[MCN-L] Job Posting
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICERLyman Allyn Art MuseumNew London , CT The Lyman Allyn Art Museum, an AAM-accredited institution serving New London and Southeastern Connecticut as a vibrant arts and cultural center, seeks an experienced External Affairs Officer for a permanent part-time (24 hours/week) position. Occasional weekend/evening hours required. Reporting to the Museum Director and within approved budget guidelines, this senior staff member will implement excellent and comprehensive programs to dramatically increase the visibility and stature of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. The ideal candidate has a BA in the Humanities, although a Masters in Museum Studies or Non-Profit Administration is preferred. Demonstrable success in fundraising experience is required. Applicant must be an energetic, ambitious, goal-oriented and a creative self-starter who possesses the ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Review of applications will begin July 21, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. Please send cover letter and resume with references to: Search Committee, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams Street, New London, CT 06320. Applications may also be filed via email to search at lymanallyn.org. The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer.
[MCN-L] Temp help in Southeastern CT
Hi Folks, I need some help and I know that MCN-L is just the place to ask! We will soon be in need of an experienced part-time membership database operator to cover a period when our ace is on medical leave. If you're looking or know someone with museum experience - preferably on Raiser's Edge - who is within reasonable distance of New London, please let me know. Many thanks! Sam ___ D. Samuel Quigley, Director Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams St. New London, CT 06320 860.443.2545 ext. 113
[MCN-L] barrier free wifi (Kelly Carpenter)
in museums and will be knowledgeable about digital media, digital curation, mobile experiences, digitization strategies, and digital asset management. Experience in art museums is preferred. The candidate will also be engaged in critical discourse surrounding digital preservation in museums, will be able to bridge theory and practice, and will have a strong interest in how museums communicate with the public. Ph.D., or equivalent degree preferred, but applicants with distinguished professional experience and a Master?s degree will be considered. University teaching experience preferred. Salary competitive, commensurate with qualifications. Review of applications will begin January 24, 2014. SFSU Museum Studies is one of the highest producers of MA graduates in the field, with alumni working from the Getty to the Smithsonian, and in a range of related nonprofit organizations. Aligned with the Department of Art, Museum Studies works collaboratively with other units on campus and with our professional networks to develop engaged, thoughtful, and well-rounded museum employees. Find out more about us at: museumstudies.sfsu.edu The link to the posting at the American Alliance of Museums website: http://www.jobtarget.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=8712jb=15896364 and on the website for careers for the California State University: https://careers.calstate.edu/Detail.aspx?pid=38679 Edward M. Luby Director-Museum Studies Andrew Fox FAMSF Webmaster 415.750.3615 de Young Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco -- ___ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 100, Issue 12 ** __ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com __ Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900 26 October 2013- 19 January 2014 at VA South Kensington Supported by the Friends of the VA Book now on www.vam.ac.uk/chinesepainting See the exhibition for free if you join as a VA Member www.vam.ac.uk/members War Games Until 9 March 2014 at VA Museum of Childhood Admission free Keep in touch Sign up for VA e-newsletters www.vam.ac.uk/signup Become a fan on Facebook.com/VictoriaandAlbertMuseum ( http://www.facebook.com/VictoriaandAlbertMuseum ) Follow us on Twitter.com/V_and_A ( http://www.twitter.com/V_and_A ) ___ 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 www.artic.edu/ We Art What We Eat Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisinehttp://click.email.artic.edu/?qs=cb70343f47bbf72ccf7b51ee2b6268254316e76539ef88f73b374e42cf41a920 November 12?January 27 Members see more. Join todayhttp://click.email.artic.edu/?qs=fe51f2dde8b3e95fd4e921616d849cfbf8ce58e46b41e499e520820ab098ddd7 .
[MCN-L] Wi-Fi at the Art Institute
--at the fingertips of visitors both inside and outside of the Art Institute. ** -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 www.artic.edu/ Picasso and Chicagohttp://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe3615767463057e771070ls=fdef1d757d64007a70157470m=fefa17747d6006l=fe8f1677746c027e70s=fe5c1178766006747510jb=ffcf14t= February 20?May 12, 2013 Members see more. Join todayhttp://click.email.artic.edu/?ju=fe3015767463057e771777ls=fdef1d757d64007a70157470m=fefa17747d6006l=fe8f1677746c027e70s=fe5c1178766006747510jb=ffcf14t= .
[MCN-L] Art Institute of Chicago's Online Catalogue Preview
Dear Colleagues, The Getty Foundation?s Online Scholarly Catalogue Initiative (OSCI) challenged a select group of nine museums to create an innovative online scholarly publication that would transform how museums publish curatorial and conservation research about their permanent collections. The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased now to invite you to participate in the review of the first stage of this exciting initiative. Below this message you will find links to the first entries of the catalogues that have grown out of this research and collaboration: *Monet Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago* and *Renoir Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago.* We are extremely interested in your feedback and ask for your assistance in making the experience of these catalogues the best it can be. Please share with us your reaction and comments at * https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OnlineCatalogueFeedback* or directly by emailing us at OnlineCatalogueFeedback at artic.edu. The Catalogues: *Monet Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago* http://publications.artic.edu/reader/monet-paintings-and-drawings-art-institute-chicago *Renoir Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago.* http://publications.artic.edu/reader/renoir-paintings-and-drawings-art-institute-chicago There is also a video demonstration of the Online Scholarly Catalogue Reader, that you might find useful as an introduction at http://www.artic.edu/aic/resources/resource/1980. Thank you in advance for any feedback you may have! AIC OSCI Team -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 www.artic.edu/aic/ http://www.artic.edu/aic/joinnow Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention www.artic.edu/aic/collections/**exhibitions/Goldberg/indexhttp://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/Goldberg/index A Chicago architect with a global reach Through January 8 Members see more. http://www.artic.edu/joinaic Join today.
[MCN-L] Looking for Digitization Strategy/Implementation Plans
Others more knowledgable than me should chime in here. I have generally been told that the camera is just plain faster and more flexible. Just think of the time it takes for a typical scanner to process a whole page as compared to a shutter ... and then multiply that by 100 or 150 processes a day. Sam On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Jeanne Kessler jeanne.kessler at nationalww2museum.org wrote: This is a really great document, and definitely addresses some of the things I need to discuss. One of the issues I am curious about - for 'flat' works (documents, letters, photos, etc) how do you decide between scanning or photographing? Are there benefits/drawbacks between them? I'd love some input on that. Thanks. Jeanne Kessler -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Sam Quigley Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:55 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Looking for Digitization Strategy/Implementation Plans There's also some implementation / guidelines information about the Rapid Imaging Project we did here at the Art Institute available for anyone to read at http://www.musetechcentral.org/project.aspx?projectid=60 On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Newman, Alan A-Newman at nga.gov wrote: Jeanne, You may want to look at the Rapid Capture presentations and papers given at MCN2009-2010 by Getty, Yale, MOMA, Chicago, National Gallery (did I leave anyone out?)--there should be a link to Slideshare where they are downloadable. Also consider joining ImageMuse, a discussion list of museum imaging, publishing and DAM professionals. See imagemuse.org for membership info. Also, look at digitizationguidelines.gov a working group of federal agencies whose goal is to develop uniform guidelines for digitization of still and audiovisual materials and longer term best practices for image metadata among government agencies. The group is known as FADGI (Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative). Some of the members are IMLS, LC, NARA, NGA, NIST, SI, NLM, GPO, USGS. I'll send you our documentation offline. Cheers, Alan Newman Chief, Digital Imaging National Gallery of Art (NGA) On 1/12/11 10:44 AM, Jeanne Kessler jeanne.kessler at nationalww2museum.org wrote: Fellow MCNers - We are just starting to develop a comprehensive Digitization Strategy for our Museum. Although, like many others, we've put our foot into the water of digitizing our holdings, we do not have an institution-wide document that outlines what we are expecting to achieve and what our vision is of this program. While I have looked at a number of documents, including the Smithsonian Digitization Strategy (which is extremely high-level and conceptual) I'd be very grateful if anyone out there could share any similar documents and plans they have created on this topic. Essentially we are trying to develop a document that describes not just what we want to achieve, but also provides an implementation plan - the timeline, budget and resources (both equipment and people) and also what is the order in which we digitize (by media type, by topic, or some other approach.) Any documents that pertain to this topic would be very welcome. When our Strategy/Plan is complete I will(of course) be more than happy to share it with others. Thanks so much. Jeanne Kessler Jeanne Kessler IT Project Manager The National WWII Museum 945 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504/528-1944, ext. 228 Cell: 504/723-0765 Fax: 504/527-6088 Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.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 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/ ___ 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/ -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism Reinventing the watercolor, transforming American painting
[MCN-L] A Quick Survey
Yes, that's the situation we're addressing. We have no intention of changing our policy concerning shepherding professional crews with major equipment around in the galleries... it's the explosion of personal use videos that we're addressing. Thanks to those how have already written (and those who might), Sam On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Newman, Alan A-Newman at nga.gov wrote: Sam, Since 95% of video is shot here by smartphones and small handheld cameras the answer is yes we allow it in the permanent collection galleries. Temporary exhibitions always come with their own set of permissions requirements. As far as a using tripods or lights, that must be pre-arranged with our Press Office and there are conservation and scheduling requirements. I can send you those offline. Best, Alan --- On 1/11/11 8:59 AM, Sam Quigley squigley at artic.edu wrote: We?re reviewing our policy on whether videotaping is allowed in our galleries. This, in recognition that videotaping no longer means large equipment operated by a crew of professionals. A couple quick questions: Do you have a policy and if so, what is it? Is your institution currently engaged in or planning a review of your policy? What do you think would be an appropriate policy now? Many thanks for any feedback, anecdotal or otherwise. -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ ___ 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/ -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism Reinventing the watercolor, transforming American painting Opens January 23 Members see more. http://www.artic.edu/joinaic Join today!
