We are pleased to announce that the Arc/k Project is the latest contributor to the digital archives Calisphere and the Digital Public Library of America!
Calisphere and the California Digital Library bring together a multitude of digitized collections from California based museums, libraries, archives, and all ten campuses of the University of California. They are a partner of the Digital Public Library of America, which is an all-digital library that aggregates metadata and materials from libraries, museums and institutions around the country.
The Arc/k Project’s image collection of over three hundred 3D photogrammetry models joins Calisphere’s 1.7 million digitized cultural heritage objects for use by educators, researchers and the public.
Screenshot of one of Arc/k’s collections Cultural Heritage of Syria on Calisphere. Click here for Collection.
“As a digital collection aggregate, Calisphere brings cultural heritage archives like ours together through shared common archival standards and practices” said Michael Conyers, Archivist for The Arc/k Project. “This allows Arc/k’s Collections to fit seamlessly into Calisphere’s catalog, improving academic and public access to the models and data.”
The Arc/k Project’s featured collections include Cultural Heritage of Syria – Perpetuity Palmyra, which accurately preserves the tragically destroyed cultural heritage site via VR and 3D models created exclusively from thousands of crowdsourced digital images, and Cultural Heritage of Venezuela, a joint digital preservation project in association with the non-profit organization Institutional Assets and Monuments of Venezuela.
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) helps accelerate innovative tools and ideas that empower and equip libraries to make information more accessible.
Screenshot of Arc/k’s archival item in Digital Public Library of America from the Cultural Heritage of Venezuela collection. Item details: Untitled mural (1950) by Francisco Narváez. Located at the University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Daniel Patiño. This piece is a part of the collection “Synthesis of the Arts” at the University City of Caracas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, designed by the architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva. Cultural Heritage of Venezuela Archival Collection, a collaboration of the Arc/k Project and the Institutional Assets and Monuments of Venezuela. Click here to see 3D model.
Founder and Executive Director of The Arc/k Project Brian Pope shares, “Accessibility to culture is one of the founding principles of Arc/k Project. By entering into strategic associations with organizations who prioritize accessibility in a new age, we are thrilled to be a part of this new and rapidly developing paradigm for access, for that which otherwise might be hidden behind gates of privilege and exclusivity.”
Discover the collections! Each object of Arc/k’s catalog contains an image of the 3D model, related metadata and a direct link to its catalog page viewable on The Arc/k Project Collections website.
View our contributions at Calisphere here and the Digital Public Library of America here.
About Calisphere
As your gateway to California’s remarkable digital collections, Calisphere provides free access to unique and historically important artifacts for research, teaching, and curious exploration. Discover over one million photographs, documents, letters, artwork, diaries, oral histories, films, advertisements, musical recordings, and more. The collections on Calisphere have been digitized and contributed by all ten campuses of the University of California and other important libraries, archives, and museums throughout the state.
Calisphere website: https://calisphere.org/
About Digital Public Library of America
The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge. The Digital Public Library of America amplifies the value of libraries and cultural organizations as Americans’ most trusted sources of shared knowledge. We do this by collaborating with partners to accelerate innovative tools and ideas that empower and equip libraries to make information more accessible.
Digital Public Library of America website: https://dp.la/