[MCN-L] Museums and the Web: Next Steps
[sorry if you get this more than once; please share it with others who have an interest.] When we held the first Museums and the Web in 1997, none of us were sure how the Web would develop, or what technologies would be most interesting to museums in the future. We certainly didn't anticipate the close community that would develop around the conference, sustaining itself in various ways online between annual get-togethers. Your knowledge and generosity is unique and amazing; it has made Museums and the Web the international conference for culture and heritage online. But after fifteen years, it's time for us to step back from the day-to- day management of Museums and the Web. We both recognize the importance of MW to the community, and care deeply about the persistence of its legacy (including the online archive of papers going back to 1997). So it's taken some time to work out our next steps. We've agreed with Rich Cherry, Nancy Proctor, Titus Bicknell and Hiroko Kusano that they will manage MW2012 in San Diego, with our help. Rich Cherry and Nancy Proctor will serve as Co-Chairs of Museums and the Web 2012; David and jennifer will remain regular members of the Program Committee. The overall shape and focus of the meeting will not change. We're looking forward to how Museums and the Web will develop in these capable hands, and thank everyone for their faith and trust in us over the past fifteen years. In the next months, we're sure there will be changes as Rich, Nancy, Titus and Hiroko put their many ideas into practice. We are sure you'll join us in giving them your full help and support. jennifer + David [or is that David + jennifer] To stay informed about MW2012, please join the conference community at http://conference.archimuse.com thanks! - - - - - - - - - - - J. Trant Partner & Principal Consultant, Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada jtrant at archimuse.com | phone: +1 416 691 2516 | fax: +1 416 352 6025 | http://www.archimuse.com | twitter: @museweb - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] Augmented reality - is it a part of your educational or exhibition planning?
Hi Ariana, There's a lot of Augmented Reality on the Museums and the Web program this year, starting with this session: http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/session/augmented_reality If you can't make it to Philadelphia, all the papers will be online before the meeting. Best, /jennifer On 22-Mar-11, at 4:33 PM, French, Ariana wrote: > Hello all, > > Curious to know if anyone has been diving into the augmented reality > realm, through tools such as Layar. Anyone using these (or planning > to use) in interpretive projects or for educational programming in > the near future? > > All the best, > > Ariana > > -- > Ariana French > Yale University Art Gallery > (203) 432-7914 :: > ariana.french at yale.edu<mailto:ariana.french at yale.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 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/ - - - - - - - - - - - J. Trant Partner & Principal Consultant, Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada jtrant at archimuse.com | phone: +1 416 691 2516 | fax: +1 416 352 6025 | http://www.archimuse.com | twitter: @museweb - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2011 (MW2011): Participate onsite and online
Museums and the Web 2011 (MW2011) the international conference for culture and heritage online April 6-9, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011 our tag: #mw2011 PARTICIPATE IN PERSON If you're coming to MW2011, there are many chances for you to be actively involved in the program. Unconference Sessions: Thursday April 7, 2011 Each year at MW we set aside some time on the first day for discussion of pressing issues and questions. Come prepared to propose an unconference session, or to actively participate in one. For details, see http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/session/unconference_topic_proposal_session Crit Rooms at MW2011: Friday April 8, 2011 Bring your site to the Crit Room or the Mobile Crit Room, and get immediate, honest feedback from your peers. If you'd like your site to be featured, or you'd like to participate on a panel, please contact mw2011 at archimuse.com Closing Plenary: Mind the GAP ? Reflections on the Google Art Project, Saturday April 9, 2011 Pose your questions about the Google Art Project to a panel of museum participants, and a representative from Google. For details, see http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/session/closing_plenary PARTICIPATE ONLINE There are also opportunities for you to be involved online, even if you can't make it to Philadelphia. MW2011 Papers: On-line The first group of papers to be presented at MW2011 papers are now on- line. Browse the list from http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/speakers All papers will be on-line before the meeting. Take a look and dive in to the issues. Leave a comment, or ask a question. You can also search all past MW [and ICHIM] papers from http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio Best of the Web People's Choice Voting: March 25 - April 4, 2011 We need your opinion about the best museum sites on the web. Review the sites nominated for Best of the Web awards at http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/best/nominees and figure out which is your People's Choice. Voting will be open March 25-April 7, 2011. If you don't have an account, register so you can vote. You don't have to be attending the conference to support your favourite site. MW in Social Media As well as our own community at http://conference.archimuse.com, MW2011 can be found on Twitter [museweb]; Linked In [Museums and the Web group], Facebook [Museums and the Web page and Museums and the Web 2011 event], Lanyrd [Museums and the Web 2011], Flickr [MW2011-15th group], and Slideshare [Museums and the Web group]. See the list at https://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/mw2011_online_the_permanent_backchannel and join us! UPCOMING DEADLINES Hotel Registration Deadline: Monday March 21, 2011 MW2011 takes place at the Loews Philadelphia hotel and it's important for conference economics that you stay at the conference hotel if you can. The MW2011 conference rate is available until March 21 from http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/local If you shop around you might be able to beat this with a flight/ hotel package or other offer, but please stay at the Loews (your booking counts no matter how you make it). Advance Registration Deadline: April 1, 2011 If you are coming to MW2011, please make sure to register in advance. You'll save a bit of money, and have an easier time when you arrive. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2011/mw2011.registrationForm.html SEE YOU SOON! There are already people from more than 23 countries registered to come to Museums and the Web 2011. Join us onsite ? and online ? as we celebrate the best work by museums on the web, wherever the network might reach. MW is a great chance to make our "virtual community visceral" (in the words of an MW2010 delegate). We hope to see you there! jennifer and David - - - - - - - - - - - Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 MW2011 | April 6-9, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011 produced by Archives & Museum Informatics | 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada email: mw2011 at archimuse.com | phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 | twitter: @museweb - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] MW2011 Plenary Speaker from Pew Internet & American Life Project
Museums and the Web 2011 (MW2011) the international conference for culture and heritage online April 6-9, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011 MW2011 Opening Plenary Announced <== We're delighted that Kristen Purcell, of the Pew Internet & American Life Project will be giving the Opening Plenary at Museums and the Web 2011. The Internet & American Life Project provides research that can help us identify the trends shaping how content-oriented organizations like museums interact with their audiences now -- and how they will need to interact with them in the future. See the full description of her presentation at http://ow.ly/45KU3 Full Program Online <== --- The full program for MW2011 is online. Abstracts and biographies are available now. Full papers will be online before the meeting, to ensure that the discussion moves beyond show-and-tell. See http://ow.ly/45Ly0 The Informal Program <== --- As well as formal presentations, MW2011 features many opportunities for interaction. Unconference sessions on Thursday will highlight breaking issues. Crit Rooms, including one focused on mobile, will explore sites in depth. Your contributions are essential to both! See http://ow.ly/45KXC Register Online <== --- Remember, pre-conference tours and workshops have limited enrollment, and are first-come first-served. Some pre-conference workshops are already full. Register right away to ensure your choice. See the online registration form at http://ow.ly/45KYc Scholarships <== Several different scholarships are available to assist professionals from smaller institutions with attending Museums and the Web. Apply now! See http://ow.ly/45KZ5 Need To Know More? <== - Full details about MW2011 are on the conference Web site at http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011 You can also follow @museweb on Twitter and connect with MW on various social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. See http://ow.ly/45L0P for details. Email mw2011 at archimuse.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Philadelphia! jennifer and David - - - - - - - - - - - Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 MW2011 | April 6-9, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011 | twitter: @museweb produced by Archives & Museum Informatics | 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada email: mw2011 at archimuse.com | phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 | http://www.archimuse.com - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] Publishing didactic information online
Hi Maggie, You might get some inspiration from the Research / Collections online nominees from this year's Best of the Web Awards: http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/best/nominees/research_online_collection There are also a lot of papers in the bibliography about collections online: http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/search/collections%20online Best, /jennifer On 28-Feb-11, at 2:10 PM, Maggie Hanson wrote: > (Has anyone else had trouble getting messages through to MCN-L? > Please > forgive if this has come to you already, but I've been having > problems and > I'm trying to post from a different email account.) > > > > Hello, all ? > > We (The Portland Art Museum, OR) have recently begun publishing > works online > (www.pamcollections.org). We?re in the very early stages of this > process > and hope to begin some web development on the collections site in > the near > future. In the meanwhile, I?m trying to address some issues that we > *can *control. > One of these is the publishing of didactics (mostly wall labels, at > this > point) in individual records. I know that the process varies from > institution to institution and I would love to learn more about how > other > museums process this info to get it online so that I can share > examples with > our Education and Curatorial departments (I know how the Getty > operates, but > don?t have any other specific examples yet). If anyone can shed > light on > this topic (share guidelines or even just point me in the right > direction), > I?d be very grateful! > > Thanks so much, > > Maggie Hanson > ___ > 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/ - - - - - - - - - - - J. Trant Partner & Principal Consultant, Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada jtrant at archimuse.com | phone: +1 416 691 2516 | fax: +1 416 352 6025 | http://www.archimuse.com | twitter: @museweb - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] MW2011 Best of the Web Deadline Feb 21 and other News
[apologies for the duplication; please forward as appropriate] Museums and the Web 2011 the international conference for culture and heritage online April 6-9, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/ Our Tag: #mw2011 Best of the Web Nominations Close February 21, 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - Each year at MW2011 we recognise the best work by museums on the web. Help us to find it! Suggest a site for consideration by the MW2011 Best of the Web Panel. Nominations close Feb. 21: that's next Monday. For full details and deadlines see the Nomination, Review and People's Choice Voting Process at http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/best MW2011 Program Online - - - - - - - - - - - The full program for Museums and the Web 2011 is online. Start browsing from the Sessions page, and follow the links through to Paper Abstracts and Speaker Profiles. Full papers will be online before the conference. See http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/sessions Pre-Conference Workshops Filling Up - - - - - - - - - - - All of the Pre-Conference workshops at MW2011 have limited enrollment to ensure that they are great learning experiences. If you've been thinking about including a workshop in your registration, do so soon to avoid disappointment. See http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/workshops MW2011 Registration Online - - - - - - - - - - - You can complete your conference registration quickly and easily online at https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2011/mw2011.registrationForm.html You can add a workshop to an existing registration by choosing the 'Already Registered: Adding Workshop' option. MW2011 Conference Hotel - - - - - - - - - - - Museums and the Web 2011 takes place at the Lowes Philadelphia Hotel (1200 Market Street) an architectural landmark in the heart of an historic city. Make your reservation online by March 15th to reserve the conference rate at http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Philadelphia-Hotel/GroupPages/ami411 MW On-line - - - - - - - - - - - As we get closer to Museums and the Web activity heats up on the network. Set up a profile in the MW online community at http://conference.archimuse.com whether or not you're coming to MW. You can also connect with the Museums and the Web community on other social network platforms. See http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/mw2011_online_the_permanent_backchannel for links to where you can find us, and follow our tags: #mw2011 for conference-related things or #museweb for general items. We're @museweb on twitter. See You There! - - - - - - - - - - - We're looking forward to another great international gathering at Museums and the Web. Already, there are twenty countries represented. We hope to see you in Philadelphia, for the 15th Museums and the Web. jennifer and David - - - - - - - - - - - Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 MW2011 | April 6-9, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/ | twitter: @museweb produced by Archives & Museum Informatics | 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada email: mw2011 at archimuse.com | phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 | http://www.archimuse.com - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] user-created galleries/portfolios
Ann, There are a fair number [30+] of papers from Museums and the Web and ICHIM related to "personalization" that include discussions of personal collections and tours. See the list at http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/search/personalization /jennifer - - - - - - - - - - - Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 MW2011 | April 6-9, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/ | twitter: @museweb produced by Archives & Museum Informatics | 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada email: mw2011 at archimuse.com | phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 | http://www.archimuse.com - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] Do you use the Museums and the Web: Proceedings CD-ROMs?
Hi Everyone, Every year, since 1997, we have published all of the papers from Museums and the Web online before the conference [the online Proceedings]. More than 1,450 papers from MW and ICHIM are indexed online athttp://conference.archimuse.com/biblio Each year, a group also appear in print in a Museums and the Web : Selected Papers volume; these are listed at http://www.archimuse.com/publishing/museums.html Since 1998 we've also assembled a Proceedings CD-ROM of all of the papers, and included it with the print Selected Papers. But we're wondering about continuing this practice. Do you use the MW Proceedings CD-ROM? Or has that format had its day, particularly since all the papers are available ? and more easily searchable ? online? We'd love your feedback, ideally in reply to https://conference.archimuse.com/forum/do_you_use_mw_proceedings_cd_roms Thanks! /jennifer - - - - - - - - - - - J. Trant Partner & Principal Consultant, Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada jtrant at archimuse.com | phone: +1 416 691 2516 | fax: +1 416 352 6025 | http://www.archimuse.com - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] Scholarships to Museums and the Web 2010
Museums and the Web 2011 (MW2011) April 6-9, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011 We're excited about being in Philadelphia for Museums and the Web (April 6-9, 2011), and wanted to make sure that people from local institutions would be able to attend MW2011. So Archives & Museum Informatics is offering ten (10!) full registration scholarships to members of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM). MAAM members are also eligible for a discount off regular MW2011 Registration. See http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/scholarships MAAM members from museums that have not previously been able to send staff to Museums and the Web are invited to apply for a free registration to MW2011. Applicants should return the MAAM Scholarship Form, available at http://conference.archimuse.com/files/mw2011-maamscholarshipapplication.pdf For details about MAAM see http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/ MAAM membership information at http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/membership/individual-membership/ Hope to see you in Philadelphia! /jennifer and David - - - - - - - - - - - Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 MW2011 | April 6-9, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/ | twitter: @museweb produced by Archives & Museum Informatics | 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada email: mw2011 at archimuse.com | phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 | http://www.archimuse.com - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] move to Google Apps
there's a half day pre-conference workshop at Museums and the Web 2011 on this: The Web as Your Business Environment Too: Migrate to Google Apps given by Scott Granger see http://bit.ly/gt3tCT /jennifer On 4-Jan-11, at 4:00 PM, Richard Urban wrote: > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Marylee McInnes >> Date: January 4, 2011 2:21:38 PM CST >> To: "mcn-l at mcn.edu" >> Subject: move to Google Apps >> >> >> Has anyone switched to Google for email and apps? We?re considering >> options for a cloud hosted email solution. I?d be glad to hear >> about any experiences with Google or other services. >> >> Best, >> >> Marylee >> >> >> >> Marylee McInnes >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Database Manager >> >> Museum of New Mexico Foundation >> PO Box 2065 >> Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 >> >> 505/982-6366 ext. 111 >> marylee at museumfoundation.org >> www.museumfoundation.org >> >> >> >> Join us on Facebook >> >> >> >> Shop our Museums at: >> www.worldfolkart.org >> www.newmexicocreates.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 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/ - - - - - - - - - - - J. Trant Partner & Principal Consultant, Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada jtrant at archimuse.com | phone: +1 416 691 2516 | fax: +1 416 352 6025 | http://www.archimuse.com - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] RIP Delicious
Perian, i moved the 5K+ bookmarks i had in del.icio.us to pinboard.in this afternoon and now have the feed for the 'museweb' and 'mw2011' tags there e.g. http://pinboard.in/search/?query=museweb&all=Search+All linked in to the Museums and the Web Facebook page, and the Yahoo Pipe [that's still alive so far!] that feeds http:// conference.archimuse.com and the LinkedIn group and ... i'm sure there are other places i've forgotten. but i'm still heading for that delicious icon in my toolbar by default. old habits! /jennifer On 16-Dec-10, at 4:36 PM, Perian Sully wrote: > This makes me very sad indeed: > http://gizmodo.com/5714292/rest-in-peace-delicious > > I spent a lot of time adding cultural heritage content and links and > tutorials to Delicious. Maybe I should just migrate them to Zotero > instead? Anyone else have any suggestions for a comparable service? > The article linked to above offers some options for migrating your > bookmarks. > ___ > 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/ - - - - - - - - - - - J. Trant Partner & Principal Consultant, Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada jtrant at archimuse.com | phone: +1 416 691 2516 | fax: +1 416 352 6025 | http://www.archimuse.com - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2011 - Program online
Museums and the Web 2011 (MW2011) the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 6-9, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011 ==> MW2011 Program On-line <== The program for MW2011 [our tag!] is now available on the conference web site, featuring contributions of more than 165 people from 15 countries. See http://bit.ly/hTwMuy for details. Our thanks to the International Program Committee -- http://bit.ly/ey9KxT -- for their peer-review of proposals, and to everyone who proposed for making that task so challenging. ==> Register On-line <== Registration for Museums and the Web 2011 is now open. Register on- line before December 31, 2010 for the best rates. See http://bit.ly/fkW7H1 Remember, pre-conference tours and workshops have limited enrollment, and are first-come first-served. Register early to ensure your choice. ==> Demonstration Proposals <== It's not too late to participate in MW2011. The deadline for Demonstration proposals is December 31, 2010. For full details, and a link to the on-line proposal form, seehttp://bit.ly/g2GQKh ==> Need To Know More <== Full details about MW2011 are on the conference Web site at http://bit.ly/euMMQa See frequently asked questions -- and ask yours if it isn't answered -- at http://bit.ly/ib3WEh You can also follow @museweb on Twitter and connect with MW on various social networking sites. See http://bit.ly/dXzG72 for details. Email mw2011 at archimuse.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Philadelphia. jennifer and David - - - - - - - - - - - Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 MW2011 | April 6-9, 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/ produced by Archives & Museum Informatics | 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada email: mw2011 at archimuse.com | phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 - - - - - - - - - - -
[MCN-L] MCN Silent Auction 2010: two 1/2 price MW2011 Registrations
Hi Everyone, Once again we'll offer two half-price registrations to Museums and the Web (MW2011) for the MCN Silent Auction -- good for 50% off whatever conference registration fee is in effect when you choose to use them (up to $400 for a late registration). If all goes as previous years, you'll be able to save yourself some money and support MCN at the same time. Hope you all have an enjoyable and informative time in Austin! /jennifer Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 produced by April 6-9, 2011, Philadelphia, PA, Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2011 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] Proposal Deadline Today (Sept. 30): Museums and the Web 2011
A quick reminder that today is the deadline for most program proposals for Museums and the Web 2011 (April 6-9, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) For full details and a link to the online submission form see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/ Our thanks in advance to the International Program Committee for their peer-review of submitted proposals. /jennifer Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 produced by April 6-9, 2011, Philadelphia, PA, Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2011 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2011: CFP: Sept 30 Deadline
[apologies if you get this more than once: please share it as appropriate] MW2011 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Deadline September 30, 2010 Museums and the Web 2011 the international conference for culture and heritage online April 6-9, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/ Museums and the Web explores the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage online. Taking an international perspective, MW reviews and analyzes the impacts of networked cultural, natural and scientific heritage. Our community has been meeting since 1997, imagining, tracking, analyzing, and influencing the role museums play on the Web - wherever the network may take us. * CALL FOR PARTICIPATION * The MW program is built from the ground up. Proposals are invited from professionals and researchers in all areas actively exploring the creation, online presentation and use of cultural, scientific and heritage content, and its re-use and evaluation. There are no pre- defined themes -- just a strong interest in the best work out there! The bibliography of past MW papers (all online since 1997) can be searched at http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/ All full texts are freely available online. * PROPOSAL FORM * Online proposal submission is required. Use the form linked from http://conference.archimuse.com/mw2011/call.html Please co-ordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be successful. Proposals are peer-reviewed individually by an International Program Committee. Note that proposals for full sessions are rarely accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. The committee may choose to accept some papers and not others. *SESSION FORMATS * MW sessions vary in format - from formal Papers to informal Birds of a Feather lunches, and from structured Professional Forums to timely Unconference Sessions. Find the best format for your idea, by reviewing the session formats at http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.sessionFormats.html * DEADLINES * Proposals due September 30, 2010 - for papers, mini-workshops + professional forums (written paper required by Jan. 31, 2011) Proposals due December 31, 2010 - for demonstrations (written paper optional) * PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS * The Museums and the Web program is built from the ground up, from your proposals. Add your ideas to the on-line discussion at http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/suggestions_for_the_mw2011_program * NEED FURTHER DETAILS? * Review the MW2011 Call for Participation on-line at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/call.html Contact the MW2010 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman + Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics mw2011 at archimuse.com We hope to see you in Denver. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2011 produced by April 6-9, 2011, Philadelphia, PA, Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2011/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2011 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] Congratulations to the winners of the Best of the Web Awards
