At the intersection of digital libraries, big data, and academic impact, our team had the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful project in support of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries. Our mission was clear: create …
Digital Humanities
Text-Data Analysis for Digital Humanities Workshop Interest Survey
A cross-campus DH Carpentry working group is collaborating on designing a workshop on text-data analysis and is seeking input from digital humanists about the tools and skills you are most interested in learning about. Please …
DH Tools Part 1: Off-the-Shelf
You don’t have to learn an entirely new programming language to do cutting edge digital humanities work. There are many sophisticated, useful off the shelf tools that you can use for your research. Many of …
DH Tools Part 2: Moving Computationally
For scholars in the humanities, digging into computational approaches, tools, and methods can open new possibilities for exploration and building more tailored outputs. Below, we’ve collected a few trusted resources that can help get you …
Look to Open Source Options for GIS Software
Creating maps as a way to communicate data is becoming increasingly popular across and integrated into a broader set of academic disciplines. In the humanities, mapping is often used to create visual and interactive objects …
Tool: Tropy
What Is Tropy? Tropy is a free and open-source software tool for the collection, organization, description, and sharing of digital photographs that researchers take during their research. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the …
Refresh Your Data Management Savvy This New Year
Happy New Year’s! The start of a new year and a new semester are as good a time as ever to evaluate your data management practices. Here are some reminders about data management best practices, …