The aim of this group is to critically discuss and share thoughts about the use of social software applications, techniques, and principles within the Digital Humanities.
The Digital Humanities
For the purpose of this group, the Digital Humanities is defied as the application of computational methods and associated tools to address specific humanities research problems. Distinct from general computing approaches, the banner term 'Digital Humanities' is an 'attitude towards computing' that is embedded within the research concerns of the disciplines and sub-fields that make up the humanities. The methods employed in the field may be used to uncover new knowledge about corpora or to visualise research data in such a way as to uncover additional insights and meaning. Succinctly the Digital Humanities (or Humanities Computing) is about structuring, analysing and communicating humanistic knowledge in a critical way using computing technology.
Social Software
And as in many fields, the social and participatory architectural frameworks associated with 'social software' is increasing a part of the Digital Humanities. Social software is usually web-based and is a way for researchers to share data and research-labour that comprises of a series of debates about tool, socio-technical design, and concept choice. Social software may be one way to open up new styles of collaboration in the Digital Humanities between software developers, humanists, and audiences. Join in the conversation!
Suggested topics may include
:
*Collaborative labour arrangements for researchers (collaborative work functions)
*Maintaining on-line communities
*APIs, web services, and mash-ups
*Trends in the blogosphere
*New Social Software Applications
*Community annotation and tagging
*Computer mediated communication
*Service oriented architecture
*Governance (bottom-up or top Down)
*Work-flow analysis
*Designing Research Deliberation
event: Social media for the Scottish cultural heritage sector
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Thu, 26/08/2010 - 14:43 21/10/2010 10:00
21/10/2010 16:45
You are warmly invited to an open seminar which will explore the place of social media in Scottish museums, galleries and cultural heritage organisations. This event will offer a snapshot of current social media engagement in Scotland and will explore other exciting developments with user-generated content and digital media across the sector. It will also establish a focus for future workshops and an emerging research agenda for social media and cultural heritage. [read more...]
Location
Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Galleries of Scotland
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
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biblio: Citizens as Voluntary Sensors: Spatial Data Infrastructures in the World of Web 2.0
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Fri, 04/06/2010 - 16:29
"Citizens as Voluntary Sensors: Spatial Data Infrastructures in the World of Web 2.0",
Journal of Spatial data Infrastructures Research, vol. 2, pp. 8, 2007.
Tags:
Social Software and Science
The Social of Social Media in Science
In the last few years discussions in the Digital Humanities and eScience community are more and more focusing on the concepts developed in discussions about Social Web or Web 2.0. This means the “discovery” of not only the modelling, structuring and processing of scientific content but the area of interaction and communication in which this content is generated for the question how the digital spaces can affect and serve in the scientific field.
http://www.arts-humanities.net/blog/firestarter/social_socia... [read more...]
event: Museum Computer Network 2010
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Mon, 08/03/2010 - 16:34 27/10/2010
30/10/2010
The Museum Computer Network 2010 Conference Program Committee is delighted to announce the call for proposals for MCN's upcoming conference in Austin, Texas, Oct 27-30, 2010.
Proposals will be accepted from April 5 - May 3.
This year's innovative program will include not just a great line-up of papers and panels on the theme of I/O: The Museum Inside-Out/Outside-In
http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Conference-Sessions
but also a "slow un-conference" - Seizing the Tiger by the Longtail
http://mcn2010.pbworks.com/Slow+Un-conference
Check out the conference planning wiki for more details: [read more...]
Location
Austin, Texas
United States
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2cultures blog
Hi all,
If anyone has any interesting Digital Humanities feeds, then please send them my way. I am feeding them through a Wordpress installation using a nifty feed plug in as well as filtering through Yahoo Pipes. The site primarily has an Australian focus, but any feed is welcome.
2cultures.net
Craig
event: An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Mon, 01/02/2010 - 15:13 17/03/2010 10:00
17/03/2010 16:00
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives, especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users.
Learning Objectives [read more...]
Location
Summerwood Lane e-Learning Centre
CliftonUnited Kingdom
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event: An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 16:21 08/03/2010 10:00
08/03/2010 16:00
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives, especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users. [read more...]
Location
Stall Street Bath's Historic Buildings Bath & North East Somerset Council
Bath BA1 1LZUnited Kingdom
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event: Authentic Assessment in the era of Social Media: ideas and applications from Internet Communications
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Wed, 20/01/2010 - 12:20 10/05/2010 16:30
10/05/2010 18:00
Authentic assessment refers both to the alignment of assessment with the actual outcomes of students' learning, and to the utilisation in assessment of approximations of real-world situations within which knowledgeable activity might take place. In both cases, student learning is assumed to be intimately connected with the manner in which they are assessed, and that students will be more highly motivated to learn if their assessment is authentic. [read more...]
