Blog Post 8: Curation Team Processing

UNH Library Team

How did what you planned come to fruition? 

We took a good amount of 360 and still photos when visiting the library exhibits. A shared google folder of the photos was created to make it easier for everyone to access them. With this amount, we were able to divide the still photos evenly within the group members for the reflections. Last week in class, we started to set up our ThingLink account. Once the account is officially set up, all we need to do is insert the 360 photos and create tags for the still photos we wrote reflections on. 

What changed?

Our process became complicated once the equipment was introduced, seens as, collectively, we had little experience with 360 cameras, professional photography cameras, and the ThingLink website. These resulted in some challenges, such as the photos from the flat camera coming out blurry. However, we faced these difficulties by retaking the photos and using, partially, our iPhone cameras because we were more familiar with this equipment. Luckily, some library officials and Prof White helped us with the rest, so we are now on track to use our training of the ThingLink system and the provided digitized photos to create a virtual tour.

How does your project look or what was the work involved versus your expectations? 

The work we’ve done so far and the way our project looks fit our expectations well. Although we did have to make a few small changes, like taking flat photos in some areas, the rest of the project is coming together in the way we planned. We haven’t finished creating the tour in ThingLink, so it’s hard to say that the project fully met our expectations before we are done with that step.

What DH concepts have you applied so far?

So far the DH concepts we’ve been utilizing during this project are gathering the materials needed for the digital tour, analyzing the photos and going through processing them.

How do you see your work contributing to the digital memorial, sculpture and mural tour, or virtual exhibit tour? 

We have been able to process the materials into a digital format. This digital format is what our virtual tour exhibit consists of. Once we put all of the 360 photos that we took into ThingLink, users will be able to move around the virtual exhibit. Virtual tour attendees will be able to move the camera in any direction, zoom in and out, click on images for close-ups, and move from exhibit to exhibit. The 360 photos that we took are vital for the virtual tour as they give a large scope of the environment for users to explore. 

What DH concepts will you or would you apply were you to carry this work forward? 

Some of the concepts we’d apply would be the insight of the historic photos we’ve taken pictures of because we want readers to be able to swiftly see the importance of these historic photos being in the library. This coincides with the computer design, or the ThinkLink tour, that we are in the process of making, so it was important that we got the most quality 360 picture of each space through the library so readers can easily understand where the pictures are located.