[MCN-L] New Video Channel Launch from Hammer Museum

[Susan Edwards]

Hello -

I’m excited to share with the community the launch of Hammer Channel from
the Hammer Museum. https://channel.hammer.ucla.edu

This new video platform presents over 1,000 talks, performances,
conversations and more from the Hammer Museum, going back to 2005,
including programs ranging from art and film to politics and activism. The
site is built on a DAMS (AssetBank) that puts all of our video content in
one place. For audiences, the site is organized much like a streaming
service.

Made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Hammer
Channel allows users to search, clip and share our many programs.
Transcripts of every program are included on the site, making these
programs easier to search and a great resource for scholars and students.
The site was created by the amazing team at Cogapp, and they have made the
underlying code and the framework open source. We hope this model can be
replicated at other institutions, and that what we learned can be a
significant resource for other museums and nonprofits who have a lot of
video content to manage and publish.

Numerous talented individuals in nearly every department of the museum
contributed to the site. Phil Leers managed the creation of the website, in
collaboration with myself, and Cogapp made the build. We had a huge team of
staff who put in hours of time behind the scenes, preparing each and every
video, transcripts, and the metadata for upload to the new site.

Cogapp wrote up a great and comprehensive case study of the project:
https://www.cogapp.com/work#/hammer-channel/
Read about Hammer Channel in this Los Angeles Times: story.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-05-05/hammer-museum-channel-streaming-events

We'd love to hear any feedback you have, and are happy to answer
questions.
Feel free to contact me or Phil anytime.
Susan Edwards sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
Phil Leers ple...@hammer.ucla.edu
And I am sure the team at cogapp would be happy to discuss as well.

Enjoy!
Susan

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Bl.
Los Angeles, CA 90056
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[MCN-L] Job Posting: Senior Media Producer

[Susan Edwards]

Hello all -
The Hammer Museum is hiring a Senior Media Producer. This is a hands-on
video production role reporting to me.
https://hammer.ucla.edu/about-us/employment-opportunities#SeniorMediaProducer

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
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Re: [MCN-L] Video hosting question

[Susan Edwards]

Hi Sina - You are correct! And I did not mean to imply that the transcripts
provided by YT are perfect. They are not at all.
However, UCLA's office of ADA compliance has told us that they are ok with
us providing captions in this way. There is definitely much work to be done
on this front - I'd will reach out to you separately about better ways!

Susan

On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 2:07 PM Sina Bahram  wrote:

> Because Susan mentioned captions below, I just wanted to make one thing
> really clear. I don't mean to disagree, Susan, and it's not the main topic
> of this thread, so apologies to the OP ahead of time, but it's critical to
> understand that automatically generated captions are not sufficient for
> accessibility/inclusive design reasons. I don't think you were implying
> that they were since many places take the auto-generated captions, then
> edit them to be compliant/useful, but this question comes up a ton in our
> work. Happy to discuss under a separate thread/cover, but trying to not
> high-jack the thread here.
>
> Thanks
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> President, Prime Access Consulting, Inc.
> Phone: 919-345-3832
> https://www.PAC.bz
> Twitter: @SinaBahram
> Personal Website: https://www.sinabahram.com
>
> -----Original Message-
> From: mcn-l  On Behalf Of Susan Edwards
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 2:14 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Video hosting question
>
> Hi Ellice -
> We have lots of videos on YouTube and are currently adding on the order of
> 100 each year. We think of YT as another social media outlet, and it's an
> important distribution channel for us.
> Agree with Matt about the lack of control over the content that's delivered
> at the end of the videos, but that has a lot to do with the user and their
> own watching habits. Just like any other social media platform, this needs
> to be managed, and you need to keep up with the changes - it requires care
> and feeding. I think it's important that you have a social media person or
> marketing/communications team that can manage this platform - that's got to
> be part of the investment.
>
>  YT isn't the only place our videos are hosted - this is not our archive.
> We also post a lot to Vimeo (mostly produced promotional videos), and all
> of our public programs documentation videos originate on the Livestream
> platform. Everything is archived on-site as well. We are about to embark on
> a Mellon-funded project to create an online archive for our public programs
> documentation videos, and we may move choose a different host for this, but
> I don't think we will stop also posting to YT.
>
> Another important thing for us is the auto-captioning YT provides. As part
> of UCLA, we are a government entity and have to comply with ADA
> requirements for accessibility. Without the captioning provided by YT for
> free, we would have to take on this expense and
>
> And yes, we have had videos blocked and taken down for copyright, AND our
> account was blocked from live broadcasting on YT for 3 months. It's all
> robots-managed and there is virtually nothing you can do about it - it's
> super frustrating. I have tried to appeal many ways, many times, to no
> avail!
>
> Hope this helps - happy to discuss more!
> Susan
>
> Susan Edwards
> Associate Director, Digital Content
> Hammer Museum
> 10899 Wilshire Bl
> Los Angeles, CA 90024
> sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:50 AM Matt Popke 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ellice,
> >
> > We have a lot of video currently hosted on YouTube at the DAM. We're
> still
> > using it for some purpose, but we've recently been moving away from it
> for
> > some purposes, as well.
> >
> > Regarding copyright: I think the biggest risk of copyright issues on
> > youtube is that it has a very large audience and automated takedown
> systems
> > regularly scan the content there. It's just more likely that some
> automated
> > system will flag a video—any video—for takedown, often incorrectly. It
> > really depends on what you're putting up there.
> >
> > The reason we're moving away from youtube for much of our content has
> more
> > to do with YouTube's recommendation algorithm and the decreasing amount
> of
> > control we have over YouTube embeds in web pages. There is currently no
> way
> > to reliably turn off the grid of recommendations that appears in a
> youtube
> > video after it has finished playing. It used to be an API feature that we
> > could decide to enable or disable depending on our use case, but lately
> the
> > grid just appears whether we like it or not.
> >
> > We have no co

