[MCN-L] the universe of metadata
Good afternoon— We're beginning to assess our collections metadata; specifically, we want to make some decisions about whether and how to restructure it and clean it up. Since we don't have a metadata specialist on staff, we're looking outside the organization for insight. Our collections are mixed: archives, photographs, paintings, 3D objects (including small watercraft). Can anyone advise me on the best schemata to use for these varied holdings? How would any of you approach the structuring of mission-specific metadata which doesn't fit intuitively into existing formats? We're aiming for maximum interoperability to increase ease of sharing digital collections with larger/other repositories. We're grateful for any suggestions. Best regards, Matt Wheeler -- Matt Wheeler Digital Collections Curator, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://lists.mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] exhibit installation
Hello-- I'm looking for leads on a good 2-sided tape for mounting posters or placards in an exhibition space. Criteria would be the obvious paradox: great holding strength but easy removal with minimal wall damage. I've seen products like this in use but didn't catch the names. Has anyone found the magic bullet? Many thanks, happy solstice--Matt -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] software search
Hi Steve-- We're using Past Perfect. Not without its problems, but has many advantages. Matt On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 3:52 PM, wrote: > Hi Matt, > What collection management system have you been using for the past 8 > years? You can answer me back channel if you want. > ---steve > > > -Original Message- > >From: Matt Wheeler > >Sent: Jan 22, 2018 5:27 PM > >To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > >Subject: [MCN-L] software search > > > >Dear Colleagues-- > > > >We've been using the same collections mgmt system for around 8 years now. > >It's a local installation, and the product includes an option to upload > >data and associated image derivatives to an SQL database which is open to > >the public; it's hosted on a server maintained by the software company. > > > >While the on-prem database suits us well, we want to migrate away from > this > >public web portal they offer to something more sophisticated and > >customizable. I'm looking for suggestions--this would be something easy to > >update/sync to our on-prem database, preferably out of the box so we have > a > >support team to turn to, with robust querying capabilities, native > >ecommerce or the ability to integrate with 3rd-party software, tools for > >building online exhibits, and a visitor-friendly interface which would > >allow people to create user accounts, save favorites, etc. > > > >Is this pie-in-the-sky? We're writing this into a grant and so counting on > >having some capital to throw at it. Thanks very much for any insight. > > > >Best, Matt > >-- > >Matt Wheeler, > >Photography Archives, > >Penobscot Marine Museum > >Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 > >5 Church Street, PO Box 498 > >Searsport, Maine 04974 > >___ > >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > >http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] software search
Dear Colleagues-- We've been using the same collections mgmt system for around 8 years now. It's a local installation, and the product includes an option to upload data and associated image derivatives to an SQL database which is open to the public; it's hosted on a server maintained by the software company. While the on-prem database suits us well, we want to migrate away from this public web portal they offer to something more sophisticated and customizable. I'm looking for suggestions--this would be something easy to update/sync to our on-prem database, preferably out of the box so we have a support team to turn to, with robust querying capabilities, native ecommerce or the ability to integrate with 3rd-party software, tools for building online exhibits, and a visitor-friendly interface which would allow people to create user accounts, save favorites, etc. Is this pie-in-the-sky? We're writing this into a grant and so counting on having some capital to throw at it. Thanks very much for any insight. Best, Matt -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Leveraging volunteers & crowdsourcing to improve collections data
Eric-- I tried to take the survey, but your link must be bad: Page Not Found. Best, Matt On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 8:31 AM, Eric Longo wrote: > A our “Market Trends sponsor”, Axiell has the opportunity to develop an > annual survey, whose findings will add new market intelligence to our > sector in the form of a free industry report that will be shared throughout > MCN’s community and Axiell’s customers. > > Axiell is interested in knowing the predominant strategies that museums use > to improve your collections data and to what degree your institution is > leveraging volunteers and crowdsourcing. Leveraging volunteers and > crowdsourcing are often lauded as solutions for addressing digitization > backlogs, data cleaning and increasing the depth of data records. > > Take the 10-minute survey now: > http://mcn.edu/axiell-mcn-2016-market-trends-survey/ > > The findings of the survey will be made available in a free report which > will provide readers with insight into how different institutions use > volunteers and crowdsourcing to improve their collections data; how > different institutions prioritize this approach, how much progress has been > made, what challenges are being faced and what solutions are being > implemented. The report will be co-presented by Axiell and MCN. > > Thank you. > eric > > - > Eric Longo > Executive Director > MCN <http://www.mcn.edu/> (Museum Computer Network) > O: +1-888-211-1477 x801 > M: +1-917-740-6631 > e...@mcn.edu > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] map software
