Continuous Development and Operation of a Regional Digital Archives System as Real PBL

Future University Hakodate, in cooperation with Hakodate city Central Library, has developed a digital archives system. For the purpose of both maintaining the archives within the limited budget and making use of the archives as the field of research and education, students have participated in the development and the operation of the archives. The activities concerning the digital archives are particularly valuable field of project based learning. The skills to be obtained through the activities includes both system development and project management. The former includes not only programming but also the system integration for real business application. The latter includes not only team management but also stakeholder management.