Category Archives: Session: Talk

Proposal for a session in which you offer to lead a group discussion on a topic or question of interest.

Session Proposal: Data Sources for DH

Hi, everyone! I would love to co-host (any want to join me?) a session demoing various data sources and mining methods for work in the digital humanities. I think this would be a great complement to sessions that explore various tools for DH.

After all, once you master the tools, where and how do you get your data?!

Discussion around:

  • Sources attendees have used in the past
  • Ideas for new sources
  • Demos of how to use these methods
  • Anything else related to DH data sourcing, mining, collecting, etc.

 

Looking forward to learning with you all!

Stephanie Ballard

DH Possibilities for Architecture + Design Records

My campus has recently seen a surge of collaboration among scholars in the fields of architecture/design, public history, and the visual/performing arts. Scholars and students are learning to engage with the built environment in dynamic and innovative ways through emerging technologies like drone-based aerial photography, geo-tagging, 3D printing and scanning, and virtual reality environments. With our wealth of unique primary sources and information skills, it seems like library, archives, and museum professionals could add tremendous value to these kinds of projects.

Discussions might include topics like:

  • How are digital humanities scholars currently using primary sources from archival collections on architecture and design?
  • What new possibilities can we (LAM professionals) imagine for these resources?
  • How do we tackle barriers to use, such as low primary source literacy for visual materials, intellectual property and copyright fears, mistaken assumptions by scholars about LAM organizations, etc?
  • How can we engage design professionals (architects, industrial designers, engineers, etc) in this work?