Re: [MCN-L] Video hosting question

[Susan Edwards]

Hi Ellice -
We have lots of videos on YouTube and are currently adding on the order of
100 each year. We think of YT as another social media outlet, and it's an
important distribution channel for us.
Agree with Matt about the lack of control over the content that's delivered
at the end of the videos, but that has a lot to do with the user and their
own watching habits. Just like any other social media platform, this needs
to be managed, and you need to keep up with the changes - it requires care
and feeding. I think it's important that you have a social media person or
marketing/communications team that can manage this platform - that's got to
be part of the investment.

 YT isn't the only place our videos are hosted - this is not our archive.
We also post a lot to Vimeo (mostly produced promotional videos), and all
of our public programs documentation videos originate on the Livestream
platform. Everything is archived on-site as well. We are about to embark on
a Mellon-funded project to create an online archive for our public programs
documentation videos, and we may move choose a different host for this, but
I don't think we will stop also posting to YT.

Another important thing for us is the auto-captioning YT provides. As part
of UCLA, we are a government entity and have to comply with ADA
requirements for accessibility. Without the captioning provided by YT for
free, we would have to take on this expense and

And yes, we have had videos blocked and taken down for copyright, AND our
account was blocked from live broadcasting on YT for 3 months. It's all
robots-managed and there is virtually nothing you can do about it - it's
super frustrating. I have tried to appeal many ways, many times, to no
avail!

Hope this helps - happy to discuss more!
Susan

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90024
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu


On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:50 AM Matt Popke 
wrote:

> Hi Ellice,
>
> We have a lot of video currently hosted on YouTube at the DAM. We're still
> using it for some purpose, but we've recently been moving away from it for
> some purposes, as well.
>
> Regarding copyright: I think the biggest risk of copyright issues on
> youtube is that it has a very large audience and automated takedown systems
> regularly scan the content there. It's just more likely that some automated
> system will flag a video—any video—for takedown, often incorrectly. It
> really depends on what you're putting up there.
>
> The reason we're moving away from youtube for much of our content has more
> to do with YouTube's recommendation algorithm and the decreasing amount of
> control we have over YouTube embeds in web pages. There is currently no way
> to reliably turn off the grid of recommendations that appears in a youtube
> video after it has finished playing. It used to be an API feature that we
> could decide to enable or disable depending on our use case, but lately the
> grid just appears whether we like it or not.
>
> We have no control over what shows up in those recommendations, and a
> significant amount of the content on YouTube is problematic in one way or
> another (extremism, racism, violence, etc.). We don't want to appear to the
> unitiated user as though we are tacitly supporting or recommending whatever
> YouTube's algorithm decides to show when our video is done playing.
>
> It's different for video that is viewed on YouTube's site. Users know who
> is running the show there. But increasingly, when embedding video content
> on web pages we are using Vimeo because we have more control over the
> embeds.
>
> Also, as YouTube continues to pursue monetization strategies that
> privilege ads and advertisers, we anticipate service changes that would be
> at odds with our goals as an institution. It's easier to start moving to a
> different service now when we have time to adjust then to find ourselves
> moving to that service in a panicked rush after changes occur. The benefit
> of paying for a video hosting service is you know what you are getting and
> can be more assured that, aside from possible price increases, the service
> isn't going to pull the rug out from under you without warning.
>
> Matt Popke
> Developer
> 720.913.0126
> mpo...@denverartmuseum.org
>
>
> On 10/14/19, 07:32, "mcn-l on behalf of Ellice Engdahl" <
> mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu on behalf of elli...@thehenryford.org> wrote:
>
> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do
> not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
> know the content is safe.
>
>
> Hello, all,
>
> While we have plenty of "modern" video out on YouTube, we currently
> host most our historic and collections-item videos (e.g. oral history vi

[MCN-L] JOB: Digital Communications Manager

[Susan Edwards]

The Hammer Museum at UCLA in Los Angeles is hiring a Digital Communications
Manager, reporting to me.
This role manages all of our social media, and also works on website
content, and email marketing.

Feel free to contact me directly with any questions.

https://hammer.ucla.edu/index.php?id=588#c28085

Reporting to the Associate Director, Digital Content, the Digital
Communications Manager contributes to the Hammer Museum's publicity, media,
and outreach efforts by overseeing the daily publishing and tracking of
content on the Museum's social media channels, social media advertising,
e-marketing, and website. The Digital Communications Manager writes copy
daily to populate all digital media platforms, serving as a primary voice
of the museum as well as a real-time source of information for museum
visitors and the news media. This position acts as a primary liaison to the
public, facilitates online community engagement, and is a key contributor
to growing online audiences for the museum's acclaimed exhibitions and
robust slate of talks, films, performances and other public programs.

