Digital Standards Manager
National Library of Wales
Joined November 2011
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We are thrilled to welcome Hannes Lowagie (@lowagieh) from KBR (National Library of Belgium) to share his insights into #AI and #automatedcataloguing: "Isn't there an App for that? Using PowerApps and AI for Automated Cataloguing and more" #MDGAGM2024
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We’re currently working on the new Welsh Women’s Peace Petition website.
As part of this work, we’re keen to measure our users’ opinion about the usability of the site.
We would be very grateful if you could help us by giving your opinion.
🔗forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…
ALT Peace Petition
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BREAKING: Vaughan Gething has announced he will resign as Wales' first minister
Follow all updates live: bbc.in/3W4fiFV
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🗺️The detailed, colourful map by Idris Mathias portrays the natural resources of the lower Teifi valley between Newcastle Emlyn and Cardigan Bay. Drawn on a single roll of cartridge paper, it is sixty feet in length and took nearly 17 years to complete.
🔗library.wales/discover-learn…
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New open source OCR model just dropped! This one by Microsoft features the best text recognition I've seen in any open model and performs admirably on handwriting.
It also handles a diverse range of vision tasks. You can play with it here: huggingface.co/spaces/gokayg…
ALT A picture of a terminal window showing extracted text next to an image of handwriting with colorful bounding boxes around it. The extracted text pretty closely matches the messily handwritten document.
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Finally got the guts to publish workshop recordings on youtube:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
Contains nice insights into audiovisual files (and formats).
Many thanks to @CinetecaChile for subtitles - and making it happen in the 1st place!
More to come.
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👩🍳 We at @benglabs recently launched our English Language LinkedIn channel full of news related to trends in (audiovisual) heritage.
Subscribe if you'd like to follow what's cooking! linkedin.com/showcase/sound-…
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Friends! The #nttw6 video presentations are available in our YouTube channel 💫📢 Take a look and subscribe to never miss our content! 📹 youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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#MediaInfo 24.05 released.
Dark mode and high DPI support on Windows are finally there 😅.
Also decode of VBI in MXF (Line 21 & VITC), report of malformed AVC & HEVC frames in MP4 + sync loss and truncated files in several formats, and bug fixes.
MediaArea.net/MediaInfo
ALT MediaInfo on Windows with dark mode.
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Did you miss @BBCRadioWales’ breakfast show, which broadcasted live from the Wales Broadcast Archive?
Don't worry if you did, listen back to the show here👇
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001z3…
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#BFINationalArchive jobs klaxon! A Digital Preservation Archivist role in the Data and #digipres dept, working on born-digital collections from filmmakers within the 'Our Screen Heritage' project, fixed term to end of March 2026. Closing date is 20th May bfijobsandopportunities.bfi.…
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Chwilio am sialens newydd mewn diwydiant sydd wastad yn newid?!
Cymerwch olwg ar y cyfleoedd sydd ar gael i ymuno gyda’n tîm brwdfrydig a diweddarwch y CV ‘na!
#swyddi #GorllewinCymru
bccit.co.uk/cymru/swyddi/ – at Newcastle Emlyn, Wales
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After months of preparation the Idyll and Industry exhibition, including National Treasures: Canaletto in Aberystwyth, is ready!
We’re really looking forward to welcoming you all to enjoy this special exhibition this summer.
#NG200
@NationalGallery
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Work on creating a new website for the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition is underway and we’re looking for people to help us test the website.
We’ll be holding 1 to 1 testing sessions during May-June.
If you’re interested in taking part, contact:
🔗[email protected]
ALT Welsh Women’s Peace Petition
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Mae'r undebau yn y Llyfrgell a'r Comisiwn eisiau gweld cyllid teg i'n sefydliadau. Ydych chi am ymuno? Arwyddwch y deiseb!
The unions in the Library and the Commission want to see fair funding for our institutions. Will you join us? Sign the petition!
deisebau.senedd.cymru/deiseb…
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The Royal Pier in Aberystwyth with the National Library of Wales on the hill in the background. – at Aberystwyth, Wales
ALT An aerial view of Aberystwyth on the west wales coast with the royal pier in the foreground. The low sun is lighting up the fronts of all the houses. The National library of Wales is visible on the hill in the background with the Cambrian Mountains in the distance.
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#MediaInfo 24.04 released.
More ADM AdvSS Emission profile conformance checks, readout of AC-3 metadata in Dolby E and AV1 chroma_sample_position, and bug fixes.
mediaarea.net/MediaInfo
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#BFINationalArchive job klaxon! Digital Media Specialists Team Leader, leading the amazing a/v #digipres and digital access team for one of the world's greatest film and tv collections. Closing date is 23rd of April... bfijobsandopportunities.bfi.…
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Following a collision with an iceberg, the #Titanic tragically sunk #onthisday in 1912
🗞️Read the report from The Rhondda Leader
🔗papuraunewydd.llyfrgell.cymr…
ALT Titanic sinking headline 'The Awful Ocean Tragedy'