Review of the Year. Highlights of 2021.
Development moved forward apace, collaborations grew in strength and number, and community engagement continued giving great insights and comments about your needs and wants for DCD Discover.
All about searching
Search is a big part of Discover, but it’s more complex than you might think. There are many ways of implementing search systems, so lets have a look at what’s involved.
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…
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?…
DCD Labs – 20 Highlights of 2020
1. DCD Labs launched, July 2020 Over a third of our community joined us for the launch of DCD Labs. (A two-year development program to connect users with the Dance Canada Danse [DCD] archive.) ‘We never start with code. We ask what people want first.’ The approach is ‘Less technology, and more focused on contact.’ …
Discover what we’ve been up to with DCD Discover
Five LiveLabs in and what’s been happening with DCD Discover? What’s new? What’s changed? What is DCD Discover? DCD Discover is the open, accessible archive of DCD material, and with your involvement will become the open and accessible go-to source for material from the DCD. Development so far. Central repository and an ark …One of…
DCD Live Lab
Thank you to all of you who joined in with DCD’s first LiveLab. It was great to see so many new faces and such a mix of people, from students and archivists to dancers and academics. The LiveLab was led by Gavin Starks, Director of Dgen. Gavin started by explaining that the LiveLabs are an…
Your Stories: Your Experiences of Searchability, Accessibility and Gatekeeping
We asked you to share your experiences of searchability, accessibility and gatekeeping. It prompted a strong response and provoked the most heartfelt comments. Clearly many of you have been adversely affected by these issues. Don Gillies Electronic Archives © We asked the question … Q. What are your experiences of searchability, accessibility and gatekeeping? You…
Your Stories: What You Want from a Digital Archive …
We asked you to share your thoughts in answer to the question: Q. If you could have anything from a digital archive what would it be? We were very pleased that so many of you responded and sent us your answers. Danse Cité Electronic Archives-Terminus 1 © I would love: 360-degree videos of performances Incorporation…
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