Steps for Developing a
Digital Archive

1. Please contact HUBAR so we can discuss with you the nature and structure of your content.
2. Because an open-ended Digital Multi-Media Archive is a cumulative effort that grows over time, it must be nurtured and managed in-house by its respective owner. Central to this proposal therefore is support for setting-up, building and ultimately enjoying the archive. Once the archiving methods have been established, the archive should be routine to maintain
3. An Digital Archive is built like an onion, with each layer adding a level of complexity:
 
a.)
Begin with an image/media library, usually a collection of media elements, and create a record of the elements in a basic database. Relational files (data linked to the image/media record) are developed as needed. (Click here for software recommendations.)
 
b.)
A basic map of the information to be presented in the archive is developed and the primary database structure is built accordingly.
 
c.)
Authoring databases must be kept segregated from the Primary Digital Archive. Satellite archives can be given to the scholars/authors contributing content and methods for contributing content online can be developed.
 
  d.) Media libraries are continually refined, on an on-going basis content is added to and integrated into the interactive multi-media environment.
 
  e.) The archive environment is tested for ease of use, functional dependability and enjoyment. We recomend that a core group of users be identified and encouraged to crtique the project.
 
  f.) Portions of the archive can be published in CD-ROM format, as a desktop publication or over the Internet.
 

 

 
For additional information, please contact HUBAR.
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