Monthly Archives: May 2013

Educating Faculty: Confronting the Fear Factor of the Digital Humanities

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Doreen Piano

As someone who has been using digital media (to qualify, rather erratically) in her research and teaching for many years, I am a bit of a lone wolf in an English Department that strictly adheres to traditional print culture in … Continue reading →

Categories: Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Research Methods, Session Proposal, Teaching | 5 Comments

Creating Two Totally Excellent HISTORY Websites: University Desegregation Anniversary (& US Largest Slave Revolt)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Laura Rosanne Adderley

There is already a session about faculty with little or no web training, but that underlies this too.  I am actually trying to build two websites:  one for the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of Tulane; and one for the … Continue reading →

Categories: Session Proposal | 7 Comments

What’s an untrained faculty member to do?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Anne Boyd Rioux

I am interested in discussing how faculty members who receive no training or support can develop sites and online archives to promote their research and create online communities. Much of my research has been invested in the recovery of forgotten … Continue reading →

Categories: Session Proposal | 4 Comments

Session Proposal: Zotero and Open Source Tools

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jennifer Jackson

I would like to host a session on Zotero, an open source reference management application. In the session, I will explain what Zotero is, and provided a brief tutorial on how to setup, create and manage your Zotero account. I would also … Continue reading →

Categories: Digital Literacy, Libraries, Session Proposal, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

It’s Session Proposal Time!!!! Also Twitter, Boogaloo, etc.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Gena Chattin

In case you haven’t seen Michael’s e-mail, it’s time to start thinking up amazing things for us to talk about when we descend upon the CBD next week. There are some ideas and suggestions over on the Sessions page, but … Continue reading →

Categories: Administrative, Your Categories Are Inadequate | 3 Comments

Session Proposal: CONTENTdm Love/Hate Fest

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Gena Chattin

It’s everywhere. Every library or museum of a certain size seems to have digital collections in it. You can’t escape it. It’s CONTENTdm! But is that a bad thing? In this session, I’d like to talk/share/commiserate with other CONTENTdm users on some … Continue reading →

Categories: Archives, Libraries, Linked Data, Session Proposal | 1 Comment

Tech Support for Collections

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Tina White

I would like to know how others are supporting digital collection data growth and integrity. As a system and storage administrator, I’ve found it difficult to predict storage growth over time, especially within the confines of grant funding. I would also like … Continue reading →

Categories: Session Proposal | 1 Comment

Building an Interdisciplinary Digital Humanities/New Media Community in the Deep South

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Michael Mizell-Nelson

I have been fortunate to attend a few THATCamps connected to academic conferences for historians, and I have wanted to work with others to create a THATCamp (and, we hope, a series of unconferences) rooted in New Orleans and the … Continue reading →

Categories: Administrative, Collaboration, Funding, Project Management, Session Proposal, Your Categories Are Inadequate | 1 Comment