Terminologies, implemented
Way back when (in November), I wrote about the report from the terminologies services meeting we held in September. The report gives a ranked list of the highest priorities use …
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Desperately Seeking Sustainability
Several recent conferences have included sessions on image licensing, spurring discussions as to whether licensing images can be profitable or at least self-sustaining. This seems to be especially of interest …
Read MoreCopyright Investigation Summary Report now available
I am pleased to announce (at last!) that the RLG Partner Copyright Investigation Summary Report (pdf) is now available. This report summarizes interviews conducted between August and September 2007 with …
Read MoreNLA Unveils “Library Labs”
The National Library of Australia (an RLG partner institution) has announced a “Library Labs” space “let our colleagues know what we are doing, to invite comments, questions and feedback and …
Read MoreMellon funded Museum Data Exchange project
You may have already seen a press release, but in case you haven’t, I’ll first give you the gist, and then some insights into the work already underway. With the …
Read MoreAdding value to the mix
Today is Mardi Gras. I have family in New Orleans, and since I’m not reveling in the streets with them, I’ve spent the day listening to WWOZ (the public jazz …
Read MoreDigitization in Japan
Across the US Thanksgiving holiday I was privileged to give the concluding talk at a symposium on library, archive, museum digitization sponsored by the Keio University Media Center (libraries). They …
Read MoreTerminologies meeting notes available
With all of the flurry of activity around here, I forgot to mention* that the summary report from our terminologies meeting in September are now available. (Günter blogged about the …
Read MoreA good day for open access!
As you can imagine, with our offices looking like you can see in Roy’s pictures below, it’s an attractive option to spend time elsewhere. On Wednesday, Ricky and I fled …
Read MoreOAICatMuseum – Coming soon to a server near you!
As those who have read this blog for a while will know, I am working with a sizeable group of museums on the issues around sharing descriptions and digital content …
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