The original set of Digital Pioneers interviews were part of a class project at the University of Denver Library and Information Science Program

Eleven students from the class were responsible for filming these interviews, editing them for sound and visual quality as well as creating clips on selected topics and adding the title and credit information. Three faculty members guided the processes, including building the original website, with input from Nancy Allen, Dean and Director of Penrose Library and Greg Colati, Digital Initiatives Coordinator, Penrose Library.

The students were: Michael Bayne, Joe Brown, Jorge Romero, Heather Hershey, Kale Kevan, Emily Seminoff, Mary Thompson, Megan Todd, Shannon Walker and Andrea Wilhelm

LIS Faculty involved in the project: Denise Anthony, Assistant Professor; Shimelis Assefa, Assistant Professor; Mary Stansbury, Associate Professor and Program Chair

The pilot project interviews were with:

• Nancy Allen, University of Denver
• Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University
• Liz Bishoff, The Bishoff Group
• Kaye Howe, NSDL
• Thorny Staples, DuraSpace
• Jim Kroll, Denver Public Library

Thanks go to everyone who participated in the pilot and who provided the proof of concept for the project.

In March, 2010 responsibility for Digital Pioneers was transferred to the Penrose Library, under the direction of Greg Colati, Digital Initiatives Coordinator. Current goals (2010) for the project are to develop a set selection criteria for future interviews, continue to interview subjects, expand the contextualizing information surrounding the interviews themselves, and develop more sophisticated approaches to discovery and delivery.