[MCN-L] Cloud Exit Strategy / Termination Policies
Happy new year MCN! Would anyone have knowledge or samples of a cloud services termination agreement, policy or SLA with a provider that includes termination activities? I'm researching materials that are intended to deal with backup, re-migration, data ownership and transfer, etc. on the chance that the cloud based service provider goes under, or terminates the service with the customer, or vice versa. Any ideas around safeguarding or planning for "unclouding" or moving clouds or having your cloud move on<https://youtu.be/O3F4GmbHl5g> would be helpful! (I think Mick says it best -- https://youtu.be/O3F4GmbHl5g :)) Have a great day. Thanks, Kate Kate Blanch Systems Manager, Data & Digital Resources 410.547.9000 x.266 | kbla...@thewalters.org The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 thewalters.org<http://thewalters.org/> ___ 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] Forms for Confluence
Hello MCN! We're evaluating Confluence as a collaborative platform for document sharing and project management. My question is around form add-ins. We have many, pretty extensive forms that exist as Word docs, presently. We'd like to use a form add-in in Confluence to eliminate the amount of Word docs floating around and streamline the submission process. I would be so grateful for any feedback around the questions below! -Which form add-in is the best (has the most/best features, is not clunky and allows you to manage the data captured in a variety of ways)? -In the case of long, text heavy (very narrative) forms where users might actually have to draft and edit responses - is there a form that can handle this? For example: a) save a half-completed form in Confluence before submission and go back to it later b) save a draft of the submission as a document outside of Confluence for editing c) edit submitted forms I'm aware these requirements sound like people need to make documents and not forms...but dumping documents into Confluence doesn't seem to automate requests/service requests. I'm a bit puzzled about the right direction, admittedly. -Has anyone worked with Confluence developers that can build custom solutions and integrations? Thanks in advance for your replies. Kate Blanch Systems Manager, Data & Digital Resources 410.547.9000 x.266 | kbla...@thewalters.org The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 thewalters.org<http://thewalters.org/> ___ 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] Collection sharing software
Hi Suzanne, our open source DAMS, ResourceSpace (http://www.resourcespace.org/) has excellent, web-based collection sharing features (and might be a good way to manage high-res images, to boot). You can create collections and generate external URLS to share them, or send directly from a system-generated email. I think you could create a variety of metadata fields to store rich data, and relate resources together if you needed to link supporting documentation to collection items. Hosting, support and implementation packages in many flavors are available from Montala, the firm that co-authored ResourceSpace, but it is truly open source so you can implement it yourself for nill. I'd be happy to send you a sample collection or talk more offline. One thing you might want to ask your client to define is what his collection-users will want to do with the collections once they get them - do you need reporting features, download image derivatives, etc. All best, Kate Kate Blanch Systems Manager, Data & Digital Resources 410.547.9000 x.266 | kbla...@thewalters.org The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 thewalters.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 8:00 AM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 128, Issue 17 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l@mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-ow...@mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Final CfP: Accessing Cultural Heritage at Scale (workshop at JCDL2016) (Paula Goodale) 2. Collection sharing software (Suzanne Quigley) 3. Re: Collection sharing software (Douglas Hegley) 4. Re: Collection sharing software (Mike Ellis) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:48:54 +0100 From: Paula Goodale <p.good...@sheffield.ac.uk> To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Final CfP: Accessing Cultural Heritage at Scale (workshop at JCDL2016) Message-ID: <CAGavWXmJzGejsnSU7+Q2cmCGBtnvxmr9JmAydwDpFfg=pqx...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Final Call for Papers Workshop on Accessing Cultural Heritage at Scale (ACHS) Newark, NJ, 22-23 June, 2016 (in association with JCDL) http://achs.group.shef.ac.uk/ ***Deadline: 2nd May, 2016*** -- BREAKING NEWS: Successful authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to a forthcoming special issue of the International Journal on Digital Libraries (IJDL) -- ==Aims== Accessing Cultural Heritage at Scale is a workshop collocated at the JCDL 2016 conference, to be held in Newark, NJ, USA. The workshop will take place over two half days on 22-23 June 2016. Our focus is on challenges and opportunities, current and emerging developments in the area of information access via exploration and discovery in large-scale digital libraries and collections, particularly in the cultural heritage domain. We will consider the underlying technologies which enable this access, as well as interaction functionalities, and user evaluations. Our goal is to identify the needs of providers and their users, assess the current state-of-the-art, and to identify challenges and prioritize areas of future research