My thoughts on emerging technologies, the social web, libraries, research tools, and tech culture.
I mentioned in a prior post that I am organizing THATCamp SoCal (The Humanities and Technology Camp, Southern California) this September at my campus, Cal State Fullerton. Well, yesterday I hit the “no going back” point — we opened up registration. So, if you live in Southern California, or simply want to visit our gorgeous [...]
Abram Fox (@abramfox), a Ph.D. student in art history, shares a detailed account of his first THATCamp experience.
Despite using Omeka for nearly three years, until recently, I failed to understand the value of the Dublin Core “Description” field when adding Items.
After two and a half years of playing with and teaching Omeka, I recently started building out an Omeka site to publish one of my own personal research projects.
There has been much chatter on Twitter this week due to it being the 100th anniversary of the Titanic and its ill-fated maiden voyage. And this reminded me of a post that I have been meaning to write for a good year or so, showcasing some of the innovative ways that historians and future historians are using Twitter for historical reenactment.
A sample assignment to teach your students or other heritage professionals how to use Omeka to showcase digital history collections or research projects.
Have you attended one or more THATCamps? If so, please help me share your feedback and (hopefully) enthusiasm for THATCamp with my campus and community colleagues, and with our students.
On behalf of the Orange County, California, Heritage Coordinating Council, I am teaching a FREE hands-on Historypin workshop next Tuesday, January 10th! If you live or work in or near Orange County, you are welcome to join us.
Jon Voss of Lookback Maps has put together a fabulous video highlighting an assortment of library archive and museum mashups.
A review of the new Omeka.net hosted publishing platform for digital collections.
I am a librarian, web developer, technologist and trainer from Orange County, California. Systems Librarian at the Pollak Library, Cal State Fullerton. Foodie, hiker, craft nut, local historian and genealogist. Wife, mom, and dog lover.
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