Re: [MCN-L] Funding for Digital Projects
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 <http://www.mediacombo.net/> @rocombo <http://twitter.com/rocombo> ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] Survey Participation
Hi Sheila: I am a bit south of the border, but if you can overlook that, I would be willing to participate in your survey. Sincerely yours, Boyce Tankersley Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 Email: btank...@chicagobotanic.org<mailto:btank...@chicagobotanic.org> Phone: 847-835-6841 Fax: 847-835-1635 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Collections Database Remote Access Policies
Hi Rob: The issue we ran into related to an infected computer at home that 'shared' with the institutional server when they remotely accessed the databases. Boyce Tankersley Chicago Botanic Garden -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Rob Morgan Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:18 PM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Collections Database Remote Access Policies Hello MCN Listserv, Does your institution allow remote access to your collections database? For example, can a Curator check your collections database from home via a Remote Desktop Connection/Terminal Server, or something similar? If so, does your institution have a policy in place regarding remote access to your collections database? If so, can you share it with me? FYI, we allow remote access to our collections database. However, there is concern about losing control over who can see sensitive information (e.g., values, locations, etc.) when the database is accessed outside the museum (e.g., a non-employee could see sensitive data in an employee’s home). Of course, the argument is that staff should be trusted regardless of where they’re working. Thanks, Rob Morgan Collections Database Administrator The Baltimore Museum of Art P.S. Sorry for any cross-listing ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Controlled vocabulary for view description
We have a vocabulary focused on views of plants (flowers, fruits, habit, etc.) if that would be of interest. It was created as part of a collaboration among herbaria and botanic gardens. Many thanks, 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 Fax: 847-835-1635 -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Green, Nahoko Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 5:20 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Controlled vocabulary for view description Hi Kate, We use terms under "views (visual works)" in AAT http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATHierarchy?find=view=AND==300015424. Thanks, Nahoko Chicago History Museum -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Mayo, Katherine Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 5:03 PM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Controlled vocabulary for view description Hello, Does anyone have a controlled vocabulary for a view description field? Or can anyone point me to a resource for such a vocabulary/taxonomy? We want to clean up our data and make it more consistent across the board. We currently have a short list (recto, verso, full view, detail), and then photographers can manually enter others that are more specific (full view front, full view side proper left, etc.) and have ended up with a hodgepodge of values. Many thanks, Kate Mayo National Gallery of Art Imaging and Visual Services ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] Metadata fields for people/place/event images
Hi All: For a number of years we've been digitizing plant images from staff, departmental and institutional collections at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Working with a number of other institutions we created and implemented some standardized terms and abbreviations for the various parts of plants featured in these images. Recently we expanded our efforts and began digitizing a fairly robust collection of images documenting the history of the Chicago Botanic Garden from a people, place and event standpoint. Can any of you provide links to accepted metadata definitions and terms for these non-plant images? Many thanks, 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 Fax: 847-835-1635 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] Survey on museum collections information (deadline August15, 2012)
-Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Gabriela Zoller Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:05 PM To: RCAAM at SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU; ARLIS-L at lsv.arlisna.org; mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Survey on museum collections information (deadline August15, 2012) Dear colleagues: As part of our research into the role of librarians/information scientists in museum cataloging, we would appreciate your help in developing an understanding of museum cataloging practices, including what is meant by cataloging and who is currently doing this work. If you are a registrar, collections manager, cataloger, or other person with responsibility for documenting/cataloging collection objects in a museum setting, we would be grateful if you complete the linked survey by Wednesday, August 15th. Responses will be kept anonymous. Quotations from responses may be used in a forthcoming article in a professional journal. Please forward/share the link with anyone whose responses would be relevant. The survey is available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=trueformkey=dHd1YWNvd1F5dWNCcVI5N0pQMXg4Tnc6MQ (Please excuse any duplication due to posting to multiple listservs). Sincerely, Gabriela Zoller Katie DeMarsh Department of Research Resources Albright-Knox Art Gallery 1285 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, New York 14222 716.270.8277 (ph) gzoller at albrightknox.org Albright-Knox Art Gallery Celebrating 150 Years 1862 - 2012
[MCN-L] Visual sorting tools?
Have you taken a look at Adobe Lightroom? Boyce Tankersley -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Perian Sully Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 7:27 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Visual sorting tools? Hi everyone - I was wondering if anyone knew of any Adobe Bridge extension or other third-party software that would allow me to sort by color, and then move a selection to another directory. Basically, I have a directory of 8600 images, captured in RGB, but about 2/3rds of them are black and white photographs. I would like to identify and segregate the b/w photographs and convert them to grayscale. However, they're all mixed in with color photographs, making selecting them incredibly time-consuming. I did find this rather neat little software package, ImageSorter, which does almost everything I want... save being able to select and move the black and white images. http://pixolution.does-it.net/index.php?id=18 It looks as though Adobe is working on it as a feature in a future release, but that doesn't help me now. Any suggestions? ~Perian
[MCN-L] [POSSIBLE SPAM SENDER] - cultural diplomacy - Email found in subject
Hi Len: PlantCollections - A Community Solution started as an effect restricted to the USA to link plant related information from botanic gardens together on the WWW. Additional funding has permitted us to expand the project to include China and India. Portals to access the information will be created in Mandarin and Hindi to provide as broad an access to the data as possible. Expansion activities have certainly provided opportunities for building collaborations with other cultures based upon a shared interest in plants and the natural world. Boyce Tankersley Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 tel: 847-835-6841 fax: 847-835-1635 email: btankers at chicagobotanic.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Leonard Steinbach Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:04 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [POSSIBLE SPAM SENDER] - [MCN-L] cultural diplomacy - Email found in subject I have been long interested in how web or other technology based collaborations are a form of cultural diplomacy, which for the moment I will simply define as fostering better understandings among peoples based on the sharing of art and culture. For example, FRAME www.framemuseums.org fosters the sharing of information, exhibitions, and intellectual discourse through a consortium of 12 French and 12 American regional museums. I was most impressed and inspired by the work of our colleagues and friends at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan who through multi-lingual presentation and broad distribution of information about their art are really promoting and sharing their culture. http://www.npm.gov.tw/en/home.htm Our friends also talked about their involvement n culturemondo -- check out http://www.culturelink.org/conf/culturemondo/index.html Then there are non-museum projects such as the Digital Worlds Institute http://www.digitalworlds.ufl.edu/ which is using internet2 and music and other culture to bridge communities around the world. Anyway. i would appreciate and links or information about web or otherwise technology-based culture-based multi-national initiatives to bring the world's peoples together. many thanks Len Steinbach lensteinbach at gmail.com cell 917 821 6207 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
[MCN-L] Google Wave Invites
Hi Kurt: What is Google Wave? Boyce Tankersley Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 tel: 847-835-6841 fax: 847-835-1635 email: btankers at chicagobotanic.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of MuseumPods Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:04 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Google Wave Invites Anyone interested in joining Google Wave? I have a bunch of invites from Google so if you want to join send me a direct email I will send you an invite. stuchell at museumpods.com Kurt Stuchell ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