potential. ==Topics== The workshop is focused on all aspects of supporting access, exploration and discovery within large-scale digital libraries, especially within cultural heritage. This fits with the JCDL conference theme of 'Big Libraries, Big Data, Big Innovation' to include information access issues and solutions in cultural heritage that focus on volume, variety and velocity of library content, and also variety (complexity, diversity) of users and uses. Specifically, we invite contributions on related topics including (but not limited to): * Information discovery, exploration and serendipity * User-centered information access and evaluation * Multimedia, multilingual and exploratory Information Retrieval * Information needs and information behaviour * Information organization, ontologies * Entity-centric information access * Information extraction, content enrichment, text analytics, natural language processing * Entity-extraction and disambiguation * Metadata and linked data * Visualization of information s
[MCN-L] Exporting Data into a Nice Looking Excel Document
Hi all, I'm seeking some popular wisdom regarding tools or methods to help us export SQL data into nicely formatted Excel documents. While our driving purpose is to create user-friendly exhibition checklists, this solution would assist us in so many other information-sharing projects. Background: We have a SQL database. Non-technical users need an interface to query or isolate a data set (users could provide a unique ID, but they can't edit SQL view parameters, if you get my drift). Data (including ThumbBLOB images) need to be delivered or exported into a somewhat well-formatted Excel spreadsheet that maintains its grid alignment. Presently we run a Crystal report and export the Crystal report to an Excel Data Only format, but the labor involved in reformatting a raw spreadsheet every time the data is refreshed is sinking us. We're open to considering almost any variety of solutions (Excel macros, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting services, .NET, PHP, XML - or anything else that works!) If anyone has good (or bad) experience or advice, it would be very helpful! I may be missing something obvious, but I'm not finding a lot of channels for solving this problem. Many thanks! Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases 410.547.9000 x.266 | kbla...@thewalters.org The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 thewalters.orghttp://thewalters.org/ ___ 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] Conservation module in database
Dear Lauren, In our conservation database (Conservation Tracker) we do separate the treatment narrative from materials, but we use materials to record the composition of the object and not necessarily the materials used in treatment. However the same idea applies -- my goal was to find a way to record materials as terms to make indexing and searching easier (especially if the materials field could be a drop-down list or multi-check combo box). Our conservators frequently want to search by material. Here is a partial list of the fields we use for treatment report types. We also have examination, loan, technical analysis and survey report types which share many of the same fields as the treatment report but have additional, unique fields as well. Let me know if you want to discuss further, I'm always interested in others applications of conservation data! Thanks, Kate Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases 410.547.9000 x.266 | kbla...@thewalters.org The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 thewalters.org Materials Terms: A listing of the materials that make up the object. List individual materials separated by semi-colons. e.g. sawdust; oil paint; canvas; leather; gold; ivory Marks/Inscriptions: Description of any marks, inscriptions, signatures, stamps, labels, etc. Materials Description: A narrative description of the materials that make up the object. Support Description: Description of structural integrity or basic support of object. May apply more completely to paintings. e.g. Wood Panel: grain vertical. Number of members one. Cut tangential. Other Supports none. Fabrication/Techniques Description: Description of the object as a whole, how it was made and what it is constructed of. Analysis results can be included here as well. e.g. Part of a shrine in silver, mounted in a frame made up of metal pieces from other sources, contemporary and later. Proposed Treatment: Appears on Examination record type. Description of the object's treatment needs. e.g. Frame needs consolidation, surface cleaning, retouching. Treatment: Appears on Treatment record type. Description of the treatment steps performed on an object. e.g. Surface dirt removed with vacuum; surface washed with tap water and dried. Notes/Abstract: Additional notes, info about related objects, related resources and other miscellaneous information can be stored here. e.g. The previous repairs were done before acquisition by Mr. Henry Walters as part of the Mansaretti purchase in 1902. e.g. Returned to galleries 4/30/2001. Total Time / Time Est: Describe the total proposed or actual project time. Based on the Proposed Treatment (for Examination records) or Treatment (for Treatment records) described. e.g. 10 hours Original Message From: Lauren Robinson Sent: Monday, 6 April 2015 20:38 To: mcn-l@mcn.edumailto:mcn-l@mcn.edu Reply To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database Hello, We are looking at a proposal for the conservation module in our database. The proposal currently separates the following into four fields: Proposed Treatment, Proposed Materials, Treatment, and Treatment Materials. I'm wondering what other institutions follow the practice of separating treatment from treatment materials, and how they find it useful. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks! LAUREN ROBINSON CATALOGING COORDINATOR Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 TEL: 917.492.3373 lrobin...@mcny.orgmailto:lrobin...@mcny.org NOW ON VIEW Everything Is Design: The Work of Paul Randhttp://www.mcny.org/exhibition/everything-design Through July 19, 2015 Logos, books, ads more by a master of American design ___ 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.edumailto: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/
