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UWF 40 th Anniversary Archives Online

UWF 40 th Anniversary Archives Online. New Visual Architectures, Living Digital Histories. Ray Uzwyshyn, MLIS Ph.D. Dept of Digital and Learning Technologies University of West Florida Libraries. From Imagination to Reality.

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UWF 40 th Anniversary Archives Online

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  1. UWF 40th Anniversary Archives Online New Visual Architectures, Living Digital Histories Ray Uzwyshyn, MLIS Ph.D.Dept of Digital and Learning TechnologiesUniversity of West Florida Libraries

  2. From Imagination to Reality September 2006, Dean Debolt, Head of Archives and Special Collections Idea 40th Anniversary Virtual Exhibit • Dr. Dana Sally, Dean of Libraries UWF, Enables Idea and Team

  3. Library 40th Anniversary Committee Formed October 2006 • Archives (Dean Debolt) • Public Services/Archival Background (Melissa Finley Gonzalez) Library Administration (Dr. Dana Sally, Helen Wigersma) • Digital Services (Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, Steven Fluharty) • Automation (Fred Barry, Don Thompson) To Plan & Implement Site September 2007

  4. Project Goal • To develop a virtual exhibit focusing on the University of West Florida’s upcoming 40th anniversary and linking permanently from the library website. This project will highlight and utilize UWF library archival holdings and content expertise with regards to the wider university history encompassing a broad spectrum of special collections holdings and media elements highighting UWF’s extensive image collection

  5. Project Timeline/BenchmarksDetailed Outline: http://www.uwf.edu/ruzwyshyn/2006PDF/University40thAnniversaryProject.pdf • Phase I Material Gathering, Development of Information Architecture Phase II Initial Digitization, Scanning Phase III Virtual Exhibit Web Design/Development Phase IV Beta Testing, QA, Usability, Marketing • Phase V Launch Coordination Launch Date September 2007

  6. Realities of ImplementationEncapsulated Timeline Methodology Scrapped • Organic Working Model Adapted December – June 2007 Selection of Images, Dean DeboltCategorization of Images, Melissa Finley GonzalezDigitization and Initial Organization of ImagesScanning, Digitization Photoshop Work, Stephen Fluharty

  7. Organic Development of Information Architecture • Academics • XL257 1970 physics egg drop • XL238 1972 biology houseboat • XL247 1972 water fountain sculpture • XL308 1973 class registration • XL231 1978 woodshop • XL108 1985 Rayburn-Dirken Institute • XL263 1987 Library adds computers • JW 2007 Steinway school • Athletics • XL241 1972 basketball sponsors • XL237 1973 men’s basketball • XL292 1983-4 baseball • XL290 1987 women’s basketball • XL291 1987 tennis teams • XL212 1992 women’s tennis • XL212a 1992 men’s tennis • XL213 1992 softball • JW 2005 men’s national tennis champs • Beginnings • JW 1960 Farris Bryant • XL035 1966 Bailey Center plaque • XL206 1967 campus aerial - 27 buildings (need caption) • XL008 1968 1st commencement – 1st diploma • XL013 1969 library dedication (need caption) • XL024 1968 2nd registration • XL018 1969 2nd commencement • XL268 1969 John C. Pace @ library dedication (need caption) Melissa Finley GonzalezDean Debolt, Stephen Fluharty

  8. Image Information Architecture, Taxonomy and Captions • Final Images • Academics • XL257 1970 physics egg drop • XL238 1972 biology houseboat • XL247 1972 water fountain sculpture • XL308 1973 class registration • XL231 1978 woodshop • XL108 1985 Rayburn-Dirken Institute • XL263 1987 Library adds computers • JW 2007 Steinway school • Athletics • XL241 1972 basketball sponsors • XL237 1973 men’s basketball • XL292 1983-4 baseball • XL290 1987 women’s basketball • XL291 1987 tennis teams • XL212 1992 women’s tennis • XL212a 1992 men’s tennis • XL213 1992 softball • JW 2005 men’s national tennis champs • Beginnings • JW 1960 Farris Bryant • XL035 1966 Bailey Center plaque • XL206 1967 campus aerial - 27 buildings (need caption) • XL008 1968 1st commencement – 1st diploma • XL013 1969 library dedication (need caption) • XL024 1968 2nd registration • XL018 1969 2nd commencement • XL268 1969 John C. Pace @ library dedication (need caption) • XL285 1971 campus plan map Final Images Campus Life XL315 1972 Christmas in great hall XL239 1972 international festival XL240 1972 Addison Paul art exhibit XL131 1973 campus parking XL304 1973 history pageant XL306 1973 ballet at springcoming XL305 1973 children’s festival XL307 1973 rapelling at library XL235 1973 South African games

  9. Technology Prototype Work Begins, June 2007 Translation from PaperInformation Architectureand initial scanning to Digital Infrastructure

  10. Prototype Phase I Tiered: Three Level Architecture: Schema, Category, Digital Object

  11. Archival Image Category Taxonomy People

  12. International Festival: Seventies Digital Object Level, Completed, July 2007

  13. Technological Innovation and The Wildcard • Final Material Gathering Meeting June 07 Pushing the Limits of Current Possibility Turning Challenges to Opportunities Dean Proposes Visionary New Idea CaptionsWUWF Radio VanPresident Marx Picnic

  14. Enabling Interactivity & Web 2.0 • Allow Visitors/Patrons to Comment on the Virtual ExhibitSolves Problem of Needing Large Amount of Long Captions, opens visitors to fit living history into previous static site • Deviates from original schema but throws project onto a whole new levelLiving Digital Archive, Organic Living History

  15. Budget Constraints: Reverse Engineering Open Source Software New Web 2.0 Prototype: MySQL Database/PHP Middleware

  16. Creating a Living Digital Archive • Environment: UWF After Ivan Recent Comments Wesley Akers on Lech Walesa Donna Fluharty on Rappelling at Library Open, Interactive, Living History, Web 2.0

  17. Open Comments: New Archival Roles, Patron/Archivist Relationship Higher End Digital Archives Project: Handful in Country, Article Worthy territory: (Development) and (effects, Future Trajectories for Libraries)

  18. Timelines & Scalable Models September 24-28 Site Launchfor Fall 2007 Infrastructure Built to Scale for the 50th Anniversary

  19. UWF 40th Anniversary Visual History The University of West Florida Libraries 40th Anniversary Virtual Exhibit celebrates the riches of photographs, memorabilia and various historical material selected from the University of West Florida Archives and Special Collections.Images from the University of West Florida’s Special Collections and Archives, as well as from other university collections, were utilized to present this thematic visual online history. We invite you to add your memories and reflections. http://librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/anniversary/

  20. More Detailed Examination of Site • 1st Virtual Exhibit Static Prototype • http://143.88.66.88/ • Interactive Web 2.0 Final Version • http://librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/anniversary/ • Site Background Build Schema Outlinehttp://www.uwf.edu/ruzwyshyn/2006PDF/University40thAnniversaryProject.pdf

  21. http://librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/anniversary/

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