Mac OS X

tool: Omeka

Purpose:

Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions.

Features:

* Free, Open-source
* Easy to use
* Extensible, scalable, and flexible
* Standards-based metadata and web design
* Interoperable
* Contribution Plugin
* Geolocation Plugin
* Google Translate Plugin
* OAI-PMH Harvester

Publisher:

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media,George Mason University

Creator:

Center for History and New Media,George Mason University

Data publishing and dissemination:

Desktop publishing and pre-press

General website development

Interface design

Collaborative publishing

Resource sharing

Software/programming languages used:

Omeka

Discipline:

Librarianship, Information & Museum Studies

Platform:

All major operating systems

Specifications:

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

Portable Document Format (PDF)

Dublin Core

ATOM

Powerpoint Document (.ppt)

JSON

RSS2

Data structuring and enhancement:

Cataloguing and indexing

Tags:

web content management

Alternate tool(s):

DSpace

Strategy and project management:

General project management

Licence:

GNU General Public License

lifecycleStage:

creation

structuring

publishing

By Valentina Asciutti at Fri, 07/10/2011 - 15:03

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tool: Pro Tools

Purpose:

Pro Tools is an audio creation and production software. With Pro Tools it is possible to compose, record, edit, and mix music or sound for picture — all within one system.

Features:

• over 70 groundbreaking virtual instruments, effects, and utility plug-ins
• over 8 GB of audio loops
• view, edit, arrange and print MIDI data as music notation
• Supports files up to 4 GB

A&H use case 1 description:

The “Activated Space: the transformation of internal spaces to become audible and interactive” project has used Pro tools to transfer Audio content and to encode Audio for 5.1 into Dolby Digital (AC3) at 640 kbps through SmartCode Pro.

Publisher:

Digidesign

Creator:

Digidesign

Data capture:

Sound generation

Sound recording

Music recognition

Specifications:

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)

Data analysis:

Discipline:

Software/programming languages used:

ProTools

Pro Tools

Data structuring and enhancement:

Sound compression

Sound editing

Sound encoding

Sound encoding - MIDI

Alternate tool(s):

Cubase, Reaper, Nuendo

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By Valentina Asciutti at Thu, 17/06/2010 - 14:28

tool: Oracle Database

Purpose:

Oracle Database is a relational database management system (RDBMS).

Features:

• Supports symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
• Stores data logically in the form of tablespaces and physically in the form of datafiles
• Transportable tablespaces
• Advanced Queuing (AQ)
• 64-bit database
• Data Mining Option

A&H use case 1 description:

The “Great Britain Historical Geographical Information System (GBHGIS)” project has used Oracle Database to store all the geographically-located historical statistics for Great Britain.

Creator:

Software Development Laboratories (SDL)

Publisher:

Oracle Corporation

Data analysis:

Data mining

Specifications:

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

Software/programming languages used:

Oracle Database

Suite:

Oracle

Data capture:

Manual input and transcription

Alternate tool(s):

Firebird, Ingres

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By Valentina Asciutti at Thu, 17/06/2010 - 10:25

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tool: EndNote

Purpose:

EndNote is a reference management software tool used to organise references, images and PDFs in any language. References may be added manually or by importing from EndNote to instantly create bibliographies and figure lists.

Features:

A list of over 3,700 reference styles
Automatic formatting of citations based on user's criteria
Reference adjustment capabilities to match journal formats
EndNote library exports for efficient selection of multiple citations
Plain text, HTML, XML or Rich Text Format
Cite While You Write tool appears in Microsoft Word's Tools menu
Ability to search library catalogues and export from databases from within the programme
Networking capabilities with files residing on a central server
EndNote Web version enables portability of data

A&H use case 1 description:

The project created a database of images showing abnormalities in modern and ancient horse bones to further understand of the origins and evolution of horse husbandry.