Re: [MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs
Hi all, I'm grateful to read all the feedback on this topic! I wanted to expand the conversation a little and ask whether anyone has experience digitizing documents via a copy stand set up? The flatbed scanner approach is just painfully slow. We're working our way through a planning grant to develop a plan to digitize about 34K pieces of documentation related to the museum's collection (I know this crosses over into archival work, but for the sake of looking at digitization only, just go with me). The oldest documents in the set are about 100 years old, though the oldest documents account for a very small percentage of the whole. There are some handling issues, but again, marginal overall. Any thoughts on flatbed vs. copy stand for digitizing documents? Thanks! Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases 410.547.9000 x.266 | kbla...@thewalters.org The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185 thewalters.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:00 AM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 113, Issue 13 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l@mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-ow...@mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of mcn-l digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: mcn-l Digest, Vol 113, Issue 12 Digitizing Photographs (Marianne Weldon) 2. Re: Digitizing Photographs (Joseph Hoover) 3. Re: Digitizing Photographs (Frank Kennedy) 4. Re: Digitizing Photographs (Sarah Stierch) 5. Re: Digitizing Photographs (Tanner, Simon) 6. Re: Digitizing Photographs (Landsberg, Erik) 7. Register for 2015! Simmons LIS Continuing Education - Online Classes (SLIS Continuing Education) -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:17:50 -0500 (EST) From: Marianne Weldon mwel...@brynmawr.edu To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 113, Issue 12 Digitizing Photographs Message-ID: 916244135.57346367.1422022670414.JavaMail.root@zimbra-mailbox Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Here is a relevant article regarding the light levels used in modern flatbed scanners https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.city-gallery.com/learning/guide/light-levels.phpk=Zn6W9g0QMlyJSNRckEnWug%3D%3D%0Ar=gHnaDWocvuQXhwjmuMBP9g%3D%3D%0Am=KuiQOv77OIOx2NO0VEOvzsrces5LCw8rQDDb0KJVKW0%3D%0As=45572c6a984ea1325062e61a711830de73ff0e4b370486dafe77969651b7f69e There was another at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.analyticalphilately.org/images/ScanningCCP.pdfk=Zn6W9g0QMlyJSNRckEnWug%3D%3D%0Ar=gHnaDWocvuQXhwjmuMBP9g%3D%3D%0Am=KuiQOv77OIOx2NO0VEOvzsrces5LCw8rQDDb0KJVKW0%3D%0As=0d11bb29708dbcc8f07b76aaaf41b669a256e4c9d65d5ed1a8f1c5a311d7846b but the link is no longer active. I have contacted them asking if I could still obtain it. If it do, I will post it also. Marianne Weldon Collections Manager for Special Collections 202 Canaday Bryn Mawr College 101 North Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 office 610-526-5022 mwel...@brynmawr.edu Fellow, The American Institute for Conservation See our collection online at: Triarte.brynmawr.edu and at emuseum.net -- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:46:19 -0600 From: Joseph Hoover joe.hoo...@mnhs.org To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs Message-ID: CA+7Fg=n2-bJGH1=ftdFmTudT-uGNzzaQE-gcLuZW9AZ=tkr...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In a case of a small museum with limited resources, I would go ahead and use the flatbed scanner. Using a copy stand is a good approach, however, unless your organization has the resources and money to hire (or find a volunteer) a professional photographer who is experienced and can accurately measure and balance light and tone, you are more than likely to wind up with a poor quality reproduction and you may find that you will do more physical and light damage to the photo than on a scanner. I have seen inexperienced museums professionals use camera stands with terrible results. You have to know what you are doing with a camera stand to get good light, exposure balance and tone, with a scanner, while you may have other technical issues, lighting issues are not one of them. It really comes down to using conservator common sense with the resources you have. Are you dealing with a one-of-a-kind photograph of Abraham Lincoln or a black and white snap shots of a church picnic? However, if the photo is fragile from
[MCN-L] Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions
I wanted to extend my thanks for the many replies to my post. This kind of information will be invaluable for me and my colleagues. Thanks again for being so generous with your knowledge. Kate Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases kblanch at thewalters.org / 410.547.9000 ext. 266? The Walters Art Museum 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201 www.thewalters.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 8:00 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 103, Issue 8 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of mcn-l digest... Today's Topics: 1. Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions (Glen Barnes) 2. Re: Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions (Bryan Kennedy) 3. Unsubscribe (Rothbaum, Rachel) -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:28:28 +1300 From: Glen Barnes g...@mytoursapp.com To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions Message-ID: CAJ4dvGr2hDxO2=A7sb_A4OtBfexbx6AiE55pfoWc1nU9n=2vag at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Kate, Speaking from an NZ perspective here. I've found that in NZ institutions tend to limit access to higher quality images and have separate licensing on these (rather than copyright). You are free to use the web published version but if you want anything extra then you need to jump through hoops to get a high res version, possibly pay for it and agree to restrictive licensing terms. It is changing but only slowly. Also in response to this comment: There can be no valid copyright in images that are merely slavish reproductions of two-dimensional works, no matter that some institutions may continue to make such claims. So with respect to those slavish types of images, questions about resolution and size are simply irrelevant from a legal perspective -- and no CC license attached to any such image could be valid. Maybe in the US but in NZ organisations are claiming copyright over scanned photos and other images. I don't think this has been tested in court. IANAL so I don't know if they have valid claims or not. Thanks, Glen -- Message: 2 Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:39:38 -0500 From: Bryan Kennedy bkenn...@smm.org To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions Message-ID: CAMMAFbUSPF5N1VzyGr=q_GO_srZKMY+LSiZtb70bOjcmB8bRGQ at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I'd never heard the term slavish in relation to copyright. This wikipedia article does a pretty good job of describing the court case, that I think(?) is the origin of this usage. Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp. Looks like there are some open questions about how this decision applies outside the US. bk bryan kennedy director, exhibit media science museum of minnesota bkennedy at smm.org 651.221.2522 On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Virginia Rutledge virginiarutledge at yahoo.com wrote: Hello All -- It's always worth noting that a fair use can be made of any image, no matter theresolution or size. Whether and how an institution chooses to control access to images of works in its care is of course a different question. Michael points to some great examples of institutions that are opting to provide more access to images of art -- in many cases, art which is itself no longer in copyright. Which leads to another important point about proper and improper assertions of copyright -- There can be no valid copyright in images that are merely slavish reproductions of two-dimensional works, no matter that some institutions may continue to make such claims. So with respect to those slavish types of images, questions about resolution and size are simply irrelevant from a legal perspective -- and no CC license attached to any such image could be valid. Photographs of objects, installations, architecture, performance (etc.) often need to be treated differently. Those images may be properly copyrighted. But on the question of claiming a separate copyright in any image merely because of a difference in resolution or size, the right answer from the legal
[MCN-L] Different Copyrights / Different Image Resolutions
Hello MCN, This may be a rather dense question regarding copyright law...but as it's outside my area of expertise I figured this community could provide a great reference point. My own research is not turning up an good answers/examples either! Do any institutions assign different copyright statements to derivatives of the same image, depending on that image's resolution? Take for example, a photo of a Greek urn in a museum collection. Would it be common practice for a high-resolution TIFF of this photo to bear a (c)Museum Institution, 2014 statement, while a medium-resolution JPG of the same photo would bear a (c) Creative Commons License? Does this scenario fit within basic copyright law or guidelines? If anyone is differentiating copyright statements based on image resolution, do you have this policy written/documented in a shareable way? Thanks for any feedback you might have! Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases kblanch at thewalters.org / 410.547.9000 ext. 266 The Walters Art Museum 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201 www.thewalters.orghttp://www.thewalters.org/
[MCN-L] Job Posting: The Walters Art Museum (Collections, Data Imaging Assistant)
