Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 161, Issue 9

[Robin White owen]

Hi Carey,

Flowing in from Mandy’s excellent suggestion,just remember that you’ll also 
need staff to assist visitors and to wipe the headsets after each use.

Best,
Robin 

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>   1. VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use (Weber, Carey M.)
>   2. Re: VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use (Mandy Mandelstein)
>   3. 2019 IIIF Conference and call for proposals (Gabrielle Linnell)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:42:02 +
> From: "Weber, Carey M." 
> To: "'mcn-l@mcn.edu'" 
> Subject: [MCN-L] VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use
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> We want to screen a NYTimes 360 Film (Virtual Reality Film) for visitors, in 
> the gallery during an upcoming exhibition. Does anyone have recommendations 
> for the best and most economical way to do this? The only recommendation I 
> have received so far is to buy refurbished iPhones and use cardboard viewers.
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> Carey
> 
> Carey Mack Weber
> Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director
> Fairfield University Art Museum
> 203-254-4000, ext. 2499
> fairfield.edu/museum
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:59:11 -0500
> From: Mandy Mandelstein 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] VR headsets/viewers for Gallery Use
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> Hi Carey,
> I'd look into getting the Oculus Go headsets, 
> since you're planing on showing  a VR Video which does not need as much
> power as a full interactive VR experience. They are all-in-one so you don't
> need to worry about the phones staying in the Cardboard, meaning they're
> much more friendly for the museum floor. They run $199 so they cost about
> the same as a refurbished phone will probably run you.
> 
> Best,
> Mandy Mandelstein
> 
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 1:44 PM Weber, Carey M. 
> wrote:
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>> We want to screen a NYTimes 360 Film (Virtual Reality Film) for visitors,
>> in the gallery during an upcoming exhibition. Does anyone have
>> recommendations for the best and most economical way to do this? The only
>> recommendation I have received so far is to buy refurbished iPhones and use
>> cardboard viewers.
>> 
>> Many thanks in advance,
>> Carey
>> 
>> Carey Mack Weber
>> Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director
>> Fairfield University Art Museum
>> 203-254-4000, ext. 2499
>> fairfield.edu/museum
>> cwe...@fairfield.edu
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> Subject: [MCN-L] 2019 IIIF Conference and call for proposals
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> Good afternoon!
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> The 2019 IIIF conference will be held in G?ttingen, Germany between the 24th 
> to 28th of June. The conference is hosted by the University of G?ttingen / 
> G?ttingen State and University Library. The outline for the conference is 
> below:
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> 
>  *   Monday June 24th - IIIF Showcase
>  *   Tuesday June 25th - Workshops and working meetings
>  *   Wednesday June 26th - IIIF Conference plenary
>  *   Thursday June 27th and Friday AM June 28th  - IIIF Conference parallel 
> sessions
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> 
> Further details on the conference can be found at:
> 
> https://iiif.io/event/2019/goettingen/
> 
> The G?ttingen Planning committee are looking for proposals for talks in the 
> following forms:
> 
> 
>  *   Up to a ? day workshop
>  *   7 to 10 minute lightning talks
>  *   20 minute presentations (plus 10 mins questions)
>  *   90 minute open block (Could be panel session or grouped presentations)
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[MCN-L] Is anyone familiar with History IT?

[Robin White Owen]

Hello MCNers,

I posted this back in December but didn’t get any traction. However I’m still 
interested since one of our clients is considering using the History IT 
platform. 

We’re trying to gain a better understanding of how flexible their templates are 
- how easy it is to customize the navigation as well as the front end design. 

We’re looking into how we can use their platform to present an archive of video 
oral histories, transcriptions and other documents, and create a contemporary 
and user friendly experience for an audience of young women activists. Their 
set up  is very useful but seems to cater more to academics.

If you’ve had any experience with History IT we’d love to hear about it. Feel 
free to respond off list.

Thank you very much,

Robin

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[MCN-L] Experience with History IT

[Robin White Owen]

Hello MCNers,

One of our clients is considering using the History IT platform and is 
interested in hearing about others’ experience with it. 

We’re trying to gain a better understanding of how flexible their templates are 
- how easy it is to customize the navigation as well as the front end design. 

We’re looking into how we can use their platform to present an archive of video 
oral histories, transcriptions and other documents, and create a contemporary 
and user friendly experience for an audience of young women activists. Their 
set up  is very useful but seems to cater more to academics.

Please feel free to respond off list. 

Thank you very much,

Robin

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Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 159, Issue 2

[Robin White Owen]

Camille,

Thanks very much. The list now includes almost as many Canadian government 
funders as American ones.

Best,

Robin

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> From: "Owens,Camille" mailto:cow...@richmond.ca>>
> To: "'mcn-l@mcn.edu <mailto:mcn-l@mcn.edu>'"  <mailto:mcn-l@mcn.edu>>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Funding for Digital Projects (Robin White Owen)
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> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> Also in British Columbia, Canada, the Irving K Barber Learning Centre offers 
> grants for:
> 
> 1.   BC History related digitization projects.  Details are here 
> https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/ 
> <https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/>
> 
> 2.   Enabling indigenous projects to digitize audio cassettes.  Details 
> are here http://www.indigitization.ca/ <http://www.indigitization.ca/>
> 
> 
> Camille Owens
> 
> Assistant Curator | Museum & Heritage Services
> 
> Community Services Division
> 
> City of Richmond
> 
> 604-278-2392 
> 
> 
> 
> Current Exhibition | Obsessions: Every Collector Has a Story | Sept 27, 2018 
> - Sept 3, 2019

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Re: [MCN-L] funding for digital media

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Megan,

Thanks so much for adding this source of funding. We’ll try to get specific 
data from them and add it to our slowly growing list.

Best,

Robin

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> Hi Robin,
> 
> In Canada, there is also the Virtual Museum of Canada investment program, 
> managed by the Canadian Museum of History. We support the creation of virtual 
> exhibits, virtual tours, games, apps, educational resources, and other online 
> products, in both official languages.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Megan
> 
> Megan Richardson
> Directrice, Mus?e virtuel du Canada
> Mus?e canadien de l?histoire
> Director, Virtual Museum of Canada
> Canadian Museum of History
> 100 rue Laurier Street, Gatineau QC K1A 0M8
> T 819-776-7189
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> -Original Message-
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> Sent: October-10-18 1:51 PM
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> 
> 
> Thanks to everyone for the information on funders who support digital media 
> in some form. These grants cover a broad range of ?digital,? from media 
> production(video, interactive, web, mobile, AR,VR), to TV production, to 
> digital staff and digitizing collections. 
> 
> These are the funding sources I have so far, in no particular order:
> 
> 1. NEH
> 2. IMLS
> 3. The Knight Foundation
> 4. Bloomberg Philanthropies
> 5. Samuel Kress Foundation
> 6. MacArthur Foundation
> 7. NEA
> 8. Mellon Foundation
> 
> in Canada:
> 9. Documentary Heritage Communities Program 10. Canada Council for the Arts
> 
> Google Arts was also suggested. I?m not sure how to evaluate that since they 
> create digital projects for museums, rather than contributing to museum 
> initiated projects. What do you think? 
> 
> Should hardware manufacturers and software developers, who tend to cherry 
> pick projects, also be included? 
> 
> I know funding patterns change over time but I?m interested in putting 
> together a list of programs that are ongoing or have been sustained over a 
> period of years. It would be great to add to this list, and then include how 
> much money each source has granted, over the past 5 years or so.  It?s time 
> consuming research! I need a smart intern!
> 
> Looking forward to more conversation on this.
> 
> Robin
> 
> 
> 
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>>  2. Re: Funding for Digital Projects (Boyce Tankersley)
>>  3. Re: Funding for Digital Projects (Sterling Jenson)
>>  4. Job Posting: Digital Projects Manager, Kentucky
>> (Kate Haley Goldman)
>>  5. Re: Funding for Digital Projects (Susan Edwards)
>>  6. Re: Advancing Art Libraries and Curated Web Archives:
>> Community Survey (Karl Blumenthal)
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Re: [MCN-L] Funding for Digital Media

[Robin White Owen]

Thanks to everyone for the information on funders who support digital media in 
some form. These grants cover a broad range of “digital,” from media 
production(video, interactive, web, mobile, AR,VR), to TV production, to 
digital staff and digitizing collections. 

