Xena is free and open source software developed by the National Archives of Australia to aid in the long term preservation of digital records. Xena is an acronym meaning Xml Electronic Normalising for Archives. Xena is a component of the Digital Preservation Software Platform (DPSP). Xena software aids digital preservation by performing two important tasks: * detecting the file formats of digital objects * converting digital objects into open formats for preservation.
I would gladly live in a world without copyright, but I don't think that is going to happen. Therefore the best objective, most beneficial to all parties-- and a Xanadu proposal now for forty years-- is to find some way to make copyright less painful, an
The objectives of this initiative are to establish easier access to scientific research data on the Internet, to increase acceptance of research data as legitimate, citable contributions to the scientific record, and to support data archiving that will permit results to be verified and re-purposed for future study. DataCite will promote data sharing, increased access, and better protection of research investment.
WWT allows access to data from the world’s best ground- and space- based telescopes. much of the material is available on the site without the entire Windows application.
World Images database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains almost 75,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery. Images may be freely used for non-profit educational purposes. The images are organized into over 800 portfolios which are then organized into subject groupings.
Designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Web Index is the world's first multi-dimensional measure of the Web's growth, utility and impact on people and nations. First edition in 2012 covers 61 developed and developing countries, incorporating indicators that assess the political, economic and social impact of the Web, as well as indicators of Web connectivity and infrastructure. It will be published annually. It will eventually allow for comparisons of trends over time and the benchmarking of performance across countries, continuously improving our understanding of the Web's value for humanity.
The World Problems and Global Issues section of the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential it is an ongoing attempt to provide profiles of, and map relationships between, ALL the problems humanity faces, in the hopes that a more comprehensive understanding would greatly enhance our ability to deal with these challenges.
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Governments around the globe are opening up their data vaults – allowing you to check out the numbers for yourself. This is the Guardian’s gateway to that information. Search for government data here from the UK (including London), USA, Australia and New Zealand – and look out for new countries and places as we add them.
The World Digital Library will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, architectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials. The objectives of the World Digital Library are to promote international and inter-cultural understanding and awareness, provide resources to educators, expand non-English and non-Western content on the Internet, and to contribute to scholarly research.
N. Gray, T. Carozzi, and G. Woan. (2012)cite arxiv:1207.3923 Comment: Project final report, 45 pages: see http://purl.org/nxg/projects/mrd-gw for project details, and http://purl.org/nxg/projects/mrd-gw/report for other document versions.