[MCN-L] Looking for Digitization Strategy/Implementation Plans
There's also some implementation / guidelines information about the Rapid Imaging Project we did here at the Art Institute available for anyone to read at http://www.musetechcentral.org/project.aspx?projectid=60 On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Newman, Alan A-Newman at nga.gov wrote: Jeanne, You may want to look at the Rapid Capture presentations and papers given at MCN2009-2010 by Getty, Yale, MOMA, Chicago, National Gallery (did I leave anyone out?)--there should be a link to Slideshare where they are downloadable. Also consider joining ImageMuse, a discussion list of museum imaging, publishing and DAM professionals. See imagemuse.org for membership info. Also, look at digitizationguidelines.gov a working group of federal agencies whose goal is to develop uniform guidelines for digitization of still and audiovisual materials and longer term best practices for image metadata among government agencies. The group is known as FADGI (Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative). Some of the members are IMLS, LC, NARA, NGA, NIST, SI, NLM, GPO, USGS. I'll send you our documentation offline. Cheers, Alan Newman Chief, Digital Imaging National Gallery of Art (NGA) On 1/12/11 10:44 AM, Jeanne Kessler jeanne.kessler at nationalww2museum.org wrote: Fellow MCNers - We are just starting to develop a comprehensive Digitization Strategy for our Museum. Although, like many others, we've put our foot into the water of digitizing our holdings, we do not have an institution-wide document that outlines what we are expecting to achieve and what our vision is of this program. While I have looked at a number of documents, including the Smithsonian Digitization Strategy (which is extremely high-level and conceptual) I'd be very grateful if anyone out there could share any similar documents and plans they have created on this topic. Essentially we are trying to develop a document that describes not just what we want to achieve, but also provides an implementation plan - the timeline, budget and resources (both equipment and people) and also what is the order in which we digitize (by media type, by topic, or some other approach.) Any documents that pertain to this topic would be very welcome. When our Strategy/Plan is complete I will(of course) be more than happy to share it with others. Thanks so much. Jeanne Kessler Jeanne Kessler IT Project Manager The National WWII Museum 945 Magazine Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504/528-1944, ext. 228 Cell: 504/723-0765 Fax: 504/527-6088 Jeanne.Kessler at nationalww2museum.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 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/ ___ 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/ -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism Reinventing the watercolor, transforming American painting Opens January 23 Members see more. http://www.artic.edu/joinaic Join today!
[MCN-L] A Quick Survey
We?re reviewing our policy on whether videotaping is allowed in our galleries. This, in recognition that videotaping no longer means large equipment operated by a crew of professionals. A couple quick questions: Do you have a policy and if so, what is it? Is your institution currently engaged in or planning a review of your policy? What do you think would be an appropriate policy now? Many thanks for any feedback, anecdotal or otherwise. -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism Reinventing the watercolor, transforming American painting Opens January 23 Members see more. http://www.artic.edu/joinaic Join today!
