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A presentation made at LibTech 2013 in St. Paul MN, on how we use a variety of free tools to manage a massive 7 year collaborative project with massive amounts of data. More info at http://modernhypatia.info/accio-data
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Accio Datamanaging collaborative projects with free tools
Jennifer Arnott : March 2013 : jen@modernhypatia.infohttp://modernhypatia.info
IT librarian. geek. fan.
me
collaboration. deconstruction. also, fun.
Alternity
multiple view points. interwoven stories.
what
the conceitmagical journals
following the books. currently in year 5.
7 years
spoilers
and ~250 readers.
12 players
72 characters (major and minor)
6000+ posts45,000+ comments
canon. game canon. background.
the challenge
goals. time constraints. tech access. tech savviness.
variation
the game. discussion. databases. docs. family trees. images. timelines
types
technology
social journaling
Dreamwidth
list. one-on-one. archives. IM.
email & chat
datastudents
adults
world details
Hogwarts Students : the Yahoo version
only 10 tables. limited sort. lots of clicks.
Google Docs : evil!pink doom
sort vs. filter. colour codes.
docs
indexing
docs
names, references, etc.
consistency
so many calendars
calendars
Just a few calendars
make it easy to see important things.
not designed for our needs.
timelines
Spreadsheet version
colour codes.
interrelationships
family
Family Echo
other tools
tech tips
use tools
memory is fallible
love yourkludge.
save fingers and brains.
create tools that help
section bookmarks. consistent format.
ISS (I solemnly swear) vsIS (Inquisitorial Squad)
alphabet soup
try to foresee
checklists
checklists
your work, your way.
people are complicated.
know your goals.
think library. not book.
embrace varied roles.
ebb and flow
everyonehas ‘things’.
email list. individual emails. instant messages. group chat.
communication
ideas arenot decisions.
lake?people? objects!
skeleton pirateshostages?
I don’t even know
dinocroc?
are people watching? people >
symbols
who does Bella get to
kill?
let history inform you but not rule you.
build trust.
panic is not fun.
silence is silence.
recognisebrain weasels.
(but beware of crashes)
we’re awesome!
feedback. also awesome.
who’s doing this?
be clear
who’s doing this?
sage advice
questions
graphicsHarry Potter icons :
http://www.softicons.com/free-icons/tv-movie-icons/harry-potter-icons-by-artua.comhttp://www.iconarchive.com/artist/anton-gerasimenko.html
Other clipart from ClipArt Collection from Macmanus
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