The Best of the Web awards were given last night at Museums and the Web 2010 -- but i can't get the list past the spam filters! Full details and links to sites are posted http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/congratulations_mw2010_best_web_winners Congratulations everyone on some great work. /jennifer
[MCN-L] MW2010: Advance Registration Deadline Apr. 8, 2010
Museums and the Web 2010 (MW2010) the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 13-17, 2010 Denver, Colorado, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ ==> Advance Registration Deadline: April 8, 2010 <== The deadline for advance registration is *this Thursday*. If you are planning to come to MW2010, save yourself some time and money by registering on-line, in advance. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2010/mw2010.registrationForm.html You can register on-site for the conference and perhaps for pre- conference workshops [if space is available]. Download the form the conference site and bring it with you. ==> Wikimedia at MW2010 <== We're hosting a pre-conference workshop at Museums and the Web 2010 that will bring together wikimedians and museum people from around the world. Our goal, through some face-to-face conversation, is move through some of the policy and procedural questions that have proven stumbling blocks to date, and scope out ways we can truly collaborate. In preparation for the workshop we're for ideas, observations and inspiration. We want to shape the agenda based on real issues and concerns, and need your input to be sure that happens. Join the discussions at http://conference.archimuse.com/forums/wikimediamw2010 ==> Papers On-line <== This year's papers are now all on-line. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/speakers/index.html for the full list. All the papers from past Museums and the Web conferences are also available on-line. See the full bibliography of past papers at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum ==> Best of the Web People's Choice <== You don't have to be coming to MW2010 to vote for the MW2010 Best of the Web People's Choice Award. See the list of sites nominated at http://conference.archimuse.com/best_web/nominees-2010 and vote for your favourite. [Each user registered at http://conference.archimuse.com has one vote.] ==> MW On-line <== As we get closer to Museums and the Web activity heats up on the network. Your encouraged to set up a profile in the MW online community a thttp://conference.archimuse.com -- whether or not you're coming to MW. You can also connect with the Museums and the Web community on other social network platforms. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/online/ for links to where you can find us, and follow our tags: #mw2010 for conference-related things or #museweb for general items. We're @museweb on Twitter. ==> Another Great Group @ MW2010 <== MW2010 will welcome more than 550 delegates from more than 25 countries to Denver. We're looking forward to seeing old friends and making some new ones. We hope to see you there -- or on-line -- for more great discussions around bringing culture and heritage on-line in all kinds of institutions. jennifer and David Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2010 produced by April 13-17, 2010, Denver, Colordo Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2010 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] MW2010: Advance Registration Deadline Apr. 8, 2010
Museums and the Web 2010 (MW2010) the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 13-17, 2010 Denver, Colorado, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ ==> Advance Registration Deadline: April 8, 2010 <== The deadline for advance registration is *this Thursday*. If you are planning to come to MW2010, save yourself some time and money by registering on-line, in advance. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2010/mw2010.registrationForm.html You can register on-site for the conference and perhaps for pre- conference workshops [if space is available]. Download the form the conference site and bring it with you. ==> Wikimedia at MW2010 <== We're hosting a pre-conference workshop at Museums and the Web 2010 that will bring together wikimedians and museum people from around the world. Our goal, through some face-to-face conversation, is move through some of the policy and procedural questions that have proven stumbling blocks to date, and scope out ways we can truly collaborate. In preparation for the workshop we're for ideas, observations and inspiration. We want to shape the agenda based on real issues and concerns, and need your input to be sure that happens. Join the discussions at http://conference.archimuse.com/forums/wikimediamw2010 ==> Papers On-line <== This year's papers are now all on-line. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/speakers/index.html for the full list. All the papers from past Museums and the Web conferences are also available on-line. See the full bibliography of past papers at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum ==> Best of the Web People's Choice <== You don't have to be coming to MW2010 to vote for the MW2010 Best of the Web People's Choice Award. See the list of sites nominated at http://conference.archimuse.com/best_web/nominees-2010 and vote for your favourite. [Each user registered at http://conference.archimuse.com has one vote.] ==> MW On-line <== As we get closer to Museums and the Web activity heats up on the network. Your encouraged to set up a profile in the MW online community a thttp://conference.archimuse.com -- whether or not you're coming to MW. You can also connect with the Museums and the Web community on other social network platforms. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/online/ for links to where you can find us, and follow our tags: #mw2010 for conference-related things or #museweb for general items. We're @museweb on Twitter. ==> Another Great Group @ MW2010 <== MW2010 will welcome more than 550 delegates from more than 25 countries to Denver. We're looking forward to seeing old friends and making some new ones. We hope to see you there -- or on-line -- for more great discussions around bringing culture and heritage on-line in all kinds of institutions. jennifer and David Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2010 produced by April 13-17, 2010, Denver, Colordo Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2010 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] MW2010: An Update
Museums and the Web 2010 (MW2010) the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 13-17, 2010 Denver, Colorado, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ ==> Full MW2010 Program Now Online <== Descriptions of more than 40 Demonstrations have been just added to the MW2010 web site. The full program is now online at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/sescal/ ==> Regular Registration Deadline: January 31, 2010 <== If you haven't already registered, the deadline for regular registration for MW2010 is coming up soon. Payment for regular registrations must be *received* by January 31, 2010, in order to get lower rates. Register on-line with a credit card to ensure your budget goes the furthest. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2010/mw2010.registrationForm.html ==> Pre-Conference Workshops Filling Up <== Many of the workshops at MW2010 have limited enrollment to ensure that they are great learning experiences. If you've been thinking about adding a workshop to your registration, do so soon to avoid disappointment. ==> Best of the Web Nominations Open January 31, 2010 <== We said it would be 'in January' and we should make it. We're running the Best of the Web entirely on the conference community site this year. See http://conference.archimuse.com/page/best_web_2010_nomination_process for details, and check out the new category definitions at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/best/categories.html Nominate your favourite site, review the sites nominated, and watch for the announcement about voting for 'MW2010 People's Choice'. ==> MW on the Social Networks <== Connect with the Museums and the Web community on various social network platforms. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/online/ for links to where you can find us, and follow our tags: #mw2010 for conference-related things or #museweb for general items. We're looking forward to catching up with all the great work going on around the world at another great Museums and the Web. We hope to see you in Denver! jennifer and David Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2010 produced by April 13-17, 2010, Denver, Colordo Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2010 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] MW2010 CFP: Deadline Wed. Sept 30, 2009
MW2010 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Deadline September 30, 2009 Museums and the Web 2010 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 13-17, 2010 Denver, Colorado, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ Don't miss this chance to present your best work at the premiere international conference devoted to culture, heritage, art, and science on-line: Museums and the Web. Taking an international perspective, MW reviews and analyzes the issues and impacts of networked cultural, natural and scientific heritage. Our community has been meeting since 1997, imagining, tracking, analyzing, and influencing the role museums play on the Web. PROPOSALS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. Submit your proposal using our on-line form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/papers/mw2010.proposalForm.html We're open to proposals on on any topic related to museums and their communities creating, facilitating, or delivering culture, science or heritage on-line. Proposals for MW are peer-reviewed by an International Program Committee. Full details about MW2010 can be found on the conference web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ We hope to see you in Denver, jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2010 produced by April 13-17, 2010, Denver, Colordo Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2010 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2010: CFP: Sept 30 Deadline
[sorry if you get this more than once: please share it as appropriate] MW2010 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Deadline September 30, 2009 Museums and the Web 2010 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 13-17, 2010 Denver, Colorado, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/ Museums and the Web explores the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line. Taking an international perspective, MW reviews and analyzes the issues and impacts of networked cultural, natural and scientific heritage. Our community has been meeting since 1997, imagining, tracking, analyzing, and influencing the role museums play on the Web. * CALL FOR PARTICIPATION * Proposals are invited from professionals and researchers in all areas actively exploring the creation, on-line presentation and use of cultural, scientific and heritage content, and its re-use and evaluation. The bibliography of past MW papers (all on-line since 1997) can be searched at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/ * PROPOSAL FORM * On-line proposal submission is required. Use the form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/papers/mw2010.proposalForm.html Please co-ordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Proposals are peer-reviewed individually by an International Program Committee; full sessions are rarely accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. The committee may choose to accept some papers and not others. *SESSION FORMATS * MW sessions vary in format - from formal Papers to informal Birds of a Feather lunches, and from structured Professional Forums to timely Unconference Sessions. Find the best format for your idea, by reviewing the session formats at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/sessions/sessionFormats.html * DEADLINES * Proposals due September 30, 2009 - for papers, mini-workshops + professional forums (written paper required by Jan. 31, 2010) Proposals due December 31, 2009 - for demonstrations (written paper optional) * PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS * The Museums and the Web program is built from the ground up, from your proposals. Add your ideas to the on-line discussion at http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/ideas_mw2010_program * NEED FURTHER DETAILS? * Review the MW2010 Call for Participation on-line at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/call.html Contact the MW2010 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman + Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics mw2010 at archimuse.com We hope to see you in Denver. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2010 produced by April 13-17, 2010, Denver, Colordo Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2010 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] visual resources job descriptions
we're happy to host a job description resource on http://conference.archimuse.com if people are intersted in sharing [redacted / anonymized or not]. jennifer At 10:49 AM -0700 6/25/09, Images wrote: >A question for the forum then - would any of you working in the >realm of copyright and licensing, image archives/management or >visual resources, be willing to share your job descriptions? I am >thinking of positions like rights and reproductions, copyright >administrators, image librarians/archivists/cataloguers, photo >services etc. Core responsibilities or tasks (formalized or not) >would also be helpful. > >Given the discussion yesterday I think there are others who would be >interested in this information too, however, I would be more than >happy to keep any documents confidential, so please feel free to >respond to me off-list as well. > >A very big thanks in advance, >Danielle > >Danielle Currie | Rights and Reproductions | Vancouver Art Gallery >T 604 662 4700 x 220 | F 604 682 1086 >750 Hornby Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7 CANADA > > > >___ >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/ -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Museum Jobs: A Summary
Deborah et al., with the exception of "Cataloguer / Curatorial assistant" none of the jobs that i have held at a museum are mentioned specifically on that list either ;) the list wasn't presented as 'ideal' or 'current'. it was constructed as a baseline to look at how museum staff are trained [within the context of museum studies education.] i posted it because the team i was working with needed to understand how museums were organized, and i couldn't point them to an easily available summary. it would be really useful if MCN could think about the kinds of jobs that done by its members, and articulate the competencies required. this is being done 'for' museums in other areas [like Information Science and VR] but in my opinion, information-focused programs miss the public facing, interpretive aspect of much museum technology. Where's the Museum Tech Job Description registry? /jt At 11:54 AM -0400 6/24/09, Deborah Wythe wrote: >Her sources for the positions are all 20th >century (1994, 1996 and 1997), so I would take >the whole thing with a big grain of salt. > >Photographer's there, but the whole job area of >digital media and asset management were barely >known in the 90s. > >That's not to say that we're not all endangered these days! > >Deborah Wythe >Brooklyn Museum >deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > >> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:25:48 -0500 >> From: hraatz at artsmia.org >> To: VRA-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU; mcn-l at mcn.edu >> Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Jobs: A Summary >> >> Good morning all, >> >> My morning was significantly disturbed by a >>Tweet posted to >>https://twitter.com/museummedia, "Museum jobs: >>a summary http://bit.ly/7pKto ." This >>shortened URL takes you to Jennifer Trant's >>blog on the conference.archimuse.com website. >>Attached to the blog post by Ms. Trant is a 4 >>page .pdf document listing various museum jobs >>from Director to Membership Clerk, including >>staff positions as varied as Planetarium >>Director, Studio Manager and Projectionist. >>There are NO Visual Resources professionals >>included on the list. Zero. Unless we're >>somehow invisibly included with Digitizing >>Technician/data entry clerk, Librarian or >>Archivist. I've made a comment to Ms. Trant's >>blog and hope to receive a response from her >>which I will share with the VRA and MCN >>listservs. >> >> Coming on the heels of the announcement >>regarding the elimination of Leigh Gate's >>Visual Resources position at the Art Institute >>of Chicago, and compounded by the knowledge >>that Melody Ennis (Museum of Art, RISD), Jane >>Ferger (Indianapolis Museum of Art) and Cheryl >>Vogler (St. Louis Art Museum) also lost jobs to >>the elimination of their staff positions within >>the past year, this blog post is extremely >>troubling. Clearly there is some lack of >>awareness and understanding about the role of >>Visual Resources professionals in the museum >>environment that needs to be addressed. In >>light of overall concerns about the future of >>our profession, this may be a timely and >>pertinent topic for discussion at the Museum VR >>SIG (special interest group) meeting at the >>next Visual Resources Assn. conference in >>Atlanta--for those of us museum VR >>professionals who still retain jobs and will be >>in attendance. >> >> Back to my still vital & hopefully valued work. >> >> Heidi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Heidi S. Raatz | Visual Resources Librarian >> Minneapolis Institute of Arts >> 2400 Third Avenue South >> Minneapolis, MN 55404 >> >> (612) 870-3196 | >> (612) 870-3029 - permissions | >> hraatz at artsmia.org | >> permissions at artsmia.org| >> www.artsmia.org ( http://www.artsmia.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 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/ > >_____ >Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing? now >
[MCN-L] Museum Jobs: A Summary
Heidi, as i explained in my response to your comment -- see http://conference.archimuse.com/blog/jtrant/museum_jobs_summary#comment-1439 -- that list of museum jobs was constructed in 2006 as part of a review of museum work in the context of a survey of Museum Studies education. it surveyed published sources describing museum work, and summarized the qualifications and responsibilities at a very high level. it was shared to help a group who had little familiarity with museums and how they are organized. the presence or absence of a specialization from that list was not intended as a slight -- i'm sorry if that's what happened. i should also apologize in advance to others who don't see their specific job title mentioned. i think we all recognise that many functions are not assigned consistently across museums; staffing and organizational structures depend a lot on size and budget, and roles and responsibilities are evolving, particularly in areas that deal with information management and technology. here's hoping we all have jobs and can travel to conferences in the future! jennifer At 10:25 AM -0500 6/24/09, Heidi Raatz wrote: >Good morning all, > >My morning was significantly disturbed by a Tweet posted to >https://twitter.com/museummedia, "Museum jobs: a summary >http://bit.ly/7pKto ." This shortened URL takes you to Jennifer >Trant's blog on the conference.archimuse.com website. Attached to >the blog post by Ms. Trant is a 4 page .pdf document listing various >museum jobs from Director to Membership Clerk, including staff >positions as varied as Planetarium Director, Studio Manager and >Projectionist. There are NO Visual Resources professionals included >on the list. Zero. Unless we're somehow invisibly included with >Digitizing Technician/data entry clerk, Librarian or Archivist. >I've made a comment to Ms. Trant's blog and hope to receive a >response from her which I will share with the VRA and MCN listservs. > >Coming on the heels of the announcement regarding the elimination of >Leigh Gate's Visual Resources position at the Art Institute of >Chicago, and compounded by the knowledge that Melody Ennis (Museum >of Art, RISD), Jane Ferger (Indianapolis Museum of Art) and Cheryl >Vogler (St. Louis Art Museum) also lost jobs to the elimination of >their staff positions within the past year, this blog post is >extremely troubling. Clearly there is some lack of awareness and >understanding about the role of Visual Resources professionals in >the museum environment that needs to be addressed. In light of >overall concerns about the future of our profession, this may be a >timely and pertinent topic for discussion at the Museum VR SIG >(special interest group) meeting at the next Visual Resources Assn. >conference in Atlanta--for those of us museum VR professionals who >still retain jobs and will be in attendance. > >Back to my still vital & hopefully valued work. > >Heidi > > > > > > >Heidi S. Raatz | Visual Resources Librarian >Minneapolis Institute of Arts >2400 Third Avenue South >Minneapolis, MN 55404 > >(612) 870-3196 | >(612) 870-3029 - permissions | >hraatz at artsmia.org | >permissions at artsmia.org| >www.artsmia.org ( http://www.artsmia.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 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/ -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] MW2009 Best of the Web Awards
the concept of 'astrotagging' (instead of geotagging) * I loved this - pretty much everything about it * the fact it was done for free using external tools; the (very!) cunning use of technology * a good Flickr collaboration - ** Professional's Site** - winner CODART.nl http://www.codart.nl The Panel said: * knits together content, listings, resources and more * Graphics did not overwhelm the mission of the site. * Very comprehensive. * useful even beyond the specific focus of art from the low countries * beautifully composed site, a gate to global network of museums that are presenting Dutch art - ** Podcast (Audio / Video) ** - winner RWM (Radio web MACBA) http://rwm.macba.cat The Panel said: * offers an impressive array of podcasts. * I like how they have organized the topics * each podcast can be listened to in a player on the site * in Spanish and Catalan, with transcripts * An admirable effort - ** Research Site ** - winner Museum of Jewish Heritage Online Collection http://collection.mjhnyc.org The Panel said: * simple and easy to use * unpretentious * You can format the way the site is rendered. * Highlights on the homepage lead you into the collection, providing sharp zoomable images and short or long descriptions - ** Small ** - winner Museum 2.0 http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/ The Panel said: * excellent content * anticipates the needs and questions of people all over the museum sector * editorial slant gives the site credibility, reach, and influence far beyond its budget and technical provision * punches way above its weight in the museum and gallery professional sector - ** People's choice ** - Chosen by the registrants on conference.archimuse.com Video Active http://www.videoactive.eu For background on the awards, see the MW2009 conference site.: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/best/ -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] MW2009 Keynote now available
RT @mw2009: Max Anderson's #mw2009 keynote "moving from virtual to visceral" now on ArtBabble: http://is.gd/tiHt thanks to @dincandela or in translation from Twitter: Daniel Incancela and the team from the Indianapolis Museum of Art have now made Max Anderson's Keynote Address "Moving from Virtual to Visceral" from Museums and the Web 2009 available. You can find it on ArtBabble and embedded in the MW conference community site: see http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/maxwell_andersons_mw2009_keynote_moving_virtual_viscer Our thanks to the IMA for recording Max's presentation, and to Max for his willingness to share IMA's philosophy of openness, and to embody it himself. A great kick-off to a fantastic week. Thanks everyone! jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Best of the Web 2009 - People's choice
Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ *** Best of the Web Voting Closes April 17 at noon EST *** You have until noon, EST, to cast your vote for the Best of the Web People's Choice, held in conjunction with Museums and the Web 2009. Visit http://conference.archimuse.com/best_web/nominees-2009 to see the list of sites nominated, create an account, and vote for your favourite. The People's Choice Awards will be presented on April 17, 2009, at MW2009 along with the Best of the Web Awards in all other categories. Best, jennifer -- ______ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] MW2009: Advance Registration Deadline Apr. 8, 2009
Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ ==> MW2009 Opening Keynote: Maxwell L. Anderson <== A leader in moving museums on to the Web, Max Anderson has challenged each of the art museums he's directed to think about the Web as a critical part of museum programming space. He'll push these ideas -- and us -- further in his keynote address, entitled "Moving from Virtual to Visceral". ==> Advance Registration Deadline: April 8, 2009 <== The deadline for advance registration is *this Wednesday*. If you are planning to come to MW2009, save yourself some time and money by registering on-line, in advance. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2009/mw2009.registrationForm.html You can register on-site for the conference and some pre-conference workshops [if space is available]. Download the form the conference site and bring it with you. ==> Papers On-line <== This year's papers are now all on-line. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/speakers/index.html for the full list. All the papers from past Museums and the Web conferences are also available on-line. See the full bibliography at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum ==> Best of the Web People's Choice <== You don't have to be coming to MW2009 to register your vote for the MW2009 Best of the Web People's Choice Award. See the list of sites nominated at http://conference.archimuse.com/best_web/nominees-2009 and vote for your favourite [each registered user has one vote]. ==> Join the Community <== The MW on-line community lets you participate from wherever you are, both during the conference and later. See http://conference.archimuse.com ==> Another Great Group @ MW2009 <== MW2009 will welcome more than 450 delegates from more than 20 countries to Indianapolis. We hope to see you there -- or on-line -- for more great discussions around bringing culture and heritage on-line in all kinds of institutions . jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009 produced by April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, IndianaArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2009 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] Virtualization
There are two papers that discuss this in the Technology Strategies session upcoming at Museums and the Web conference. Full texts are on-line, linked from the abstracts below: Museums and the Web 2009 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ Thursday April 16, 2009 11:00 am -12:30 pm Museums and Cloud Computing: Ready for Primetime, or Just Vaporware? http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/abstracts/prg_335001927.html Edward Bachta, Charles Moad, Rob Stein, USA Fedora, Drupal, and Cloud Computing for a low-cost, sustainable DAM http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/abstracts/prg_335001962.html Ari Davidow, USA best, jennifer At 1:16 PM -0400 4/2/09, Sandy Moore wrote: >A Quick Poll by responding to this e-mail: > >What Museum's have a virtualized server environment and how many are >looking toward virtualization? > >Sandra J. Moore >The Toledo Museum of Art > > >___ >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/ -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2009: Papers on-line
Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ The first group of papers to be presented at Museums and the Web 2009 in Indianapolis (April 15-18, 2009) are now available on-line. To find them easily, browse the list of Speakers - at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/speakers / for the "paper" icon. All MW2009 papers will be available on-line before the conference. Writing papers is great contribution to our field. They record past experience, develop our collective knowledge, and enable our projects to build on each other. Having papers in advance also changes the nature of the conference. People come to Museums and the Web ready to dive into discussions, and conversations are much more productive! All past Museums and the Web (and ICHIM) papers are on-line and included in a searchable Bibliography at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum We hope you can delegates from more than twenty countries in Indianapolis for conversations about the challenges we all face moving institutions, collections and communities on-line. jennifer and David. -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009 produced by April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, IndianaArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2009 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2009: Deadlines This Weekend
Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ ** There are two key deadlines this weekend for MW2009. ** ** Regular Registration Deadline: January 31, 2009 ** The deadline for regular registration for MW2009 is this Saturday. Payment for regular registrations must be *received by January 31, 2009*. Register on-line with a credit card to ensure your budget goes the furthest. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2009/mw2009.registrationForm.html ** Best of the Web Nominations Close February 1, 2009 ** The Best of the Web contest is taking place on-line this year. See http://conference.archimuse.com/page/best_web_2009_nomination_process for details. Nominate your favourite site *by February 1, 2009*. There are no fees, and nominating a site other than your own is encouraged. You can also review -- and comment on -- the sites nominated. Voting for the 'MW2009 People's Choice' award will open in April. Watch for the announcement. ** Why come to Museums and the Web? ** MW is leading international venue where people working in museums, science centers and art galleries share how they are responding to the challenges of our networked world. At MW2009 you can connect with people who understand what you are doing, and who have dealt with the issues you're now facing. As delegates at MW2008 said: "I finally have found a conference that caters to the work that I am doing". And we have fun doing it. There are "so many great people " and MW is "one of the friendliest conferences I've been to ... that's useful". We hope to see you in Indianapolis! jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009 produced by April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ 158 Lee Avenue email: mw2009 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 --
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2009 (MW2009) Update
Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ ==> MW2009 Opening Keynote: Maxwell L. Anderson <== We're delighted that Max Anderson has agreed to keynote Museums and the Web 2009. A leader in moving museums on to the Web, Max has challenged each of the art galleries he's directed to think about the Web as a critical part of programming space. He'll push these ideas further in his keynote address, entitled "Moving from Virtual to Visceral" ==> Demonstration Proposals: Deadline extended until Sunday January 11, 2009 <== It's not too late to participate in MW2009. The deadline for Demonstration proposals has been extended until Sunday January 11, 2009. For full details, and a link to the on-line proposal form, see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/demos/index.html ==> Best of the Web Nominations Open <== Each year Museums and the Web honours the best work in our field with the Best of the Web awards. We're running the competition in the on-line community space this year, and have begun accepting nominations at http://conference.archimuse.com Nominate your favourite site, review the sites nominated and watch for the announcement about voting for 'People's Choice'. ==> Register On-line <== Registration for Museums and the Web 2009 is open. Register on-line before January 31, 2009 for the best available rates. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2009/mw2009.registrationForm.html Remember, pre-conference tours and workshops have limited enrollment, and are first-come first-served. Register early to ensure your choice. ==> Need To Know More <== Full details about MW2009 are on the conference Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ Email mw2009 at archimuse.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Indianapolis. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009 produced by April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ 158 Lee Avenue email: mw2009 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] reminder: mw2009 demo proposals due dec 31
Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ ==> Demonstration Proposals <== It's not too late to participate in MW2009. The deadline for Demonstration proposals is December 31, 2008. For full details, and a link to the on-line proposal form, see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/demos/index.html ==> Best of the Web <== Best of the Web nominations will be made this year on the conference community site. Register at http://conference.archimuse.com and watch for the announcement. ==> Conference Program On-line<== Full details about MW2009 -- including abstracts of all papers -- are on the conference Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ All full-texts of past MW papers are on-line. See http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/ ==> Need To Know More <== Email mw2009 at archimuse.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Indianapolis. jennifer and David -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] MW2009: Program On-line + Registration Open
Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ ==> MW2009 Preliminary Program On-line <== The full program for MW2009 [our tag!] is now available on the conference web site, featuring contributions from more than 150 people from a dozen countries. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/sessions/index.html Our thanks to the International Program Committee for their peer-review of proposals, and to everyone who proposed for making their job so difficult. ==> Register On-line <== Registration for Museums and the Web 2009 is now open. Register on-line before December 15, 2008 for the best rates. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2009/mw2009.registrationForm.html Remember, pre-conference tours and workshops have limited enrollment, and are first-come first-served. Register early to ensure your choice. ==> Demonstration Proposals <== It's not too late to participate in MW2009. The deadline for Demonstration proposals is December 31, 2008. For full details, and a link to the on-line proposal form, see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/demos/index.html ==> Best of the Web <== Best of the Web nominations will be made this year on the conference community site. Register at http://conference.archimuse.com and watch for the announcement. ==> Need To Know More <== Full details about MW2009 are on the conference Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ Email mw2009 at archimuse.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Indianapolis. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009 produced by April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, IndianaArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2009 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools
Ari -- conference.archimuse.com was set up because i saw that: - people needed a way to find / contact each other both during and after the conferences [we got a lot of "who was that ..." queries] - the conference papers needed an index [we got a lot of "who said that ..." queries] - there was a need to develop a 'memory' about museum use of the web [there wasn't enough knowledge of prior-art in many MW proposals; altogether too much re-invention] does it work? well, people use it as a reference site [the stats show that] and they contribute to an extent, though it came at the same time as a lot of other things and there's a certain SN saturation that i think we all feel. there are also a lot of things i wish i had time to do to make it better... i guess, though, i figure that if it's useful to me, that's something, and i might as well share it. i do know that we're fielding a lot fewer of those basic questions too ;) /jt At 2:52 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: >I should clarify--I wasn't looking for a Museum or Cultural Heritage >site CoP, per se--I love archimuse and several of the others that have >been mentioned here. I was asking specifically about use of Ning (or >related services such as grou.ps) for various networking and CoP >purposes. For those who have used Ning, and the like, what problems >were you trying to solve, and did/does Ning solve that problem? > >ari > >On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:38 PM, j trant wrote: >> hi Ari, >> >> there are now more than 1400 users registered at >> http://conference.archimuse.com -- the online site we've created with drupal >> for the museums and the web conference community. >> >> while contributions are cyclical, related to the rhythms of the meeting, the >> traffic on the site, particularly the bibliography of past papers, is >> constant. >... > >> At 12:20 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: >>> >>> Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet >>> activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep >>> hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used >>> or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if >>> any). >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Use of Ning and similar Community of Practice tools
hi Ari, there are now more than 1400 users registered at http://conference.archimuse.com -- the online site we've created with drupal for the museums and the web conference community. while contributions are cyclical, related to the rhythms of the meeting, the traffic on the site, particularly the bibliography of past papers, is constant. we'll be using the site for Best of the Web nominations this year, and as the platform for selecting the People's Choice winner as well. anyone in the field is welcome to join, and contribute! jennifer At 12:20 PM -0500 11/10/08, Ari Davidow wrote: >Is anyone using Ning or grou.ps to help pull together intranet >activity or Community of Practice (or general community)? I keep >hearing about these tools, but have no sense how they are being used >or which, of the many issues I am grappling with, they address (if >any). > >In theory, having a single place to gather resources and do many times >of sharing and discussion would be great. In practice, I wonder if >wikis, on the one hand, or Facebook at another extreme, aren't doing >enough of what we want. > >Thoughts? > >ari >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Fwd: How Much Should You Offer the New Hire?
FYI -- an organization worth knowing about, and a survey worth participating in. best, jennifer >From: holly at nten.org >To: jtrant at archimuse.com >Date: 6 Nov 2008 10:42:54 -0500 >Subject: How Much Should You Offer the New Hire? >X-pstn-neptune: 1/1/1.00/94 >X-pstn-levels: (S: 0.66690/99.76629 CV:99. P:95.9108 >M:97.0282 C:91.3934 ) >X-pstn-settings: 2 (0.5000:0.5000) s cv gt3 gt2 gt1 p m c >X-pstn-addresses: from [1800/75] >X-pstn-neptune: 2/1/0.50/48 >X-pstn-levels: (S: 0.66690/99.76629 CV:99. P:95.9108 >M:97.0282 C:91.3934 ) >X-pstn-settings: 2 (0.5000:0.5000) s cv gt3 gt2 gt1 p m c >X-pstn-addresses: from [1800/75] > > >1220 SW Morrison St. #1305 >Portland, OR 97205 >415.397.9000 ><http://nten.org/>http://nten.org > >Hi jennifer - >How much should you offer a new Help Desk Support Specialist? How >many IT staff do organizations your size have, anyway? What are >other nonprofits outsourcing when it comes to IT? > ><http://nten.org/>NTEN and <http://nptimes.com/>The Nonprofit Times >are making it easy for you to fill the gap between expensive >benchmarking services costing thousands of dollars and going it >alone. We're surveying thousands of staff at nonprofits big and >small to find out what it takes to make technology work for them and >what qualified staff they need. In turn, we'll give you the hard >numbers you need to invest in technology. > ><http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6_2bypEILwwZmbW87TYQQqMw_3d_3d>> >Take the Online Survey > >If you make technology decisions for your nonprofit, please take ><http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6_2bypEILwwZmbW87TYQQqMw_3d_3d>this >survey. Then pass it on to a colleague! ><http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6_2bypEILwwZmbW87TYQQqMw_3d_3d>This >survey will find out: > >How many people it takes to manage technology at a nonprofit >What exactly nonprofit technology staff do and how much they are paid >How nonprofits can find and keep good people >We'll share the results with you in January, including: > >Data to compare your organization to others like you >Benchmarks to help you plan projects and purchases >Statistics and information to use in grant proposals ><http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6_2bypEILwwZmbW87TYQQqMw_3d_3d>The >survey only takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. And did we >mention that participants can win an iPod Nano or gift card from >Amazon.com or iTunes? > ><http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6_2bypEILwwZmbW87TYQQqMw_3d_3d>> >Take the Online Survey > >When you're done, check out the ><http://nten.org/research/it-staffing>2007 survey results. > >Thanks for helping us make the case for IT investment! > >Holly Ross >Executive Director, NTEN >415 397 9000 ><mailto:holly at nten.org>holly at nten.org > >To keep up to date with the NTEN community, news, and events, join >the NTEN newsletter: ><http://www.nten.org/news>http://www.nten.org/news > >If you are not already a member, please consider joining NTEN to >help support our programs, and to receive discounts on all our >events and many services! To learn more, please visit: ><http://www.nten.org/join>http://www.nten.org/join. > > > > > > > >TAKE THE SURVEY > ><http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6_2bypEILwwZmbW87TYQQqMw_3d_3d>TAKE >THE SURVEY> > >LATEST REPORTS > >NTEN strives to bring you the information and resources that will >help you change the world. Read about the latest studies, trends, >and reports that will affect your work. > ><http://nten.org/research>READ THE REPORTS> > >NTEN eNEWSLETTER > >If you're not getting it already, then sign up for NTEN Connect, the >monthly e-newsletter with news, tips, and trends from and for those >working with technology in the nonprofit sector. > > ><http://www.nten.org/signup>SIGN UP NOW> > >NTEN WEBINARS > >Members get special rates for all NTEN webinars. Tune in from your >own desk for demos, tips, trends, and takeaways on the latest tools >for the nonprofit sector. Get objective advice for decision-making >and planning that will get you closer to your goals. > ><http://www.nten.org/webinars>WEBINARS> > >You are receiving this message because you are an NTEN member, have >attended an NTEN event, or shared your contact information with NTEN >in some other capacity. If you would like to change your >subscription settings or unsubscribe from mailings from NTEN, please >click ><https://www.ntenonline.org/EWEB/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=NTEN&WebCode=unsubscribe&cst_key=1bc057ba-57ce-4cec-970f-90fe38b2acbf>here. > >You may also wish to review the NTEN ><http://www.nten.org/privacy-policy>privacy policy. -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Web vs. 'real world' visitors
>> http://eyelevel.si.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 at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/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 > >___ >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 >___ >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 >___ >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 >___ >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 >___ >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 >___ >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 >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] MW2009 CFP: Deadline Tues. Sept .30, 2008
MW2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: DEADLINE SEPT. 30, 2008 Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ Don't miss this great chance to present your best work at the only international conference devoted to culture, heritage, art, and science on-line: Museums and the Web. MW2009 will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, April 15-18, 2009. PROPOSALS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 30, 2008. Submit your proposal using our on-line form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/mw2009.proposalForm.html We're open to proposals on on any topic related to museums and their communities creating, facilitating, or delivering culture, science or heritage on-line. Proposals for MW are peer-reviewed by an International Program Committee. Full details about MW2009 can be found on the conference web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ We hope to see you in Indianapolis, jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009 produced by April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, IndianaArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2009 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 -
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2009: CFP: Deadline Sept 30
MW2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Deadline September 30, 2008. Museums and the Web 2009 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 15-18, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ Museums and the Web addresses the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line. Taking an international perspective, the MW program reviews and analyzes the issues and impacts of networked cultural, natural and scientific heritage. Proposals are invited from professionals and researchers in all areas actively exploring the creation, on-line presentation and use of cultural, scientific and heritage content, and its re-use and evaluation. The bibliography of past MW papers (all on-line since 1997) can be searched at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/ * PROPOSAL FORM * On-line proposal submission is required. Use the form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/mw2009.proposalForm.html Please co-ordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Proposals are peer-reviewed individually by an International Program Committee; full sessions are rarely accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. The committee may choose to accept some papers and not others. * DEADLINES * Proposals due September 30, 2008 - for papers, workshops, mini-workshops + professional forums (written paper required by Jan. 31, 2009) Proposals due December 31, 2008 - for demonstrations (written paper optional) * PROGRAM SUGGESTIONS * The Museums and the Web program is built from the ground up, from your proposals. Add your ideas to the on-line discussion at http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/mw2009_ideas * NEED FURTHER DETAILS? * Review the MW2009 Call for Participation on-line at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/call.html Contact the MW2009 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman + Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics mw2009 at archimuse.com We hope to see you in Indianapolis. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2009 produced by April 15-18, 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/ 158 Lee Avenue email: mw2009 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] Tracking search terms
Marla, some time ago, i did a preliminary analysis of a year's worth of search log data from the Guggenheim Museum, in preparation for some search term analysis that we are doing now within the context of steve.museum there's a summary blog posting here: http://conference.archimuse.com/blog/jtrant/searching_museum_collections_on_line_what_do_peo with a link to the full paper. follow-up discussions with Seb Chan about the Powerhouse Museum's searching showed that there seems to be differences depending on the kind of museum. for example, there is a strong reliance on artists' names at the Guggenheim that may not be true outside [modern?] art museums. the study was time-consuming, but it revealed a lot about what people hope to find. i hope others share what they are doing here. there's not a lot published. jennifer At 11:07 AM -0700 7/7/08, Misunas, Marla wrote: >Hi everyone, > > > >I've started analyzing the data we're getting from our website search >engine, Atomz. > >I have two sample quarters of results and am looking forward to seeing >what we get when we > >switch to our new website later this year. > > > >At present I have the top ten or twenty terms in each of several major >categories > >and would love to know more about what others are doing. > > > >If you are tracking search terms, how is the data provided-is it tallied >for you or > >is the analysis labor intensive? How do you organize the various areas >of inquiry? > >What does the search term data tell you about the design or use of your >website? > >What are your top search terms? > > > >Any and all feedback is welcome, feel free to respond to the list or >separately to me. > > > >thanks > > > >Marla Misunas > >Collections Information Manager > >Collections Information and Access > >San Francisco Museum of Modern Art > >415-357-4186 (voice) > >Check out SFMOMA Collections Online > >www.sfmoma.org <http://www.sfmoma.org/> > >__ > > > >Past President, Museum Computer Network > >http://www.mcn.edu <http://www.mcn.edu/> > > > > >The information contained in this electronic mail message (including >any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by >the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections >2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity >named above, and may be privileged. If the reader of this message >is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or >the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If >you have received this communication in error, please immediately >notify me and delete the original message. Thank you > >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web Benchmarking Survey: Time for an Update
Some time ago - in 2005 - Archives & Museum Informatics launched a survey of museum web activities. We noted then that: Each financial cycle museum Webmasters struggle to justify their budget requests. Whenever statistical reports are circulated someone asks, "How do we compare?" When exploring the benefits of a new function, Web teams ask themselves "Is it worth the investment?" Answers to these questions are hard to come by. [see http://www.archimuse.com/research/mwbenchmarks/index.html for the full background] This survey - the results of which are written up at http://www.archimuse.com/research/mwbenchmarks/report/mwbenchmarks2005.html - was designed to help fill some of the voids in our knowledge. As a first stab at the problem we realise that it wasn't perfect. And things have changed since 2005! We've been asked to update the survey for a client-group of museums, and thought we'd use the opportunity to ask for input from the community as well. If we're going to launch it again more broadly, we'd like it to be useful to you ... So, please, take a look at the questions - available as a PDF from http://www.archimuse.com/research/mwbenchmarks/MW-Survey05.pdf - and post your thoughts on revisions or additional questions here: http://conference.archimuse.com/blog/jtrant/museums_and_web_benchmarking_survey_time_update thanks! jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] wikis in museums?
