Category Archives: Libraries

Posts about libraries and librarians.

Personal Digital Archiving: or don’t let your hard work go to waste

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Fletcher Durant

We create for a wide variety of reasons, but the impetus for work in the humanities usually has a permanent, or at least long-term, goal. The digital tools that we use and files that we create, whether for research or … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Digital Literacy, Libraries, Metadata, Project Management, Publishing, Research Methods, Session Proposals, Session: Talk | 2 Comments

Metadata as Data: How the Libraries Can Support Digital Humanities Projects

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Allison Jai O'Dell

Library catalogs contain a treasure trove of data that can be used in humanities pursuits, for instance: historic place names and business addresses; the interests and diction of cultures; the appearance and features of design trends; and the materials and … Continue reading →

Categories: Data Mining, Libraries, Metadata, Session: Talk, Text Mining, Visualizations | 1 Comment

Using Online Exhibits to Teach Critical Thinking

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Suzan Alteri

I would like to propose a teach session on how to use online exhibit creation to teach students valuable critical thinking and digital humanities skills for lifelong learning. Based off teaching Omeka and Weebly to various undergraduate courses at UF, this … Continue reading →

Categories: Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Libraries, Metadata, Open Access, Session: Teach, Teaching | Tags: , , | 2 Comments