hack the stacks, american museum of natural history
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Hack the StacksMike CaprioJen Cwiok
Iris LeeRebecca Morgan
Stacy Schiff
METRO Annual ConferenceJanuary 11, 2017#hackthestacks
Hack the Universe
2014Hack the Dinos
2015Hack the Stacks
2016
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April to June
Phase 2: Writing and Refining
August to November
Phase 3: Tech Prep and Event Planning
Wish List ----> Challenges
Phase 1: Brainstorming & Prioritization
June to October
LIBRARY EDUCATION
HACKERS
Enhance Access
Increase Discovery
Create Relationships
Create Tools
Metadata
Increase Outreach
Enhance User Experience
Create Open Source
Solutions
Increase Discovery
Promote Natural History
Education
BridgeUPSTEM
Community Enrichment
AMNH API Portal
Cabinet of Curiosities
Expedition Tracker
Find the Hidden Object
Library Metasearch
Mine for Specimens
Museum Time Machine Snippet Search Evolution of
Darwin’s NotesStory of
Natural History
10 Challenges
Persons:amnhp_1...
Expeditions:amnhc_2...
Halls:amnhc_4...
Communicating with 100+ people
Connects you to participants before, during and after the event
Channel for every challenge
Real-time messaging
Documenting the process
Communicating with 100+ people
Ask me about metadata!
The Process of Creating Challenges: Benefits to StaffCreating Relationships:
Data, Departments, Assets, People
Library image 42957, Woman with basket, with Anthropology item 16/4681
Library image 1677, Sakha (Yakut) woman in winter coat, with Anthropology item 70/8494
Thanks!github.com/amnh/HackTheStacks
Mike Caprio, Innovation [email protected] @mik3caprioJen Cwiok, Digital Projects [email protected] @supercwiokIris Lee, Metadata [email protected] @collidingIrisRebecca Morgan, Special Collections [email protected] @BarchivistStacy Schiff, Visual Resources [email protected]
Icons used in this presentation were made by the following creators available under creative commons license and accessed through the Noun Project.
Tinashe Mugayi
Yazmin Alanis
Austin Condiff
Iconika Yu Luck
Lloyd Humphreys
Melissa Schmitt
Gregor Cresnar
Arthur Shlain