Hi, everyone. I’m working this summer on a digital exhibition of the Commonwealth, an anti-slavery Boston newspaper founded in 1862, right in the middle of the Civil War. In the weeks since my fellowship began, I’ve been working on making scans of the pages of the periodical, researching the various people involved in publication, andContinue reading “On Narrowing Scope: Making a Huge Project Manageable (and Failing at It)”
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Women Of Ancient History (WOAH) – Networks and Maps to Promote Non-Male Scholars
I am contributing to an already existing project. Check out the current WOAH site. In short, the goal of this project is to promote the awareness and visibility of non-male scholars who study the ancient world. Dr. Sarah E. Bond (Iowa, Classics) started WOAH to combat the plainly false notion that, “there aren’t any womenContinue reading “Women Of Ancient History (WOAH) – Networks and Maps to Promote Non-Male Scholars”
Explorations in Writing Technology: Creating a Digital Typeface
If I want to write—to make marks that express thoughts in written language, in a way that it can be shared and read by others—there are a number of tools available to help with the task: Pencil Pen (ballpoint, felt tip or fountain, not to mention reed, feather and steel nib) Brush crayons, pastels, charcoal,Continue reading “Explorations in Writing Technology: Creating a Digital Typeface”
Mapping gender and status in simulated Mars missions
NASA has scheduled the first manned mission to Mars by 2030s. Millions of miles away, this group of astronauts will constitute a micro society. Women and men, most likely from different cultures, will have to live and work together in claustrophobic chambers for a long time. Stereotypes in task groups To prepare for this experience,Continue reading “Mapping gender and status in simulated Mars missions”
“Scholarship is Scholarship”: Identity Crisis in the Digital Humanities
When I meet someone, our introduction typically goes something like this: What do you do? I teach college literature and I’m a graduate student. Oh, what do you study? Victorian Literature Oh, like Jane Austen, and stuff? …sure. There is always more we can say about ourselves, our interests, and our work. If I decideContinue reading ““Scholarship is Scholarship”: Identity Crisis in the Digital Humanities”
When to Work Alone, and When to Ask for Help
I’m not a “tech” person. Naturally, computers (amongst other software and gadgets) make up a normal part of my day-to-day routines, and while I feel perfectly comfortable “tinkering” around with new gadgets and programs, the language of code and other seemingly mysterious components of the “digital” in academia elude me. No, I study stories; IContinue reading “When to Work Alone, and When to Ask for Help”
XOXO, Digital Library Services
University of Iowa student with bow and arrow, mid-1920s Whether you are single, happily attached, or somewhere in between, we in Digital Library Services offer you a historical perspective of that sometimes treacherous holiday lurking just around the corner: St. Valentine’s Day. “My heart pants 4 u, ” Aug. 1, 1907 The February 14, 1961Continue reading “XOXO, Digital Library Services”
250,000 items and counting
This past week, the Iowa Digital Library surpassed 250,000 items. There has been much to celebrate since the 100,000th item was added just a little over a year ago, as several new collections have been released. They range from historical photographs of the UI’s trendsetting physical education program for women to material related to Abraham Lincoln to photographs andContinue reading “250,000 items and counting”
Shy of a dozen
This semester, DLS is happily hosting eleven SLIS digital librarianship fellows. Some faces are familiar ones, as several fellows from the first cohort have stayed on to either finish up previous projects or embark on new digital adventures. Many second-cohort fellows have begun their assignments, as well, making the DLS project room full of bodiesContinue reading “Shy of a dozen”
Home-grown global awareness
DLS is pleased to announce a new digital collection in the Iowa Digital Library featuring the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council. As one who worked closely with these video presentations, SLIS Digital Librarianship Fellow Chris Ehrman provides some background on the collection: The Iowa City Foreign Relations Council Presentations is a collection of 71Continue reading “Home-grown global awareness”