[MCN-L] A Quick Survey
Many thanks, John. I'm going to track responses and share a summary when it becomes useful. Best, Sam On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 9:05 AM, John Bedard jbedard at artsmia.org wrote: Here is an excerpt from our policy at the MIA. We treat still and video the same. *May I photograph in the MIA? * Yes?with a few precautions to ensure the safety of visitors and artwork. If it?s for personal use and without a tripod, feel free to use your still or video camera. Please note: photography or filming of artworks that are on loan to the museum requires prior permission. *How do I know if an artwork is on loan? * On the label, look for the words ?loan,? ?lent by,? ?private collection,? or the name of a museum other than the MIA. Also, numbers assigned to loaned objects begin with an ?L.? To request permission to film, photograph, or copy a loaned object, call our Registration Office at (612) 870-3123 during regular work hours. John R. Bedard Director of I.S. Minneapolis Institute of Arts jbedard at artsmia.org On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 07:59, Sam Quigley squigley at artic.edu wrote: We?re reviewing our policy on whether videotaping is allowed in our galleries. This, in recognition that videotaping no longer means large equipment operated by a crew of professionals. A couple quick questions: Do you have a policy and if so, what is it? Is your institution currently engaged in or planning a review of your policy? What do you think would be an appropriate policy now? Many thanks for any feedback, anecdotal or otherwise. -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism Reinventing the watercolor, transforming American painting Opens January 23 Members see more. http://www.artic.edu/joinaic Join today! ___ 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/ -- John R. Bedard | Director of Information Systems Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-870-3268 | JBedard at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.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 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/ -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism Reinventing the watercolor, transforming American painting Opens January 23 Members see more. http://www.artic.edu/joinaic Join today!
[MCN-L] Job description search
We're looking for any examples of a job description for an entry-level position charged with finding and organizing digital assets (mostly images) in a pre-defined system. Our working title for the position is metadata assistant and I would think the position, in a large organization, might report to a digital archivist or an assoc. digital archivist. If you had anything that seems like it might be close and would be willing to share, I would very much appreciate receiving a copy directly to my email, squigley at artic.edu. Many thanks! Sam -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ * Home for the Holidays*?Your Favorites Are Back! Chagall?s America Windows on radiant display Arms and Armor in splendid formation Thorne Rooms decked with holiday finery Let the festivities begin! Members see more. Join today. http://www.artic.edu/aic/joinnow
[MCN-L] Kiosk touchscreen hardware recommendations?
We're happy with our Apple Cinema Displays with touch screen capability added on by TrollTouch (http://trolltouch.com/). They've been on every day since we rolled them out in July 2009 with good results. We chose them because we wanted resolution you just can't get with other screens. Sam On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 11:02 AM, French, Ariana ariana.french at yale.eduwrote: Hello all, Does anyone have recommendations for kiosk touchscreens - i.e. brand, make, model? We have had good experiences with ELO touchscreens but I'm curious to know if there are others you would recommend for use by visitors for approx. 8 hours/day, 6 days a week in a museum exhibition context. Many thanks in advance, Ariana -- Ariana French Yale University Art Gallery (203) 432-7914 :: ariana.french at yale.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 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/ -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ * Home for the Holidays*?Your Favorites Are Back! Chagall?s America Windows on radiant display Arms and Armor in splendid formation Thorne Rooms decked with holiday finery Let the festivities begin! Members see more. Join today. http://www.artic.edu/aic/joinnow
[MCN-L] new job
Congratulations, G?nter!! This is great news, not just for you, but for all of us who care about our Nation's largest repository. With this smart choice, they're obviously intent upon making a great place even better. We'll miss you in Austin. All best, Sam On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Waibel,Guenter waibelg at oclc.org wrote: Dear colleagues friends, I am sorry to say that I'll miss this year's MCN conference in Austin. I've attended every single conference from 1998 Santa Monica on, so Austin would have been my 13th MCN conference in a row. My reason for missing the conference is not superstition, but that I'll be in between employers. My last day at OCLC Research will be this Friday, October 22nd, and I'll start as Director, Digitization Program Office at the Smithsonian Institution on December 6th. In my new role, I'll be the owner of the Creating a Digital Smithsonian strategic plan (http://bit.ly/bpMksJ). I think of it as a companion piece to the Web New Media Strategy (http://bit.ly/9XnCZU) many of you have heard Mike Edson present at recent conferences. While the Web New Media Strategy is predominantly concerned with how to engage the public, Creating a Digital Smithsonian is predominantly concerned with back-of-the-house tasks such as creating and managing digital assets so they can be optimally leveraged. I'll send my new coordinates once I have them. In the meantime, you can reach me at guenter.waibel at gmail.com. Forward me your Austin restaurant recommendations - I think we'll be passing through in November while driving to DC. I'll see you all at MCN 2012. G?nter ___ 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/ -- Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 http://www.artic.edu/aic/ www.artic.edu/aic/ * Home for the Holidays*?Your Favorites Are Back! Chagall?s America Windows on radiant display Arms and Armor in splendid formation Thorne Rooms decked with holiday finery Let the festivities begin! (On view November 1) Members see more. Join today. http://www.artic.edu/aic/joinnow
