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The Scout Report of June 14,
2002 (Volume 8, Number 22) advises that the
National Information Standards Organization (NISO) in collaboration
with the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)
has released the "Data Dictionary for Technical Metadata for Digital
Still Images" for trial use for the period June 1, 2002 to December
31, 2003.
The data dictionary presents a "comprehensive list of technical data elements relevant to the management of digital still images", and has been designed to "facilitate interoperability between systems, services, and software as well as to support the long-term management of and continuing access to digital image collections".
The data dictionary, downloadable from the NISO web site, is aimed at organisations digitising image-based materials in historical collections.
Further Information?: See the news item on El.pub
or
the Data Dictionary
or
the Scout Report
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Tomas Lidman, National Librarian
at the Royal Library of Sweden recently announced a government decree that
places the Web archiving activities of the Library within the law. Work done
by the Royal Library in acquiring, preserving and making accessible everything
found on the Swedish Internet has hitherto remained in a grey area legally,
the Library feeling obliged to adopt a wait-and-see policy until its legal
position was clarified. As a result it has rejected all inquiries requesting
access to the material that it has archived. But now, with effect from 1st.July,
decree 2002:287 authorises the Royal Library not only to collect Swedish Web
sites on the Internet but also to allow the public access to its material
within the Library premises. [I hope it does not stop there.]
Further Information?: Visit the Web site of
Royal Library of Sweden
or see the
LIS-EUROPEAN-PROGRAMMES list archive
.
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Susann Solberg and
Dr. Britta Woldering on behalf of the TEL group have recently announced the
availabilty of the conference report and presentations from "The European Library -
Milestone Conference" between April 29 - 30, 2002 at the Deutsche Bibliothek
Frankfurt-am-Main.
They report that 115 colleagues from 23 countries were a highly
constructive and critical professional audience to discuss the main topics of the
conference:
Further Information?: See the
conference report
plus presentations are
also available from the TEL Web site.
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The current Internet 2
Land Speed Record was set on 9 April 2002 by
a team from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks; the Faculty of
Science of the University of Amsterdam and SURFnet, the national
computer network for higher education and research in the Netherlands.
The team transferred 625 megabytes of data across 12,272 kilometers
from Fairbanks, Alaska to Amsterdam at 401
megabit per second (more than 7,500 times faster than a typical
computer modem) using the networking capabilities of the Pacific
Northwest Gigapop, an access point to leading-edge networks; the
Internet2 Abilene backbone network; StarLight, the advanced optical
infrastructure and proving ground in Chicago, Illinois; and SURFnet.
The Internet 2 Land Speed Record (I2-LSR) competition for the highest
bandwidth, end-to-end networks is an open and ongoing contest.
[Perhaps this news will effectively counter the opinion, (I have once heard expressed), that the most effective means of mass data transfer is to load a 10-ton lorry with floppy disks and deliver it to the recipient's A: drive.....]
Further Information?: See
Internet 2's Web site
or see
the
news item on El.pub
.
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Where?: Imperial College and Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
When?: 22-29 July 2002
The main aim of this 50th. anniversary conference at the original 1990 EVA venue, Imperial College, is to provide a forum for not only the relevant scientific research communities but users, suppliers and people from government, media, publishing, hi-tech industry and education. The conference organisers see this as a must for anyone interested in or considering getting involved in "Culture x Technology". So not just university and culture researchers but people from all levels of government, local to European, cultural tourism and foundations are likely to find something of value.
Of particular interest is a special European session on 26th.July at Imperial. Entitled "Serving the Citizen", it will include 8 TRIS trials, projects CHIMER, PULMAN and VALHALLA, the achievements of the Fifth Framework Programme and an update on the Sixth Framework. Other sessions are entitled:
The conference will also offer symposia, including a session on Performing Arts, Film, Video & Broadcasting and New Technologies, tutorials, including Designing a Web-Based Digital Access System and Virtual Restoration & Copyright - Technical Protection. There will also be workshops, three of which are Digital Photo Libraries - Operational & Business Issues Including E-Commerce, Multilingual Systems in "Culture x Technology" and "Networks of Excellence" in the 6th Framework Programme & Alternative Financing .
One of the major conference topics on 25th. July will be Bringing in the New European Associated & Independent States.
Further Information?: Visit the
EVA 2002 London site
.
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Where?: Thessaloniki, Greece
When?: 3-5 October 2002
This conference plans sessions on Archiving involving OCLC (ECO), JSTOR, National Libraries' Projects and A. Mellon Foundation Initiative. There will be sessions on Collaborative Reference and a discussion on experiences from EU and US on Collaborative Web Reference.
The conference will also address the advantages and disadvantages of Big Deals. Sessions are planned on e-books and Learned Societies.
Further Information?: Visit the E-ICOLC site
.
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Where?: Koninklijke Bibliotheek - The National Library of the
Netherlands, The Hague, The Netherlands
When?: 16-18 October, 2002
What is the School for Scanning?
This international conference, announced by the Northeast Document Conservation
Center (NEDCC), provides current and essential information for collections
managers who are seeking to create, manage, and preserve digital assets.
Participants will feel better able to make informed
choices regarding management of their digital projects. Although
significant technical content will be presented, this is not a
technician-training program.
Conference content will include:
The conference, which will be presented entirely in English, is funded in part by The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). It is co-sponsored by the European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek - The National Library of the Netherlands (KB).
Further Information?: Visit the NEDCC site
.
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Date of Page: 11 July 2002
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