The Digital Communications Manager is part of the Communications Department
and works with colleagues in marketing, media production, graphic design,
and media relations. This position also works closely with all facets of
the museum, including the Public Programs, Curatorial, Development and
Visitor Experience teams.

Application: visit UCLA Career Opportunities and search the campus job
openings
<https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1553705621306>
for Requisition #29915. Please submit an online application as instructed.
Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, we are regretfully unable to
respond to phone calls and emails regarding the status of applications and
the recruiting process.

Susan Edwards

Associate Director, Digital Content

HAMMER MUSEUM

10899 Wilshire Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90024

310-209-7921
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
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[MCN-L] JOB Posting: Associate Director, Technology, Hammer Museum

[Susan Edwards]

Hi all - we at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles are looking for an IT
professional to lead our infrastructure and technical strategy.

This is a great position for someone interested in solving interesting
challenges regarding our technical infrastructure and working in a
collaborative environment in a growing museum. This position oversees
technical installations of digital and media-based artworks in the
galleries, two state-of-the-art theaters and their AV production crew,
helpdesk services, and works with staff across the museum to integrate and
support our systems and workflows. We're also in the middle of a building
expansion, which includes the construction of new offices and all of the
technical challenges that come with it and this person would also be
involved in liaising with the architecture team.

The Hammer Museum is part of UCLA, and all staff are UCLA employees with
all the great benefits that go along with being state employees.

Here's the brief JD on the Hammer's website:
https://hammer.ucla.edu/about-us/employment-opportunities/#c26667

Find the job description and apply on UCLA's careers website:

https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1552584474406

Search for job requisition number: 29785

I am also happy to talk to anyone about the position. Feel free to contact
me.
Susan

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90056
310-209-7921
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
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Re: [MCN-L] Multilingual websites

[Susan Edwards]

Hi Mark -

I managed the localization work for the Getty's Visit section 4 years ago
and can give you some tips. From an accessibility point of view, you want
to have human-translated language, not use Google. In general translation
services are ok, but they make mistakes. You also want to think about
non-English language search engines and SEO in other languages as well. So
localization is not just about translation. Feel free to contact me - I am
happy to talk on the phone to discuss.

Things have probably changed in the last 4 years - I do wonder if Google
translate services, which are much more accessible these days through
search, are more commonly accessed and used by users. But ideally a user
from China, for example, isn't coming to your English pages and then
clicking on a button to change the language. They shouldn't see your
English page at all, and should just be sent directly to the Chinese page.
Again, this requires search optimization in that language, as well as
language declaration on the pages.

Susan

Susan Edwards

Associate Director, Digital Content

HAMMER MUSEUM

10899 Wilshire Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90024

310-209-7921

sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 5:04 PM Megan Richardson <
megan.richard...@museedelhistoire.ca> wrote:

> The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam offers its whole website in Dutch and
> English, and key visit information in 9 other languages.
>
> Megan Richardson
> Directrice, Musée virtuel du Canada
> Musée 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
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Andrews
> Sent: October-10-18 5:23 PM
> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
> Subject: [MCN-L] Multilingual websites
>
> Hi. I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations about language
> translation for museum websites. Currently, the Exploratorium has a series
> of single pages for visit planning for seven non-English languages (e.g.,
> https://www.exploratorium.edu/es). But as we try to attract and serve
> more non-English speakers, we're thinking about other approaches.
>
> For instance, for anyone who is using (or has used) a Google Translate
> widget in your universal footer or header, did you find it successful? Did
> it get good usage?
>
> It occurred to me that I don't really have a sense of -- broadly -- how
> people use foreign language websites. Are they translating at browser level
> (or device level), making a site-specific widget superfluous? Or is a
> widget actually useful?
>
> Any insights or stats are appreciated! - Mark
>
> --
>
> Mark Andrews | Director of Online Media
> e x p l O r a t o r i u m
> mandr...@exploratorium.edu
> mobile: 415-830-1578
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Re: [MCN-L] Funding for Digital Projects

[Susan Edwards]

The Mellon Foundation

On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 7:46 AM Sterling Jenson 
wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> The state of California State Library has grant called the California
> Revealed Project for organizations in the state. (
> https://calpreservation.org/california-revealed/)
>
> Best,
>
> Sterling
>
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 6:44 AM Boyce Tankersley <
> btank...@chicagobotanic.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Robin:
> >
> > National Science Foundation.
> > Fidelity Foundation
> >
> > Boyce Tankersley
> > Director of Living Plant Documentation
> > Chicago Botanic Garden
> > 1000 Lake Cook Road
> > Glencoe, IL 60022
> > Email: btank...@chicagobotanic.org
> > Phone: 847-835-6841
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: mcn-l [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Robin White Owen
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2018 8:22 AM
> > To: mcn-l@mcn.edu
> > Subject: [MCN-L] Funding for Digital Projects
> >
> > 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
> > Robin White Owen
> > M: 917/407-7641
> > T: 646/472-5145
> > ro...@mediacombo.net
> > MediaCombo 
> > @rocombo 
> >
> >
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[MCN-L] Job Posting: Associate Director, Technology at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles

[Susan Edwards]

Hi all -
The Hammer Museum, in Los Angeles (part of UCLA) is hiring an Associate
Director, Technology. I am happy to discuss the position with anyone who is
interested - just email me at sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu or susan...@gmail.com.
I collaborate closely with this role; it does not report to me.