[MCN-L] AIC Mobile App
It is a great pleasure to announce that the Art Institute of Chicago has released it's first mobile app, created with our mobile technology partner, Toura, to showcase our renowned permanent collection of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The app is available on multiple platforms, namely, iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, and an HD version for the iPad. Follow this link to read the full press release: http://www.artic.edu/aic/aboutus/press/French_Impressionism.pdf Enjoy! = Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 www.artic.edu ?Nothing could be more magical.? ? The Boston Globe Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century July 25?October 3 Members see more. Join today! www.artinstituteofchicago.org
[MCN-L] rapid digitization workflows
In the better late than never department... For a some detail on the work flow we employed at the Art Institute, please see our entry on the MCN Project Registry by following this link: http://www.musetechcentral.org/project.aspx?projectid=60. There you will also be able to access some historical production data buried in the Update for WebWise 2010 pdf file. And just in case you haven't used this valuable resource, I recommend poking around MuseTechCentral to see what great work our colleagues have been doing ... it can be really useful in framing your own project plan. All best, Sam On Jul 22, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Waibel,Guenter wrote: Hi everybody, I've recently had the good fortune of seeing the rapid digitization process the National Gallery has set up for its works-on-paper. (I know Alan and Peter are on this list, so rather than bungling the details, I'll leave it to them to describe what they're doing - needless to say, it's impressive.) At MCN, I've overheard that various other folks are working on rapid imaging workflows, or already have them in place - the Art Institute, Harvard U Art Museum, Yale U Art Gallery, MoMA come to mind. I'd be curious to hear who has an established workflow, what you are imaging, and what your throughput is as compared to your high-end workflow. Cheers, G?nter ___ 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/ = Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 www.artic.edu ?Nothing could be more magical.? ? The Boston Globe Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century July 25?October 3 Members see more. Join today! www.artinstituteofchicago.org
[MCN-L] Regarding collections information and social media
I did my Santa thing for the season... Sam On Dec 18, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Katherine Burton Jones wrote: Dear colleagues, Please note this request from one of the students in the Harvard museum studies program. We would appreciate your input in her survey and thesis. Kathy Katherine Burton Jones 64 Ober Road Newton, MA 02459 Hi all, I have a very short 8 questions questionnaire regarding CMS and Social media that I am trying to get answered and for which I would greatly appreciate your help. Many thanks! https://webmail.fas.harvard.edu/horde/util/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surv eygizmo.com%2Fs%2F220118%2Fcms-and-social-media-questionnaire- marcela-ramos Horde=5bc8ea181a0b3c304d538cfbb42c1375 http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/220118/cms-and-social-media-questionnaire-marce la-ramos Marcela V. Ramos Exhibitions Coordinator and Registrar of the Collection mvramos at fas.harvard.edu Art Forum David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Harvard University #1730 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617) 496-0558 Fax:(617) 496-2802 www.drclas.harvard.edu www.fas.harvard.edu/artforum ___ 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/ = Sam Quigley VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-4772 www.artic.edu Discover the Red Cube Project?create, comment, and connect. Visit www.500-ways.com
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[MCN-L] Pathfinder on the Web
[apologies for any formating problems] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2009 MEDIA CONTACTS: Erin Hogan Chai Lee(312) 443-3664 (312) 443-3625 ehogan at artic.edu clee4 at artic.edu ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO LAUNCHES LANDMARK VIRTUAL GALLERY TOUR ON MUSEUM WEBSITE First Art Museum to Combine Panoramic Gallery Images with Wayfinding System Today the Art Institute of Chicago launched Pathfinder, www.artic.edu/pathfinder/ , the museum?s new interactive floor plan and virtual gallery tour system on its website. The first art museum in the world to dynamically combine its floor plan with fully up-to-date high- definition and panoramic views of its galleries, the Art Institute now offers web surfers and visitors planning a trip to the museum a completely unique experience of the galleries. Pathfinder features not only the interactive floor plan, which is part of the wayfinding system installed throughout the museum for the opening of the Modern Wing, but also the ability to zoom in and out of the panoramic views for closer