Spent a fascinating day today in San Antonio at a MIDEA Workshop on Social Media. MIDEA is an acronym for the Marcus Institute for Digital Education and the Arts. In terms of full disclosure, I’m the lead blogger for the MIDEA blog, so I’m writing this both as an employee and a participant. The workshop [...]
Just back from AAM and since the conference was slam bang in the middle of the American Idol extravaganza, I wanted to nominate a few of my own American Idols.
Huzzah for the Digital Jump-Start Unconference Co-chaired by Sharon Leon and Michael Edson
Kudos and a special champagne toast to the entire Media & Technology Board, and [...]
I enjoy going to the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Museums (AAM). There are interesting sessions, lots of networking opportunities, reunions with friends (old and new) and this year there is one more cause for celebration in Los Angeles. Nik Honeysett, Head of Administration at J. Paul Getty Museum, [...]
My second MCN conference presentation was the conference round up session where a group of us got 7 minutes each to recap on a conference we attended during the year. I got TED. No I didn’t get to attend, but I watched it on TV – well, the web at least. I’ve never been to [...]
For those who are really caught up in the on-going saga known as the Google Books Settlement (by far the best reality show now running) and the impact of book digitization on our culture in general, here are the links to Peter Hirtle’s extensive summaries of the D for Digitize conference at NY Law [...]
I’ll take my good news where ever I can dredge it up. This will do for today:
By AOIFE WHITE (AP)
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Monday it may revise copyright law to make it easier for companies like Google Inc. to scan printed books and distribute digital copies over the Internet…
Under Europe’s current patchwork [...]
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 [...]
In case anyone reading this blog was thinking of not coming to Portland, Oregon, for MCN 2009, here’s the reason that’s a bad idea: a lovely blog post about food and wine in Oregon on “The Italian Dish.” Note the particularly inspiring photo that accompanies the article:
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I will be in esteemed company in Philly on Thursday April 30 at 2:15 PM, part of a panel entitled Museum Technologies and Trends On the Horizon – A Critical Review. Its a panel reviewing the upcoming Horizon Report for Museums based on New Media Consortium’s Horizon Report for Higher Education now in its sixth [...]
There’s still time to submit your project for the 2009 MUSE Awards!
Announcing the 2009 AAM Muse Awards
Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 20th annual Muse Awards competition.
The 2008 Muse Awards competition received nearly 200 applications from a wide variety of museums in North America, Europe, Australia and [...]
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