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A Phoenix in Paris: Data Lifeboats for User-Generated Histories

The case for citizen-driven collections in enhancing our understanding of contemporary events.

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Our Data Lifeboat workshops are complete

Now we are working out what just happened, and here's an outline.

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Field Notes #01: Lughnasadh

Lead Researcher, Tori, pins down her methodology for the upcoming Safe Harbor Network design workshops with institutional users

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Improving millions of files on Wikimedia Commons with Flickypedia Backfillr Bot

Our new bot improves metadata for Flickr photos on Wikimedia Commons, and makes it easier to find out which photos have been copied across.

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Data Lifeboat Update 5: Prototypes and policy

More questions than answers, and that's a good thing.

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The surprising utility of a Flickr URL parser

We’ve made a library that knows how to read lots of different forms of Flickr.com URL.

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On being a research fellow

Jenn reflects on her six months working with the Flickr Foundation crew.

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Data Lifeboat Update 3: Legal stuff, workflow, and a day out.

Learning about physical lifeboat design, starting legal framework with C.A.R.E.

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Data Lifeboat: Deeper research into the challenge of archiving social media objects

Digital photography is worth collecting...but how?

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Data Lifeboat Update 2: More questions than answers

Sketches of software, the labyrinth of licensing, and the selection of standards.

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Introducing Flickypedia, our first tool

Come and meet our first tool, Flickypedia!

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Data Lifeboat: NEH Grant Update 1

Our Data Lifeboat project has begun! Meet the crew, and the many, many questions...

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Introducing flinumeratr, our first toy

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