Unit 12: Digital Online Archives

For the most part the Northern Virginia Digital History [link] is very easy to navigate and interesting to explore. I like the many different ways to explore the galleries especially the option to browse via the map. It is really easy to find were to contribute items.

But uploading photos to Northern Virginia Digital History Archive was a bit more difficult than I had expected. All the photos I had taken with my phone were over the file limit and had to be edited and downsized with photoshop. I think the file limit was 2 MB, not the standard 10 MB which is more common today.

I found the subtitles to be a bit confusing. Like I understand 'Image Description' but 'An account of the resource' makes me second guess what exactly is being looked for. And for the 'Date' I ended up putting in the date the photo was taken, which may not be correct for 'A point or period of time associated with an event in the the life cycle of the resource' as the point or period of time can vary. Like the photos I uploaded were of historic structures and it could be argued that the dates of importance are completely different than the date they were taken.


The digital archive I checked out is the Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music [link]. While the website's navigation it pretty easy to use, but to get access to the photographs you have to sign up for an account. At least the account is free and the content can be searched before signing up. The collection spans many countries though it is primarily in the UK. Each entry contains a lot of valuable information whether or not there is actual images of the music.

The main project is still sitting on the back burner while I catch up with everything else.