Citizen History: Communities Accumulating Research and Documenting Information on North Carolinas Area Landmarks
Type of Presentation
Panel (1 hour and 15 minutes presentation total for two or more presenters)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 212
Abstract
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Presentation Description
Communities Accumulating Research and Documenting Information on North Carolina Area Landmarks (CARDINAL) is a multidisciplinary online project under development by a small group of graduate students in library science, digital media, and rhetoric at North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Cardinal uses an existing database of geotagged historical markers to invite users to participate in “citizen history.” This panel describes the project’s design and pilot tests, and proposes that digital media, as potential tools which enable information literacy, can help facilitate right-minded information production.
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Young, Brian; Maddalena, Kate McKinney; and Martin, Shaun, "Citizen History: Communities Accumulating Research and Documenting Information on North Carolinas Area Landmarks" (2011). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 105.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2011/2011/105
Citizen History: Communities Accumulating Research and Documenting Information on North Carolinas Area Landmarks
Room 212
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