Drafting the Proposal & Battling Technical Demons

Today our group met at the Nashville Public Library again. Now we are at the stage where we can combine our drafted proposal efforts so they can become a cohesive whole.

On the technical front, we are still researching possible software we can use to create the Faces of TennCare library. We are struggling to find a user-friendly open source digital asset management software which works on an operating system we have. Those are a lot of qualifiers! We remain hopeful though as we are corresponding with several helpful knowledgeable individuals.

In other news, the files have been prepared and disseminated. Metadata is being gathered. Everyone has contributed. We have a clear vision for how we will move forward! For readers contextual information, here is a link to a website where a selection of the work is viewable: www.joonpowell.com/tenncare/

Second Group Meeting 02-19-12

SIS 565 DLP - Second Group Meeting - Notes


Group members each shared how their portion of the project was progressing.  It was then decided that the proposal should also be broken down and delegated to group members.


Project Proposal Tasks

Part 1: Joon & other contributors

• What is our digital library & why are we doing this?
• Who asked Joon to take the photos and why?
• Who can use these photos and for what purpose?
• What is the significance of the photos?
• Historical, political, regionally
• Goal(s) of our DL: “access and discovery”

Part 2: Part 2 (3-4 pages) will outline what you propose to do - Everyone contributing

- This section is a high-level narrative of the project you are working on,in your case building a digital collection. So this could include:collection description

• collection description
• target audience (What is the primary audience of the photos? - Communication
• tool for non-profits rather than for historical significance)
• Scope
• Material types
• Metadata format (JamiPart3)
• Software platforms being considered (TaraPart4).

Part 3: Each group member discusses (1-2 pages total / 1+ paragraph per person) their assigned role (#) for the final project

The group discussed the digital asset management software Omeka and whether or not it will be a viable option for us given its limitations. Other platforms were mentioned as well (ContentDM and Drupal) and the group discussed reasons why we may or may not use each platform. Clayton will be emailing Melanie to ask about installation of Omeka w/o Lenox.

Next meeting scheduled for Sunday 02/26/12 at 2:00 p.m. at NPL

First Group Meeting 02-05-12

SIS 565 DLP - First Group Meeting - Notes

Content: Photographic portraits of Medicaid recipients who lost coverage in 2005 & 2006.

Task Assignments:

1. Joon: Define target community
2. Cassie: Develop collection guidelines
3. Jami: Metadata recommendations
4. Tara: Technological Infrastructure
5. Clayton: Implement prototype DL

Other tasks:
Joon: Choose sample of 25 portraits to use and submit the "pitch" on the discussion board.
Jami: Email professor our list of questions and create the Google doc for collaboration.
Cassie: Create blog and type up first meeting's notes.
All: Begin research on assigned tasks.

Next meeting scheduled for Sunday 2/12/12 in the same study room (children's section, 2nd floor) at the Nashville Public Library.