Feb 28, 2015 | News, Recollect
You may have heard the term ‘graph database’ and how they provide the magic behind facebook, Google, Twitter and seemingly everything else on the web today. What exactly is a graph database, and why should you be interested in them? Let me explain. An Introduction To...
Feb 13, 2015 | Crowdsource, Recollect, Resources
CROWD SAUCING CROWDSOURCING As much as I love Christmas, I am reminded of the frustration I have with large crowds – where do these people magically appear from? All at once for 4-6 weeks everyday chores become almost impossible, supermarkets burst at the seams,...
Jan 18, 2015 | Digitise, Resources
There is a wide range of equipment used in digitisation. The last five years have seen the rise of the digital camera with its inexpensive, high speed Bayer-type array become a recognised alternative to the traditional line-array scanner. For preservation digitisation...
Jan 13, 2015 | News, Recollect
A discussion we’re often having is around content moderation, and which camp you fall into. Are you a guardian who requires all new data to be verified, approved, cleansed and signed off before it goes live? Or are you a libertarian who encourages open and free...
Jan 1, 2015 | Digitise, Resources