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Digital Tools to Showcase Collection s Nichole Shea, Statewide Metadata Coordinator Boston Public Library Julia Howington, University Archivist, Suffolk University

What we’ll cover ▪ Selection Criteria ▪ Survey of Digital Platforms ▪ Questions and Discussion of Audience Nicolet 7000 Series [Photograph]. (1984, March). Retrieved from http://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/zk51xs91n Projects

Selection Criteria Functionality ▪ Project purpose ▪ Audience ▪ Need for interactive or social Features ▪ Ability to integrate with existing web page Resources Budget ▪ Staffing ▪ IT Infrastructure ▪ Amount of Content ▪

Technical Considerations Media ▪ Does it support your file format and size? ▪ Can users see enough detail? ▪ Where will your files live? Functionality ▪ Does it work across browsers/devices? ▪ Do you need to consider accessibility? ▪ Do you need to add a plugin?

Using Digital Commonwealth Share items directly from DC Facebook ▪ Twitter ▪ Pinterest ▪ Use Folders and Saved Search Results Sign in to create an account ▪ Create folders for materials sets ▪ Create citation lists ▪ Email lists of items to patrons ▪ View other Shared Folders ▪

Omeka ▪ Thorough platform designed for digital exhibitions ▪ Omeka.ORG vs. Omeka.NET ▪ Free accounts with hosted space ▪ Pullman: Labor, Race, and the Urban ▪ Paid accounts with more versatility Landscape in a Company Town ▪ Plugins extend functionality ▪ http://publications.newberry.org /pullman/ ▪ Documentation provides support

Exhibit title Digital item details Main themes navigation Sub-topic navigation Storytelling text Supporting digital materials

Historypin ▪ Geared towards community, Historypin is a social platform ▪ Discussion boards ▪ Users can: ▪ comment on pins ▪ add their own pins to open collections ▪ add your pins to their collections and tours ▪ Creators are allowed to give approximate dates and locations, while users can suggest dates, locations, and tags https://www.historypin.org/en/h-h- richardson-massachusetts-architecture

Pin information Pinned photo with street view and opacity slider

Knightlab Apps ▪ Place two photos side-by- side for “then ▪ Plot text, photos, links and av on a and now” comparisons timeline ▪ Chicago Tribune: Theatres ▪ WBUR Radio: Bulger on Trial http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ http://bulger.wbur.org/story/1977/?loc history/chi-then-and-now-photos-the- ation=44444 aragon-and-apollo-20150424- htmlstory.html

Knightlab Apps ▪ Layer content (photos, video, audio, etc.) on standard web maps Showcase music, spoken word, • ▪ Suited for geographically themed natural sound clips inline w/ stories: Paul Revere’s Ride, Annual text Animal Migrations New York Times Article about • Tahrir Square protest ▪ Minnesota Green Line Exploration https://soundcite.knightlab.com https://www.minnpost.com/stroll/2014 /examples-naturalsound.html /06/hockey-hip-hop-and-other-green- line-highlights

Tell Us About You Who is already using a digital tool? ▪ What was your topic? ▪ What platform did you use? ▪ What did you learn? Advice to Share? ▪ What would you have done differently? ▪ Any surprising Challenges? Thinking about starting a project? ▪ Who is interested in creating digital exhibits? ▪ Where in the process are you? ▪ What are examples of questions you have right now? ▪ Is there anything daunting ahead of you? Penfield, E. (1895). People we pass [Print]. Retrieved from http://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w0892m176