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-----Original Message----- The U.S. Copyright Office also posted a second RFI the other day re: developing a database (virtual card catalog) for these records. Link to the RFI and a mock-up of what a record might look like in this post. http://www.infodocket.com/2012/05/01/u-s-copyright-office-posts-request-for-information-to-build-a-virtual-card-catalog-of-records/ -----Original Message----- >>> The Copyright Office has issued an RFI for crowdsourcing the data >>> held in older copyright records, now being digitized - >>> >>> https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=182eedb3817215f >>> 04f20be9a8a891e4c&tab=core&_cview=0 >>> >>> "This is a Request for Information (RFI). The U.S. Copyright Office, >>> a department of the Library of Congress, has initiated a project to >>> digitize and make available online the historical records of >>> copyrights dating from >>> 1870 to 1977. The Library expects to issue a future request for >>> proposals the goal of which would be to select one or more >>> organizations with the skills, experience and equipment to support >>> the capture of information through crowd sourcing. The purpose of >>> this Request for Information (RFI) is to determine the scope and >>> extent of services available in the marketplace to accomplish the crowd >>> sourcing effort." Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG
