americas

First Worldwide Web Workshop on Linked Media (LiME-2013)

Date:

13 May 2013

Location:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Website:

http://www.linkedtv.eu/event/LiME2013/

If the future Web will be able to fully use the scale and quality of online media, a Web scale layer of structured media annotation is needed, which we call Linked Media. This 1st world wide web workshop on Linked Media (LiME-2013) aims at promoting the principles of Linked Media on the Web by gathering media owner stakeholders and semantic media researchers to exchange current research and development work on online media description creation, publication, and processing.

tags:

americas

2013

Certificate in Archives at University of Massachusetts Boston

Submitted by Richard Ranft on Mon, 25/02/2013 - 10:49

The History Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston (www.umb.edu) invites international applications for its graduate-level Certificate in Archives.

The program offers courses and an internship that engage modern issues and knowledge in the archives field, and can be completed in one full year of study. Successful applicants will enroll in four courses (two each in the fall and spring semesters) and will have an internship in archival practice at one of Boston’s leading archival institutions.

tags:

Read more about Certificate in Archives at University of Massachusetts Boston
Richard Ranft's blog
Log in to post comments

Library of Congress announces National Recording Preservation Plan

Submitted by Richard Ranft on Wed, 13/02/2013 - 21:35

The USA's Library of Congress today unveiled "The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan," a blueprint for saving America’s recorded sound heritage for future generations. The congressionally mandated plan spells out 32 short- and long-term recommendations involving both the public and private sectors and covering infrastructure, preservation, access, education and policy strategies.

tags: