blog post 8

The processing for my team, the Maine Mill curation team, has been going well. I am specifically on the print team, so I have been sourcing articles from CNN. Our team decided that it would be easier if we all selected one news source per person. I have uploaded around 6 articles so far, with more to come. So far, the print team has found a significant increase in articles lately, as it is the anniversary of the tragedy. One of the challenges our team has faced has been combing through which articles are more relevant to what is being asked of us, as opposed to articles that are detailing rehashes and recaps of what has occurred. While there are more articles than video footage, it can be difficult to discern whether or not we can actually use certain articles for the digital curation. While compiling my portion of the articles, I figured I would have a much more difficult time finding CNN-specifc articles, but there have been more than expected, which  is helpful, but may be due to the over saturation because of the anniversary. The data in which we are collecting for the digital memorial is sensitive, so it is important to note that while working on this project we must keep in mind which of this data is ethical or unethical, in addition to ensuring the ways we are collecting it is ethical. While speaking with our clients, we are able to measure how far along we are, and we are able to see what our work is going towards. The digital curation could evolve past the current spreadsheet we have it in, as it will be compiled with the videos that were archived as well. In regards to Digital Humanities concepts learned form my contributions to the digital memorial, it is important to remember how one is collecting data and whether or not it is being sourced ethically or unethically, and making sure to place emphasis on honoring those involved in what you are collecting.