I am always amazed when something surfaces that seems so integral to the history of a nation or in this case essentially the entire world. An article on BBC about a man who on his own collected the entire history of a secret group of fighters during WWII.
I am also incredible impressed at this man's ability to keep a secret for his entire life, and of all the members of this group who kept the secrets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14952939
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Speaking of Geo Tagging
I have come across so many good articles and other things and have emailed them to myself with the intent of putting them here to share, and inevitably, I have shared them on facebook or texted them to other friends, but have forgotten to put them up here. This article I came across a few weeks ago on the BBC News App I have on my phone.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15004063
Personally I feel like this is taking tagging a little to far. I'm ok having the choice to 'check in' on my phone, but to have my clothing check in for me, feels a little awkward!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15004063
Personally I feel like this is taking tagging a little to far. I'm ok having the choice to 'check in' on my phone, but to have my clothing check in for me, feels a little awkward!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Finding a Podcast
So this past week, I spend a good amount of time attempting to find a podcast to use as an artifact for my group time capsule project.
The only time I have ever searched for a podcast before, I knew either the person who did it, or the name so opening up iTunes and searching by the name or title was easy.
This week, I just have a vague topic, and had to go from there. Google searches, and iTunes searches provided so many results, it was impossible to get through them all.
This week definitely taught me the importance of knowing just what you are looking forward in regards to a podcast. I had no idea how many were out there.
I can see how a podcast would be a great way to keep patrons and others updated on whats going on at the local library. There could be 'live' podcasts while events are happening, along with podcasts on specific topics of interest, perhaps if there is a specific display at an archives there could be a podcast filled with information from that display. There could also be a weekly podcast such as "interesting finds" that patrons could submit information they discovered while searching.
All of these would help increase accessibility and public awareness of the archives.
The only time I have ever searched for a podcast before, I knew either the person who did it, or the name so opening up iTunes and searching by the name or title was easy.
This week, I just have a vague topic, and had to go from there. Google searches, and iTunes searches provided so many results, it was impossible to get through them all.
This week definitely taught me the importance of knowing just what you are looking forward in regards to a podcast. I had no idea how many were out there.
I can see how a podcast would be a great way to keep patrons and others updated on whats going on at the local library. There could be 'live' podcasts while events are happening, along with podcasts on specific topics of interest, perhaps if there is a specific display at an archives there could be a podcast filled with information from that display. There could also be a weekly podcast such as "interesting finds" that patrons could submit information they discovered while searching.
All of these would help increase accessibility and public awareness of the archives.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Vimeo Video
For the video assignment this week, I uploaded and added some music and sound effects to a short clip of our 9 year old springer Jade. We were cooking spaghetti that night for dinner, and we had apparently dropped an uncooked piece on the floor. Jade is a bit of a piggy (if you couldn't tell from her physique) and came running to try and get it up. Because it was uncooked it was slippery and she had a bit of trouble getting it off the floor. But alas, Jade will always emerge victorious when it comes to food!
I used iMovie to add the music and other sound effects to this video, as I have a Mac, a free version of iMovie comes with the computer. I hadn't had to use iMovie for over a two years, so it took me a few minutes to get reacquainted with it, however I find it quite user friendly and easy to figure out. The hardest part for me was remembering how to get the video from iMovie, to my desktop, in order to upload to Vimeo. But this was maybe a 45 second problem.
The video of Jade can be found by clicking here.
I never thought about how youtube or vimeo could be used for archives until this assignment. But I feel it could be useful in multiple ways. Live tours of exhibits and other aspects of the archives could be posted to increase interested in the archives and to give patrons a 'sneak peak' of upcoming events. Also if special events were held, such as a guest speaker or cultural event, clips could be posted so those who were unable to attend could still experience it. This is another great way to make the archives accessible to all people, whether they are able to be there physically or not.
I used iMovie to add the music and other sound effects to this video, as I have a Mac, a free version of iMovie comes with the computer. I hadn't had to use iMovie for over a two years, so it took me a few minutes to get reacquainted with it, however I find it quite user friendly and easy to figure out. The hardest part for me was remembering how to get the video from iMovie, to my desktop, in order to upload to Vimeo. But this was maybe a 45 second problem.
The video of Jade can be found by clicking here.
I never thought about how youtube or vimeo could be used for archives until this assignment. But I feel it could be useful in multiple ways. Live tours of exhibits and other aspects of the archives could be posted to increase interested in the archives and to give patrons a 'sneak peak' of upcoming events. Also if special events were held, such as a guest speaker or cultural event, clips could be posted so those who were unable to attend could still experience it. This is another great way to make the archives accessible to all people, whether they are able to be there physically or not.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Photopeach!
In exploring the tech tools this week, I made a slide show through Photopeach. It was such an easy process, and the show I made was completely free. Although, by upgrading to a premium account I understand you can have more than 30 pictures in a slide show, and upload music from your computer. I feel I will definitely be upgrading to a premium account.
This website can be such a great tool to use for archivists. To create slide shows, with music and captions so quickly and then share them on the website can grab patron's attention. Slide shows can be used to keep patrons up to date about new additions to collections, new displays, or to share photos from past events and create some renewed interest in visiting an archives collection.
I created a slide show highlight the week my boyfriend, Matthew, and I spent in California, at Disneyland and in San Diego. The show can be viewed by clicking here.
This website can be such a great tool to use for archivists. To create slide shows, with music and captions so quickly and then share them on the website can grab patron's attention. Slide shows can be used to keep patrons up to date about new additions to collections, new displays, or to share photos from past events and create some renewed interest in visiting an archives collection.
I created a slide show highlight the week my boyfriend, Matthew, and I spent in California, at Disneyland and in San Diego. The show can be viewed by clicking here.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Something entertaining
In my first post I wrote about the Walt Disney Family Museum blog which I follow. Today, in honor of Labor Day, the blog has put up for free download, in its entirety, the Walt Disney Company Employee Manual from 1943.
This manual can be found by going here , then in the second to last line, click on the phrase "The Ropes at Disney" and it will give you the option to download the manual. Its quite fun to compare an employee manual from 1943, to say the ones we have all seen in our more recent lives. And some of the policies.
For example : Women were allowed 10 sick days a year, up to 5 consecutively. Men were allowed just 5 sick days a year, up to 3 consecutively. Anyway, hope it gives some enjoyment to someone.
Being able to have instant access to an artifact such as this, which is normally stored in San Francisco (a good 15 hour drive from me) is all thanks to the internet and Web 2.0. I don't think a museum would have thought before to share artifacts, either partial or in their entirety, through such a medium as the internet, where, with the click of a button I have been given the opportunity to see a glimpse of life as it was in 1943.
This manual can be found by going here , then in the second to last line, click on the phrase "The Ropes at Disney" and it will give you the option to download the manual. Its quite fun to compare an employee manual from 1943, to say the ones we have all seen in our more recent lives. And some of the policies.
For example : Women were allowed 10 sick days a year, up to 5 consecutively. Men were allowed just 5 sick days a year, up to 3 consecutively. Anyway, hope it gives some enjoyment to someone.
Being able to have instant access to an artifact such as this, which is normally stored in San Francisco (a good 15 hour drive from me) is all thanks to the internet and Web 2.0. I don't think a museum would have thought before to share artifacts, either partial or in their entirety, through such a medium as the internet, where, with the click of a button I have been given the opportunity to see a glimpse of life as it was in 1943.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Week 2 Assignment
This is not my first blog, I have a personal one that I use to convey information to friends and family, but I felt as that has some of my more 'outrageous' statements on it, I would not use that for this class. I also have a third blog out there somewhere, it was created for another class, but we were only required to make a blog and then make two posts, so after those assignments were completed I promptly forgot about it.
I am not one to 'blog' in general. Years and years ago I had a Livejournal account, does anyone remember that? I was studying abroad, so used Livejournal to post updates and pictures for my friends, of all my travels.
I also must admit there are not a whole lot of blogs I follow all the time. However, there is one I follow, and whenever a new entry is added, a Facebook post is put out. This blog is for the Walt Disney Family Museum. This is a museum about the man, Walt Disney, and is neither owned, nor operated by the Walt Disney Company. In fact the only way it is affiliated with the company is a link from the Disney website, and the fact that the museum is about the creator of the company.
I had the pleasure of meeting the creative director of the museum on multiple occasions, and spoke with him about the blog. He stated it actually took a lot of work to get some of the other employees to see the benefit of having a blog. One of the biggest challenges was the question "well what are we going to put on it?" Of course, in hindsight this is a silly question, its a museum, there are literally thousands of display pieces that could be talked about.
The blog is used currently not only as a way to advertise for the museum, and to inform people of upcoming events, but also as a way to share information of Walt Disney. Some entries are specifically about an upcoming event at the museum, but more often the entries have pictures, and videos, along with text. These entries seek to allow the reading insight into the private life of Walt and his family.
The blog can be found at http://wdfmuseum.squarespace.com/.
This class has only just begun, yet I have already discovered some new tools, such as the voicethread and eyejot which I can think of so many uses for, both professionally, socially and academically. The first chapter of our text book alone, has already caused me to think back just 5 years ago, when MySpace was all the rage, and to think how quickly the world of the internet has changed.
5 years ago I moved from the east coast, to the west coast. I had never heard of twitter, and while I had had a facebook account for years, mostly used Myspace. Now, it seems I am the odd man out for not following anyone's twitter account (in fact I am not quite sure how to use it), and no one uses their MySpace account anymore (which is fine with me as I always preferred Facebook). I wonder, how long it will be before our text book is also out of date!
I am not one to 'blog' in general. Years and years ago I had a Livejournal account, does anyone remember that? I was studying abroad, so used Livejournal to post updates and pictures for my friends, of all my travels.
I also must admit there are not a whole lot of blogs I follow all the time. However, there is one I follow, and whenever a new entry is added, a Facebook post is put out. This blog is for the Walt Disney Family Museum. This is a museum about the man, Walt Disney, and is neither owned, nor operated by the Walt Disney Company. In fact the only way it is affiliated with the company is a link from the Disney website, and the fact that the museum is about the creator of the company.
I had the pleasure of meeting the creative director of the museum on multiple occasions, and spoke with him about the blog. He stated it actually took a lot of work to get some of the other employees to see the benefit of having a blog. One of the biggest challenges was the question "well what are we going to put on it?" Of course, in hindsight this is a silly question, its a museum, there are literally thousands of display pieces that could be talked about.
The blog is used currently not only as a way to advertise for the museum, and to inform people of upcoming events, but also as a way to share information of Walt Disney. Some entries are specifically about an upcoming event at the museum, but more often the entries have pictures, and videos, along with text. These entries seek to allow the reading insight into the private life of Walt and his family.
The blog can be found at http://wdfmuseum.squarespace.com/.
This class has only just begun, yet I have already discovered some new tools, such as the voicethread and eyejot which I can think of so many uses for, both professionally, socially and academically. The first chapter of our text book alone, has already caused me to think back just 5 years ago, when MySpace was all the rage, and to think how quickly the world of the internet has changed.
5 years ago I moved from the east coast, to the west coast. I had never heard of twitter, and while I had had a facebook account for years, mostly used Myspace. Now, it seems I am the odd man out for not following anyone's twitter account (in fact I am not quite sure how to use it), and no one uses their MySpace account anymore (which is fine with me as I always preferred Facebook). I wonder, how long it will be before our text book is also out of date!
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