Boston College Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Group facilitates digital scholarship-based research, teaching, and learning.
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Learn about the new digital scholarship team members who started this summer. We are so delighted they are with us! Dave Thomas, Digital Scholarship Specialist David Thomas has taught, presented, and published at the intersection of Ancient History and Digital Humanities, as well as Digital Scholarship more broadly. He holds M.A. degrees in History from […]
I talk about creating my DH capstone project. How DH Has Helped Me Make Sense of My Field Early in my graduate studies, when I took the Digital Humanities Colloquium at Boston College, the professor had us read a series of definitions of “the Digital Humanities” to introduce us to the scope of the work […]
To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else. Leonardo da Vinci There shall be love between the poet and the man of demonstrable science. In the beauty of poems are henceforth the tuft and final applause of […]
This semester the Digital Studio (O’Neill Library, room 205) has been upgrading the equipment in the Podcasting Room and Sound Room, some of which is ready for use and some of which will be ready soon. In the Podcasting Room, we now have: 3 Rode Procaster dynamic microphones Mackie Mixer 802VLZ4 Yamaha HS8 Studio Monitors […]
This summer BC Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Group is holding a week-long incubator that will guide twelve BC faculty members through an exploration of digital scholarship methods and tools from a conceptual and technical standpoint. Participants will receive a $200 stipend following fall project presentations. When: June 6th-June 10th Where: O’Neill Library (in-person unless COVID requires […]
In the past, the Digital Scholarship Group hosted a series of preprogrammed workshops every fall and spring semester. We have changed this approach to on-demand workshops offered per the request of BC faculty, students, and staff. To make the process easier, we have created the Digital Scholarship & Scholarly Communications Workshops and Information Sessions Menu, […]
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I talk about creating my DH capstone project. How DH Has Helped Me Make Sense of My Field Early in my graduate studies, when I took the Digital Humanities Colloquium at Boston College, the professor had us read a series of definitions of “the Digital Humanities” to introduce us to the scope of the work […]
In collaboration with the Center for Digital Innovation in Learning (CDIL), Digital Scholarship and the BC Libraries have begun exploring the use of AR experiences in teaching and research. As part of this effort, we have been experimenting with Apple’s Reality Composer, a free AR app that allows for the creation of basic AR experiences […]
What is Digital Accessibility? Being able to access the web means having access to the modern economy, crucial social spaces, and, of course, vast information. Conversely, not having equal access to the web means not being able to participate in society fully. Unfortunately, reduced access is the reality for many people with disabilities who cannot […]