Ashelee and I presented a poster detailing our findings and ideas from working with digital oral histories and the underlying metadata and workflows they entail. While this poster really focused on challenges with presenting a single-sense object in a multimedia format (visual and aural), we received a lot of questions on the overall collection process and how to begin the dialogue of presenting oral histories in a digital collection. To supplement our poster, we made a website that expanded on some of the questions and challenges in the poster, defined more clearly what some of the background and framework looked like, and provided viewers with a process breakdown that would allow them to be able to assess their own oral history collections and identify resources needed to use the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) tool we had selected.
Overall, NCLA was a really enjoyable and educational experience, and I look forward to using some of the information gleaned from presentations and presenters in my job. Now, to practice a Tidying Up and Calming Down tip: I hear my timer going off!
6 Comments on ‘Jess at NCLA 2019’
I’m glad your experience with the NCLA conference was good and that you had an engaged audience for your poster session. Thanks for sharing these highlights!
Sounds like you attended some great sessions! (Now I’m wishing I had been in that “tidying up and calming down” one…) You and Ashelee also did a great job on your poster!
So glad this was a good experience, and I look forward to seeing more research from you and Ashelee!
It was great presenting with you! I probably needed to be in that “Tidying Up…” panel. Great write-up and I’m glad you enjoyed your first conference!
Happy to hear you had an enjoyable and informative first conference experience!
Congratulations on your participation and contributions at NCLA! Glad you had a good time (despite the hazards of all-day people-ing, haha)