What is Digital Humanities?: A Primer for Students in Museum Studies
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An outline and introduction to Digital Humanities for the novice.
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What are the Digital Humanities?: A Primer for Students in Museum Studies
What are the Digital Humanities?: A Primer for Students in Museum Studies
Jason M. Kelly PHD FSADirector, IUPUI Arts & Humanities InstituteAssociate Professor of [email protected] | @jason_m_kelly
Jason M. Kelly PHD FSADirector, IUPUI Arts & Humanities InstituteAssociate Professor of [email protected] | @jason_m_kelly
The Digital Humanities is a field constituted by a theoretical and practical framework focused
on the creation, analysis, and critical application of digital technologies in the humanities environment. It is inherently
multi-disciplinary and is often practiced by collaborative teams.
Digital Humanities
theory
creation
critical applicatio
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Digital Humanities
theory
creation
critical applicatio
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design
critical
Digital Humanities
theory
creation
critical applicatio
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tools
software
hardware
communication
Digital Humanities
theory
creation
critical applicatio
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tools
human-compute
rinterface
graphicdesign
communication
Digital Humanities
theory
creation
critical applicatio
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toolsets
communication
tools
Examples of toolsets• Web CMS• databases• visualization tools• GIS• text-mining/text analysis• GIS• Video/Audio editing
for more examples, visit Bamboo DiRTat dirt.projectbamboo.org
Digital Humanities
theory
creation
critical applicatio
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toolsets
communication
tools
Design Principles for Digital Humanities Projects
Design Questions for Digital Humanities Projects
1. What is the research question that you want to ask?
Design Questions for Digital Humanities Projects
1. What is the research question that you want to ask?
2. What is the outcome that you want to see?
Design Questions for Digital Humanities Projects
1. What is the research question that you want to ask?
2. What is the outcome that you want to see?3. What is the best methodology/tool to make it
happen?
Design Questions for Digital Humanities Projects
1. What is the research question that you want to ask?
2. What is the outcome that you want to see?3. What is the best methodology/tool to make it
happen?4. Who is your audience?
Design Questions for Digital Humanities Projects
1. What is the research question that you want to ask?
2. What is the outcome that you want to see?3. What is the best methodology/tool to make it
happen?4. Who is your audience?5. How do you plan to sustain your project?
Design Questions for Digital Humanities Projects
1. What is the research question that you want to ask?
2. What is the outcome that you want to see?3. What is the best methodology/tool to make it
happen?4. Who is your audience?5. How do you plan to sustain your project?6. How do you plan to preserve your project?
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.
2. Know the best practices in your area of expertise.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.2. Know the best practices in your area of
expertise.3. Know the basics of metadata.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.2. Know the best practices in your area of
expertise.3. Know the basics of metadata.4. Be familiar with evolving preservation
standards.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.2. Know the best practices in your area of
expertise.3. Know the basics of metadata.4. Be familiar with evolving preservation
standards.5. Blog with your community.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.2. Know the best practices in your area of
expertise.3. Know the basics of metadata.4. Be familiar with evolving preservation
standards.5. Blog with your community.6. Tweet with your community.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.2. Know the best practices in your area of
expertise.3. Know the basics of metadata.4. Be familiar with evolving preservation
standards.5. Blog with your community.6. Tweet with your community.7. Know the basics of podcasting.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.2. Know the best practices in your area of expertise.3. Know the basics of metadata.4. Be familiar with evolving preservation standards.5. Blog with your community.6. Tweet with your community.7. Know the basics of podcasting.8. Understand how to manipulate and add data to
Google Maps.
A Basic Tool Belt for the Digital Humanities Environment
1. Have an understanding of the DH landscape.2. Know the best practices in your area of expertise.3. Know the basics of metadata.4. Be familiar with evolving preservation standards.5. Blog with your community.6. Tweet with your community.7. Know the basics of podcasting.8. Understand how to manipulate and add data to
Google Maps.
9. Know who to ask when you have questions.
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