Comments on: Propose

By: David McKenzie

David McKenzie — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 13:09:26 +0000

I’d be glad to help facilitate a session on creating digital archives from different collections, likeRemembering Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre, and all that goes into that. I’d especially like suggestions on outreach!

By: Joseph Koivisto

Joseph Koivisto — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:30:50 +0000

Would love a brainstorming session on the future of crowdsourcing. Several recent projects have shown the great potential for crowd engagement on a great number of DH initiatives, producing exciting results and creating a new universe of volun-peers. But how do we envision the future of collaborative engagement on DH initiatives? What will be the next step in the evolution of crowdsourcing? Conversation would focus on both methodological approaches and technological solutions. Could also tie in to the proposed session on social media use.

By: Angela Spidalette

Angela Spidalette — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:51:53 +0000

I would like to see something about Funding the Humanities: How to find funding in a competitive field. I know one was done last year but I think this is always a great thing to think about!

By: Liz Settoducato

Liz Settoducato — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 01:15:49 +0000

I’d like to see a session on Queering Information, which I will happily co-facilitate with Faith Weis.

Our hope is to give time and space to a conversation about the intersections of queer identity and the field of information, or how we can queer information by utilizing non-normative ideas and practices. Examples of possible topics include how we can use digital technologies to preserve and archive the stories of queer communities (especially older LGBTQ folk), the differential valuation of various forms of information and knowledge production (“legitimate” versus “illegitimate” etc.), and how we can improve accessibility, visibility, and beyond through digital technologies. All respectful voices and participants are welcome!

By: Kirsten Mentzer

Kirsten Mentzer — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:38:19 +0000

Wikis & Owls: Communicating in Growing DH Communities

I’d like to hear from others who work/ed in small DH communities how they have communicated with and encouraged others in their community. Listservs? Hashtags? Blogs? Email?

By: Meaghan Brown

Meaghan Brown — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:42:57 +0000

Play-talk-? : Institutional MediaWiki, or how I learned to relax and enjoy the Wiki.

The Folger has recently implemented an outword-facing, publicly readable but gated wiki. I’m happy to talk about wiki development in institutional settings, the challenges of a gated but publically readable wiki, or mediaWiki quirks. I’d also be happy to show folks around Folgerpedia (the wiki of all things Folger), explain our implementation and engagement strategies, and discuss the best way of managing writing/reading institutional history and subject-specific content in public. This could be as hands-on as folks want. If anyone wants to try and make an account, you can go here: folgerpedia.folger.edu/Help:Getting_started

By: Justin Littman

Justin Littman — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:17:16 +0000

I'd propose a session on "Brainstorming uses for Flickr and Tumblr (and other social media) data in DH". GW Libraries has received an NHPRC grant to (among other things) add support for Flickr and Tumblr to Social Feed Manager, a tool for collecting social media data for research purposes. To make this as useful/successful as possible, it would be helpful to hear the hopes/dreams/aspirations for DH researchers that may potentially use Flickr/Tumblr/other social media data.

By: Diane Harris Cline

Diane Harris Cline — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:41:18 +0000

I’d like to see a session called something like ” What do we want? XX. When do we want it? Now!”‘ — If we were asked tomorrow by a dean, provost, or the Library what would be most helpful to move our projects along, what would we ask for? what is your XX? I’d like to be ready with a strong answer and hope collectively we can envision what it would take to get to the next level in DH here.