A special thank you to the Technology Fellows who presented at our event last week. I think each presenter deserves his/her own blog post because the projects presented were so different and interesting. Here’s the first recap. Ann Marie Davis (History) shared new assignments she is developing in collaboration with library, special collections, and…
Category: Digital Scholarship
Plot.ly Data Visualizations
This week I attended a Plotly data visualization workshop by PhD Candidate Matthew D. Lincoln from the Department of Art History at the University of Maryland. Plotly is a free web-based graphing tool for making data visualizations from small-to-moderate user-provided datasets. Groups can collaborate on projects directly through their Plotly accounts without having to send…
What is Digital Scholarship Anyway? (Part Two)
Perhaps the best way to get a sense of how digital scholarship is changing academic landscapes is to learn about the exciting projects pursued at other pioneering institutions and right here at Connecticut College. You will probably recognize digital scholarship already practiced in your own work and provocative ideas for further enhancing your research and…
What is Digital Scholarship Anyway? (Part One)
As the new Digital Scholarship and Visual Resources Librarian, much of my first year here at Connecticut College will be spent working with faculty and staff to identify potential digital scholarship projects and get them off the ground. The mission I’m tasked with is to continue shaping and developing the College’s engagements with digital scholarship…