NYPL Labs @ Eyeo Festival 2015

Kill Time. Make History.

Presented by Ben Vershbow (@subsublibrary) and Mauricio Giraldo (@mgiraldo) during the Eyeo Festival 2015, Minneapolis.

Video of the presentation coming soon.

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1. hello
   

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2. ben vershbow
   @subsublibrary
   

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4. mauricio giraldo arteaga
   @mgiraldo
   

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8. *not real library scientists
   

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9. where we work
   

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29. hello, internet
    

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43. access
    digitization metadata
    

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44. access
    digitization metadata
    

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45. access
    digitization metadata
    public
    

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46. access
    digitization metadata
    public
    traditional digital library program
    

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47. access
    digitization metadata
    public
    engagement
    R+D
    

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48. so you’ve digitized… now what?
    

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64. nytimes.com/2005/11/01/science/earth/old-menus-provide-clues-about-shifting-seafood-tastes.html
    chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/A-M-scientist-pores-over-menus-to-analyze-fishing-1671558.php
    

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65. there’s data in them thar menus
    

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68. OCR result
    

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69. OCR result
    

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70. OCR result
    

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74. menus.nypl.org
    

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75. menus.nypl.org
    

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76. 1.3 million dishes transcribed from 17.5k menus
    

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81. curatingmenus.org — @katie_rawson and @trevormunoz
    

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82. curatingmenus.org — @katie_rawson and @trevormunoz
    

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83. npr.org/sections/money/2012/08/13/158719677/a-new-york-steakhouse
    

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84. itunes.apple.com/us/app/vintagemenus/id625772478?mt=8
    

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85. @_BadTaste_ by @bibliotechy
    

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86. up next?
    

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88. remixing collections
    

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95. lala.cursivebuildings.com
    

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96. lala.cursivebuildings.com
    

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106. stereo.nypl.org
     

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107. stereo.nypl.org
     

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115. Boston Public Library Boston Public Library U.S. Geological Survey
     U.S. Geological Survey
     

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119. @drbrianmay
     

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120. @drbrianmay
     

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123. maps
     (humans ♥ computers)
     

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137. jennyodell.com/peripheral-landscapes — @the_jennitaur cc: @ElectricObjects
     

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141. “Joe’s Pizza on Carmine”
     latitude: 40.730592
     longitude: -74.002150
     

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142. information about the past was just as accessible?
     what if…
     

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156. oldnyc.org - @danvdk
     

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157. libraries* have the data
     * and archives, museums, historical societies etc.
     

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168. ok… slow down
     

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172. maps.nypl.org - @tim_waters, @schuyler, @bombayologist, @mattknutzen
     

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175. *this is a simulation. actual process is intensive. consult your mathematician before trying
     

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185. choleramap.pulitzercenter.org — Sonia Shah
     

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186. choleramap.pulitzercenter.org — Sonia Shah
     

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190. year
     

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191. street names
     year
     

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192. use type
     street names
     year
     

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193. use type
     street names
     name
     year
     

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194. material
     use type
     street names
     name
     year
     

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195. material
     use type
     street names
     name
     class
     year
     

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196. material
     use type
     street names
     address
     name
     class
     year
     

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197. material
     use type
     street names
     address
     floors
     name
     class
     year
     

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198. material
     use type
     street names
     address
     floors
     name
     class
     year
     skylights
     

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199. material
     use type
     street names
     address
     floors
     name
     class
     year
     skylights
     backyards
     

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200. material
     use type
     street names
     address
     floors
     name
     class
     geo location
     year
     skylights
     backyards
     

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201. footprint
     material
     use type
     street names
     address
     floors
     name
     class
     geo location
     year
     skylights
     backyards
     

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202. footprint
     material
     use type
     street names
     address
     floors
     name
     class
     geo location
     year
     skylights
     backyards
     

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205. bottleneck
     

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208. like OCR for maps
     

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212. buildinginspector.nypl.org
     

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220. footprint
     material
     use type
     street names
     address
     floors
     name
     class
     geo location
     year
     skylights
     backyards
     

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221. check
     

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222. check
     YES
     

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223. check
     YES
     address color
     

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224. check
     YES FIX
     address color
     

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225. check
     YES FIX
     address color fix
     

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226. check
     YES FIX
     address color fix
     

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227. check
     YES FIX
     address color fix
     *footprints marked as “NO” go to building heaven
     

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228. check
     YES FIX
     address color fix
     *footprints marked as “NO” go to building heaven
     

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229. fix address classify
     

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230. fix address classify
     

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231. place names
     

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232. place names
     

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235. 1.1 million+ contributions
     

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237. 1852-1854
     

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238. 1855-1862
     1852-1854
     

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239. mgiraldo.github.io/toponyms
     

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240. mgiraldo.github.io/toponyms
     

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241. mgiraldo.github.io/toponyms
     

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242. mgiraldo.github.io/toponyms
     

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243. mgiraldo.github.io/toponyms
     

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244. mgiraldo.github.io/toponyms
     

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246. let’s kick this up a notch
     

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251. spacetime.nypl.org
     

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252. spacetime.nypl.org
     

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253. bit.ly/spacetime-engineer
     

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256. thank you!
     @subsublibrary
     @mgiraldo
     images from, unless otheriwse attributed: NYPL - Mia Moffett (Museum of the City of New York) - Wikimedia Commons - Flickr user wallyg - Giphy - Brian May
     { bit.ly/spacetime-engineer }
     

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257. thanks to our colleagues
     Willa Armstrong, Shawn Averkamp, Paul Beaudoin,
     Brian Foo, Josh Hadro, Shana Kimball, Tom Listanti,
     Matthew Miller, John Nowak, Leonard Richardson,
     David Riordan, Eric Shows
     

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