I-Analyzer is now called Textcavator, a name that better reflects the flagship tool of the CDH Research Software Lab (RSLab). In addition to the new name, the RSLab is introducing an upload feature for adding your own datasets, as well as several new corpora. The Centre for Digital Humanities spoke with scientific developer Luka van […]
This talk is a call to participate in the newly reformed IIIF AI community group. The International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium (IIIF-C) formed an AI/ML Community Group in 2023. The utility of IIIF in these contexts is clear, but the best practices in this domain are less so, and awareness of the full extent of […]
The Responsible AI Afterlives Workbook is a practical resource supporting cultural organisations considering the use of AI to ‘revive’ collections and engage visitors. It was produced in consultation with cultural professionals, and is informed by a deep understanding of heritage work and responsibilities. This resource is designed for: See full post.
A 20-page standard-size, full-color zine co-created by Amanda Wyatt Visconti and Shane Lin. “Absolute Unit”: An entity exceedingly pleasing to the eye & soul by virtue of unusual-for-its-kind square or stocky dimensions. Absolute Units are exemplars of: stability! solidity! abundance! confidence! A model for insisting we deserve at-homeness in our world. A righteous & unbothered […]
The Universal Viewer (UV) is a community-developed open source project on a mission to help you share your content with the world. The UV software can also play audio and video files, display 3D files, PDFs and more. You can try it for yourself at universalviewer.io. You can see the Universal Viewer displaying different types […]
The DE-BIAS tool, developed as a part of the DE-BIAS project, aims to create and detect a vocabulary of problematic language in the metadata of cultural heritage institutions. Researcher Inna Kizhner shares the work undertaken to identify and flag antisemitic language in cultural heritage collections. See full post.
The Tutankhamun (TAA) Archive is the most significant collection held by the Griffith Institute at the University of Oxford. It preserves the complete archaeological records of Howard Carter and his team’s ten-year excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun, including maps, plans, object cards, drawings, journals, diaries, notes, correspondence, and Harry Burton’s iconic photographs. Today the […]
The DPC’s Global ‘Bit List’ of Endangered Digital Materials—or the Bit List—is a powerful call to action from the global digital preservation community. The report is reviewed and updated every two years, and highlights the digital content most at risk of being lost, based on real-world conditions and expert insight. By clearly identifying both the […]
I have taught an introductory English-language course to religions in Japan for several years making use of available online resources. The course provides both home and exchange students with a cursory overview of religions in Japan, their history, and their present status, and presents some wider issues related to the study of religions in Japan. […]
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has fundamentally disrupted one of higher education’s most enduring pedagogical tools: the essay. For centuries, the essay has served as both a means of learning and a method of assessment, asking students to demonstrate research skills, critical thinking, argument construction, and disciplinary knowledge through extended written work. The arrival of tools […]
