INFO 525 Digital Technologies is an elective paper in the PGCertIS at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.
The focus of this blog is ‘widgets’, specifically a customised widget focused on New Zealand content.
WHY A VIETNAM WIDGET?
The widget I have created (see bottom of blog) links to a personal interest I have in New Zealand and the Vietnam War. Growing up as a child in military camps, both in NZ and overseas, you tend to take interest in significant Army related happenings ... War fits that bill nicely.
HOW DID I CREATE THIS WIDGET?
The widget was created by registering with DigitalNZ and creating my very own search tool. In developing the search tool I did the following:
• Search – chose to include everything
• Keywords – (Vietnam AND War) OR (Kiwi AND Vietnam) OR (ANZAC AND Vietnam)
• Source – chose content from all sources
• Date range – no limiters
HOW DID THE WIDGET RESULTS FAIR?
During the ‘testing’ phase I used the following search terms and received various results, but results nonetheless! The number of records for each are listed below:
• Kiwi = 54
• Agent Orange = 7
• Friendly fire = 2
• Nui Dat = 5
• Fragging = 0
• ANZAC = 20
• Protest = 49
• Anti-Vietnam = 31
HOW HELPFUL WAS THE WIDGET?
I found the value of the results to be pretty accurate in matching my search terms measured against my own knowledge of the topic and this would be a useful tool for any bloggers interested in learning a little more about New Zealand’s involvement in the Vietnam War. DigitalNZ provides autonomy to access authoritative content, located across multiple websites, through the one portal.
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