The January/February issue of the Society of American Archivists' Archival Outlook featured an interesting piece on the New York City Taxi Driver Oral History Project. This oral history project was started in 2010 by Samantha Gibson and Margaret Fraser and aimed to record, document, and archive oral history interviews of NYC cab drivers. Fraser notes … Continue reading Small Scale, Big Impact: NYC Taxi Driver Oral History
Digital Exhibits: Display and Format Challenges
As part of a work project, I recently spent some time scrolling through a variety of digital exhibits created by heritage organizations. My goal while looking at these online exhibits was to compile a list of functions and visual characteristics which comprise a 'good' online exhibit. I'm not sure my efforts resulted in an … Continue reading Digital Exhibits: Display and Format Challenges
Entirely Virtual: The Museum of Afghan Civilization
The Museum of Afghan Civilization is scheduled to make it's debut in 2010. This museum is going to be completely virtual. Online exhibits are nothing new, but the idea of creating an online building to house these online exhibits is fairly novel.The Museum of Afghan Civilization employed an architect, museum professionals, and artists, to design … Continue reading Entirely Virtual: The Museum of Afghan Civilization