Digital Collections

Witt, Michael C. 2008. How to channel the data deluge in academic research. The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 4,http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i30/30b02401.htm (accessed October 25, 2008). I had heard about such projects but until taking the Digital Collections class, I did not pay attention to data collection as much.   This article highlights the Human Speechome Project in [...]

http://www.nativeweb.org/resources/ (accessed October 21, 2008).  This is an interesting site compiling native indigenous resources around the world!  Fundamentals of effort in digitzing indigenous resources are flourishing but still have a long way to go, specificaly when the digital collection is not meant for the public. http://songlines.interactiondesign.com.au/  (accessed October 21, 2008).  Here is another effort for Australian indigenous [...]

This link provided some information with regard to Australia’s efforts to recognize the creation of indigenous knowledge systems. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-7067717/Indigenous-digital-collections-Report.html  (accessed October 21, 2008).  and the Australian Aboriginal Digital Library. http://www.academicinfo.net/ausablibrary.html (accessed October 21, 2008). and a discussion on the impact of technology on indigenous peoples. http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~vlibrary/edres/pathfinders/ajohnson/pathfinder.html (accessed October 21, 2008). and the final report dated August 22, [...]

Bee, Robert. 2008. The importance of perserving paper-based artifacts in a digital age.  Library Quarterly 78 (April): 179-94. This article  highlights the importance of preserving paper based artifacts in the digital age.   In considering digital collections of an indigenous nature,  Bee notes that many cultures in America do not have direct passages, notes or a [...]

Rodden, Kerry and Wood, Kenneth R. 2003. How do people manage their digital photographs? CHI: New Horizons, 5 (3): 409-416, http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/650000/642682/p409-rodden.pdf?key1=642682&key2=8307293221&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE&CFID=6121401&CFTOKEN=99329647 (accessed October 13, 2008) I know one of our classmates discussed making a digital collection of her own family photographs.  This article caught my attention because I remembered someone saying they were going to do [...]

I just read an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education that has serious implications for digital archiving.  This article falls in line with my paper.  Ashburn, Elyse. 2008. Younger Americans are no longer gaining in education level, report says. The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 9, http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/10/4954n.htm (accessed October 9 and 10, 2008). Ashburn’s [...]

At this time, I am reflecting on the information gathered and readings in class.   Learning about the history of libraries and the subsequent use of technology for storage and retrieval of text documents, images and multimedia storage made me realize putting a collection together is not an easy thing to do.   Since most of my [...]

http://www.clir.org/PUBS/reports/pub106/pub106.pdf#page=42  I thought this provided some interesting information and to look at the various changes made to archiving as technology has improved over the years.