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    Matt Geimer

    CTO at MATRIX. Enjoys long walks on the beach (at sunset).

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    KORA Account Contest – Update

    Saturday, April 30th, 2011 | mgeimer

    So we are extending the account giveaway proposal deadline until a week *after* GLTC ’11 (Sun May 11, 2011),  so people can check out the talk and submit some great proposals!

    A couple things I would like to point out to make sure there is no confusion:

    • KORA is open source and free – the value associated with it is related to hosting costs, not costs for using KORA.
    • Any data you put in to KORA is yours and you are able to export it from KORA at the end of the free year.  If you decide to run KORA on your own host you can easily import your data as well.
    • If you have *any* KORA questions please come to the KORA session tomorrow at 9am in room C202, email matt [dot] geimer [at] matrix [dot] msu [dot] edu, or twitter @mastermattg

    KORA Contest Info

    Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 | mgeimer

    MATRIX is giving away 10 accounts to use KORA, our digital repository application, for a year.  This amazing opportunity includes MATRIX hosting up to 10GB (value of $100) and a 1-hour individualized training/consultation session to ensure winners (and their projects) get the most out of KORA.

    To apply for a free account, please provide a short (1 page) overview of your project.  Include a description of your content (types and quantity of media, etc.), target audiences, and what you envision doing with your materials.

    There is a hard deadline of Sun, May 1, at 5am for submitting.  Earlier is better.

    Send your project overview to:

    Matt Geimer (thats me)  via email –  matt [dot] geimer [at] matrix [dot] msu [dot] edu

    Feel free to find me at GLTC ’11 or twitter (@mastermattg) if you have questions about KORA.  Comments on this post will also be answered.

    Good Luck!

    KORA: The Ponies Strike Back

    Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 | mgeimer

    Yep, I’m back.  With KORA.   I will be talking about KORA.  Getting excited about KORA.  Getting you excited about KORA!  This year I will focus on KORA itself and how to use it and the features it has.  I will be showing off a *bunch* of new things, including some items regarding publicly submitted data, video tool(s), some work on integrations with other platforms, and maybe a couple other tricks up my sleeve (like some new searching fun!).

    If you don’t know what KORA is you can check out the sourceforge page to learn more.  Basically it is a platform that allows users to easily create records of digital objects and their associated metadata.  KORA also provides a programming interface that allows robust data retrieval.  It is great for people who want an easy to use system that is web accessible for adding data from anywhere in the world.  It has a small footprint. It will cook you dinner. It serves as the data management platform at MATRIX for many projects including the Quilt Index, Overcoming Apartheid, and American Black Journal.  Overall, KORA is pretty sweet.

    SUPER DUPER IMPORTANT:  We (MATRIX) are GIVING AWAY FOR FREE (sorry for yelling) 10 accounts to use KORA hosted at MATRIX for a year (each worth $100)!  I will give more details before 2011 GLTC, but there will be a short (1 page or less) proposal required.  There will be a 1 hour training/consultation session provided for each of the winners as well to make sure they (and their projects) get the most out of KORA.