Open-Access Publishing and Geo-Spatial Tools for (Music) Research

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This is the talk I gave at the Digital Frontiers 2014 conference at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas on September 18, 2014.

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  • 1. Open Access Publishing andGeo-Spatial Tools for (Music)ResearchAnna E. KijasDigital Frontiers 2014Panel: Digital Humanities in MusicSeptember 18, 2014

2. Geo-dispersal of Primary Sources (selection) 3. Viewsharehttp://viewshare.orgFree web-based platformCreate interactive views using maps, timelines, facets, and tag cloudsPrimarily used for cultural heritage digital collectionsRuns on Recollection (RDF, Simile Exhibit, Akara, Django)http://viewshare.org/about/community/Example Exhibit: Fairfax Postcardshttp://viewshare.org/views/cmsalas/fairfax-postcards-2/Viewshare was created by the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) at the Library ofCongress 4. Item view 5. Map View 6. Timeline view 7. WordPresshttp://wordpress.orgFree open-source platformRuns on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)Created by a community of usersUsed for blogging, content management, publishing, and moreCustomize with widgets, plugins, themes or new codePlugin example: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/commentpress-core/ 8. Digital Humanities NOW, http://digitalhumanitiesnow.org/. 9. Writing History in the Digital Agehttp://writinghistory.trincoll.edu/Jack Dougherty and Kristen Nawrotzki, eds. Writing History in the Digital Age. [CC BY NC -Spring 2012]; Print version from University of Michigan Press, 2013,http://writinghistory.trincoll.edu/. 10. Omekahttp://omeka.orgFree open-source platformRuns on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)Used for content management, collections management, archival digital collections, as well as collections-basedresearchCustomize through simple and flexible templates, plugins or create new codeFor examples, visit: http://omeka.org/showcase/Omeka is a project of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media,George Mason University. 11. Just a few ways to use OmekaCreate, build, and share primary source collections or exhibits (i.e. images, texts, artifacts)Publish digital editions (i.e. essays, dissertations, narrative)Collaborate with others (i.e. digital publishing, visualizations, transcriptions)Create digital archives using crowd-sourced contentUse plugins, such as Neatline, to visualize historical eventsCreate lesson plans for studentsFind more ideas about using Omeka: http://omeka.org/codex/How_Might_You_Use_OmekaExplore Omeka-powered sites: http://omeka.org/codex/View_Sites_Powered_by_Omeka 12. Documenting Teresa Carreo, http://documentingcarreno.org/.*In process of upgrading to Omeka v. 2 and releasing new content. 13. Library of Congress Linked Data Service, http://id.loc.gov/. 14. Virtual International Authority File, http://viaf.org/. 15. Neatlinehttp://neatline.org/Add-on plugins for Omeka exhibits (Neatline, Neatline Maps, Neatline Features)Create interactive, geo-temporal exhibitsPlot objects, text, and narrative against maps, timelines, and narrativeCreated by University of Virginia, Scholars Lab 16. Admin view in Neatline exhibit 17. *Map will be released when Omeka site is upgraded to current version. 18. *Map will be released when Omeka site is upgraded to currentversion. 19. Contact Info:Anna E. KijasScholars Collaborative Coordinator & Music/Dramatic Arts LiaisonUniversity of ConnecticutEmail: [email protected]: http://www.annakijas.com/Twitter: @anna_kijas