The Future of the Past Digital Libraries in the Age of Social Software

History : There Will Be More Of It More information being recorded Ubiquitous photography More complex written record: e-mail, blogging, wikis, social networking, Twitter, IM, SMS, etc.

More information being recorded

Ubiquitous photography

More complex written record: e-mail, blogging, wikis, social networking, Twitter, IM, SMS, etc.

People Will Be Interested In It But not as passive consumers Comments, conversation and stories Contributions and crowdsourcing Creativity through remixing and mash-ups Say goodbye to “look but don’t touch”

But not as passive consumers

Comments, conversation and stories

Contributions and crowdsourcing

Creativity through remixing and mash-ups

Say goodbye to “look but don’t touch”

Commercial Sites CardCow – Online postcard store, but note the tools and social features Francis Frith – Local history publishers in the UK, many social features including shared memories

CardCow – Online postcard store, but note the tools and social features

Francis Frith – Local history publishers in the UK, many social features including shared memories

Comments and Conversation Many sites, groups, forums for people to share memories, information and Gone But Not Forgotten – Worcester memories, sponsored by the local newspaper Shorpy – “The 100 Year Old Photo Blog” Includes member-contributed images

Many sites, groups, forums for people to share memories, information and

Gone But Not Forgotten – Worcester memories, sponsored by the local newspaper

Shorpy – “The 100 Year Old Photo Blog”

Includes member-contributed images

Flickr “ Historical” Images : Edgemere Diner | Swift’s Beach Groups : North Shore | Diners | 100 Years Old

“ Historical” Images :

Edgemere Diner | Swift’s Beach

Groups :

North Shore | Diners | 100 Years Old

Using Flickr Use Flickr as another way to share (with links to digital library or website) University of Delaware Use Flickr as a way to invite contributions Boston Swan Boats

Use Flickr as another way to share (with links to digital library or website)

University of Delaware

Use Flickr as a way to invite contributions

Boston Swan Boats

Contribution Projects Picture Australia – Uses Flickr as a way to encourage sharing of images BBC Memory Share – Project to collect movies of the past, oral history

Picture Australia – Uses Flickr as a way to encourage sharing of images

BBC Memory Share – Project to collect movies of the past, oral history

Map It Think geographically Geocoding – Longitude and latitude How about the address? New York City Photo Map – A Google map from Shorpy Google Maps  Google Earth

Think geographically

Geocoding – Longitude and latitude

How about the address?

New York City Photo Map – A Google map from Shorpy

Google Maps  Google Earth

Google Earth 3D Globe : Fly around the world Download free program Google Earth Gallery – A collection of some of the best KML files Phillis Wheatley -- Combines map data with images and text (by LuciaM)

3D Globe : Fly around the world

Download free program

Google Earth Gallery – A collection of some of the best KML files

Phillis Wheatley -- Combines map data with images and text (by LuciaM)

Ideas from Social Sites Make it easy for people to save and share Bookmarkable links Code for embedding images Badges and other tools Multiple RSS feeds Widgets, gadgets, plugins, apps

Make it easy for people to save and share

Bookmarkable links

Code for embedding images

Badges and other tools

Multiple RSS feeds

Widgets, gadgets, plugins, apps

Encourage Participation Encourage users to share their own photographs, home movies, memories, and more…even though it means giving up some control Encourage people to use your material and create new tools…even though it means giving up some control

Encourage users to share their own photographs, home movies, memories, and more…even though it means giving up some control

Encourage people to use your material and create new tools…even though it means giving up some control

Questions? Elizabeth Thomsen http://wordpress.noblenet.org/ethomsen/ [email_address]

Elizabeth Thomsen

http://wordpress.noblenet.org/ethomsen/

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