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Each month, we highlight news relating to digital scholarship, access and preservation at Berkeley and around the world. To contribute, email Lizzy Ha. On Campus Opencast Matterhorn Project Awarded Funding from Mellon and Hewlett Foundations http://www.opencastproject.org/content/opencast_matterhorn_project_awarded_funding_mellon_and_hewlett_foundations http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/07/28_matterhorn.shtml The Opencast Matterhorn project recently received 1.3 million dollars from the Andrew W. Mellon and William and Flora Hewlett foundations. Scheduled to be launched [...]

Every month, OKAPI Spotlight features Open Knowledge news at UC Berkeley and around the world. To contribute, email Lizzy Ha . To receive more frequent updates, join our email listserv . On Campus Opencast Matterhorn Project Awarded Funding from Mellon and Hewlett Foundations http://www.opencastproject.org/content/opencast_matterhorn_project_awarded_funding_mellon_and_hewlett_foundations http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/07/28_matterhorn.shtml The Opencast Matterhorn project recently received 1.3 million dollars from the Andrew W. Mellon [...]

The CollectionSpace August 2009 status report has been posted on the project wiki.

Over the past two years, OKAPI Island in Second Life has supported the research, teaching, and learning of dozens of scholars. OKAPI Island has also hosted numerous public programs and outreach activities. This post highlights key accomplishments and updates. Awards 2007 Open Archaeology Prize 2008 NMC Virtual Learning Award Public Programs Burning Catalhoyuk Day. December 10, 2008 Presidio Teacher Night. October 1, [...]

The CollectionSpace project team has released version 0.1 of its open-source collection management system for museums. This Hello World release focuses on tying the technology layers together around the function of basic object entry. Those interested in collections are encouraged to experiment with the Hello World release and provide feedback to the project team. CollectionSpace is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  Read the iNews article for more information:

http://inews.berkeley.edu/articles/Aug2009/CollectionSpace

Also worth noting, Carl Goodman and Megan Forbes (of Museum of the Moving Image) recently visited the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles) and the the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.  Their presentations are hosted on the CollectionSpace wiki and provide a great overview of where CollectionSpace is right now.  Here’s a link to the Getty presentation:

http://wiki.collectionspace.org/display/collectionspace/Getty+Presentation+July+2009

It’s great to see this first version which focuses on technical integration.  IST will work closely with the CollectionSpace project team, as well as with campus museums, to ensure that this solution will be one that helps us manage, study, and share the world-class collections for which UC Berkeley is responsible.