<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello all,<div>I was told by a young film/video person about a site for royalty free music:</div><div><a href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/">Jamendo.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>I have not used it, but it looks interesting. You can also donate to the artist should you wish.</div><div><br></div><div>Josie Patterson</div><div>MIT Museum</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/"></a><br><div><div>On Nov 19, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Elizabeth Thomson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>MIT EDITORS' CLUB<br><br>*Meeting Notes from November 18, 2009*<br><br>I am always energized by these meetings. They cover such a wide range <br>of interesting topics and people are so darn knowledgeable. This one <br>was no exception. Many of us were surprised when told the hour was <br>over.....<br><br>*A Bit O' History*<br><br>Fifteen Editors attended this meeting, prompting someone to ask how <br>many people are in the group overall. Are you sitting down? (If not, I <br>guess that would be a little odd.) Anyway, there are currently 191 <br>members of MIT Editors' Club. All of us are simply interested or <br>involved in MIT communications.<br><br>No-one's quite sure when the group was originally formed, but it had <br>to have been at least 25 years ago. The first chair of the group, <br>which was initially quite small, was Beth Harding (then of MIT Sea <br>Grant, I believe). Debbie Levey of Civil and Environmental <br>Engineering, who is still at MIT in the same department, took over for <br>several years, and I volunteered back in '94. Imagine this: Debbie, <br>too, wrote minutes for each monthly meeting, but the technology wasn't <br>quite there yet so she distributed them by good old-fashioned <br>interdepartmental mail. When I took over, I asked if we could somehow <br>use "new technology" to cut the time involved. Enter Robyn Fizz of <br>IS&T, who told me about this strange thing called a listserv......and <br>here we are.<br><br>*Reprint Policies?*<br><br>The New York Times recently published a story featuring MIT's Lean <br>Advancement Initiative. Way cool! Nicolene Hengen, LAI membership and <br>communications manager, wanted to post the article on the LAI web <br>site, but found that it would cost $1,300 for unlimited downloads over <br>six months--a tad too steep for her budget. How, she asked, have other <br>Editors shared such articles with their constituents via the web?<br><br>Lisa Damtoft of MIT Medical suggested that Nicolene simply post a link <br>to the story, if it is freely available. Also: both Lisa and Denise <br>Brehm of Civil and Environmental Engineering said that she should try <br>contacting the reporter or someone else on the editorial team. <br>Sometimes they can get you the same service (e.g., unlimited <br>downloads) for free. Lisa, who used to be the webmaster for the News <br>Office, said that often media organizations are quite happy to do this <br>for places like MIT.<br><br>*Inexpensive Video Training*<br><br>Judy Daniels of architecture and planning told the group about a "boot <br>camp for documentary video" this January that some members might be <br>interested in. It is through Mass Art, and costs $515. She suggested <br>that you sign up SOON, however, as there are limited openings.<br><br>Another cool--and cheap!--way to get video training:public access <br>television. Jennifer Schmitt, my colleague here in Resource <br>Development, says that you can join the station in your town for $55, <br>and they'll not only let you borrow their video equipment, but also <br>train you via a set of free classes.<br><br>*Music Policies?*<br><br>So you've created a fabulous video on your department. How do you <br>incorporate music into it without bumping up against copyright laws? <br>For example, said Judy, what if the video includes a clip, provided by <br>a student, that includes a Beatles song in the background? Jennifer, <br>who used to work for a lawyer's office, says that it should be just <br>fine to use the clip. Fair use law covers music that's in the <br>background, and is only heard for a short amount of time.<br><br>Lisa Damtoft noted that istockphoto now also includes video and sound <br>that you can use once you subscribe to the service.<br><br>*Second Life*<br><br>Earlier this week I attended a conference through the Association of <br>Fundraising Professionals. One of the talks involved--and I am not <br>kidding you--fundraising in virtual environments, specifically Second <br>Life. The old me would have sniffed at the topic. The new me--greatly <br>influenced by members of this group--figured, "what the heck? It's new <br>media. Why don't I attend?"<br><br>It really was pretty interesting. Apparently nonprofits *do* have a <br>presence in Second Life and, in fact, are starting to reach out to <br>alumni, donors, and others through this virtual world. The American <br>Cancer Society actually put out a press release on their fundraising <br>efforts with Second Life. See <a href="http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_American_Cancer_Society_Relay_For_Life_of_Second_Life_Marks_Milestone_Year_in_Virtual_World.asp?sitearea=MED">http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_American_Cancer_Society_Relay_For_Life_of_Second_Life_Marks_Milestone_Year_in_Virtual_World.asp?sitearea=MED</a><br><br>Are any of YOUR groups/departments/etc. on Second Life? No-one at this <br>meeting was aware of an MIT presence, but I did find what I think is <br>an MIT Alumni Association site....Am not sure, however, if it's <br>"real" :)<br><br><br>*THANK YOU*<br><br>A big Thank You to Carol Sardo of the Deshpande Center for <br>Technological Innovation for booking the room for this meeting. I'll <br>be contacting several of you to book rooms for 2010.<br><br>*Next Meeting*<br><br>The next meeting of MIT Editors' Club is Monday, Dec. 14, in N42-286. <br>Many thanks to Robyn Fizz of Information Services and Technology for <br>setting this up. Again, meetings are always from 12-1, and please feel <br>free to bring a lunch.<br><br>Elizabeth<br><br>=========================<br>Elizabeth A. Thomson<br>Associate Director of Communications<br>MIT Resource Development<br>Office of Communications<br>600 Memorial Dr., W98-300<br>617-258-5563, 857-756-9457<br><<a href="mailto:thomson@mit.edu">thomson@mit.edu</a>>, giving.mit.edu<br>=========================<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Editors mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Editors@mit.edu">Editors@mit.edu</a><br>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/editors<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; 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