1. “Material objects that Digital objects that
Boundary objects
Google maps
“Material objects that
Digital objects that
Facilitate the coordination of scientific work because
Facilitate coordination of pedagogy with activism
They can be interpreted in a tightly focused way by specialists
They can be used pedagogically by faculty and students
While being simultaneously readable by generalists”  
And can be used for practical purposes by community members
Source: Star, Susan Leigh and James R. Griesemar. “Institutional ecology, ‘translations’ and boundary objects: amateurs and professionals in Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, ” Social Studies of Science, no. 3 (1980):  

2. upstream
downstream

3. the upstream
Faculty come up with idea for a class. They talk to community groups before semester begins. Once the semester begins, faculty tell students in the class about the potential project and train them for it. Meeting is arranged between students and community group, in which two-way exchange occurs (ideas and data). Students produce map.

5. Hartford Assessor’s office
Secretary of the State
Hartford Assessor’s office
Phone book
City Scan Project
Hartford Assessor’s office
Hartford Areas Rally Together
Hartford Assessor’soffice

7. the downstream
Once the map has been created, how do the different parties interact with the map?

8. Boundary objects
Google maps
“Material objects that
Digital objects that
Facilitate the coordination of scientific work because
Facilitate coordination of pedagogy with activism
They can be interpreted in a tightly focused way by specialists
They can be used pedagogically by faculty and students
While being simultaneously readable by generalists”  
And can be used for practical purposes by community members