[Crosstalk] HyperStudio Talk - Ann Whiteside on Sahara

[Molly Ruggles]

<http://hyperstudio.mit.edu>

*HyperStudio Talk*

Transforming the Field of Architectural History through Collaboration:
SAHARA
Ann Whiteside

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Wednesday, May 5, 5 - 7 pm
Lecture & Discussion
Room 2-135 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?mapterms=2&mapsearch=go>
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The Society of Architectural Historians <http://sah.org> is a scholarly
society engaged in new digital publishing ventures. The Society's
archive of visual content (SAHARA
<http://www.sah.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=HOME&category=Sahara%20HOME>
launched one year ago. The goals of SAHARA are to change scholarly modes
of analyzing architecture; to develop new online publication types that
will help to make digital publishing equal to print publishing; and to
create new kinds of editorial roles. Ann will discuss the development of
SAHARA and the changes this digital publishing venture are aiming to make.


About the speaker:

*Ann Whiteside* is an architecture and visual images librarian, with a
focus on descriptive metadata and digital library collection building
and the use of technology to support teaching and research . Her
experience includes the development of metadata element sets and
guidelines, planning for production and delivery of digital content, and
oversight and management of digital image collections and other digital
content. Ann is co-editor of "Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to
Describing Works and their Images" (CCO, a data content standard.  She
is also a consultant for digital image projects, and is an advisory
committee member for projects related to digital imaging and image
management. Ann is currently Project Director for SAHARA, a grant funded
project of the Society of Architectural Historians. SAHARA.


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