Enabling exploration: travelers in the middle east archive

Author

Decker, Manuel ; Spiro, Lisa ; Wise, Melonee ; Henry, Greg ; Bearden, Chuck ; Byrd, Sid ; Garza, E.

fYear

2006

fDate

38869

Firstpage

163

Lastpage

164

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the travelers in the Middle East archive (TIMEA), a digital archive focused on Western explorations in the Middle East between the 18th and early 20th centuries. TIMEA brings together TEI-encoded texts and digital images stored in DSpace, research and teaching materials in Connexions, and GIS maps made available online through ArcIMS. By using the functionality of three distinct systems, TIMEA enables users to more fully understand the materials, place them in context, and conduct queries. We outline the rationale for this architecture, the challenges it presents, and our approach to providing an integrated user experience

Keywords

digital libraries; geographic information systems; text analysis; Connexion teaching materials; GIS maps; Middle East digital archive; TEI-encoded texts; Western traveler explorations; digital images; geographic information systems; Biological materials; Conducting materials; Cultural differences; Geographic Information Systems; HTML; History; Material storage; Open source software; Software libraries; XML; cultural heritage; digital library; institutional repository;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Libraries, 2006. JCDL '06. Proceedings of the 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on

Conference_Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Print_ISBN

1-59593-354-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1145/1141753.1141784

Filename

4119114