Creator:

Thomson Reuters

Specifications:

EndNote Library File (.enl)

EndNote Data (.data)

MySQL files (.myi .myd)

Data publishing and dissemination:

Desktop publishing and pre-press

Data analysis:

Collating

Collocating

Software/programming languages used:

Endnote

lifecycleStage:

structuring

publishing

Data structuring and enhancement:

Cataloguing and indexing

Tags:

bibliography

reference management software

citations

referencing

Alternate tool(s):

Reference Manager, Zotero, Mendeley

Strategy and project management:

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By danafarra at Thu, 10/06/2010 - 14:27

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tool: Flickr

Purpose:

Flickr is an online community service that enables registered users to upload, tag, group, comment and rate photographs, artwork, illustrations, screenshots and videos. Images may be shared via Flickr galleries or embedded in external blogs and social media. Hosting approximately 4 billion images, Flickr is also available for unregistered users to search and browse galleries and navigate geospatial maps.

Features:

100MB monthly upload limit (Free accounts); unlimited uploads (Pro subscribers)
High Definition video uploads
Available in 8 languages
Metadata tagging to form tag-clouds and folksonomies
Application Programming Interface (API) enables independent programmers to expand Flickr applications
Ajax emulates the functionality of desktop photo applications
Uploadr drag-and-drop desktop client allows users to upload photos outside the web interface
Private and public image storage
Guest pass allows private photos to be shared with unregistered users
SafeSearch filtering controls
RSS and Atom feeds
Direct uploads from email and cameraphones
Merchandising of canvas prints, posters, cards, calendars and photo books
Copyright and creative commons license options

A&H use case 1 description:

Over 1,500 items from the City of Edinburgh's printing collections were catalogued to highlight Edinburgh’s rich printing and publishing heritage through the online provision of photographs, film and sound recordings. The Open Access virtual museum uses Flickr to import images that are displayed as dynamic photo galleries on the website.

Creator:

Ludicorp

Publisher:

Yahoo! Inc

Specifications:

Data publishing and dissemination:

User contributed content

Data capture:

2d scanning and photography

Software/programming languages used:

flickr

Discipline:

Visual Arts

Practice-led research:

2d graphic design

2d illustration

Photography

Alternate tool(s):

Photobucket

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tool: QuarkXPress

Purpose:

QuarkXPress desktop publishing software is commonly used to create page layouts for a variety of print publications such as books, newspapers, magazines, posters and brochures.

Similar in function to InDesign, the main differences are Quark's unique features for exporting documents as interactive webpages as well as its widespread use by printers, typesetters and page designers.

Features:

Enables the production of HTML and XML content without the need to convert or refine documents
Supports direct PDF importing and outputing according to regulations
Fully supports Adobe Photoshop files, avoiding complicated and time-consuming conversions
Uses OpenType and Unicode, making font and character settings easy
Free TypeTricks XTension locates overset text boxes as well as widows and orphans
Presents intuitive colour-management tools that includes the unique option of hexachrome printing
Allows the customisation of line and border dashes and stripes as well as the merging of boxes to generate complex shapes
Text runaround for hidden layers may be turned off
Shared Content instantly incorporates any text or graphic changes consistently throughout a project
XPress Composition Zones allow team members to work simulatenously on a project, with all modifications being updated instantly
Job jackets keep print job specifications consistent throughout the project, ensuring their clarity and memorability

A&H use case 1 description:

The Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music (DIAMM) project used QuarkXPress alongside other tools to create an electronic archive of medieval polyphonic music images. The purpose of the archive is to allow detailed study of the music and its sources as well as to ensure their preservation.

