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UK museums open up to Wikimedia
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| The Britain Loves Wikipedia scheme will see UK
| museums and galleries opening up to the free
| online encyclopaedia. Throughout February,
| volunteer authors can take part in special
| tours to document artworks and natural
| treasures at a total of 20 institutions.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/UK-museums-open-up-to-Wikimedia-920612.html
Browser Wars â Are You A Casualty?
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| These days everyone is familiar with at
| least the names of the most popular
| browsers, Internet Explorer, from Microsoft;
| Firefox, from the Mozilla Foundation;
| Chrome, from Google; Opera, from Opera Labs;
| and last on the list of well-known â Safari,
| from Apple.
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http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2010/02/03/browser-wars-%E2%80%93-are-you-a-casualty/
Recent:
Museums Turn to Open Source During Lean Times
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| Some of the organizations hardest hit by the sagging U.S. economy are
| non-profits and industries that rely on donations and public support to stay
| afloat. Museums and cultural institutions are turning to open source software
| as one way to deal with declining attendance and lack of funding to cover
| operational costs.
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http://ostatic.com/blog/museums-turn-to-open-source-during-lean-times
Related:
Apache Lucene Helps Online European Library Open Its Virtual Doors
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| When a group of European museums joined together to put images of all of
| their paintings, drawings, sculptures, photos and other artifacts together in
| a centralized, online collection for the world to view, they turned to open
| source enterprise search software to make it happen.
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http://linux.com/news/enterprise/storage/27414-apache-lucene-story
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Selects Koha
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| As one of the Midwest's most dynamic art museums, the Fort Wayne Museum of
| Art is renowned for its art, architecture, and ambiance. The Fort Wayne
| Museum of Art is committed to collecting, preserving, presenting and
| interpreting American art and engaging its audiences. Over 90,000 visitors
| each year enjoy the stellar exhibitions, permanent collection and full menu
| of educational programs for children and adults.
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http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10747.html
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