Challenges

All challenge pages are listed below; every challenge has sections titled "Background", "Solutions", and "Resources". Each of these challenges has a museum librarian listed as the owner, and lists a primary goal of either: expanding public access, improving AMNH research, or enhancing education.

The top of every challenge page has a listing of all the Hackathon Projects created to solve it.

The Background describes the problem(s) that the challenge is attempting to solve and overall goals.

Each challenge proposes several Solutions which a team of 5 or more people could successfully build a working prototype of during the hackathon.

Lastly, the Resources section contains links to relevant datasets, documentation, formats, or downloads of sample files specifically for the solutions to that challenge. Sample files are often included in this GitHub repository (<> Code tab above), under the "challenges" directory, in a sub-directory named for the challenge.

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• AMNH API Portal: A Unified Online Gateway for AMNH APIs (4 solutions) {Jen Cwiok} {Expanding Public Access}

• Cabinet of Curiosities: Use the Museum's Library and Special Collections to Create Engaging Experiences (As many solutions as needed) {Rebecca Morgan} {Expanding Public Access}

• Expedition Tracker: Build an ArchivesSpace Integrated Tool to Track/Manage Fieldnotes / Expedition Media (2 solutions) {Greg Raml} {Improving AMNH Research}

• Find the Hidden Object: Use Computer Vision, Shape and Object Recognition to Tag Images with Richer Metadata (3 solutions) {Stacy Schiff} {Improving AMNH Research}

• Library Metasearch: Create a Unified Interface to Browse All Internal and External Reference Descriptions ("Instant Answers") (4-5 solutions) {Iris Lee} {Expanding Public Access}

• Mine For Specimens: Discover and Dynamically Create Reference Links Between Publications and Catalogued Specimens (3 solutions) {Mai Reitmeyer} {Improving AMNH Research}

• Museum Time Machine: Create a User Experience that Virtually "Recreates" the Museum at Various Points in History (2-3 solutions) {Tom Baione} {Enhancing Education}

• Snippet Search: Build an Improved Interface on DSpace to Add Context to Keyword Searches and Provide "Snippet" Search Results (1 solution) {Mai Reitmeyer} {Improving AMNH Research}

• The Evolution of Darwin's Notes: Use Computer Vision to Explore Darwin's Own "Excised" Notes on Evolution and Piece Them Together (2-3 solutions) {David Kohn} {Enhancing Education}

• The Story of Natural History: Create A Narrative that Answers the Question: "What is Natural History?" (As many solutions as needed) {Mike Caprio} {Enhancing Education}