Christina EngelbartChristina EngelbartExecutive DirectorExecutive Director

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Learnings Learnings from a life’s work:from a life’s work:

The Doug Engelbart ArchivesThe Doug Engelbart Archives

Personal Digital Archiving 2011Personal Digital Archiving 2011

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Story in a nutshellStory in a nutshell19621951

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““BBoosting our Collective IQ”oosting our Collective IQ”

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19781988

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The human elementThe human element

Alumni100+

research team1-47 people

over 20+ years

• experimental methods, conventions, practices• new roles• strategic approach

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Backup Media

The stuffThe stuff

texts

artifacts

film / video

software

repository

Personal records

press

audio / oral histories

photos

events

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ArchivingArchiving real-time

online

physical

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(Re)Archiving(Re)Archiving

1995our first website

1990sStanford

MouseSite

preserved bypreserved byInternet ArchiveInternet Archive

on the web

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ArchivingArchiving on the web

Computer History Museum

2010Internet Archive

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ContextContextWhat’s their story?What’s their story?

What were they What were they thinkingthinking??

“firsts”

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1212edgerton-digital-collection.org

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Where to go from hereWhere to go from here

• Learn from the Edgerton Digital Collection and archivists of notable persons

• Digital storytelling• Digital museums – NMC MIDEA• Engage faculty and interns• Partnering and Funding

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Objectives beyond webifyingObjectives beyond webifying

• Humanizing history• Connecting the technology to the vision• Communicating the primary significance of the vision

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Knowledge EcosystemKnowledge Ecosystem

Rationale

MtgRecords

Reports

Email

ProposalsPlans

Intell

LessonsLearned Commentary

Contracts

SourceCode

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Knowledge EcosystemKnowledge EcosystemAll plugged into a collective intelligenceAll plugged into a collective intelligence

Rationale

MtgRecords

Reports

Email

ProposalsPlans

Intell

LessonsLearned Commentary

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SourceCode

RationaleMtgRecords

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Intelligence

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““BBoosting our Collective IQ”oosting our Collective IQ”

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Dynamic Knowledge EcosystemDynamic Knowledge Ecosystem

Rationale

MtgRecords

Reports

Email

ProposalsPlans

Intell

LessonsLearned Commentary

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RationaleMtgRecords

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Email

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Intelligence

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““BBoosting our Collective IQ”oosting our Collective IQ”dialog ~ intel ~ knowledge productsdialog ~ intel ~ knowledge products

•developing developing •integrating integrating

•applyingapplying

ConcurrentlyConcurrently

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

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Dynamic Knowledge EcosystemDynamic Knowledge Ecosystem

Rationale

MtgRecords

Reports

Email

ProposalsPlans

Intell

LessonsLearned Commentary

Contracts

SourceCode

RationaleMtgRecords

Reports

Email

Proposals

Intelligence

LessonsLearned

Commentary

Contracts

SourceCode

Plans

““BBoosting our Collective IQ”oosting our Collective IQ”dialog ~ intel ~ knowledge productsdialog ~ intel ~ knowledge products

•developing developing •integrating integrating

•applyingapplying

ConcurrentlyConcurrently

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

OpenOpenEvolvable, migratableEvolvable, migratableInteroperableInteroperableMalleable, custom viewsMalleable, custom viewsPermeable, everyPermeable, every object addressable, object addressable, linkable in any file linkable in any fileIdentifyable, every objectIdentifyable, every object stamped with author and stamped with author and time of creation/edits time of creation/editsAnnotateAnnotateExtensibleExtensibleCustomizableCustomizableSeamless experienceSeamless experienceShared desktop ubiquitousShared desktop ubiquitousOnline publishing with ID Online publishing with ID and version management and version management

Tool / KnowledgeTool / KnowledgeRequirements:Requirements: Functionality ubiquitous in all tools you useFunctionality ubiquitous in all tools you use

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Complexity and urgency are scaling up Complexity and urgency are scaling up

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with incremental with incremental Collective IQ strategyCollective IQ strategy

with exponentialwith exponentialCollective IQ strategyCollective IQ strategy

Grand ChallengeGrand Challenge

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AppreciationAppreciation• Alumni from Doug’s lab and Institute – Jeff Rulifson, Harvey Lehtman, Jake Feinler , Bill Daul – Doug’s long-time secretary Mary Coppernoll

• SRI International and Logitech at all levels• Stanford Library Special Collections – Henry Lowood, Tim Lenoir and team• Computer History Museum – Paula Jabloner, Marc Weber, Jake Feinler

• Internet Archive – Brewster Kahle, Laura Milvy, Jeff Ubois, and team • New Media Consortium (nmc.org) – Larry Johnson and Alan Levine