14. SHAREYOUR STORY EVENTS
Date Location
March 26 Cambridge Public Library
March 28 & 29 Brookline Public Library
April 9 Lowell Public Library
April 16-19 Boston Public Library
April 17 Newton Free Library
April 26 Stoneham Public Library
April 30 MIT
37. INTRODUCTION: HOW (&WHY)WE GOT INVOLVED
• Get involved with archival projects
• Get involved with our community
• Apply classroom concepts to a “real world” project
39. DIGITAL PRESERVATION PLAN
•Goal: Start a conversation
•Analyzed practices already in place
•Described concerns and provided recommendations
40.
41. WORKFLOWS: GETTING STARTED
•Assessment phase (in conjunction with Our Marathon
project leaders)
•Mapping needs, mapping opportunities
•Create the workflow
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44. TAKEAWAYS
•Volunteers develop skills in meaningful ways
•Collaboration is Digital Humanities’ middle name
•Need cross-discipline about balancing workflow needs
with reliance on volunteers
Editor's Notes
Not just “newsworthy” stories, but what we’re trying to collect are the stories about everyday people being impacted by this event
The future of the physical artifacts; the role of the website as a kind of memorial (and this goal will often determine what we make public on the site)
Ephemeral digital artifacts
What’s in therenow
Collaboration is what makes this collection and this work possible; How can digital humanities projects effectively collaborate with archives and libraries? My answers are perhaps more pragmatic than theoretical here.
1. Working on a live site that is the core of the project (bugs, limited skills) 2. Archiving the presents & recent past 3. Archiving a traumatic event
Adapting Omeka through plug-ins; New tools, technical
Tension between public audiences, creating a space where people feel comfortable to share their stories; What does the public expect to see? (studying users)