These are the funding sources I have so far, in no particular order:

1. NEH
2. IMLS
3. The Knight Foundation
4. Bloomberg Philanthropies
5. Samuel Kress Foundation
6. MacArthur Foundation
7. NEA
8. Mellon Foundation

in Canada:
9. Documentary Heritage Communities Program
10. Canada Council for the Arts

Google Arts was also suggested. I’m not sure how to evaluate that since they 
create digital projects for museums, rather than contributing to museum 
initiated projects. What do you think? 

Should hardware manufacturers and software developers, who tend to cherry pick 
projects, also be included? 

I know funding patterns change over time but I’m interested in putting together 
a list of programs that are ongoing or have been sustained over a period of 
years. It would be great to add to this list, and then include how much money 
each source has granted, over the past 5 years or so.  It’s time consuming 
research! I need a smart intern!

Looking forward to more conversation on this.

Robin




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>   2. Re: Funding for Digital Projects (Boyce Tankersley)
>   3. Re: Funding for Digital Projects (Sterling Jenson)
>   4. Job Posting: Digital Projects Manager, Kentucky
>  (Kate Haley Goldman)
>   5. Re: Funding for Digital Projects (Susan Edwards)
>   6. Re: Advancing Art Libraries and Curated Web Archives:
>  Community Survey (Karl Blumenthal)
> 

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[MCN-L] Funding for Digital Projects

[Robin White Owen]

Hello all,

I’ve been researching funding sources and the amounts that have been made 
available for digital media projects in museums in the US, or trying to anyway. 
There isn’t a single source of this information that I’ve been able to find. 
Aside from recent funders, the Knight Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies, 
and the IMLS, who are other regulars funders of digital projects? 

I’d be happy to share whatever I can gather.

Best,

Robin 
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Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 157, Issue 10

[Robin White owen]

Hey Dana,
Thanks very much for weighing in on the WP/Drupal/EE comparison. I’m sure all 
the comments have convinced the client to leave EE behind.
Best,
Robin

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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:52:28 -0400
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> Just chiming in here as a user of both WordPress and Drupal.
> 
> The U.S. National Archives uses Drupal as our preferred CMS and we have
> about 9 websites running on it (3 in Drupal 8 and the rest in Drupal 7).
> The benefits of Drupal for us are:
> 
>   - Open source software that does not require licensing fees
>   - Easy (and relatively affordable) to contract help with implementation
>   and development
>   - Very robust and flexible core product with thousands of contributed
>   modules and an active open source development community
>   - It is becoming fairly standard in government, so there are a lot of
>   shared needs for features that we can co-develop or share openly with other
>   agencies
>   - Because security is so important to government users, we have found it
>   easier to keep Drupal secure / patched than other systems (in particular,
>   WordPress presents problems on this front).
> 
> I will say that, out of the box, Drupal's interface for content editors is
> not the simplest and most intuitive (this has definitely improved with D8).
> However, this can be addressed through theming, contributed modules, and
> in-line help.
> 
> I am personally a huge fan of WordPress because it is easy for me to do
> what I want. At the National Archives, we continue to use WordPress for our
> 16 blogs, because it is very simple for content editors to manage. However,
> we did recently move from self-hosted WordPress to paying for WordPress.com
> hosting and this was largely due to the fact that WP requires constant
> upgrades and patching to keep secure. Our WP sites (blogs) are not highly
> customized so this solution made more sense for us in terms of workload and
> cost. Once you start customizing your self-hosted WP sites and using lots
> of plugins, the patching and upgrade issue mentioned above becomes more
> problematic.
> 
> I'm happy to answer any and all questions about Drupal or WP at an
> institution like ours!
> 
> Good luck with your selection.
> 
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Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 157, Issue 7

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Susan,

Thank you too for your thoughts. I hadn’t heard of October but am eager to 
check it out!

Robin

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> Hi all and Robin -
> Sorry for the late reply - I have been researching CMSs for our website
> this year. I agree with Sina and others about Wordpress, that it's a great
> solution for *most* museums. You'll want to look closely at the scope and
> functionality of the site to help assess. WP is great for typical/common
> functionality, where others have solved the problem for you and you can
> benefit from the community's knowledge. Because our website is quite
> complex, with academic digital publishing features, and complex events
> management, we are still evaluating whether WP is viable and it seems like
> it is probably too limiting for what we need. So we are looking closely at
> both WP and October. October is built on the same framework as Craft,
> called Laravel.
> 
> Susan
> 
> Susan Edwards
> 
> Associate Director, Digital Content
> 
> HAMMER MUSEUM
> 
> 10899 Wilshire Boulevard
> 
> Los Angeles, CA 90024
> 
> 310-209-7921
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> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 8:04 AM Robin White Owen 

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Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 157, Issue 5

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Dalton, Sina and Tim,

Thanks very much for your honest assessments! It’s so helpful to have 
additional opinions from experts in the field. I’m not familiar with craftcms 
but will look into it and suggest that the client’s web team does too.

Best,

Robin

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> Today's Topics:
> 
>   1. Expression Engine (Robin White Owen)
>   2. Re: Expression Engine (Dalton Rooney)
>   3. Re: Expression Engine (Sina Bahram)
>   4. Re: Expression Engine (Tim Alley)
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:58:37 -0400
> From: Robin White Owen 
> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Expression Engine
> Message-ID: <20ff7204-98ba-49aa-b2ff-6ba2ac72c...@mediacombo.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I?ve been asked to evaluate Expression Engine as a web platform, compared to 
> Drupal or Wordpress. I?d love to hear from any of you whose sites are built 
> in EE and why you chose to use it. 
> 
> Also, from those of you who?ve compared EE with the others and chose not to 
> use it.
> 
> Thanks very much in advance, as always,
> 
> Robin
> 
> Robin White Owen
> M: 917/407-7641
> T: 646/472-5145
> ro...@mediacombo.net
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:16:46 -0700
> From: Dalton Rooney 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Expression Engine
> Message-ID:
>   
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> Hi Robin,
> I've worked with WordPress, Drupal, and ExpressionEngine over the years,
> and all three have their strengths and weaknesses. A few years ago I would
> have recommended EE as a solid contender for a web CMS but the company
> behind the product seems to have lost a lot of momentum and many developers
> are moving to other platforms.
> 
> Have you heard of Craft CMS <https://craftcms.com/>? It is a newer CMS that
> picks up where EE left off - it's fast, robust, and actively developed. It
> incorporates flexible content management with a solid plugin ecosystem,
> including a commerce module and API support. We've been using it for most
> of our projects over the last year or two and have had a lot of success
> with it.
> 
> Happy to answer any additional questions!
> 
> Best,
> Dalton
> __
> 
> Raygun
> https://madebyraygun.com
> (619) 255-6218
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 10:58 AM Robin White Owen 
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I?ve been asked to evaluate Expression Engine as a web platform, compared
>> to Drupal or Wordpress. I?d love to hear from any of you whose sites are
>> built in EE and why you chose to use it.
>> 
>> Also, from those of you who?ve compared EE with the others and chose not
>> to use it.
>> 
>> Thanks very much in advance, as always,
>> 
>> Robin
>> 
>> Robin White Owen
>> M: 917/407-7641
>> T: 646/472-5145
>> ro...@mediacombo.net
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>> @rocombo <http://twitter.com/rocombo>
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> Message: 3
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[MCN-L] Expression Engine

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

I’ve been asked to evaluate Expression Engine as a web platform, compared to 
Drupal or Wordpress. I’d love to hear from any of you whose sites are built in 
EE and why you chose to use it. 

Also, from those of you who’ve compared EE with the others and chose not to use 
it.

Thanks very much in advance, as always,

Robin

Robin White Owen
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T: 646/472-5145
ro...@mediacombo.net
MediaCombo <http://www.mediacombo.net/>
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Re: [MCN-L] VR Vendors

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Shyam,

We here at Mediacombo are VR producers and eager to work with museums 
interested in this medium. We have been producing audio, video and interactive 
media for museums for several years. Here’s a link to a current 
project:http://www.mediacombo.net/portfolio_page/extreme-water/. I’d be happy 
to see how we can help you!

