The Index of Medieval Art will hold a new online training session for anyone interested in learning more about the database. It will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 10:00 – 11:00 am EST / 7:00 – 8:00 am PST. This session, led by Index specialists Maria Alessia Rossi and Jessica…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a significant new focal point for the U.S. Copyright Office in 2023. The Office launched an AI initiative in mid-March, which was followed by four comprehensive listening sessions in April and May and then, most recently, by two very popular webinars in June and July. The webinars, which continued to…
The Rubin Museum of Art, in collaboration with a faculty Humanities Advisory Group, have recently launched Project Himalayan Art: a three-part initiative that offers comprehensive resources for teaching about Tibetan, Himalayan, and Inner Asian art and cultures, with a focus on cross-cultural exchange. This dynamic project serves as a content hub for teaching about Asia…
This Code of Best Practices (published June 30, 2022), authored by Bartolomeo Meletti (CREATe, University of Glasgow) and Stef van Gompel (IViR, University of Amsterdam; Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) aims to help digital heritage curators and creators make informed decisions around the lawful reuse of existing materials in immersive experiences or other experimental products. It is…
Beautiful Public Data, is a curated selection of visually interesting datasets collected by local, state and federal government agencies by Jon Keegana. From his About page: I’m an investigative data reporter with a background in visuals. While digging through government agencies’ websites looking for data, I’ve always loved coming across data sets that are collections…