All the nuts and bolts finally got put into place to put a web server online, create a database, host it online, and make the information retrievable with the power of PHP & MySQL queries. Technical aspects aside, my feelings toward digital collections went from "it would be great if I could" to "now I can actually put a searchable database out on the web." I don't think that my perspective on digital collections has changed, because my goals for information sharing are still the same. I am still moved by the same cultural projects that communities gather and put online to educate themselves and others. If my perspective has changed somewhere it would be with the power of open source software and the role it can play in similar projects.
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