Welcome to the Third Dimension Part 2: An overview of 3D printing
After that last post, I feel as though a brief description of 3D printing is necessary: 3D printers print using polymer plastics, resins, ceramic composites and metals through two different processes:...
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Check out RIC Digital Commons AS220 Youth Program to view content I have scanned and created metadata for in Broad Street Studio and Rhode Island Training Schools sections! The Broad Street Studio...
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October 30-31 108 hours Something old, something new. Scanning scanning scanning more and more showcards. Although this process has been going on for at least three weeks, we are constantly...
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November 6-7 120 hours A week of solid research with a metadata plan to show for it. This week, I have been scouring the internet and lynda.com for tutorials on metadata creation in Adobe Bridge CS5...
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November 13-14 132 hours I am enjoying the quiet hum of the office, up on the third floor with a long window overlooking a flat roof section of the building. All we can see from up here are the tree...
View ArticleOldest lending library in America
Last weekend I had the privilege of visiting the Redwood Library and Athenæum in Newport, RI with my fellow classmates for a seminar led by Executive Director Jennifer E. Tuleja. An inspiring talk and...
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November 20-21 144 hours A fresh change of pace was afoot this week: I spent my time with Andy photographing AS220′s current exhibitions in downtown Providence! This was an exciting adventure after...
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November 25-27 162 hours AS220 slides going up, more to come soon! Click on the link above to visit the archive of slides I scanned and entered metadata for in RIC Digital Commons! The artist...
View ArticleTattooed Librarians of the Ocean State!
Walked into work at Rogers Free Library earlier this week to find the Tattooed Librarians of the Ocean State calendar hanging on our bulletin board. I started flipping through and look who I found! He...
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December 2-4 180 hours My last week in the Digital Initiatives Department was business as usual, researching and entering metadata on some final mystery AS220 slides followed by a bittersweet farewell....
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