• Text Encoding in the Digital Humanities

    I was recently looking for a good article on Text Encoding in the Humanities and found this article written by Allen H Renear. It is a good introduction to Text Encoding and posits a excellent argument on why it is important. This chapter will provide a general orientation to some of the historical and theoretical…

  • Intelligence (squared)

    A interesting crew from Sydney called Intelligence Squared that run deliberative Town-Hall style debates and online forums.  The first one in Melbourne is on the Nuclear Energy debate on March 4 and is run in conjunction with the new Wheeler Centre.

  • How to approach a stranger in London

    Thanks to Alexis B for the link

  • What is VeRSI?

    Overview of VeRSI from VeRSI on Vimeo.

  • Data-Intensive Research: how should we improve our ability to use data

    Today there is a growing abundance of data often in large-scale collections or with great complexity. It is pertinent to every pressing strategic challenge, to the deep questions that research addresses and the urgent application sciences. A great deal of thought is needed to improve our capabilities to use data well in a wide variety…

  • Digital Classicist

    Call for Presentations The Digital Classicist will once more be running a series of seminars at the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, with support from the British Library, in Summer 2010 on the subject of research into the ancient world that has an innovative digital component. We are especially interested in work that…