my canmore – opening up the rcahms archive to users alan muirden

My Canmore – opening up the RCAHMS archive to users

Alan Muirdenwww.canmore.rcahms.gov.uk

Canmore

•Inventory•> 280,000 recorded sites

• Catalogue•> 3 million Collection items

• Online Image Gallery•> 130,000 digital images available

My Canmore – launched Aug. 2009Users can:

• Customise Canmore search fields and search return headings

• Upload & manage image contributions to sites

• Add text comments to• Their own image/text contributions• RCAHMS digital images• Other users’ image/text contributions• Canmore sites

My Canmore – headline results

• 2135 registered users

• 2,900 public image contributionsto 1,150 sites

• 500 public text contributionsto 360 sites

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My Canmore – simple enhancement

My Canmore – detailed enhancement

My Canmore – detailed enhancement

My Canmore – aerial photography

My Canmore – aerial photography

My Canmore – personal response

My Canmore – personal response

Sank 5th October 1978Posted by Denise Warren on 07 October 2010 My dad was the Chief Engineer lost on this voyage (Dennis warren, from Hull).

My Canmore – personal response

My Canmore – personal response

My Canmore – personal response

Probably wartime by the get up of the truck – same building from a different direction – truck is a Commer Raider. Factory used to supply Prestwick Air Base with “Lemonade” during WWII.

My Canmore – personal responseHistory of premisesPosted by Tom Caldwell on 14 June 2010 I believe that this was the premises of my grandfather Tom Caldwell's "Lemonade" factory from some time in the 1930's until he sold the business to the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society in 1949. The SCWS set up a chain of soft drink factories trading as "Hendry's". The property including the adjoining residence was known as "Shawbank" East Shaw Street Kilmarnock.Any further information on the history of the building or of the firm will be welcomed.

Probably wartime by the get up of the truck – same building from a different direction – truck is a Commer Raider. Factory used to supply Prestwick Air Base with “Lemonade” during WWII.

My Canmore - headline results

• 280,000 recorded sites

• 3 million Collection items

• 130,000 digital images available

• 2135 registered users

• 2,900 public image contributionsto 1,150 sites

• 500 public text contributionsto 360 sites

My Canmore – trends

• 20/80 rule evident in images• 72% of contributors uploaded <5 images• 5 users contributed > 100 images each• 1 user contributed nearly 400 images

• Text contributions significantly less, but more evenly distributed

• Comparatively little evidence of users interactingwith one another (<20 in 500)

My Canmore – development issues

• Security of images• Geo-referencing• Browsing • Copyright/legality

• ‘Correct this’ function?• User involvement – 20/80 rule?• Promoting interaction• Promoting/steering contributions• Encourage better captioning

My Canmore – opening up the RCAHMS archive to users

Alan Muirdenwww.canmore.rcahms.gov.uk