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Heritage North - cultural sustainability workshop | Smashing stuff!
June 25, 2013 - 8:16amHello all,
Really great to meet some of you at the latest MCG event in York. There were trains and a pub, so this was great.
In other news, you may be interested in the following one-day event workshop with Heritage North in an attempt to fuse our understanding of economic development and cultural identity. [...]
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Heritage Show + Tell (Yorkshire) call for speakers
June 25, 2013 - 3:36amHeritage Show + Tell – call for speakers
Experience Barnsley, 18 July 2013, 4-7pm
Heritage Show + Tell is a chance for people passionate about heritage in Yorkshire to come together and share their work, get feedback on ideas and meet new collaborators. Everyone welcome; community heritage groups, freelancers, museum professionals, students and academics. [...]
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Re: Free Use of Museum Images
June 24, 2013 - 2:01pmDear Oliver,
Many thanks for your message. I wasn't aware of this piece so I'll add it to
my reading list.
Best wishes,
Colin
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Subject: Re: Free Use of Museum Images
Further to Colin's very useful current survey it's worth pointing people
towards this ‘Study of Eleven Museums’ recently carried out as part of a
comprehensive piece of research for the Mellon Foundation. [...]
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Re: Evaluating our games
June 24, 2013 - 11:49amHi Marion
Thanks -- I do know Mike, though I've never worked directly with him. I'll see if he might be interested.
Hope all's well at the Freud & you're recovering from your site being hacked.
Best,
Danny
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Marion Stone
Sent: 24 June 2013 10:47
To: MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
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Re: Free Use of Museum Images
June 24, 2013 - 10:26amFurther to Colin's very useful current survey it's worth pointing people
towards this ‘Study of Eleven Museums’ recently carried out as part of a
comprehensive piece of research for the Mellon Foundation.
‘Images of Works of Art in Museum Collections: The Experience of Open
Access’ – Prepared by Kristin Kelly, 25 April 2013
http://msc.mellon.org/research-reports/Open%20Access%20Report%2004%2025%2013-Final.pdf/view
Perhaps not very surprisingly, the key findings are as follows:
• Providing open access is a mission-driven decision;
• Different museums look at open access in different ways;
• Internal process is important;
• Loss of control fades as a concern;
• Technology matters;
• Revenue [...]
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Timeline Software
June 24, 2013 - 7:12amHello all,
We are looking to develop an interactive timeline which has the option of
being created collaboratively and shared online and has the functionality
of being able to be published offline. Ideally, we would be looking at
something that allows event building and has zoom functionality, enabling
long stretches of time to be observed. It would be great if multimedia
content or embedded code could be added to events. I have had some
experience with cloud services, such as TimeGlider, but we are looking to
take this to the next stage. Can anyone recommend such a platform,
preferably existing [...]
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Re: Evaluating our games
June 24, 2013 - 5:47amDear Danny
I hear very good things about Mike Ellis. Perhaps you already know him.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeellis
Thanks
Marion
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Birchall, Danny
Sent: 21 June 2013 14:41
To: MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Evaluating our games
Good afternoon everyone
Wellcome Collection are looking for someone to carry out a small, focused evaluation of our last six online/mobile games. We are looking for a critical and analytical eye on the games and on our commissioning and production strategy that will enable us to make effective choices about producing and commissioning future games. The work will involve [...]
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For your list serve - Call for Proposals
June 23, 2013 - 1:17pmPlease send this announcement to your list serve. If you have any
questions, please contact me. Thank you, Hiroko
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Museums and the Web Asia 2013 Conference
Hong Kong
December 9 – December 12, 2013
Museums and the Web (MW) launched the Museums and the Web Asia 2013
website and opened the call for proposals for the 2nd Hong Kong
conference which will be held Dec 9-12, 2013 at the Sheraton Hong Kong
Hotel and Towers. http://mwa2013.museumsandtheweb.com [...]
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SV: Professional Green Screen equipment
June 22, 2013 - 4:10amHi Benjamin, contact Ebbe Strandell at the Abba Museum in Stockholm. They aren't using a green screen background but a reflecting background, and green led lights, with excellent result. I am not sure which camera or software they use, but I've seen the result which was great. Best regards Kajsa Hartig New media, Nordiska museet Stockholm, Sweden ________________________________________ Från: Museums Computer Group [MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] för Benjamin Drew [heavyarms2_28@HOTMAIL.COM] Skickat: den 20 juni 2013 17:47 Till: MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Ämne: Re: Professional Green Screen equipment Thanks steve for the advise. I should point out that I have been given an unlimited budget as my [...]
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Evaluating our games
June 21, 2013 - 9:40amGood afternoon everyone
Wellcome Collection are looking for someone to carry out a small, focused evaluation of our last six online/mobile games. We are looking for a critical and analytical eye on the games and on our commissioning and production strategy that will enable us to make effective choices about producing and commissioning future games. The work will involve interpreting and drawing lessons from existing research (Google Analytics, player surveys etc) identifying areas where further research needs to be done (stakeholder interviews, peer review of games), and carrying out that research. The output will be a report that is communicative, [...]
