HR: 0800h
AN: ED11A-0108    [Abstracts]
TI: ARCUS Internet Media Archive (IMA): A Window into the Arctic - An Online Resource For Education and Outreach
AU: * Buxbaum, T M
EM: tina@arcus.org
AF: ARCUS, 3535 College Road, Suite 101, Fairbanks, AK 99709, United States
AU: Warnick, W K
EM: warnick@arcus.org
AF: ARCUS, 3535 College Road, Suite 101, Fairbanks, AK 99709, United States
AU: Polly, B
EM: zeb@arcus.org
AF: ARCUS, 3535 College Road, Suite 101, Fairbanks, AK 99709, United States
AU: Breen, K J
EM: breen@arcus.org
AF: ARCUS, 3535 College Road, Suite 101, Fairbanks, AK 99709, United States
AB: The ARCUS Internet Media Archive (IMA) is a collection of photos, graphics, videos, and presentations about the Arctic and Antarctic that are shared through the Internet. It provides the polar research community and the public at large with a centralized location where images and video pertaining to polar research can be browsed and retrieved for a variety of uses. The IMA currently contains almost 6,500 publicly accessible photos, including 4,000 photos from the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating (TREC) program, an educational research experience in which K-12 teachers participate in arctic research as a pathway to improving science education. The IMA is also the future home of all electronic media from the NSF funded PolarTREC program, a continuation of TREC that now takes place in both the Arctic and Antarctic. The IMA includes 450 video files, 270 audio files, nearly 100 graphics and logos, 28 presentations, and approximately 10,000 additional resources that are being prepared for public access. The contents of this archive are organized by file type, photographer's name, event, or by organization, with each photo or file accompanied by information on content, contributor source, and usage requirements. All the files are keyworded and all information, including file name and description, is completely searchable. ARCUS plans to continue to improve and expand the IMA with a particular focus on providing graphics depicting key arctic research results and findings as well as edited video archives of relevant scientific community meetings. To submit files or for more information and to view the ARCUS Internet Media Archive, please go to: http://media.arcus.org or email photo@arcus.org.
UR: http://media.arcus.org
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting