Fraser Parkinson runs a number of Facebook heritage pages where he shares historical photographs of Edinburgh and provides narrative histories about them. Norman Rodger is project and innovation manager for the Centre for Research Collections at the University of Edinburgh.
In this case study Fraser and Norman explain how they work together to bring historic images to a wider audience It also shows how a member of the public accessed University of Edinburgh expertise to support their work in preserving cultural heritage, and engaging further collaboration from the wider community.
- Context – Blogging with images for Spirit of Leithers
- Finding what you need
- Using open resources
- Benefits of open resources
(These videos can be downloaded from Media Hopper Create.)