ORLA EGAN UCC DH INSTITUTE

Digital Arts & Humanities Opening up to new ideas, new tools and new ways of doing ‘it’ Owing and overcoming my cynicism Collaboration and mutual learning Trying new things and not being afraid to fail

What have I learned? Making and editing films Website and Blog Potential of social media Plethora of digital tools – assessing which ones to use for different purposes Not to fear the Acronyms – HTML, TEI, XML ….. Importance of Metadata – Data about the Data

Challenges Too many tools, too much information, not enough time to digest Challenges in accessing equipment e.g. digital cameras University not fully equipped for technological requirements e.g. problems with internet access, inability to download some software

Film Projects Using film to capture oral histories Computers in the Attic Filming Drama – use as funding tool Interactive Documentaries Film as an interesting and engaging tool to share information and get a message across

Creating LGBT Digital Archive Documents in the damp basement – access Consent Digital capture Digital display and sharing Interpretation and story-telling

Some Tools Digital camera Appropriate setting for capture Digital storage Transcription of documents Wordpress – display, sharing and interpretation Metadata – searching, sharing and re-using data

TEIXMLHTMLCSSWORDPRESS FINAL CUT PRO DSPACE

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