DPLAfestOctober 25, 2013

facebook.com/OurMarathon www.northeastern.edu/marathon@OurMarathon

@aliciapeaker @jimmc_grath

OUR MARATHON’S GOALS

Tell a wider range of stories

Build a lasting community memorial

Preserve the historical record

OUR PARTNERS

PROJECT HISTORY

65+ volunteers from universities as varied as Simmons LIS & Archives programs, UMass Boston, MIT, BU , Wellesley, Tufts, and Emerson

4 graduate student research assistants

ABOUT THE ARCHIVE

Exhibit by Northeastern undergraduate Over 3,100 born digital items, including:

Testimonials from survivors 289 spectator stories from The Boston Globe 307 Internet memes Photos from related races including the One Run, the One Run for Boston, and the Stoneham Strong 5k.

Soon will be acquiring and processing: Thousands of tweets from the day of the bombings Nearly 100 greeting cards sent to Boston Medical Center

THE FUTURE OF THE ARCHIVE

Working with Northeastern Writing classes, some of whom are creating exhibits

Sponsored a Channel 5 (WCVB) group interview with survivors and first responders to air on October 14th at 7 pm

Oral history projectAnniversary exhibits and eventsFinal home at Northeastern’s Archives and Special Collections

BORN DIGITAL CONTENT

WHAT IS AN ARCHIVE?

METADATA

Close collaboration with librarians and archivists from early in project inception

Working closely with Snell’s archivists and librarians to ensure the quality and consistency of metadata collection

Ensuring that our metadata meets Dublin Core standards

Questions?