Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Books n' books
We can't join, but we can go to the exhibits. I give you: The Grolier Club. Be sure to check out the library, it lets us in on the collection a bit. Just don't smudge your nose on the screen, they will politely but forcefully ask you to leave. The exhibit that the librarian at the Met is putting together is here , we are invited as Pratt students. I am totally posting. Thanks Jess!
If you have to live in Michigan....
Ann Arbor District Library in my home state has a neat feature on its website. In the catalog type in your favorite book and then click on the "card catalog image" link on the lower right. It's pretty cool. You can add notes and little scribbles on the old card. Who says nostalgia is dead? Nicholson Baker would be happy to see that, check it in LJ.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
another for billey
Developing a Shape-and-Composition CBIR Thesaurus for the Traditional Chinese Landscape
Tang Li
Abstract
In the past decade, content-based image retrieval (CBIR) has been investigated extensively. Current research has suggested that the two elemental issues in CBIR, feature extraction and similarity measures, tend to be domain-specific. This paper develops a shape-and-composition CBIR thesaurus for Chinese landscape paintings dating from the Song to Qing periods (960-1911). The features were extracted from studying approximately 1,000 Chinese landscape paintings. The thesaurus emphasizes discrimination among object types in order to improve retrieval of relevant images. Therefore, it adopts not only basic shapes but also line and shape combinations. Furthermore, special shapes are developed for those object types that are either unique to Chinese art and culture, or are a peculiar shape that cannot easily be abstracted into basic shapes. Although it is domain-specific, the approach of developing and classifying the thesaurus may be applicable to CBIR of non-Chinese art images and CBIR in general.
Full text of the article.
From Library Student Journal.
Tang Li
Abstract
In the past decade, content-based image retrieval (CBIR) has been investigated extensively. Current research has suggested that the two elemental issues in CBIR, feature extraction and similarity measures, tend to be domain-specific. This paper develops a shape-and-composition CBIR thesaurus for Chinese landscape paintings dating from the Song to Qing periods (960-1911). The features were extracted from studying approximately 1,000 Chinese landscape paintings. The thesaurus emphasizes discrimination among object types in order to improve retrieval of relevant images. Therefore, it adopts not only basic shapes but also line and shape combinations. Furthermore, special shapes are developed for those object types that are either unique to Chinese art and culture, or are a peculiar shape that cannot easily be abstracted into basic shapes. Although it is domain-specific, the approach of developing and classifying the thesaurus may be applicable to CBIR of non-Chinese art images and CBIR in general.
Full text of the article.
From Library Student Journal.
student discount at metro
I can't go, but maybe you guys are interested:
Current library school students can attend this program for a special price of only $25.
Exploring Encounters with Chat Users: An Introduction to Virtual Reference
Date/Time: Monday, November 5, 2007 – 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: METRO, 57 E. 11 Street, New York, NY 10003
Presented by Marie L. Radford, Associate Professor at Rutgers SCILS
Description: Is chat reference for you? What do chat reference librarians say about their experiences (positive and negative)? This interactive workshop will present the information you need to provide and evaluate virtual reference. Research reveals that many similar interpersonal skills important to face-to-face reference success are also present (although perhaps seeming to be a bit foreign at first) in the chat environment. Sample chat transcripts will be discussed and critiqued with focus on rapport building and relationship development. Expect an interactive and fun session that will enable you to develop confidence and improve chat reference at your library.
You can get the special LIS student price ($25) by registering online at http://metronylibrary.augusoft.net with a credit card or mailing a check with the METRO registration form .
If you have questions or problems, be sure to e-mail Professional Development Manager, Kate Todd, at ktodd@metro.org or call (212) 228-2320, x. 15.
www.metro.org
Current library school students can attend this program for a special price of only $25.
Exploring Encounters with Chat Users: An Introduction to Virtual Reference
Date/Time: Monday, November 5, 2007 – 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: METRO, 57 E. 11 Street, New York, NY 10003
Presented by Marie L. Radford, Associate Professor at Rutgers SCILS
Description: Is chat reference for you? What do chat reference librarians say about their experiences (positive and negative)? This interactive workshop will present the information you need to provide and evaluate virtual reference. Research reveals that many similar interpersonal skills important to face-to-face reference success are also present (although perhaps seeming to be a bit foreign at first) in the chat environment. Sample chat transcripts will be discussed and critiqued with focus on rapport building and relationship development. Expect an interactive and fun session that will enable you to develop confidence and improve chat reference at your library.
You can get the special LIS student price ($25) by registering online at http://metronylibrary.augusoft.net with a credit card or mailing a check with the METRO registration form .
If you have questions or problems, be sure to e-mail Professional Development Manager, Kate Todd, at ktodd@metro.org or call (212) 228-2320, x. 15.
www.metro.org
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