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Build Your Own Research Database Using Docfetcher.Pptx, Christopher A. Sweet Apr 2019

Build Your Own Research Database Using Docfetcher.Pptx, Christopher A. Sweet

Christopher A. Sweet

Commercial library databases are convenient and user-friendly, but what happens when you have a large amount of unique full-text documents that you want to make searchable? Have you ever tried to do a keyword search on a .PDF that is hundreds of pages long? It is an interminably slow process. This presentation will discuss how Chris has utilized open source DocFetcher software and digitized materials from Hathi Trust and the Internet Archive to research a book on Illinois bicycle history. It will also provide a live demonstration of how DocFetcher works in practice. This presentation has practical applications for anyone undertaking large text-based research …

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After The Interview, Jenna E. Nolt Jul 2017

After The Interview, Jenna E. Nolt

Jenna Nolt

No abstract provided.

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Topic Modeling, Shawn Martin Dec 2016

Topic Modeling, Shawn Martin

Shawn Martin

Module on topic Mmdeling for Digital Humanities course.

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Proposing Projects In Digital History, Shawn Martin Dec 2016

Proposing Projects In Digital History, Shawn Martin

Shawn Martin

A module discussing how to create digital history projects, focusing on an existing digital history project called Leadership at Indiana University: Andrew and Theophilus Wylie, 1820 -1890.

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Digital Libraries, Digital History, And The Use Of Omeka, Shawn Martin Dec 2016

Digital Libraries, Digital History, And The Use Of Omeka, Shawn Martin

Shawn Martin

A module focusing on using Omeka as way to build digital libraries, particularly focusing on a digital history project, Leadership at Indiana University: Andrew and Theophilus Wylie, 1820 - 1890.

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The Iowa Studio: Reconceptualizing Support For Digital Scholarship, Tom Keegan, John Culshaw, Paul A. Soderdahl Jan 2016

The Iowa Studio: Reconceptualizing Support For Digital Scholarship, Tom Keegan, John Culshaw, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

On June 1, 2015, The University of Iowa (UI) Libraries with the support of the UI provost, launched the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio. The Studio maintains a physical presence in the UI Main Library and was created by merging the Libraries-operated Digital Research and Publishing department with the campus-operated center called the Digital Studio for Public Arts and Humanities. With nearly a dozen full-funded staff positions, the Studio represents a remarkable commitment of institutional resources to the growth and development of digital scholarship. Housing the Iowa Digital Library (over one million digital objects), Iowa Research Online (the institutional repository), …

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Marshall University Special Collections Digitization Workshop, Lori Thompson, Nat Debruin Oct 2015

Marshall University Special Collections Digitization Workshop, Lori Thompson, Nat Debruin

Nat DeBruin

This workshop, Digitization 101: To Digitize or Not to Digitize? was presented at the West Virginia Library Association (WVLA) Fall Conference on October 6, 2015. The focus of the workshop was to introduce the participants to factors and considerations that should be taken into account prior to starting a digitization project for the preservation of textual and graphic materials. Also included was a technical session (Session 2) on the selection of hardware and software for digitization as well as accepted best practices.

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Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience-Updated., Catherine Mcintyre Aug 2014

Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience-Updated., Catherine Mcintyre

Catherine McIntyre

Utah Valley University's George Sutherland Archives participated in a state-wide digitization project called Pioneers In Your Attic: Preserving the Legacy of the Overland Migration. Developed by Scott Eldredge of Brigham Young University, several university digitization centers, or hubs, collaborated with regional public libraries, museums, and historical societies to host "scanning events," inviting members of the public to bring unique, historic family photographs and documents, such as diaries, journals, letters, and business papers, to be scanned for free, and added to an openly accessible online digital collection called Pioneers In Your Attic. This presentation focuses on the overall experiences of staff …

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