Comments on: Happy Birthday Museum Computer Network! http://musematic.net/2007/07/09/happy-birthday-museum-computer-network/ Rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: j trant http://musematic.net/2007/07/09/happy-birthday-museum-computer-network/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 j trant Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:18:54 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=215#comment-3571 you might also want to talk with David Bearman about his role in creating it when he was managing information resources @ the Smithsonian. DB's MCN presidential correspondence is there. would that were so for others... /jt you might also want to talk with David Bearman about his role in creating it when he was managing information resources @ the Smithsonian. DB’s MCN presidential correspondence is there. would that were so for others…

/jt

]]> By: Richard Urban http://musematic.net/2007/07/09/happy-birthday-museum-computer-network/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 Richard Urban Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:41:47 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=215#comment-3564 Yes, I've talked with Howard about his trips to the archive, I just haven't had the opportunity to visit yet. Yes, I’ve talked with Howard about his trips to the archive, I just haven’t had the opportunity to visit yet.

]]> By: j trant http://musematic.net/2007/07/09/happy-birthday-museum-computer-network/comment-page-1/#comment-3562 j trant Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:59:46 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=215#comment-3562 you'll find the archives of the Smithsonian Institution have many of the records of MCN. See Record Unit 7432 Museum Computer Network, Records, 1967-1988 http://siarchives.si.edu/findingaids/FARU7432.htm Ross Parry has also done a large number of interviews with people involved in early MCN activities. /jt you’ll find the archives of the Smithsonian Institution have many of the records of MCN.

See Record Unit 7432
Museum Computer Network,
Records, 1967-1988
http://siarchives.si.edu/findingaids/FARU7432.htm

Ross Parry has also done a large number of interviews with people involved in early MCN activities.

/jt

]]> By: Richard Urban http://musematic.net/2007/07/09/happy-birthday-museum-computer-network/comment-page-1/#comment-3535 Richard Urban Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:51:45 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=215#comment-3535 David Vance will be making his appearance in my next installment. It is possible that David attended the initial meetings, but I can't support that with the evidence at hand. I do know that he was involved in subsequent meetings starting in June of 1967 and that from that point on he played a critical role in MCN's development. Marla Misunas and I are working on an article about MCN for the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science that will briefly document our history and current activities. But I'm continuing to work on some other research that ranges a little broader and deeper. David Vance will be making his appearance in my next installment. It is possible that David attended the initial meetings, but I can’t support that with the evidence at hand. I do know that he was involved in subsequent meetings starting in June of 1967 and that from that point on he played a critical role in MCN’s development.

Marla Misunas and I are working on an article about MCN for the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science that will briefly document our history and current activities. But I’m continuing to work on some other research that ranges a little broader and deeper.

]]> By: Joseph Raben http://musematic.net/2007/07/09/happy-birthday-museum-computer-network/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 Joseph Raben Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:59:17 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=215#comment-3520 I am particularly happy to read your short history of MCN because it will fit so neatly into the Encyclopedia of Humanities Computing that I am currently organizing with support from the Rice University Press. Will you be ready to expand to cover more recent activities? (I'm surprised not to see David Vance's name in your account, since my memory of those days is that he was especially active in getting MCN going.) I am particularly happy to read your short history of MCN because it will fit so neatly into the Encyclopedia of Humanities Computing that I am currently organizing with support from the Rice University Press. Will you be ready to expand to cover more recent activities? (I’m surprised not to see David Vance’s name in your account, since my memory of those days is that he was especially active in getting MCN going.)

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