tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post4811357739411616612..comments2024-03-08T07:05:03.941+13:00Comments on Best of 3: Nay, I say.Courtney Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15634389572794209243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-77469927756919223932009-01-15T11:41:00.000+13:002009-01-15T11:41:00.000+13:00Yeah, it is. And you're right - sometimes you do n...Yeah, it is. And you're right - sometimes you do need to be inspired by the sheer whizzbangery of what's possible. <BR/><BR/>I have a feeling you and I might know each other in what Neal S so endearingly called 'meatspace'. I'm @auchmill on Twitter.Courtney Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634389572794209243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-76409784671125178902009-01-15T10:51:00.000+13:002009-01-15T10:51:00.000+13:00...and I do completely agree with you about digiti......and I do completely agree with you about digitisation initiatives - especially within a New Zealand context. Good things are happening over at National Library and NZMuseums.co.nz are encouraging the keepers to unlock the vaults a little. More is popping up all the time. <A HREF="http://www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz" REL="nofollow">Papers Past</A> I think is a great example of what you are describing.<BR/><BR/>I just think that we need these high-flying projects every so often to show us something a bit different. We're human - we thrive on flashy, gimmicky and new. And then hopefully we go off and create something a bit more humble which is somehow a bit more special....and yes, works better, having learnt lessons.<BR/><BR/>Ahh, it's a bit of fun, init.<BR/><BR/>xx TikiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-37140782942688373662009-01-15T09:22:00.000+13:002009-01-15T09:22:00.000+13:00Hey Tiki EastPartly I was poking fun at my tendenc...Hey Tiki East<BR/><BR/>Partly I was poking fun at my tendency to be over-enthusiastic about all web ventures. But I do hold to my point. While the super-hi-res images are lovely to play with, and the Google interface is nice to use, I'd hardly call this a big step forward in accessibility. <BR/><BR/>I just went to the Prado website - in the English version, the only link that's working is the 15 Masterpieces. These entries have nice little texts, a link (again, not working) to what appears to be more text, and a normal-sized, no-zoom image.<BR/><BR/>But that's only 15 works - and they're extremely well-known, and I could find this stuff anywhere on the web. I guess I'm more of an advocate for less high-spec mass digitisation that gets inaccessible content (like databases that aren't surfaced to search engines) online, and then improves description, interpretation and resolution over time.Courtney Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634389572794209243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254410590157839056.post-18166645824664563922009-01-14T15:58:00.000+13:002009-01-14T15:58:00.000+13:00The Prado had 2652924 visitors in 2007. These work...The Prado had 2652924 visitors in 2007. These works of art on Google Earth will have hundreds of millions. I'm very surprised you're decrying making an artwork accessible.<BR/><BR/>As I, along with a huge percentage of the world won't be getting to Spain any time soon, I think this is an amazing initiative. Seeing works in the flesh is one thing - but why should that be the only way someone gets to experience them? That makes high art only available to the wealthy or well-situated.<BR/><BR/>Details are important - especially in a Bosch. I'm thrilled Google & Prado are giving me a chance to see them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com