[Xerte] ANN: Xpert Image Search and Attribution

[Julian Tenney]

In google images 'labelled for reuse' actually means 'the image comes
from a page that has some reference to creative commons on it'. It
doesn't actually mean the image is licensed for re-use at all.

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Nigel Irwin
Sent: 06 September 2010 13:40
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] ANN: Xpert Image Search and Attribution

Hi

IMHO the difference between this and other search engines yes with
Google Images you can search for 'labelled for reuse' bit these do not
add the attribution to the image etc, it is up to you to manually add
inn when you publish. This facility automatically does it for you.

Definitely a tool that's in my browser favourites and will be passed on.



Regards, Nigel 
IT Training and Support Co-ordinator 

01444 884906


-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Fred Riley
Sent: 06 September 2010 12:38
To: Xerte discussion list; A list to facilitate and support teachers
using Xerte Online Toolkits
Subject: RE: [Xerte] ANN: Xpert Image Search and Attribution

This is a good idea and a useful tool (would be more useful with browse
facilities IMO), but it does seem to replicate existing meta-search
engines for media, in particular everystockphoto.com but also Google
Images (advanced search for "labelled for reuse"). What does Xerte Image
Search offer that these don't? That's not intended as a criticism.
Behind the typically spartan interface what goodies lurk? Or has this
been developed specifically for integration into Toolkits, to allow
authors/developers to find media in the Toolkits environment?

As a developer who's been, and will likely be again, involved in
developing/using aggregators, I'm curious as to how this was
implemented. OAI-PMH? RSS? 

Cheers

Fred

Fred Riley
Learning Technologist
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham
Vcard: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/sonet/about/fr_uon.vcf 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte- 
> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
> Sent: 03 September 2010 16:21
> To: Xerte discussion list; A list to facilitate and support teachers 
> using Xerte Online Toolkits
> Subject: [Xerte] ANN: Xpert Image Search and Attribution
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> We've just finished a piece of work that will make it easier for you
to
> search for media released under licenses for re-use and to attribute
it
> correctly. I know some of you on the Xerte for Teachers list were 
> discussing this very problem recently, so hopefully this is timely!
> 
> 
> 
> To see it in action:
> 
> -          Visit http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xpert/attribution/
> 
> -          Search for something
> 
> -          When you get the results, click 'Select'
> 
> -          Then choose 'Get Image with Attribution' or choose the
> toolkits option
> 
> -          And you'll get the image back, with license information
> included across the bottom of the image and can happily reuse it 
> knowing the image is suitable for re-use.
> 
> 
> 
> We' have also integrated this into Xerte Online Toolkits, allowing you

> to search, browse and select media for your Xerte Online Toolkits 
> projects directly from the Toolkits wizard. A toolkits update will 
> follow in due course: here's a demo for the meantime:
> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/media/imagefinder.swf
> 
> 
> 
> Please join me in a collective doffing of caps to Pat for all his work

> on this latest development.
> 
> 
> 
> We're showing it at ALT-C next week and will explain a  bit more about

> what we were setting out to do, and the problems and pitfalls we've 
> encountered along the way: the session is on Tuesday 7th September at
> 14.50: http://altc2010.alt.ac.uk/talks/14982
> 
> 
> 
> J
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