Introduction
Subproject II: Platform for Public Exhibition Project
The Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Program (TELDAP) is characterized by its diversified content in areas such as biology, history, and geography. Its collections include manuscripts, visual arts, maps, and artifacts and its digital collections include multiple media types such as texts, images, audios, and videos. In aggregate, the content is extensive and professional. Because of the professional interpretation done by limited participating institutions, the general public often has difficulty appreciating the beauty and value of the content or may not know where to start. In order to enhance the promotion of the content, we are developing a system for public exhibition. The need for the system will be even more urgent after the consolidation of TELDAP.
The main objective of the Platform for Public Exhibition is to showcase the achievements of TELDAP, raise public attention and increase the visibility of TELDAP, and enhance the utilization of digitized content, including the Union Catalog and e-learning materials. Therefore, we will continue maintaining the main portal site of TELDAP. This portal site serves the functions of holding exhibitions, showcasing projects, and designing special topics on digital content, innovative technologies, and inter-project integration for the public.
Our main tasks are as follows:
- Maintaining the portal site of TELDAP to increase the service quality and the utilization of the designed content and collected data in different fields.
- Establishing thematic sites, designing different applications for research fields, and organizing content for "education and learning," "value-added industry," and "academic research" uses.
- Showing examples of digital content creation and technology application and offering various cases to attract people from different fields to get involved.
- Collecting the user suggestions and comments, analyzing user behavior to improve the service quality of the portal site.
- Establishing a sustainable framework of digital archives knowledge management and creating a thematic website to preserve, showcase, and promote the diversified output of the program over the years.
- Enhancing utilization of digital content including metadata of the Union Catalog, archived collections, and e-learning materials.