Best,

Robin

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>   5. Re: VR vendors? (Nik Honeysett)
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> We're exploring a VR project here at the DMA and so I was curious if anyone 
> has recommendations for vendors, or other thoughts about VR projects at your 
> institution?
> 
> With thanks,
> 
> Shyam
> 
> SHYAM OBEROI
> Director of Technology and Digital Media
> 
> DMA
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> Hi Shyam,
> 
> We're launching an AR project this fall, partnering with Google (using
> Tango platform) and GuidiGO. Happy to chat about it if you're interested:
> swamb...@clyffordstillmuseum.org.
> 
> Cheers!
> Sarah
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Shyam Oberoi  wrote:
> 
>> We're exploring a VR project here at the DMA and so I was curious if
>> anyone has recommendations for vendors, or other thoughts about VR projects
>> at your institution?
>> 
>> With thanks,
>> 
>> Shyam
>> 
>> SHYAM OBEROI
>> Director of Technology and Digital Media
>> 
>> DMA
>> Office: 214-922-1206
>> Dallas Museum of Art | 1717 N. Harwood St. | Dallas TX 75201
>> 
>> Explore the DMA your way.
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Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 143, Issue 10

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Scott,

Perhaps this will info from Organizing for Action also be helpful
https://www.ofa.us/protect-net-neutrality/

Best,

Robin

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>   1. Net Neutrality Advocacy in Museums (Sayre , Scott A)
>   2. Re: Net Neutrality Advocacy in Museums (Susan Edwards)
>   3. Re: Net Neutrality Advocacy in Museums (Mia)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:31:48 -0400
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> MCNers-
> I?m currently working on a Net Neutrality advocacy plan within the Corning 
> Museum of Glass to encourage public comment to the FCC and legislators prior 
> to the July 17th deadline.  Beyond encouraging you, your staffs and 
> institutions to do the same, I?m wondering if anyone has any current 
> messaging in this regard.  I can share what we develop as well.
> 
> Best,
> Scott
> 
> Scott Sayre | Chief Digital Officer |Corning Museum of Glass | One Museum Way 
> | Corning, NY 14830 | www.cmog.org
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Re: [MCN-L] website image cropping

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Chris,

We designed a website for the Museum of the City of New York with the same kind 
of banner design: http://activistnewyork.mcny.org
I know some of the photos were copyrighted. I can give you Sarah Spink’s 
contact info, the associate curator, to ask how they handled the 
cropping/copywrite issues.

We also designed a site for the IFPDA <http://www.ifpda.org/> with a massive 
slide show of artwork  that can’t be cropped. We set height and width limits so 
the strange sizes of the works don’t break the design, and had to keep all the 
title/artist/date information in one place as a result. We’re redesigning the 
entire website right now but have kept this slide show format because it 
showcases the art works so well, and that’s what was essential to do.

Best,

Robin

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>   2. Re: Website image cropping (Matt Morgan)
>   3. Re: Website image cropping (Leonard Steinbach)
>   4. Re: Website image cropping (Heather Hart)
>   5. Re: Website image cropping (Mike Ellis)
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> Message: 1
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> 
> Hello all
> 
> We're currently redesigning our website and a question came up. I'm hoping to 
> cull some information from the museum community about how other museums 
> handle the same situation.
> 
> On our exhibition page the redesign relies heavily on landscape image similar 
> to this - where text floats to the left of a landscape image then switches on 
> the next exhibit listing.
> 
>   ???
> text  ?   Image   ?
>   ???
> ???  
> ?   Image   ?  text
> ???  
>   ???
> text  ?   Image   ?
>   ???
> 
> The design requires the images to all be the same size for it to look it's 
> best, meaning they would be cropped in a lot of cases. We came across a lot 
> of museum sites with similar requirements during our discovery phase.
> 
> My question is - how are museums handling this? Do you secure rights for 
> cropping artwork? How difficult has it been if so? Are museums offering a 
> full image view on click of the cropped image? Are there museums throwing 
> caution to the wind?
> 
> Very interested in hearing from you all!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Chris Alexander
> Digital Media Manager
> Cantor Arts Center
> Stanford University
> 328 Lomita Drive
> Stanford, CA 94305-5060
> 
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> <mailto:cma...@stanford.edu>
> <http://museum.stanford.edu/>http://museum.stanford.edu<http://museum.stanford.edu/>
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> Message: 2
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> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
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> It's a problem, yes!
> 
> Whoever makes your printed posters can probably tell you how frequently 
> your exh. images need permission/input before cropping. In my 
> experience, on top of the literal rights issues, you also have the 
> personality issues. E.g., when an important person (artist, curator, 
> donor, collector) doesn't like the way something looks, you might not do 
> it even if you're within your rights. Different museums may put 
> different weight on the latter issue. I don't think I've ever cropped an 
> artwork image without a curator h

Re: [MCN-L] LED walls

[Robin White Owen]

Thanks, Ed! 

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>   3. Re: Digital Humanities and Archives Survey Project
>  (Jessica Wagner Webster)
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> Message: 1
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> Hi all,
> 
> We?re looking for a recommendation for a company that sells and installs LED 
> walls for permanent installation. If you have any information, I?d be 
> grateful.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Robin White Owen
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:49:55 -0400
> From: Ed Rodley 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Looking for an LED wall hardware integrator
> Message-ID:
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> 
> Ping Mike Horvath, Director of Exhibit Design at the Museum of Science.
> They've recently installed some massive displays. Tell him I said "Hi!".
> Email me offline if you don't have his details.
> 
> Best,
> Ed
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Robin White Owen 
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> We?re looking for a recommendation for a company that sells and installs
>> LED walls for permanent installation. If you have any information, I?d be
>> grateful.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Robin White Owen
>> M: 917/407-7641
>> T: 646/472-5145
>> ro...@mediacombo.net
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>> @rocombo <http://twitter.com/rocombo>
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> *Ed Rodley*
> *Associate Director of Integrated Media*
> Peabody Essex Museum
> 161 Essex Street
> Salem, MA 01970
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> To: MCN-L 
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> Hello all,
> 
> This is the final call for my survey on digital humanities and archives work. 
> If you are interested in taking the survey and have not yet done so, please 
> complete it by Wednesday, October 5. Please see details below. Thanks very 
> much!
> 
> ___
> 
>   Please excuse cross-postings!
> 
>   I am conducting a very brief (approximately 15 question) survey on digital 
> humanities and archives for a research project. I?m seeking participation 
> from scholars, researchers, archivists, librarians, students, and any others 
> who have conducted digital humanities projects.
> 
>   If interested, please follow the link here.
> 
>  Thanks so much!
>  Jessica
> 
> 
> Jessica Wagner Webster
> Digital Initiatives Librarian, Assistan

[MCN-L] Looking for an LED wall hardware integrator

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

We’re looking for a recommendation for a company that sells and installs LED 
walls for permanent installation. If you have any information, I’d be grateful.

Thank you,

Robin White Owen
M: 917/407-7641
T: 646/472-5145
ro...@mediacombo.net
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Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 132, Issue 5

[Robin White Owen]

I second the recommendation of Allegra Burnette!

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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:10:20 +
> From: Tim Rager 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: [MCN-L] Engagement Journey consulting?
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> Can anyone recommend consultants that assisted your museum with mapping and 
> understanding your organization?s engagement journey?  If so, can you please 
> pass on some of your contact info?
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> 
> TIM RAGER
> Director of Technology
> 
> Seattle Art Museum?
> p: 206.344.5278 ?
> seattleartmuseum.org
> ??
> GRAPHIC MASTERS / Seattle Art Museum / Jun 9 ? Aug 28
> MOOD INDIGO / Asian Art Museum / Apr 9 ? Oct 9??
> Get tickets at visitsam.org/tickets
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 10:48:27 -0600
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> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
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> 
> Allegra Burnette, formerly at MoMA now at Forrester
> @allegraburnette
> 
> Highly recommend!
> 
> 
>> On Friday, August 5, 2016, Tim Rager  wrote:
>> 
>> Can anyone recommend consultants that assisted your museum with mapping
>> and understanding your organization?s engagement journey?  If so, can you
>> please pass on some of your contact info?
>> 
>> Thank you!
>> 
>> 
>> TIM RAGER
>> Director of Technology
>> 
>> Seattle Art Museum
>> p: 206.344.5278
>> seattleartmuseum.org
>> 
>> GRAPHIC MASTERS / Seattle Art Museum / Jun 9 ? Aug 28
>> MOOD INDIGO / Asian Art Museum / Apr 9 ? Oct 9
>> Get tickets at visitsam.org/tickets
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[MCN-L] Panel on VR

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Listers,

I know there’s a lot of interest in Virtual Reality these days. There are so 
many kinds of reality - virtual reality experienced with visual and audio 
headsets, interactive virtual reality experienced with visual and audio 
headsets and hand controls, and simulated games, for example.

