Exhibits, Demos & Posters
Advanced Information Delivery System for the Abraham Lincoln Writings
Authors
- Michal Ondrejcek, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois
- Rob Kooper, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois
- Peter Bajcsy, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois
Abstract
This work presents a virtual observatory of the Abraham Lincoln writings. Many of the Lincoln correspondence papers and legal documents have been digitized, pre-processed, and annotated for public viewing.
However, there are challenges in delivering the information to the general public due to the large number of documents, very large volume of digital files, lack of metadata, heterogeneous pieces of information, and the need for services such as searching and transcription. We have prototyped an advanced information system that delivers Lincoln writings together with historical maps, contemporary Google maps, and Lincoln Log metadata, and other types of information to provide a multidimensional view of Lincoln’s life. The novelty of our work is in designing the system that provides such a unique multidimensional view of Lincoln’s life by combining technologies needed for building virtual observatories.
