Blog post: Google’s Nine Year Shopping Spree, Illustrated

The TechCrunch blog post and original graphic from Scores.org are both worth looking at since the text and comments do not mirror each other.  What is fascinating is that Google has acquired SO much more than any of us realize, and this list is not complete.  For example, it's acquistion of the Papers of Record is not shown. And it does not show partnerships, which is what has impacted Google's digitization efforts.

You'll wonder about the colors, etc., and what it all means.  There is a key at the top.  Blue seems to signify that the acquisition was integrated into Google's offerings.  Note that some companies were acquired and left on their own.

By the way, someone has constructed a table showing the acquisitions of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon, whom we might now want to call the 'big four'.


Research by Scores.org

Podcast: Digital Asset Management implementation with Henrik de Gyor

In this 15-minute interview Henrik de Gyor talks about digital asset management implementation with Aric Allen (createasphere). If you are interested in what digital asset management (DAM) can do for you, this podcast offers a very good introduction. 

Event: Archiving 2011

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IS&T is pleased to announce the Archiving 2011 Call for Papers. 

The deadline for submitting presentation abstracts for Archiving 2011 to be held May 16-19, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is October 17, 2010.  A PDF of the Call for Papers can be found at www.imaging.org/ist/conferences/archiving.

The IS&T Archiving Conference brings together a unique community of imaging novices and experts from libraries, archives, records management, and information technology institutions to discuss and explore the expanding field of digital archiving and preservation. Attendees from around the world represent industry, academia, governments, and cultural heritage institutions. The conference presents the latest research results on archiving, provides a forum to explore new strategies and policies, and reports on successful projects that can serve as benchmarks in the field. Archiving 2011 is a blend of invited focal papers, keynote talks, and refereed oral and interactive display presentations. Prospective authors are invited to submit oral and interactive presentations by the October 17^th deadline.

Proposed program topics include:

·         Preservation of and Access to Digital Assets

• Strategies and tools for dealing with file format obsolescence
• Metadata for preservation and discovery
• Collaboration and cooperatives in digital preservation
• Digital curation micro-services and modularity
• Design, development, audio and certification of trusted repositories

·         Technical Processes: Imaging, Metadata Creation, Workflow

• Effective imaging methodologies & processes
• Indexing items for specialized audiences
• Crowd-sourcing metadata creation
• Archival file formats and compression
• Color management in capture and display

·         Digital Curation

• Prioritizing collections for digital archiving
• Intellectual property rights management
• Models for funding and sustaining digital collections
• Digital curation education and training
• Content authentication of digital assets

Event: Digital Preservation Training Programme

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Bookings now open for Digital Preservation Training Programme

University of London Computer Centre announces that the next Digital Preservation Training Programme (DPTP) will take place from 4th-6th of October 2010, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.

The DPTP is an intensive 3-day course designed for all those working in institutional information management who are grappling with fundamental issues of digital preservation. It provides the skills and knowledge necessary for institutions to combine organisational and technological perspectives and develop an appropriate response to the challenges that digital preservation needs present. DPTP is operated and organised by the University of London Computer Centre with contributions from leading experts in the field.

Bookings for DPTP are now open at the ULCC online store. Please note that currently only payment by credit/debit card is fully automated online, and this would be our preferred method of payment. However, if you require to be sent an invoice, please see the 'more info' tab on the DPTP online booking website.

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is again generously offering three fully funded scholarships so that DPC members and associates can participate in the DPTP October 2010. For further details of eligibility and the application process, please see the DPC website.

Please see the links below for further information:

DPTP online: www.dptp.org
Booking: http://bit.ly/dptpOCT10
DPC website: www.dpconline.org

Event: MCN 2010

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Registration for MCN 2010 is now open!
http://www.mcn.edu/mcn-2010-conference-registration

From museums to libraries,
From conservation to future technologies, From building communities to museum ethics, From case studies to the great debates of our age:
MCN 2010 is what YOU make it!

Help us keep Austin weird at Halloween: MCN 2010, October 27-30th (fun, costumes and instruments strongly encouraged)!

I/O: The Museum Inside-Out/Outside-In opens with a huge range of workshops to raise the bar on your professional skills, followed by three action-packed days of programmed sessions and a parallel ThatCamp Un-conference to cater to every interest and specialist topic. Learn, teach and share while playing the MCN 2010 ARG, crawling Austin's pubs, jamming to jazz during our silent auction, and touring Austin's great museums and amazing bat caves. Check out the full program on our Conference Wiki http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Conference-Program!

Registration fees:

MCN Members: Earlybird: $450.00 | Regular: $500.00
Non-Members: Earlybird: $550.00 | Regular: $600.00 Student / Emerging Professional Members: Earlybird: $200.00 | Regular: $250.00
Daily: (members and non-members) Earlybird: $250.00 | Regular: $250.00 Guest Registration: Earlybird: $105.00 | Regular: $105.00 Half-Day Workshop Fee: $100.00

Earlybird Registration Deadline: Friday, September 24, 2010. Register Today!
http://www.mcn.edu/mcn-2010-conference-registration

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