Open Access – THATCamp Jewish Studies 2012 http://jewishstudies2012.thatcamp.org The Humanities and Technology Camp Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:17:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 DigiBaeck and how to apply the assets http://jewishstudies2012.thatcamp.org/12/13/digibaeck-and-how-to-apply-the-assets/ http://jewishstudies2012.thatcamp.org/12/13/digibaeck-and-how-to-apply-the-assets/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:18:47 +0000 http://jewishstudies2012.thatcamp.org/?p=120 Continue reading →]]>

After 5 years of preparation, Leo Baeck Institute launched its digital archives, DigiBaeck, on October 16, to make fully accessible all of the documents and collections in the Archives pertaining to the German speaking Jewish world. I am curious to discuss and learn about possibilities of applying those holdings to the various branches of the educational field, how to reach out to different communities and to connect with similar or not so similar projects.

By digitizing the entire archive and not selectively prioritizing according to criteria of importance, the full spectrum of historical documentation can be explored and applied. In a world of constantly changing cultural paradigms, how do we anticipate usage of materials and exploration of topics? How can we recognize and integrate the needs of the different user constituencies?

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