Category: humanities computing
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What is TAPor?
I haven’t played with this tool as yet but I would be intereted to hear your ideas… TAPoR is a gateway to tools for sophisticated analysis and retrieval, along with representative texts for experimentation (link).
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Humanities Computing Links
Here is a list of links that are useful for humanities computing research. Thanks to Geoffrey Rockwell for the (link).
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The Circus in America
One of my favorite projects from IATH (the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities) at the University of Virginia is the Circus in America project; spanning the period from 1793-1940. The Circus has been one of the most significant forms of popular entertainment in America. Between 1793 -1940 the circus evolved from a small…
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Summit on Digital Tools in the Humanities
This site from IATH (the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities) at the University of Virginia contains the findings of a summit held in 2006 about digital tools in the humanities. The report is excellent reading; and points to the need for innovations in the humanities such as ICT Guides (link) Digital tools are…
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OSS Watch – open source software advisory service
Based at Oxford University, OSS Watch advices UK higher ed on the use of open source software (link) OSS Watch promotes awareness and understanding of the legal, social, technical and economic issues that arise when educational institutions engage with free and open source software. It does this by providing unbiased advice and guidance to UK…
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Designing Historical Databases
The AHDS has produced a number of case studies concerning good practice within the Digital Humanities. Here is one on database design (link). It is in relation to the Religion, dynasty and Patronage project c. 440-840. The database is available online (buggered if I could get it to work though), and you can also download…