Final Project – Source Documentation

Archival Photographs Carleton College Archives

    Sources:

    Two students work with plants for a botany lab in 1951 Campus details, 1999 – Plants in upper Sayles

    https://www.carleton.edu/library/collections/archives/  https://archive.carleton.edu/Detail/collections/106519

    These two photographs provide historical evidence of plant use at Carleton across different time periods. The 1951 image shows plants in a scientific, laboratory context, while the 1999 image shows plants integrated into a public campus interior space (Upper Sayles). Together, they allow us to compare shifts in how plants function within institutional space.

    Format:

    a. Originally photographic slides, now digitized image files hosted by Carleton Archives. .b We will embed them as images on our website with proper citation. c. No data transformation required.

    Rights:

    a. Owned and maintained by Carleton College Archives. b.Used for educational purposes.

    Privacy / Ethics

    a. Both images depict the public. b. No sensitive personal information is visible. c. Images are used respectfully for historical and institutional analysis.


    Interview with Carleton Greenhouse Staff

    Format:

    a. Informal interview and note-taking. b.Information is summarized in narrative form on the website.

    Rights:

    a. Information shared voluntarily. b. Any direct quotes will be used with permission.

    Privacy / Ethics:

    a. Focus on institutional practices rather than personal details. b.No private information recorded.


    Primary Data – Plant Location Survey (ArcGIS Survey123)

    Format:

    a. Data collected through Survey123. b. Exported as CSV and mapped in ArcGIS.

    Cleaning / Transformation:

    a. Standardized plant names and building labels. b. Removed unnecessary metadata.

    Rights:

    a. Data collected by the project team. b. Used only for academic purposes.

    Privacy / Ethics:

    a. No personal student data collected. b. Locations limited to public campus spaces.


    3D Plant Scans (Scaniverse)

    Format:

    3D models created by the project team. Embedded on the website.

    Cleaning:

    Cropped to focus only on plants.

    Rights

    Original work created by the project team.


    Campus Base Map / GIS Layers (ArcGIS)

    Format:

    Institutional GIS campus-based layer used as a mapping foundation.

    Rights:

    Provided through Carleton’s institutional ArcGIS access.

    Privacy / Ethics:

    Mapping is only used for plant locations in public spaces. No sensitive data will be displayed.

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