Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Digital Collections, and Learning Objects

Project Builder: Building Rich, Contextualized Web Presentations from a Digital Archive

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Title:Project Builder: Building Rich, Contextualized Web Presentations from a Digital Archive (ID: EDU06212)
Author(s):Dean Rehberger (Michigan State University) and Michael Fegan (Michigan State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/10/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The Project Builder CMS helps faculty members and cultural institutions create rich, multimedia digital archives and Web sites that are easily maintained and augmented. The system encourages best practices in metadata and allows for the development of complex, multimedia learning objects. Digital objects in the repository can be easily repurposed for other projects.
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Surveying the Digital Landscape

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Title:Surveying the Digital Landscape (ID: EDU0428)
Author(s):Charles R. Bartel (Carnegie Mellon University), Emilio DiLorenzo (Rochester Institute of Technology), James M. Duncan (The University of Iowa), Leslie P. Hitch (Northeastern University), Alan McCord (Lawrence Technological University), John C. Meerts (Wesleyan University), Pablo G. Molina (Georgetown University), and Michael D. Roy (Wesleyan University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:This presentation will provide a brief overview of various Evolving Technologies Committee white paper topics: the "consumerization" of information technology; strategies and best practices for addressing the growing concerns of spam, worms, and viruses; and the convergence of libraries and digital repositories learning objects for the network.
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Early Development Experiences from the Fedora Project

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Title:Early Development Experiences from the Fedora Project (ID: EDU0385)
Author(s):David J. Kahle (Tufts University), William Parod, Jr. (Northwestern University), and Thornton Staples (University of Virginia)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:In 2001, UVA and Cornell joined forces to build the first repository management system based on Fedora (Flexible Extensible Digital Object Repository Architecture). This panel will include a general overview of the architecture and the software, plus demonstrations of Fedora applications at UVA, Northwestern University, and Tufts University.
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