there have been several threads about wikis on the list of the UK Museum Computer Group. See http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?S1=MCG to search their archive. jt At 10:50 AM -0700 6/1/08, Stan Orchard wrote: >Hi all...I posted a similar message to the ASTC listserv and didn't >get much response, which surprised me. So, thought I'd drop a line >here. I'm looking for examples of wikis in a museum setting. For >internal use? External with the public? Any and all examples would be >appreciated. I'd love to be able to point people at public examples >especially. Appreciate any and all responses. Thanks! > >Stan Orchard >Pacific Science Center >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] What's a Museum without YouTube?
Beth -- check out the following Museums and the Web 2008 paper: Beyond launch: Museum videos on YouTube http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/hart/hart.html David Hart, The Museum of Modern Art, USA Allegra Burnette, The Museum of Modern Art, USA Chris Alexander, San Jose Museum of Art, USA Dan Dark, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA Jennifer Rossi, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, USA Nicole Minor, Exploratorium, USA best, jt At 3:18 PM -0400 4/28/08, Beth Kanter wrote: >Hi folk, > >I am doing some research for a workshop and was rounding up arts examples. >I did come across some examples of Museum YouTube Channels - wrote about >them here: >http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/04/what-is-a-museu.html > >What are the best practices for museums on YouTube? What metrics do you >use for success? Do you use YouTube as a promotional strategy to attract >more visitors or to get traffic at your museum site or is anyone using >YouTube for virtual exhibits? > >Beth > >-- > >Beth's Blog: http://beth.typepad.com >Nonprofits and Social Media >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] MW2008 references bring bibliography to over 1200 items
With the addition of the papers published for Museums and the Web 2008, the on-line bibliography maintained at conference.archimuse.com now numbers over 1,200 sources. See http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/ These published papers from Museums and the Web and ICHIM - with full texts available on-line - represent the development of museums and interactive multimedia, and museums on the web, from 1991 to the present. As we look at this resource, we're considering a number of ways to develop it: * Anyone can add to the bibliography [if they are a registered user on the site]. You are encouraged to contribute references to sources of use to you. From the left menu, choose Contribute --> Research Source * The sources cited by these papers are themselves of interest. Would a project to include those be useful? Please let us know, by leaving a comment at http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/mw2008_references_bring_bibliography_over_1200_items Thanks! jennifer -- ______ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Announcing the MW2008 Best of the Web Awards
proach and yet consistently entertaining and informative. * All in all an exemplary site. But the addition of much needed humor in the other sites give them the edge over this. winner Roman Art from the Louvre Webisodes, Indianaoplis Museum of Art http://www.theromansarecoming.com/webisodes * These are really engaging and look like they were really designed to be pocasts and not simply repurposed content from other media. * Sexy, dramatic, informative, fantastic use of the technologies, gives the viewer information about the exhibition process that is much more complete and done in an exciting and engaging way. Bravo! * The production values are high, the content is compelling and addresses and is appropriate for the media *Innovative* Launchball, Science Museum, London http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchball * Impressive array of interactive, and very stimulating games. Superb graphics and multimedia integration. Very intelligent scripting. * The visual design is very well done keying on strong, high-contrast colours and iconography. The interface design is simple and easy to learn. * Man, I have literally played with this for hours now. Even better is the open-endedness of it all and the user contributions. I can't stop fiddling with it. *People's choice* chosen by people registered at http://conference.archimuse.com Maps: Tools for Adventure, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (in conjunction with the National Geographic Society) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/toolsforadventure *Best of the Web* Launchball, Science Museum London http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchball * I was very skeptical about this until I started playing...and couldn't stop. * Man, I have literally played with this for hours now. Even better is the open-endedness of it all and the user contributions. I can't stop fiddling with it. Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to the judges for their contributions! --- For full details, see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/best/index.html -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] join MW2008 online at http://conference.archimuse.com
If you can't be in Montreal this week for Museums and the Web, feel free to join us online at http://conference.archimuse.com /jt -- ______ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] science museum site wins at SXSW
This hasn't been noted here, so i thought i'd pass on this bit of slightly late news [i've got my nose in the Museums and the Web proceedings production...] The Science Museum, London, has won both Best Game and Best of Show at SXSW for its game Launchball http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/ See http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/winners/ for the other winners and see Mike Ellis's blog posting about the development http://electronicmuseum.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/launchball-we-did-it-differently-and-got-it-right/ best, jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2008: Papers online
Museums and the Web 2008 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 9 - 12, 2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ The first of the papers for Museums and the Web 2008 are now on-line at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/speakers/index.html Take a moment to review some of the work that will be presented at the conference, April 9-12, 2008, in Montr?al, Canada. It represents some of the most adventurous activity on-line in culture, science and heritage. The MW2008 program features presentations from 21 countries on the program, and we're expecting delegates from around the world. Our thanks to everyone for their contributions. Writing papers is a very important for the development of the field as a whole. It builds up our collective knowledge, and lets our projects build on each other. And it changes the nature of the conference. People come ready to dive into the details, and conversations are that much more productive! We're looking forward to it. Hope to see you there! jennifer and David MW2008 Co-Chairs -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2008 produced by April 9-12, 2008, Montreal, Canada Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2008 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 - Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO). Museums and the Web 2008 is sponsored by Interwoven and Interflow.
[MCN-L] last day for MW2008 Best of the Web Nominations
Hi Everyone, This is the last day for nominations for the Best of the Web competition @ MW2008. Help us find the best work out there; nominate your favourite site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/best/nominate.html Check out the categories, and judging criteria at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/best/categories.html Thanks for helping us recognise the Best of the Web! jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2008: an update
[apologies for any duplication; please forward as appropriate] Museums and the Web 2008 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 9 - 12, 2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ ** Closing Plenary: Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information ** We're delighted that Clifford Lynch has agreed to close MW2008. He is one of the best synthetic speakers we know, able to draw together strands from many different communities towards our common goal of linking people with content and communities. Clifford will close MW2008 with thoughts about how approaches in the museum community mirror or diverge from others. ** Regular Registration Deadline: January 31, 2008 ** If you haven't already registered, the deadline for regular registration is coming up soon. Payment for regular registrations must be *received* by January 31, 2008, in order to get lower rates. Register on-line with a credit card to ensure the better rate. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2008/mw2008.registrationForm.html ** Pre-Conference Workshops Filling Up ** Many of the workshops at MW2008 have limited enrollment to ensure that they are great learning experiences. Several are now approaching their limit. If you've been thinking about adding a workshop to your registration, do so soon to avoid disappointment. ** Best of the Web Nominations Close February 1, 2008 ** Help us identify the best museum web sites launched in the last year. Nominate your favourite for a Best of the Web award. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/best/index.html for details. ** Demonstrations ** The first of the Demonstrations accepted for MW2008 are now listed on the conference web site. Demos are a great opportunity to see museum web sites up close and talk to the people who created them. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/demos/index.html for the list. ** Papers On-line ** All the papers from past Museums and the Web conferences are available on-line. See http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum ** Another Great Conference ** We're looking forward to MW2008 -- the twelfth time we will have come together to review the state of cultural, scientific and heritage content. With everything that's going on now, it's sure to add up to an exciting and informative week. We hope to see you in Montreal! jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2008 produced by April 9-12, 2008, Montreal, Canada Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2008 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 - Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO). Museums and the Web 2008 is sponsored by Interwoven and Interflow.
[MCN-L] MW2008: Best of the Web Nominations open
Museums and the Web 2008 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 9 - 12, 2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ Deadline: February 1, 2008. Nominations are now being accepted for the Museums and the Web 2008: Best of the Web competition. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/best/index.html for full details. Museum Web sites from around the world may be nominated, provided they have been launched or significantly updated in 2007. Sites will be reviewed by an independent panel of judges, and awards made at the twelfth annual Museums and the Web Conference, in Montr?al, Canada, April 9-12, 2008. Categories http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/best/categories.html * On-line Exhibition * Educational Site * Museum Professional's Site * Research Site * Online Community or Service * Podcast (Audio / Video) * Innovative or Experimental Site * Small* * Best Overall Museum Site, selected by the judges from all of the sites nominated. Be sure to review the category definitions carefully before suggesting a site. Sites do much better when they are considered in the right context. Nomination http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/best/nominate.html Sites are put forward for the Best of the Web in an open (free of charge) nomination process. Anyone can nominate a site, and nominations of sites other than your own are encouraged. Sites from anywhere in the world are eligible, provided they have been launched or significantly updated in 2007. The process has been reviewed in an on-line discussion. Thanks to everyone who participated! Nominations are open, on-line, until February 1, 2008. We're looking forward, once again, to uncovering great work in museums large and small and highlighting it for the community. jennifer -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2008 produced by April 9-12, 2008, Montreal, Canada Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2008 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 - Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO). Museums and the Web 2008 is sponsored by Interwoven and Interflow.
[MCN-L] MW2008 Demonstration Proposal Deadline: December 31, 2007
Museums and the Web 2008 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 9 - 12, 2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ ==> Demonstration Proposals Due December 31, 2007 <== It's not too late to participate in MW2008. The deadline for Demonstration proposals is December 31, 2007. For full details, and a link to the on-line proposal form, see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/demos/index.html ==> Best of the Web: Discussion Closes December 31, 2007 <== Help us re-shape the Best of the Web competition. Offer your comments in the on-line discussion. See http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/best_of_the_web_competition_feedback_wanted Discussion Closes December 31; Nominations Open January 7, 2008. ==> Program On-line <== The full program for MW2008 is now available on the conference web site. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/sessions/index.html Our thanks to the International Program Committee for their peer-review of proposals. ==> Need To Know More <== Full details about the meeting are on the conference Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ Email mw2008 at archimuse.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Montreal. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2008 produced by April 9 - 12, 2008, Montreal, PQArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2008 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 | fax +1 416 352-6025 - Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO).
[MCN-L] MW2008: Online Registration Open
Museums and the Web 2008 the international conference for culture and heritage on-line April 9 - 12, 2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ ==> Early Registration Now Open <== Registration for Museums and the Web 2008 is now open. Register on-line before December 15, 2007 for the best rates. See https://www2.archimuse.com/mw2008/mw2008.registrationForm.html Remember, pre-conference tours and workshops have limited enrollment, and are first-come first-served. Register early to ensure your choice. ==> Demonstration Proposals <== It's not too late to participate in MW2008. The deadline for Demonstration proposals is December 31, 2007. For full details, and a link to the on-line proposal form, see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/demos/index.html ==> Best of the Web <== Help us re-shape the Best of the Web competition. Join the on-line discussion. See http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/best_of_the_web_competition_feedback_wanted Nominations will open after the discussion. ==> Need To Know More <== Full details about the meeting are on the conference Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ Email mw2008 at archimuse.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Montreal. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2007 produced by April 11 - 14, 2007, San Francisco, CA Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2007 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 - Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO).
[MCN-L] your thoughts on the Best of the Web competition
hi all -- first of all, sorry if you get this query more than once... as we begin to think about Museums and the Web 2008, i'm wondering again about the role of the best of the web competition. we've started a thread on conference.archimuse.com at http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/best_of_the_web_competition_feedback_wanted and would love your thoughts. let us know what you think about the competition, and the role that it plays for you. do you look at the winners? thanks! jennifer -- ______ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] free hotel room at the Chicago Airport - Thursday - Saturday
Hi all, Because of the vagarities of airline pricing, we have a room (King / Non Smoking) at the Embassy Suites, O'Hare Airport that will be paid for but empty from Thursday - Saturday nights, during the MCN conference. In the Internet economy, it's cheaper to get a flight and a hotel room than just rebook a flight! If you would like the room, please contact me directly first come, first served. jennifer -- ______ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] ICHIM07: Join us in Toronto, Oct. 24-26
--- ICHIM07 - International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings Digital Culture and Heritage Toronto, October 24-26, 2007 http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ dedicated to the memory of Xavier Perrot --- It is still possible to register in advance for ICHIM07 in Toronto; join us for the best of cultural informatics, world-wide. Register at: https://www2.archimuse.com/ichim07/ichim07.registrationForm.html --- Papers On-line http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/speakers/index.html Papers to be presented at ICHIM07 in Toronto are now on-line. But conferences aren't about people reading papers. They are about seeing first hand the diversity of work being done, meeting the people doing it, having conversations and asking questions. So plan to join us in Toronto for some stimulating discussions and debates. Come away with new ideas. Opening Keynote: Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada --- http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/abstracts/prg_335001615.html Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, will open ICHIM07 with his thoughts on convergence and content creation in a Web 2.0 world. A pioneer in shaping the united "memory institution" Ian will challenge us to consider what it now means "To hold infinity in the palm of your hand". -- Closing Plenary: Ranjiit Makkuni on the Eternal Gandhi http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/abstracts/prg_335001589.html Ranjit Makkuni, of the Sacred World Foundation, India, will speak about the making of the Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum. He will present a language of physical interface actions derived from classical symbols of the spinning wheel, turning of the prayer wheels, touching symbolic pillars, the act of hands touching sacred objects, collaboratively constructed quilts, sacred chanting in the collective group, the satsanga and the touching and rotating of prayer beads. These tradition-based interactions inspire a rich panorama of tactile interfaces that allow people to access the multimedia imagery and multidimensional mind of Gandhiji. Eternal Ghandi was a winner of ID Magazine Design Award in 2006. -- Join Us in Toronto! We hope to see you at ICHIM07 for a celebration of the best in digital culture and heritage. David Bearman and Jennifer Trant, ICHIM07 Co-Chairs --- International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings - ICHIM07 October 24-26, 2007 produced by Toronto, Ontario, CanadaArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ 158 Lee Ave, Toronto ichim07 at archimuse.comOntario, M43 2P3 Canada ICHIM07 is produced by Archives & Museum Informatics in association with the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, and in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO), and the MaRS Collaboration Centre. --- Sent to Jennifer Trant from the Archives & Museum Informatics Mailing List. See http://www.archimuse.com/privacy.html for our Privacy Policy.
[MCN-L] MCN Silent Auction 2007!
