Thursday, March 1, 2012

ArchiveGrid and CAMIO

Sitting Bull - (1834-1890) - Leader of the Sioux nation.  He fought against the Crow Indians and the white man.  Most famous for the battle of the Little Bighorn.  Was captured in Canada and began to tour with Buffalo Bill later in life. 
George H.W. Bush - 41st President. (1989-1993) - Married to Barbara Bush.  Talked about his family and things during his presidency.  Favorite place to live or visit was Kennebunkport, Maine.  1667 articles on Mr. Bush. 
Paul Revere - First few pictures included - The Bloody Massacre, The Ride of Paul Revere, Teaspoon, Tea Urn, Spoon, Sugar Bowl and Cover.
Sioux - Gauntlets, Scalp Shirt, Sioux Springs (near Humboldt) and Writing Table
Van Gogh (favorite artist) - Sheaves of Wheat, Still Life, Poplars at Saint-Remy, Cypresses, River Bank in Springtime.
I searched waterfalls and was shown several famous waterfalls most famous of which was Niagara Falls.  I selected three pictures and was impressed with what you could do with them as you added them to your favorites.  I did the Pan Down feature, High Resolution Image and the Zoom in and Zoom out.  Came in quite close to the waterfall and viewing of the picture. 
The community uses - When doing research I have found it is always nice to see in pictures in regard to what you are writing about.  Maybe just the fact that classroom teachers could also use this with their students when working on a project. Or, maybe people in the community are just interested in a certain subject and would like to see what they are reading about in the form of a picture.   

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the good report, Dell Rap. You have demonstrated your knowledge here and come up with some typical ways these resources would be used. I especially like CAMIO, because it is like a virtual field trip of world museums/galleries!

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