Deborah Brackstone,AMUM, Art Museum, University of Memphis

Kay Cunningham, Plough Library, Christian Brothers University

http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/

AMUM, the University of Memphis' Art Museum, created an educational website devoted to the work of African-American architect Paul Revere Williams, the "architect to the stars." With the assistance of libraries and archives from across the country, AMUM assembled a comprehensive bibliography, verified and collected images of Williams' works, and enhanced the images with background text to create a research tool useful for K-12 students, college architecture majors, researchers, or the general public. The presenters describe the development of the project, giving particular attention to the collaboration between art historians, archivists, librarians, and the public.

Who was Paul Revere Williams?

Why make a website in his honor?

Paul R. Williams Portrait, 1951Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library

Basic Magnesium Plant, Las Vegas, NVPhotographer: Fritz Henle, 1942Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, LC-USW3-053849-E

Roosevelt Naval Base, 1996Photographer: William B. Dewey. Library of Congress Prints and PhotographsDivision: Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS CAL, 19-LONGB, 3-9

Accessible for all levels K-12, architecture

majors, researchers, general public

Attractive, professional design Easy navigation,

professional technical support

Achieve high rankings in search results

Accurate content Verifiable, research-based

Incorporate appropriate new technologies

Communicate new information Moderated postings Point for questions

Disseminate known information Moderated blog

Easy navigation Accessible by any browser Uniform, professional design Broadly useful

Many ages Many interests

Interesting Content Visuals

Technologically up-t0-date

Langston Terrace, Washington, D.C.Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Theodor HorydczakCollection, ca. 1920 - ca. 1950. Roosevelt Naval Base, 1945

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic AmericanBuildings Survey, HABS CAL, 19-LONGB, 3-10.

Select collection management software

Identify materialVerify materialOrder material Input materialEdit for currencyUpdate website (quarterly)

RefWorks* Allows the collection and classification of

references to articles, books, and other research resources

Can be edited to include customized as well as standard information

Generates bibliographies with ease

*One of many options for citation management. Requires subscription and registration. For more details see http://www.refworks.com

An example of a reference in RefWorks

Editing screen for the same reference

Working well with other institutions

Paul R. Williams at Hollyhock House with a model of LA Junior Arts Center, 1965Photographer: Harry ChaseLos Angeles Times Photographic Archive, Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

University of Memphis Libraries’ Special Collections and Reference Department

Library of Congress Los Angeles Public

Library Getty Library University of Southern

California Library OAC: Online Archive of

California

University of California at Los Angeles Library

State Library of California (picture catalog)

Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles

Neon Museum, Las Vegas

And many moreSee: http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/resources/archives/ for detailed listing

What happens when YOU are the Us being contacted?

At 2:10 a.m?

http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/contact_us/

http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/news/

http://blog.paulrwilliamsproject.org/

Tells you if your page is being used How it’s being used What section of the page that’s being

used Categories of who’s using it Where they are What kind of browser/computer/search

strategy they’re using Where they’re navigating from

Google? Wikipedia? One of your own pages?

Expand your horizons Get out of your comfort zone Understand the changing needs of

potential clients Think of new applications for old tools Be able to explain your technologies Be open to meeting with people Be willing to be a hand-holder Make connections

Not everyone is on the same page as you are

Cultural literacy is dead

Common knowledge is a thing of the past

BUT

Being approachable makes friends for the research process

Image created using http://www.wordle.net/.

Betty Ford and Cary Grant on the Beverly Wilshire Hotel mirrored staircase, 1976Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive, Department of Special Collections,Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

Contact:

Deborah BrackstoneAMUM, University of Memphisdbrckstn@memphis.edu

Kay CunninghamPlough Library, Christian Brothers Universitykay.cunningham@cbu.edu

This presentation will be available at http://www.slideshare.net