[MCN-L] Online vs physical visits

[Morgan Holzer]

Bernard,

For me, (someone whose job relies heavily on statistics and user research),
this question actually simply comes down to your mission statement. I
looked your's up (
http://www.otagomuseum.govt.nz/about-us/corporate-information/) and in
part, it says:

"Mission: To inspire and enrich our communities, and enhance understanding
of the world through our collection, our people and the stories we share...
Expanding joy: Reaching out to our communities and enabling access for all."

I'd wager that the vast majority of museum mission statements include
something about education/outreach/access in regards to collections, and do
not actually contain any mention of getting people in the door. Not putting
up online collections/exhibitions is actually contrary to your stated goals
of enabling "access for all," and specifically targeting "access for those
who can attend."

Of course, metrics and research help bolster the argument, but I think
mission-driven arguments are always a good place to start.

~Morgan


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Proctor, Nancy  wrote:

> I really appreciated Bruce Wyman and Nick Poole's responses to the
> question about online cannibalizing in-person museum visits. Sadly this is
> still a question museum technologists face, but more importantly I agree we
> need to do better at measuring ROI - though I would add, on all platforms
> museums use, not just digital ones! Easier said than done, of course.
>
> Is anyone aggregating the links and thoughts provided in these important
> emails to the listserv in a blog post or other? If not, I'd be happy to
> start a post on the Musematic blog (or other recommended site) as I'm sure
> many others have useful references and past posts to add as well.
>
> Nancy
>
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> Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Access
> Smithsonian Institution
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[MCN-L] Rapid Prototyping System

[Morgan Holzer]

Wondering if anyone is using something like Twitter Bootstrap to do rapid
prototyping? How are you using it?

I ask because we are attempting to build our own version here at NYPL and
are receiving a little push-back from above. If you do rapid prototyping,
how did you get institutional buy-in?

Thanks in advance!
~Morgan

[MCN-L] MCN annual conference proceedings

[Morgan Holzer]

Stephen, (and everyone else, hello!),

MCN 2013 was fully recorded, some with video and the rest with audio.
Almost all talks are currently on our youtube channel, with the rest being
processed. http://www.youtube.com/user/museumcn


On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Trilce Navarrete <
trilce.navarrete at gmail.com> wrote:

> there is *never* a dumb question !
>
> Unfortunately, MCN does not archive proceedings (few presenters in fact
> write a paper). The best you can do is look at the MCN conference site and
> see the program abstracts http://wired.ivvy.com/event/MCN13/agenda
>
> if a presentation looks interesting, you may want to check their SlideShare
> / professional page for more information.
>
> This is a great opportunity to pose the question: what are the benefits /
> challenges of documenting conferences? as a historian I am all for it !
> second question: what are the most efficient documentation forms?
>
> idea: could MCN organizers in Dallas recruit a few bloggers?
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Stephen Brown  wrote:
>
> > Apologies for what "old hands" will probably think is a dumb question,
> but
> > can someone point me to the published proceedings of the MCN annual
> > conference, either in print or online please?
> > Thanks,
> >
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[MCN-L] Social Media Marketing Job at NYPL

[Morgan Holzer]

Wanna come work at the New York Public Library? Here is a job that might
interest you!

We have an open position for Social Media Marketing Job, more details here:

https://jobs-nypl.icims.com/jobs/7737/online-associate/job?mobile=false&width=960&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false

[MCN-L] What is it like to connect to museum Wi-Fi on a mobile phone?

[Morgan Holzer]

Thanks, Andrew! This is very timely, as I am currently working on a
document that recommends removing our wifi splash page. I'd love to know if
there are more institutions out there who have made a conscious decision to
not have one.


On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Andrew Lewis  wrote:

> Dear MCN peeps,
>
> Here's a review of the user experience of Wi-Fi connection for museum
> visitors specifically when connecting on a mobile phone.
>
> http://www.vam.ac.uk/b/blog/digital-media/mobile-wifi-screens
>
> With some crowd-sourced help from the museum digital community, we have
> reviewed the Wi-Fi splash screens from about 30 examples round the world.
> Given that mobile phones are easily the most likely way your visitors will
> use the web in the museum, we felt it was worth seeing what that was like
> for them.
>
> We found good and bad and have tried to condense into a simple checklist.
> We hope it is useful.
>
> Big thanks to everyone who contributed.
>
>
> Andrew  Lewis
> Digital Content Delivery Manager
> Digital Media Department
> www.vam.ac.uk/digitalmedia
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Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms!

[Morgan Holzer]

Ooh I love picnic and hippo! In the spirit of Simon's squirrel nutkin, we give 
things the "INATOR" treatment. So when we fixed our locations section, we 
called it the Locinator. And the research upgrade was the Researchinator. 

 We backronymed this to mean "It's Now A Totally Operational Resource."

