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-Rae ~McCormick and Smita Biswas from Hamilton City Library will be demonstrating how the library is using
Kete, a Free/Open Source web application. They will be joined by Walter ~McGinnis of Katipo Communications, Ltd, lead developer of the software. Kete is a
digital archiving tool, a web-based application using the Ruby on Rails framework.
+!!
Kete: online
digital knowledge for libraries and communities
-http://ketehamilton
.peoplesnetworknz
.info/
+ __Hamilton City Library__ is using __Kete__ to create an online knowledge
+ basket of Hamilton history
. Learn more from __Rae ~McCormick__ and __Smita
+ Biswas__ of the Library and __Walter ~McGinnis__ of __Katipo Communications__
.
-http://kete.net.nz/
+Kete (Maori for 'basket') is an open source collaborative content and
+knowledge management system, developed by Katipo Communications Ltd
+and the Horowhenua Library Trust for building online community-driven
+history and memories.
+
+Hamilton City Library is using Kete to build a resource of Hamilton's
+heritage, recording stories, photographs, videos and audio
+recordings.
+
+Join us for a discussion covering how you can be involved, how Kete
+was developed, and how Kete helps the community to make their own
+stories and knowledge more accessible.
+
+Kete was the 2007 winner of the 3M Award for Innovation in Libraries,
+sponsored by 3M New Zealand in conjunction with the Library and
+Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa.
+
+Kete was also awarded Special Mention for excellence in e-content
+(North America and Oceania region) at the 2007 World Summit Awards.
+
+ * http://ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info
+ *
http://kete.net.nz
+ * http:
//www.katipo.co.nz
+
+Event poster at http://www.flickr.com/photos/butting/3447314368.
+
+Technical notes: Walter ~McGinnis is lead developer of Kete. Kete is a digital archiving tool, a web-based application using the Ruby on Rails framework.
7:30pm [MS4.G.02|http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4]
