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An introduction to
WHAT IS PARALLEL ARCHIVE (1) ?
The Parallel Archive is a space where researchers can upload, study and share their scanned archival sources. It facilitates scholarly research, collaboration and a critical approach to documents
ON PA YOU WILL BE ABLE TO UPLOAD AND FIND
- documents of historical value, testimonies of the past- original documents, somehow unique, generally non-published material
EXAMPLES:- official, legal and organizational records and reports- manuscripts, letters, journals- photos, maps, prints, plans- newspaper clippings, annotated publications- ephemera and grey literature
AN ONLINE DIGITAL ARCHIVE A PERSONAL WORKSPACEA COLLABORATIVE NETWORK
PA is a digital repository made by end users where you can upload and search
for documents
PA is a scholarly social software where you can discuss documents and
general research themes
PA is a personal workspace where you can
store your documents, work with them and access them from
anywhere through the internet
PA is at once
WHAT IS PARALLEL ARCHIVE (2) ?
PA was created essentially to address the problems scholars face when dealing with archival material
1 : A PLACE TO STORE AND ORGANIZE DOCUMENTS
Disorganizationof research
material Multiple scans Multiple storage location Lack of storage space++ =
Solutions offered by PA
A cascading file structureto organize your documents
An important storage capacity
Editable metadata to help youstore information on documents
A unique location to upload all your research material
NB: You can choose to make your documents public, and thus available to the PA community, or make them private
CREATE A DOCUMENT ON PA (1)Upload your document
Browse and…. …upload your archival documents
Choose your upload method
CREATE A DOCUMENT ON PA (2)MyShoebox page
Then click hereto assembleyour document
Here you will find the pages you uploadedYou can rotate and delete themIn case you’ve uploaded a PDF file, the system will disassemble it into pages
This is MyShoebox
CREATE A DOCUMENT ON PA (3)Assemble page
This is theAssemble page
Drag and drop in the correct order the slies ou want to assemble In one document
Then click on theDescribe Document link
CREATE A DOCUMENT ON PA (4)Describe your document
Give as much information on the document as you canand be sure to fill in all compulsory fields !
The « i » explains indetails how to fill ineach field
At the end of this process, you should : - decide to make your document private or public- submit your document
ORGANIZE YOUR DOCUMENTS
Here you will find the documents you’ve uploaded and collected
This link allows you to :1. create a new Virtual collection, 2. move a Virtual collection into another,3. rename a Virtual collection 4. delete a Virtual collection
My Virtual Collections are thematic folders you create to organize your Uploaded and Collected Documents
2 : A PERSONAL WORKSPACE FOR YOUR RESEARCH
PA’s tools to work with
archival material
Email and download
Once you’ve uploaded your scanned archival documents, PA offers you tools to work with them
NB: You can benefit from these functions whilst keeping document private, for example until you publish your research
Obtain and work with the text version of most documents
Annotate your documents page by page as you read them
Refer to the permanent URL of public documents in your publications
E-mail a citation or download any document to your computer
OCR documents
Annotate pages
Cite documents
WORK WITH YOUR DOCUMENTSHere you can annotate individual pages and edit or view the text version of your document
Download your document or e-mail citation
Refer to A document in your publicationsthanks to the permanent URL link
EDIT TEXT VERSION OF YOUR DOCUMENTS
Give as much information on the document as you canand be sure to fill in all compulsory fields !
PA automaticallyproduces a text version of your documents
You can correct the text version of your document and save your modifications
ANNOTATE YOUR DOCUMENTS
Give as much information on the document as you canand be sure to fill in all compulsory fields !
Take notes on each page of your documentwhilst reading.
Change page to continueannotation
3 : A NETWORK OF SCHOLARS AND IDEAS
The forums allow you to discuss specific documents or broader
topics with other scholars
WORK WITH OTHER SCHOLARS
Find scholars who share interest in similar topics and collaborate
You can comment on someone’sdocument to share
your advice or expertise
You can tag documents of interest and therefore facilitate
the global search on PA
NETWORK AROUND DOCUMENTS
NETWORK AROUND DOCUMENTS
Here you can tag documents
Here you can add public commentsto a document
Here you can start a forum on any document or view forums started by others
FORUMS
Here you can start or join general research related discussions
Here you can start or join document related discussions.
Here you can report bugs, problems or share your advice with the developers
In MyForums, you will find the forums you’ve startedand participate in
THE TAG CLOUD
The tag cloud represents the tags used in the repository. The size reflects the number of documents to which the tag has been given.
Here you can search for tags
In MyTags you will view, delete, or change the tags you created on your documents or other’sdocuments
4 : A REPOSITORY TO FIND ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS
HOW DOES PA HELP YOUTO FIND ARCHIVAL SOURCES ?
Search for individual documents by type, subjects, names, language, country, date, source, etc.
Collect and store documents of interest in your PA personal workspace
Locate collections of interest relevant to your research through information on original sources
Difficulty locating physical collections
The rigid organization of traditional archives
The absence of online content
Hard to find archival research
material
+ + =
PA REPOSITORY
Here you can narrow down your search by type of document, language and/or country
Here you can search by typing in a word or using the advanced search
Click on a tag to find documents related to specific topics
Click on a document to see its full description and collect it inMyCollections
CONCLUSION : A USEFUL TOOL FOR SCHOLARS
PA
Organize documents
Access documents
Discuss with other users
Share documents
Edit and view text version
Access a permanent URL
Annotate pages
E-mail citation