whysel I had the chance to fill in for Andrew Nicklin, NYC Director of Research and Development at DoITT, at World IA Day on February 11, 2013. The event was held after Winter Storm Nemo hit the region. We had anticipated up to 330 attendees, but the storm knocked out commuter trains, and road conditions in … Read more
Presentation to Digital Humanities class at Pratt Institute, covering the history of computing in the field of archaeology and current digital humanities projects.
Kathleen Dowling, Dana Hart and I presented on Folksonomies in Museums, our final project for our Knowledge Organization class. Below are the presentation slides and poster. Folksonomies in Museums from Noreen Whysel Folksonomies in Museums Poster Handout from Noreen Whysel Download poster (.PPTX 699kb)
An excerpt and presentation from an academic paper on archiving digital maps: Archiving digital maps from Noreen Whysel My research examines the historical challenges faced by a local GIS community and its advocacy for improved access and availability of geographic data on local and national levels. I was primarily interested in the data access issues that … Read more
Choice. I have two daughters who I love dearly. I worry about their future and the opportunity they have for a good life. Choice to me goes well beyond healthcare decisions. It includes the right to decide: what and where to study, what job to pursue, what items to buy, who (and whether) to marry, … Read more
From “Redesigning Or Creating A Website? Here’s Why Information Architecture Should Be Priority #1: Columnist Shari Thurow explains information architecture, site navigation, and how they relate to one another.” Shari Thurow on February 13, 2015 at 10:37 am http://marketingland.com/redesigning-creating-website-plan-information-architecture-117040?utm_campaign=feed-main&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner Of course, I am not saying to ignore the aesthetics of navigation design. Nor am I … Read more
From “NYC’s PLAN to alert citizens to danger during Hurricane Sandy A mobile alert system put messages where and when they were needed: residents’ palms.” by Alex Howard |@digiphile October 30, 2012 As more consumers replace their devices in the years ahead, more people around the United States will also be able to receive these … Read more
My presentation on Presidential Libraries, featuring the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Presidential Libraries from Noreen Whysel
The first round of results of a recent GIS user poll from GeoSprocket, asking about GIS tool used and frequency of use, are available: Bill Morris surveyed GIS users via several feeds including a Vermont GIS listserv, ESRI and O’Reilly conference hashtags and the author’s social media accounts. An interesting survey, but difficult to get … Read more
My IxDA July 12 presentation on Information Architecture of Emergency Response (for Designers) is now available at: http://www.slideshare.net/nwhysel/information-architecture-of-emergency-response-for-designers. Thanks to IxDA and Pivotal Labs for hosting, Peter March for MCing and Jennifer Kilian at Hot Studio for bringing the pizza. Information Architecture of Emergency Response (for Designers) from Noreen Whysel
