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Propose an MP seminar for MA Conference and Exhibition
May 1, 2013 - 7:08amHi,
I thought you might be interested in a call for proposals that has just gone out for MP workshops at the Museums Association Conference & Exhibition, which takes place in Liverpool on 11-12 November.
http://www.museumsassociation.org/news/01052013-propose-an-mp-workshop
In previous years we've had a really good amount of digital presentations in the MP programme, and these also tend to pull in a large audience of visitors and delegates. [...]
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Re: Knowledge Exchange - How widespread are RP objects in UK collections?
May 1, 2013 - 5:30am> less weighed down by an auratic understanding of objects
I'm not even weighed down by knowning what auratic means!
> we are looking specifically for physical reproductions
You may have seen these already on the BGS 3D blog, if not:
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Cheers
John
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Re: Knowledge Exchange - How widespread are RP objects in UK collections?
May 1, 2013 - 5:14amThank you for this
I agree, very cool! I find science and natural history collections are leading the way when it comes to methodologies for the digitization of objects and specimen. Perhaps they are less weighed down by an auratic understanding of objects?
However we are looking specifically for physical reproductions; objects that have been printed on 3D printers from digital files.
Sorry if my initial message was not one hundred percent clear on this. [...]
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Re: Web design needed
May 1, 2013 - 4:34amHi Michael, I can recommend Mickey and Mallory, they're based here in Manchester but work closely with the London Museum, LSE and also University of London. They've done quite a bit for Jisc and also us here at Mimas: http://www.mickeyandmallory.com/ Good creatives, get the domain issues and data challenges, very flexible (within reason) and excellent project management. Good luck! Joy Joy Palmer, PhD Senior Manager, Discovery Services Mimas, University of Manchester Oxford Road M13 9PL http://mimas.ac.uk M: 07766 747670 T: @joypalmer E: joy.palmer@manchester.ac.uk ________________________________________ From: Museums Computer Group [MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] on behalf of Guida, Michael [michael.guida.11@UCL.AC.UK] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 [...]
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Re: Web design needed
May 1, 2013 - 3:37amHi Michael (and all),
I have worked with Tom and Emma Hardwidge at Considered Creative http://www.consideredcreative.com/ - they're awesome.
Stephanie
Stephanie Clemens
Project Development Officer, Courtney Library
Royal Cornwall Museum
01872 272205 x.246
stephanie.clemens@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
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Sent: 30 April 2013 17:27
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Subject: Web design needed
Hi there friends
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (University College London) is developing a new public web experience that will showcase the magic of our world-class, but somewhat hidden, collection. The website is intended to be a rich multimedia environment perhaps with [...]
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Fwd: [dc] We are hiring at the British Library Labs
April 30, 2013 - 1:28pmReally cool job going at the BL Labs right now...
Cheers, Mia
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> Hi all
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> I hope you are well, as many of you might now by now, I left the DevCSI project a month and a half ago and moved onto a new position at the British Library in London as manager of British Library Labs, a project [...]
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Web design needed
April 30, 2013 - 12:26pmHi there friends
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (University College London) is developing a new public web experience that will showcase the magic of our world-class, but somewhat hidden, collection. The website is intended to be a rich multimedia environment perhaps with some video, interactive maps, a timeline and will certainly feature 3D digital models of key objects. We are scoping it all out now. [...]
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Re: Any advice on image metadata?
April 30, 2013 - 10:55amPerhaps my experience is not relevant.
I was dealing with images, photos, prints and watercolours.
ModesCompact is used by 900 museums.
Cyril
On 30 April 2013 15:14, Jerry Symonds wrote:
> Hi Cyril,
>
> I always worry about the words "got to" ;) !
>
> Why ModesCompact and what "appropriate fields"?
>
> This may be obvious to your good self, but for those who are just starting
> out on this journey, the benefit of your experience would be appreciated.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Jerry Symonds
>
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Re: Any advice on image metadata?
April 30, 2013 - 10:14amHi Cyril,
I always worry about the words "got to" ;) !
Why ModesCompact and what "appropriate fields"?
This may be obvious to your good self, but for those who are just starting out on this journey, the benefit of your experience would be appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Jerry Symonds
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Re: Too Fragile? Using Advanced Computing Technology to Form New Textual Infrastructures and Add Scholarly Value
April 30, 2013 - 8:25amMariann,
Well, you should definitely head across to the TEI site [1] and learn
about this well-established framework for developing interoperable
encoded textual resources.
