[MCN-L] V&A Digital Labels software now available as open source

2013-01-29 Thread Andrew Lewis
Dear All, At the end of November 2012, the V&A?s new Furniture Gallery opened up on our 6th floor, with some great pieces of furniture on display. One feature launched in the gallery was the use of touch screen software to replace physical labels. The software for this was developed by the V&A D

[MCN-L] OPEN POSITION, The University and Jepson Herbaria

2013-01-29 Thread Andrew S. Doran
The University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/, is seeking a Curator of Biodiversity Data. We have an increasing number of IT-based projects in floristics, systematics, and ecology, and are looking for an innovative and creative IT-literate scien

[MCN-L] Recommendations for Tablet Based Surveys?

2013-01-29 Thread Patinka, Doug, DCA
We're in the initial planning phase of a visitor survey project, and are wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a survey system that would enable us to conduct surveys and collect responses. At present, we think this will involve a staff member asking visitors directly and recording respo

[MCN-L] IP SIG: Fair Use Best Practices

2013-01-29 Thread davidgr...@knowledgeculture.com
Very BIG news: this is fantastic news... David Green Principal, Knowledge Culture Consulting www.knowledgeculture.com davidgreen at knowledgeculture.com 203-520-9155 Twitter: @redgen On Jan 24, 2013, at 3:03 AM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote: > Nice to start the day with some go