One of the striking features of computation is the extent to which forms of pattern matching are required in computer processing. Pattern recognition can be described as a means of identifying repeated shapes or structures which are features of a system under investigation. Whilst we tend to think of patterns as visual, of course they […]
CLIR is currently accepting applications for this program. All applications must be submitted using the online form on the For Applicants page. Review of applications will begin on May 1, 2012, and continue until positions are filled. CLIR expects all positions to be filled by June 30, 2012. For further information please consult the For Applicants and FAQpages. The CLIR/DLF Data Curation Fellowship […]
Timeline is also great for pulling in media from different sources. It has built in support for pulling in Tweets and media from Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo, Google Maps and SoundCloud. More media types will be supported in the future. Creating one is as easy as filling in a Google spreadsheet or as detailed as […]
2012 Annual Conference and Members’ Meeting of the TEI Consortium Texas A&M University, Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture * Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2012 * Meeting dates: Wed 7 November to Sat 10 November, 2011 * Workshop dates: Mon 5 November to Wed 7 November, 2012 (see separate call) The Programme Committee […]
DS106 is a digital storytelling course that began as a face-to-face course at the University of Mary Washington. In Spring of 2011, Jim Groom opened the course up to allow open online participants to join and become involved. That semester gave birth to a radio station, a TV station, an assignment bank with over 280 contributions, and an explosion of […]
I first encountered the idea of ‘uncoverage’ in a blog post on Profhacker by Mark Sample. This phrase neatly encapsulates what I have come to believe. In Sample’s post, he defines ‘uncoverage’ by contrasting it with how we normally use the phrase in course syllabi: “…this course will cover the evolution of American public life […]
The Weight We had been on a long journey but I couldn’t see it anywhere. There’s a stage in a product cycle where you know it’s going to ship. Where you can see the end. It’s right there, sitting at the corner of Emerson St. and University Ave. Or maybe sipping coffee at Fraiche. Oh, hello, it waves […]
Newly peer-reviewed and updated: The Swinburne Project. Congratulations are in order for editor John Walsh and the team at The Algernon Charles Swinburne Project at Indiana University. Although a preliminary phase of the site had already been aggregated by NINES, a new review was scheduled after the scope of the project had expanded in the past few […]
DigitalKoans » Blog Archive » Future Proofing: Enabling Practical Preservation of Born-Digital Records. JISC has released Future Proofing: Enabling Practical Preservation of Born-Digital Records. Here’s an excerpt: The results show that is it possible to build a low-cost, practical solution that addresses immediate preservation problems, makes use of available open source tools, and requires minimal IT […]
Who are you, Digital Humanists ?. This questionnaire, which is an initiative of the Centre for Open Publishing (Cleo) and openEdition.org, is a contribution to the Humanistica Project: towards a European association for the Digital Humanities, building on the ideas expressed in the Digital Humanities Manifesto, based on a multilingual approach, and democratic principles (one […]