It wold also be worth talking to the English departments of Newcastle
and Lancaster Universities, both of which have explored the encoding of
primary resources. Since you've asked the MCG list, I should also
mention the Wordsworth Trust, which has TEI-encoded manuscripts and
letters, sometimes in frightening detail. :-) [...]
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Re: Too Fragile? Using Advanced Computing Technology to Form New Textual Infrastructures and Add Scholarly Value
April 30, 2013 - 8:22amSomething that can put academic speak into plain English for mere mortals like myself!
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Dear MCG's,
Please forgive my rather robuse communication as this is my first time posting to our love Mail List. [...]
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Digital Designer post at IWM
April 30, 2013 - 8:19amWe're looking for a Digital Designer to join the Digital Media department at IWM. Great projects and a lovely team. Please pass on details to anyone you think might be interested.
http://www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/jobs/job/3487/
Thanks
Carolyn
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Too Fragile? Using Advanced Computing Technology to Form New Textual Infrastructures and Add Scholarly Value
April 30, 2013 - 8:15amDear MCG's,
Please forgive my rather robuse communication as this is my first time posting to our love Mail List.
I am based at Durham, and between myself and the English Literature Department we are interested in building a research project that is based on the advanced computing technology that is available for text editing. [...]
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Re: Knowledge Exchange - How widespread are RP objects in UK collections?
April 30, 2013 - 8:01amBreaking with this list's conventional professionalism, I would just like to say: that is very cool! I look forward to this weekend and seeing the 3d models themselves.
Jeremy Ottevanger
Technical Web Manager (and lapsed palaeontologist, though Derek Briggs may disagree)
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
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Re: Knowledge Exchange - How widespread are RP objects in UK collections?
April 30, 2013 - 7:44amHi Sarah (and MCGers)
We are actually launching a version of our 3D fossil database to the public this weekend at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. Please take a look at www.3d-fossils.ac.uk . It currently points towards our project page, but will be redirected to the 3D fossil portal by the weekend. [...]
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Re: Any advice on image metadata?
April 30, 2013 - 7:11amDigitisation is only half the story.
You've go to put it in a database like ModesCompact with appropriate fields.
Cyril
On 30 April 2013 10:58, SUBSCRIBE MCG Anonymous wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am currently doing a digitisation project in a museum. I need to digitze
> all the museum's collections into images. Do you know anyone who is using
> free software to manipulate really simple image metadata . I want to attach
> copyright and object number into the metadata of our collection images. I
> was thinking of PhotoMe http://www.photome.de/, but I'm not sure if there
[...]
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Re: Knowledge Exchange - How widespread are RP objects in UK collections?
April 30, 2013 - 7:03amHi Sarah,
British Geological Survey are not strictly a museum, but they have curators, manage vast objects collections, and colossal datasets. They also work very closely with the geological museum sector.
They're are doing some interesting work in this area:
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There are links on the page for more info...
Cheers
John
Dr JW Faithfull
Hunterian Annexe
Floor 1
Thurso St Building
13 Thurso St
Glasgow G11 6PE [...]
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Re: Any advice on image metadata?
April 30, 2013 - 6:46amOn 30 Apr 2013, at 11:27, Naomi Korn wrote:
> Actually, it is already illegal to remove or strip rights management
> information and also illegal to remove any technical protection measures
> that might be embedded in a work.
>
> The new legislation will require reasonable searches to try and find the
> rights holders, and money will be paid by users in order to use the orphan
> works under a licensing scheme which will have detailed requirements
> attached to it.
>
> The Stop 43 crew are a very very small group of loud [...]
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Re: Any advice on image metadata?
April 30, 2013 - 6:44amDo you mean adding it as embedded metadata? You could use exiftool. It should be easy to write a script to add all your object identifiers from a list too.
There are a number of GUI options - Irfanview thumbnails, Microsoft Pro-photo tools, EXIFtool GUI. But I think with these I think you have to add identifiers one by one. [...]
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Re: Any advice on image metadata?
April 30, 2013 - 6:37amHi,
Metadata can be scrubbed, but this should not detract of the benefits that
such as process can bring. Rights Management is one aspect but there are
others such as object surrogate details (object number, name), object
history, associations, subjects and technical information (such as quality,
manipulation) can be embedded as well. These aspects can prove to be useful
for the future use of the image either in research or display. [...]
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