Hi: There's work on new standards for Thesauri etc in Europe. http://www.niso.org/schemas/iso25964/ Perhaps this might be of value to you.
Regards, Charles Rignall media equation pty ltd (me?)| australia phone:? +61 3 9673 8177 | UK phone: +44 20 8123 9450 |mobile: +61 4 5093 4298 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-request at mcn.edu Sent: Friday, 6 January 2012 7:00 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 77, Issue 5 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. Re: mcn-l Digest, Vol 77, Issue 4 (lenore) 2. Re: Presidential Libraries (Johnston, Leslie) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:48:50 -0600 From: lenore <knect...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] mcn-l Digest, Vol 77, Issue 4 To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: <CA+tEFCCDmsz+aOL5cyw-_VVb3FdVX1JBjJs9mOEzBxc6-FrCsA at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I think "location pending" implies the museum has the object and hasn't readied it's place in storage yet. This might be misleading. "Not Found" may be preferable. On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM, <mcn-l-request at mcn.edu> wrote: > 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. Missing object vocabulary (Robert Mason) > 2. Re: Missing object vocabulary (Zogg, Del) > 3. MATRIX Assistant Director Position... (Ethan Watrall) > 4. MCN-L USE or lack thereof (lenore) > 5. Re: MCN-L USE or lack thereof (Nate Solas) > 6. Re: Missing object vocabulary (Maria Drossos) > 7. Presidential Libraries (Emma Quince) > 8. Re: Presidential Libraries (dan freidus) > 9. Re: Missing object vocabulary (Robert Mason) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:47:59 -0500 > From: "Robert Mason" <robm at rom.on.ca> > Subject: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > To: "'mcn-l at mcn.edu'" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <4F032334.6BCF.0070.0 at rom.on.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello all, > > At the Royal Ontario Museum we are working on creating statistics about > the extent of cataloguing in the collections database, and a problem in > this is excluding things we actually can't catalogue because we can't find > them. Across the nine former departments and over decades of cataloguing > there have been some inconsistencies in terminology, and it would be nice > to come up with *new* terms that can't be confused with old terms and > reflect a hierarchy of three terms that distinguish 3 categories of absence: > > 1) I just looked in the drawer, and the object isn't there. It presumably > has gone on walkabout and will show up sometime. > 2) I am doing a complete inventory and I can't find this object. > 3) After decades of inventories this object really can't be found. > > So if anyone out there has come terms that might be suitable, we'd love to > hear them. > > Thanks! > Robert > > _____________________________________________ > Dr. Robert B. J. Mason (E-mail: robert.mason at rom.on.ca; fax (416) 586-5877 > ) > Dept of World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, > Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA > Associate Professor, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of > Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1C1, CANADA > web: http://www.utoronto.ca/nmc/mason/mason.html > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:54:30 +0000 > From: "Zogg, Del" <dzogg at mfah.org> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <F826F1A03D63244E98B4B502D354FFA430F256DD at MFAH-EX-MAIL02.mfah.local > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > 1. We use "Location Pending" > > 2. "Location Pending" will work for this as well > > 3. "Stolen" "Missing" "Object Not Located" can be used but "Location > Pending" also gives you the opportunity (unless it is determined to be > hopeless) to discover it somewhere and return it to its proper location. > > Hope this helps, > > > Mr. Del Zogg > Manager, Works on Paper & Photography Collections > and Study Center > Museum of Fine Arts, Houston > P.O. Box 6826 > Houston, TX 77265-6826 > dzogg at mfah.org > 713-639-7352 (phone) > 713-639-7399 (fax) > > ? Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Robert Mason > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:48 PM > To: 'mcn-l at mcn.edu' > Subject: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > > Hello all, > > At the Royal Ontario Museum we are working on creating statistics about > the extent of cataloguing in the collections database, and a problem in > this is excluding things we actually can't catalogue because we can't find > them. Across the nine former departments and over decades of cataloguing > there have been some inconsistencies in terminology, and it would be nice > to come up with *new* terms that can't be confused with old terms and > reflect a hierarchy of three terms that distinguish 3 categories of absence: > > 1) I just looked in the drawer, and the object isn't there. It presumably > has gone on walkabout and will show up sometime. > 2) I am doing a complete inventory and I can't find this object. > 3) After decades of inventories this object really can't be found. > > So if anyone out there has come terms that might be suitable, we'd love to > hear them. > > Thanks! > Robert > > _____________________________________________ > Dr. Robert B. J. Mason (E-mail: robert.mason at rom.on.ca; fax (416) 586-5877) > Dept of World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, > Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA Associate Professor, Near and Middle Eastern > Civilizations, University of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, > M5S 1C1, CANADA > web: http://www.utoronto.ca/nmc/mason/mason.html > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:53:07 -0500 > From: Ethan Watrall <watrall at msu.