Pop! Integrating the Social Media Engine with Large-scale Open Access Repositories

"I have developed a framework that aims to build on the ideas behind Bush’s Memex (Bush 1945). Bush, who directed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II, envisioned the Memex as a device for individuals that could store all of their books, records, and communications so that they may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. Similarly, the framework I developed emphasizes the connections between documents, while extending the functionality of an open access repository and implementing processes to incorporate the ongoing trends in social media into the context of a digital collection."