I’d like to chair a session on how museums have started to explore and 
experiment with these technologies and what the issues are.  Casting a wide net 
right now.

If your museum is investigating or using VR, Sim games, perhaps even AR, and 
you’re interested in the panel idea, please let me know.

Thank you,

Robin

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[MCN-L] Roommate wanted for MW2015 conference

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

I'm looking for a roommate to share a room with me at the Palmer Hotel next 
week at MW2015. I have the room from April 8th to the 11th. If you're 
interested please reply off list to me at ro...@mediacombo.net

Thanks!

Robin

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[MCN-L] Looking for a roommate for MCN conference

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

Now that I'm definitely coming to the conference I'd love to share a room if 
anyone is still looking for a roommate. Please email me at robin at 
mediacombo.net. I'm tidy and I don't snore!  

Thanks,

Robin

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[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 108, Issue 12 - iPad browser locking apps

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Andrew,
Have you used Kiosk Pro? It's worked very well in all the installations where 
we've had those requirements. http://www.kioskproapp.com/
Best,
Robin

Sent from my iPad

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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 22:17:43 +
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> To: Museums Computer Group , "mcn-l at mcn.edu"
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> Subject: [MCN-L] iPad browser locking apps
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> Yo All,
> 
> Does anyone have a list of handy apps that can turn a basic html page on an 
> iPad into a locked display "app".
> I'm thinking kiosk-mode/lockdown thangs.
> 
> This is for a v. simple web page displaying content in a gallery with the 
> same web page also used on the live web. Any links on the open web, should 
> not work on the locked-down gallery display of the same page: no swiping, no 
> access to native OS shortcuts etc.
> 
> The main iPad buttons can be assumed to be physically inaccessible.
> 
> Happy to summarise to lists, or take direct offline private comments, etc
> Andrew Lewis
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> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] New physical interactive - Eliana Rachel Sully
>Cohen
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> Congratulations, Perian!  Hope you're coping with the constant diaper updates 
> and nightly audio sessions...
> 
> Amalyah Keshet
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> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Perian
> Sent: 15 August, 2014 4:41 AM
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> Subject: [MCN-L] New physical interactive - Eliana Rachel Sully Cohen
> 
> Hi everyone:
> 
> On July 7th, following 40 weeks +42 hours of preparation and labor, I 
> released a new physical interactive, which we've named "Elia

[MCN-L] new physical interactive

[Robin White Owen]

Hey Perian,

Congratulations! She'll have both of you being very physically interactive for 
the next 15 years, at least :-)

Robin

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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:40:38 -0700
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> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: [MCN-L] New physical interactive - Eliana Rachel Sully Cohen
> Message-ID: <53ED6516.6030102 at emphatic.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> Hi everyone:
> 
> On July 7th, following 40 weeks +42 hours of preparation and labor, I 
> released a new physical interactive, which we've named "Eliana". Eliana 
> was originally 8lbs, 5 oz and 19.5" long, but, being interactive and now 
> 5 weeks old, her specs have since changed significantly. She also has an 
> awful lot of hair, and we're not sure which programmer is responsible 
> for that. Since it's a feature, and not currently a bug, we're calling 
> the hair a success.
> 
> I know many of you have been subjected to my snarky updates and photos 
> on ye olde Facebook, but since I have so many friends and colleagues in 
> the musetech and registrar communities, I wanted to let the rest of you 
> know about my latest project.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> ~Peria
> 
> 
> --

[MCN-L] walking tours via mobile web

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Nancy,

Thanks very much for that link! I was sorry I had to miss the bake-off at 
MW2014. I'm finding that you're right about how many mobile developers are 
wrapping mobile websites. We have to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of 
native vs web apps. I think for a walking tour the advantage of a native app is 
GPS awareness, but in NYC wi-fi and 4G are just about ubiquitous, and web apps 
are easier to produce. We're looking into TAP and TourML too. 

Thanks also to you all who have contacted me off list.

Best,

Robin

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>   1.  Walking Tours via mobile web (Nancy Proctor)
>   2. Future of Museums Conference and Symposium (Alex Freeman)
>   3. Fwd: Call for Papers now open - 7 November is UKMW14: Museums
>  Beyond the Web (Mia)
>   4. ICYMI: Storify archive of #ExhibitChat on mobile apps in
>  exhibits (Allen-Greil, Dana)
>   5. Re: ICYMI: Storify archive of #ExhibitChat on mobile appsin
>  exhibits (Jennifer Graham)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 08:44:29 -0400
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> Hi Robin,
> You might check out the mobile developers who participated in MW2014's Mobile 
> Bake-off. Info on them and links to their demo tours of Baltimore are 
> available in the session record for Friday, 4 April at 10am:  
> http://mw2014.museumsandtheweb.com/program/
> 
> I also got the chance to try some outdoor walking tours in the STQRY app 
> while in Seattle for AAM. It's not a web app (and nor are all the ones from 
> the MW Mobile Bake-off), but in my experience most app developers are 
> wrapping a mobile website anyway so it shouldn't be hard to get a web version 
> if that's what you want.
> 
> Is there WIFI throughout the route of the tour? If not, a native app might be 
> preferable anyway.
> 
> Good luck,
> Nancy
> 
> --
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> Deputy Director for Digital Experience, BMA
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> artbma.org at artbma.org>
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> 
> 
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 13:21:53 -0400
> From: Robin White Owen mailto:robin at 
> mediacombo.net>>
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu<mailto:mcn-l at mcn.edu>
> Subject: [MCN-L] Walking Tours via mobile web
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> Hi MCNers,
> 
> We've been asked to help develop a walking tour that would be available via a 
> mobile web app, that relates to a museum exhibition here in NYC. I'm eager to 
> know from your experience which platforms you've found were the most suited 
> for similar types of projects.
> 
> Any recommendations and reasons why would be most appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Robin White Owen
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 10:01:31 -0500
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> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Future of Museums Conference and Symposium
> Message-ID:
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> We are excited to announce the Future of Museums Conference
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> technology, museums, and the future. This free, online event will be held
> fr

[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 105, Issue 21

[Robin White Owen]

Thanks very much Scott and Jim, and to others who got in touch off list. I'll 
dive into both these options today. Mapillary does sound like something new, 
doesn't it!


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>   1. Job: Content Producer,   Digital Media - NY at MoMA (temp
>  through Sept) (Lederer, Maggie)
>   2. Walking Tours via mobile web (Robin White Owen)
>   3. Re: Walking Tours via mobile web (Scott Guerin)
>   4. Re: Walking Tours via mobile web (Jim Salmons (FactMiners.org))
>   5. Re: Walking Tours via mobile web (Scott Guerin)
>   6. AHFAP 2014 Conference - Call for Papers (HARRIS TONY)
> 
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 10:09:21 -0400
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> Subject: [MCN-L] Job: Content Producer,   Digital Media - NY at MoMA
>   (temp through Sept)
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> Hands-on content producer needed to lead the creative delivery of The
> Museum of Modern Art exhibition websites and other digital projects.
> Temporary assignment to September 2014.
> 
> *Job Description:*
> Leads the conception, development and delivery of MoMA exhibition websites,
> including *Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs* and *Uneven Growth: Tactical
> Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities*. Works closely with the Curatorial,
> Education and Communications teams to define the audience and gather and
> synthesize content and design assets. Commissions the website design and
> additional media and publishes all content. Monitors the schedule and
> expenditure to ensure the project delivers on time and within budget.
> Conducts user and quality assurance testing, and follows best practice
> guidelines and sign-off procedures to ensure the project meets MoMA?s high
> standards. Reports to Senior Producer, Digital Media.
> 
> *Requirements:*
> Proven editorial and creative flair in the production of engaging digital
> content and websites. An understanding of how audiences use digital media
> to plan, extend and share their cultural experiences. Ability to write
> clear, concise copy and select and edit photos and other media. Excellent
> planning and communication skills, with experience of managing concurrent
> projects. A Bachelor?s degree in art, design or digital media preferred.
> 
> *Scope of work can include:*
> *Matisse Cut-Outs* exhibition site
> *Uneven Growth* exhibition site (Tumblr)
> Digital books in *Toulouse Lautrec* and *Matisse* exhibitions
> Digital Member Lounge content updates
> 
> 
> *** Please submit resume and cover letter to jobs at moma.org
> .Reference the position title in the subject line. ***
> 
> The Museum of Modern Art is an equal opportunity employer and considers all
> candidates for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, national
> origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or political
> affiliation.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Maggie Lederer
> Senior Producer, Digital Media
> The Museum of Modern Art
> 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY  10019
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 13:21:53 -0400
> From: Robin White Owen 
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Walking Tours via mobile web
> Message-ID: <80BDAEEC-8865-43CC-8B85-2960B1C6D296 at mediacombo.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Hi MCNers,
> 
> We've been asked to help develop a walking tour that would be available via a 
> mobile web app, that relates to a museum exhibition here in NYC. I'm eager to 
> know from your experience which platforms you've found were the most suited 
> for similar types of projects. 
> 
> Any recommendations and reasons why would be most appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Robin White Owen
> M: 917/407-7641
> T: 646/472-5145
> robin at medi

