[MCN-L] new job

2010-10-18 Thread Leonard Steinbach
Congratulations to the Smithsonian (and you, too!) On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Waibel,Guenter wrote: > Dear colleagues & friends, > > I am sorry to say that I'll miss this year's MCN conference in Austin. I've > attended every single conference from 1998 Santa Monica on, so Austin would > h

[MCN-L] [ol-discuss] Updating OCR from handwritten texts

2010-10-18 Thread Richard Light
In message , Richard Light writes > >As a response to the enquiry about OCR software and handwritten texts, >this posting to the Open Library list might be of interest. ... or would have, if it had survived the journey! E-mail from Ben Brumfield copied below: This is spawned from the OL blo

[MCN-L] [ol-discuss] Updating OCR from handwritten texts

2010-10-18 Thread Richard Light
Hi, As a response to the enquiry about OCR software and handwritten texts, this posting to the Open Library list might be of interest. Richard -- next part -- -- Richard Light

[MCN-L] Job Announcement: Lead Programmer/Systems Administrator

2010-10-18 Thread Christina DePaolo
Dear MCN-L: The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Lead Programmer/Systems Administrator. Apply online at http://jobview.monster.com/Apply/Apply.aspx?JobID=91285774 http://conference.archimuse.com/forum/job_lead_programmersystem_administrator

[MCN-L] OCR Software

2010-10-18 Thread Tanner, Simon
Hi Kate, I would recommend you have a look at this freely available report from our website: Deciding whether Optical Character Recognition is feasible (PDF document) Document created for the Oxford University Digital Library to introduce character recognition techniques. The document illumina

[MCN-L] Flash Programmers

2010-10-18 Thread Scott Hisey
My apologies if this inquiry does not fit the scope of the list serve. I am looking for a Flash Programmer recommendation to assist with the development of some Educational gallery interactive technology. If you have any thoughts, please feel free to contact me. Many Thanks, Scott Hisey Direct

[MCN-L] new job

2010-10-18 Thread Sam Quigley
Congratulations, G?nter!! This is great news, not just for you, but for all of us who care about our Nation's largest repository. With this smart choice, they're obviously intent upon making a great place even better. We'll miss you in Austin. All best, Sam On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Waibe

[MCN-L] new job

2010-10-18 Thread Waibel,Guenter
Dear colleagues & friends, I am sorry to say that I'll miss this year's MCN conference in Austin. I've attended every single conference from 1998 Santa Monica on, so Austin would have been my 13th MCN conference in a row. My reason for missing the conference is not superstition, but that I'll b

[MCN-L] Wikipedia and Cultural Organisations

2010-10-18 Thread Richard Urban
on a related note, Ed Summers at the Library of Congress has created a nice little online app that helps you see links between Wikipedia and your institution. Just enter your URL to see what links there are: http://linkypedia.inkdroid.org/ hmm, looks like the live site is being renovated, b

[MCN-L] new job

2010-10-18 Thread Folsom, Diana
Guenter, I second Sam's hearty congratulations!! This is an exciting time for the Smithsonian and with your help, the Digital Smithsonian will become a model for back-of-the-house tasks as well as front-of-the-house experience! Best wishes, Diana -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounce

[MCN-L] OCR Software

2010-10-18 Thread Richard Urban
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[MCN-L] Wikipedia and Cultural Organisations

2010-10-18 Thread Matthew Cock
Dear all, I'm working on a paper for the forthcoming GLAM-WIKI conference at the British Museum (http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI ), and as part of it doing some research into the referrals that cultural websites get from Wikipedia. I'm keen to