Hello all, I wanted to share a new job posting with the community. It can be fully reviewed online (http://thewalters.org/about/jobs/jobdetails.aspx?jd=175) or check out the details below. Thanks! Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases kblanch at thewalters.orgmailto:kblanch at thewalters.org / 410.547.9000 ext. 266 The Walters Art Museum 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201 www.thewalters.orghttp://www.thewalters.org/ Collections, Data Imaging Assistant Job Location : Registrar Department The Registrar Department of the Walters Art Museum seeks a fulltime Collection, Data Imaging Assistant who, under the supervision of the Chief Registrar, manages collection cataloging and digital media in the collection management database (TMS) and digital asset management system (DAMS). Works with curators and conservators to insure that new collection information from a variety of grant-funded projects, exhibitions, and publications is captured in the collection management database according to best practice information standards and protocols. Develops, updates, and maintains internal collections documentation standards and style guides. Audits and edits cataloging completed by other users to ensure adherence to cataloging standards. Trains staff and end-users on TMS querying, searching, and reporting, and supports staff with complex searching and reporting requests. Works closely with the IT Database Administrator on collection-related data sharing projects, online repositories and public access projects. Supports registrars with processing pre-accessions and accessions, assists with inventories and object location updates, helps catalog, mark and photograph collection objects, provides backup support for supervising visitors in storage. Requirements: * BA required with art history or history preferred area of concentration. * Museum internships, one-year museum experience or comparable experience required. * Museum cataloguing and imaging experience required. Knowledge of computer databases, digital imaging, cataloging and metadata standards required. Knowledge of TMS preferred. Knowledge of digital asset management systems desirable as is knowledge of Crystal reports. * Some art handling or collection management knowledge preferred. * Aptitude in handling a variety of projects simultaneously and juggling the priorities of long-term projects essential as is the ability to work independently. * Meticulous attention to detail, good communication skills and ability to work with people. Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to jobs at thewalters.orgmailto:jobs at thewalters.org Application end date Friday, June 7. An EOE/A drug, alcohol and smoke free environment. To Apply Contact jobs at thewalters.orgmailto:jobs at thewalters.org NO CALLS PLEASE
[MCN-L] Experiences with DAM systems? (King, Perris)
Hi Perris, I manage about 10 TB of digital assets in an enterprise digital asset management system, most of which are images. We implemented our DAMS in 2009 and have really learned, grown, had regrets and of course some successes along the way. I'd be happy to talk with you in more depth offline - I'm always looking to connect with other DAMS users. I'd be interested in hearing how your vendor evaluation process is going and which products you like. Feel free to get in touch by phone or email! Thanks, Kate Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases kblanch at thewalters.org / 410.547.9000 ext. 266? The Walters Art Museum 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201 www.thewalters.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:00 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 89, Issue 24 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of mcn-l digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? (Kate Haley Goldman) 2. Re: Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? (Adrienne Romano) 3. ePublishing - What You Need To Know Workshop: Still time to sign up! (Eric Longo) 4. Experiences with DAM systems? (King, Perris) 5. Fwd: [VRA-L] Embedded Metadata News - basic guidelines (Heidi Raatz) 6. Re: Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? (Frank E. Thomson) 7. Re: Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? (Adrienne Romano) 8. Just Released - MCN 2012 Seattle Sessions, Volume I (Eric Longo) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:41:32 -0500 From: Kate Haley Goldman haleygold...@audienceviewpoints.com To: mcn-l at mcn.edu mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? Message-ID: CD2EA8C1.1CBA5%Haleygoldman at ncil.spacescience.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hello Doug-- We've been doing some work with iForm builder for on the floor surveys. We're still road-testing it, but our initial impressions are quite good. https://www.iformbuilder.com/ Kate Kate Haley Goldman Principal HaleyGoldman at AudienceViewpoints.com AudienceViewpoints.com -- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:25:43 + From: Patinka, Doug, DCA doug.patinka at state.nm.us To: mcn-l at mcn.edu mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? Message-ID: 27FC8EB2260C6447B41FFDC8ACBB1BC599A1E2ED at CEXMB001.nmes.lcl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii We're in the initial planning phase of a visitor survey project, and are wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a survey system that would enable us to conduct surveys and collect responses. At present, we think this will involve a staff member asking visitors directly and recording responses on a tablet or mobile device. We'd have different questions at each of our 16 locations. Some of these sites have no connection to a network, so we would need to store data on the device and access it later. Any experiences you're willing to share would be appreciated. Doug Doug.patinka at state.nm.usmailto:Doug.patinka at state.nm.us -- Douglas Patinka Acting Director, Museum Resources Division New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs 505-827-6433 | doug.patinka at state.nm.us * -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:24:49 + From: Adrienne Romano arom...@michenerartmuseum.org To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? Message-ID: 8BB68CB23E095C49B6C78322ABDFD064012A7660DC at JMMMAIL.michener.local Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Are there any suggestions for Android based tablets? Thank you for the information. Adrienne Adrienne Neszmelyi-Romano Director of Education, New Media and Interpretive Initiatives James A. Michener Art Museum aromano at michenerartmuseum.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Kate Haley Goldman Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:42 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys? Hello Doug-- We've been doing some work with iForm builder for on the floor surveys. We're still road-testing it, but our initial impressions are quite
[MCN-L] institutional image database
Hello! We use a digital asset management system (vendor is MediaBeacon) to store museum-wide digital assets. Everything from collection photography, marketing material, education and membership events, museum store images, etc. This is definitely a work in progress, and we are working to integrate one new department's assets into the DAM per quarter (though we discovered integrating new departments can take much longer, depending on number of staff and technical skill-set). Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases kblanch at thewalters.org / 410.547.9000 ext. 266? The Walters Art Museum 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201 www.thewalters.org Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe February 13-May 15, 2011 Realistic Perfection: The Making of Oriental Ceramic Art March 12-June 4, 2011 Relics and Reliquaries: Reconsidered February 26-May 22, 2011 ?? -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:00 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 68, Issue 16 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of mcn-l digest... Today's Topics: 1. institutional image database (SARAH PUCKITT) 2. NFAIS Webinar Portable Devices and Mobile Users: A New Era for Information Delivery and Access May 3 2011 1:00pm (EST) (gerrymck) 3. Re: institutional image database (Dianne) 4. spam message (Annamaria Poma-Swank) 5. VALA2012 Conference - Call for Papers Deadline Extended by Request (VALA Executive Officer) 6. Re: institutional image database (Louise Renaud) 7. Re: institutional image database (Louise Renaud) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:57:55 -0700 (PDT) From: SARAH PUCKITT visionary62...@yahoo.com Subject: [MCN-L] institutional image database To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: 426829.35358.qm at web80801.mail.mud.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Does anyone currently use a database for keeping track of the various photos a museum takes/saves of its events, volunteers, programs, etc. If so, what do you use? Sarah Puckitt -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:39:42 -0500 From: gerrymck gerry.mckier...@gmail.com Subject: [MCN-L] NFAIS Webinar Portable Devices and Mobile Users: A New Era for Information Delivery and Access May 3 2011 1:00pm (EST) To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu, LIBREF-L at listserv.kent.edu, lita-l at ala.org Message-ID: BANLkTimvbyOTr6Hez1MKPFLOun3-TYYAuA at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 *** Apologies For Receipt Of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ One of the hottest areas in RD today is the development of personal reading devices that serve an increasingly mobile population. This highly competitive arena is driving innovation in both the format and delivery of information resources, offering publishers an opportunity to be creative and breathe new life into even the most traditional information tools for a new generation of users. NFAIS will hold a 90-minute informational Webinar, Portable Devices and Mobile Users. Maureen Kelly, Principal, Content Kinetics, will open the meeting with a brief history of book technology. Jill O' Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning, will then discuss the reading experience, including an overview of today's established user interfaces and navigational approaches and how users are encouraged to customize their own experience. The meeting will then take a look at the development of e-reader technology, from first to third generation and beyond, current content delivery channels, and the markets for e-readers and e-publications. And in closing, the meeting will focus on why all information providers need to pay attention to the development of portable reading devices so that they can re-shape their content to offer an enjoyable and satisfying user experience - on any platform, anywhere! If you want to learn more about today's portable reading devices register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $75, members of Sister Societies pay $85, and non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from any Sister Society is $2555 [?] and from a non-member organization is $285. [snip] Source And Appropriate Links
[MCN-L] digital asset management tools/software
Hi Beth, We are using MediaBeacon for internal digital asset management and a PHP-scripted utility that copies TMS .jpg derivatives specified as a-ok for online publication (TMS is our collections management system) to our web server. We hope to have a more integrated system sometime soon! Kate Blanch Administrator, Museum Databases kblanch at thewalters.org / 410.547.9000 ext. 266? The Walters Art Museum 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201 www.thewalters.org Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe February 13-May 15, 2011 Realistic Perfection: The Making of Oriental Ceramic Art March 12-June 4, 2011 Relics and Reliquaries: Reconsidered February 26-May 22, 2011 ??
