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Archive: July 2014 (5 Posts)

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Understanding the Participatory Culture of the Web: An Interview with Henry Jenkins

Posted by: Trevor Owens

The following is a guest post from Julia Fernandez, this year’s NDIIPP Junior Fellow. Julia has a background in American studies and working with folklife institutions and is working on a range of projects related to CurateCamp Digital Culture. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews Julia is conducting to better understand the …

Posted in: Digital Content, Insights Interview

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Future Steward on Stewardship’s Future: An Interview with Emily Reynolds

Posted by: Trevor Owens

Each year, the NDSA Innovation Working Group reviews nominations from members and non-members alike for the Innovation Awards. Most of those awards are focused on recognizing individuals, projects and organizations that are at the top of their game. The Future Steward award is a little different. It’s focused on emerging leaders, and while the recipients …

Posted in: Insights Interview

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Tag and Release: Acquiring & Making Available Infinitely Reproducible Digital Objects

Posted by: Trevor Owens

What does it mean to acquire something, like a set of animated .gifs,  that are already widely available on the web? Archives and Museums are often focused on acquiring, preserving and making accessible rare or unique documents, records, objects and artifacts. While someone might take a photo of an object, or reproduce it in any …

Posted in: Digital Content, Tools and Infrastructure

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Preserving Folk Cultures of the Digital Age: An interview with Folklorist Trevor J. Blank, Pt. 2

Posted by: Trevor Owens

The following is a guest post from Julia Fernandez, this year’s NDIIPP Junior Fellow. Julia has a background in American studies and working with folklife institutions and is working on a range of projects leading up to CurateCamp Digital Culture in July. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews Julia is conducting to …

Posted in: Digital Content, Insights Interview