What follows is a draft of a paper written in conjunction with Robert Blades concerning the Looted Heritage project. Introduction In his overview of what ‘open access’ might mean in the academy, Peter Suber draws attention to the salient features of what it means to call something ‘open’ – that it is digital, the cost (to […]
R, the open source statistical software environment, is powerful but can be a challenge to approach for beginners.
The digital revolution brings us all kinds of cool tools that make it easier to study, teach and present history. Interactive timelines are one of my favourites. Compared to their analogue versions, the benefits are clear: you can zoom in and out on time, minimize and maximize text boxes, add pictures and video, cooperate, share, […]
The Archaeological Museum of Salonica holds one of the largest and most diverse collections of ancient sculpture in Greece. The register, which is kept in the Cast Museum of the University of Salonica along with the photographical archive, contains about 1500 entries. The objects were newly measured, described and recorded. The sculptures were photographed from […]
In the past decade, literary scholars have increasingly turned their readerly attention from symptoms to surfaces, even as a variety of innovative approaches–from book history and media studies to digital humanities and performance studies–have nudged literary studies beyond “close-reading.” Such hermeneutical shifts invite us to rethink how we teach what we do, yet the teaching […]
Original French: Cette formation en trois volets devrait permettre de comprendre les relations entre les modalités de circulation des publications et des ressources numériques en SHS, les usages des réseaux sociaux, la mise en place de stratégies de recherche et de veille sur Internet et d’appréhender comment, dans cet environnement, développer son identité numérique. Les […]
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is seeking a Wikipedian-In-Residence for an unpaid internship. The successful applicant will have a commitment to the Library, Wikipedia, and the performing arts.
The University of Kansas Hall Center for the Humanities. Responsible for collaborative & interdisciplinary grant development with special emphasis on the digital humanities. Required qualifications: Master’s, two years of experience, strong communication skills, academic experience, & strong computer skills. July 2 application deadline, salary commensurate with experience, online application required: https://jobs.ku.edu, position # 00208158. EO/AA.
What is the theory that underpins our moocs? By George Siemens If you’re even casually aware of what is happening in higher education, you’ve likely heard of massive open online courses (MOOCs). They have been covered by NY Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, TV programs, newspapers, and a mess or blogs. While MOOCs have been […]
An updated draft of “Linked Data Patterns: A pattern catalogue for modelling, publishing, and consuming Linked Data” is now available.
