Category Archives: Session: Talk

Fight Club

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Melissa Fortson Green

“We tend to use technology to support, rather than transform, traditional modes of teaching and learning.” “Publication in open access, electronic-only journals and publication in traditional print journals should not be valued equally for tenure and promotion.” “Digital media are … Continue reading →

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Talk: Alternative Textbooks, MOOCS and Standards in the Humanities Classroom

Posted on August 2, 2013 by sara maurice whitver

A lot of noise is being made about this on a national level, and we are starting to talk about it on a professional level, but I would really like to have a local conversation about it. Our initial reaction … Continue reading →

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Digital Editions

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Mary Alexander

Why is it important to create digital editions for old manuscripts?  How do you do it?  What is the final product?  How many steps will it take?  What do you need to learn?  HTML?  TEI?  PDFs?  Is support available? We … Continue reading →

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Digitizing Research Discussion

Posted on July 31, 2013 by ladrian

I started my research in an analog world–large numbers of xerox copies, note cards for bibliography, etc.  The world is now digital.  How do I move research materials into a digital format so they can be worked with more easily, … Continue reading →

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Library Science theory and the Humanities

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Nathan Humpal

I’m interested in discussing how Library Science’s bibliographic theories intersect with the Humanities’ conception of creative works. In particular I would like to examine Library Science’s FRBR concept in this light. FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) is a conceptual … Continue reading →

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Guilty pleasures . . . for THATCamp!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Rebecca Johnson

So my 15-year-old son and his friends attended a science camp this past summer. Their running joke was that they’d decided they could get away with nearly anything if they cried “For Science!” as they did the deed. I’m going … Continue reading →

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Finding needles in haystacks

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Jody DeRidder

The more information is collected, the more difficult it becomes to sift it, organize it, and find what you need. Statistical data analysis (data analytics) is the process of this type of analysis, encompassing natural language processing and more.  This … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing the Virtues

Posted on July 27, 2013 by jtfburgess

The question I would like to mull over with you is how can we use social networking and data gathering techniques to determine what are the practical virtues of a discipline? I am curious about this because of the resurgence … Continue reading →

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Developing subject-based online communities for students in higher education

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Heather Martin

I’m interested in developing online spaces for student learning and collaboration throughout their university careers.  I’m imagining an interactive space that students can access as needed to supplement research instruction, learn about and discuss digital tools in their disciplines, plus … Continue reading →

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It’s session proposal time

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Melissa Fortson Green

Now that I have your attention… Greetings THATCampers! Now is the time to start thinking about what you’d like to do or discuss at THATCamp Alabama. From now until our THATCamp begins on August 9, you should propose one or … Continue reading →

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