Please join us for a celebratory virtual launch of the brand-new Lafayette Digital Repository, which contains Lafayette-produced scholarship as well as digital archival and other special collections. Learn about the advantages of depositing scholarship in the repository, including opportunities to enhance the scholarly impact of your work.
Learn how to find data for digital humanities projects. We’ll cover how to locate and harvest data from public domain sources such as sound libraries, Library of Congress labs, and the Digital Public Library of America.
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Lafayette humanities faculty using virtual reality in their teaching.
This session will provide an introduction and overview of the web publishing platform Omeka S. We will discuss its core functionality, particular strengths, potential use cases as a research support and presentation tool, and in class use. We will also take a brief look at the user dashboard and how to use it. This will not be an in depth training on the platform. For training support, please contact Janna Avon, Digital Initiatives Librarian: avonj@lafayette.edu
This session will provide an introduction and overview of the web publishing platform Scalar. We will discuss its core functionality, particular strengths, potential use cases as a research support and presentation tool, and in class use. We will also take a brief look at the user dashboard and how to use it. This will not be an in depth training on the platform. For training support, please contact Janna Avon, Digital Initiatives Librarian: avonj@lafayette.edu
The ESRI Story Maps application is an online platform for creating narrative exhibitions of student research assignments. Digital story-telling with maps allows students to link a variety of text and media to the locations and events that frame their narratives. This session will introduce participants to the application and suggest approaches for creating course assignments. This will not be an in depth training on the platform. For training support, please contact John Clark, Geospatial Services Librarian.
A brief overview of the principles of research data management, focusing on practical advice for collecting, using, and sharing data in digital humanities projects. Lunch provided.
Are you a faculty member, staff member, student, or librarian who conducts humanistic research using digital tools or approaches? Join the Digital Humanities Community of Practice for an informal exchange in which participants will speak for 3-5 minutes about their work. Following will be an opportunity for discussion and connection around shared interests. Lunch provided.
Have you ever found yourself wondering how to communicate your digital scholarship projects, skills, and experience to others? In this session, we’ll cover practical approaches to describing the scope and results of your work to any audience, talk about how to expose your projects to the academic community using resources such as ORCID and Google Scholar’s Profile tool, and discuss articulating skills involved in the work. There will be time during the session to raise questions and brainstorm with the group about how to articulate and disseminate your work. Lunch provided.