Author Archives: Melissa

(Work in Progress) Ferris Wheel Exhibition

Per our discussion of Omeka and of archival metadata last class, I thought I would share my first (and to this date only) foray into the world of Omeka. The Schlater project is a group assignment that has been utilized … Continue reading →

Anyone who tuned into the Academy Awards this past Sunday would have picked up on some patterns. Two of the biggest winners of the night- Hugo and The Artist- celebrated the history of filmmaking itself. The Kodak Theatre was done … Continue reading →

I suppose any museum website could be considered a “public history” website. Having said this, the Museum of the Moving Image website is one I spend plenty of time perusing. This institution has been my dream place of employment for … Continue reading →

This is quite funny. But aside, it’s also thought provoking. We muse sympathetically upon Yahoo and Hotmail and Friendster- former internet phenomenons which have gone the sad way of the dinosaur punchline. But as fluid as the internet- and technological … Continue reading →

During my flickr lurking, I happened to come across a quite fascinating project sponsored by the National Archives. History Happens Here! implores folks to “create (their) own augmented reality” by inserting a historic photograph from the NARA collections into a … Continue reading →

VHS: The Video Home System Tape (VHS) was born in 1976 in Japan, changing the landscape of  television watching forever. Edging out its competition-the Betamax-with lucrative marketing strategies, the VHS quickly grew to dominate the world of television recording, in … Continue reading →

Per our presentation in class this past Thursday, the following is a list of questions to spark further discussion: Should institutions place their entire collections online and make the experience digital? How would that entice visitors to attend the institution … Continue reading →

I’m vaguely living a lie. I try to put forth the image that I only peripherally participate in social media, am slow to catch on to trends, and mostly, kind of hate it. Two truths and a lie here, because … Continue reading →