Portfolio 3
After I found my primary source on Library of Congress website using the search slaves in the south. I also searched for slave trade in America. When I found my images creating the item was pretty straightforward. Most of the metadata that I needed to fill in the image’s Dublin Core was easily available right up under the image. The description was not too challenging although it’s an image. The metadata helped me to interpret the image more precisely so that I can make the image more clear to the public. I read it closely to interpret what’s going on in the image. Using images did make it a little harder to do close reading but with critical thinking I was able to make a description. I did my best to give an accurate description of what was created. The thought of annotating for a public crowd made me approach how I look at each image more carefully. I wanted to make sure that I can help people to understand what’s going on in the image. This will also hopefully spark a question that will lead you deeper in to the research of slavery in America.
Exhibit: https://h251.omeka.net/exhibits/show/fall-2022–grappling-with-prim/slavesinamerica