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North Carolina Architects & Builders: A Biographical Dictionary

Explore a comprehensive database of over 500 individuals and firms, along with 5,000 buildings in North Carolina's architectural history. Search, browse, and discover through facets for quick access to information. Join us in preserving and celebrating the rich architectural heritage of North Carolina!

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North Carolina Architects & Builders: A Biographical Dictionary

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  1. North Carolina Architects & Builders: A Biographical Dictionary Catherine Bishir Markus Wust Joseph Ryan Preservation North Carolina Annual Conference October 9, 2008

  2. Outline • Overview and Project History • Technology • Demonstrations • Timeline

  3. Project History Architects and Builders in North Carolina: A History of the Practice of Building (1990) by Catherine Bishir, Charlotte Brown, Carl Lounsbury, and Ernest Wood. Follow up volume on people: write another book or make a web site?

  4. Technology • At completion, the system will display information about approximately 500 individuals and firms, and more than 5,000 buildings. • 1 XML file for each individual and each building.

  5. Editor Screenshot

  6. Using NC Architects Individuals and buildings can be found via: • Search (keyword, birthplace, trade, and more) • Browse (work locations, name, time period, and more) Facets help visitors to the site find what they are looking for quickly.

  7. Facets? Example from homedepot.com Search term: ‘dishwashers’ • Facets help you narrow your search by choosing subsets of your search that have common characteristics. • They do not show up if they do not apply to the current search. • Facets are based on characteristics users typically search for.

  8. Facets for NC Architects • Current facet set was selected based on several criteria: • Availability of data • Reliability of data • Usefulness to narrowing a search • Current order of facets on screen may change as interface is refined and tested.

  9. Homepage

  10. Detail - bio

  11. Detail - bldg list

  12. Search Screen

  13. Pictures • Buildings • People • Can you help? http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/ncarchitects/image_demo.html

  14. Timeline Fall 2008 Technical implementation Spring 2009 Initial public launch

  15. Questions? Catherine Bishir catherine_bishir@ncsu.edu Markus Wust markus_wust@ncsu.edu Joseph Ryan joseph_ryan@ncsu.edu

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