[MCN-L] Walking Tours via mobile web

[Robin White Owen]

Hi MCNers,

We've been asked to help develop a walking tour that would be available via a 
mobile web app, that relates to a museum exhibition here in NYC. I'm eager to 
know from your experience which platforms you've found were the most suited for 
similar types of projects. 

Any recommendations and reasons why would be most appreciated. 

Thanks!

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] mcn-l Digest, Vol 101, Issue 13, iPad kiosks with URL restrictions

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Tamara,

We've also found KioskPro to be the best way to go. I haven't heard of eCrisper 
but we used another app called X-stand once and always recommend KioskPro over 
that one!

Best,

Robin

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T: 646/472-5145
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>   1. Application Programming Interface for the Collection of the
>  Walters Art Museum (Dylan Kinnett)
>   2. Survey of new media research practices and preferences
>  (Dianne Dietrich)
>   3. Visual Resources Association?s Annual Conference: March
>  12-15, 2014, Milwaukee, WI (Robb Detlefs)
>   4. iPad kiosk with URL restrictions (Tamara Georgick)
>   5. Re: iPad kiosk with URL restrictions (Dehan, Jonathan)
>   6. Re: iPad kiosk with URL restrictions (Ed Rodley)
>   7. FREE MCN Pro Workshop: February 18! (Eric Longo)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:30:56 +
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> To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" 
> Subject: [MCN-L] Application Programming Interface for the Collection
>   of the Walters Art Museum
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> Application Programming Interface for the Collection of the Walters Art Museum
> 
> Allows Internet Developers and Software Programmers to Use Data About the 
> Museum's Collection
> 
> The Walters Art Museum is pleased to announce the release of a new 
> application programming interface<http://api.thewalters.org/> (API). The new 
> API will allow for Internet developers and software programmers to query data 
> from the museum, whose Internet repository contains more than 10,000 digital 
> records of art and artifacts from the museum's collection. The records 
> include information about the artworks as well as digital images. The museum 
> created the API so developers and programmers can more easily create their 
> own applications that feature the museum's data and images. The data and 
> images are made available to the public under a public license that 
> facilitates reuse, even for commercial purposes, provided that the museum is 
> cited as the source. The project to build the Walters API was directed by 
> James Maza<http://thewalters.org/news/staff/maza.aspx>, Chief Technology 
> Officer; it was managed by Kate Blanch<mailto:kblanch at 
> thewalters.org?subject=Walters%20API>, Database A
> dministrator and Dylan Kinnett<mailto:dkinnett at 
> thewalters.org?subject=Walters%20API>, Manager of Web and Social Media. The 
> API was produced in partnership with Cheshire Software 
> Solutions<http://www.infocss.com/>.
> 
> The API and its documentation are available at 
> http://api.thewalters.org<http://api.thewalters.org/>
> 
> Along with the release of this API, the Walters Art Museum will host its 
> second annual hackathon, Art Bytes 
> II<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-bytes-at-the-walters-tickets-9534980383>, 
> where technology and creative communities work together to build programs and 
> applications to enhance the museum experience for visitors. A prototype for 
> the API was developed during the first Art Bytes event. The upcoming ArtBytes 
> hackathon will be at the Walters Art Museum Friday, January 24-Sunday, 
> January 26, 2014. Technologists, innovators, scholars and artists will 
> coalesce into teams in the Walters' Sculpture Court to design and develop 
> their solutions.
> 
> To register, visit 
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-bytes-at-the-walters-tickets-9534980383
> 
> Participants can suggest ideas and to vote on their favorite suggestions at 
> http://artbytes.uservoice.com/forums/164694-general 
> <http://artbytes.uservoice.com/forums/164694-general>
> 
> About the Walters Museum
> The Walters Art Museum is located in downtown Baltimore's historic Mount 
> Vernon Cultural District at North Charles and Centre Streets. At the time of 
> his

[MCN-L] open caption standards

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Brian,

When we caption videos for in gallery display  the font size that seems to work 
best for us is 20pt. We always try to find a font that's similar to whatever 
fonts are being used in the gallery graphics, as long as it's san serif, since 
we've found those fonts easier to read as captions. 

We typically make the lettering white, and lay the captions down on a 
transparent 60% black background. This helps legibility while not imposing an 
ugly, heavy black band along the bottom of the screen.

We never us open captions for aesthetic reasons. 

When captions in two languages are involved it can be tricky. You may need to 
edit two different videos to accommodate the different speaking times. For 
example it takes longer to say something in Spanish than in English, so 
sometimes a scene will need to stay up longer to allow for that extra time. 

To play a different language, either visitors can push a button prominently 
marked "For Spanish language, press here" or something like that, or the 
different language versions alternate playing and a sign indicates that. The 
second approach works for short videos, the first one is better for longer 
programs.

In terms of speaker positions - that depends on the viewing environment. If 
visitors are standing and watching a video on a screen in an open environment 
focused sound cones mounted above the area where people stand are the best way 
to go. If you've got an alcove viewing area that's at least partially blocked 
off, speakers mounted on both sides of the screen, facing viewers are typically 
used.

I hope this helps.

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> Dear colleagues,
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> As part of an IMLS grant, we are currently doing some research on the 
> development of mobile guides in various cultural organizations. We would 
> appreciate if you could take 5 minutes to answer some questions. By answering 
> these questions, you will help us gauge awareness and potential use of 
> open-source tools for creating and launching customized mobile experiences.
> 
> To access the survey, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/mobileguides
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> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 11:50:47 -0500
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> Subject: [MCN-L] Open caption standards
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
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> Hey Folks,
> 
> I'm doing some work to formalize our captioning standards for museum video
> displays, for a big new show that we're working on [1]. We've developed
> some internal best-practices (well, strong opinions maybe). But I'd love to
> see how they align with other institutions' or other standards from outside
> the museum field.
> 
> I'm curious about:
> * Line length
> * Text color, style
> * Font choice
> * Dual language displays
> * Speaker position
> * Open vs. closed (or optional) captions
> * Captioning in a multi-screen media theater or object theater
> 
> There's lots of information out there related to standards for c

[MCN-L] Recent Cloud Research

[Robin White Owen]

Hello,

Thanks again to Glen, Nate, Jeremy and Michael for providing such useful advice 
about cloud storage. I thought you'd be interested in this article from 
ReadWriteWeb on the top cloud providers for 2012.

http://readwrite.com/2013/05/01/who-are-the-top-cloud-providers-for-2012?utm_source=ReadWrite+Newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=a9d892f8e0-RWWDailyNewsletter&utm_term=0_9fbeb5d667-a9d892f8e0-201310501

Best,

Robin

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[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Cloud Storage

[Robin White Owen]

Wow, what a discussion about cloud storage. Thank you very much to Nate, Glen, 
Jeremy and Michael. I'm working my way through the thread now.

