Blog Articles
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Digital Humanities and Archaeology
Presentation to Digital Humanities class at Pratt Institute, covering the history of computing in the field of archaeology and current digital humanities projects.
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Folksonomies in Museums
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)
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Archiving Digital Maps
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…
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Why I am Voting for Obama
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,…
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Press Mentions: Marketing Land: Redesigning Or Creating A Website? Here’s Why Information Architecture Should Be Priority #1
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…
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Presidential Libraries
My presentation on Presidential Libraries, featuring the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Presidential Libraries from Noreen Whysel
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GeoSprocket Live Survey on GIS Tools
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…
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Information Architecture of Emergency Response (for Designers)
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
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Towards a 9/11 GeoArchive
Imagine if the most graphic and expressive artifacts from one of the most historic events in New York City lay rolled in tubes in a dusty corner. What if millions of bytes of geographic data, produced through an unprecedented, community collaboration, were dispersed, disconnected and hidden from public view? If you had the opportunity to…