We need someone who can oversee the

Go to the UCLA careers portal to see the full job description and to apply:
https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp

   - Click on "Search Jobs"
   - Then scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find the Search
   (ugh, I know!)
   - Input "28644" into the Requisition Number" field and hit search

Susan

/ / / / / / / /

The Associate Director, Technology directs and oversees all technology
activities and initiatives at the Hammer Museum, an art museum and cultural
center affiliated with UCLA consisting of approximately 105 full time
employees and an annual operating budget in excess of $24M. The Associate
Director works as a functional leader and technical expert for the Museum,
with oversight and collaboration from the Deputy Director, Finance,
Operations & Administration.

The incumbent leads the development and execution of an institution-wide
digital and technology strategy. This includes identifying, prioritizing,
scoping, budgeting, scheduling, and managing the technology-based
initiatives and solutions that support the Museum's mission, curatorial
efforts, operations, and long-range plans, while also enhancing employee
productivity and the Museum's overall efficiency. Strong project management
skills are essential to lead interdepartmental teams (sometimes with
limited technological experience) and produce high-quality projects on time
and on budget. The Associate Director, Technology provides regular
consultation, communication, and reporting to the Deputy Director, Finance,
Operations & Administration; and Museum staff at all levels surrounding
technology initiatives, schedules, and budgets.

The Associate Director, Technology leads the Technology team and manages
the Museum's technology budget. This includes direct supervision of
full-time IT staff and the full-time AV Technical Director, who manages the
planning, staffing, and production of the technological elements of
exhibitions, programs, and events. Working with this team, the incumbent
leads the development and implementation all technology policies,
procedures, protocols, and workflows. He/she is responsible for developing,
rigorously monitoring, and providing functional cost-benefit analysis of
the technology budget as well as for projected spending and payback cycles
on proposed initiatives.

The Associate Director, Technology is responsible for the strategic
development and maintenance of the Museum's technology and communication
infrastructure. This includes the network, servers, cloud-based and other
systems, email server and exchange, telephones, contracts, equipment,
software, and systems. A rolling five-year plan of replacement schedules,
software upgrades, and other strategic investments is to be developed to
guide planning, inform budgeting, and position the Museum as a leader in
the cultural sector. Long-range, business continuity, and disaster plans
will be updated and/or implemented to ensure the Museum's preparedness well
into the future.

The Associate Director, Technology develops, manages, and oversees the
delivery of a client-centric service, training, and support model. This
includes a helpdesk to support the work of the entire Museum, ensuring
staff are properly equipped to work in the most efficient manner. This
involves working closely with employees to resolve complex technical issues
and addressing requests in a professional, thorough, and timely manner. The
incumbent proactively identifies and continuously develops, adapts, and
promotes technology strategies that enable staff to accomplish their work.
He/she serves as a key resource and liaison to client teams across the
Museum in the provisioning of technology equipment, software, and services.
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Re: [MCN-L] Expression Engine

[Susan Edwards]

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

sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu

On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 8:04 AM Robin White Owen 
wrote:

> 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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> > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:58:37 -0400
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> > 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.
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:16:46 -0700
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> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv 
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> >
> > 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,
> >&g

[MCN-L] Tate contact urgently needed

[Susan Edwards]

Hi all -
Is there anyone on Tate's web team on this list? Or does someone have a
contact there?

I need to speak to them about a feature on their website, which I am being
asked to replicate.

Any leads appreciated!
Thanks
Susan Edwards

Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Bl.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-209-7921
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
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[MCN-L] Volunteer 30 minutes to improve MCN

[Susan Edwards]

 Hello MCN community members!

The MCN Board is conducting interviews over the next several weeks in order
to understand specific needs of our community.

We’re seeking a few volunteers to spend 20-30 minutes talking with us about
their professional history and experience with organizations like MCN. We
want to talk with people from a variety of backgrounds, different levels of
professional experience, and from diverse museum types. No need to be a MCN
member.

If you are interested, reply to me or email market...@mcn.edu and someone
will be in touch right away.

Thanks for your consideration,
Susan Edwards, MCN board member
On behalf of the MCN Board
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[MCN-L] Job: System Administrator at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

[Susan Edwards]

Hello everyone -
We are hiring an IT Systems Administrator at the Hammer Museum in Los
Angeles.
Some information on the Hammer Museum's website:
https://hammer.ucla.edu/about-us/employment-and-internships/
But you'll need to apply for the position on UCLA's Career's website -
https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1509393899197
Click on Search Jobs, and then scroll to the bottom of the page listings to
find the search form - search for Requisition #26908

Abridged description below, full description is on the UCLA website.
The System Administrator is responsible for ensuring the Museum's network
and systems are high performing with as little disruption as possible. This
includes installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of
networks, servers and systems related to the IT infrastructure.
Responsibilities also include conducting technical research to enable
continuing innovation within the IT infrastructure, end-user operations and
deployment of technology in service of the Hammer's mission, exhibits, and
programs. Responsibilities include tracking and logging server activity,
performing upgrades of server based software, maintaining data center and
networking hardware, addressing questions about technical problems,
improving efficiency by evaluating system network functions and documenting
system configurations and changes.