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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:15:58 +
> From: "Amalyah Keshet  [akeshet at imj.org.il]" 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Fair Use: Woody Allen script (mis)quotes nine
>   words from Faulkner
> Message-ID:
>   
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> 
> It's cold and raining here this morning.  If you, like I, need something to 
> get heated up about:
> 
> A lawsuit filed by William Faulkner's heirs over a quote in the Woody Allen 
> film "Midnight in Paris" has been scheduled for trial April 7, 2014, in U.S. 
> District Court in Oxford.
> The Faulkner estate sued Sony Pictures Classics Inc. in October 2011, saying 
> the company infringed on copyright when actor Owen Wilson slightly misquoted 
> a line from Faulkner's "Requiem for a Nun."
> In the film, the Wilson character says: "The past is not dead. Actually, it's 
> not even past. You know who said that? Faulkner. And he was right."
> In "Requiem for a Nun," the Faulkner passage reads: "The past is never dead. 
> It's not even past."
> Sony claims the quote is "fair use," a legal term meaning the user doesn't 
> have to license or pay for it.
> 
> http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-04-16/2014-trial-set-in-lawsuit-over-faulkner-quote
> 
> 
> More on the story from the distinguished legal journal Holywood Reporter:
> 
> Sony Pictures Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Faulkner Quote in 'Midnight 
> in Paris' - Hollywood 
> Reporter<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-pictures-asks-judge-dismiss-405850>
> 
> 
> 
> Amalyah Keshet
> Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
> The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
> Chair, MCN IP SIG
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:23:02 +1200
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> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 92, Issue 17
> Message-ID: 
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>> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:14:27 +0100
>> From: Jeremy Ottevanger 
>> To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' 
>> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Advice About Cloud Storage
>> Message-ID:
>>  
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252
>> 
>> Absolutely, thank you Glen. I'm wondering at the moment about high-res 
>> images intended for delivery through an IIPImage server. If we store large 
>> volumes of these we'll definitely want plenty of space at low cost, but they 
>> need to be in, effectively, local storage, so that the server can access 
>> them as part of the file system and then stream them out as tiles to users 
>> in real time. I guess for this scenario block storage is actually what we 
>> need? 
>> 
> 
> I'll defer to Nate in the other comments as he has had specific experience 
> with IIPImage. The only other thing I would add is that there are various 
> storage appliances that you can get that gives a hybrid approach where it 
> looks like local disk to your apps internally and has a local cache but 
> stores all the main data on S3. Check out the AWS Marketplace and it might 
> also be good to get in touch with a local Amazon integrator. 
> 
> It might be good to send a followup post to the list once you make a decision 
> so others can benefit form your research!
> 
> Thanks,
> Glen   
> 
> 
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[MCN-L] Advice About Cloud Storage

[Robin White Owen]

Hello List,

We are planning to use a cloud service to store large numbers of hi-res digital 
images for an online education platform. If any of you already use cloud 
services I'd be very grateful for recommendations or advice about what to look 
out for.

Thank you, as always.

Robin

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[MCN-L] Expression Engine Platform

[Robin White Owen]

Thanks, Leonard. I'll check out your suggestion. Thank you, Josh. I'll take you 
up on your offer and be in contact.

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> --
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:16:51 -0500
> From: Robin White Owen 
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Expression Engine php platform
> Message-ID: 
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Hello friends,
> 
> Do any of you have experience with Expression 
> Engine?http://ellislab.com/expressionengine
> It's a php website platform we may have to work with and I'm not familiar 
> with it. I'm hoping some of you have some knowledge of it and can share that 
> with me, and all of us.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Robin
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:48:32 -0500
> From: Josh Goldblum 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Expression Engine php platform
> Message-ID: <677BE7B4-C0D1-4064-AE6C-411425F70AF2 at bluecadet.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> 
> We've worked with Expression Engine on a number of projects most notably:
> 
> http://withart.visitphilly.com
> http://constitutioncenter.org
> 
> It's a great CMS, really easy to use on the admin side and much easier to 
> work with in tandem with a sophisticated JS heavy front-end. EE injects 
> dynamic data into your markup really cleanly so you get much less extra 
> markup out of the gate compared to Drupal or some other CMSs.
> 
> That said Drupal is still on our CMS of choice, since it's totally open 
> source and their is a much greater range and depth to the available modules. 
> We have also been working with Symfony, which is a framework that will be the 
> basis for Drupal 8.
> 
> If you have any specific questions or need any contacts for EE devs (we know 
> a great dev shop that specializes in complex EE builds that we've teamed with 
> from time to time) 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
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:03:56 +0800
> From: Leonard Steinbach 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Expression Engine php platform
> Message-ID:
>   
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> 
> I believe the Frist Center (Nashville) website, built by Paramore (the
> digital agency) uses it, if that helps locate a reference,
> 
> -- 
> Living In Hong Kong
> Leonard Steinbach
> Visiting Fellow
> City University of Hong Kong
> Skype: leonard.steinbach
> 917 821 6207
> 852 9828 8174
> 

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[MCN-L] Expression Engine php platform

[Robin White Owen]

Hello friends,

Do any of you have experience with Expression 
Engine?http://ellislab.com/expressionengine
It's a php website platform we may have to work with and I'm not familiar with 
it. I'm hoping some of you have some knowledge of it and can share that with 
me, and all of us.

Thank you,

Robin

Robin White Owen
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T: 646/472-5145
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[MCN-L] Server Advice mcn-l Digest, Vol 88, Issue 6

[Robin White Owen]

Belatedly I wanted to thank you all for your advice about servers. Good to know 
about other hosting companies too.

On Dec 7, 2012, at 7:00 AM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote:
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 12:50:27 -0500
> From: Robin White Owen 
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Server advice requested
> Message-ID: 
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> 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
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> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 10:12:16 -0800
> From: Bruce Wyman 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested
> Message-ID: 
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 13:31:29 -0500
> From: Josh Goldblum 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested
> Message-ID: 
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:45:48 -0800
> From: Jaki Levy 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested
> Message-ID:
>   
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> --
> 
> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:22:10 -0500
> From: "Frank E. Thomson" 
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Server advice requested
> Message-ID:
>   <6905D9194DC5B6489FA18E7E0763D974AA165A41B3 at server4.ashart.local>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Dell makes some nice smaller servers and you don't have to buy an OS from 
> them, you can install your own.
> 
> Frank Thomson, Curator
> Asheville Art Museum
> PO Box 1717
> Asheville, NC 28802
> 2 South Pack Square
> 828.253.3227 tel
> 828.257.4503 fax
> www.ashevilleart.org
> fthomson at ashevilleart.org
> 
> Engaging, enlightening and inspiring individuals and enriching community 
> through dynamic experiences in American Art of the 20th and 21st centuries 
> since 1948. 
> 
> 

[MCN-L] Drupal based online learning sites - mcn-l Digest, Vol 88, Issue 8

[Robin White Owen]

Hi everyone,

Right after I posted the below response to Sheila I remembered this very useful 
website:
http://hastac.org/blogs/michael-widner/building-course-website-drupal

This is virtually a how-to build an online learning site in Drupal, with an 
informed discussion in the comments section too.

Best,

Robin

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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 16:49:52 -0500
> From: Robin White Owen 
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Drupal Based Online Learning sites mcn-l Digest,
>   Vol 88, Issue 7
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> 
> Hi Sheila,
> 
> Actually only two people responded with info about Drupal based online 
> learning sites. The first person, Phil Wilson is a wealth of information, not 
> so much about specific sites but about using Drupal to build online learning 
> communities in general. His site is: http://www.lostartsna.org/.
> 
> The other response was more about museum exhibition websites that have been 
> built with Drupal, and then a thoughtful recommendation to look into Moodle 
> as an online learning platform - also a good idea. 
> 
> So, if others know of on-line learning websites that have been built in 
> drupal, please let all of us know.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Robin
> 
> On Dec 8, 2012, at 7:00 AM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote:
> 
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>>  1. Online learning (Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca)
>>  2. [Job] Director of Digital Access at the Folger Shakespeare
>> Library (Sarah Stierch)
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 08:48:16 -0500
>> From: Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca
>> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
>> Subject: [MCN-L] Online learning
>> Message-ID:
>>  
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>> 
>> Hi - I see from the message I copied below that some people shared 
>> examples of on-line learning platforms built in Drupal.  I don't recall 
>> seeing them here, though; would people be willing to share these with the 
>> list?  I'd be interested in seeing some examples.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Sheila
>> 
>> 
>> Sheila Carey
>> Analyste des publics et des programmes | Audience and Program Analyst
>> R?seau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine (RCIP) | The Canadian 
>> Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
>> Minist?re du Patrimoine canadien | Department of Canadian Heritage
>> Gatineau, Canada K1A 0M5
>> sheila.carey at pch.gc.ca
>> T?l?phone | Telephone 819-934-5017
>> T?l?copieur | Facsimile 819-994-9555
>> T?l?imprimeur (sans frais) 1-888-997-3123 | Teletypewriter (toll-free) 
>> 1-888-997-3123
>> Gouvernement du Canada | Government of Canada
>> 
>> 
>> 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 recommen

[MCN-L] Drupal Based Online Learning sites mcn-l Digest, Vol 88, Issue 7

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Sheila,

 Actually only two people responded with info about Drupal based online 
learning sites. The first person, Phil Wilson is a wealth of information, not 
so much about specific sites but about using Drupal to build online learning 
communities in general. His site is: http://www.lostartsna.org/.

