Following the success of last year’s pilot program, The University of Iowa Graduate College and the UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio are excited to announce that 13 graduate students have been selected for the 2018 Studio Summer Fellowship program. These individuals will soon take part in an 8-week course that provides mentored digital scholarship experience,Continue reading “Announcing the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Fellows for Summer 2018”
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The Studio Pilots Summer Fellowship Program
This summer the Studio will pilot a new fellowship program with the help of the University of Iowa Graduate College and the Studio Steering Committee. Nine current graduate students have been named Summer Studio Fellows. The students will soon take part in an 8-week course that provides mentored digital scholarship experience, as well as training inContinue reading “The Studio Pilots Summer Fellowship Program”
Celebrating Women in Iowa’s Past
Today, in celebration of International Women’s Day, we reflect on the progress and many achievements that women, past and present, have made around the world. The origins of this day can be traced back to the early 1900s, marked by a strike for better working conditions for women in the garment industry. While the strike didn’t takeContinue reading “Celebrating Women in Iowa’s Past”
Studio Staff to Present at DH 2017
Last week the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations notified presenters of their acceptance to its massive annual conference, DH 2017. Held in Montreal this August, the conference brings together digital humanists from around the world to share their work. We’re excited to announce that four Studio staff will be among those UI faculty and staff presenting their work! Here’s aContinue reading “Studio Staff to Present at DH 2017”
Another Milestone for DIY History!
It was just over two years ago that DIY History reached its amazing 50,000-page transcription benchmark! This past week we achieved 75,000, and we’d like to take the opportunity to talk a little bit about the elements that have led to this amazing growth. Available Collections Since reaching 50,000 pages, six new collections have been added including ScholarshipContinue reading “Another Milestone for DIY History!”
Co-Editing a Digital Edition of Walt Whitman’s Short Fiction
The Walt Whitman Archive recently published a new digital edition of Whitman’s short fiction. Most people know Whitman as America’s poet and the author of Leaves of Grass, but in the early 1840s, he was a journalist, a newspaper editor, and the author of numerous short stories. Whitman wrote at least twenty-six (and likely more)Continue reading “Co-Editing a Digital Edition of Walt Whitman’s Short Fiction”
A Lapse in Time, Similarity in Action
This past week I had the opportunity to attend a lecture at the Englert Theatre featuring Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Cullors’ activism was, in part, fueled by the final verdict of the State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman case. The controversial trial ended with George Zimmerman being found not guilty on all counts of second degreeContinue reading “A Lapse in Time, Similarity in Action”