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Self Portrait of Marshall County
(1976) Marshall County Heritage Commission; Marshall County Historical Society
TIFF Data Curation Primer
(Data Curation Network, 2024-07-03) Everritt, Leah; Ferguson, Jen; Simpson, Emily
From the description:
TIFF, or Tagged Image File Format, is a raster image format now maintained by Adobe Systems. TIFFs are a relatively lossless file format of high resolution bitmap images, typically 400-600 pixels per inch (ppi) and typically with a maximum file size of around 4 GB. TIFFs may also act as container files used to store smaller JPEGs acting as an image file directory.
TIFFs are often used as archival master copies to preserve as much detail of an image as possible to store in a digital repository or similar platform. Given their up to 4 GB size, TIFFs can also take up significant storage space, limiting the amount of items that can be uploaded and stored. TIFFs are frequently used to make derivative, lower-resolution copies (PNG, JPEG or JPEG2000 format) to be used for access copies in digital libraries, museum exhibits, or archives. This compressed format provides more seamless access for users.
Center for Austrian Studies Annual Report, 2023-2024
(2024-07-02) University of Minnesota, Center for Austrian Studies
Rethinking Adolescence and Education Policy
(2024-05-01) Piper, Lauren; Leopold, Melanie; Reese, Sophie; Trueblood, Isabelle
We were commissioned to conduct the research for this report by an organization called The Civic Affairs Trust, or TCAT. TCAT is a Minnesota-based trust whose purpose is to facilitate the redesign of community services and systems so they are self-improving. To date, TCAT's focus has been the K-12 public education system. TCAT approached the Humphrey School with the hypothesis that current policies governing eligibility for two alternative pathways programs, Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) and the General Education Development test (GED), are creating barriers for students because these policies limit participation based on age.
We used qualitative research methods to answer three research questions: 1. What is adolescence? 2. Are age-restricted education policies creating unnecessary barriers to GED and PSEO programs in Minnesota? 3. If age is not a useful measure of readiness for PSEO and GED programs, what alternative measures might we consider?
Our conclusions and recommendations around these three questions are based on our qualitative research findings.