Rob, You'll have 'the usual' from us -- half price registration for Museums and the Web (this time in Montreal, April 9-12, 2008). don't know if we will bring books, as we're coming from Brazil -- yes, an MCN past-president (David) is coming this year. is there an address where we can send stuff in advance? jt At 9:19 AM -0400 10/3/07, Rob Lancefield on lists wrote: >Hi everyone, > >As the MCN conference approaches, so does our annual Silent Auction. >Your donations to this event support a crucial program: all 2007 Silent >Auction proceeds will fund conference scholarships for MCN 2008. > >It's not too soon to dream up novel donations and stash them away to >carry to Chicago, where they'll be gratefully accepted in person. Items >new or old, seriously useful or happily useless, that may attract bids >and be carried home on airplanes are encouraged. Exhibition catalogs, >museum bags, clothing, and other souvenirs are always popular. Donations >need not be tangible things--some especially popular lots have offered >free services or half-price registrations for other professional events. > >Donations may be dropped off at the conference desk in the hotel when >you register; details will be announced soon. Auction volunteers also >are needed. If you'd like to help or want to know more about what this >entails, please email me off-list at . > ><http://www.mcn.edu/conferences/index.asp?subkey=1693> has more >information about the auction and a wide range of MCN 2007 events. > >See you in Chicago! > >Rob (chair, MCN Silent Auction 2007) >__ >Rob Lancefield (rlancefield [at] wesleyan.edu) >Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections >Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University >301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA >860.685.2965 >Board of Directors, Museum Computer Network > > >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] ICHIM07 papers on-line
-- ICHIM07 - International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting digital culture and heritage Toronto, October 24-26, 2007 http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ -- ICHIM07 Papers are now on-line http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/speakers/index.html The first group of papers to be presented at the International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting are now on-line. See the full list at http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/speakers/index.html But conferences aren't about people reading papers. They are about seeing first hand the diversity of work being done, having conversations and asking questions. So plan to join us in Toronto for some stimulating discussions and debates. -- Closing Plenary: Ranjiit Makkuni on the Eternal Gandhi http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/abstracts/prg_335001589.html Ranjit Makkuni, of the Sacred World Foundation, India, will speak about the making of the Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum. He will present a language of physical interface actions derived from classical symbols of the spinning wheel, turning of the prayer wheels, touching symbolic pillars, the act of hands touching sacred objects, collaboratively constructed quilts, sacred chanting in the collective group, the satsanga and the touching and rotating of prayer beads. These tradition-based interactions inspire a rich panorama of tactile interfaces that allow people to access the multimedia imagery and multidimensional mind of Gandhiji. Eternal Ghandi was a winner of ID Magazine Design Award in 2006. -- Register in Advance https://www2.archimuse.com/ichim07/ichim07.registrationForm.html Space is still available, but because registration at ICHIM07 is limited, please register in advance. Full details on-line at http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/register/index.html -- Join Us On-line http://conference.archimuse.com There are now over 700 people from around the world registered in the conference.archimuse.com on-line community. Join us at http://conference.archimuse.com and contribute to our developing understanding of cultural heritage informatics. -- Questions? Contact the ICHIM07 Conference Co-Chairs: Jennifer Trant and David Bearman ichim07 at archimuse.com We hope to see you in Toronto! jennifer and David -- International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings - ICHIM07 October 24-26, 2007 produced by Toronto, Ontario, CanadaArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ 158 Lee Ave, Toronto ichim07 at archimuse.comOntario, M43 2P3 Canada ICHIM07 is produced by Archives & Museum Informatics in association with the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, and in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO), and the MaRS Collaboration Centre.
[MCN-L] reminder: MW2008 proposal deadline: sept 30, 2007
just a quick reminder that the deadline for proposals for Museums and the Web 2008 (Montreal, April 9-12, 2008) is coming up fast. (it's this weekend to be exact!) for full details see the conference web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ hope to see you in Montreal, jennifer -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2008 produced by April 9 - 12, 2008, Montr?al, PQArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2008 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 - Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO).
[MCN-L] ICHIM07: Regular Registration Ends Sept. 15, 2007
[apologies for any duplication; please forward as appropriate] -- ICHIM07 - International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting Toronto, October 24-26, 2007 http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ -- Join us in Toronto for a series of in-depth conversations about new developments in digital heritage policy and practice. Opening Keynote: Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada --- ICHIM07 will open with a keynote from Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada. A pioneer in shaping the united "memory institution" Ian will challenge us to consider what it now means "To hold infinity in the palm of your hand". See http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/abstracts/prg_335001615.html Regular Registration Deadline: September 15, 2007 - Registration at ICHIM07 is limited to 300 people, ensuring that we will have an ideal forum for in-depth discussion and debate. The deadline for Regular Registration is this Saturday, September 15, 2007. Register on-line with a credit card to ensure reduced rates. See https://www2.archimuse.com/ichim07/ichim07.registrationForm.html Join Us On-line --- There are now over 700 people from around the world registered in the conference.archimuse.com on-line community. Join us at http://conference.archimuse.com and contribute to our developing understanding of cultural heritage informatics. In Memoriam: ICHIM07 dedicated to Xavier Perrot We dedicate ICHIM07 to the memory of Xavier Perrot, our friend and colleague, and a past co-chair of ICHIM, who died of cancer on July 20, 207. Your recollections and remembrances are invited at http://conference.archimuse.com/blog/dbear/ichim07_in_memory_of_xavier_perrot Questions? -- Contact the ICHIM07 Conference Co-Chairs: David Bearman and Jennifer Trant , Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 e-mail: ichim07 at archimuse.com http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ ICHIM07 Program Committee --- * Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA * David Arnold, Dean of Faculty, University of Brighton, UK * Liam Bannon, Professor, University of Limerick, Ireland * Jean Francois Chougnet, Director, Berardo Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal * Costis Dallas, Research Fellow, Digital Curation Unit, Athena Research Centre and Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Informatics, Panteion University, Greece * David Dawson, Senior Policy Adviser (Digital Futures), MLA, UK * Sara Diamond, President, Ontario College of Art and Design, Canada * Wendy Duff, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Canada * Franca Garzotto, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy * Kati Geber, Business Improvement and Strategic Advice, Services Canada, Canada * Margaret Hedstrom, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, USA * Mark Jones, Director, Victoria & Albert Museum, UK * Harald Kraemer, Director of Artcampus, University of Berne, Switzerland * Otmar Moritsch, Curator, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria * Peter Sigmond, Director of Collections, Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands * Jane Sledge, Associate Director for Museum Assets and Operations, National Museum of the American Indian, USA * Kevin Sumption, Associate Director, Powerhouse Museum, Australia * Jutta Treviranus, Director ATRC, University of Toronto, Canada * Nicole Vallieres, Director, Knowledge and Collections Management, McCord Museum, Canada * Christabel Wright, Manager, New Media, Dept of Communications, IT and Arts, Australia - ICHIM is produced by Archives & Museum Informatics in association with the Faculty of Information Studies University of Toronto and in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO) and the MaRS Collaboration Centre.
[MCN-L] MW2008 Call For Participation: Deadline Sept 30, 2007
[apologies for any duplication; please forward where appropriate] Museums and the Web 2008 April 9 - 12, 2008 Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION. Deadline: September 30, 2007. You are invited to participate in the twelfth annual Museums and the Web Conference. Museums and the Web addresses the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line. Taking an international perspective, the MW program reviews and analyzes the issues and impacts of networked cultural, natural and scientific heritage. Proposals are invited from professionals and researchers in all areas actively exploring the creation, on-line presentation and use of cultural, scientific and heritage content, and its re-use and evaluation. MW is very international; the 2007 conference welcomed over 800 delegates from more than 30 countries. Full details are available on the conference web site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/ Search the bibliography of past papers (all on-line since 1997) at http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum/ * PROPOSAL FORM * On-line proposal submission is required. Use the form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/mw2008.proposal.form.html * DEADLINES * Proposals are due September 30, 2007 - for papers, workshops, mini-workshops + professional forums (written paper required by Jan. 30, 2008) Proposals are due December 31, 2007 - for demonstrations (written paper optional) * MW2008 PROGRAM COMMITTEE* All proposals are subject to critical peer review by an International Program Committee. * Peter Bruce, Director General, Information Technology Branch, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada * Sebastian Chan, Manager Web Services, Powerhouse Museum, Australia * Rich Cherry, Director of Administration, Operations and Finance Skirball Cultural Center, USA * Costis Dallas, Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Management and Advanced Technologies, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University, and Vice Chairman, PRC Group SA, Greece * Marthe de Vet, Head of Education and Public Services, Van Gogh Museum, The Netherlands * Jim Devine, Head of Multimedia, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, Scotland * Gail Durbin, Head of V&A OnLine, Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom * Franca Garzotto, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Information, Politecnico di Milano, Italy * Stefan G?bel, Digital Storytelling, Head, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., Germany * Susan Hazan, Curator of New Media, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel * Michael Jenkins, Manager, Met Images, Office of the Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA * Brian Kelly, Team Leader and Web Focus, UKOLN, United Kingdom * Paul Marty, Assistant Professor, College of Information, Florida State University, USA * Dana Mitroff, Head of Online Services, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA * Kris Morrissey, Director, Museum Studies, Michigan State University, USA * Liddy Nevile, Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, La Trobe University, Australia * Ross Parry, Lecturer in Museums and New Media, Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, United Kingdom * Darren Peacock, School of Management, University of South Australia, Australia * Jemima Rellie, Head of Digital Programmes, Tate, United Kingdom * Ed Rodley, Content Developer, Research, Development & Production, Museum of Science, Boston, USA * Rob Stein, CIO, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA * Christopher J. Terry, President & CEO, Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, Canada * Kevin von Appen, Associate Director, Daily Experience Operations, Ontario Science Centre, Canada Please co-ordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Papers are reviewed individually; full sessions are rarely accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. The committee may choose to accept some papers and not others. * FURTHER DETAILS? * Contact the MW2008 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman + Jennifer Trant , Archives & Museum Informatics -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2008 produced by April 9 - 12, 2008, Montr?al, PQArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2008/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2008 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 - Museums and the Web 2008 is presented in conjunction with the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO).
[MCN-L] Podcast Survey
Heather, You might find these links from Museums and the Web helpful: (You can search all MW papers from http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum) Cardiff Rose. 2007. Designing a Web Site for Young People: The challenges of appealing to a diverse and fickle audience. Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/designing_a_web_site_for_young_people_the_challenges_ Samis Peter. 2007. Gaining Traction in the Vaseline: Visitor Response to a Multi-Track Interpretive Approach to Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT. Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/gaining_traction_in_the_vaseline_visitor_response_to_ Devine Jim, Burton Jones Katherine, Constantine Wendy, Springer Jason, Stuchell Kurt. 2007. Harvard Masters Series: Access all areas. Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/harvard_masters_series_access_all_areas Twiss-Garrity Beth, Fisher Matthew. 2007. Remixing Exhibits: Constructing participatory narratives with on-line tools to augment museum experiences. Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/remixing_exhibits_constructing_participatory_narrativ Samis Peter, Svenonius Tim, Johnson Tana, Dance Katie, Pau Stephanie. 2007. Vodcasting: 5 easy steps to film an interview and get it online in a day! - FULL. Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/vodcasting_5_easy_steps_to_film_an_interview_and_get_ Springer Julie, White Paula. 2007. Video iPods and Art Education. Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/video_ipods_and_art_education Proctor Nancy. 2007. When In Roam: Visitor Response To Phone Tour Pilots In The US And Europe. Museums and the Web 2007. Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/when_in_roam_visitor_response_to_phone_tour_pilots_in 2006 Samis Peter, Pau Stephanie. 2006. 'Artcasting' at SFMOMA: First-Year Lessons, Future Challenges for Museum Podcasters. Museums and the Web 2006: Proceedings. http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/artcasting_at_sfmoma_first_year_lessons_future_challe best, jennifer At 10:42 AM -0500 8/8/07, Heather Marie Wells wrote: >Apologies for cross-posting. > >I'm trying to gather some data for a presentation I'm giving at SEMC on >podcasting. If those of you out there who represent organizations that have >podcasts could please take a minute to answer these quick questions it would >be greatly appreciated. > >1. How long have you been podcasting? >2. How many episodes do you have? >3. How often do you release an episode? >4. On average how many times has a single episode been downloaded in a >month's time? >5. On average how many downloads for all available episodes do you have for >a month? >6. Estimate how many downloads you had in your first year of podcasting. >7. What would you estimate your start up costs to have been? >8. How many staff members work on your podcasts? >9. Did you (or do you still) use outside companies to produce your >podcasts? >10. In what city and state is your institute located? > >Thanks so much, >Heather Marie Wells > >Heather Marie Wells >Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer >Shiloh Museum of Ozark History >118 W. Johnson Ave. >Springdale, AR 72764 >Phone: (479) 750-8165 >Fax: (479) 750-8693 >http://www.springdaleark.org/shiloh/ > > >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] [steve.discuss] second phase of steve tagging experimentdeployed
Please do try and tag in languages other than English! The tagger software is language agnostic; it will accept terms in any language. We're also very interested in exploring the implications of foreign-language terms in the tag set. Indeed, some hope that tagging might be a way to provide alternative language access to collections. best, jennifer At 2:17 PM +0200 7/17/07, Else Laura Rademaker wrote: >Hi Jennifer, > >A question before I will try tagging the objects of art: >What happens when one starts tagging in Dutch or an other foreign >language? > > >Else Laura Rademaker >else.rademaker at den.nl >Digitaal Erfgoed Nederland (DEN) >Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5 >Postbus 90407 >2509 LK Den Haag, the Netherlands >T. + 31 (0)70 314 0762 >www.den.nl >www.digitaalallemaal.nl > > >-Original Message- >From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of >J. Trant >Sent: donderdag 12 juli 2007 16:02 >To: mcn-l at mcn.edu >Subject: [MCN-L] [steve.discuss] second phase of steve tagging >experimentdeployed > >Hi all, > >we've just deployed the second phase of the steve.museum tagging >experiment. at http://tagger.steve.museum > >the steve tagger (a piece of open-source software) is a key tool in >our IMLS-funded study of the contribution social tagging and >folksonomy can make to on-line access to art collections. throughout >our experiement we'll be varying the interface of the tagger to find >out what encourages tagging, and we'll also be studying the results >of tags, to see if they are: > > - real words (we're using word net) > - terms from our discipline (we're using the AAT and ULAN) > - new to the museum (we're comparing to museum documentation) > - appropriate to the work of art (we're doing term-by-term >review). > >we're looking forward to sharing the results of our study with the >community. If you'd like to participate, please come by. [it's ok if >you don't work in an art museum -- and ok if you do!] > > Go to http://tagger.steve.museum > - create an account [this is important for our research] > - Tag Art! >Thanks. > >jennifer > >-- >__ >J. Trant jtrant at archimuse.com >Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 >Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 >158 Lee Ave, Toronto >Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com >__ >___ >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 >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] [steve.discuss] second phase of steve tagging experiment deployed
Hi all,
we've just deployed the second phase of the steve.museum tagging
experiment. at http://tagger.steve.museum
the steve tagger (a piece of open-source software) is a key tool in
our IMLS-funded study of the contribution social tagging and
folksonomy can make to on-line access to art collections. throughout
our experiement we'll be varying the interface of the tagger to find
out what encourages tagging, and we'll also be studying the results
of tags, to see if they are:
- real words (we're using word net)
- terms from our discipline (we're using the AAT and ULAN)
- new to the museum (we're comparing to museum documentation)
- appropriate to the work of art (we're doing term-by-term review).
we're looking forward to sharing the results of our study with the
community. If you'd like to participate, please come by. [it's ok if
you don't work in an art museum -- and ok if you do!]
Go to http://tagger.steve.museum
- create an account [this is important for our research]
- Tag Art!
Thanks.
jennifer
--
__
J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com
Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516
Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025
158 Lee Ave, Toronto
Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com
__
[MCN-L] Museums on Facebook? Examples?
