Mar 23rd, 2008
To read: Indianapolis, Wikipedia and Getty Trust
Some interesting readings found on the Web:
* The Indianapolis Museum of Art had a great idea: what if the community created Web entries in Wikipedia for works in their collection?
In this era of user-generated content, it’s a neat idea! [ Read the museum’s blog entry ]
* The J. Paul Getty Trust built a thesaurus in art and architecture. The technical challenges that had to be solved are related in a Computer World article. [ Read the article ]
The database is available to the general public. Just enter a word and you’ll get synonyms, variations on spelling and sources. [ Access the thesaurus ]
The image is a detail from Girl reading a Letter at an Open Window, circa 1659, 83 x 64,5 cm Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden from Wikipedia.