On the Way to Inclusion: the Virtual Trip by the Central State Scientific and Technical Archives of Ukraine as a New Approach to the Popularization of Archives
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of the article is to summarize the results of the process of creation, approval and practical implementation of a 3D-tour by the premises of the Central State Scientific and Technical Archives of Ukraine (CSSTA of Ukraine). The main attention is focused on the features of the development of the virtual tour, filling it with various content that will allow it to be used as an auxiliary educational element, and the problems that were identified during the project testing were characterized. The methodology of the study. The authors studied the problem through the prism of traditional historical approaches (historical-thematic and historical-chronological), proposing to include the concepts of modeling and social observations. Scientific novelty. In view of the lack of systematic development of complex 3D-tours by archival institutions in Ukraine, the novelty of the article consists in revealing the specificity of introducing virtual reality into the archives work, developing a scenario of filling with various multifaceted content, which will contribute to the popularization, modernization and inclusiveness of the archival case. Prospects for further research. During 2023, the CSSTA of Ukraine is planning to integrate updated unique (including audiovisual) and interactive content (testing, surveys, quests, etc.) into the previous version of the 3D tour. It is expected to conduct the overview tours in a new 3D online format using the Zoom service. Conclusions. 3D-tours are a unique kind of visual content, that allows the user to actively participate (presence eff ect) in the process of a virtual tour of the archives (the user chooses the route, the pace of viewing, viewing objects, etc.). The result of the research is a convincing and well-founded need to introduce 3D-tours into archival practice in order to initiate new opportunities to attract innovative technologies in the domestic archival industry. These processes are particularly relevant during a full-scale Russian aggression, without limiting the interested archival researcher in in access to the archives building 24/7. References: 1. Balyshev, M., Andreiev, T. & Holubkina, H. (2022). Dosvid zi stvorennia 3D-ekskursii prymishchenniamy Tsentralnoho derzhavnoho naukovo-tekhnichnoho arkhivu Ukrainy Experience in creating a 3D-excursion of the premises of The central State Scientific and Technical Archive of Ukraine. Arkhivy Ukrainy, 2, 178–185. [in Ukrainian].2. Balуshev, M. & Holubkina, H. (2021). III Mizhnarodnyi kruglyi stil «Informatizatsiia arhivnoi spravy: arkhivni informatsiini resursy u dinamichnomu rozvytku tsyfrovogo seredovyshcha ta zadovolenni potreb korystuvachiv (do Mizhnarodnogo tizhnya arhiviv)» [ІІІ International Round Table «Informatization of archival matters: archival information resources in the dynamic development of the digital environment and meeting the needs of users (before the International Week of Archives)»]. Arkhivy Ukrainy, 2, 247–256. [in Ukrainian].3. Hagedorn-Saupe, M. (2013). The Archive as a Virtual Museum: 3D Tours and Online Exhibits in Archival Outreach. The American Archivist, 2(76), 531–553. [in English].4. Reddick, Yo. & Slate, H. Jo. (2015). Building Virtual Tours of Archives and Special Collections: Tools and Techniques. Journal of Web Librarianship, 4(9), 214–230. [in English].5. Stratehiia rozvytku arkhivnoi spravy do 2025 roku (2020). Strategy for the development of archives until 2025. Retrieved from https://archives.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/Стратегія-розвитку-архівної-справи.pdf [in Ukrainian. 6. Yevsieiev, K. & Kazimirova, I. (Comp.) (2021). Stvorennia 3D-ekskursii v arkhivnykh ustanovakh: Metodychni rekomendatsii. Creating 3D-excursions in archival institutions. Methodical recommendations. Kyiv. [in Ukrainian].
Source: Archivi Ukraїni
Authors: Central State Scientifi c and Technical Archives of Ukraine, Marat Balyshev, Tymur Andreiev, Central State Scientifi c and Technical Archives of Ukraine, Hanna Holubkina, Central State Scientifi c and Technical Archives of Ukraine
Language: English
Subfield: Conservation
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4385219170