Landeskunde Entdecken oneline:
http://www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/home
The state in Germany where I lived last year has a website set up by the Landeskundliches System Baden-Württemberg, a centre for regional studies of the state of Baden-Württemberg. Landeskunde Entdecken Online (LEO: meaning local studies discovery(exploration online) presents artifacts and other primary source documents with accompanying metadata descriptions and general information about the item. I think that this resource is REALLY cool and it is very much a virtual museum, allowing -say- scholars in Guelph- to check out what is in storage and on display in this region of Germany without actually going there.
There are also reports and videos about Humanities projects going on concerning the history of Baden-Württemberg, scholars involved, and particular displays. The creepy lady in the centre gives you a rough overview on how to use this interface and what kinds of documents are available to look at.
I think it is particularly interesting how different interfacs in digital humanities research change their set up and presentation depending on who the target audience is in the area. A resource such as Orlando is strictly documents, and one needs to pay to have access to it: it also requires a great deal of skill and how-know to navigate through it effectively. Without surprise, I would imagine very few outside of academia would have a private subscription to a system such as Orlando. However, LEO (Landeskunde Entdecken Online) is an interface for the general public and along with all the images, videos, and flashy interface, has a digital tourguide to show you around.
What are your thoughts on this pretty neat project?
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