{"216171":{"#nid":"216171","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Archivists Merge Past and Present Using Historypin","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEver wish you could tour Georgia Tech\u2019s campus as it once was years ago? Do you have old pictures of campus gathering dust in a drawer or more recent digital photos sitting on your hard drive?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow you can experience Georgia Tech of the past and present from your desktop or mobile device using an interactive, collaborative mapping app called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/16Jpp1v\u0022\u003EHistorypin\u003C\/a\u003E. Georgia Tech archivists created a channel that enables you to experience places around campus at distinct moments in the past.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHistorypin allows you can see a view of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.historypin.com\/map\/#!\/geo:33.78196,-84.387385\/zoom:14\/\u0022\u003Etoday\u2019s Atlanta,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Eas well as layers of historic photos of the city and Georgia Tech. This social media\/Google Maps mash up is spearheaded by Google and We Are What We Do, a London-based nonprofit. The duo\u0027s creation allows you to create an interactive landscape of the past and present by attaching your photos to the present-day street view of a Google map.\u0026nbsp;You can take a tour of historic campus buildings and explore photo collections documenting years of Georgia Tech Athletics, ROTC, and Greek Life memories.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe power and excitement of archives reside in their ability to expose the layers of past and present, to take us back in time while offering us fresh insights into our own modern landscape,\u201d said Wendy Hagenmaier, Digital Archivist at the Georgia Tech Library. \u201cHistorypin harnesses these powers by enabling anyone from the Tech community to have a hand in creating the history of the Institute.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, Historypin features a number of historic photos taken from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/history.library.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Archives\u0026nbsp;History Digital Portal\u003C\/a\u003E, which gives the Tech community and anyone interested in institute history access to thousands of photos from the 1890s to the mid-twentieth century. The portal also contains photos of campus buildings, traditions, student life, faculty, alumni, etc.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrent students, alumni, faculty, and staff can \u2018pin\u2019 their photos and video footage to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.historypin.com\/channels\/view\/13809017\/%23%257Cphotos\/list\/#|photos\/list\/\u0022\u003EGT Archives Historypin Channel\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;via desktop or a mobile device. By downloading the Historypin mobile app, smartphone users can engage in an augmented reality experience that superimposes the historical realm onto the real world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimply log in with a Google account and you can add memories to existing pictures, \u201cpin\u201d your own photos and videos to the map, or take \u201cHistorypin Repeats\u201d\u2014modern day photos that capture the current appearance of a place, which will one day become historical records themselves.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe invite everyone to pin their photos and videos of Georgia Tech\u2013both old\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eand\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;new\u2013to the Historypin map,\u201d added Hagenmaier.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPin on Historypin website:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1) Click \u201cPin\u201d at the top right\u003Cbr \/\u003E2) Log in with your Google account\u003Cbr \/\u003E3) Follow the steps to add your item\u003Cbr \/\u003E4) GT Archives will \u201cfavorite\u201d your item so it will appear in our collection\u003Cbr \/\u003E5) Click \u201cBecome a Fan\u201d on our GT Archives\u0026nbsp;Historypin\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPin using the Historypin\u0026nbsp;smartphone app:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1) Download the\u0026nbsp;Historypin\u0026nbsp;app\u003Cbr \/\u003E2) Log in with your Google account\u003Cbr \/\u003E3) Add items, take virtual tours, and snap present day recreations of old photos\u003Cbr \/\u003E4) GT Archives will \u201cfavorite\u201d your item so it will appear in our collection\u003Cbr \/\u003E5) Click \u201cBecome a Fan\u201d on our GT Archives\u0026nbsp;Historypin\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the Georgia Tech Historypin site, historical photos of Georgia Tech or the Archives Department, contact Wendy Hagenmaier at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:wendy.hagenmaier@library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewendy.hagenmaier@library.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27508","created_gmt":"2013-06-04 08:31:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:20","author":"Tearanny Street","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"216151":{"id":"216151","type":"image","title":"Historypin","body":null,"created":"1449180114","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:01:54","changed":"1475894879","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:59","alt":"Historypin","file":{"fid":"197114","name":"historypin.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/historypin.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/historypin.png","mime":"image\/png","size":67349,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/historypin.png?itok=0a5xMZjU"}},"216161":{"id":"216161","type":"image","title":"Coon Mechanical Engineering Building Using Historypin","body":null,"created":"1449180114","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:01:54","changed":"1475894879","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:59","alt":"Coon Mechanical Engineering Building Using Historypin","file":{"fid":"197115","name":"coonmechanicalengineeringbuildingstreetview.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/coonmechanicalengineeringbuildingstreetview.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/coonmechanicalengineeringbuildingstreetview.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":204617,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/coonmechanicalengineeringbuildingstreetview.jpg?itok=MzxvNcPc"}}},"media_ids":["216151","216161"],"related_links":[{"url":"internal:\/|list\/","title":"Georgia Tech Historypin"}],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWendy\u0026nbsp;Hagenmaier\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDigital Archivist, Georgia Tech Library\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Wendy.Hagenmaier@library.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWendy.Hagenmaier@library.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}