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] MATRIX Assistant Director Position... > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: <4F036AB3.8090205 at msu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > A position that might be of some interest to those on the list: > > MATRIX: The Center for the Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences > (http://matrix.msu.edu) is seeking an experienced, creative, and > talented individual to fill the position of Assistant Director. > > The Assistant Director will be primarily responsible for directly > overseeing MATRIX's project infrastructure. This includes managing > MATRIX's development team (programmers, web designers, graduate > assistants, and interns) as well as project development and management > (including creation of deadlines for all project deliverables, project > and task tracking, and reporting). In addition, the successful > candidate will lead the continued development of KORA > (kora.matrix.msu.edu). The successful candidate will be expected to > work both independently and with MATRIX senior leadership to develop > projects, identify and pursue sources of extramural funding, and publish > work in appropriate venues. > > The successful candidate must have significant experience with web > programming, including scripting languages (JavaScript, PHP, Ruby) and > with some knowledge of compiled languages (Java, C++). Ability to work > in a Unix/Linux based server environment is required, and preference > will be given to candidates with database, XML, and web services > expertise. Strong demonstrated organizational and project management > skills as well as excellent communication abilities are mandatory. A > background in digital humanities, informatics, information science, > computer science, library science, or cultural heritage (especially > archaeology, history, classics, or museum studies) is especially > desirable. Bachelor's degree required; MA, MLS, MIS, or Ph.D. preferred. > > The Assistant Director is a full-time, 12-month professional staff > position at the University. Salary is commensurate with experience. The > University also offers a competitive benefits package. Candidates should > submit application materials through jobs.msu.edu (job will go live in > the system by Jan 13th). Review of candidates will begin immediately, > and application materials will not be accepted after Feb 15th. For more > information, candidates are encouraged to contact Ethan Watrall via > email at watrall at msu.edu > > Founded in 1996, MATRIX: The Center for the Humane Arts, Letters, and > Social Sciences Online is a globally renowned research center focusing > on digital scholarship, the digital humanities, and cultural heritage > informatics. MATRIX enjoys productive collaborations with numerous > campus units, including the MSU Library, University Archives and Special > Collections, the MSU Museum, The Department of Anthropology, the > Department of History, African Studies Center, The WIDE Center, and The > Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Beyond MSU, MATRIX has > extremely strong ties with world class museums, archives, libraries, and > cultural heritage institutions both nationally and internationally. > > Michigan State University actively subscribes to a policy of equal > employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or > applicant because of race, age, gender, color, sexual orientation, > physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, or political > affiliation. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. > > > -- > Assistant Professor, Anthropology > Associate Director, MATRIX (matrix.msu.edu <http://matrix.msu.edu>) > Director, Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative (chi.matrix.msu.edu > <http://chi.matrix.msu.edu>) > Michigan State University > @captain_primate <http://www.twitter.com/captain_primate> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:26:31 -0600 > From: lenore <knectics at gmail.com> > Subject: [MCN-L] MCN-L USE or lack thereof > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: > <CA+tEFCAWN0NWyGen_i3B6djPaaVWH1JOYoAEXjuYCwwqQ2Ufig at mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Is it just me or has the number of people contributing to MCN fallen off > dramatically? Any ideas on why? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:34:29 -0600 > From: Nate Solas <nate.solas at walkerart.org> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] MCN-L USE or lack thereof > To: knectics at gmail.com, Museum Computer Network Listserv > <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <CABE_EANE6fVOxdyi9v7OCFEn0iE54aCHr3yz0CSa7h2wjR+gJg at mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The list was down most of December due to a technical snafu. A big upgrade > is in the works which should help revitalize the list and community, so > stay tuned! > Nate > > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM, lenore <knectics at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Is it just me or has the number of people contributing to MCN fallen off > > dramatically? Any ideas on why? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 23:12:22 +0000 > From: Maria Drossos <MDrossos at anzca.edu.au> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > < > D26D3D33BD37E444AB74DE3331ACAC6403C7E0 at PSVEX01.internal.anzca.edu.