Location
1 St Giles Oxford Internet Institute
Oxford OX1 3JSUnited Kingdom
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Mobile Technology and Libraries
A New Book that has Broad Application To A Variety Of Museum Programs and Services
Jason Griffey / Neal-Schuman / 2010 / "Mobile Technology and Libraries" / ISBN: 9781555707118 / 6x9 /
125 pp. / $55.00
Mobile technology is fast becoming the preferred method for connecting to
the Internet, especially for people on the go. Librarians must keep pace
with this trend and integrate themselves into the mobile realm if they wish
to deliver enhanced user services. Mobile Technology and Libraries is a
practical, easy-to-follow new resource that will walk you through the [read more...]
event: An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web (Leicester)
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 16:03 18/12/2009 10:00
18/12/2009 16:00
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives, especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users.
Learning Objectives [read more...]
Location
19 University Road School of Museum Studies University of Leicester
Leicester LE1 7RF United Kingdom
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event: An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web (Leeds)
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 15:57 09/12/2009 10:00
09/12/2009 16:00
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives, especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users.
Learning Objectives [read more...]
Location
Carlisle Road Leeds Museum Discovery Centre
Leeds LS10 1LB United Kingdom
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event: An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web (London)
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 15:54 03/12/2009 10:00
03/12/2009 16:00
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives, especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users.
Learning Objectives [read more...]
Location
150 London Wall Museum of London
London EC2Y 5HNUnited Kingdom
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event: The Social Web - An introduction to Web 2.0
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 15:50 16/11/2009 10:00
16/11/2009 16:00
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives, especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users.
Learning Objectives [read more...]
Location
41 Long Street Wiltshire Heritage Museum
Devizes SN10 1NSUnited Kingdom
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event: An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web (Preston)
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 15:42 13/11/2009 10:00
13/11/2009 16:00
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives, especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users.
Learning Objectives [read more...]
Location
South Meadow Lane The Gujarat Centre
Preston PR1 8JNUnited Kingdom
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Report back: IRCHSS Symposium: Digital Humanities – New Frontiers, Trinity College, Dublin, 14 October 2009
A one day seminar was held at Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday 14 October to discuss Ireland’s contributions to the Digital Humanities and the possible futures of the field within Ireland. http://dho.ie/node/634 The seminar, held in a skilfully restored 19th Century Anatomy lecture theatre, was attended by representatives from government, the Irish Research Council (IRCHSS), universities, and industry (Microsoft, IBM, Intel). The keynote speaker was Professor Tony Hey, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s External Research and former head of the UK’s eScience Core Programme. [read more...]
event: Social media know-how
Submitted by Valentina Asciutti on Wed, 07/10/2009 - 14:17 04/11/2009 09:40
04/11/2009 16:40
This one-day interactive workshop will explore the opportunities that social media/Web 2.0 offers Museums, Libraries and Archives. The day will focus on free or inexpensive applications and provide easy ways for you to use new media to engage with a range of stakeholders. The course will help you understand the jargon and will offer practical guidance on areas including blogging, social networks, podcasting, wikis and social bookmarks.
· Exploring the changing media climate and an introduction to Social Media exploring the different ways we communicate [read more...]
Location
53-56 Great Sutton Street MLA London
London EC1V 0DGUnited Kingdom
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CfP: Digital Humanities 2010
Closing Date:
31/10/2009
Proposals must be submitted electronically using the system which will be
available at the conference web site from October 8th. Presentations may be
any of the following:
• Single papers (abstract max of 1500 words)
• Multiple paper sessions (overview max of 500 words)
• Posters (abstract max of 1500 words)
Call for Papers Announcement
The International Programme Committee invites submissions of abstracts of
between 750 and 1500 words on any aspect of humanities computing, broadly
defined to encompass the common ground between information technology and [read more...]
Report back: 'Tools for Scholarly Editing over the Web' Birmingham, 24 September
I attended the ‘Tools for Scholarly Editing over the Web’ workshop on Thursday (25 September) organised by the Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing at the University of Birmingham. http://www.itsee.bham.ac.uk/vmr/toolscfp.htm There were presentation by many leading figures of electronic textual editing from the US, Canada, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and Britain. The workshop was organised to discuss the movement towards online collaborative tools for scholarly editing and the problems and opportunities associated with this. [read more...]
Quick Response: Review of Oxford Social Media Convention 2009
I attended the Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 on Friday (18 September) at the Said Business School. The theme of the Convention was ‘assessing the evolution, impact and potential of social media’; a fairly monumental tasks for a one day convention with speakers from both sides of the Atlantic and from the Academy, business, media, and politics. [read more...]
Survey: Virtual Research Environment Collaboartive Landscape Study
The VRE Collaborative Landscape Study project is one of several studies commissioned by the UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to research on-line research collaboration in Virtual Research Environments (VREs). The focus of our study is to scope developments in VREs around the world and set them in relation to the activities in the UK.
The study aims to stimulate debate about the benefits of research collaboration facilitated by Virtual Research Environments so as to assist the JISC to provide services and strategies to support it. [read more...]