Creator:

Quark Inc

Software/programming languages used:

Quark Xpress

Data publishing and dissemination:

Desktop publishing and pre-press

General website development

Collaborative publishing

Specifications:

Portable Document Format (PDF)

Unicode

PhotoShop Document (PSD)

QuarkXpress Document (QXD)

Platform:

Discipline:

Data structuring and enhancement:

2d modelling - raster

Tags:

2d graphic design

Desktop publishing and pre-press

Alternate tool(s):

Adobe InDesign

Practice-led research:

2d graphic design

Licence:

commercial

lifecycleStage:

publishing

By danafarra at Wed, 02/06/2010 - 09:57

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tool: SharePoint

Purpose:

SharePoint is a collaboration and content management server, composed of a suite of tools, that enable administrators and users to co-ordinate processes (which may be useful for project management), store digital objects, and collaborate with other parties. Sharepoint offers a set of APIs and modules that may be used and extended to provide new functionality or tailor existing functionality to bespoke requirements.
Sharepoint is commonly used to host collaborative workspaces, data management system, wikis and blogs.

Features:

• Extensive integration with Microsoft Office System programs
• Object versioning system
• Browser-based configuration
• Custom site templates

A&H use case 1 description:

The “British Cartoon Archive Digitisation (BCAD)” project has used SharePoint to set up a project site containing project-related information such as tasks, issues, metadata schemas, presentations, evaluation studies etc. to be disseminated and shared amongst the team.

Creator:

Microsoft

Publisher:

Microsoft

Data publishing and dissemination:

Desktop publishing and pre-press

General website development

Specifications:

Suite:

Software/programming languages used:

SharePoint

Tags:

Content management

portal server

intranet/extranet publishing

Alternate tool(s):

HyperOffice, Intermedia

Licence:

Microsoft Volume Licensing

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By Valentina Asciutti at Mon, 19/04/2010 - 10:55

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tool: ABBYY Fine Reader

Purpose:

A highly intelligent OCR (optical character recognition) software for creating editable and searchable electronic files from scanned paper documents, PDFs and digital photographs.

Features:

• recognition of Digital Camera and Mobile Phone Camera Images
• comprehensive Language Support
• complete Integration with Popular Office Applications
• PDF conversion, archiving and security

A&H use case 1 description:

The “Digital Library of Core e-Resource on Ireland” project has used ABBYY Fine Reader to digitise collections of Irish journals, monographs, manuscripts and pamphlets.

Publisher:

ABBYY

Data capture:

2d scanning and photography

Specifications:

Software/programming languages used:

ABBYY FineReader

Suite:

ABBYY

Practice-led research:

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Alternate tool(s):

OmniPage Professional

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By Valentina Asciutti at Fri, 26/03/2010 - 16:40

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tool: Adobe Flash

Purpose:

Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform that is popular for adding animation and interactivity to web pages. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, and various web page Flash components, to integrate video into web pages, and more recently, to develop rich Internet applications.

Features:

• manipulate vector and raster graphics
• support for bidirectional streaming of audio and video
• 3D transformation
• Motion editor
• Metadata (XMP) support
• XFL support

A&H use case 1 description:

The “Imaging papyri at Oxford” project has used Adobe Flash to visualize content.

Creator:

Macromedia

Publisher:

Adobe Systems

Data publishing and dissemination:

General website development

Interface design

Specifications:

Adobe Illustrator (AI)

Software/programming languages used:

Suite:

Data structuring and enhancement:

Animation

Alternate tool(s):

Microsoft Silverlight

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By Valentina Asciutti at Wed, 03/03/2010 - 17:24

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tool: Adobe Dreamweaver

Purpose:

An editing tool for web content. Dreamweaver offers a graphics-based (What You See Is What You GET) and code-based user interface for the development of web pages and sites. The tool may be used to simplify the process of web site development (in comparison to creation of individual web pages), through the provision of a templating system that allows single-source update of shared code and layout across entire sites without server-side includes or scripting.

Features:

• WYSIWYG
• Code hinting for Ajax and JavaScript frameworks
• Subversion integration
• FTP/SFTP support
• WebDav support
• Web site template system
• Adobe Spry AJAX framework support

A&H use case 1 description:

The Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (1700-1945) project has used Dreamweaver to design and develop their project web site.

Creator:

Macromedia

Publisher:

Adobe Systems

Data publishing and dissemination:

Disk publishing

General website development

Interface design

Specifications:

PHP