Most would agree that in terms of creating virtual experiences as part of research, more context is better. Contextual information allows for a bigger picture to be seen and can…
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Annotate Digital Imagery: Theory, Applied Practice, and Tools for Research
Information systems since the advent of the World Wide Web have offered increasingly sophisticated and reliable tools for inquiry and scholarship based upon centuries-old practices of annotation. What are the…
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Teaching & Research w/ Digital Collections (Part 3): Lessons and Learning Activity Design. Content to consider when drafting
Within the scholarship of teaching and learning, it has been proven time and again that “Assembling and curating specimen collections is a valuable educational exercise that integrates subject-specific skills such…
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Teaching & Research w/ Digital Collections (Part 2): Tools and Practices for Engaging Digital Collections Content
The active engagement of digital primary source collections content can, and often does, go beyond viewing materials on collections websites. For sustained inquiry, a wide variety of tools and platforms…
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Teaching and Research w/ Digital Collections (Part 1): Navigating A World of High-Quality Primary Source Materials
Scholarship of visual materials often requires close looking and comparison across works. Digitization programs at “GLAM” institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) around the world, including the UCLA Library, have…
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