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Second IMPACT Workshop Kick-Off
Alojz Androvic of Univerzitná knižnica v Bratislave (University Library Bratislava) gives a formal welcome to all delegates to this second IMPACT workshop. He explains that the Library is “ninety years young” and therefore still very much in development; he welcomes the opportunity that workshops such as this give him and his institution to learn and … Continue reading "Second IMPACT Workshop Kick-Off"
Second IMPACT Workshop – two days to go!
The next installment in our series of IMPACT workshops is only two days away, and while the last preparations are taking place to ensure a smooth event, I wanted to tell you what to expect here on the blog: For all those not able to take part in person, we’ll provide ‘live coverage’ from the … Continue reading "Second IMPACT Workshop – two days to go!"
Impressionen und “Auf Wiedersehen”
The first ever IMPACT Workshop came to a succesful conclusion, as does its coverage here on the blog. Less ‘live’ than we had planned, but still useful, I hope. With some photographic impressions from the event I want to say “Good bye, until next time”. While I can’t say much yet about the next workshop, … Continue reading "Impressionen und “Auf Wiedersehen”"
Plenumsdiskussion mit allen Referenten
Anmerkung: Das Protokoll gibt die Diskussion nicht wörtlich, sondern nur sinngemäß wieder. Sven Schlarb konnte leider nicht an der Abschlussdiskussion teilnehmen.
Fallstudie II: Aufbau und Verwendung spezieller Lexika bei der Digitalisierung historischer Kollektionen
Christoph Ringlstetter vom Centrum für Informations- und Sprachverarbeitung der Ludwig Maximilians-Universität berichtete über die Erstellung historischer Lexika im Rahmen von IMPACT.
Technische Schwierigkeiten!
Wegen technischer Schwierigkeitne müssen wir die Berichterstattung auf dem Blog unterbrechen! Einträge für die noch fehlenden Vorträge und die weiteren Videos folgen demnächst!
Optische Zeichen Erkennung (OCR) – Einführung & Überblick
Michael Fuchs von Abbyy Europe bot einen Überblick über OCR (Optical Character Recognition – Optische Zeichenerkennung), und die Arbeit von Abbyy in IMPACT.
Begrüßung und Einführung in den Workshop
After a short greeting by Klaus Kempf, head of the Department of Acquisition, Collection Development and Cataloguing at the Bavarian State Library (BSB), Fedor Bochow presented the goals and programme of the day. Please excuse the bad sound quality of these early speeches, as we had to overcome some technical difficulties.
Der Workshop hat begonnen! – The Workshop has begun!
A warm welcome all delegates of the first IMPACT workshop, held at the Bavarian State Library, Munich, March 4th, 2010. This blog will present written notes, video captures and presentations to all speeches. As the workshop is held in German, so will be most of the blog content, with short written summaries in English.
Registration open: First IMPACT Workshop in Munich – Erster IMPACT Workshop in München
First IMPACT Workshop on March 4, 2010, in Munich, Germany The MDZ (Munich DigitiZation Centre) will host a (German-speaking) workshop of the EU-funded project IMPACT on March 4, 2010, presenting the different challenges of full-text digitisation. Several examples will show the benefits of OCR and full-text extraction for libraries, museum and archives. Additional information, the … Continue reading "Registration open: First IMPACT Workshop in Munich – Erster IMPACT Workshop in München"