Application: visit UCLA Career Opportunities and search the campus job
openings for Requisition # 26908. Please submit online application as
instructed. Due to the volume of resumes that we receive, we are
regretfully unable to respond to phone calls and emails regarding the
status of applications and the recruiting process.

Susan Edwards

Associate Director, Digital Content

HAMMER MUSEUM

10899 Wilshire Bl.

Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 209-7921

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Re: [MCN-L] Net Neutrality Advocacy in Museums

[Susan Edwards]

Scott, we are discussing this right now at the Hammer. I am thinking some
social posts, and am asking for approval to put something on our homepage.

One of my colleagues sent me this kit with ideas that includes some
messages and images
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-07-11-heres-how-you-can-participate-in-net-neutrality/

Susan

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HAMMER MUSEUM

10899 Wilshire Bl.

Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 209-7921

sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Sayre , Scott A <sc...@sandboxstudios.org>
wrote:

> 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] Managing and storing video content for website

[Susan Edwards]

Lisa, I am interested in this as well and will follow responses. If you get
off-list responses I'd be interested to know what they say.

If it helps, when I was at the Getty, we used the Akamai hosted streaming
service. But it was not the most user-friendly option. At the Hammer we
post to Vimeo, YT, and Livestream and embed. This is fine for presentation.
But not so great as a managed storage solution.

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
310-209-7921

On Jul 7, 2017 5:52 AM, "Goble, Lisa" <go...@frick.org> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I'm interested to know what other institutions use in terms of managing
> and storing video content on their websites (rather than embedding from a
> video sharing site like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)  It seems like we can go with
> a few different options. Are you using CDNs (Content Delivery Networks)?
> Cloud-hosted video solutions? Self-hosted? What works best? We are using
> Drupal.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Lisa Candage Goble
> Media Producer
> The Frick Collection
> 1 East 70th Street
> New York, NY 10021
> 212-547-6892
> go...@frick.org
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[MCN-L] Online Collection RFP examples?

[Susan Edwards]

The Hammer Museum is preparing to author an RFP for a project to get our
collections online.

We are looking for example RFPs for a project like this. If you are willing
to share, we'd be very appreciative. Our collection is about 50K objects,
most of which are works on paper, and also includes a large collection of
modern and contemporary works in non-traditional media.

You can email me directly at sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu

Thank you!
Susan

Susan Edwards

Associate Director, Digital Content

HAMMER MUSEUM

10899 Wilshire Bl.

Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 209-7921

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[MCN-L] Text-to-Donate services

[Susan Edwards]

Hello MCN community -

We are looking for a text-to-donate service. Anyone have a service they
like and can share the name?

Thanks,
Susan

Susan Edwards

Associate Director, Digital Content

HAMMER MUSEUM

10899 Wilshire Bl.

Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 209-7921

sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
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Re: [MCN-L] .art domain extension

[Susan Edwards]

Thanks for asking this Shyam -
I am also interested in hearing if anyone is considering .art as I am
getting pressure from my administration to purchase. The cost for the first
year is $299 (!!!) unless you want to be part of their "founders" scheme,
for which you have to agree to change your primary domain to the .art
domain (which seems crazy to me). Seems to me that it's mostly for-profit
galleries that are participating.

I have prepared an argument against, but would appreciate any of this
community's concrete advice/thoughts on why this is not something we should
pursue.

Thanks,
Susan

Susan Edwards

Associate Director, Digital Content

HAMMER MUSEUM

10899 Wilshire Bl.

Los Angeles, CA 90024

(310) 209-7921

sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Leo Ballate <lball...@sfmoma.org> wrote:

> Shyam,
>
> Based on our experience with the .museum domain, I think .art is a waste
> of time. The general public only really has .com engrained in their
> consciousness, with .org, .net, .edu, and .gov barely being
> used/recognized. I see this as museum hubris for a tiny audience. You'll
> also notice that the domain is only offered by one (very small/obscure)
> name registrar and only by invitation.
>
> Leo
>
> Leo Ballate
> Chief Technology Officer
>
> San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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> From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
> Shyam Oberoi
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10:03 AM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] .art domain extension
>
> I'm curious to hear from other museums who are using, or are considering,
> the new .ART domain, now that early registration "exclusive to members of
> the art world" is open.  I've looked at the list of "early  adopters" and
> it doesn't seem as if any US museums are actively using .ART right now.
>
> With thanks,
>
> Shyam
>
> 
> SHYAM OBEROI
> Director of Technology and Digital Media
>
> DMA
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> -Original Message-
> From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
> Judy Dyki
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 12:19 PM
> To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' <mcn-l@mcn.edu>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] .art domain extension
>
> Hi Floyd,
>
> Contact Heather Bhandari (heatherbhand...@gmail.com) for information on
> the .art domain extensions -- she is coordinating the early adopters.
>
> Best,
>
> Judy
>
>
> ~
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> -Original Message-
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> Sweeting III, Floyd
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 1:12 PM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv (mcn-l@mcn.edu) <mcn-l@mcn.edu>
> Subject: [MCN-L] .art domain extension
>
> Colleagues,
>
> Do any of you know if it is possible yet to apply for a .art domain
> extension?
> Has anyone found a registry for .art ?
>
> I read somewhere that it's not happening until February but apparently
> there are some early adopters.
>
> Thanks,
>
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> Head, Technology & Digital Media
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Re: [MCN-L] Digital signage recommendations

[Susan Edwards]

We also use BrightSign and like it. Happy to discuss.
- Susan

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-209-7921
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu



On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Bryan Gawronski <
bgawron...@albrightknox.org> wrote:

> Good afternoon,
>
> The Albright-Knox Art Gallery also uses Brightsign for digital signage and
> we are very satisfied with the hardware.  We also use Brightsign to power
> many of our new media artworks.
>
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Bryan Gawronski
> Director of Operations
> Albright-Knox Art Gallery
> 1285 Elmwood Ave
> Buffalo NY 14222
> 716-270-8269
> bgawron...@albrightknox.org
>
> On 8/19/16, 11:53 AM, "mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu on behalf of Keir Winesmith"
> <mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu on behalf of kwinesm...@sfmoma.org> wrote:
>
>
> We use Brightsign for all the informational digital signage at SFMOMA,
> it's solid. The only issue is the lack of professional services from
> Brightsign, so there can be a lot of staff time spent getting everything
> working they way you want it.
>
> We've also developed a custom Cinder application (and supporting web
> based CMS) for the large 6 and 12 screen arrays in the museum's atriums as
> there wasn't an effective off the shelf solution for what we wanted to do
> on those displays.
>
> -k
> Keir Winesmith
> Head of Web and Digital Platforms
>
> San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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> From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu <mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu> on behalf of
> DuPree, Dustin <dustin.dup...@mam.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 7:36 AM
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digital signage recommendations
>
> I've recently deployed a few displays using Rise Vision
> https://www.risevision.com/ and have been very happy with it. The
> platform
> is free to use, however you can pay to host media with them if you
> choose
> to for $10/month. They have client software for windows & linux, and
> also
> sell media players on their website if you don't want to spec something
> yourself.
>
> I've been running the clients for our displays on Raspberry Pi v3
> hardware
> which is incredibly economical, however it did require some
> configuration
> to tune for performance and compatibility with our monitors. Video is
> not
> possible with this setup since there is no hardware acceleration
> through
> chromium on the Raspberry Pi which is what their client software uses,
> however it has been working great for "slideshow" type displays &
> static
> displays such as our coffee shop menu which don't require anything
> fancy.
>
> Dustin DuPree
> Systems Administrator
> Milwaukee Art Museum
> 700 N Art Museum Dr
> Milwaukee, WI 53202
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Alex Garcia <
> agar...@kimbellmuseum.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendations for digital signage solutions?
> We
> > have some digital signs that display announcements and upcoming
> events.
> > We’re interested in a cloud based solution but are open to hosting
> the sign
> > content.  We’ve got computers already hosting sign players so would
> prefer
> > a solution  where we can continue using those computers but are open
> to
> > solutions that have their own sign player hardware.
> >
> > Thank you
> > --
> > Alex Garcia
> > Systems Administrator
> > Kimbell Art Museum
> >  Camp Bowie Blvd
> > Fort Worth TX, 76107
> > Ph: 817-332-8451 x340
> > F: 817-877-1264
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Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Susan Edwards]

We use Bright Sign https://www.brightsign.biz/
It hits most/all of your requirements. We use the BrightAuthor CMS. Ease of
use is subjective of course. It can be a little challenging to schedule
multiple files to the screens.  We manage 5 screens and are pushing video
regularly.

s

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content

Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 209-7921
www.hammer.ucla.edu

On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Shane Richey <
shane.ric...@crystalbridges.org> wrote:

> We have a number of digital signage installations through our museum that
> we use for way finding, schedule/program information, etc… We have been
> using SMP-WEBDUO players to manage the content for the last 4 years, but
> we’re getting to a point where the hardware is starting to show its age.
> Breaking down, crashing, shutting down unexpectedly. We would like to
> replace the hardware and the content management system that we use and was
> wondering if anybody had any systems that they’ve had good luck with. The
> functions that we are looking for are:
>  - ability to schedule content and power on/off screens
>  - central CMS that can control multiple screens
>  - easy to use (the SMP-WEBDUO is a bit complicated and cumbersome to
> update/change settings)
>  - we’re fine with browser based systems, but would like them to be modern
> browsers (anything requiring IE6 gets struck from the list, and probably
> ridiculed)
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Shane Richey
>
> Digital Media Manager
>
> Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
>
> 600 Museum Way
> Bentonville, AR 72712
>
> 479-418-5735 (direct)
> 479-409-0275 (cell)
> 479-418-5700 (main)
> CrystalBridges.org<http://crystalbridges.org/>
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[MCN-L] Job Posting: Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Associate Director of IT

[Susan Edwards]

, and disability insurance, and the University
of California Retirement Plan. For more information on UCLA benefits, visit UC
Benefits
http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
.

To apply, visit UCLA Career Opportunities
http://www.ucla.edu/about/careers and search the campus job openings for
Requisition #22276. Please submit online application as instructed. Due to
the volume of resumes that we receive, we are regretfully unable to respond
to phone calls and emails regarding the status of applications and the
recruiting process.


Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-209-7921
sedwa...@hammer.ucla.edu
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[MCN-L] Advice for Digital Humanities scholars

[Susan Edwards]

Hi folks -

Are you are a tech developer and/or project manager who has worked with
humanities scholars on digital projects?

I am giving a talk at UCLA on July 14, 2015 (
http://www.humanities.ucla.edu/getty/) to would-be digital humanities
scholars (art historians specifically) about how to get started on a
digital project, and how to communicate and work with technology
professionals. I'm hoping to gather advice from the field so I can provide
the scholars with practical guidance based on real-world lessons. I am
hoping this survey will help me gather some advice from the field.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nw4MgcCvbKFnAicq5EoYLCWlWti5ibNSStcFlP0br6k/edit

I will share results of this survey with you if you provide me with your
contact info. I'd also love to speak with anyone who is willing to chat on
the phone. Feel free to contact me at susan...@gmail.com or @jolifanta

Please fill out the survey by Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
Thanks
- Susan Edwards
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[MCN-L] Advice for Digital Humanities scholars (updated link)

[Susan Edwards]

Oops - I included the wrong link to the survey. Correct link is here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nw4MgcCvbKFnAicq5EoYLCWlWti5ibNSStcFlP0br6k/viewform

s


Hi folks -

Are you are a tech developer and/or project manager who has worked with
humanities scholars on digital projects?

I am giving a talk at UCLA on July 14, 2015
(http://www.humanities.ucla.edu/getty/) to would-be digital humanities
scholars (art historians specifically) about how to get started on a
digital project, and how to communicate and work with technology
professionals. I'm hoping to gather advice from the field so I can provide
the scholars with practical guidance based on real-world lessons. I am
hoping this survey will help me gather some advice from the field.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nw4MgcCvbKFnAicq5EoYLCWlWti5ibNSStcFlP0br6k/edit

I will share results of this survey with you if you provide me with your
contact info. I'd also love to speak with anyone who is willing to chat on
the phone. Feel free to contact me at susane67 at gmail.com
http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or @jolifanta

Please fill out the survey by Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
Thanks
- Susan Edwards
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[MCN-L] August 25 is the AAM2015 session proposals deadline

[Susan Edwards]

Hello MCN-ers - 


The deadline to submit a proposal for AAM2015 is coming up on August 25. We 
have received very few proposals thus far under the Media  Technology track. 


Learn more, and submit proposals here: 
http://www.aam-us.org/events/annual-meeting/sessions


I am on the Program Committee this year, and can help you hone your proposal 
and find co-presenters. Feel free to contact me!


- Susan Edwards
310-440-7510
sedwards at getty.edu
@jolifanta

[MCN-L] Call for Instructors - Tech Tutorials @ AAM 2014

[Susan Edwards]

AAM's Media  Technology Committee is working with AAM to have a large offering 
of Tech Tutorials at the 2014 annual conference in Seattle. These tutorials are 
75-minute nuts-and-bolts sessions on various tech topics, from social media, to 
video production, to mobile development, and copyright issues. In the past 
these have worked best with teams of 2-3 people team-teaching them.

A call for instructors is included in AAM's session proposals, but our response 
has been spotty. We also need to have a museum staff person on each instructor 
team, so we're putting out a call again. If you are interested in teaching one 
of these, please fill out this form by Monday, Sept 30: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cM0NJODdqrRQIk_T9ksUu0j02f1mdjnwEdVBWJp4tJw/viewform

A list of all the proposed tutorials, with descriptions, is available here: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15L5Hrr2Em_kVR4vVHNRN9CtBOLmYe5N0kNn635-JGZ0/edit?usp=sharing
Descriptions are also available within AAM's session proposal listing online 
(http://www.aam-us.org/events/annual-meeting/proposals/ (Filter for Media  
Technology, and then look for sessions beginning with Tech Tutorial.)

Note that AAM has not yet approved these for the final program, but they seem 
keen on including them.

Thanks!
- Susan

Susan Edwards
Sr. Writer/Editor, Web Group
J. Paul Getty Trust
1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 403
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310.440.7510
sedwards at getty.edu 

[MCN-L] Responsive design examples

[Susan Edwards]

Hey Christina - 
We are currently redesigning our /visit section with responsive design, and 
don't have anything to show yet on www.getty.edu.
But our redesigned blog just launched on Friday - 'reincarnated' as an online 
magazine with responsive design: http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/

I am also very interested to see RWD examples from museums and libraries.
We are using Berkeley's mobile calendar as a model for our RWD calendar: 
events.berkeley.edu/mobile/

And if anyone has any suggestions for RWD prototyping tools, I'd love to see 
them. I am currently using DivShot (divshot.com), which is in Beta and has its, 
um, quirks.

Susan Edwards
Writer/Editor, Web Group
J. Paul Getty Trust
1200 Getty Center Drive
Suite 403
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310.440.7510
sedwards at getty.edu 



Message: 2
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:03:47 -0800
From: Christina DePaolo cdepa...@bpoc.org
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu
Subject: [MCN-L] Responsive design examples
Message-ID:
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Hello MCN community,
I am looking for examples of museum, library or non-profit websites that
are responsive. I know of a few, but I am looking for more. In the last few
days I have been playing a funny game with my laptop, ipad, and iphone
browsers, to find out if sites are truly responsive.

Maybe we can turn it into a drinking game at the upcoming MW2013.

