Friday, December 16, 2011

Hurricane Digital Memory Bank: Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

Hurricane Digital Memory Bank: Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita:
"2520 GPS"
Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA
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The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Open source software for archivists and collectors is used in this example to provide a platform to collect and broadcast (sometimes intangible) cultural heritage to create a comprehensive set of records about these two major hurricanes.

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