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Greetings Colleagues, > > Some added thoughts on this matter: > > 1. In addition to the 'missing' identifiers it is also very important to > include the date of the observation so that it puts the whole 'missing' > affair into chronological perspective for all users. > 2. Whatever terms are decided upon should be explained in the cataloguing > Style Guide to guarantee consistency/standards across all users. > 3. Terminology and fields used to document this matter should support > exclusive 'searchability' of all records for inventory/reporting purposes. > > Regards, > > Maria Drossos > Museum Collection Officer > Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History > Australian & New Zealand > College of Anaesthetists > ANZCA House > 630 St Kilda Road > Melbourne VIC 3004 > Australia > T: +61 3 8517 5309 > F: +61 3 9510 6786 > E: mdrossos at anzca.edu.au > http:\\www.anzca.edu.au/resources/museum/ > > This message and any attachments are confidential and for the addressee > only. If you have received it in error, please delete it immediately and > notify the sender. Any views expressed in this email and any files > transmitted with it are those of the individual sender, except where the > sender specifically states them to be the views of the Australian and New > Zealand College of Anaesthetists. > The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists does not represent > or warrant that the attached files are free from computer viruses or other > defects. The user assumes all responsibility for any loss or damage > resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Zogg, Del > Sent: Wednesday, 4 January 2012 7:54 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > > 1. We use "Location Pending" > > 2. "Location Pending" will work for this as well > > 3. "Stolen" "Missing" "Object Not Located" can be used but "Location > Pending" also gives you the opportunity (unless it is determined to be > hopeless) to discover it somewhere and return it to its proper location. > > Hope this helps, > > > Mr. Del Zogg > Manager, Works on Paper & Photography Collections and Study Center Museum > of Fine Arts, Houston P.O. Box 6826 Houston, TX 77265-6826 dzogg at mfah.org > 713-639-7352 (phone) > 713-639-7399 (fax) > > P Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Robert Mason > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:48 PM > To: 'mcn-l at mcn.edu' > Subject: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > > Hello all, > > At the Royal Ontario Museum we are working on creating statistics about > the extent of cataloguing in the collections database, and a problem in > this is excluding things we actually can't catalogue because we can't find > them. Across the nine former departments and over decades of cataloguing > there have been some inconsistencies in terminology, and it would be nice > to come up with *new* terms that can't be confused with old terms and > reflect a hierarchy of three terms that distinguish 3 categories of absence: > > 1) I just looked in the drawer, and the object isn't there. It presumably > has gone on walkabout and will show up sometime. > 2) I am doing a complete inventory and I can't find this object. > 3) After decades of inventories this object really can't be found. > > So if anyone out there has come terms that might be suitable, we'd love to > hear them. > > Thanks! > Robert > > _____________________________________________ > Dr. Robert B. J. Mason (E-mail: robert.mason at rom.on.ca; fax (416) 586-5877) > Dept of World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, > Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA Associate Professor, Near and Middle Eastern > Civilizations, University of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, > M5S 1C1, CANADA > web: http://www.utoronto.ca/nmc/mason/mason.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > This email as been signed and verified by Webroot Email Security Service. > > This email as been signed and verified by Webroot Email Security Service. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:53:45 -0600 > From: Emma Quince <energymuser at gmail.com> > Subject: [MCN-L] Presidential Libraries > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Message-ID: > <CAGtMgX1AXvvX1X=MHs2P+B8U3_OgAOBkq5JCJrZ5-DoUSpKvqg at mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I heard that the Presidential Libraries went out to bid for a new system > and selected one for $1,500,000 instead of a lower bid of $500,000 that did > more things. This doesn't seem right. Does anyone know about this? > > Emma Quince > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:50:41 -0500 > From: dan freidus <danf1739 at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Presidential Libraries > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > <CAKzoeS-iZc6c1Y6cNfj=YC8U5J4XJ3jXx84Y8qE8M=h71rcnNg at mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Apart from the question of software, I didn't realize they operate as > a group. Is this their usual practice or was it unusual they put bids > out for a single system to use as a group? > > Dan Freidus > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Emma Quince <energymuser at gmail.com> wrote: > > I heard that the Presidential Libraries went out to bid for a new system > > and selected one for $1,500,000 instead of a lower bid of $500,000 that > did > > more things. ?This doesn't seem right. ?Does anyone know about this? > > > > Emma Quince > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:27:09 -0500 > From: "Robert Mason" <robm at rom.on.ca> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <4F04378E.6BCF.0070.0 at rom.on.