Re: [MCN-L] Internal image use policies

Hi Perian, Check out DAYOR for some interesting articles and papers and insights on image usage and for some links to records on image use. http://displayatyourownrisk.org/about-dayor/ Also: Kapsalis, E., The Impact of Open Access on Galleries, Libraries, Museums, & Archives (2016), available a

Re: [MCN-L] Internal image use policies

Hi Perian, Check out DAYOR for some interesting articles and papers and insights on image usage and for some links to records on image use. http://displayatyourownrisk.org/about-dayor/ Also: Kapsalis, E., The Impact of Open Access on Galleries, Libraries, Museums, & Archives (2016), available a

[MCN-L] New opportunities at Digital Humanities, King's College London

I'm delighted to announce that four new posts for the Department have today been advertised, hopefully to join us from April onwards or as soon as possible thereafter. You'll find details here: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=66187 Lecturer in Digital Media Manag

[MCN-L] London, UK, Professor and Lecturer - Digital Humanities, King's College London

I'm delighted to announce that four new posts for the Department have today been advertised, hopefully to join us from April onwards or as soon as possible thereafter. You'll find details here: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=66187 Lecturer in Digital Media Manag

[MCN-L] Vacancy: Teaching Fellow in Digital Asset and Media Management

Dear All, Please see this post below and at the link to apply. Please consider it and please share with all your networks - we really need someone to help with our growing cohort of excellent students next year. Teaching Fellow in Digital Asset and Media Management Salary Details: Grade 6 £32,27

Re: [MCN-L] hit me with your tech-related acronyms!

Hi Carissa, In the spirit of not being at all helpful but enjoying the opportunity to roll out a true favourite... Back in the 90's we had a digital project which we gave the acronym: SQUIRREL NUTKIN It stood for: Sequential Query User Interface Resourcing a Research Electronic Library Nota

Re: [MCN-L] Digitizing Photographs

I would say that I would be much more concerned about the heat on the glass bed of the flatbed scanner than the light exposure. Those beds get pretty hot after multiple scans and this can do an awful lots of damage by activating dirt on the surface of the photograph or causing chemical reactions

[MCN-L] When we Share, Do they Care?

Please excuse any cross postings When we share, do they care? Using Impact Assessment to understand how our digital presence changes lives. Keynote address for Sharing is Caring, 1st April 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark We, as memory organizations, have the wealth of human knowledge and experience w

[MCN-L] Remembering Revolutionaries

Please excuse any cross postings Remembering Revolutionaries - Mandela, Tutu, Tony Benn and the Women's Library See more at: http://simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/remembering-revolutionaries-mandela.html The last 2 weeks have been busy with remembering those who have made a revolutionary ch

[MCN-L] UK Creative Industries success story

**apologies for any cross-posting** I have put up a new blog posting: UK Creative Industries success story in hard economic times http://simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/uk-creative-industries-success-story-in.html The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport released the Creative Industries

[MCN-L] Study on impact on interpretative staff by collections online efforts

Dear Perian, There is an extensive bibliography that may well help you in the full report: Tanner, S. (2012) Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model. King's College London, October 2012. Available at: www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/impact.html All my best,

[MCN-L] African Manuscripts - a treasure in danger?

**apologies for any cross-posting** I have put up a new blog posting: http://simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/african-manuscripts-treasure-in-danger.html Reflecting on the tragic burning of the manuscript collections in Timbuktu, Mali and some thoughts on the role for digitisation. All my be

[MCN-L] The full report: Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources - The Balanced Value Model now available for download and use.

**apologies for any cross-posting** I have put up a new blog posting: http://simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-balanced-value-impact-model.html The full report Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources - The Balanced Value Model is now available for download and use. The Balanced Value Im

[MCN-L] Suggestions on Flatbed Scanners

Epson is great and I would highly recommend those products esp the V700. If you can't afford the brand though then try this supplier: http://www.microtekusa.com/us/index.php they supply components to Epson so is similar products without the brand. Best, Simon

[MCN-L] FW: Bruce Willis To Sue Apple Over Right To Bequeath His iTunes Library

Also great example of story spreading that is utterly untrue in every facet... ;0) Simon - Original Message - From: Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] [mailto:akes...@imj.org.il] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 03:22 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L]

[MCN-L] Job Posting: Digital Asset Management Specialist, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Any chance of an online link to allow us to post this on FB and Twitter etc? Simon Simon Tanner Department of Digital Humanities King's College London Email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk Phone: +44(0)7887-691716 (direct) Web: www.kcl.ac.uk/ddh/ and www.kd

[MCN-L] A New Approach to Measuring Impact

**apologies for any cross-posting** I have put up a new blog post and repeating it partially here, because I am really seeking feedback, comments and thoughts: http://simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/new-approach-to-measuring-impact-for.html This is a work in progress - more my notes and quer

[MCN-L] Digital Futures - the programme and speakers - Course: delivery and preservation of digital resources

We have 2 places remaining on the Digital Futures Academy run by Simon Tanner and Tom Clareson. The full programme and rates are available here: http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/digifutures/london.html Guest speakers include: Prof. Tim Hitchcock, University of Hertfordshire William Kilbride, Digital Pr

[MCN-L] New bloggage - owning your museum

New bloggage addressing how children can feel a sense of ownership of a museum. Mentioning (with video) the Glasgow museum open storage space, the V&A and Science Museum. http://simon-tanner.blogspot.com/2012/03/owning-your-museum.html Comments welcomed. All my best, Simon

[MCN-L] Examples of successful spending on web initiatives

Try the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. Best (from train) Simon - Original Message - From: Adam Carrier [mailto:acarr...@marinersmuseum.org] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 04:29 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Examples of successful spending on web initiatives

[MCN-L] Video from MCN's Great Debate

Many thanks Susan. This is genuinely a brilliant idea, fabulously executed by all concerned and the video is very much appreciated by those of us who could not make it this year. Congratulations! Let's post this widely (I am doing this now) so people outside the MCN bubble can see what a speci

[MCN-L] Inspiring Research, Inspiring Scholarship - the value and benefits of digitised resources]

From: Alastair Dunning The UK's JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee, supporting the use of ICT in Higher and Further Education) has recently released a new report, Inspiring Research, Inspiring Scholarship, looking at the value and impact of digitised resources. Written by Simon Tanner o

[MCN-L] OCR Software

Hi Kate, I would recommend you have a look at this freely available report from our website: Deciding whether Optical Character Recognition is feasible (PDF document) Document created for the Oxford University Digital Library to introduce character recognition techniques. The document illumina

[MCN-L] Chair in Digital Collections - University of Wales & National Library of Wales

FYI Original Message Subject: University of Wales Chair in Digital Collections Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:33:22 +0100 From: Arwel Jones To: Tanner, Simon An opportunity for an outstanding individual from any relevant academic background, with a passion for the digital. The

[MCN-L] Jane Austen Manuscripts Online

Richard Light wrote: > In message <4BFE618E.2030603 at kcl.ac.uk>, "Tanner, Simon" > writes >> One of our CCH projects just went live: >> >> http://www.janeausten.ac.uk/index.html >> >> Thought you'd like it and want to share it. &

[MCN-L] Jane Austen Manuscripts Online

One of our CCH projects just went live: http://www.janeausten.ac.uk/index.html Thought you'd like it and want to share it. Jane Austen?s fiction manuscripts are the first significant body of holograph evidence surviving for any British novelist. They represent every stage of her writing career

[MCN-L] MCN 2010: Plea to the Program Committee

Can I add my support to Alan's ideas. Simon Tanner King's College London - Original Message - From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Sent: Tue Jan 26 20:27:48 2010 Subject: [MCN-L] MCN 2010: Plea to the Program Committee Dear Colleagues, I?ve enjoyed par

[MCN-L] Public Consultation on Web Archiving

Dear All (with apologies for cross postings), For the last 4 years I have been a member of the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel that advises UK Govt (DCMS) on matters relating to the implementation of the 2003 Legal Deposit Act. During that time I have been Chair of the Web Archiving sub-committee.

[MCN-L] Archiving2010 Call for Papers - Deadline Reminder

We invite you to submit your abstracts for Archiving 2010 to be held June 1-4 in Den Haag (The Hague), the Netherlands, by the *December 13, 2009 deadline*. A PDF of the Call for Papers can be found at http://www.imaging.org/ist/conferences/archiving/index.cfm The IS&T Archiving Conferen

[MCN-L] DIGITAL FUTURES ACADEMY 2010

DIGITAL FUTURES ACADEMY 2010 We are are pleased to announce the Digital Futures Academy 5 day training event: Digital Futures Academy: Sydney, Australia. 1st - 5th February 2010 Digital Futures Academy: from digitization to delivery, London,UK 19th - 23rd April 2010 Book early as places are lim

[MCN-L] Costing and funding digitisation projects Executive briefing

More and more libraries are working on digitisation projects - are you one of them? If so CILIP's Costing and funding digitisation projects Executive Briefing on 26 March is a must-attend event. The expert panel of speakers will share their experience and expertise. During the day delegates

[MCN-L] Digital Futures Academy 2009: London - places still available

Digital Futures Academy: from digitization to delivery * London, UK: 27th April - 1st May 2009 King's College London is pleased to confirm there are still places available on the Digital Futures 5-day training event. http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/ Led by experts of internatio

[MCN-L] Favorite e-commerce system

Hi everyone, I am wondering if people would be willing to share their favoirte e-commerce systems and providers? This could be the shopping cart software, or the electronic funds transfer system or a bespoke provider of a turn key solution. But what is your favorite (and why would be nice)? A

[MCN-L] FW: RESPONSES: Low-cost digitization rig

First up - there are several single button solutions out there already (and many that deliver something more useful than PDF - like structured XML). So why build another mouse trap? Secondly, I wrote a handbook on cost reduction for digitisation for Minerva: see here: http://www.minervaeurope.o