Category Archives: Libraries

Posts about libraries and librarians.

Making Difficult Transitions

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Haven Hawley

This session looks at how we make transitions work for us rather than becoming moments of failure in archival and digital history work. Donors and communities rarely share the same expectations of a relationship with an institutional partner as an archivist, … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Collaboration, Diversity, Libraries, Project Management, Session Proposals, Session: Talk | 1 Comment

DIY Workshop: 3D Scanning and 3D Printing

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Angelos Barmpoutis

Do you want to create a digital collection of 3D objects? Statues, vases, coins, inscriptions, or anything else you may want to study professionally? This workshop will demonstrate live 3D scanning using 5 of the state-of-the-art 3D scanners (by Artec3D, … Continue reading →

Categories: Libraries, Open Access, Session Proposals, Session: Play, Visualizations | 1 Comment

Expanding access to historical content

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Melissa Jerome

In August of 2013, the UF George A Smathers Libraries received a $325,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to digitize 100,000 pages of historic newspapers. The UF libraries are working in conjunction with the library system … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Libraries, Open Access, Project Management | 2 Comments

Timeline Apps for Online Exhibits

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Barbara Lewis

Every time I work on an online exhibit, it seems that a timeline would enhance the content and sometimes could even cover the entire exhibit.  An interactive timeline would be even better.  In this session, we look at a variety of … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Collaboration, Libraries, Mapping, Open Access, Teaching, Visualizations | 2 Comments

Stories of Grant-seeking Adventures in the DH

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Bess de Farber

Have you wondered about how successful DH grant-seeking is achieved? It begins with conversations about what we have in terms of resources, what we have done in the past, and what we want to do in the future. “Sharing experiences … Continue reading →

Categories: Administrative, Archives, Collaboration, Funding, Libraries, Session: Talk | 1 Comment

What support can libraries offer digital humanities?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Christy Shorey

As librarians who work with digital scholarship, particularly undergraduate and graduate Theses and Dissertations and other items that find their home in Institutional Repositories, we understand that the landscape of the content is changing. Our “Talk” session is envisioned as … Continue reading →

Categories: Libraries, Session: Talk | 2 Comments

Using the Omeka Platform

Posted on March 27, 2015 by markkamrath

Omeka continues to be a popular content management platform for scholars, libraries, and museums interested in displaying digital objects or content. Its flexibility and search features make it attractive to a range of users with various interests. This session aims to discuss Omeka as … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Libraries, Metadata, Museums, Open Access, Publishing, Session: Talk | 2 Comments