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A New Approach to Telemarketing

Now that I number myself  among the employment casualties of 2009 I am often at home during the day.  Thus I have become all too familiar with the phone calls from veterans organizations, organizations for the blind, the disabled, and so on asking me to buy garbage bags, light bulbs, flags, string, and all manner of [...]

Fair Use first mentioned in the Bible

Never thought I’d find something like this on Freakonomics, but hey, you never know where Biblical scholarship is going to pop up. Deuteronomy 23:25-26 reflects the limits on altruism: “When thou comest into thy neighbor’s standing corn, then thou mayest pluck ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor’s [...]

MCN 2009 Scholarship Winners

The Museum Computer Network Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce its eight scholarship winners for 2009. Each scholarship provides free registration to the MCN annual conference in Portland, Oregon, free hotel stay, and a small stipend to help cover additional expenses. MCN received nearly 90 stellar applications in 2009 – nearly twice as many as [...]

We all work for Google

One way or another, it seems, Google’s got us all. I’m not claiming that’s evil — after all, their motto is Don’t Be Evil – just that it’s ironic. The latest Google acquisition is reCaptcha – that little authentication program that you’ll find at the bottom of Musematic’s comment box. But why would Google — [...]

Museum Computer Network Conference 2009: Registration is Now Open

Register early, register often! Museum Computer Network Conference 2009 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN Museum Information, Museum Efficiency: Doing More with Less! Doubletree Hotel – Lloyd Center Wednesday-Saturday, November 11th-14th, 2009 Conference Schedule This year’s conference begins on Wednesday, November 11th with a broad range of workshops. All workshops are half-day and capacity is limited – [...]

Call for Papers: Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture Area

Call for Papers Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Popular Culture Area The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association annual conference will be held March 31 – April 3, 2010 in the Renaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis and across the street in the America’s Center, in St. Louis, Missouri. [...]

PCAN (Preservation and Conservation Administration News)

This just in (okay in a few weeks ago) from our colleagues in the Library/Archives world. Holly Robertson and Beth Doyle have launched a new online blog devoted to preservation and conservation administration called PCAN or Preservation and Conservation Administration News. http://prescan.wordpress.com/ Check it out.

Disney gobbles up Marvel comics

“Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of Marvel including its more than 5,000 Marvel characters.” For the modest sum of around $4 million. “We believe that adding Marvel to Disney’s unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation,” Iger said.” Disney press release here. “Long-term growth and value creation”? [...]