The Versioning Machine 3.1
Lessons in Open Source Software [Re]Development
Susan Schreibman, Ann Hanlon, Tony Ross, Sean Daugherty
Digital Humanities 2007
June 4, 2007
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Ann Hanlon and Susan Schreibman shared the results and implications of a user study for the Versioning Machine in a poster session at Digital Humanities 2007, the annual joint conference of the Association for Computers and the Humanities and the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing. The study was designed to collect data on navigability and ease of use, as well as the utility of the Versioning Machine – and by extension, tools for the digital humanities in general – for the scholars and practitioners to whom it is directed. The survey included over 30 detailed responses collected via an online survey, as well as five in-person interviews in April and May 2007.
Kate Murray, speaker
NARA Preservation Conference Dynamic Media Panel
May 1, 2007
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The Office of Digital Collections and Resources at the University of Maryland Libraries recently released the new edition of “Best Practices for Digital Collections at UM Libraries.” In addition to covering topics such as project lifecycle management and technical specifications for still images and text, this new edition covers audio and moving image formats, Web authoring guidelines, user centered design as well as a local interpretation of the “digital master” concept. This presentation includes a short overview of UM Libraries analog media collections, followed by an examination of the guiding principles for our new AV preservation initiative and finally, outlines in detail our best practices for digital dynamic media collections.
View Dr. Schreibman’s Presentation
Dr. Schreibman joined a panel of international experts from Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom in speaking to an invited audience from the cultural heritage sector in Ireland about national digitization strategies.
