UWF 40th Anniversary Archives Online

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UWF 40th Anniversary Archives Online

• New Visual Architectures, Living Digital Histories

Ray Uzwyshyn, MLIS Ph.D.Dept of Digital and
Learning TechnologiesUniversity of West Florida
Libraries
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From Imagination to Reality

• September 2006, Dean Debolt, Head of Archives
  and Special Collections Idea
• 40th Anniversary Virtual Exhibit
• Dr. Dana Sally, Dean of Libraries UWF, Enables
  Idea and Team

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Library 40th Anniversary Committee Formed October
2006

• Archives (Dean Debolt)
• Public Services/Archival Background (Melissa
  Finley Gonzalez) Library Administration (Dr.
  Dana Sally, Helen Wigersma)
• Digital Services (Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, Steven
  Fluharty)
• Automation (Fred Barry, Don Thompson)

To Plan Implement Site September 2007
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Project Goal

• To develop a virtual exhibit focusing on the
  University of West Floridas upcoming 40th
  anniversary and linking permanently from the
  library website. This project will highlight and
  utilize UWF library archival holdings and content
  expertise with regards to the wider university
  history encompassing a broad spectrum of special
  collections holdings and media elements
  highighting UWFs extensive image collection

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Project Timeline/BenchmarksDetailed Outline
http//www.uwf.edu/ruzwyshyn/2006PDF/University40t
hAnniversaryProject.pdf

• Phase I Material Gathering, Development of
  Information Architecture Phase II Initial
  Digitization, Scanning Phase III Virtual
  Exhibit Web Design/Development Phase IV Beta
  Testing, QA, Usability, Marketing
• Phase V Launch Coordination Launch Date
  September 2007

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Realities of ImplementationEncapsulated
Timeline Methodology Scrapped

• Organic Working Model Adapted

December June 2007
Selection of Images, Dean DeboltCategorization
of Images, Melissa Finley GonzalezDigitization
and Initial Organization of ImagesScanning,
Digitization Photoshop Work, Stephen Fluharty
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Organic Development of Information Architecture

• Academics
• XL257 1970 physics egg drop
• XL238 1972 biology houseboat
• XL247 1972 water fountain sculpture
• XL308 1973 class registration
• XL231 1978 woodshop
• XL108 1985 Rayburn-Dirken Institute
• XL263 1987 Library adds computers
• JW 2007 Steinway school
• Athletics
• XL241 1972 basketball sponsors
• XL237 1973 mens basketball
• XL292 1983-4 baseball
• XL290 1987 womens basketball
• XL291 1987 tennis teams
• XL212 1992 womens tennis
• XL212a 1992 mens tennis
• XL213 1992 softball

Melissa Finley GonzalezDean Debolt, Stephen
Fluharty
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Image Information Architecture, Taxonomy and
Captions

• Final Images
• Academics
• XL257 1970 physics egg drop
• XL238 1972 biology houseboat
• XL247 1972 water fountain sculpture
• XL308 1973 class registration
• XL231 1978 woodshop
• XL108 1985 Rayburn-Dirken Institute
• XL263 1987 Library adds computers
• JW 2007 Steinway school
• Athletics
• XL241 1972 basketball sponsors
• XL237 1973 mens basketball
• XL292 1983-4 baseball
• XL290 1987 womens basketball
• XL291 1987 tennis teams
• XL212 1992 womens tennis
• XL212a 1992 mens tennis
• XL213 1992 softball

Final Images Campus Life XL315 1972 Christmas in
great hall XL239 1972 international
festival XL240 1972 Addison Paul art
exhibit XL131 1973 campus parking XL304 1973 histo
ry pageant XL306 1973 ballet at
springcoming XL305 1973 childrens
festival XL307 1973 rapelling at
library XL235 1973 South African games
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Technology Prototype Work Begins, June 2007

• Translation from PaperInformation
  Architectureand initial scanning to Digital
  Infrastructure

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Prototype Phase I
Tiered Three Level Architecture Schema,
Category, Digital Object
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Archival Image Category Taxonomy
People
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International Festival Seventies
Digital Object Level, Completed, July 2007
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Technological Innovation and The Wildcard

• Final Material Gathering Meeting June 07
  Pushing the Limits of Current Possibility
  Turning Challenges to Opportunities Dean
  Proposes Visionary New Idea

CaptionsWUWF Radio VanPresident Marx Picnic
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Enabling Interactivity Web 2.0

• Allow Visitors/Patrons to Comment on the Virtual
  ExhibitSolves Problem of Needing Large Amount of
  Long Captions, opens visitors to fit living
  history into previous static site
• Deviates from original schema but throws project
  onto a whole new levelLiving Digital Archive,
  Organic Living History

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Budget Constraints Reverse Engineering Open
Source Software
New Web 2.0 Prototype MySQL Database/PHP
Middleware
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Creating a Living Digital Archive

• Environment UWF After Ivan

Recent Comments Wesley Akers on Lech Walesa
Donna Fluharty on Rappelling at Library
Open, Interactive, Living History, Web 2.0
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Open Comments New Archival Roles,
Patron/Archivist Relationship
Higher End Digital Archives Project Handful in
Country, Article Worthy territory (Development)
and (effects, Future Trajectories for Libraries)
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Timelines Scalable Models

• September 24-28 Site Launchfor Fall 2007

Infrastructure Built to Scale for the 50th
Anniversary
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UWF 40th Anniversary Visual History
The University of West Florida Libraries 40th
Anniversary Virtual Exhibit celebrates the riches
of photographs, memorabilia and various
historical material selected from the University
of West Florida Archives and Special
Collections.Images from the University of West
Floridas Special Collections and Archives, as
well as from other university collections, were
utilized to present this thematic visual online
history. We invite you to add your memories and
reflections.
http//librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/anniversary/

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More Detailed Examination of Site

• 1st Virtual Exhibit Static Prototype
• http//143.88.66.88/
• Interactive Web 2.0 Final Version
• http//librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/anniversary/
  
• Site Background Build Schema Outlinehttp//www.u
  wf.edu/ruzwyshyn/2006PDF/University40thAnniversary
  Project.pdf

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http//librarydigitalservices.uwf.edu/anniversary/