[MCN-L] FW: RLG DigiNews Special Issue now available: Managingdigital assets in US Museums

2006-12-20 Thread Waibel,Günter
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:

[MCN-L] Job Posting- Collection Information Manager, Philadelphia Museum of Art

2006-12-20 Thread Weinstein, William
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

[MCN-L] Save the Date: School for Scanning, May 1-3, 2007, Minneapolis

2006-12-20 Thread Julie Carlson NEDCC
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

[MCN-L] $1 Million Sloan Foundation Open Content Alliance grant to Internet Archive to fund an alternative to Google Books

2006-12-20 Thread Perian Sully
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

[MCN-L] $1 Million Sloan Foundation Open Content Alliance grant to Internet Archive to fund an alternative to Google Books

2006-12-20 Thread M. Elings
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?