Thanks for this, Douglas. We open for the season on Memorial Day wkd. This is great news; sounds like a highly fundable project. Wayne, thanks for these leads--I'll do some tire kicking. Best, Matt On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Douglas Hegley wrote: > At Mia, we are creating this interface as open source software under an > IMLS grant. Not sure if the timelines will align. What are the exact dates > of your installation? > Thx > Douglas > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Matt Wheeler > wrote: > > > Good morning-- > > > > For our 2017 exhibit, we want to feature an LCD touch screen which will > > show a zoomable map of North America. the map will have locations marked, > > and the location tags will be linked to images from our photo collections > > which are related to the location. Has anyone used or heard about > software > > that will do this? > > > > Many thanks in advance--- > > > > Matt > > > > -- > > Matt Wheeler, > > Photography Archives, > > Penobscot Marine Museum > > Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 > > 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 > > Searsport, Maine 04974 > > > > ___ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer > > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > > > > -- > Douglas Hegley > Director of Media and Technology > Minneapolis Institute of Art > 2400 Third Avenue South > Minneapolis, MN 55404 > (612) 870-3072 | dheg...@artsmia.org | 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@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] map software
Good morning-- For our 2017 exhibit, we want to feature an LCD touch screen which will show a zoomable map of North America. the map will have locations marked, and the location tags will be linked to images from our photo collections which are related to the location. Has anyone used or heard about software that will do this? Many thanks in advance--- Matt -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] storytelling
Good afternoon, everyone-- First, I rudely failed to thank the people who responded to my question back in January regarding digital archiving. Thanks to Perian, Jonathan Benoit, Stefano, Linda Tadic, James Stevenson, and Emma James for taking the time to offer suggestions. We have begun discussions with other institutions about a collaborative model to tackle digital preservation; I'm happy to share news of such a partnership, should it come to fruition, with anyone who's interested. Secondly, on another note, we're planning our 2017 exhibit and talking about including some recorded oral history/ storytelling. The idea is for such content to be themed for next year's exhibit, but to have relevance beyond 2017. It will be posted on our website for streaming, and perhaps offered as inexpensive downloadable podcasts. 1. Does anyone have suggestions about potential funding sources for such a project? 2. Has anyone experimented with monetizing this kind of content as described above? Is there a market for it? I'd appreciate any feedback. Best regards, Matt -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] data archiving
Good evening. In trying to come up with a long-term preservation plan for digital image master files, we've spoken to reps at a few digital repositories which offer professional services, but at a higher per-TB annual storage cost than our small museum can afford (anywhere from $1200-$2000/TB/year). Are there reputable archives with lower fees? I'm not sure where to begin looking. Thanks for any insight. Best regards, Matt -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] mobile device management
Good afternoon-- I've just been reading through an archived conversation about guided access for mobile devices. I can't tell if any of these apps is able to limit device access to a series of web pages (I gather that one could limit access to Safari, for example, but not to specific URLs). Is anyone familiar with software that can reliably limit device use in this way (while retaining an internet connection)? Many thanks in advance for any insight--- Best, Matt __ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] visitor discussion forum
Hello colleagues-- As part of our museum's strategic plan to begin incorporating digital technologies into our on-campus experience, we're planning a QR-triggered link to a virtual conversation among visitors around one of our summer exhibits (showcasing the work of women photographers from the early twentieth century). The interpretive content will have a somewhat feminist perspective, and we're hopeful about sparking response and interaction. While we want the conversation to be inclusive and spontaneous, we also want to be able to moderate it to the extent of being able to quickly remove content that is disrespectful to other participants. Has anyone engineered a virtual space like this? What platform worked well? How did you supervise the dialogue? I'll be very interested to hear of people's experiences. Best regards, Matt __________ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] fees for image use
