Digital artifact collection is now used in museum curation as a method of preserving cultural heritage and engaging communities in exhibit creation. This project, sponsored by Worcester Historical Museum (WHM), developed a website for collecting and storing digital artifacts from members of Worcester’s Albanian community for exhibitions on the history of the Albanian community in Worcester. In order to present a welcoming interface to users and satisfy the archival requirements of WHM, the website supports a robust collection system and displays an understandable user interface. User testing fueled design considerations and provided a basis for recommendations regarding methods to increase website quality and promote community engagement to create comprehensive and informative exhibits.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Barnett, Nelson
• Jurovich, Nicholas S.
• Labbe, Eva

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Inclusion
• Innovation
• Computing
• Community
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051321-151522
• 24421

Mot-clé

• History
• Co-creation
• Digital Collection
• Albania
• Website Design
• Cultural Heritage

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert
• Foo, Katherine

Year

• 2021

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Worcester Historical Museum

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2021-05-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright