Category: Announcement

  • Mozilla Global Sprint

    Mozilla Global Sprint

    We’re pleased to announce that Boston College will serve as a local host for the 2018 Mozilla Global Sprint on May 10–11. The sprint is a two-day hackathon that encourages participants to contribute to open source projects in support of a healthy internet: “As part of a global movement to make the Internet better, safer,…

  • May 2018 Data Visualization Display @ O’Neill Library

    May 2018 Data Visualization Display @ O’Neill Library

    During the month of May, the O’Neill Library digital display (by the POP collection) will showcase a selection of data visualizations created by Boston College faculty, students, and staff. This month we are also including the winning visualizations from the 9th annual GIS Mapping contest. Each source is linked to the original site (when available)…

  • Fall 2018 Digital Humanities Reading Group

    Fall 2018 Digital Humanities Reading Group

    The Boston College Libraries Digital Scholarship Group invites students, faculty, and staff at Boston College to join the Fall 2018 Digital Humanities Reading Group. We welcome participants at all levels; no previous experience with digital humanities is required. If you are interested in participating, please complete the application form below. We will offer two sections…

  • April 2018 – Data Visualization Display @ O’Neill

    April 2018 – Data Visualization Display @ O’Neill

    During the month of April, the O’Neill Library digital display (by the POP collection) will showcase a selection of data visualizations, which use a variety of tools and methods, such as GIS, data mining, network analysis, 3D visualization, and Tableau. Each source is linked to the original site where you can further explore the associated…

  • April 2018 O’Neill Library Displays

    April 2018 O’Neill Library Displays

    In honor of the warmer weather that we’re sure is just a few days away, April’s O’Neill reference desk screens will display images of spring frolics. This month, we’re featuring items from: The John J. Burns Library’s Graham Greene collection Rare books from the John J. Burns Library The John J. Burns Library’s collection of…

  • Announcing BostonDH Week

    Announcing BostonDH Week

    The Digital Scholarship Group is excited to announce the inaugural Boston Digital Humanities Week, March 12–16, 2018. Come join colleagues from Northeastern University, Tufts University, Harvard, MIT, and Boston University for a week of free workshops, meetups, and lectures. To see the full list of events, visit is.gd/bostondhweek2018. At Boston College, we’ll be hosting workshops…