Hi Carissa and all, Okay, I'll bite, starting with a key one that's not tech-specific:
ROI, BI, CRM (CRM in the Constituent Relationship Management sense), LIDO, CIDOC-CRM (this CRM in the different, Conceptual Reference Model sense), FADGI, AAT, ULAN, TGN, DAM, and CMS--with both meanings of CMS teased out in regard to Web CMS versus Collection Management System, an ambiguity which has led more than one conversation seriously astray!
And so very many more that it might be worth thinking about turning this effort into a community-sourced wiki or some such resource, which could have certain advantages: ease of updating, wide accessibility....
cheers, Rob Rob Lancefield Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University 301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA rlancefield [at] wesleyan [dot] edu | tel. 860.685.2965 On 2/10/15 2:59 PM, Carissa Dougherty wrote:
Hi, all... I'm trying to compile a list of tech-related acronyms that might be important for museum staff to know and understand -- or at the very least, recognize. Right now, I'm just gathering EVERYthing I can think of -- file extensions (PDF, JPG), emerging technologies (BLE, NFC), web-related (HTML, PHP)... So... - Are there any that you think are particularly relevant/important? - What terms do you frequently toss around during museum tech meetings? - Are there any that are often misunderstood/misinterpreted? I'd be happy to share my "final" list when I've got it ready... FIRE AWAY!! Thanks... Carissa Head of Knowledge Management The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532 T *630-725-2136* | *cdoughe...@mortonarb.org <cdoughe...@mortonarb.org>* | mortonarb.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/
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