Why Metadata Matters? A Review of Metadata Used in DPLA
Here is a brief review of the metadata used in the DPLA online platform. you used in the last module. Digital Object Searched: step stool Using the search box provided on the DPLA platform, I typed step stool. I must disclaim the fact that I’m approaching this term as a librarian would normally do, by…
Database Review: Humanities International Complete™
Humanities International Complete™ Overview Humanities International Complete™ (EBSCOhost) is a comprehensive database with over 3,000 abstracts and some full text articles in subject disciplines of the Humanities, including: HIC is multidisciplinary in nature with a focus on academic, literary, and creative works. The source types range from scholarly journals, books, and book chapters, to magazines,…
Digitizing My Kitchen: Taking the First Steps to Understanding the Digitization Process
A Guide to Digitization: My Modern Kitchen This activity, which entailed creating a thematically-focused collection of images, was my first attempt in getting acquainted with the step-by-step process of digitization through an exercise involving personal kitchen items. Manoff (2006) points to this need to explore the nature of digital materiality in order to understand how…
ARCAS: A Digital Repository of Argentine Literature & Arts Scholarship
For Latin American literature enthusiasts (like myself), especially those with keen interest in Southern Cone studies, there’s a beautifully crafted website devoted to the works of Argentine authors, artists, popular literature, and linguistic studies. ARCAS is an open access portal that presents collections sponsored by the School of Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences of the Universidad…
Prelinger Archives
The Prelinger Archives Whether you are a researcher finding films on hygiene propaganda campaigns in the 1950’s, a teacher looking for cool material on nuclear war, or an amateur filmmaker putting together a film fest, The Prelinger Archives would be a great place to visit. This website is a compilation of thousands of ephimeral filmic…
NASA on The Commons on Flickr: A Love Affair Rekindled Thanks to Digital Humanities
Visiting the NASA on The Commons on Flickr online platform takes me back on love memory lane, working as an undergraduate co-op at Cape Canaveral. It’s not my first time discovering this awesome venue hosted by Flickr, for my love affair with the Space Program has endured all these years, including my tenure as STEM librarian…
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