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Bite-size Digital History

Originally presented December 3, 2008 by Katie Artzner of the Foundation Center

Presenter Katie Artzner of the Foundation Center and 2008 ALA Emerging Leader gives a half-hour overview of ideas for creating local digital history documentaries in short, bite-size form using Microsoft PhotoStory 3. We explore: what makes a good local history digital history documentary, a few nuts and bolts of using Microsoft Photostory 3, and your ideas for what your library could do with them.

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