Greenwich Village Resources and Tools
archival and library sources
- Municipal Archives of New York City Vital records, images of houses (1940 and 1980), photographs from the Federal Writer's Program, and other collections overview of collections.
- New York University Archives
- New York University Tamiment Institute and Robert F.Wagner Labor Archives
- New York University Fales Library and Special Collection Department
- Village Society for Historical Preservation Archive and Library
- Museum of the City of New York On-site research in their collections is not possible until 2011, but digital copies of materials can be obtained. [http://www.mcny.org/sidebars/rights-reproductions.html]
- New York Historical Society Have not yet met with them to discuss course, scans might be costly.
- New York Public Library Manuscripts and Archives Room 328 at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library. Collections are searchable at: http://www.nypl.org/find-archival-materials.
resources on greenwich village
- Greenwich Village bibliography (zotero) [http://www.zotero.org/groups/greenwich_village_history/items]
- Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
- Greenwich Village History [http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/history.htm#prez]
- Guide to Researching Greenwich Village [http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/research.htm]
- map of landmarks [http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/preservation/map/index.htm]
- South Village virtual tour [http://www.gvshp.org/south_villageenter.htm]
- Designation Reports of Village areas [http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/design_rpt.htm]
- Historic Maps [http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/historic_maps.htm]
- Forgotten New York - Greenwich Village Street Necrology [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/streetnecrology/greenwich/greenw.html]
- Place Matters, Greenwich Village sites [http://www.placematters.net/place_explorer/results/field_neighborhood_0%3A%22Greenwich%20Village%22]
- New York University Archives - History of Greenwich Village [http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/history.htm]
- Old and Sold Articles - Greenwich Village History [http://www.oldandsold.com/articles13/greenwich-village-1.shtml]
- The Lower East Side History Project [http://leshp.org/] - East Village resources
- Dylan Thomas WalkingTour of Greenwich Village [http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/doc/DylanThomasWalkingTour.pdf] -a good example of a project that could be made into a digital exhibit.
- Washington Square Walking Tours - NYU Archives [http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/bobst/washsq/tour/tour.html]
- The Villager, a local paper [http://www.thevillager.com/index.html]
- Daytonian in Manhattan blog [http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/search/label/greenwich%20village]
images of greenwich village
- Flickr Commons images of Greenwich Village [http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=commons&q=greenwich+village&m=text]
- Google images of Greenwich Village [http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&q=greenwich+village&gbv=2&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=greenwich+&gs_rfai=]
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search?q=greenwich%20village]
- List of digital image repositories [http://www2.lib.udel.edu/eresources/digitalimages/]
blogs
- Washington Square Park: the chronicles of a beloved park and a city government overcome by its own power [http://washingtonsquarepark.wordpress.com/]
- Bowery Boys History Blog [http://theboweryboys.blogspot.com/2009/06/greenwich-village-when-it-was-green-and.html]
- Off the Grid : Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation [http://gvshp.org/blog/]
- Jeremiah's Vanishing New York [http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/]
- ArchivesBlogs [http://archivesblogs.com/] - aggregates blogs on archives and archival theory
digital humanities
- Digital Humanities Q&A [http://digitalhumanities.org/answers/]
- dish2011 Conference (Digital Strategies for Heritage) [http://www.dish2011.nl/]
examples of online exhibits
- National Archives [http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/]
- The Field Museum [http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/online_exhib.htm]
- American Institute of Physics [http://www.aip.org/history/exhibits.html]
- New York History Net [http://www.nyhistory.com/links/exhibits.htm]
- Computer History Museum [http://www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/]
- National Women's History Museum [http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/]
- American Museum of Natural History [http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/]
- Kansas State Historical Society [http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/index.htm]
Omeka
- Documentation [http://omeka.org/codex/Documentation]
- Support Forums [http://omeka.org/forums/]
- Add a Collection omeka-addcoll
- Add an Item omeka-additem
- Building Exhibits [http://omeka.org/codex/Plugins/ExhibitBuilder]
- Showcase of Omeka exhibits [http://omeka.org/showcase/]
- Wiki of Omeka exhibits [http://omeka.org/codex/View_Sites_Powered_by_Omeka]
Walking Tours
copyright
- Chilling Effects [http://www.chillingeffects.org/] a clearinghouse on online rights.
- Creative Commons license generator [http://creativecommons.org/choose/]
- Wiley Permissions Cheat Sheet[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-301926.html]
- American University Center for Social Media site on fair use [http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/best-practices]
gis/maps
- Google Earth 5 | download
- Google Earth Blog [http://www.gearthblog.com/]
- Locate latitude and longitude coordinates for addresses [http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html]
- Spatial History Lab [http://spatial.scholarslab.org/]
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection [http://www.davidrumsey.com/]
- National Historical Geographic Information System [http://www.nhgis.org/] provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
- NY City Map [http://gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap/] click on the camera icon to enable aerial view of New York City in 1924, 1996, 2006, 2008.
- Project Manahatta [http://themannahattaproject.org/] shows the flora and fauna from 1609 and today.
- NYPL Maps of New York City [http://www.nypl.org/node/72690]
- List of GIS Humanities sites '[http://anterotesis.com/wordpress/dh-gis-projects/]
- DIY Mapmaking Tools Blog [http://makingmaps.net/]
html/css
- FTP software
- HTML editors
- HTML troubleshooting tips
- CSS reference guide
- CSS cheat sheet
- CSS Zen Garden
- Special Characters for HTML
- Hexadecimal color codes
- Color Scheme Designer
- Validate your XHTML pages
- Validate your CSS pages
Image Manipulation Software
- GIMP Mac and Windows
- Paint.net Windows
- List of 35 free programs with short reviews
- Free resizing tool
PDF creators
timeline
- Core Mechanic tutorial for Google Timeline gadget [http://www.thecoremechanic.com/2009/04/how-to-build-interactive-timeline-using.html]
- Simile Widget Tutorial Widget for Google Docs [http://briancroxall.net/TimelineTutorial/TimelineTutorial.html]
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