Hello colleagues-- We've had a request from a local merchant to use images from our historic photo collections as permanent interior decoration. The images will be very prominent, printed at around 40x60". We're uncertain what to charge them. Has anyone licensed images in this way, and how did you assign a value to them? Thanks for any insight. ______ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] side project
Good afternoon-- Someone recently asked me to get involved with her efforts to catalog her father's collection of opera on vinyl, which will eventually be digitized. Does anyone know of: 1. a metadata schema suited to musicology 2. a controlled vocabulary for same Many thanks in advance. ______ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs
Thanks to everyone for your insights on this matter. Until we have greater resources at our command, it seems flatbed scanning may be the best option. Regards, Matt __ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Joseph Hoover wrote: > In a case of a small museum with limited resources, I would go ahead and > use the flatbed scanner. Using a copy stand is a good approach, however, > unless your organization has the resources and money to hire (or find a > volunteer) a professional photographer who is experienced and can > accurately measure and balance light and tone, you are more than likely to > wind up with a poor quality reproduction and you may find that you will do > more physical and light damage to the photo than on a scanner. I have seen > inexperienced museums professionals use camera stands with terrible > results. You have to know what you are doing with a camera stand to get > good light, exposure balance and tone, with a scanner, while you may have > other technical issues, lighting issues are not one of them. > > It really comes down to using conservator common sense with the resources > you have. Are you dealing with a one-of-a-kind photograph of Abraham > Lincoln or a black and white snap shots of a church picnic? > > However, if the photo is fragile from damage or is over-sized, I would set > those aside and have them photographed later. > > -- > > *Joe Hoover* | Digital Technology Outreach Specialist > Minnesota Historical Society | Historic Preservation Department > 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul, MN 55102 > (651) 259-3461 > joe.hoo...@mnhs.org | www.mnhs.org/lhs > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Matt Wheeler > wrote: > > > Good afternoon. We have a collection which consists mostly of black and > > white photographic prints and are beginning to digitize them using > flatbed > > scanners. However, I spoke to a conservator who advised that they be > > rephotographed with a digital camera instead due to the intense light > > exposure on a flatbed. Is this a legitimate concern? Will the scanners > > cause degradation of the originals, and would this degradation be > > considerable? Thanks in advance. > > __ > > > > Matt Wheeler, > > Photography Archives, > > Penobscot Marine Museum > > Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 > > 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 > > Searsport, Maine 04974 > > > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs
Good afternoon. We have a collection which consists mostly of black and white photographic prints and are beginning to digitize them using flatbed scanners. However, I spoke to a conservator who advised that they be rephotographed with a digital camera instead due to the intense light exposure on a flatbed. Is this a legitimate concern? Will the scanners cause degradation of the originals, and would this degradation be considerable? Thanks in advance. __ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
Re: [MCN-L] Adobe Creative Suite licensing
Jennifer-- Have you tried Genesis <http://www.genesis-technologies.com/cart/index.php> (tech discounts for 501c3)? Sounds promising. Best of luck--Matt __ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Jennifer Schmitt wrote: > > Hi all - > > I'm looking for advice on how to implement Adobe Creative Suite now that it > has gone to a subscription model. We have, in the past, purchased one copy > per fiscal year from Tech Soup. Tech Soup no longer offers CS, and when I > contacted Adobe about a non-profit rate, it sent me to a list of > resellers. The resellers seem to want to sell their add-ons, training, > etc. All we need is a few licenses for Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, and > InDesign. I'm curious how others, especially with limited budgets, have > handled this. > > Thanks! > > Jenn Schmitt > > > Head of Information Technology and Electronic Communications > *deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum* > 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 > *T* 781.259.3626 > > ___ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
[MCN-L] Archiving metadata
Good day-- We're trying to fortify our digital archiving practices here and I've begun to wonder if, in addition to maintaining a database, it might be good practice to add critical metadata (in this case, descriptive information about antique photographs, both as objects and images) to the digital image master files as profiles (IPTC core, xmp, etc). For the sake of long-term information security, do others feel this would be a worthwhile endeavor? Best regards, Matt ______ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974
[MCN-L] Backup Solutions for Small Museums / Archives
