Thus far this semester, I have exchanged precisely 0 pieces of paper with my students. Additionally, I have exchanged exactly 0 MSWord documents. (Oddly, the latter has been far more difficult than the former to maintain!) This session will discuss a variety of tools for classroom planning, class prep, “handouts,” readings, discussions, and all of …
Tag Archive: tools
Nov 09
What Tools Do Researchers Reliant on Born-digital Primary Sources Use—and Need?
One of the discussions that I’m interested in having with folks at THATCamp intersects with points raised by Lincoln Mullen and Karrie Peterson. Lincoln invites us to explore the potential use of Omeka as a primary source repository that can function as a digitally-enabled anthology for teaching and other uses. Karrie encourages us to talk …
Nov 08
Browsing the DVD collection digitally
If your library doesn’t add genres to the MARC record of films, it’s really difficult to browse a collection that is shelved alphabetically by title (which is common). If you know what film you want to watch, you can search the OPAC/library catalog and go to the shelves to find it. But suppose you’d like …
Nov 08
Support for Dig Hum Research
As a librarian, I’ve been immersed in reading and discussion about the kinds of support that researchers in digital humanities might need. My question is being asked in a lot of places — how can libraries reinvent information services and products in the digital age? A lot of the discussion about supporting digital scholarship is …
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