What DCD Discover can do for you …
DCD Discover is the open digital archive for Dance Collection Danse [DCD]. It is the product of DCD Labs, a user focused iterative process to produce an accessible archive fit for the digital age.
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Deep Dive into Copyright, Part 1
Progress on DCD Discover is moving along at a rapid pace. Our development means that we are now at the stage where it’s time to have the conversation about COPYRIGHT.
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Spreading the Word. DCD Labs speaks to ConCode
In UX design it goes without saying that you need to reach out to new communities all of the time. You can watch the great session between DCD Labs and ConCode (Conservators in Coding). Find out more about ConCode
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Creating New Creations
On the 19th of May 2021, we came together for a Live Lab to present the work of the second year students at the Ryerson School of Performance. In a ‘normal’ year, the final assignment would be a written piece but this is not a normal year.
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DCD Labs – with Community Manager, Lorraine
Lorraine Finch, the community member for DCD Labs on the early stages of development of DCD Discover.
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International Dance Day & Atlantic Canada
To celebrate International Dance Day no the 29th April 2021, DCD held a Live Lab showcasing their fabulous collection of dance material especially as related to Atlantic Canada.
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Sustainable web technology, Part 2
Following on from our previous article about sustainable web development where we spoke about the long term sustainability of a web site, there’s another aspect of sustainability which we must develop for: Environmental Sustainability.
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DCD Live Lab – Oral Histories
There are roughly 1,100 hours of oral history recordings at Dance Collection Danse [DCD]. Many of these feature Canada’s early teachers and performers who are no longer with us. Their stories provide insight, humour, and revelations that could not have been captured any other way. The Live Lab began with Amy Bowring [Executive and Curatorial…
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Developing sustainable web technology
If you’re a developer, it’s pretty easy to create a simple new web application. It’s much harder to maintain it over time, and ensure that others can take over its management and development with minimal disruption. Now we get to the impossible: how do you build a system that non-technical people can manage and sustain?…
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DCD Discover Development. What have we been up to?
The DCD Labs team has been very busy as you can see … If you have a look at DCD Discover you will find that the development includes minor changes: A denser item view by putting less space around each item and more items per row Showing how many media elements an item has when…
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