Alex--I'll follow this thread with interest. After checking fee structures for a couple of big digital archives, we are considering a similar collaboration with small museums and historical societies in the area. I pitched the idea of jointly funding the startup costs with grant money to the head of the Digital Curation program in our state university system, thinking that they have enough technical muscle to make them an ideal partner in an endeavor like this. Haven't heard back yet. I assume you're considering an OAIS-modelled system which would contain a method of fixity checking archived data periodically. Best regards, Matt ______ Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 5 Church Street, PO Box 498 Searsport, Maine 04974 On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Alex Privee wrote: > I represent a historic house museum looking to design a suitable backup > system for our digitized records but lack an IT professional on staff or > contact to design a system for us. We plan on using AWS Glacier for > disaster recovery but we require the technological infrastructure for > onsite backup. Our current systems involves manual transfer of files to a > RAID external hard drive that backs up to a small non-RAID network drive. > It's clunky, prone to user error and above all makes me nervous. Does > anyone have recommendations for hardware/software to backup around 3 TB of > data (our current usage is 1.5 TB but will grow to 3 by the time we have > completed digitization). I have read a lot of information regarding the > requirements for such a system but no discussion of an actual > implementation of it. I'd also be interested in hearing of any consortium's > of small museums / archives that pool data backup system costs. > > Thanks, > > Alexander Privee > Archivist > Vizcaya Museum and Gardens > > ___ > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
[MCN-L] Grant Research
We have the privilege of curating the largest archive of historic photographs in the state of Maine. As resources allow, we've been digitizing these collections and publishing them to our online database. Of course, many of the photographs are not well-described, and the generation best qualified to provide details about them is slowly departing (I'm sure this is a familiar dilemma). We're beginning to look for funding sources to launch a sort of oral history task force which will travel to communities where we know this kind of human resource exists, share images with seniors, and collect their stories about the images. The resulting data will be added to the image records. Can anyone recommend grants or grant makers which would resonate with this kind of project? Thanks in advance... Matt -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] digital interpreter
A more refined version of my earlier question--are there mobile device apps on the market that will allow museum visitors to image a QR code for an object and automatically navigate to a webpage with audio content? Thank for any guidance-- -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] Digital interpreter
We are planning a summer exhibit for 2015 and are considering making our first foray into the use of a downloadable app to provide visitors with a guided tour. I'm curious to know how people have approached this kind of interactive content; are there apps already on the market? Do larger institutions tend to develop their own? Many thanks. -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
Cairie-- It's quite an undertaking, but we've started gleaning descriptive data by meeting with groups of seniors in person, showing them images, getting them to talk (not hard, in our experience), and taking notes. We've considered looking for a grant to pursue this in earnest. Otherwise, we rely on user feedback through our online database, but the problem with using an online portal in this way is that you may well end up excluding a lot of the population you're trying to tap, nonagenarians who haven't learned how to surf the web. However it's done, it's a very worthwhile effort and we feel the same sense of urgency you do. Best of luck-- Matt On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cairie Riney wrote: > Hello! > I'm currently digitizing a collection of photographs that have some limited > data accompanying them. The photographs are the historical background of a > small community that can provide much of the needed information. Many of > the community members are old and ailing so the need to retrieve the > information from them is much needed! Currently the museum I work for does > not have a DAM so I'm embedding the metadata with Adobe Bridge (thanks to > the suggestions of people on this listserv). I know the San Diego Air and > Space Museum posts their digitized collections on Flickr and gets some > great information from the public. Would others recommend this route? What > other ways have museums recieved data from the public? The main information > that's needed is identifying people and places in the photographs. > Thank you! > -Cairie Riney > Julian Pioneer Museum > > ___ > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] Digital Preservation
Good day--we're beginning to research an approach to archiving our digital assets. Currently, everything is stored onsite on redundant servers, but we have no system of checksum encoding or fixity checking. The software solutions I've investigated are all open source and therefore require significant investment in development. The content volume-based pricing of professional digital archives seems to be outside our budget (we're pushing 8TB of digitized heritage materials). Does anyone know of a dependable out-of-the-box application for content authentication, preferably Windows-based? Thanks. -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] Photo Metadata sans DAMS
