Hack the Stacks, American Museum of Natural History

Hack the StacksMike CaprioJen Cwiok

Iris LeeRebecca Morgan

Stacy Schiff

METRO Annual ConferenceJanuary 11, 2017#hackthestacks

Hack the Universe

2014Hack the Dinos

2015Hack the Stacks

2016

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April to June

Phase 2: Writing and Refining

August to November

Phase 3: Tech Prep and Event Planning

Wish List ----> Challenges

Phase 1: Brainstorming & Prioritization

June to October

LIBRARY EDUCATION

HACKERS

Enhance Access

Increase Discovery

Create Relationships

Create Tools

Metadata

Increase Outreach

Enhance User Experience

Create Open Source

Solutions

Increase Discovery

Promote Natural History

Education

BridgeUPSTEM

Community Enrichment

AMNH API Portal

Cabinet of Curiosities

Expedition Tracker

Find the Hidden Object

Library Metasearch

Mine for Specimens

Museum Time Machine Snippet Search Evolution of

Darwin’s NotesStory of

Natural History

10 Challenges

Persons:amnhp_1...

Expeditions:amnhc_2...

Halls:amnhc_4...

Communicating with 100+ people

Connects you to participants before, during and after the event

Channel for every challenge

Real-time messaging

Documenting the process

Communicating with 100+ people

Ask me about metadata!

The Process of Creating Challenges: Benefits to StaffCreating Relationships:

Data, Departments, Assets, People

Library image 42957, Woman with basket, with Anthropology item 16/4681

Library image 1677, Sakha (Yakut) woman in winter coat, with Anthropology item 70/8494

Team DarWIN: Matchural Selection

Thanks!github.com/amnh/HackTheStacks

Mike Caprio, Innovation Consultantmcaprio@amnh.org @mik3caprioJen Cwiok, Digital Projects Managerjcwiok@amnh.org @supercwiokIris Lee, Metadata Analystilee@amnh.org @collidingIrisRebecca Morgan, Special Collections Archivistrmorgan@amnh.org @BarchivistStacy Schiff, Visual Resources Librariansschiff@amnh.org

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