Other Projects
Digital Collections and Educational Exhibit Sites
What is a digital collection? A digital collection is an amalgamation of books, papers, sound recordings, 3D objects, etc. in which each item has been scanned into an electronic file and stored on a server. Other popular terms are "digital respository" and "digital museum."
I collected and digitized historical documents from the local Gainesville, Florida community in order to create the Radical Women in Gainesville Digital Collection. The collection features newspapers, letters, journals, and other materials from the 1970s women's movement.
In addition, I created the Radical Women in Gainesville Online Exhibit to provide a visual snapshot of the women's movement in Gainesville and to give context to the digitally-preserved/featured documents. The exhibit features small histories of different parts of the movement, quotes from the women who participated in its history, reappropriated images, a flash slideshow, and a lengthy timeline documenting the women's movement community from the late 1960s to the present.
These sites are hosted by the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries server and were made possible by the University of Florida Digital Library Center.
At the Digital Library Center, I also worked on a mini-grant to further develop the Comics Collection. I digitized English comics from the 1800s, as well as military pamphlets illustrated by Will Eisner. Special thanks to Laurie Taylor for allowing me to work on this project with her.
Educational Technology Games
Educational technology games don't have to be played on LeapFrog or other type of specific educational technology hardware. They can be as simple as a web site, designed with certain conditions, that takes you through different frames depending on the user's responses. I recently viewed such a game - BioActive. BioActive is basically an image map that purposes to teach library patrons how to navigate the University of Florida library web system.
As of 9/26 it's currently in it's Beta state. If you would like to play the game, please feel free to do so. I'm sure the library faculty at UF would appreciate your feedback.
Play BioActive (15 - 20 minutes). Remember to use the Help button if you get lost.
Fill Out the Survey. (5 minutes max).
