet. The software and content models could be built off existing 
interactive educational kiosk's best practices and the progress being made in 
mobile applications. This is very similar to mobile tour application 
conversations (cell phone tours) except those tend to be limited by their 
target devices as they have to pick the lowest common denominator as a 
technology target. In this case, we know the target device and we can profile 
assets specifically for its media capabilities. The further difference in this 
model is that we are able to estimate a visitor's geographical location based 
on RFID hits instead of interior GPS assisted technology. It would see
m impossible with only a few target cases to determine a visitor's direction.

I have yet to find an industry term for this concept which has led to very poor 
research. Can anyone advise me where I might find examples of like this in the 
wild? Are there tour applications that throw caution to the wind and only 
target a single technology like iPads, for example? Might there be a different 
industry that's already made something like this (Real Estate comes to mind, 
but their technology seems to kept in-house)?

-Jason Steelman
Media Developer, University Libraries
University of South Carolina
803-777-2610