~Morgan

> On Feb 11, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Ruginis, Andrew  
> wrote:
> 
> Two of my faves:
> 
> 
> PICNIC = problem in chair, not in computer
> 
> HiPPO = highest paid person's opinion
> 
> 
> 
> Andrew Ruginis
> Director of Information Technology
> Chicago Architecture Foundation
> 224 South Michigan Avenue
> Chicago IL 60604
> 312.561.2129
> 
> architecture.org 
> facebook/chiarchitecture
> twitter @chiarchitecture
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 2/11/15 10:03 AM, "Leonard Steinbach"  wrote:
>> 
>> There are the
>> 
>> MPEG's
>> JPEG's
>> DPI
>> RGB
>> sRGB
>> CMYK
>> CIE and PANTONE color spaces
>> and as most exhibiton planners probably know BMFD (Benjamin Moore Fan
>> Deck)
>> 
>>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Bryan Kennedy  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Don't forget the media/show-control/computer interface side of things:
>>> 
>>> MIDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI
>>> OCS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control
>>> UDP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol
>>> TCP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol
>>> DMX - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX512
>>> BNC - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNC_connector
>>> SDI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_digital_interface
>>> XLR - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector
>>> RCA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector
>>> RS-232 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232
>>> Cat5 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
>>> Cat6 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable
>>> RJ45 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C
>>> 
>>> bk
>>> 
>>> bryan kennedy
>>> director, exhibit media
>>> science museum of minnesota
>>> bkenn...@smm.org   651.221.2522
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM, Carissa Dougherty <
>>> cdoughe...@mortonarb.org
 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 <
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Re: [MCN-L] Estimating Website Redesign Costs

[Morgan Holzer]

Are you planning on doing this in-house? Or are you looking to set up an
RFP to hire a firm?

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Chris Alexander 
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Apologies for cross postings between MCN (LinkedIn Group), MW (LinkedIn)
> and the MCN - Listserv.
>
> I've recently started a new position at the Cantor Art Center at Stanford
> University and my first big task is managing a redesign of the website.
> I've already done some online research and talked to some incredibly
> knowledgable people, but I'm still curious about how museums approach the
> cost estimation for a website redesign?
>
> The new site will:
> - Be responsive for desktop and mobile devices
> - Be Drupal based
> - Probably need about 5-8 templates designed
> - Better integrate Gallery Systems Web Kiosk
> - Integrate with Stanford's gift/donation system
> - Integrate an events management system such as EventBrite or 25 Live
>
> Any real world figures would be very helpful if you are at liberty to
> share privately. Also, how long the redesign process took from start to
> finish.
>
> I'd love to hear your stories.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chris Alexander
> Digital Media Manager
> Cantor Arts Center
> Stanford University
> 328 Lomita Drive
> Stanford, CA 94305-5060
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> http://museum.stanford.edu
> http://cantorcollections.stanford.edu
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Re: [MCN-L] Today: Exploratorium presents Total Solar Eclilpse: Live from Micronesia webcast beginning 4PM PST

[Morgan Holzer]

Rob,

Thanks so much for sharing. I watched from my desk (and also dug into
previous years' content). It was a great online experience.

On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, Amalyah Keshet  wrote:

> One word:  Wow!
> Awesome work.
>
>
>
> Amalyah Keshet
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Rob Rothfarb  >
> wrote:
>
> > Hello MCN list members!
> >
> > Today, the Exploratorium, in partnership with NASA and the NSF, is
> > presenting our live webcast of the total solar eclipse happening over
> > the south pacific.  We have a production crew on the Micronesian
> > island of Woleai, with telescopes and satellite uplink.  I'm producing
> > the streaming which is available on our website at
> http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse.
> > I hope you can tune in.  The telescope feed begins at 4PM PST today
> > and our webcast with hosts from the Exploratorium and NASA is from
> > 5:00PM - 6:00PM PST.  We also have a telescope feed with narration in
> > Spanish from 5:15PM - 5:45PM PST.  A full four minutes of eclipse
> totality begins at 5:38 PM PST.
> >
> > We're doing several experiments with the project which you can also
> > check
> > out:
> >
> > 1) Total Solar Eclipse app for Android is available on Google Play and
> > allows you to view all four live streams as well as on-demand videos
> > about eclipses and past eclipse expeditions.
> >
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.exploratorium.totals
> > olareclipse
> >
> > 2) Watch the total solar eclipse live streams in Second Life on
> > Exploratorium Island and on Science Circle sims.  More info here:
> >
> > http://www.exploratorium.edu/blogs/eclipse/come-our-island-second-life
> > -watch-eclipse-webcast
> >
> > 3) We're also streaming via Internet2 multicast.  To view you must be
> > connected to a research & education network (like CalREN in California
> > or other regional I2-connected network).  Use the free VLC media
> > player and browse 'Network streams (SAP) to find the stream links.  More
> info here:
> > http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/multicast
> >
> > I hope you can check it out and welcome any feedback about our webcast
> > and streaming experiments.
> >
> > best regards,
> > -Rob
> >
> > Rob Rothfarb
> > Project Director
> > Online Media Group
> > (415) 528-4844
> > e x p l O r a t o r i u m / San Francisco http://www.exploratorium.edu
> >
> >
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Re: [MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

[Morgan Holzer]

My company uses rev.com for those things.

On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Diane Zorich  wrote:

> Might want to try  oTranscribe (http://otranscribe.com/).  I have no
> experience using it myself, but it was recommended by someone in the
> digital humanities community a while back.
>
> Diane
>
>
> Diane M. Zorich
> Cultural Heritage Consultant – Digital Strategies for Culture Organizations
> 113 Gallup Road
> Princeton, NJ 08540  USA
> Voice: 609 252-1606
> Email: dzor...@mindspring.com  or dianezor...@comcast.net
> 
> Twitter: @dzorich
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 4/27/16, 2:36 PM, "Peter Rooney" 
> on behalf of magneticrepo...@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> >Is there a program that can "listen" to an oral interview and transcribe
> >it into text?such a program would need to deal with various persons'
> >voices. The interviewer, however, would remain the same, as well as the
> >general subject matter. Considerable cleanup might be necessary, but
> >that is okay so long as understandable speech can be captured.
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