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DANA: Cross-platform Digital Archiving for Anthropology Research

DANA is a network of distributed databases containing digitized 3D models, photographs, and cultural records for anthropological research and education. The user-friendly interface provides access to a variety of data from multiple databases located across the globe.

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DANA: Cross-platform Digital Archiving for Anthropology Research

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  1. DANA (Digital Archive Network for Anthropology) A Model for Digital ArchivingJeffrey T. Clark, Brian M. Slator, Aaron Bergstrom, Francis Larson, Richard Frovarp, James E. Landrum III, William Perrizo, William JockheckContact:Jeffrey T. ClarkEmail:Jeffrey_Clark@ndsu.nodak.edu Department of Sociology and Anthropology 402 Minard Hall, NDSU Fargo, ND 58105 Departments of Sociology/Anthropology, Computer Science, Information Technology Services, North Dakota State University

  2. Digital Archive Network For Anthropology Project Co-PI’s: • Dr. Jeffrey T. Clark • Dr. Brian Slator • Dr. William Perrizo • DANA is a cross-platform information retrieval system for web-based multimedia for anthropological research and education. • The goal of the DANA project is to create a network of distributed, federated databases containing research quality digitized 3D models, photographs, and other records of archaeological and cultural data. • To the user seeking to access a broad variety of data, the client application will seem to be a user-friendly interface to a single online database. In actuality, the user will be searching multiple databases located across the globe. http://atl.ndsu.edu/archive/

  3. DANA Fact Sheet Technology Used: • Java3D • Java JDK 1.3 • Java Web Start • Java Servlets • JDBC • NCSA Java3D Portfolio • IBM’s HotMedia Classes • XML • The database browsing application currently supports servlet search capabilities for JDBC 1.0 compliant databases. • DANA currently displays VRML 97 and HotMedia 3D models, although the addition of 3D file formats supported by the NCSA Java3D Portfolio is planned. • The distributed, federated network aspects of DANA, are in prototype development

  4. Java Servlet ORACLE Database Server Database Network Structure NDSU Web server Resstor Image & Model Server JDBC Connection Java Application HTTP delivers VRML models and jpg graphics to java application. HTTP delivers regular web pages and loads Java Web Start application onto clients’ browser HTTP connection talks between servlet and application Java Application BROWSER End User

  5. Starting The Application After installing Java Web Start and the Java3D API, return to the application launch page at: http://atl.ndsu.edu/archive/dana.htm Once there, click the “Launch DANA Application” button. Next a “login” box will appear, where the user enters in his/her username & password and then clicks the “Login” button to start the DANA application. New users may create a new login and password by filling in the username & password boxes and then clicking the “Create” button. The application will then ask for the user’s name and e-mail address.

  6. Screenshot of DANA Client Uses: Java 3D/Java Web Start

  7. Screenshot of DANA Client Uses: Java 3D/Java Web Start

  8. Future Educational Uses Of DANA Immersive Virtual Lab • Shared/collaborative research environment • Global student education lab Digitally-Enhanced Museum Exhibits • Multi-use Kiosk and Web-based presentations • Screen shots of the World Endocast Viewer, a simulated use of DANA

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