[MCN-L] Announcing the ARLIS/NA Learning Portal

[ARLIS/NA Media Relations Coordinator]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  August 25, 2014
  
 ARLIS/NA Launches Learning Portal
  
 The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) announces the launch of 
its Learning Portal, which includes on-demand access to the Society's webinars, 
virtual conferences and educational initiatives. The Learning Portal provides 
opportunities for ARLIS/NA members and interested others to participate in 
online learning modules focused on current issues most important to the art 
library community in our fast-paced and changing environment.
  
 The ARLIS/NA Learning Portal presents the Society's first virtual conference 
-- four compelling "Art + Politics" themed tracks recorded at the 2014 
Washington, DC annual conference are now available along with additional 
supporting materials:
   
Fostering Creativity: Collaborative Projects in Open Access: Enhancing 
Discoverability of Your Collections via DPLA Power and Agency: Supporting 
the Changing Research Practices of Art Historians  Of, By and For the People: 
The Politics of Change: Digital Humanities   Preserve and Protect : Picturing 
Dissent: Documentation of Labor Movements' Actions from the Late 19th Century 
to the Present 
  
 In addition, the Learning Portal provides on-demand access to ARLIS/NA's 
popular lunchtime chat series and webinars such as the spring 2014 ACRL 
co-presented webinar, "Perspectives in Art Publishing: Past, Present, Future 
and Open."
  
 For more information on ARLIS/NA Learning Portal registration, access and 
rates contact: learning at arlisna.org
  
 About the Art Libraries Society of North America
  
 Founded in 1972, the Art Libraries Society of North America is a dynamic, 
international organization of 1,200 individuals devoted to fostering excellence 
in art and design librarianship and image management in the United States, 
Canada, and Mexico. The membership includes architecture and art librarians, 
visual resources professionals, artists, curators, educators, publishers, 
students, and others interested in visual arts information. To serve this 
diverse constituency, the Society provides a wide range of programs and 
services within an organizational structure that encourages participation at 
all levels.
  
 ARLIS/NA Media Contact

 Elizabeth Berenz, ARLIS/NA Media Relations Coordinator
 Email:media.relations at arlisna.org
 Telephone: (773) 930-4178  
   
 Web:  www.arlisna.org
  

[MCN-L] THATCamp Philly, September 19, 2014, at the Chemical Heritage Foundation

[John F. Anderies]

THATCamp Philly is back for its fourth annual unconference!

Friday, September 19 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Old City,
Philadelphia

THATCamp, The Humanities And Technology Camp, is a free, open,
interdisciplinary ?unconference? where humanists and technologists meet to
work together for the common good.

The theme for this year's event is "DH on a Dime" and will focus on
low-cost and creative approaches to Digital Humanities work.

The one-day forum will feature both scheduled workshops and unconference
sessions, dine arounds, swag, refreshments and good cheer!

Workshops will include: "GIS" by Sarah Cordivano of Azavea and GeoPhilly --
"Reusing Existing Platforms and Projects" by Stacey Mann of Night Kitchen
Interactive -- "Finding Data" by Nabil Kashyap of Swarthmore College --
"Humanities Outreach Integrating Livestreamed Video and Social Media" by
Jeff Guin of Chemical Heritage Foundation -- "Video Production and
Publishing Strategies for Small Institutions on a Budget" by Nicole
Scalessa of the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Our late afternoon reception will take place at the nearby historic
"Physick House" and will be sponsored by the Library Company of
Philadelphia.

Who should come?
Technologists, Humanists, Librarians, Archivists, Museum Professionals,
Academics, GIS Practitioners, Archaeologists, Undergraduates, Graduate
Students, AV Geeks, Tourism Promoters, Public Historians, English
Literature Types, Gallery Owners, Artists, Wikipedians, Visual Studies
Folks, Journalists, Cultural Organization Workers, Material Culture
Enthusiasts, Bloggers, Coders, Life-Long Learners. In short: YOU!

Registration is now open at the THATCamp Philly website:

http://2014.thatcampphilly.org/

You can keep in touch and keep up on developments by following THATCamp
Philly on Twitter @THATCampPhilly and by joining the PhillyDH Google Group
at phillydigitalhumanities at googlegroups.com.

Cheers!
John Anderies
for THATCamp Philly 2014

[MCN-L] IP SIG: art and intellectual property

[Amalyah Keshet]

For those in the Chicago area:

The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law Sixth Annual 
Symposium  in Chicago will focus 
on the intersection of art and intellectual property.  Art and Artifice blogger 
Rachel Buker will be speaking on appropriation art, in particular legal issues 
related to art's own self-appropriation.

http://events.jmls.edu/registration/node/589



Amalyah Keshet
Chair, MCN IP SIG

[MCN-L] MCN Conference Call for Scholarship Applicants and Volunteers

[Elizabeth Bollwerk]

Hello,

My name is Elizabeth Bollwerk. I am the volunteer and scholarship
coordinator (along with Rosanna Flouty) for the 2014 MCN Conference which
will be held this year in Dallas from Nov 19-22, 2014.  I am hoping you
could pass along information about volunteering and scholarships to anyone
at your museum or cultural heritage institution you think might be
interested.

*Volunteers*
We usually have about 15-20 volunteers who work shifts starting on Tuesday,
November 18th through Saturday, November 22nd. Shifts are 4-8 hours, and in
return for each shift the volunteer receives free registration for one day
of the conference. Volunteers can also attend more than one day of the
conference for free if they serve multiple shifts.  It is a great
opportunity for students and emerging professionals to attend MCN!

For more information on MCN and to apply please visit this website:
http://bit.ly/mcnvolunteers

*Scholarships*
MCN is also pleased to offer scholarships to 15 qualified applicants from
the cultural sector to attend MCN 2014 in Dallas. Scholarships include:

   - One complimentary conference registration
   - Complimentary attendance at any workshops on Wednesday November 19
   - A $400 (USD) travel and food allowance
   - Complimentary three (3) hotel-nights (Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th
   and Friday 21st November) at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel
   - Complimentary one (1) year Emerging MCN membership

For more information and to apply please visit: bit.ly/mcn2014scholarships

Interested individuals can apply for a scholarship AND apply to serve as a
volunteer.  *Applications are due Sept 15th.*

Please direct all inquiries regarding volunteering to volunteer at mcn.edu
 and scholarships to scholarship at mcn.edu
.

Many thanks,

-- 
Elizabeth Bollwerk
Archaeological Services Coordinator
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
University of Washington

?Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe