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Sound & Vision on the future of video on Wikipedia
Over the course of the summer the Netherlands Institute of Sound & Vision uploaded another 2.000 videos to Wikimedia Commons, the media repository of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects). With this upload, Sound...
Sound & Vision on the future of video on Wikipedia
Over the course of the summer the Netherlands Institute of Sound & Vision uploaded another 2.000 videos to Wikimedia Commons, the media repository of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects). With this upload, Sound...
Creating an inspirational video with archival bird songs
As part of the Europeana Creative project, Sound & Vision commissioned Australian artist Andy Thomas to create an inspirational digital sound sculpture re-using two bird sounds from its archive. The result is a visually mesmerizing artwork...
Creating an inspirational video with archival bird songs
As part of the Europeana Creative project, Sound & Vision commissioned Australian artist Andy Thomas to create an inspirational digital sound sculpture re-using two bird sounds from its archive. The result is a visually mesmerizing artwork...
Linked Media in the Audiovisual Domain: Na de bevrijding XL at the LIME Workshop
Sound & Vision presented the case study of Na de bevrijding XL (After the liberation XL) at the second International Workshop on Linked Media (LIME). This reports goes into the concept and techniques behind Na de bevrijding XL and how it re...
Linked Media in the Audiovisual Domain: Na de bevrijding XL at the LIME Workshop
Sound & Vision presented the case study of Na de bevrijding XL (After the liberation XL) at the second International Workshop on Linked Media (LIME). This reports goes into the concept and techniques behind Na de bevrijding XL and how it re...
Web archiving at Sound & Vision: outcomes of our NTR pilot
Sound & Vision has archived and made accessible websites from Dutch public broadcaster NTR. Here's how, why and what we learned by doing it.
Web archiving at Sound & Vision: outcomes of our NTR pilot
Sound & Vision has archived and made accessible websites from Dutch public broadcaster NTR. Here's how, why and what we learned by doing it.
First batch upload to Wikimedia Commons using the GWToolset
Recently, the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision has finished uploading a batch of video’s to Wikimedia Commons using the GLAMwiki Toolset. The GWToolset is still under development and only in recent months have individuals and organi...
First batch upload to Wikimedia Commons using the GWToolset
Recently, the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision has finished uploading a batch of video’s to Wikimedia Commons using the GLAMwiki Toolset. The GWToolset is still under development and only in recent months have individuals and organi...
Understanding events in cultural heritage
At the eHumanities Research Group meeting held at the Dutch Meertens Institute on May 8th, Lora Aroyo presented ‘CrowdTruth for Digital Hermeneutics’, in which she explained some of the research she was involved...
Understanding events in cultural heritage
At the eHumanities Research Group meeting held at the Dutch Meertens Institute on May 8th, Lora Aroyo presented ‘CrowdTruth for Digital Hermeneutics’, in which she explained some of the research she was involved...
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Bring in the Fashion (Handbook)
In an effort to improve fashion knowledge on the web, Sound & Vision's R&D team and Europeana Fashion organized a series of edit-a-thons with Wikimedia volunteers and fashion institutions around Europe. The experience and knowledge gain...
Bring in the Fashion (Handbook)
In an effort to improve fashion knowledge on the web, Sound & Vision's R&D team and Europeana Fashion organized a series of edit-a-thons with Wikimedia volunteers and fashion institutions around Europe. The experience and knowledge gain...
Europeana Space launches its innovation mission
In the newly launched Europeana Space project, 29 partners are working together to explore the use and reuse of content available through Europeana. The project specifically focuses on creating new opportunities for economic growth and job...
Europeana Space launches its innovation mission
In the newly launched Europeana Space project, 29 partners are working together to explore the use and reuse of content available through Europeana. The project specifically focuses on creating new opportunities for economic growth and job...