DigitalCommons@Linfield

Launching through the Surf: Developing the Digital Collection and Presenting a Student's Perspective

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

This project is a part of the student-faculty collaborative research project Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City. Research for this project began in the summer of 2011, and the research team expanded and continued work in the summer of 2012. The purpose of this project was to collect and preserve the oral histories of the Dory Fleet in Pacific City, Oregon. The team worked to interview dory fishers and their families in order to learn about their experiences as commercial and recreational fishermen. These interviews were audio- and video-recorded, and then short stories from the interviews were edited and published in DigitalCommons@Linfield. DigitalCommons@Linfield preserves and promotes all content collected and allows the public access to information regarding the Dory Fleet. Showcasing photographs, videos, audio recordings, and transcripts, the content is unrestricted and freely accessible, while still reserving the rights of the men and women involved in the Dory Fleet community. This presentation focuses on aspects of creating the digital collections, as well as the process of responding to the research project via a blog.