Celebrating its second year as an Oberlin College Winter Term project, the Digital Archiving Practicum was designed to introduce students to the theory and best practices behind the digital archiving of a cultural materials collection. Throughout the class students were introduced to different two- and three-dimensional digitizing technologies, how to create archival object records and their associated metadata, and how to preserve, conserve, and exhibit (digitally and virtually) a cultural materials collection.
Participants:
Ethan DiPietro '25, Imani Joseph '24, Ariel Papas '26, Ava Schreier '25, Ben Snyder '25, Zach Terrillion '24, and Audrey Wilson '26
Instructors:
Heath Calvin Patten, Visual Resources Curator, College Archives
Chris Flaharty, Associate Professor of Theater & Costume Designer
Erik Steggall, Managing Director for Theater, Dance, and Opera
Want to see more? Visit our Virtual Exhibit.
Check out The Digital Archiving Practicum on linkedin.com.