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Please
contact
HUBAR so we can discuss with you the nature and structure of
your content.
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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
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An
Digital Archive is built like an onion, with each layer adding
a level of complexity: |
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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.) |
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b.)
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A basic map of the information to be presented in the archive
is developed and the primary database structure is built accordingly. |
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c.)
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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. |
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Media libraries are continually refined, on an on-going basis content
is added to and integrated into the interactive multi-media environment. |
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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. |
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f.) |
Portions
of the archive can be published in CD-ROM format, as a desktop
publication or over the Internet. |
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