Pachyderm

Pachyderm 2.0 is an easy-to-use multimedia authoring tool. Designed for people who have little or no multimedia authoring experience, Pachyderm is accessed through a web browser and is as easy to use as filling out a web form. The project is a partnership between the New Media Consortium (NMC), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and the CDL, and is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). CDL staff provide programming and development support to the project.

Accessibility Updates

Pachyderm Accessibility Update - A video demonstration of the accessibility features being built into Pachyderm. (4 min)

Create an Account

The CDL can create a Pachyderm account for individuals associated with the California State University system. Email the CDL if you need more information.

PachyForge

PachyForge is a community-owned and operated website designed to improve communication and promote growth within the Pachyderm open-source community. The site is intended to serve both Pachyderm developers and end-users by sharing ideas and supporting one another.

Related Info

Pachyderm 2.0 went into beta at the end of February, 2005! The first round of testing started in the spring, with members of NMC institutions. Beta testing on the authoring system will continue through July 2005.

The beta opened with five fully functioning templates. The remaining eight templates will be added over the course of the summer. The beta will also benefit from professional usability testing provided by students at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Next steps for the project include adding and testing the remaining features and finalizing the download and installation package (to be tested in late summer 2005).

The Pachyderm 2.0 Project is a partnership led by NMC: The New Media Consortium and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and is supported by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

There is also an instance of the Pachyderm authoring tool exclusively for the CSU system, and is hosted by the CDL. Pachyderm is free open-source software, and can be installed at local campuses if desired.

Partnering Institutions: Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archives, California State University Center for Distributed Learning, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Museum of Art, Design Worlds for Learning, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Northwestern University, University of Arizona, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Nebraska.

Pachyderm Core Team Members

Joshua Archer – Web Objects Developer
Marie Andrews – Member Coordinator