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Yes, we have a location date field already, and after many years of > meetings have developed a manual for data entry. I think we haven't > attended to this concept before because consistency for this across all > departments had not been a priority previously. > > R. > > > _____________________________________________ > Dr. Robert B. J. Mason (E-mail: robert.mason at rom.on.ca; fax (416) 586-5877 > ) > Dept of World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, > Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA > Associate Professor, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of > Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1C1, CANADA > web: http://www.utoronto.ca/nmc/mason/mason.html > > >>> Maria Drossos <MDrossos at anzca.edu.au> 1/3/2012 6:12 PM >>> > Greetings Colleagues, > > Some added thoughts on this matter: > > 1. In addition to the 'missing' identifiers it is also very important to > include the date of the observation so that it puts the whole 'missing' > affair into chronological perspective for all users. > 2. Whatever terms are decided upon should be explained in the cataloguing > Style Guide to guarantee consistency/standards across all users. > 3. Terminology and fields used to document this matter should support > exclusive 'searchability' of all records for inventory/reporting purposes. > > Regards, > > Maria Drossos > Museum Collection Officer > Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History > Australian & New Zealand > College of Anaesthetists > ANZCA House > 630 St Kilda Road > Melbourne VIC 3004 > Australia > T: +61 3 8517 5309 > F: +61 3 9510 6786 > E: mdrossos at anzca.edu.au > http:\\www.anzca.edu.au/resources/museum/ > > This message and any attachments are confidential and for the addressee > only. If you have received it in error, please delete it immediately and > notify the sender. Any views expressed in this email and any files > transmitted with it are those of the individual sender, except where the > sender specifically states them to be the views of the Australian and New > Zealand College of Anaesthetists. > The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists does not represent > or warrant that the attached files are free from computer viruses or other > defects. The user assumes all responsibility for any loss or damage > resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Zogg, Del > Sent: Wednesday, 4 January 2012 7:54 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > > 1. We use "Location Pending" > > 2. "Location Pending" will work for this as well > > 3. "Stolen" "Missing" "Object Not Located" can be used but "Location > Pending" also gives you the opportunity (unless it is determined to be > hopeless) to discover it somewhere and return it to its proper location. > > Hope this helps, > > > Mr. Del Zogg > Manager, Works on Paper & Photography Collections and Study Center Museum > of Fine Arts, Houston P.O. Box 6826 Houston, TX 77265-6826 dzogg at mfah.org > 713-639-7352 (phone) > 713-639-7399 (fax) > > P Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Robert Mason > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:48 PM > To: 'mcn-l at mcn.edu' > Subject: [MCN-L] Missing object vocabulary > > Hello all, > > At the Royal Ontario Museum we are working on creating statistics about > the extent of cataloguing in the collections database, and a problem in > this is excluding things we actually can't catalogue because we can't find > them. Across the nine former departments and over decades of cataloguing > there have been some inconsistencies in terminology, and it would be nice > to come up with *new* terms that can't be confused with old terms and > reflect a hierarchy of three terms that distinguish 3 categories of absence: > > 1) I just looked in the drawer, and the object isn't there. It presumably > has gone on walkabout and will show up sometime. > 2) I am doing a complete inventory and I can't find this object. > 3) After decades of inventories this object really can't be found. > > So if anyone out there has come terms that might be suitable, we'd love to > hear them. > > Thanks! > Robert > > _____________________________________________ > Dr. Robert B. J. Mason (E-mail: robert.mason at rom.on.ca; fax (416) 586-5877) > Dept of World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, > Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA Associate Professor, Near and Middle Eastern > Civilizations, University of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, > M5S 1C1, CANADA > web: http://www.utoronto.ca/nmc/mason/mason.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > This email as been signed and verified by Webroot Email Security Service. > > This email as been signed and verified by Webroot Email Security Service. > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 77, Issue 4 > ************************************ > ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:07:21 -0500 From: "Johnston, Leslie" <lesl...@loc.gov> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Presidential Libraries To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Message-ID: <23CFE6A5AD05E34EBCAD84B004C313BA020265461A at LCXCLMB01.LCDS.LOC.GOV> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The Presidential Libraries are all part of the same operating division of the US National Archives. So, it may be unusual, but not surprising. As to the Federal contracting process, the lowest bid is not required to win. There is a very careful process for comparing bids to the requirements/points of the RFP. Leslie -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of dan freidus Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:51 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Presidential Libraries Apart from the question of software, I didn't realize they operate as a group. Is this their usual practice or was it unusual they put bids out for a single system to use as a group? Dan Freidus On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Emma Quince <energymuser at gmail.com> wrote: > I heard that the Presidential Libraries went out to bid for a new > system and selected one for $1,500,000 instead of a lower bid of > $500,000 that did more things. ?This doesn't seem right. ?Does anyone know about this? > > Emma Quince > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 77, Issue 5 ************************************