Cairie, The one advantage of having the data in a spreadsheet (besides being able to filter and search) would be that if your museum ever does implement a CMS or DAMS, you can pretty easily import your records directly into the new platform in xml format. Regards, Matt On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Cairie Riney wrote: > I have a question about photo metadata and how to record it. So while > digitizing negatives, I've been recording the metadata into an excel > sheet. I'm following Dublin Core and added some preservation metadata > fields. Anywho, considering the institution I'm volunteering for > doesn't have a DAMS or CMS, I was thinking of embedding the metadata > using Photoshop. I successfully completed one image's embedded > metadata and it wasn't difficult or too time consuming. The REAL > question is...is it worth it? Should I just be doing the Dublin Core > metadata in the Excel sheet OR just the IPTC metadata in Photoshop? Or > is both great? Ultimately, I want to prep these photos so that if/when > they do get a DAMS, they'll be easily added to the system with all > their information. > > Any input or completely different suggestions would be greatly appreciated > :D > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] NAS HDD
Hello Matthew-- We use NAS units here to back up our digital collection and other vital data in triplicate; it gives us a little over 7 TB of storage. Since the implementation of this system in 2011, we've used a little less than half the capacity. Backups occur daily, weekly, and biweekly among the 3 units. This system works pretty well for us. Good luck. Regards, -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] Digital asset management systems
We use Past Perfect, a product from Museum Software. (www.museumsoftware.com; (800) 562-6080). It is not open source. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:52 PM, McGovern, Megan H wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to compile a list of known digital asset management vendors > as a resource for the MCN website. Please help me with suggestions! > > My basic idea is to include the vendor name, product name, contact info, > known users, and if the product is open source. > > If you feel comfortable naming your institution as a user of a particular > product (to be listed under "known users"), that would be especially > helpful! I will note that use does not equal endorse or recommend. > > Please send the names of known DAM products (e.g. Portfolio, Piction, > MediaBin) to me directly at mcgovernmh at cmog.org<mailto:mcgovernmh at > cmog.org> > . I will try to do the rest! > > Thank you! > Megan > DAM SIG at MCN > > Megan McGovern > Digital Asset Specialist > The Corning Museum of Glass > 607.438.5329 office > 607.684.5890 mobile > 607.438.5392 fax > mcgovernmh at cmog.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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 210 Cell (207) 322-5056
[MCN-L] Rapid document scanning
I've spoken with folks at Northeast Document Conservation Center in MA, and
as Steve suggests, it definitely sounds like the trend in digital
reformatting is toward the use of professional, higher-resolution digital
cameras ("full frame" or medium format). This is true of photographic
materials as well as other types of paper documents.
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Rothman, Steve wrote:
> I'd be glad to hear more about this. I get the impression that a lot of
> "industrial-strength" document scanning is now being done using good
> digital cameras with copy stands, rather than traditional scanners.
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[MCN-L] Suggestions for a video collection management system?
Johannes--- I don't work with video or film, but I have spoken with someone at Northeast Historic Films; the developer of Collective Access chose them as a pilot client when he was building the software, so these people could tell you a lot about the ins and outs of this platform. The collections manager there is Gemma, who seems very knowledgeable and patiently answered all of our questions about it. Her email address is below. gemma at oldfilm.org Good luck--- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 4:29 AM, Johannes Hercher < Johannes.Hercher at hpi.uni-potsdam.de> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for web-based collection management systems that are capable > to manage/publish videos and its metadata. > > It should be flexible enough to define own metadata fields. Metadata > Profiles, e.g. DublinCore, EBUCore, PBCore, MPEG7 would be great as well as > rich export and publishing functionality REST, OAI-PMH, RDF... > > Collectiveaccess [1] looks promising... any other suggestions? > > Cheers, > Johannes > > > [1] http://collectiveaccess.org/ > > -- > Johannes Hercher > Hasso-Plattner-Institut f?r Softwaresystemtechnik GmbH > FG 10 : Internet-Technologien und -Systeme > Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3 > D-14482 Potsdam > > Amtsgericht Potsdam, HRB 12184 > Gesch?ftsf?hrung: Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel > > phone: +49 (0)331-5509-547 > fax:+49 (0)331-5509-325 > mail: Johannes.Hercher at hpi.uni-potsdam.de > room: H-1.38 > @jhercher > > > ___ > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 210 Cell (207) 322-5056
[MCN-L] ecommerce
Our museum sells photographic reproductions, and we have a retail store; we want to add ecommerce to our website to increase revenue. I wonder if there are reputable companies out there providing a flexible shopping cart feature bundled with secure online payment transaction, or if the two solutions tend to be separate and have to be interfaced? What are people using? Suggestions? Thanks- -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum
