PHILAPLACE

PRESENTED BY:NADIA BARCLAY, TOM REAVLEY,

AND ANTONIA FRYDMAN

FOR INF 385F – DIGITAL LIBRARY PRINCIPLES AND DEVELOPMENT

PART 1: PURPOSE,

MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING

PURPOSE, MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING

2005

PURPOSE, MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING

PURPOSE, MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING

• PUBLIC DONATION

• HISTORICAL SOCIETY DONATIONS

• LARGE GRANTS

PURPOSE, MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING

PURPOSE, MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING

DIGITAL FORMAT ALLOWS FOR...

• PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS

• COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY AND VISITORS

• EDUCATION

• INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORY

• PROMOTION/PROTECTION OF HISTORY, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS

PART 2: RESOURCES AND

FEATURES

OBJECTS/RECORDS:

• STORIES & ESSAYS• IMAGES• VIDEO• AUDIO • MAPS• EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES• ITINERARIES

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

OBJECTS/RECORDS:

• ≈ 100-150 STORIES & ESSAYS

• 1427 IMAGES/VIDEO/AUDIO

• 5 MAPSo CONTEMPORARY (GOOGLE MAP)o 1875 MAPo 1895 BROMLEYo 1934 BREWERo 1962 LAND USE

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

Resource Format Downloadable?

Plugin Req’d?

Stories & Essays

XHTML Yes No

Images JPG, PDF Yes No

Video FLV (flash video)

No Flash player

Audio MP3 No Flash player

Maps * No No

Teaching Materials

PDF Yes No

Datasets XLS Yes No

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

FORMATS:

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

METADATA:• TYPE• NEIGHBORHOOD• RELATED STORY• STREET ADDRESS• CREATOR NAME• DATE CREATED• DESCRIPTION

• CONTRIBUTOR• COLLECTION• TAGS• TOPICS• SOURCE

(BIBLIOGRAPHIC)• PURCHASE INFO.• DIGITAL IDENTIFIER

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

UNIQUE ISSUES:

• NEIGHBORHOOD CLASSIFICATIONS

• STORAGE AND PRESERVATION

• LIMITED ACCESS

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

A CITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS

• MASTER RECORDSoQUALITYoFORMAToCONVERSIONS

• COSTS

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RESOURCES AND FEATURES

STORAGE AND PRESERVATION:

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

KEY FEATURES:

BROWSE OR SEARCH OPTIONS:

• MAP LOCATIONS

• TOPIC

• NEIGHBORHOOD

• RESOURCE TYPE

• CONTRIBUTOR

• SIMPLE SEARCH

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

BLOG:

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

TOURS:

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

MAPS:

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

DEMOGRAPHICS:

• PERSONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY SPACE

• CONTRIBUTE STORIES, IMAGES, VIDEO

• SAVE FAVORITE PLACES

• CREATE TOURS

• NOMINATE TOURS

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

MY PHILAPLACE:

RESOURCES AND FEATURES

LESSON PLANS:

PART 3: ACCESS

ACCESS

HOW IS PHILAPLACE ACCESSED?

• SHARING• SEARCH ENGINES• CONNECTING LINKS

ACCESS

WHO USES PHILAPLACE?

• PAST OR PRESENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS(WHO USE ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE)• TEACHERS AND STUDENTS• VISITORS• ORGANIZATIONS• RESEARCHERS

ACCESS

PREVIEW FEATURES:

• HOMEPAGE• CALL OUT BOXES• MOST VIEWED LOCATIONS• FEATURED LOCATIONS• CALL OUT BOXES• THUMBNAIL IMAGES AND TITLES• INTERACTIVE EXPLANATIONS

ACCESS

UNIQUE ACCESS ISSUES:

• NO LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION / TRANSLATION SERVICES

• TOO MANY POINTS OF ACCESS?

PART 4: USING

PHILAPLACE AS AN EXAMPLE

USING PHILAPLACE AS AN EXAMPLE

• REPRESENTS HISTORY AND CULTURE THROUGH SPACE AND PLACE.

• COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY.

• INTEGRATES DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA.

• OFFERS DIFFERENT POINTS OF ACCESS.

• PRESERVES THE CITY'S HISTORY.

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

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