The Future
Is Digital Archive
Presentations, FAQ, etc. documenting
key library initiatives
2007
2006
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Qatar Heritage Rare Book Project VIDEO
Gabrielle Michalek, head of Archives and Digital Initiatives. Digitization & Online Publication of Treasures from the Arabian Gulf. download player
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Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization for Everyone
Fourth lecture of the Digital Libraries Colloquium series, 2006-07.
- Crossing a Minefield: Current Problems with Internet Technology and Policy
Second lecture of the Digital Libraries Colloquium series, 2006-07.
- Taking a stand on current legislation
* Copyright - Orphan works
* Copyright - Section 108 revision
* Webcasting - WIPO Treaty
- FULLTEXT EXHIBIT: Envisioning Robotics
Select items of the Takeo Kanade Collection (Carnegie Mellon University Archives). Dr. Kanade is a distinguished faculty member at Carnegie Mellon and a world-renowned pioneer in the field of robotics. His research on improved human/robotic interaction continues to advance computer vision, multimedia, autonomous mobile robotics, and sensors. Envisioning Robotics showcases Dr. Kanade's contributions to: Image Understanding & Computer Vision, Virtualized Reality & Eye Vision, Autonomous Robotics, Direct Drive Robotic Arms, and Medical Robotics.
- FULLTEXT ARCHIVE: Joseph F. Traub Collection
Joseph F. Traub, former Head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University (1971-1979), is currently Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. In 1959 he began his pioneering work in what is now called information-based complexity. His current research focus is on quantum computing. Both his research and administrative work have had a major impact on the field of computer science.
- TALK: The Million Book Digital Library Project: Research Problems in Text Mining
Dr. Raj Reddy will speak on Friday, April 21, at 4:45 pm, in McConomy Auditorium, University Center.
ABSTRACT: Creating a universal, free to read, digital library containing all the books ever published is technically feasible today. Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have all announced their intention to scan and make available books of interest to public. Unfortunately many of these will be in languages inaccessible to over 80% of the world's population. Even when books in non-native languages become available online, their content will remain incomprehensible to most people. Natural Language Processing Technology is not yet perfect but promises to provide a way out of this conundrum. In this talk, we will discuss some unique research problems in text mining and discovery that arise in large digital libraries and other online content, such as multi-lingual search, translation and summarization.
- FULLTEXT ARCHIVE: Clifford G. Shull Collection
Dr. Clifford Glenwood Shull, a 1937 graduate of Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in the development of neutron diffraction with colleague Ernest Wollan. Dr. Shull's pioneering efforts in this field laid the groundwork for use of neutrons to study the structure and dynamics of matter. While best known as a Nobel Laureate, Dr. Shull also received the Buckley Prize from the American Physical Society in 1956, the Humboldt Senior Scientist Award in 1980, and was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
2005
2004
- Core
Competencies and Their Application in Management
[PDF]
Bella Karr Gerlich, at the
Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS) 32nd Annual Conference,
April 18,
2004.
- Town
Meeting on Institutional Repositories
According to a
recent EDUCAUSE report, "institutional repositories will become a significant
focus of most higher education institutions within three years." Building
on the grass-roots practice among faculty of posting their research online
- where it is likely to be cited five times as often as traditional print
journal literature - institutional repositories are touted as a strategic
response to opportunities afforded by a digital networked environment and
to systemic problems in the scholarly journal system. Is this hype or hope?
How would an institutional repository work at Carnegie Mellon? Carnegie Mellon
Faculty Senate and the University Libraries will host a Town Meeting to discuss
these questions: Tuesday, April 13, 4:30-6 p.m., Peter McKenna Room, UC.
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Million Book Project FAQ
Project tackles key research issues.
2003
- Report
to the Digital Library Federation
University Libraries' initiatives improve access
and services (Fall 2003).
- Understanding
and Assessing the Million Book Project
Denise Troll Covey, at Pennsylvania Library Association, October 5, 2003.
- Libraries
Projects
Focus on collections,
software and human factors research.
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Million Book Project Today
Gloriana St. Clair, at OCLC, October 21, 2003.
- A
Study of Independent Access to Library Resources [PDF]
Follow-up Study
of LibQual+ Survey of Library Service Quality (Personal Control Domain), implemented
and reported by Carole A. George (May 13, 2003).
- Copyright
Permission: Turning to Dust or Digital
Denise Troll
Covey, at the International
Conference on the Future of the Book, Cairns, Australia, April 22, 2003.
- Million
Book Project in U. S. and India
Gloriana St. Clair,
at the International Conference on the Future of the Book, Cairns, Australia,
April 22, 2003.
- Dysfunction
in Scholarly Communications
Gloriana St. Clair, at Carnegie Mellon University, March 10, 2003.
- Million
Book Project (MBP)
Gloriana St. Clair, at Johns Hopkins University, February 5, 2003.
- The Library:
An Appeal for Every Donor
Gloriana
St. Clair, presented to University Advancement, Carnegie Mellon University,
January 29, 2003 and February 2003.
- portal,
Scholarly Journals and Library Digital Futures
Gloriana St. Clair, lecture for SIS (Academic Library Management) at University
of Pittsburgh, January 2003.
2002
- Million
Book Project (MBP)
Gloriana St. Clair, presented to the Coalition
for Networked Information, San Antonio, Texas, December 5, 2002.
- Million
Book Project: Dreams and Realities
Gloriana St. Clair discussed MBP at PALCI (June and November 2002).
- Digital
Archives: Into the Light
Gabrielle
Michalek spoke at the Computer History Museum (August 1, 2002).
- Million Book
Project: Collections
Gloriana St. Clair spoke to University of Pittsburgh librarians (May 2002).
- Accountability
vs. Count-Ability
Denise Troll Covey discussed data collection, assessment challenges, and the
process of designing a new MIS at the NERCOMP Library/IT SIG Workshop (April
2002).
- Automated
Reference Assistance: Reference for a New Generation
Denise Troll Covey presented details about the University Libraries' developing
ARA technology at CNI (April 2002).
- Creating
a Free-to-Read International Digital Library
Erika Linke and Denise A. Troll Covey propose to speak about
the Million Books Project at the Beijing International Conference 2002, "Digital
Library -- IT Opportunities and Challenges."
- Report
to the Digital Library Federation
Carnegie Mellon's current digital initiatives and future projects,
reported to the Digital Library Federation in January 2002.
2001
- Smart
Web Exhibit: Delivering Enhanced Library and Museum Collections Online, On
Target, and On Time
Gabrielle V. Michalek presented a project briefing to the Coalition for
Networked Information (CNI) Fall 2001 Task Force Meeting, November 29, 2001.
- Tell
a Vision: 3 Vignettes
Denise A. Troll Covey concluded her one-year appointment as DLF Distinguished
Fellow with a report to the Digital Libraries Federation (DLF) Forum in November
2001, summarizing the results of her study of assessment practices, issues,
and trends among DLF institutions.
- Libraries
in Transition: Changing Our Culture, Keeping Our Values
Denise A. Troll Covey was the keynote speaker at the Charleston Preconference,
"The Realities of Acquiring Electronic Collections: Conversations with Library
Administrators about Priorities for Collection Development," on October 31,
2001.
- How
and Why Are Libraries Changing?
Denise A. Troll Covey's white paper, presented to the
Digital Library Federation in January 2001.