looks at works of art, direct links to the available catalog information for individual works, and Spanish-language prompts and on-screen navigation tools. The initial launch of Pathfinder includes views of nearly a third of the museum?s permanent collection galleries, with images of the remaining galleries to be added throughout the year. ?The Modern Wing has really been the impetus for numerous wide-spread changes in the ways the museum makes itself accessible to all visitors, both virtual and real,? said James Cuno, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute. ?We have a new building, with its fresh approach to our collections, to the city, and to the landscape around us. And now, with our new interactive pathfinder on the web, we are bringing these fresh approaches to the hundreds of thousands of people who come to our website seeking information about our museum and collections. This pioneering development is a testament to the efforts of our information technology department and our constant quest to serve our visitors to the best of our abilities.? Led by Sam Quigley, museum Vice President for Collections Management, Imaging, and Information Technology, the Art Institute team worked with Slate Roof Studio, designers of interactive media, and AvantLogic Corporation, the creators of the interactive mapping software MapsAlive. The web version of Pathfinder is based on the new interactive digital wayfinding system which was installed in the museum on touch screens in May for the opening of the Modern Wing. Taking the wayfinding system to the museum?s website offered the museum the opportunity to link it to other web-based resources, such as the online collection catalog and information about daily programs and current exhibitions. Now web visitors are able to view the complete floor plans, click an icon for gallery shots, and virtually ?wander? through specific galleries via high-definition digital images that have been stitched together to create 360-degree views of the galleries. Viewers now also have the ability to navigate within the ?virtual? galleries by zooming in on individual works of art for a better look or seeing them with other works displayed nearby, the way the curators arranged the galleries. Web surfers can also click on the images to access full information and often descriptive label text about the work using the online collection catalog. Pathfinder additionally offers information about daily programming and gallery tours, all current exhibitions, special activities in the new Ryan Education Center, and visitor amenities such as restaurants and shops. The site is available in an English language version as well as a Spanish language version. The museum will continue the ongoing process of photographing all the permanent collection galleries throughout the summer, fall, and winter, with the goal of making available every Modern Wing gallery by December. The remainder of the permanent collection galleries will be available online as they are reinstalled as part of the museum-wide renovation project. # # # # MUSEUM HOURS 10:30 am?5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30 am?8:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am?5:00 pm Saturday, Sunday TARGET FREE THURSDAY EVENINGS AFTER 5:00 pm SUMMER HOURS (from Memorial Day to Labor Day) 10:30 am?5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10:30 am?9:00 pm Thursday, Friday 10:00 am?5:00 pm Saturday, Sunday TARGET FREE SUMMER EVENINGS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTER 5:00 pm FREE FEBRUARY 1 TO 28 Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year?s Day. Please check www.artinstituteofchicago.org before your visit. ADMISSION Adults $18.00 Includes all special
[MCN-L] Employment at the AIC
Please pardon the cross postings... Coordinator, Education Technology Programs Museum Technology Department THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO is seeking a qualified candidate who will, under the direction of the Manager of Museum Information Systems, provide support for a broad array of museum technology initiatives, focusing on projects involving interpretation of the Museum collections in both the galleries and on the web. This may include any or all of the following: concept development, specification design, project management, content development, application maintenance, and outcomes evaluation. Assists in electronic communications projects intended for various audiences, including teachers and other educators using various software tools. A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE must have a Bachelor's degree. Additional academic training in educational technology and outcomes evaluation are highly valued. Academic background or experience in art or museum education, and/or technology work experience is highly preferred. Strong planning, organizational and communication skills are required. TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter to The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan, Employment Services MC/612, Chicago, IL 60603. E-mail: aic.jobs at artic.edu, fax: 312-857-0141. The Art Institute of Chicago is an equal opportunity, equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. === Sam Quigley, VP for Collections Management, Imaging Information Technology / Museum CIO Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404 312-443-4772 Exhibitions, performances, and lectures celebrate American artistic vision during our American Perspectives season, opening September 15. www.americanperspectiveschicago.org Museum Hours 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday *Free after 5:00 p.m.* 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Enjoy exclusive access every day-become a member. https://www.artic.edu/aic/joinnow
[MCN-L] Tricky question - is Mac better than PC?
