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Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital Archive Roundtable
March 22, 2014
facebook.com/OurMarathon www.northeastern.edu/marathon@OurMarathon
BUILDING OUR MARATHON
3,700+ items
282 messages of support
289 stories from the Globe Lab
307 “memes”
50 oral histories
90 hours of raw news footage
1800 letters
COLLABORATION
• Start early, meet often
• Understand interests, skills, and resources
• Determine an end goal and timeline
SHARE YOUR STORY EVENTS
Date Location
March 26 Cambridge Public Library
March 28 & 29 Brookline Public Library
April 9 Lowell Public Library
April 16-19 Boston Public Library
April 17 Newton Free Library
April 26 Stoneham Public Library
April 30 MIT
INTRODUCTION: HOW (& WHY) WE GOT INVOLVED
• Get involved with archival projects
• Get involved with our community
• Apply classroom concepts to a “real world” project
DIGITAL PRESERVATION PLAN
•Goal: Start a conversation
•Analyzed practices already in place
•Described concerns and provided recommendations
WORKFLOWS: GETTING STARTED
•Assessment phase (in conjunction with Our Marathon project leaders)
•Mapping needs, mapping opportunities
•Create the workflow
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