The other response was more about museum exhibition websites that have been 
built with Drupal, and then a thoughtful recommendation to look into Moodle as 
an online learning platform - also a good idea. 

So, if others know of on-line learning websites that have been built in drupal, 
please let all of us know.

Thanks,

Robin

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>   2. [Job] Director of Digital Access at the Folger Shakespeare
>  Library (Sarah Stierch)
> 
> 
> --
> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 08:48:16 -0500
> From: Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Online learning
> Message-ID:
>   
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> 
> Hi - I see from the message I copied below that some people shared 
> examples of on-line learning platforms built in Drupal.  I don't recall 
> seeing them here, though; would people be willing to share these with the 
> list?  I'd be interested in seeing some examples.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sheila
> 
> 
> Sheila Carey
> Analyste des publics et des programmes | Audience and Program Analyst
> R?seau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine (RCIP) | The Canadian 
> Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
> Minist?re du Patrimoine canadien | Department of Canadian Heritage
> Gatineau, Canada K1A 0M5
> sheila.carey at pch.gc.ca
> T?l?phone | Telephone 819-934-5017
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> 
> 
> 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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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:47:45 -0800
> From: Sarah Stierch 
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] [Job] Director of Digital Access at the Folger
>   Shakespeare Library
> Message-ID: <50C22BC1.4020704 at sarahstierch.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed"
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> Passing this opportunity along to you for colleagues at the Folger 
> Shakespeare Library:
> 
> http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=4346
> 
> This is a new position for them, and a very exciting opportunity to 
> further access to the world's largest collection of "Shakespearness!"
> 
> -Sarah
> 
> -- 
> *Sarah Stierch*
> */Museumist and open culture advocate/*
>>> Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><<
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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
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T: 646/472-5145
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twitter.com/rocombo

[MCN-L] On-line Education Website

[Robin White Owen]

Hello fellow MCNers,

We're researching the possibility of using Drupal to build an on-line education 
site for a museum and would greatly appreciate hearing from any of you who have 
experience with this. I'd love to see some examples and get feedback of the 
pros and cons.

Thank you,

Robin

Robin White Owen
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[MCN-L] Question about Elo Touch Screen resolution size

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

We're designing an interactive for the Elo Touch Screen model: 2639L 26-inch 
Open-Frame Touchmonitor

The specs say the optimum resolution size is 1366 x 768 at 60 Hz. But it also 
lists several other sizes that is supports. 

Since 768px isn't all that big, I'm trying to find out if any of you have 
designed for higher res on this screen and still had your project look great.

Thanks very much for any advice/experience you can pass along.

Robin

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[MCN-L] Kiosk Pro and other kiosk tablet apps: mcn-l Digest, Vol 77, Issue 9

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Heather,

We recommended using Kiosk Pro for iPads in a museum gallery, but the museum 
was concerned that kids would manage the two-finger swipe that's required to 
get to the admin page. We  ended up using wKiosk, 
http://www.adnx.com/software/wkiosk4mac.html, which satisfied their security 
concerns. Both work well with wifi enabled galleries so the app can be hosted 
on a server locally or in the cloud I believe. 

Bruce Wyman at Second Story also has a hack to put the iPad in kiosk mode w/out 
any additional software, if you want to contact him. He shared it at MCN2011.

Best,

Robin

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>   3. Does Your Museum Porvide Devices for Visitors to Access  Audio
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>   4. Taking apps to the next level
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>   5. Re: Kiosk Pro or other kiosk tablet apps? (Heather Marie Wells)
>   6. Re: Does Your Museum Porvide Devices for Visitors to Access
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[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 72, Issue 2

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Scott,

Here at MediaCombo we've recently completed an iPad app for the Contemporary 
Jewish Museum's exhibition "Seeing Gertrude Stein." The project had to work on 
an iPad and a standard PC touch screen since that's the hardware being used by 
the National Portrait Gallery when the show opens there in the fall.

It includes a content rich, highly interactive map of Gertrude's travels around 
the US in 1934/5, as well as a photo gallery, excerpts from lectures, and a 
selection of cartoons and excerpts  from the very large number of serious as 
well as satirical news accounts of her trip.

If you'd like to know more, please give a call:

Robin White Owen
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> Message: 1
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> Subject: [MCN-L] iOS iPad Developer Recommendations
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
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> We are looking for one or more iOS developer/contractors to partner with in 
> the development of an exciting museum app.  
> Does anyone have any groups or individuals they could recommend?
> Looking forward to seeing all of you in Atlanta this fall.
> 
> All best,
> Scott
> 
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[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 69, Issue 10- clearance for mobile rights

[Robin White Owen]

Very interesting question, Cathryn. 

I look forward to reading about other's experiences too!
Thank you for asking.


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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 14:46:43 +
> From: Cathryn Goodwin 
> Subject: [MCN-L] Copyright Clearance for Mobile Tours
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
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> We'd be interested in hearing about others' experiences with clearing 
> copyright for images used in mobile content delivery.  Especially in 
> responses from rights agencies to this potentially long-term use.
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[MCN-L] Google Art Project

[Robin White Owen]

Hi Emily,

These blog posts may be of interest also:

Nancy Proctor wrote a very thoughtful piece for Curator here:
http://www.curatorjournal.org/archives/635

and my own modest contribution to the conversation, here:
http://www.mediacombo.net/blog/2011/02/google-art-project/

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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:06:23 -0500 (EST)
> From: Emily Croll 
> Subject: [MCN-L] Google Art Project
> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu
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> Dear MCN Members,
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> I am teaching a graduate course on "curatorial issues" and the students in 
> the class are fascinated by Google Art Project. Has anything substantive been 
> published about Google Art Project--on the web or otherwise? I am 
> particularly interested in an assessment of the project as an educational 
> tool and also how it is expected to influence visitorship both on-line and in 
> person.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Emily
> 
> 
> 
> _
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:12:15 -0500
> From: Lesley Ellen Harris 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Google Art Project
> To: Emily Croll , Museum Computer Network
>   Listserv 
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> Emily, I am teaching a course on digital copyright issues and we have  
> been using the Project as a case study for copyright perspectives,  
> issues and licensing issues. If that's of interest to you, please let  
> me know.
> 
> Lesley
> 
> Lesley Ellen Harris
> lesley at copyrightlaws.com
> Copyrightlaws.com
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> 
> 
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> On Mar 11, 2011, at 10:06 AM, Emily Croll wrote:
> 
> Dear MCN Members,
> 
> I am teaching a graduate course on "curatorial issues" and the  
> students in the class are fascinated by Google Art Project. Has  
> anything substantive been published about Google Art Project--on the  
> web or otherwise? I am particularly interested in an assessment of the  
> project as an educational tool and also how it is expected to  
> influence visitorship both on-line and in person.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Emily
> 
> 
> 
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> Bryn Mawr College
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[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 64, Issue 3

[Robin White Owen]

Congratulations to Holly on your new assignments.
And congratulations to Vicky on becoming an MCN Director! 
MCN's board will be able to continue it's excellent work.

