From the announcement: We are pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Historical Network Research, a new publication dedicated to historical research by means of theories and methodologies developed in social network analysis and network science. Read full post here.
From the CFP: This event is a follow-up to the Archives Unleashed datathon series – the first was held in March 2016 in Toronto and the second was held in June 2016 Washington DC. We’re continuing the datathon program in 2017, and are excited to bring this program to the Internet Archive…By bringing together a […]
The International Digital Humanities Training Network / ADHO Training Group is sponsoring a conference, “Innovations in Digital Humanities Pedagogy: Local, National, and International Training” on August 8, 2017. From the CFP: Only recently have the digital humanities begun to take firm root in the humanities curriculum, with institutions around the world now committing significant resources toward […]
“I don’t know a lot about philosophy,” says Grant Louis Oliveira, a data analyst and quantitative social sciences researcher with an undergraduate degree in political science. He continues: I’d like to change that and more rigorously explore my ideas, but I find the world of philosophy a bit impenetrable, and I don’t think I’m the only […]
After examining the history of data visualization greats I decided to collect my learnings in the style of history’s data visualization greats. The first of these visual summaries is presented and discussed below. Read full post here.
From the CFP: The human and social sciences are experiencing an influx of quantitative methods which try to deal with the questions of meaning, at the centre of semiotic reflection…This special issue of Semiotica seeks to present studies that employ or explore quantitative measures to reshape the ways in which we may study what is meaningful. […]
Lafayette College is recruiting a Digital Library Developer. From the ad: Lafayette College Library seeks a talented and passionate developer to lead the design, management, and development of our digital library services…The person selected for this position will collaborate with other community members around the nation and beyond with the aim of extending and refining […]
From the resource: Want to make a visual timeline, but don’t have the time to draw one manually? Or maybe you have some documents, but you’re not sure if the events they depict form a compelling timeline? TimeLineCurator quickly and automatically extracts temporal references in freeform text to generate a visual timeline…Already using TimelineJS? TimeLineCurator […]
One of the problems I’ve had for a while with traditional digital literacy programs is that they tend to see digital literacy as a separable skill from domain knowledge. In the metaphor of most educators, there’s a set of digital or information literacy skills, which is sort of like the factory process. And there’s data, which […]
Digital Humanities Now is on hiatus until January 10, and as we close out another successful year, we want to take some time to reflect on 2016. After eight years of publication, Digital Humanities Now remains a community-curated publication that is driven by a group of dedicated staff members and a community of editors who graciously volunteer […]
