The Texas Digital Library now has a blog . . . “for the discussion of our academic system of scholarly communication.” Called the Scholar’s Space, the contributors are primarily from The University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston and the University of Houston Libraries are also represented.
[from beSpacific]
Archive for October 17th, 2007
The Scholar’s Space
October 17, 2007Podcasts from the Presidential Libraries
October 17, 2007The National Archives has created a podcast series called Presidential Archives Uncovered. From the website:
Each month, we broadcast historical clips from the Libraries’ collection, ranging from serious policy discussions to conversations with family members.
Listen to the voices of Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. We’ll add [...]
Face Recognition at University of Houston
October 17, 2007The University of Houston is working on face recognition technology to be used in place of the multitudes of logins and passwords we all have. Instead of using facial characteristics, UH takes a three-dimensional snapshot of a face and creates a dataset specific to the person. When going through the authorization process, the biometric device [...]
Tracking Changes on Digital Graphics & Videos
October 17, 2007A computer security analyst, Neal Krawetz, can analyze digital graphics and videos to determine if it is an original or if it has been manipulated. He can identify the last tool to touch the file, e.g., Adobe PhotoShop or the make/model of the original camera. Using the metadata of the image, he can [...]
