attn: Development Staff! Job Opportunity

A friend asked me to post this on Museum-L.

The Hyde Collection is a wonderful gem of a small museum in the Adirondacks, with an outstanding collection, exceptional staff and real opportunities to make a difference for a talented fund-raising professional. This would be a good job for a Development Director at a university museum or small to mid-sized museum, or a mid-level or #2 person in a larger development office, who has had a good track record in the field but is looking for increased responsibilities and the chance to run a department.

Please contact the Museum, not me! You can fax your resume, references, salary requirments and letter of inquiry to Kathleen Monaghan, Director, The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, New York, 12801. FAX: (518) 792-9197.

Anne Farrell Development Director MCA San Diego

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

New position. Exciting opportunity in Upstate New York in the scenic Adirondacks. The Hyde Collection, a fine arts museum and historic home, seeks a Development Director with proven track record. Knowledge of grant-writing, agencies and foundations, as well as current protocol in the field needed. Must be committed to a creative environment; well-organized and efficient. Able to supervise small department while working under pressure. Knowledge of Windows/Microsoft Word. Competitive salary/benefits.

Send letter of interest, resume, references, and salary requirements to the Director, The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801. FAX: (518) 792-9197.

Has anyone used a digital camera in storing visual images? I would appreciate any information on this new technical wonder.

I have an Olympus digital camera at work. It's far from perfect...in fact it has been something of a source of aggravation for me. It doesn't interface seamlessly with the Mac OS we're running which means that I have to de-cable the printer, reboot the computer with nothing in the printer port and *then* plug the camera into the printer port in order for the computer and printer to communicate. Of course this also means that I can't dump photos directly to the printer but rather must save them to disk for printing later. Anyway, according to Olympus upgrading to Mac OS 8.0 will fix this problem.

Because I work at a nature center where animal exhibits can be 'transient' (meaning we can't maintain them in captivity for long) being able to quickly capture an image in order to create a sign is very important. Waiting for film to be developed (as well as the time involved in depositing the film and picking it up) are not efficient for us.

My advice is to get get a very, very good printer (for improved print quality). I've found that it's still superior to scanning photo prints into the computer. Also, be sure you really need a digital camera and that you're not just in love with the technology!

Rhea Tannenbaum Exhibits Coordinator Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Boca Raton, FL

The digital camera. A very nifty device in that you can quickly see what you've taken and delete it if you don't want it. The time it takes to upload and print out is quite substantial, and the quality of the output depends not only on the resolution of the camera itself, but of the printer you have. Even if you can set the camera to a high resolution, you are limited if your printer has a lower maximum resolution.

In short, the technology is new and the bumps are still being ironed out. Wait a while until they get better and cheaper.

Barbara Palmer

We got a Casio 30 digital camera when it was the cheapest digicam last year. Now there are more cheap ones, and the technology is improving.

It's better than Poloroid for grabbing a snapshot 'now,' and it's great for dropping in images for design concepts and presentations. I've used the images as a starting sketch in developing designs in paint and draw programs. The Casio computer connection is straightforward. I've used it on both mac and PC. I did have a problem with System 7.6, but restarting with mac Extensions off allowed it to work.

Hello everybody, I'm the collections manager of the archaeology collections at the Fort Hood Army Installation, Killeen, TX. We too have been considering a digital camera. The one we have been seriously looking at is the NEW Sony Mavica Digital Camera. This camera uses a standard 3.5in floppy disk to store JPEG compressed images. The disk can then be taken out of the camera and inserted directly into a Mac or pc. No cables to unplug and no rebooting the system. Check out the info at the MacWeek home