Thanks for sending out the message below on my behalf, Marla! This is my test
to see whether now my message to MCN-L will go through.
Happy holidays everybody!
G?nter
-Original Message-
From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Misunas, Marla
Sent:
Collection Information Manager, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Manages all aspects of Museum's Collections Information project.
Responsible for the quality, accuracy, depth, and standardization of
collection information, including images, within TMS.
* Works with upper level staff in
Apologies for cross-postings
SAVE THE DATE.
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) presents:
SCHOOL FOR SCANNING:
The A-Z of Creating Digital Collections
Celebrating its 11th year
May 1-3, 2007
Marriott Minneapolis City Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This popular three-day
Found this via the ever-interesting BoingBoing:
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/19/google.books.ap/
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is funding the Internet Archive to scan
rare, unusual and culturally significant books and artworks at a bunch
of major institutions, including the Boston
Here are a few more articles about the OCA vs. Google project.
And, to answer Perian's question, there will be duplication of
scanning in some cases, however access models will be different.
CNN.com
Google library: open culture?