LIS 670 Presentation: Digital Storytelling

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LIS 670 PresentationDigital Storytelling
Librariesby Andrew Weiss
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Digital Storytelling
Storytelling Affective Reciprocal Univers
al DS Basic Definition "Digital storytelling
takes the ancient art of oral storytelling and
engages a palette of technical tools to weave
personal tales using images, graphics, music, and
sound mixed together with the author's own story
voice." (Salpeter) Proponents New word
Restoryfication (!?!) lost some oral
traditions can recapture w/ DS
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Why is this important?

• Info Age ? Conceptual Age a.k.a. convergence
• (Web ? Web 2.0 / Library 2.0)
• Web 2.0 technologies include
• Blogging
• Podcasting
• Mash-ups (combos of available data software)
• Social Networks (Facebook / MySpace etc.)
• Digital Storytelling
• Libraries need to find ways to integrate into the
  new web tech libs can use DS to move more into
  the conceptual age / 2.0
• Call it the age of upgrades? Are we ready for
  the Life 2.0? Church 2.0?

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Components of a Digital Story
7 (and a ½) Important Components 1) Point 1.5)
point of view 2) Dramatic Question 3) Emotional
content 4) Gift of your voice 5) Power of the
soundtrack 6) Economy 7) Pacing (Courtney)
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My Example

• My Digital Story
• A Trip to Angkor Wat and Cambodia
• http//www2.hawaii.edu/apweiss/comics.html
• While watching please keep the 7.5 components of
  a digital story at hand

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My 7 (and a ½) Story Components

• My Story Components
• Point Explain a trip to Angkor/Cambodia
• Point of View 1st person
• Dramatic Question How did visiting Angkor
  Cambodia change me?
• Emotional Content exotic locale / cute children
  / people in need of help / war-torn
  history etc.
• Gift of your Voice My written thoughts
• Soundtrack Beethovens 7th symphony 2nd
  movement
• Economy Short about 340 in length
  pictures used to imply story not all
  explained.
• Pacing Follows rhythm of the music
  content.

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How did I do it?

• Hardware
• Computer
• Digital cameras / Film Cameras (Still Video)
• Microphone
• Scanner (to digitize prints / negatives etc.)
• Software
• Photo editing Software (i.e.Adobe Photoshop)
• Sound recording software (i.e. Sound Studio)
• Video editing software (i.e. Windows Movie Maker
  or Adobe Premier)

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So What?
Hamilton Library Entrance
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Educational Uses Of DS
Digital stories as personal narratives (like
mine!) Pers. Reflection/Development Example
The ABCs of Love can you catch the
theme? http//www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
abcsoflove.htm Digital stories that examine
historical events Social Studies /
etc. EXAMPLE The Dustbowl about 1930s
USA http//www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/dus
tbowl.htm Digital stories that inform or
instruct about Art / culture / math / science
/ etc from Educational Uses of DS

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DS in Libraries

• Potential for libraries
• Reviews (personal reactions etc.) of books /
  subjects
• Display / comment on image collections held by
  library or archive
• Provide image context for curriculum of all
  disciplines
• Contribute to narrative about the collection
• Stories commented on by patrons,
• adding to the dialogue (professional otherwise)
  about a work or subject.

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DS Initiatives

• Digital Storytelling Initiatives Programs
• Bristol Stories. ? tie up with Bristol Museums
  (Bristol, England)
• http//www.bristolstories.org/
• Queensland PL ? Public library spearheads project
  (Queensland, Australia)
• http//www.qldstories.slq.qld.gov.au/
• Capture Wales ? Welsh Digital Stories BBC
  project (Wales, GB)
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/wales/audiovideo/sites/galle
  ries/pages/capturewales.shtml
• Miami University ? Digital Writing Collaborative
  (Oxford, Ohio)
• http//unixgen.muohio.edu/7Edwc/
• Ball State University ? MA in telecommunications
  Digital Storytelling emph.
• http//www.bsu.edu/cim/storytelling/

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The Next Step?

• Already were moving beyond basic DS
• Cf. Nikonikodouga trans SmileVideo Japanese
  video site like YouTube.
• Allows users to comment as the film is playing

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The Next Step? (Continued)

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The Next Step? (Continued)

• Real-time commentary on a film
• further opening up of boundaries between maker
  viewer
• This is the essence of Web 2.0!

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DS Issues

• Issues to think about
• Is Digital Storytelling really a separate entity?
  Is it really any different than filmmaking?
• Pros / Cons of using video for educational
  purposes?
• How can it be utilized effectively in libraries?
• Do you think DS can contribute significantly to
  an Institutions Narrative? Or is it just a
  gimmick?
• Other applications of DS?

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DS References

• Articles
• Salpeter, J. (2005). Telling tales with
  technology. Technology and Learning (25)7,
  18-24. Web page online. Available at url
  http//www.techlearning.com/shared/PrintableArticl
  e.jhtml?articleID60300276 Internet.
• Books
• Courtney, Nancy. (2007). Library 2.0 and Beyond.
  Westport, Conn. Libraries Unlimited, 129-139.
• Lambert, Joe. (2002). Digital Storytelling
  Capturing Lives, Creating Community. Berkeley,
  CA Digital Diner Press.
• Websites
• Bristol Stories. Web page online. Available at
  url http//www.bristolstories.org/ Internet.
• Capture Wales. Web page online. Available at url
  http//www.bbc.co.uk/wales /audiovideo/sites/galle
  ries/pages/capturewales.shtml Internet.
• Center for Digital Storytelling. Web page online.
  Available at url http//www.storycenter.org
  Internet.
• College of Communication, Information and Media
  Digital Storytelling. Ball State University. Web
  page online. Available at url http//www.bsu.edu/
  cim/storytelling/ Internet.
• Digital Writing Collaborative. Miami University
  of Ohio. Webpage online. Available at url
  http//unixgen.muohio.edu/7Edwc/ Internet.
• Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
  (University of Houston). Web page online.
  Available at url http//www.coe.uh.edu/digital-st
  orytelling/ Internet.
• Nikoniko Douga. ????????Web page online.
  Available at url http//www.nicovideo.jp/
  Internet.
• Queensland Stories. Web page online. Available at
  url http//www.qldstories. slq.qld.gov.au/
  Internet.