Thanks, Rob! Yes, a wiki is a good idea... (and, in fact, although it's not an acronym, "wiki" is on my list, too!)
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 On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Rob Lancefield on lists < li...@lancefield.net> wrote: > 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/ >> >> _______________________________________________ > 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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