Comments on: Scanner-Ready http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/ Covering the intersection of digital technology and research, teaching, and learning in the humanities, including search, data mining, website development and design, and programming. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Followups on the GBS Settlement « Work Product http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3768 Followups on the GBS Settlement « Work Product Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:41:06 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3768 [...] require permission from a rightsholder) and something like Dan Cohen’s proposal for a government (or Ivy League) -funded book-scanning “moon shot” to benefit society at large. Barring [...] [...] require permission from a rightsholder) and something like Dan Cohen’s proposal for a government (or Ivy League) -funded book-scanning “moon shot” to benefit society at large. Barring [...]

]]> By: Las humanidades digitales en 2008 (1) « Clionauta: Blog de Historia http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3480 Las humanidades digitales en 2008 (1) « Clionauta: Blog de Historia Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:32:49 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3480 [...] También parece que hay más puestos de trabajo en este campo en 2008, o al menos más anuncios de trabajo en los que figuran las humanidades digitales como especialización deseada. Por supuesto, la recesión económica no sólo puede limitar el número de puestos de trabajo en las DH, sino también la financiación disponible para llevar a cabo proyectos complejos -o, aquí está la esperanza, puede conducir a la financiación de proyectos de infraestructura para la investigación scanner-ready. [...] [...] También parece que hay más puestos de trabajo en este campo en 2008, o al menos más anuncios de trabajo en los que figuran las humanidades digitales como especialización deseada. Por supuesto, la recesión económica no sólo puede limitar el número de puestos de trabajo en las DH, sino también la financiación disponible para llevar a cabo proyectos complejos -o, aquí está la esperanza, puede conducir a la financiación de proyectos de infraestructura para la investigación scanner-ready. [...]

]]> By: Advocacy roundup « Public Historian http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3406 Advocacy roundup « Public Historian Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:39:29 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3406 [...] was nothing history-related in the stimulus bill.  No new Federal Writers Project, no funding for scanner-ready digitization projects. [...] [...] was nothing history-related in the stimulus bill.  No new Federal Writers Project, no funding for scanner-ready digitization projects. [...]

]]> By: Digital Humanities in 2008, Part I « Digital Scholarship in the Humanities http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3360 Digital Humanities in 2008, Part I « Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:32:59 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3360 [...] available to pursue complex projects–or, here’s hoping, it may lead to funding for scanner-ready research infrastructure [...] [...] available to pursue complex projects–or, here’s hoping, it may lead to funding for scanner-ready research infrastructure [...]

]]> By: Larry Cebula http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3180 Larry Cebula Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:21:16 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3180 Great minds think alike. On the other hand, so do we: http://northwesthistory.blogspot.com/2009/01/call-for-new-federal-writers-project.html So what do we do to get some momentum on this idea? Anybody know Joe Biden? Robert Byrd? Great minds think alike. On the other hand, so do we:
http://northwesthistory.blogspot.com/2009/01/call-for-new-federal-writers-project.html

So what do we do to get some momentum on this idea? Anybody know Joe Biden? Robert Byrd?

]]> By: bowerbird http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 bowerbird Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:25:32 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3169 yes! yes yes yes! and while we're at it, let's recognize up-front that we need to _correct_ that o.c.r. output too. -bowerbird yes!

yes yes yes!

and while we’re at it, let’s recognize up-front
that we need to _correct_ that o.c.r. output too.

-bowerbird

]]> By: Kathy http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3167 Kathy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:55:16 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3167 Is it possible that this could signal the inter-institutional collaboration for digital projects, something we really need in order to really talk about? Is it possible that this could signal the inter-institutional collaboration for digital projects, something we really need in order to really talk about?

]]> By: Sterling Fluharty http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3166 Sterling Fluharty Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:20:35 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3166 This is a great proposal. Do you think an expansion of the National Digital Newspaper Program is also in the works? This is a great proposal. Do you think an expansion of the National Digital Newspaper Program is also in the works?

]]> By: Ryan Shaw http://www.dancohen.org/2009/01/14/scanner-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-3165 Ryan Shaw Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:12:24 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=547#comment-3165 Is there any organized effort to contact representatives that we could join? The IA's archive has been critical for our research, with the only negative being that it's not big enough. I would happily write a testimonial in support of funding a non-Google book scanning alternative. Is there any organized effort to contact representatives that we could join? The IA’s archive has been critical for our research, with the only negative being that it’s not big enough. I would happily write a testimonial in support of funding a non-Google book scanning alternative.

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