Beth, There was a long thread about this on the UK Museum Computer Group list not too long ago. You can see the archive online at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A1=ind0707&L=mcg jt At 10:33 AM -0400 7/8/07, Beth Kanter wrote: >Hi there, > >Wondering if there any museums with a Facebook profile/group? Anyone doing >anything interesting on Facebook? > >Beth Kanter >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Reminder: ICHIM07 Proposal Deadline: April 30, 2007
ICHIM07 - International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings Toronto, October 24-26, 2007 http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ Call For Participation Deadline for Proposals: April 30, 2007 The bi-annual International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings (ICHIM) have -- since 1991 -- explored cultural heritage informatics on a global scale, with a strong focus on policy, infrastructure and economic issues. They are attended by senior cultural, governmental, academic and publishing professionals, including library, archives and museum directors and managers, and cultural policy advocates and analysts. ICHIM meetings include formal papers, round table discussions, seminars, workshops, project briefings and demonstrations. Those interested in participating are encouraged to describe what they wish to convey and to whom; if accepted, the Program Committee will suggest an appropriate delivery format. You are invited to submit a proposal for participation in the 2007 edition of the International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings. Topics of interest include: Heritage Information & Society * Policy * Law * Economics and Funding * Convergence of Institutions Technologically Mediated Heritage * Resources * Public Programs * Services * Collaborations Cultural Knowledge * Acquisition * Retrieval * Preservation Digital Heritage * Digital Art * Representations * Delivery methods * Evaluation Organizational Policy * Best Practices * Impacts * Innovations Cultural Heritage Information Systems * Research * Prototypes and Models * Innovative Design * Applications * Architectures * Networks Education and Infrastructures * Educating Cultural Heritage Informatics Professionals * Cultural & Linguistic Diversity *** Deadline for Proposals: April 30, 2007. *** Submit your proposal using our on-line form at http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/papers/ichim07.proposal.form.html All proposals must be submitted using the on-line form. Session Formats For further details regarding the format of ICHIM07 sessions, see the description of Session Formats at http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/sessions/sessionFormats.html Proposal Review All proposals will be peer-reviewed by the International Program Committee. Invitations will be issued in May 2007. Written Paper Required All presenters are required to provide written papers by July 31, 2007. A briefing book on the state of Cultural Heritage Informatics, 2007 will be prepared for delegates. Questions? Contact ichim07 at archimuse.com ICHIM07 Co-Chairs David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Archives & Museum Informatics ICHIM07 Program Committee * Maxwell Anderson, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA * David Arnold, University of Brighton, UK * Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland * Jean Francois Chougnet, Berardo Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal * Susan Chun, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA * Costis Dallas, Panteion University, and PRC Group SA, Greece * David Dawson, MLA, UK * Sara Diamond, Ontario College of Art and Design, Canada * Wendy Duff, University of Toronto, Canada * Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy * Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage information Network, Canada * Margaret Hedstrom, University of Michigan, USA * Mark Jones, Victoria & Albert Museum, UK * Harald Kraemer, Universitry of Bern, Switzerland * Ottmar Moritsch, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria * Xavier Perrot, Bibliotheque Nationale de France, France * Peter Sigmond, Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands * Jane Sledge, National Museum of the American Indian, USA * Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia * Jutta Treviranus, University of Toronto, Canada * Nicole Vallieres, McCord Museum, Canada * Christabel Wright, Dept of Communications, IT and Arts, Australia David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Co-Chairs: ICHIM07 produced by October 24-26, 2007, Toronto, ONArchives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ 158 Lee Avenue email: ichim07 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] Best of the Web Awards at MW2007
Every year, the Museums and the Web community nominates sites to be considered for the Best of the Web awards. Peer nominations (and self-nominations) create a short list of sites that are reviewed by a panel of judges, and winners are chosen in a number of categories. * Best Overall Museum Site, selected by the judges from all of the sites nominated. Stagework http://stagework.org.uk institution: National Theatre, UK designed by Illumina Digital Awards are also given in a number of categories: * On-line Exhibition Honorable Mention Caught & Coloured Museum Victoria, Australia http://museumvictoria.com.au/caughtandcoloured/ Winner Rembrandt-Caravaggio Webspecial Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands http://www.rembrandt-caravaggio.nl?index_en.htm * E-Services or E-Commerce no award given * Innovative or Experimental Application SFMOMA ArtCasts http://www.sfmoma.org/podcasts/ Desgined by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art with Antenna Audio * Museum Professional's Site Collections Link http://www.collectionslink.org.uk Managed by MDA in partnership with Institute of Conservation and The National Preservation Office. * Research Site Discover Nikkei http://www.discovernikkei.org Institution: Japanese American National Museum Designer: Rory Matthews * Education Stagework http://stagework.org.uk institution: National Theatre, UK designed by Illumina Digital * Small Site no award given Congratulations to all of the Winners! We're excited by the level of quality and depth of of content in all of these sites. /jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Queries: survey/accessibility test
Hi Lorna, Take a look at Dana Mitroff and Katrina Alcorn's paper for Museums and the Web at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/mitroff/mitroff.html in which they report on an in-depth survey of users of sfmoma.org We'll miss you at MW this year! jennifer At 2:02 PM +0300 4/10/07, Lorna Abungu wrote: >Dear colleagues, > >I am currently working on a consultancy to re-vamp an existing >website to be a bigger and better (and more attractive) online >resource (for academics, laymen, students...), and provide access to >a huge digitised collection of images (for educational use AND sale). > >I am in the process of developing a questionnaire/survey for existing >and potential users. We will be looking at the website very >critically, and shall also be addressing accessibility issues. I have >two queries: > >1. Is there any standard 'model' questionnaire to judge the usability >and accessibility of a web site? I suspect that no one standard is >possible... this being the case, would anyone have any good ideas of >sample surveys that have been useful for other, similar projects? > >2. I am aware of some web-sites and software that are used for >accessibility tests; is there a recommended 'best' or standard? > >You may reply directly to me at the address below, instead of posting >to the list. > >Many thanks, > >Lorna > > >- - - > >Lorna L. Abungu >Cultural heritage consultant > >P.O. Box 66, Ngara >00600 Nairobi - Kenya >Tel. +254-722-523600 >l.abungu at mac.com > > > > > > >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2007: Papers on-line
Apologies for any duplication -- please forward as appropriate Museums and the Web 2007 April 11 - 14, 2007 San Francisco, California, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/ ** MW2007 Papers: Now On-line ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/speakers/index.html The first of the papers to be presented at Museums and the Web 2007 are now available on-line. Follow the links from the speakers list or click on any highlighted title in an Abstract to view the full paper text. (All papers will be available on-line before the meeting.) ** Pre-Register for MW2007: April 6, 2007 Deadline ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/register/index.html Register for MW2007 before April 6, 2007 to take advantage of the reduced pre-registration rate. You can also register on-site. Download the PDF Registration Form from the web site before you come. ** Participate in the Crit Room or Usability Lab ** This is your last chance to volunteer your site for the Crit Room or the Usability Lab. If you'd like instant feedback from your peers, this is the way to get it. Email mw2007 at archimuse.com with an indication of why you are interested. ** See You In San Francisco ** If you are planning to come to MW2007, make your hotel reservation right away. While there is no more space in the Westin St. Francis, you can get the special MW rate at the Omni San Francisco. Reserve before March 27th from http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/SanFrancisco/MeetingFacilities/MuseumsandtheWeb4.aspx We hope to see you in April. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2007 produced by April 11 - 14, 2007, San Francisco, CA Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2007 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2007: Papers on-line
Apologies for any duplication -- please forward as appropriate Museums and the Web 2007 April 11 - 14, 2007 San Francisco, California, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/ ** MW2007 Papers: Now On-line ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/speakers/index.html The first of the papers to be presented at Museums and the Web 2007 are now available on-line. Follow the links from the speakers list or click on any highlighted title in an Abstract to view the full paper text. (All papers will be available on-line before the meeting.) ** Pre-Register for MW2007: April 6, 2007 Deadline ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/register/index.html Register for MW2007 before April 6, 2007 to take advantage of the reduced pre-registration rate. You can also register on-site. Download the PDF Registration Form from the Web site before you come. ** Participate in the Crit Room or Usability Lab ** This is your last chance to volunteer your site for the Crit Room or the Usability Lab. If you'd like instant feedback from your peers, this is the way to get it. Email mw2007 at archimuse.com with an indication of why you are interested. ** See You In San Francisco ** If you are planning to come to MW2007, make your hotel reservation right away. While there is no more space in the Westin St. Francis, you can get the special MW rate at the Omni San Francisco. Reserve before March 27th from http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/SanFrancisco/MeetingFacilities/MuseumsandtheWeb4.aspx We hope to see you in April. jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2007 produced by April 11 - 14, 2007, San Francisco, CA Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2007 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] CFP: International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting
(apologies for any duplication; please forward where appropriate.) International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings October 24-26, 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: DEADLINE APRIL 30, 2007 The bi-annual International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings (ICHIM) have --since 1991-- explored cultural heritage informatics on a global scale, with a strong focus on policy, infrastructure and economic issues. They are attended by senior cultural, governmental, academic and publishing professionals, including library, archives and museum directors and managers, and cultural policy advocates and analysts. You are invited to participate in the 2007 edition of the International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meetings. Topics of interest include: Heritage Information & Society * Policy * Law * Economics and Funding * Convergence of Institutions Technologically Mediated Heritage * Resources * Public Programs * Services * Collaborations Cultural Knowledge * Acquisition * Retrieval * Preservation Digital Heritage * Digital Art * Representations * Delivery methods * Evaluation Organizational Policy * Best Practices * Impacts * Innovations Cultural Heritage Information Systems * Research * Prototypes and Models * Innovative Design * Applications * Architectures * Networks Education and Infrastructures * Cultural & Linguistic Diversity * Educating Cultural Heritage Informatics Professionals Session Formats ICHIM meetings include formal papers, round table discussions, seminars, workshops, project briefings and demonstrations. Those interested in participating are encouraged to describe what they wish to convey and to whom; if accepted, the Program Committee will suggest an appropriate delivery format. Deadline for Proposals: April 30, 2007. Submit your proposal using our on-line form. See http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/ ICHIM07 Program Committee Co-Chairs: David Bearman and Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics * Maxwell Anderson, Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA * David Arnold, University of Brighton, UK * Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland * Jean Fran?ois Chougnet, Berardo Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal * Susan Chun, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA * Costis Dallas, Panteion University, and PRC Group SA, Greece * David Dawson, MLA, UK * Wendy Duff, University of Toronto, Canada * Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy * Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage information Network, Canada * Margaret Hedstrom, University of Michigan, USA * Harald Kraemer, Universitry of Bern, Switzerland * Ottmar Moritsch, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria * Xavier Perrot, Biblioth?que Nationale de France, France * Peter Sigmond, Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands * Jane Sledge, National Museum of the American Indian, USA * Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia * Nicole Valli?res, McCord Museum, Canada * Christabel Wright, Dept of Communications, IT and Arts, Australia To learn more about ICHIM, see past papers on-line at http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/ichim.html -- ______ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] MW2007 Best of the Web Deadline: Monday, January 8, 2007
... apologies for any duplication; please forward as appropriate ... Museums and the Web 2007 April 11 - 14, 2007 San Francisco, California, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/ the 11th annual international gathering of the best in culture and heritage on the Web ** BEST OF WEB NOMINATION DEADLINE: MONDAY JANUARY 8, 2007 ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/best/ For the past eleven years a panel of professionals has reviewed sites and made awards that track achievements in interpreting art, science, history, culture and nature on-line. Help us recognize the best in cultural and heritage web design, by nominating your favourite site for a Best of the Web Award. The Categories for 2007 are: * On-line Exhibition * E-Services or E-Commerce * Innovative or Experimental Application * Museum Professional's Site * Research Site * Education Site * Best Overall Museum Site (selected by the judges from all of the sites nominated) New in 2006 was explicit recognition of work from smaller institutions: Judges may once again make a separate award in each category for small museums/budgets in 2007. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/best/nominate.html and propose a site for the Judges' review before Monday's deadline. There are no nomination fees. We strongly encourage nominations of sites other than your own. Happy New Year! jennifer and David Co-Chairs, Museums and the Web 2007 - MW2007 Best of the Web Judging Panel - * Jim Angus, National Institutes of Health, USA * Pat Barbanell, Schenectady City Schools, USA * Ana Carr, University of Guadalajara, Mexico * Ericka Chemko, Inuit Heritage Trust Inc., Canada * Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland * Ian Edelman, Hampshire County Council, United Kingdom * Karen Elinich, Franklin Institute, USA * Zorana Ercegovac, Marlborough School, USA * David Greenfield, Pepperdine University, USA * Kate Haley Goldman, Institute for Learning Innovation, USA * Katherine Burton Jones, Harvard University, USA * Brad Larson, Brad Larson Media, Inc., USA * Jonathan Lathigee, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canada * Norm Lownds, Michigan State University, USA * Marjo M?enp??, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland * Susannah McGowan, Georgetown University, USA * Lawrence Monda, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya * Delphin Muise, Carleton University, Canada * Leighann Neilson, Carleton University, Canada * Carsten Tage Nielsen, Roskilde University, Denmark * Jerry Powell, Winterthur Museum, USA * Craig Rosa, KQED | Public Radio, TV and Interactive, USA * Solimar Salas, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, USA * Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia * Osamu Takahashi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA * Marcia Tiede, Center for Creative Photography, USA * Bruce Wyman, Denver Art Museum, USA -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2007 produced by April 11 - 14, 2007, San Francisco, CA Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2007 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025
[MCN-L] History of Museum Gaming?
Amalyah: For a list of more than 200 museum and museum-related sites on-line in 1995, see: Taylor, Janet H., and Joe Ryan. 1995. "Museums and galleries on the Internet". Internet Research: Electronic Networking Applications and Policy 5 (1):80-88 jt At 3:18 PM +0200 12/19/06, amalyah keshet wrote: >Interesting. I distinctly remember the Dallas Museum of Art being the >first museum I found on the Web. > >Amalyah > > > >At 14:25 19/12/2006, you wrote: >>I would vote for Dallas Museum of Art - whose former IT director now >>works for Microsoft in Dallas >> >>He sure turned me onto the web, and when I started www.mariner.org >>for The Mariners' Museum, we were part of that first wave of >>websites for museums - thanks to him (I forget his name!) >> >>Mark >> >>- Original Message - From: "amalyah keshet" >> >>To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" >>Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 2:33 AM >>Subject: Re: [MCN-L] History of Museum Gaming? >> >> >>>So, which WAS the first museum to have a website? >> > >Amalyah Keshet >Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management >The Israel Museum, Jerusalem www.imj.org.il >Chair, MCN IP special interest group www.mcn.edu >Blog www.musematic.net > >___ >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 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Museums and the Web 2007: Program On-line
tment of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Darren Peacock, School of Management, University of South Australia, Australia Jemima Rellie, Head of Digital Programmes, Tate, United Kingdom Ed Rodley, Content Developer, Research, Development & Production, Museum of Science, Boston, USA Stephanie Stebich, Director, Tacoma Art Museum, USA Christopher J. Terry, President & CEO, Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, Canada Kevin von Appen, Associate Director, Daily Experience Operations, Ontario Science Centre, Canada Bruce Wyman, Director of New Technologies, Denver Art Museum, USA -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2007 produced by April 11 - 14, 2007, San Francisco, CA Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2007 at archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] personal messages to the list
could i ask that people remember that any message to mcn-l at mcn.edu is sent to the entire list. if you are trying to reach one person, please send your message to their personal address. thanks -- and see you in pasadena. jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] Research Forum: documents and citations on-line
The recent flood of requests for Perian's MA thesis prompted me to move ahead a bit more on the "Research Forum" section of the experimental on-line space we've been building for Museums and the Web. See http://conference.archimuse.com/researchForum With permission, there's now a copy of "Inventory, Access, Interpretation: The Evolution of Collection Management Software" linked to the bibliographic record at http://conference.archimuse.com/biblio/author/sully/ The site's designed to be experimental; we're open to contributions and suggestions as to how to make it work better. If you've got references, or documents to add, or other ideas about where to take it, great! jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtrant at archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __
[MCN-L] history of cultural heritage and ICT
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[MCN-L] MW2007 Call For Participation: Deadline Sept 30, 2006
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION. Museums and the Web 2007 April 11 - 14, 2007 San Francisco, California, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/ You are invited to participate in the Eleventh Annual Museums and the Web Conference. * THEMES FOR 2007 * Social Issues and Impact - Building Communities - Public Content Creation - On-going Engagement Organizational Strategies - Building + Managing Web Teams - Multi-Institutional Ventures - Facilitating Institutional Change - Sustainability Applications - Wireless Inside/Outside - Visitor Support On-site + On-line - Schools + Educational Programs - E-commerce for Museums Technical and Design Issues - Standards, Architectures + Protocols - Interface + Design Paradigms - New Tools + Methods - Managing Content + Metadata Museum 2.0 Services - Podcasting, Blogging, RSS, Social Tagging, - Folksonomy, Wikis, Cell Phone Tours ... - Museum Mashups Evaluation + User Studies - Research Methods + Results - Impact Studies - User Analysis + Audience Development [This list is not exhaustive; any relevant proposal will be considered.] * SESSION FORMATS* Choose the right presentation format for your proposal. Even the best ideas can be rejected if proposed for an inappropriate venue. Research? - Propose a Paper, to be given in a formal session with other papers and discussion Case Study? - Present a Paper or a Demonstration, depending on whether you wish to emphasize generalizability, or your specific case Methods and Techniques? - Teach others in a Pre-conference Workshops (full or half-day) or Mini-workshop (1 hour) Debate or Problem Statement? - Engage colleagues in a Professional Forum Product to Show? - Propose Demonstration (non-commercial) - Participate in the Exhibit Hall (commercial) Performance? Interaction? Service? - Propose any other format of participation + explain how it works. * PROPOSAL FORM * On-line proposal submission is required. Use the form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/mw2007.proposal.form.html * DEADLINES * September 30, 2006 - for papers, workshops, mini-workshops + professional forums (written paper required by Jan. 30, 2007) December 31, 2006 - for demonstrations (written paper optional) * PROPOSAL REVIEW * All proposals are subject to critical peer review by an International Program Committee. Please co-ordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. Papers are reviewed individually; full sessions are rarely accepted. * QUESTIONS? * Contact the MW2007 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman + Jennifer Trant , Archives & Museum Informatics e-mail: mw2007 at archimuse.com * MW2007 PROGRAM COMMITTEE * - Peter Bruce, Director General, Information Technology Branch, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada - Sebastian Chan, Manager Web Services, Powerhouse Museum, Australia - Rich Cherry, CIO, Guggenheim Museum, USA - Costis Dallas, Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Management and Advanced Technologies, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University, and Vice Chairman, PRC Group SA, Greece - Marthe de Vet, Head of Education and Public Services, Van Gogh Museum, The Netherlands - Jim Devine, Head of Multimedia, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, Scotland - Gail Durbin, Head of V&A OnLine, Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom - Jane Finnis, Director, 24 Hour Museum, United Kingdom - Franca Garzotto, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Information, Politecnico di Milano, Italy - Kati Geber, Manager, Research and Business Intelligence, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canada - Stefan G?bel, Digital Storytelling, Head, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., Germany - Timothy Hart, Director, Information Multimedia & Technology, Museum Victoria, Australia - Susan Hazan, Curator of New Media, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel - Eero Hyv?nen, Professor, Laboratory of Media Technology, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK), Finland - Michael Jenkins, Manager, Met Images, Office of the Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA - Brian Kelly, Team Leader and Web Focus, UKOLN, United Kingdom - Mike Lowndes, Interactive Media Manager, The Natural History Museum, United Kingdom - Paul Marty, Assistant Professor, College of Information, Florida State University, USA - James Michalko, Vice President of RLG-Programs Development, OCLC-RLG, USA - Dana Mitroff, Head of Online Services, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA - Kris Morrissey, Director, Museum Studies, Michigan State University, USA - Liddy Nevile, Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, La Trobe University, Australia - Ross Parry, Lecturer in Museums and New Media, Department of Museum Studies, University of
MW2006: Early Registration Closes December 16, 2005
Museums and the Web 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA March 22-25, 2006 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/ the 10th annual international gathering of the best in culture and heritage on the Web ** Register Online ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/register/index.html Join hundreds of your colleagues at the only annual conference exploring the on-line presentation of cultural and heritage content across institutions and around the world: the tenth annual Museums and the Web. Register on-line to make the December 16, 2005 payment deadline for Early Registration rates. ** Full Program Available ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/sessions/ Full abstracts of all accepted papers, workshops mini-workshops, professional fora and interactions are now on the MW2006 Web site, along with biographies of presenters. Our thanks to the Program Committee for their review of the proposals. ** Speakers List Online ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/speakers/ See the full list of speakers and workshop presenters. We think you'll agree that we've got the strongest MW yet. Our congratulations to everyone. ** Demonstration Proposal Deadline: December 31, 2005 ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/demos/ If you missed the deadline for paper proposals, but want to highlight your latest work you have until December 31, 2005 to propose to demonstrate your Web site. ** Best of the Web Nominations Close: December 31, 2005 ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/best/ Help us select those sites worthy of recognition by the annual Best of the Web awards. Nominate your favourite site today. ** Join Us! ** MW2005 participants say Museums and the Web is "THE conference to be at ... the people you need to speak and meet with WILL be there". MW brings together an "amazing representation of museum + technical people" and is a place where you can meet "so many interesting people" and find "rich content + collegial enthusiasm" . We hope to see you in Albuquerque, jennifer and David J. Trant and D. Bearman Co-Chairs, Museums and the Web 2006 ** MW2006 Program Committee ** Lorna Abungu, AFRICOM, Kenya Peter Bruce, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada Rich Cherry, Guggenheim Museum, USA Costis Dallas, Critical Publics, Greece Marthe de Vet, Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis, The Netherlands Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland Gail Durbin, Victoria & Albert Museum, UK Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canada Stefan G bel, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., Germany Timothy Hart, Museum Victoria, Australia Susan Hazan, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel Eero Hyvonen, University of Helsinki, Finland Mike Lowndes, The Natural History Museum, UK Paul Marty, Florida State University, USA Eiji Mizushima, Tokiwa University, Japan Otmar Moritsch, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria Kris Morrissey, Michigan State University, USA Liddy Nevile, La Trobe University, Australia Darren Peacock, University of South Australia, Australia Xavier Perrot, Bibliotheque nationale de France, France Jemima Rellie, Tate, UK Ed Rodley, Museum of Science, USA Stephanie Stebich, Tacoma Art Museum, USA Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia Ron Wakkary, Simon Frazer University, Canada Bruce Williams, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Karen Worcman, Museum of the Person, Brazil Bruce Wyman, Denver Art Museum, USA -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2006 produced by March 22-25, 2006, Albuquerque, NM Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2...@archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: folksonomies
Günter, Thanks for a good summary of the MCN-L discussion. I wanted to highlight one of the attractions of folksonomy for the art museums involved in Steve that you didn't mention: It's a bridge between the museum and the visitor. There's a "semantic gap" between the way that museum professionals talk about art and the way that the general public perceives it. What you see in a picture may not be reflected in art museum professional documentation. As Koven Smith reported at the MCN session, preliminary tests at The Metropolitan Museum of Art have shown a significant difference in the terms assigned by art historically and non-art historically trained staff. And what curators 'know' about a work may not be drawn from visual analysis at all. Michael Jenkin's wonderful anecdote about the MMA's curatorial trials reinforced this; one curator was stumped when asked to assign keywords that described a photograph: "Everything I know isn't in the picture", he said. Subject cataloguing (at any one of Panofsky's levels of description: pre-iconographic, iconographic or iconological) is one aspect of what is often not included in museum documentation. Another is style and period terminology (think "Impressionist"). Then there is the lack of simple descriptions of the visual elements that make up a composition (red circle, blue square). Or there is the formulation of names. Is she Gabrielle Chanel, or Coco? In all these cases enabling users' descriptions [through tagging] would capture their perspective on the works in museum collections, bridge the gap between visitor and museum, and further enable access to the collections we hold in the public trust. jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: STEVE & folksonomies / was subject & keyword searching in CMSand DAMS
Hey everyone --- these discussions echo some of the themes we've explored in steve. How you conceptualize folksonomy is related closely to what it is you think you are enabling by it, and thinking about one half of that equation exposes pre-conceptions on the other. If you think that folksonomic strategies are enabling 'internet users' to catalog your collection for you, then you'll want to implement systems and protocols that support institutional values, like consistency, authority, accuracy, and strict interoperability. But if you think of folksonomy as a way to enable a user to make a personal connection with your museum collection, and conceive of it as supporting re-discovery (of things that i've seen in your museum that i'm interested in) as much as new discovery (of things in your collection that i might be interested in), then many of those questions don't matter, and what is more important is the user experience, and feedback loop. Personally, i'm becoming more and more convinced that tags exist in a space between a user and a resource, and that their meaning is situationally defined. the popular del.icio.us tag 'toread' is a good example of this. it only means something to me, now. it doesn't really mean anything to you, because i can't know if you want toread this thing. And it won't mean the same thing to me tomorrow when i've read that thing -- assuming that i'm keeping up on my reading ;) So letting people tag museum objects is letting them say what those objects mean to them, and helping them re-create that sense of meaning at a later time. So any way they choose to assert meaning (any tag they use) is valid -- within limits of socially acceptable behaviour of course. This doesn't discount the social leverage we get from tagging. You might be really interested in the things that i want toread because you're interested in the same things that i am. So you follow the things that i want toread assuming that there will be useful stuff there. That's where the power of del.icious. tag streams comes from. Nor does it belie the broader utility that derives from the way that personal tags cluster around information resources, a confluence that might help us leverage the power of the personal for institutional ends. If the same tag, from a set that we know (like impressionism from a known list of styles) is used by x number of people to describe the same resource, can we assume that that resource is really about that? (i.e. that it is 'impressionist' ? i know i changed parts of speech there). The studies that The Metropolitan Museum has begun in this area are really interesting and hint at statistical thresholds. We've also got a lot to learn about what people find interesting in our collections. We really don't know how they will describe them, but we're pretty sure that the way the general public thinks about art and the way that a specialist conceives of it are very different: preliminary tests have also born this out. if we know what kinds of things people are interested in will we change our descriptive practices? I'm convinced that there are lots of ways that museums can use tagging; we've just got to do it in a conscious way, and try and learn from our experience. that's what's making the Steve collaboration fun. Happy Thanksgiving -- to some of you from someone who celebrated it a while ago: it seems the meaning of holidays is situationally dependent too ;) jt -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: STEVE & folksonomies / was subject & keyword searching
MS and DAMS > > I'm curious to know if your museum assigns formal subject headings > and/or keywords to works of art in their collections management or > digital asset management systems. A little poking around on the Web > seems to indicate it's not too common -- artist name, title, medium, > collection, maybe a general category, yes, but something approaching > the depth of the subject headings used in library catalogs--maybe no? > > If you do assign subject headings, which authorities are used -- LCSH? > AAT? > > Thanks, > Deborah > > Deborah Wythe > Brooklyn Museum > Head, Digital Collections and Services 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, > NY 11238 > tel: 718 501 6311 > fax: 718 501 6125 > email: deborahwy...@hotmail.com > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: > jana.h...@cartermuseum.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to > leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: deborahwy...@hotmail.com > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: > m...@concretecomputing.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to > leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: jtr...@archimuse.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: subject & keyword searching in CMS and DAMS
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Presentations from Managing Digital Assets Symposium Available
Given the themes discussed this past week in Boston at the MCN conference, this report (noted on the CNI-announce list) is quite apropos. best, jennifer To: "CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition" X-Original-Message-Id: From: Clifford Lynch Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:28:26 -0800 Subject: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] Presentations from Managing Digital Assets Symposium Available On October 28, 2005 CNI co-sponsored a symposium on Strategic Issues in Managing Digital Assets, working in partnership wtih the Association of Research Libraries, the Council on Library and Information Resources, and the Digital Library Federation. The text of the keynote address by Don Waters of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and the presentations by the other speakers and panelists, are now available at http://www.arl.org/forum05/ I think you'll find this collection of materials to be a very valuable resource. Clifford Lynch Director, CNI -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: Museums and the Web: Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2005
Lynne, Occasionally the committee does accept the same project in both a demonstration and a paper, but this is rare, given the number of proposals we receive for Museums and the Web and the competition for a place on the program. The MW2005 web site is a fixed historical document. We don't update any of the conference sites 'after the fact'. Sorry. We're pleased that the feedback was helpful to you. Perhaps you should be recording editorial history somewhere yourself? best, jennifer At 9:10 AM -0400 9/16/05, Lynne Spichiger wrote: Hi Jennifer Are we allowed to submit a proposal for a session AND do a demo in the Demonstration Hall? Also, did you get my email about the 1704 award notice, asking you if it would be possible to add a sentence to indicate that we have totally revamped our menu system to answer the criticism of the navigation? I am concerned that folks will look a the new navigation, read the criticism, and think that what is being criticized is the new navigation. Many thanks. Lynne Lynne Spichiger, Ed.D. Director of Online Exhibits Administrative Director of Deerfield Teachers' Center Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Asso. Memorial Hall Museum 10 Memorial St. P.O. Box 428 Deerfield, MA 01342-0428 PH: 413-774-7155 FAX: 413-774-5400 lspichiger@deerfield.history.museum websites: www.1704.deerfield.history.museum www.americancenturies.mass.edu/home.html www.deerfield.history.museum/tc/ - Original Message - From: "J. Trant" To: Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 8:37 AM Subject: Museums and the Web: Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2005 FOR PARTICIPATION. Deadline: September 30, 2005. Museums and the Web 2006 March 22-25, 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/ You are invited to participate in the Tenth Annual Museums and the Web Conference! Themes for 2006 include: Tenth Anniversary Retrospective * Serious Analysis of any aspect of Museums and the Web over the past ten years Social Issues and Impact * Community Involvement * Folksonomy * Schools and Educational Programs * Sustainability Organizational Strategies * Building and Managing Web Teams * Multi-Institutional Ventures * Publication or Content Creation Models * Distributed Content, Gateways and Aggregators * Change Enabled by the Web Applications * Wireless, Inside and Outside * Visitor Support On-Site and On-Line * Museum, Library and Archive Working Together Museum Services on the Web, like: * Webcasting * Art and Exhibition Programs on the Web * E-Commerce for Museums Technical and Design Issues * Standards, Architectures and Protocols * Interface and Design Paradigms * New Tools and Methods * Managing Content and Metadata Evaluation and User Studies * Results * Methods * Impact Studies * User Analysis and Audience Development SESSION FORMATS Different methods of presentation suit particular kinds of content. Museums and the Web includes formal Papers, Demonstrations, Workshops, Mini-Workshops, Professional Fora and other Interactions. Choose the right presentation format for your proposal. Even the best ideas can be rejected if proposed for an inappropriate venue. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/sessions/index.html for details. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Submit your proposal on-line at: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/call.html All proposals must cite relevant URLs, explain the thesis of the proposed paper in at least a paragraph, and include full contact details (with e-mail address) for all co-authors. Please coordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. Papers are reviewed individually. DEADLINE: September 30, 2005. PROPOSAL REVIEW The program for MW2006 is selected by a committee of international experts in cultural informatics. All proposals are peer-reviewed. Written papers are required. The best papers appear in print in Museums and the Web 2006: selected papers from an international conference. All papers appear in on-line as part of the MW2006 site and on CD-ROM Proceedings. Past papers from all Museums and the Web conferences, since 1997, are available on-line. See http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.html for links to individual years and to a combined list of speakers. MW2006 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman & Jennifer Trant Archives & Museum Informatics MW2006 Program Committee Peter Bruce, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada Rich Cherry, Guggenheim Museum, USA Costis Dallas, Critical Publics, Greece Marthe de Vet, Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis, The Netherlands Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland Gail Durbin, Victoria & Albert Museum, UK Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Kati Geber
Museums and the Web: Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2005
FOR PARTICIPATION. Deadline: September 30, 2005. Museums and the Web 2006 March 22-25, 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/ You are invited to participate in the Tenth Annual Museums and the Web Conference! Themes for 2006 include: Tenth Anniversary Retrospective * Serious Analysis of any aspect of Museums and the Web over the past ten years Social Issues and Impact * Community Involvement * Folksonomy * Schools and Educational Programs * Sustainability Organizational Strategies * Building and Managing Web Teams * Multi-Institutional Ventures * Publication or Content Creation Models * Distributed Content, Gateways and Aggregators * Change Enabled by the Web Applications * Wireless, Inside and Outside * Visitor Support On-Site and On-Line * Museum, Library and Archive Working Together Museum Services on the Web, like: * Webcasting * Art and Exhibition Programs on the Web * E-Commerce for Museums Technical and Design Issues * Standards, Architectures and Protocols * Interface and Design Paradigms * New Tools and Methods * Managing Content and Metadata Evaluation and User Studies * Results * Methods * Impact Studies * User Analysis and Audience Development SESSION FORMATS Different methods of presentation suit particular kinds of content. Museums and the Web includes formal Papers, Demonstrations, Workshops, Mini-Workshops, Professional Fora and other Interactions. Choose the right presentation format for your proposal. Even the best ideas can be rejected if proposed for an inappropriate venue. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/sessions/index.html for details. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Submit your proposal on-line at: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/call.html All proposals must cite relevant URLs, explain the thesis of the proposed paper in at least a paragraph, and include full contact details (with e-mail address) for all co-authors. Please coordinate your proposals with your collaborators. Multiple proposals about the same project will not be accepted. Proposals for sessions should be submitted as individual papers with a covering note. Papers are reviewed individually. DEADLINE: September 30, 2005. PROPOSAL REVIEW The program for MW2006 is selected by a committee of international experts in cultural informatics. All proposals are peer-reviewed. Written papers are required. The best papers appear in print in Museums and the Web 2006: selected papers from an international conference. All papers appear in on-line as part of the MW2006 site and on CD-ROM Proceedings. Past papers from all Museums and the Web conferences, since 1997, are available on-line. See http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.html for links to individual years and to a combined list of speakers. MW2006 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman & Jennifer Trant Archives & Museum Informatics MW2006 Program Committee Peter Bruce, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada Rich Cherry, Guggenheim Museum, USA Costis Dallas, Critical Publics, Greece Marthe de Vet, Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis, The Netherlands Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland Gail Durbin, Victoria & Albert Museum, UK Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canada Stefan Göbel, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., Germany Timothy Hart, Museum Victoria, Australia Susan Hazan, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel Eero Hyvönen, University of Helsinki, Finland Mike Lowndes, The Natural History Museum, UK Paul Marty, Florida State University, USA Eiji Mizushima, Tokiwa University, Japan Otmar Moritsch, Technisches Museum Wien, Austria Kris Morrissey, Michigan State University, USA Liddy Nevile, La Trobe University, Australia Darren Peacock, University of South Australia, Australia Xavier Perrot, Bibliothèque nationale de France, France Jemima Rellie, Tate, UK Ed Rodley, Museum of Science, USA Stephanie Stebich, Tacoma Art Museum, USA Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia Ron Wakkary, Simon Frazer University, Canada Karen Worcman, Museum of the Person, Brazil Bruce Wyman, Denver Art Museum, USA NEED TO KNOW MORE? For program details and registration information see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/ or email mw2...@archimuse.com. We hope to see you in Albuquerque! jennifer and David -- Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2006 March 22-25, 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/ email: mw2...@archimuse.com Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 2P3 Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352 6025 http://www.archimuse.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe
Museum Archives
Caroline, The Society of American Archivists has a Museum Archives Section. The following two forwarded messages from their listserv report on their most recent newsletter, and publication of "Museum Archives: An Introduction". Best, jennifer Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:46:04 -0400 Reply-To: "Soc. of Am. Archivists' Museum Archives Section" Sender: "Soc. of Am. Archivists' Museum Archives Section" From: Molly Wheeler Subject: Museum Archivist: latest issue online! To: saamu...@si-listserv.si.edu X-Spam-Status: X-Spam-Status: hits=0.0 Dear archives community, The Museum Archives Section of SAA is happy to announce that the Summer 2005 issue of Museum Archivist is up! Please visit http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/museum/newsletter/current/vol18no2.htm. We'd like to thank everyone that wrote an article, review or submitted a news item. If you've never contributed before, please consider doing so in the future- we'd love to hear from you. Museum Archivist is the Newsletter of the Museum Archives Section of SAA. If you'd like to be involved in the Museum Archives Section, please find out how at http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/museum/index.htm. See you in New Orleans! Sincerely, The Museum Archivist Editors Molly Wheeler Archivist, The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation 88 Beacon Road Bethany CT 06524 p: 203.393.4089 f: 203.393.4094 e: whee...@albersfoundation.org www.albersfoundation.org At 8:56 AM -0400 6/24/05, Kathleen Williams wrote: For those who haven't seen or heard of it yet, the new publication edited by Deb Wythe, Museum Archives: An Introduction (Society of American Archivists, 2004) could provide a lot of sound guidance and examples in this and other areas. You can order (I think) via the SAA website at www.archivists.org. Hope to see many of you in New Orleans at the Society's annual meeting. Best regards, Kathleen Kathleen M. Williams Deputy Executive Director, NHPRC National Archives & Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 106 Washington, DC 20408-0001 202/501-5600 ext. 245 kathleen.willi...@nara.gov At 8:41 AM -0400 6/30/05, Caroline Marshall wrote: Hello, I am trying to find a link for a museum rchives association. I am based in New England. Thanks Caroline Marshall -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: CMS
Those considering CMS applications might find the following interesting: Jeffrey Veen, Making A Better CMS, November 15, 2004 http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000365.php and Why Content Management Fails, April 1, 2004 http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000315.php which reminds me of http://OpenSourceCMS.com a cool site where you can "try out" installations of free and open source CMS software. jt -- ______ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Announcing the MW2005 Best of the Web winners
ces in an innovative learning experience. ... a highly interactive site that gives the user many options for shaping their experience and makes good use of new technologies (I especially liked the use of rich media). It is deep and provides interdisciplinary learning. I was fascinated and could have stayed for hours just poking around and exploring. Great site. Funducational and very informative. Something for everyone! The whole family will be fighting for computer time! Congratulations to all of the winners, and thank you to all who participated. A full list of sites nominated, is available at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/list.html A call for nominations for the Best of the Web 2006 will appear in the fall of 2005. Best wishes, jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Museums and the Web 2005: Papers on-line
Apologies for any duplication -- please forward as appropriate Museums and the Web 2005 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 13 - April 16, 2005 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/ The international conference for culture and heritage on-line! MW2005 Papers: Now On-line http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/speakers/index.html Papers to be presented at Museums and the Web 2005 are now available on-line. Follow the links from the speakers list or click on any highlighted title in an Abstract to view the full paper text. (All papers will be available on-line before the meeting.) A printed volume of Selected Papers - including a CD of all submissions - is also available; see http://www.archimuse.com/publishing/new.html for details. Closing Plenary: Converging Culture Ian Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/abstracts/prg_295000686.html Ian Wilson, as National Librarian and Archivist of Canada, is the first person to hold the joint national responsibility for both archives and libraries. He will address the real, apparent, and possible convergences of cultural repositories and programmes and explore the challenges that face us in the very near future. Hotel Space: Still Available http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/local/index.html There is still some space at the MW2005 conference hotel. Make your reservations on-line before March 23, 2005 to receive the MW rate. Use the form linked from http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/local/index.html Pre-Register: April 5, 2005 Deadline http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/register/index.html Register for MW2005 before April 5, 2005 to take advantage of the reduced pre-registration rate. You can also register on-site. Download the PDF Registration Form from the web site before you come. See You In Vancouver Join us for the ninth annual Museums and the Web, described by an attendee at MW2004 as "probably my all-time favorite conference." We're looking forward to another great review (and critique) of the state of the Web in arts, culture and heritage. Safe travels! jennifer and David -- David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2005 April 13-16, 2005, Vancouver BC Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2...@archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
MW2005: Best of the Web Nominations Open
Museums and the Web 2005 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 13 - April 16, 2005 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/ *** Nominate Your Favourite Site for the Best of the Web 2005 *** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/ Nominations are now open for the 2005 Best of the Web competition, held every year in conjunction with Museums and the Web, the international conference about culture and heritage on-line. You are invited to nominate sites for consideration by an international panel of judges. Please use the on-line form at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/nominate.html The nomination period closes January 15, 2005. ***Choose the Right Category *** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/categories.html The MW2005 Best of the Web categories are: * On-line Exhibition * E-Services * Educational Use * Innovative or Experimental Application * Museum Professional's Site * Research Site In addition, the Judges select the Best Overall Museum Site, from all sites nominated. Please review the category definitions at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/categories.html before you nominate a site using our on-line form. *** Things to Remember *** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/nominate.html This is NOT a popularity contest. You will do better with one good justification than with lots of separate nominations. * You many nominate the same part of the same site in ONLY ONE one category. * Be specific and include as precise a URL as possible, for the part of the site related to the category you have chosen. * You may nominate only one site in each category. * You may nominate sites even if you are unable to attend MW2005 * All sites will be reviewed by an international panel of judges, who will present awards at the MW2005 conference in Vancouver. * No site will be considered for a Best of the Web award if one of the judges is associated with it. *** Thanks! *** Thank you for helping us recognize the Best of the Web. We hope to see you in Vancouver. jennifer and David -- David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2005 April 13-16, 2005, Vancouver BC Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2...@archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 -- ______ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
MW2005: Preliminary Program and Registration On-line
Museums and the Web 2005 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 13 - April 16, 2005 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/ Join hundreds of your professional colleagues from around the world for the international conference devoted to culture and heritage on-line: the ninth annual Museums and the Web. ** Preliminary Program Available ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/index.html Full details of the MW2005 program are now on-line. Descriptions of 11 pre-conference workshops, over 50 papers, 25 mini-workshops and 4 professional fora, a usability lab, and the Crit Rooms will help you choose what to attend. The program for MW2005 was peer-reviewed by an International Program Committee. ** Register On-line ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/register/index.html Complete your Early Registration by December 31, 2004 and save at least $100. (Note: Registration rates are calculated based on the date payment is received.) ** Participate in MW2005 ** If you missed the deadline for paper proposals, but have a great project to showcase, you can still participate in MW2005. You have until December 31, 2004 to propose to demonstrate your Web site. See http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/demos/index.html Vendors of museum interactive multimedia technology, content management and design services should consider the Exhibit Hall. See the prospectus at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/exhibit/ ** Scholarships ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/scholarships/index.html Every year Archives & Museum Informatics sets aside a proportion of MW registration fees to sponsor a Scholarship Program. To be eligible you must have made a significant contribution to the development of a cultural or heritage Web site, and must demonstrate that you would not be able to attend the meeting without support. Professionals from the developing world are strongly encouraged to apply. In addition, thanks to the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), fifteen competitive scholarships to MW2005 are available specifically for Canadians. ** Thanks ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/sponsor/thanks.html Our thanks to the Government of Canada for their contributions to MW2005 through the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Canadian Culture Online (CCO) initiatives of the Department of Canadian Heritage. ** Can't Make it? Get the Book ** http://www.archimuse.com/pub.order.html Selected Papers from Museums and the Web 2005 will be published in a print volume, accompanied by all papers on CD-Rom. Order your copy on-line. Past papers from all MW conferences -- since 1997 -- are available in print and on-line see http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/speakers_list.html ** Join Us! ** Each year, MW draws the widest range of cultural and heritage web designers, developers and users of any international event. Plan to join us at what M2004 attendees called "a superlative conference" ... "most inspiring, most effective, most creative". We hope to see you there! jennifer and David -- David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2005 April 13-16, 2005, Vancouver BC Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2...@archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Reminder: MW2005 Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2004
Reminder: CALL FOR PAPERS. Deadline: September 30, 2004. Museums and the Web 2005 April 13-16, 2005 Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/ Proposals to deliver a peer-reviewed paper, host an on-line activity, demonstrate a museum Web project, present a pre-conference workshop, lead a professional discussion forum, offer a mini-workshop, or craft a session with a distinctive presentation format suited to your subject, are due this week. Submit your proposal on-line at: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/call.html PROPOSAL REVIEW The program for MW2005 is selected by a committee of international experts in cultural informatics. All proposals are peer-reviewed. Written papers are required. The best papers appear in print in Museums and the Web 2005: selected papers from an international conference. All papers appear in on-line as part of the MW2005 site and on CD-ROM Proceedings. Past papers from all Museums and the Web conferences, since 1997, are available on-line. See http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.html for links to individual years and to a combined list of speakers. MW2005 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman & Jennifer Trant Archives & Museum Informatics MW2005 Program Committee Lorna Abungu, AFRICOM, Kenya Peter Bruce, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada Rich Cherry, Guggenhiem Museum, USA Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland Gail Durbin, Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canada Stefan Göbel, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany Susan Hazan, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel Eero Hyvönen, University of Helsinki, Finland Paul Marty, Florida State University, USA Eiji Mizushima, Tokiwa University, Japan Kris Morrissey, Michigan State University, USA Liddy Nevile, La Trobe University, Australia Angeliki Panagiotaki, Hellenic Cultural Heritage S.A., Greece Darren Peacock, University of South Australia, Australia Xavier Perrot, Le Sorbonne / Ecole du Louvre, France Ed Rodley, Museum of Science, USA Stephanie A. Stebich, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, USA Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia Sarah Tinsely, Tate, United Kingdom Ron Wakkary, Simon Frazer University, Canada Bruce Williams, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Karen Worcman, Museum of the Person, Brazil Bruce Wyman, Denver Art Museum, NEED TO KNOW MORE? For program details and registration information see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/ or email mw2...@archimuse.com. We hope to see you in Vancouver! jennifer and David -- David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2005 April 13-16, 2005, Vancouver BC http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/ email: mw2...@archimuse.com Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 2P3 Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 http://www.archimuse.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Call for Papers: Museums and the Web 2005
[apologies for any duplication; please forward as appropriate] Museums and the Web 2005 April 13-16, 2005 Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/ Call for Papers. Deadline: September 30, 2004. You are invited to participate in Museums and the Web 2005, the international conference for culture and heritage on-line. Propose to deliver a paper, host an on-line activity, demonstrate a museum Web project, present a pre-conference workshop, lead a professional discussion forum, offer a mini-workshop, or craft a session with a distinctive presentation format suited to your subject. Topics of special interest include: Social Issues and Impact * Community Development * Uses of Museum Web Content * Museum Web Applications * Changes in Cultural Institutions * Artistic Uses of the Web Organizational Strategies * Multi-Institutional Ventures * E-commerce for Museums * Content Management * Metadata Management * Building and Managing Web Teams * Portals and Gateways Technical Questions * Multi-media and Webcasting * Development Tools and Processes * Standards and Protocols * The Semantic Web * Interfaces and Beyond Evaluation and User Studies * User Analysis and Audience Profiling * Usability Studies and Qualitative Assessment * Formative and Summative Evaluation * Methodological Investigations * Implementation Impact Studies Submit your proposal on-line at: http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/call.html All proposals must cite relevant URLs, explain the thesis of the proposed paper in at least a paragraph, and include full contact details (with e-mail address). Deadline: September 30, 2004. MW2005 Conference Co-Chairs David Bearman & Jennifer Trant Archives & Museum Informatics MW2005 Program Committee The program for MW2005 is selected by a committee of international experts in cultural informatics. All proposals are peer-reviewed. Lorna Abungu, AFRICOM, Kenya Peter Bruce, Library and Archives of Canada, Canada Rich Cherry, Guggenhiem Museum, USA Jim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland Gail Durbin, Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom Franca Garzotto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Kati Geber, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Canada Stefan Göbel, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany Susan Hazan, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel Eero Hyvönen, University of Helsinki, Finland Paul Marty, Florida State University, USA Eiji Mizushima, Japan Science Foundation / Science Museum, Japan Kris Morrissey, Michigan State University, USA Liddy Nevile, La Trobe University, Australia Angeliki Panagiotaki, Hellenic Cultural Heritage S.A., Greece Darren Peacock, University of South Australia, Australia Xavier Perrot, Le Sorbonne / Ecole du Louvre, France Ed Rodley, Museum of Science, USA Stephanie A. Stebich, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, USA Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse Museum, Australia Sarah Tinsely, Tate, United Kingdom Ron Wakkary, Simon Frazer University, Canada Bruce Williams, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Karen Worcman, Museum of the Person, Brazil Bruce Wyman, Denver Art Museum, For on-line proposal submission, program details and registration information see http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005 -- David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Co-Chairs: Museums and the Web 2005 April 13-16, 2005, Vancouver BC Archives & Museum Informatics http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/158 Lee Avenue email: mw2...@archimuse.com Toronto, Ontario, Canada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: Museums and Humanities Cyberinfrastructure
David and Len (and others), I also found it a bit disconcerting how little the state of the art in museum information standards and practices in the museum field was reflected in the testimony that was forwarded. Off the top of my head: In terms of standards ... The CIDOC Relational Data Model was accepted by the international museum community 10 years ago, and has since been expressed as an Object Oriented Model. The Canadian Heritage Information Network has published museum data standards (implemented in their systems used by 100s of museums with millions of records) for over 30 years. Art Museum participation ensured that the Categories for the Description of Works of Art - CDWA (prepared by the Art Information Task Force, a joint NEH-funded project of the Getty and the College Art Association, now maintained by the Getty) represented information museums managed. Cross-over between the two committees ensured they were compatible CIMI built on this work, and took it experimentally into areas of SGML and then XML, the Dublin core and Hand-held delivery (among other projects). AMICO has implemented a specification based on these standards and The AMICO Library contains 100,000+ museum records from over 25 museums that HAVE BEEN interchanged among 100s of organizations and are accommodated in dozens of information management systems. The Museums and the Online Archive of California project has also assembled a significant body of museum records from multiple institutions and made it available through multiple channels. The community is full of experience, and the problems we face are not insurmountable: The Tate has digitized its collection. At Museums and the Web the discussion was turning from 'how do we do it' to 'what do we do now we're almost done' ... In terms of innovation ... Far from being behind the curve, museums are a hot-bed of creativity. Look at the work of the Walker Art Center (Minnesota Artists http://mnartists.org), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (http://www.sfmoma.org) and The Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.org), Conservation Central (Smithsonian's National Zoo) http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral, The American Museum of Natural History including the OLogy - Projects area http://ology.amnh.org. ... I could go on ... In terms of participation ... Far from coming to the table as supplicants, museums need to step forward as equal participants with real experience in developing significant collections of lasting scholarly value -- both digital and PHYSICAL. Moving knowledge forward digitally should not involve a severing of the relationship between the physical object and the digital surrogate. (Increased knowledge about the physical artefacts should pass into the digital realm as a matter of course, supported by institutional policy and procedure). Museums have a long history of developing knowledge based on these resources and communicating it to multiple audiences in many different modes and modalities. What we're missing is an ability to speak as a group about these experiences. This is one case where the heterogeneous nature of our interdisciplinary museum community works against us. With my best from Grindstone Island, jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
An Image Retrieval Benchmarking Service? Comments Requested
Dear Colleagues, Comments are requested on the following study commissioned by CLIR into the feasibility of an image retrieval benchmarking service, and its possible role in speeding the development and deployment of image retrieval technology for the digital library. Please forward your comments to me or to CLIR c/o . I'd appreciate it if you would share this request for comments widely. The issues cut across many communities, and breadth of interest and commitment is critical if the concept is to be successfully developed. Thank you. jennifer. Image Retrieval Benchmark Database Service: A Needs Assessment and Preliminary Development Plan A Report Prepared for the Council on Library and Information Resources and the Coalition for Networked Information Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics REPORT BODY Text: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/trant04/tranttext.htm PDF: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/trant04/tranttext.pdf REFERENCES Text: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/trant04/trantrefs.htm PDF: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/trant04/trantrefs.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The rapid increase in the quantity of visual materials in digital libraries-supported by significant advances in digital imaging technologies-has not been supported by a corresponding advance in image retrieval technologies and techniques. Digital librarians sense that much could be done to improve access to visual collections and hope, perhaps vainly, that users' needs to identify relevant digital visual resources might be met more satisfactorily through search strategies based on visual characteristics rather than on textual metadata associated with the image, which are expensive to produce. However, digital librarians currently have no tools for evaluating either content-based or metadata-based image retrieval systems. Consequently, they have difficulty assessing existing systems of image access, evaluating proposed changes in these systems, or comparing metadata-based and content-based image retrieval. Some have proposed benchmarking as a solution to this problem. An image retrieval benchmark database could provide a controlled context within which various approaches could be tested. Equally important, it might provide a focus for image retrieval research and help bridge the significant divide between researchers exploring these two search paradigms: metadata-based vs. content-based image retrieval. If so, such a database could spur advances in research, as comparative results make it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of particular strategies and thereby add value to studies supported by many funding agencies. Creating an image retrieval benchmarking service would be a significant undertaking. A benchmarking database is more than a collection of images. Benchmarking requires a set of queries to be put to that test collection. Each image in the test collection must be assessed to determine whether it is relevant to that query. Assessing the performance of systems requires a set of evaluation metrics that make it possible to compare one system with another and to rank results. Developing a test collection requires an investment in data collection, documentation, enhancement, and distribution. Most significantly, maintaining an image reference benchmarking service requires that a community of researchers make a long-term commitment to its use. Without a community vested in the development of the database-and publishing research based on it-the collection remains a chimerical solution to advancing the state of research and improving the retrieval of visual materials in the digital library. -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Museums and the Web 2004: Best of the Web Winners
Apologies for any duplication; please forward as appropriate. -- We're delighted to announce the Best of the Web Award winners for 2004, as presented at the Museums and the Web conference in Alexandria, Virginia. Each year, nominations are solicited from the Museum community and nominated sites are evaluated by a committee of peers. Full details including the list of judges, category definitions, judges' comments and a list of finalists in each category can be found on the Museums and the Web conference site at http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/best/ The MW2004 Best of the Web are: * Best On-line Exhibition Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org organized by the Missouri Historical Society, Saint Louis, MI, USA * Best E-Services Site mnartists.org http://mnartists.org a project of The McKnight Foundation and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA * Best Museum Web Site Supporting Educational Use World Myths and Legends in Art http://www.artsMIA.org/world-myths/ Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, USA * Best Innovative or Experimental Application You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving http://www.plimoth.org/olc/ Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA, USA * Best Museum Professional's Site Global Museum http://www.globalmuseum.org "the brainchild of Roger Smith", Global Museum International, New Zealand * Best Museum Research Site Tate Online http://www.tate.org.uk Tate, London ,UK * Best Overall Museum Web site Conservation Central (Smithsonian's National Zoo) http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral Friends of the National Zoo, Washington,DC Nominations for the Best of the Web 2005 will open in the Fall of 2004. Museums and the Web 2005 will be held April 13-17, 2005 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Best wishes, jennifer -- __ J. Trantjtr...@archimuse.com Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 158 Lee Ave, Toronto Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com __ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Museums and the Web 2004: Papers on-line
Apologies for any duplication -- please forward as appropriate Museums and the Web 2004 Washington DC / Arlington VA, USA March 31 - April 3, 2004 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/ The international conference for culture and heritage on-line! * MW2004 PAPERS: now on-line * * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/speakers/index.html * The papers to be presented at Museums and the Web 2004 are now available on-line. Follow the links from the speakers list or click on any highlighted title in an Abstract to find the full paper text. A printed volume of selected papers is also available; see http://www.archimuse.com/publishing/new.html for details. * HOTEL SPACE STILL AVAILABLE * * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/local/index.html * You can still get a reservation at the MW2004 conference hotel,. Crystal Gateway Marriott 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: +1 703 920 3230 Fax: +1 703 271 5212 http://www.marriott.com/wasgw (group code wamwama) Rate extended until TODAY -- March, 19, 2004 * PRE-REGISTRATION CLOSES: March 24, 2003 * * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/register/index.html * Register for MW2004 before March 24, 2003 to take advantage of the reduced pre- registration rate. You can also register on-site. Download the PDF Registration Form from the web site before you come. * SEE YOU SOON * Join us , for the eighth annual Museums and the Web, described by an attendee at MW2003 as "one of the most useful conference I have been to in a long time." We're looking forward to another great review (and critique) of the state of the Web in arts, culture and heritage. Safe travels! jennifer and David MW2004 Co-Chairs: David Bearman, Archives & Museum Informatics Jennifer Trant, Archives & Museum Informatics -- Museums and the Web Archives & Museum Informatics Co-Chairs: 158 Lee Avenue David Bearman and Jennifer TrantToronto, Ontario http://www.archimuse.com/mw.htmlCanada phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 / email: i...@archimuse.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
MW2004: Regular Registration Ends Feb. 15, 2004
Museums and the Web 2004 Washington DC / Arlington VA, USA March 31 - April 3, 2004 http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/ the international conference about culture and heritage on-line. ** MW2004 Program ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/sessions/ MW2004 will open with a keynote address from Jeffery Zeldman, internationally known author of "Designing with Web Standards", and close with a plenary session featuring Peter Samis, of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, on "Making Sense of Modern Art at Five." Parallel sessions, museum project demonstrations, dozens of commercial exhibits, full-day and half-day pre-conference workshops, and one-hour mini-workshops combine with a day-long usability lab, a design "Crit Room", and the Best of the Web awards to round out the program. ** Save Money: Regular Registration ends February 15, 2004 ** http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/register/ Sunday February 15 is the last day for Regular Registration Rates for Museums and the Web 2004. Be sure of your choice of workshop and tour by registering soon. Registration Rates are calculated based on the *date payment is received*. Use a credit card and register on-line by February 15, 2004, to be sure you get the regular rate. If you can't make this date, you can still register on-line or on-site at higher rates. ** Participate in MW2004! ** While the formal program is closed, there are still ways that you can participate in Museums and the Web. * Crit Room * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/interact/index.html#crit Experienced Web designers offer site critiques in the "Crit Room". If you would like to have your site featured in the Crit Room, there are still spots. Contact mw2...@archimuse.com. * Usability Lab * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/interact/index.html#useability Paul Marty and Michael Twidale are again facilitating a Usability Lab, featuring real-time user testing. Sign up at the conference to be a tester, or to have your site tested. * Birds of a Feather Breakfasts * http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/events/index.html#EVT75000278 Suggest a topic or be a convener for a Birds of a Feather Breakfast Table. Email mw2...@archimuse.com if you have an idea for discussion or would like to get a group together. ** Join Us! ** We hope to see you at MW2004, March 31 - April 3, 2004, in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, DC, USA. It's your participation that keeps MW "practical and fun" while remaining "thought provoking" (to quote MW2003 conference evaluations). ** Can't Make It? Get the Book ** http://www.archimuse.com/pub.order.html All papers presented at MW2004 are peer reviewed. A selection will be available in print from Archives & Museum Informatics; all papers for MW2004 will be also available on-line. See you at MW2004! jennifer and David Jennifer Trant and David Bearman Co-Chairs, Museums and the Web 2004 mw2...@archimuse.com --- Museums and the Web Co-Chairs: David Bearman and Jennifer Trant Archives & Museum Informatics 158 Lee Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com/mw.html phone +1 416 691 2516 / fax +1 416 352-6025 / email: mw2...@archimuse.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
