uI like to press my ear against their rugged surface, run my fingers down the ridges of the bark. I close my eyes and breath in the scent of resins, of wet earth. Trees are special for me: they give me peace. That’s why I decided to make a documentary about the most significant treesContinue reading “Decades on and still standing: a history of trees on campus”
Category Archives: Digital Scholarship & Publishing
Introductory blog post: Connie Chen
Hi! My name is Connie Chen. I am an upcoming 3rd year MFA student in the Nonfiction Writing Program. My thesis in creative nonfiction is my book project titled This is a Zoo, a polyphonic liturgy with candid appreciation of unruly flesh, and penetrating analysis of chronic illness, gender, identity, and their roots in artContinue reading “Introductory blog post: Connie Chen”
UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio builds first-ever digital and searchable map of Principia Mathematica through multi-institutional, NEH-awarded grant
With a $281,104 Scholarly Editions and Translations grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), researchers at the University of Iowa and Western Kentucky University collaborated to build the first-ever digital map and data table for all three volumes and 1,992 pages of Principia Mathematica—a monumental work in the philosophies of mathematics and logic.Continue reading “UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio builds first-ever digital and searchable map of Principia Mathematica through multi-institutional, NEH-awarded grant”
Introducing the Studio’s 2024 Summer Fellows
The University of Iowa Graduate College and the UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio are excited to announce that 10 graduate students have been selected for the 2024 Studio Summer Fellowship program. These individuals will soon take part in an eight week course that provides mentored digital scholarship experience, as well as trainingContinue reading “Introducing the Studio’s 2024 Summer Fellows”
The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Creating Digital Resources to Support Our Community
By Miranda Donnellan Archives are not infallible. As a librarian, this is a fact of life. But as a digital humanist, I am empowered to solve this problem. For my Public Digital Humanities Certificate capstone, under the guidance of Cornell College’s Professor Kirilka Stavreva, I created a digital archive highlighting the works of Jewel BothwellContinue reading “The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Creating Digital Resources to Support Our Community”
The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Using Digital Resources to Preserve the Past by Miranda Donnellan
Archives are not infallible. Paper disintegrates, photos acidify, and even metal rusts and ages. Every librarian and archivist knows that preservation relies on prevention far more than restoration, but there is only so much control you can exert over nature’s most significant force: time. As a joint Library Science and Digital Humanities student, I amContinue reading “The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Using Digital Resources to Preserve the Past by Miranda Donnellan”
Studio Summer Fellowship applications are open for submission!
Applications are now being accepted through Feb 7 at 5 p.m. for the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio’s 2024 Summer Fellowship Program. The program is open to all UI PhD, MFA, and DMA students looking to benefit from an in-person, mentored digital scholarship experience this upcoming summer. Learn more about the program and apply onContinue reading “Studio Summer Fellowship applications are open for submission!”
The Studio’s Senior Developer selected to receive 2023 Benton Award
The Studio’s Senior Developer Matthew Butler has been selected to receive the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. Butler has contributed significantly to the continued success and excellence of the Studio and the UI Libraries during his several years of service. Read more about the award and Butler’s contributions over the years in aContinue reading “The Studio’s Senior Developer selected to receive 2023 Benton Award”
The Studio’s Nikki White to Present at DLF
We are excited to share that the Studio’s Digital Humanities Research & Instruction Librarian Nikki White will present with a panel including, UI Libraries’ Wendy Robertson, Roxanne Shiraz from CUNY’s Graduate Center, and Laura Morreale at this year’s DLF Forum! The group “will present examples of current efforts to improve description and discovery of DHContinue reading “The Studio’s Nikki White to Present at DLF”
Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio partners with faculty to map race-restrictive covenants in Greater St. Louis
Earlier this year, our Geographic Information Specialist, Jay Bowen, worked with Colin Gordon at the Department of History to visualize his extensive research on racially restrictive covenants impacting residential parcels throughout Greater St. Louis in a new interactive map. With this map, users can explore parcel-by-parcel the historical proliferation of these covenant restrictions from 1870Continue reading “Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio partners with faculty to map race-restrictive covenants in Greater St. Louis”