On Dec 3, 2010, at 3:00 PM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote:
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:03:16 -0500
> From: "Hegley, Douglas" 
> Subject: [MCN-L] An update from the MCN President - December 2010
> To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" 
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> To: MCN listserve
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> Re: MCN update - December 2010
> 
> As you know, the MCN "New Year" begins immediately following the annual 
> conference. There is no rest for the weary! We are already planning great 
> things for the 2011 annual conference in Atlanta, and you can contribute your 
> ideas at http://www.mcn.edu/ . Between now and then, keep an eye on that 
> website as the Board and a skilled squad of volunteers works to improve MCN's 
> online offerings and resources for you, our community.
> 
> A brief update on MCN Leadership:
> 
> The all-volunteer MCN Board relies heavily on contributions from its 
> Directors, who come directly from our community, and give their time and 
> expertise to support the organization and - by extension - all of you. I am 
> continually honored and humbled to work with this group, they are outstanding 
> professionals and just plain terrific folks.
> 
> Holly Witchey has been a valued MCN Director for the past several years, 
> especially in her efforts to make the annual conference truly excellent. Due 
> to changes in her career (and how busy it's making her), she has decided to 
> step down from the Board, effective immediately. While we will most certainly 
> miss her, we know that she will continue to be a trusted colleague, a key 
> contributing member of our community, and a strong voice of advocacy for 
> cultural institutions.  Thank you Holly, from all of us, for your efforts, 
> grace, and positive energy.
> 
> Now, a bit of good news: at the MCN Board of Directors meeting earlier this 
> week, the Directors nominated and voted in (unanimously) a replacement 
> Director. We are very lucky to be able to add Victoria Portway to our Board. 
> As Chair of the Web & New Media Division at the Smithsonian National Air and 
> Space Museum, Vicki manages the Museum's web presence and new media 
> initiatives, including development of computer-based experiences on the 
> Museum floor. She has been with the Smithsonian for 17 years, from the 
> building of their first website in 1994. Please join me and the entire Board 
> in welcoming Vicki to the MCN leadership team.
> 
> You can learn more about the MCN Board here: http://www.mcn.edu/board
> 
> On behalf of MCN, I wish all of you and yours a very happy and safe Holiday 
> season,
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[MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 63, Issue 18 Google Refine & Freebase

[Robin White Owen]

Thank you very much, Richard and Jeremy for letting me know what it's been like 
to work with Refine. 
I'm a little unclear myself as to whether Freebase is altogether different from 
Refine or if, as you say Jeremy, Refine is a more recent version of Freebase.  
It's good to know that the interface for entering data is easy for non-tech 
people. When you say it's been doing a wonderful job identifying variations in 
the data do you mean mis-spellings and things of that nature? Does it also make 
suggestions for ways to combine data fields with similar values from different 
data sets?If so are they helpful suggestions?

Thanks!

Robin


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On Nov 22, 2010, at 3:00 PM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote:
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:44:33 -0600
> From: Richard Urban 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What do you know about Freebase/Refine?
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
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> Hi Robin,
> 
> Apologies, there were some troubles with the list after you posted your 
> message.
> 
> I've been playing with Refine for some upcoming work on collection 
> dashboards.   So far it's doing a wonderful job identifying variations in 
> values in the data that I have.   The interface is intuitive for 
> non-programmers who want to fix data by hand,  but also includes functions 
> for people familiar with basic programming concepts & regular expressions.  
> 
> I've tried it with both CSV formatted tables and with fairly complex XML 
> records.   Since I'm generally working from the outside with copies of public 
> data this works well for me.   What I'm curious about is how difficult it 
> will be to insert cleaned-up data back into a CMS, DAM, etc.   I also don't 
> know how well it would work for complex relational table structures unless 
> Refine can talk to an API for the database.   
> 
> I did have to file a bug report on a potentially useful feature: the ability 
> to import compressed archives of multiple files (i.e. a tar'd set of Apache 
> logs).  It's been confirmed as a bug,  hopefully it will be fixed in the next 
> release.  That being said, the developer community building refine responded 
> very quickly to my post.  
> 
> Cheers,
> Richard Urban, Doctoral Candidate
> Graduate School of Library & Information Science
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> rjurban at illinois.edu
> http://www.richardurban.net
> 
> On Nov 22, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Robin White Owen wrote:
> 
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:59:29 +
> From: "Jeremy Ottevanger" 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] What do you know about Freebase/Refine?
> To: 
> Message-ID: 
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> 
> I've not played with Freebase itself, but like Richard I have had a go
> with Refine, the tool that as I understand it grew out of the Freebase
> community's work and which Google has developed into a really nice bit
> of open source software.
> 
> It was very easy to install, handled a big set of data, and made lots
> of useful suggestions of values to merge. It seems to do less than
> Needlebase, which also lets you align separate datasets, but Needlebase
> has just gone freemium and the "-emium" part is expensive! Having the
> software to run yourself is also clearly a good thing in many ways.
> Hopefully I'll do some more playing before long, there are many, many
> ways in which Refine could be helpful. I wouldn't be at all surprised to
> see it become part of Google Docs soon.
> 
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[MCN-L] What do you know about Freebase/Refine?

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

I posted this the other day and since I heard there was some trouble with the 
list serve and I didn't get any response I thought it was worth asking again:

Does anyone have any experience with Freebase from Google? 

In their own words, 
"Freebase is an open, Creative Commons licensed repository of structured data 
of more than 12 million entities. An entity is a single person, place, or 
thing. Freebase connects entities together as a graph. Each one has a unique 
Id, which can help distinguish multiple entities which have similar names, such 
as Henry Ford the industrialist vs Henry Ford the footballer.
Most of our topics are associated with one or more types (such as people, 
places, books, films, etc) and may have additional propertieslike "date of 
birth" for a person or latitude and longitude for a location. These types and 
properties and related concepts are calledSchema.
Anyone can contribute data to Freebase, and you can also build your own schema 
in a Base if Freebase does not yet have schema for a subject you're interested 
in.
Ways to use Freebase:
Use Freebase's Ids to uniquely identify entities anywhere on the web
Query Freebase's data using MQL
Build applications using our API or Acre, our hosted development platform
Freebase is also a community of thousands of data-lovers, working together to 
improve Freebase's data. 

I'm researching this for a client and would greatly appreciate any info or 
experience you've had with it. Many thanks,
Robin

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[MCN-L] Freebase aka Refine2.0 from Google

[Robin White Owen]

Hello,

Do any of you have any experience with Freebase now called Refine2.0 from 
Google? In their own words, 
"Freebase is an open, Creative Commons licensed repository of structured data 
of more than 12 million entities. An entity is a single person, place, or 
thing. Freebase connects entities together as a graph. Each one has a unique 
Id, which can help distinguish multiple entities which have similar names, such 
as Henry Ford the industrialist vs Henry Ford the footballer.
Most of our topics are associated with one or more types (such as people, 
places, books, films, etc) and may have additional propertieslike "date of 
birth" for a person or latitude and longitude for a location. These types and 
properties and related concepts are calledSchema.
Anyone can contribute data to Freebase, and you can also build your own schema 
in a Base if Freebase does not yet have schema for a subject you're interested 
in.
Ways to use Freebase:
Use Freebase's Ids to uniquely identify entities anywhere on the web
Query Freebase's data using MQL
Build applications using our API or Acre, our hosted development platform
Freebase is also a community of thousands of data-lovers, working together to 
improve Freebase's data. 
I'm researching this for a client and would greatly appreciate any info or 
experience you've had with it. Many thanks,

Robin White Owen
M: 917/407-7641
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[MCN-L] MCN Room to Share

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

If anyone would like to share a room the nights of Oct 28, 29 and 30th please 
let me know!
All rooms at the conference hotel are already booked :(

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

[MCN-L] iPhone app discussion

[Robin White Owen]

Hi all,

There's another option that hasn't been mentioned yet, a DIY version  
called appmakr, from  http://www.appmakr.com/.

I haven't used it so I can't speak from personal experience - perhaps  
someone else on the List can , but people like Guy Kawaski and Seth  
Godin,  well respected social media bloggers and authors,  have used  
it to make apps that are for sale in the iPhone app store, so that  
gives it some credibility.

It's worth checking out while you're doing your research.

Best,

Robin

Robin White Owen
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> From: "Perian Sully" 
> Subject: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate
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> Howdy everyone:
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> I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets  
> from .NEF
> (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at
> JPEG2000 now.
>
> When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its  
> infancy
> and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and
> TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web- 
> ready
> images in JPG.
>
> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the
> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm
> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at
> this time.
>
> Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit  
> to
> this?
>
> ~Perian
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> Perian Sully
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> From: Mia 
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> On 10 March 2010 23:11, Perian Sully  wrote:
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>>
>> Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the
>> high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm
>> wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at
>> this time.
>>
>
> The UK's Wellcome Library announced they were using JPEG2000 last  
> year -
> they've blogged about it at
> http://wellcomelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/wellcome-library-to-use-jpeg2000-image.html
>  
> .
> The page also includes a copy of the report that informed their  
> decision, or
> you can download it directly at
> http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/assets/wtx056572.pdf
>
> I'd be interested to