Totally Wired
The Legacy of Information in the Digital
Era
Mary Ann Williams, MSI
NAPO, Los Angeles
July 27, 2009

Information Wake Up Call

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Information Wake Up Call

Hindsight

1. Findability

1. Findability
2. The Life Cycle of Information

1. Findability
2. The Life Cycle of Information
3. Organizational Memory

find-a-bil-i-ty (n)
a. The quality of being locatable or navigable.
b. The degree to which a particular object is
easy to discover or locate.
c. The degree to which a system or
environment supports navigation and retrieval.

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INFO

TAG ME

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Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask

Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles

Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel

Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers

Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube

Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube

Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube
Swim Trunks

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube
Clothing
Swim Trunks

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube
Clothing
Swim Trunks
Men

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube
Clothing
Swim Trunks
Men
Fish out of water

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube
Clothing
Swim Trunks
Men
Fish out of water
Water

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube
Clothing
Swim Trunks
Men
Fish out of water
Water
Splash

Athletic Equipment
Aquatics
Snorkling Gear
Dive Mask
Goggles
Snorkel
Flippers
Inner Tube
Clothing
Swim Trunks
Men
Fish out of water
Water
Splash
Lake

TANGO

The Life Cycle of Information

The Life Cycle of Information

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Original
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Equivalent
Original Print
Digital Reproduction
Original
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Equivalent Derivative
Original Print
Digital Reproduction
Original
Photo courtesy of Idris Erba (www.idriserbaphotography.com)

Equivalent Derivative
Original Print
Digital Reproduction
Original Same Work New Work
Photo courtesy of Idris Erba (www.idriserbaphotography.com)

Equivalent Derivative
Original Print Black & White Revised
Digital Reproduction Color Cropped Adaptation
Original Same Work New Work
Photo courtesy of Idris Erba (www.idriserbaphotography.com)

Equivalent Derivative Descriptive
Original Print Black & White Revised
Digital Reproduction Color Cropped Adaptation
Original Same Work New Work
Photo courtesy of Idris Erba (www.idriserbaphotography.com)

Equivalent Derivative Descriptive
Original Print Black & White Revised Art Critique
Digital Reproduction Color Cropped Adaptation Editorial use
Original Same Work New Work
Photo courtesy of Idris Erba (www.idriserbaphotography.com)

Organizational
Memory
body of data, information
and knowledge relevant to
an individual organization’s
existence

Help!
Preserve us!

Metadata
1
FINDABILITY

Metadata Documentation
1 2
MEMORY

Metadata Documentation Consistency
1 2 3
SEARCH & RETRIVAL

Metadata Documentation Consistency
1 2 3

Ambient Findability
Peter Morville
2005, O’Reilly
The Digital Dilemma:
Strategic Issues in Archiving and
Accessing Digital Motion Picture
Materials
2007, The Science and Technology Council of
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences

Mary Ann Williams, MSI
Info@SchoolOfMoxie.com
www.SchoolOfMoxie.com