Being a fool, I'll rush in... Go with Macs. The entire high-end hardware and software imaging industry is optimized around the Macintosh platform. And the skill set of most fine arts photographers is centered around Macs. I would very much doubt that this is undergoing change at a measureable pace. PCs may be marketed as the machine for everyman and everywoman, but a museum-grade imaging operation is a completely different arena. But then, that's just my opinion. At 11:35 AM 9/8/2006, you wrote: Hello, We are hoping that the wonderful members of mcn-l can help us with a question we are debating here in Houston. I hope this isn't a question that has been posed recently to the list and I've just missed it. We are currently involved in a project to convert out photo studio from film to digital. It's a very exciting project, but it has brought up an old question that I had hoped to avoid - the dreaded Is Mac better for graphic applications than PC? question. The MFAH is predominantly PC-based, with only a few Macs in our Graphics department. Our IT department would like to keep it this way, but a consultant has recommended that our new photo studio and imaging lab use Macs. Our current digital equipment is running on PCs and it seems to work just fine. Since we're making decisions about pretty expensive new equipment we want to make sure that we're not overlooking anything. Can anyone explain why Macs are better for graphics and digital imaging than PCs? Not just that graphic designers and photographers prefer Macs, but why they're different and better? This would be a great help and I would really appreciate it. Thanks! Marty Marcia (Marty) Stein Photographic Services Manager The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston PO Box 6826 Houston, Texas 77265-6826 Phone: (713) 639-7525 Fax: (713) 639-7557 Email: mstein at mfah.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 at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l Sam Quigley, Director Digital Information and Technology Harvard University Art Museums 32 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-4292 www.artmuseums.harvard.edu
Happy Holidays!
To all of our Members and other readers of MCN-L, The Board of Directors of the Museum Computer Network wishes you all a safe and happy holiday season. We have had a good year thanks to you and your involvement. And it is our goal to make 2004 even more successful for our organization, and for each and every one of our members. Best wishes to you and yours! Murtha Baca Christine Bostick Jim Devine Kati Geber Cathryn Goodwin Rob Lancefield Marla Misunas Chuck Patch Sam Quigley Leonard Steinbach Günter Waibel Bill Weinstein Sam Quigley, Director Digital Information and Technology Harvard University Art Museums 32 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-4292 www.artmuseums.harvard.edu President, Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Harvard University Art Museums' Collections Online
Please forgive the cross postings Harvard University Art Museums (the Fogg, the Arthur M. Sackler, and the Busch-Reisinger Museums) is pleased to announce the third data upload to its searchable database, Collections Online, available to the public at www.artmuseums.harvard.edu This research discovery tool now provides basic information on about 76,000 objects more than half of the permanent collection. Deeper cataloguing data, such as bibliography, marks and inscriptions, provenance, and exhibition history, are included for about 10,000 of these objects. Approximately 12,500 object records are illustrated with images currently, and this number is growing rapidly. Increasing the number of images representing objects in the searchable database is one of the primary objectives the Art Museums has articulated for its digital initiative in the upcoming year. Collections Online also includes a number of Tours, which are groupings of objects, pre-assembled according to various thematic principles. Initially, four Masterpieces of the Art Museums Tours, chosen by the Art Museums' former Director, James Cuno, were presented. In addition, these are now augmented with tours of two special exhibitions, namely A Private Passion: 19th-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection, and Bruegel To Rembrandt: Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Maida and George Abrams Collection. It is our hope that making this data available will prove useful to the scholarly community as a reference and discovery tool, especially to those preparing to visit the Art Museums to conduct research. Recognizing that the amount and extent of information online will never be complete, email and telephone contact information for each curatorial department is prominently displayed, as is information about how to set up appointments for close inspection of the objects. As internal cataloging and research continues a normal part of curatorial activity future uploads of additional information and images will increase the usefulness of Collections Online over time. For information about the technical infrastructure supporting Collections Online, see http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/collections/servlet/webpublisher.WebCommunication?ia=tric=ptt=xhtmlx=techinfo We invite you to use this resource and welcome your comments and critiques. Sam Quigley, Director Digital Information and Technology Harvard University Art Museums 32 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-4292 www.artmuseums.harvard.edu --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