Please help me if you can. Examples of museum, library, cultural or other
non-profit sites wanted. Your favorite responsive site is fine too.

Thank you very much.

Christina DePaolo | Director of Digital Media

*BALBOA PARK ONLINE COLLABORATIVE*

*P* (619) 331-1962 *E* cdepaolo at bpoc.org 

2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101

Innovative |  Collaborative | bpoc.org http://www.bpoc.org/

[MCN-L] institutional policy for a museum's online

[Susan Edwards]

Maja - 

We're in the process of developing a policy, also adapted in part from the 
Walker Art Center's blog guidelines, which I love because they are so succinct 
and also really point to common sense. I think common sense is the key, but as 
Perian points out, not everyone agrees on what appropriate is. 

One thing we've found successful with our Facebook page is to have a group 
approach to developing the posts. We have 5 staff people working on the page. 
If one of us has an idea, we e-mail it to the group. We are all good at 
responding pretty immediately. If one or more of the group members agrees it's 
a good post, we go ahead with the posting. We actually work pretty quickly and 
in the process we have created a great collaborative group. Rather than being 
cumbersome, I feel like this approach actually frees us up to be really 
creative since it takes the onus off of one person and gives everyone a 
sounding board to try out ideas and really be creative. I can think of a few 
post ideas I have had that my inner voice was telling me were on the edge of 
being bad ideas. Left to my own I may not have posted, but by vetting through 
the group we ended up posting and got great responses. The group approach also 
helps keep the momentum up -- if one staff person is out, or just busy, the 
others can keep it going.

Another tip may be to have some editorial staff involved in the group. Our 
Facebook group has 2 editors involved, myself included. Editors will know the 
official terminology and editorial style for your institution and can help 
shape the tone for the social media (hopefully very different from your 
official tone!). 

Hope this helps
susan

Susan Edwards
Sr. Writer/Editor, Web Group
J. Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310.440.7510
sedwards at getty.edu

 mcn-l-request at mcn.edu 8/26/2009 12:00 PM 
Message: 4
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:33:38 -0700
From: Perian Sully psu...@magnes.org
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] institutional policy for a museum's online
presence viasocial networking
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu
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Dear Maja:

We adapted our policy from the Walker Art Center's blog guidelines,
which they have posted online here:
http://newmedia.walkerart.org/nmiwiki/index.php/Main/WalkerBlogGuideline 
s

Basically, we fall on the side of use common sense. I am the official
Twitter-er, but I hand over those duties from time to time to any staff
member who wishes to be the staff Tweeter for the week. A variety of
folks use our Flickr account for posting collection images and curated
projects. I'm currently the only person who uploads to our YouTube
account, but I'm open to that changing. Facebook is supposed to be in
the hands of the marketing department, but it could use a bit of
encouragement. And any staff member or intern who wishes to blog may do
so, but I do the copy and content editing before it's published.

We've been going this way for little over a year now, without strict
guidelines, with no incident. I do put down some groundrules regarding
tone of voice (casual, but professional, and if you use internet-speak,
spam people, or are otherwise obnoxious, I'm yanking your access), and
obviously nothing confidential, but confidentiality and appropriate
conduct is generally agreed to at time of hiring (we all have to sign a
confidentiality agreement).

I think there's a nice balance that can be had, but it does require some
trust in your staff and a few groundrules laid out at the outset.

Hope this helps,

~P

Perian Sully
Collections Information Manager
Web Programs Strategist
The Magnes
Berkeley, CA


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From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Maja Clark
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:36 PM
To: mcn-l at mcn.edu 
Subject: [MCN-L] institutional policy for a museum's online presence
viasocial networking

Does anyone have an institutional policy or guidelines for what  where
staff may  may not post online? Or is it more to do with hierarchy 
trusting a designated staff member to approve all staff postings before
they go live? 

We've been looking to expand our web presence beyond our website. There
is concern among senior IT staff that the museum's online image needs to
more orchestrated to prevent the museum's reputation from being damaged
by inappropriate online representations by individual staff members.  Am
scratching my head wondering if it's possible to have a corporate-minded
policy on such things AND somehow give staff enough freedom/trust to run
with ideas to achieve the freshness  immediacy that web 2.0 can offer.

Thank you,
Maja
  

Maja Clark
Collections Manager, Shangri La
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
4055 Papu Circle
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 792-5506
www.shangrilahawaii.org 

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[MCN-L] Style guide for technical terms

[Susan Edwards]

At the Getty we use Chicago's 15th edition, which includes some guidance on 
technical terms, as was mentioned. We are currently in the process of creating 
a Web style guide, which deals with everything from how to format a link in 
running text versus in a list, to captions online and writing metadata. 
Annelisa Stephan is leading that project (astephan at getty.edu).

About the final period after a URL, we use the final period per Chicago in hard 
copy only - i.e. in printed pieces and downloadable documents online. On Web 
pages, we advise against presenting the actual URL. Instead, we suggest writing 
out appropriate text, that is then linked with an href. For example, instead of 
For more information about Monet, visit the Metropolitan Museum's Timeline of 
Art history at http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm.; I would write this as 
For more information about Monet, visit the a 
href=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm;Metropolitan Museum's Timeline 
of Art history/a.

Susan Edwards
Sr. Writer/Editor, Web Group
J. Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA 90049
sedwards at getty.edu 
310.440.7510