Fall 2007, Week 5

U-Matic deck malfunctioned again this week.
Frustration mounting.

DLS and Special Collections appear to have differing ideas about what this project is. Its confusing and has me feeling like a pain to both parties. This is basically my doing because my interest in the ATN collection lies both in digitizing and preserving the collection. Its becoming increasingly clear that this project is too huge for one semester. This week I have regret that I didn't choose to work on a project that was already moving. All I can do is position the project plan in such a way that allows me to accomplish my goals while building a framework for future development of the project. I can only reformat and digitize so much if I want to get some experience with metadata cataloging and interface design. My project plan must now be restructured so that everyone's interests are considered, yet articulates that there are too many barriers to make huge leaps in one semester.