Jeffrey McClurkenMay 15, 2023
As I finish planning on a workshop about the end of DH projects, including end-of-project management, digital preservation options, assessing success, & ways to move forward with next projects (including course-integrated digital projects and/or collaborations), I'd love to hear any advice that you think I should share with the group. @kfitz @elotroalex @benwbrum @sharonmleon @[email protected] @[email protected] @kalanicraig @miriamkp @foundhistory @Readywriting
Show threadBen W. Brumfield

@jmcclurken @kfitz @elotroalex @sharonmleon @jaheppler @rebeccawingo @kalanicraig @miriamkp @foundhistory @Readywriting

I've changed my opinions on this a lot over the last decade+. I really like Laura Morreale's simile: preserving digital projects may be more like preserving a dance performance than like preserving an essay. (Developed in https://osf.io/preprints/bodoarxiv/7p2t6/ ), and think it ties to the kinds of techniques @tjowens talks about in _Theory and Practice of Digital Preservation_ -- save the source code, yes, save the data, but also save a video walk-through of the site as it currently stands, from the perspective of the creator.

My own synthesis of what this means for #DigitalEditions in particular is at https://content.fromthepage.com/preservable-digital-editions-at-aha2018/ (slides and transcript).

May 15, 2023 at 5:35pmWeb
Show threadAlex GilMay 15, 2023
@benwbrum @jmcclurken if you have to do a video, that's a good sign you doing stuff that's too complicated 🤣 [runs for cover]
Show threadJeffrey McClurkenMay 15, 2023
@elotroalex @benwbrum Haha. Thanks, Alex. Well, offering that as a way of capturing something for someone who can’t handle a static version is also an option.
Show threadBen W. BrumfieldMay 15, 2023
@jmcclurken @elotroalex I don't disagree from the perspective of site design, but we all know how the vision for a project can change during construction -- this provides a way to capture a bit of creator intent.