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Re: Professional Green Screen equipment
June 21, 2013 - 9:04amSomething thing that you want to look at is the cameras that you use. If budget is not an issue you want something that shoots 4:4:4 if possible, or at least 4:2:2 - this rules out most prosumer cameras and quite a lot of pro cameras too. Blackmagic's cinema cameras certainly look like they'd be good for green screen work. [...]
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Europeana 'AllezCulture!' petition
June 21, 2013 - 6:34amGood morning MCG'ers,
I wanted to flag up an event that is taking place at Dublin Castle today
highlighting the need for European countries to show their support for
the right to online access for cultural heritage.
Part of the Europeana #AllezCulture campaign, the event has brought
together politicians and policymakers and has showcased some great
examples of how opening up collections has helped power new business
models and creative applications in museums. A transcript of my talk
from this morning '#AllezCulture and the Right to Culture'
ulture-and-the-right-to-culture> is now up on Collections Link. [...]
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2nd CfP Supporting Users' Exploration of Digital Libraries - Workshop at TPDL
June 21, 2013 - 6:22amFull message available at: 2nd CfP Supporting Users' Exploration of Digital Libraries - Workshop at TPDL
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Re: Wall-mounted tablets
June 21, 2013 - 5:26amHi Sarah,
Many thanks: much clearer now :) ! Just took a tour round your history website: great stuff!
Good luck!
Best Wishes,
Jerry
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Sarah Fellows
Sent: 21 June 2013 10:20
To: MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Wall-mounted tablets
Hi Jerry,
We're an art deco cinema, with 1930s murals and so on in the auditorium. We have an access lift which allows access into the back part of the auditorium, but the tour we're looking at is of the google street-view style so it'll feel more like walking around it and allow [...]
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Re: Wall-mounted tablets
June 21, 2013 - 5:20amHi Jerry,
We're an art deco cinema, with 1930s murals and so on in the auditorium. We
have an access lift which allows access into the back part of the
auditorium, but the tour we're looking at is of the google street-view style
so it'll feel more like walking around it and allow a close-up view of the
murals and the period features in the auditorium. It'll also provide a look
around the upstairs rooms (the old manager's office, projection room, etc.)
which are now used as an exhibition space. To get an idea of what we're
about, have a [...]
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Re: Wall-mounted tablets
June 21, 2013 - 4:50amHi Keith,
Sounds fascinating, I'll go look it up! :)
Best,
Sarah
Sarah Fellows
Regal Heritage Access Officer | Tenbury Town Council
Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire
Email: hao@tenburytown.org.uk | Phone: 07980 692302
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RegalTenburyHLF
Twitter: www.twitter.com/RegalTenburyHLF and www.twitter.com/RegalTenbury
Project Blog: www.RegalTenburyHLF.blogspot.com
Interactive Heritage Website: www.regaltenbury.org.uk
Online Box Office: www.regaltenbury.co.uk
Supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund
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kwatson
Sent: 20 June 2013 16:12
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Re: Wall-mounted tablets
June 21, 2013 - 4:42amInteresting stuff, thanks! I'd never heard of them before.
Best,
Sarah
Sarah Fellows
Regal Heritage Access Officer | Tenbury Town Council
Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire
Email: hao@tenburytown.org.uk | Phone: 07980 692302
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RegalTenburyHLF
Twitter: www.twitter.com/RegalTenburyHLF and www.twitter.com/RegalTenbury
Project Blog: www.RegalTenburyHLF.blogspot.com
Interactive Heritage Website: www.regaltenbury.org.uk
Online Box Office: www.regaltenbury.co.uk
Supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Peter
Pavement
Sent: 20 June 2013 15:46
To: MCG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
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Re: Wall-mounted tablets
June 21, 2013 - 4:32amHi Sarah,
I am probably being a bit slow, but I don't understand the problem you are describing, so am not sure how to provide an answer *:0! You say:
"I'm currently looking into providing a 360 navigable tour of the cinema in our foyer, for those who can't get up our old steep steps to see the upstairs part of the building." [...]
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Re: Professional Green Screen equipment
June 20, 2013 - 11:47amThanks steve for the advise. I should point out that I have been given an unlimited budget as my bosses want some top range equipment. Cheers for the advice though.
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Re: Professional Green Screen equipment
June 20, 2013 - 11:36amWith the chroma key capabilities of most editing programmes these days you
should be able to get good results with the simplest of equipment, so
before spending a packet on new stuff I'd make sure that the current stuff
is being used optimally. In particular, there are two common mistakes that
people make when trying a green (or whatever colour) screen: [...]
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