Check this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations I think your goal is to boil this down a little for a museum audience, laudable but a large task. I agree with Rob that it would be good to be some kind of shared work space available online. Anecdotally, one of my favorites in our sector is that museum technology's CMS is not the same CMS as the rest of the world. We have Collections Management Systems, everyone else has Content Management Systems. This always throws my new hires for a loop when they first arrive. All the best, Douglas
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Tanner, Simon <simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi Carissa, > > In the spirit of not being at all helpful but enjoying the opportunity to > roll out a true favourite... > > Back in the 90's we had a digital project which we gave the acronym: > SQUIRREL NUTKIN > > It stood for: > Sequential Query User Interface Resourcing a Research Electronic Library > Notably User-oriented Technology for Keeping the Information Needed > > All my best, > Simon > ____________________________________________ > Simon Tanner > Department of Digital Humanities > Room 219, 2nd Floor Drury Lane > King's College London > > Email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk > Twitter: @SimonTanner > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Carissa Dougherty > Sent: 10 February 2015 20:00 > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms! > > 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/ > -- Douglas Hegley Director of Media and Technology Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-3072 | dheg...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org
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