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Day workshop introducing low-cost multi-spectral imaging of cultural heritage artefacts. No previous experience necessary. Open to N8 Researchers only. The workshop uses case studies from collections to demonstrate how one can deploy multi-spectral imaging technology on a budget of less than £1,000. Attendees will learn how a commonly-available mirrorless RGB camera can be used and...
This workshop, designed for beginners, is a short ‘taster’ session that aims to showcase the value of Social Network Analysis (SNA) – in which the relationships between individuals and/or groups that interact with each other are examined – with humanities research in mind. It furthermore functions as an introduction to the software package Gephi, which...
Mapping has always played an important part in humanities research, but the growth in accessibility of digital mapping technology has changed how humanists use maps, both for research and to tell stories from that research to a range of audiences. This workshop looks at ‘story maps’, that is, maps that tell a story from humanities...
Since 2019, 3841 volunteers from around the world helped transcribe 11,416 pages of Sir Humphry Davy’s notebooks and lecture notes, most of which are held in the Royal Institution in London. In this talk, Professor Sharon Ruston will discuss the highs and lows of a crowdsourcing project and reflect upon some of the findings that...
Join Dr. Samantha Blickhan for an introduction to online crowdsourcing for Digital Humanities and GLAMs. This one-hour session will include an overview of the Zooniverse Project Builder, with a specific focus on Digital Humanities tools and infrastructure (including new and experimental tools, such as OCR correction), as well as examples of past DH projects and a discussion...
Where is Leeds and what is Leeds? This introduction to mapping session explores these questions through the lenses of digital mapping approaches and techniques to provide participants with a toolkit to carry out their own spatial investigations. During the session we will explore crazy coordinate conundrums, the wacky world of geocoding services, and a selection...
Bringing digital humanities into the classroom is an exciting discipline-specific way to develop research skills and enhance digital literacy within the arts and humanities. This workshop will explore how to use textual analysis and data exploration in your teaching, through the Gale Digital Scholar Lab. You may already be familiar with the Gale online archives...
The Digital Humanities Research Group have invited Professor Erin A. McCarthy to their next seminar. She will be talking about the STEMMA: Systems of Transmitting Early Modern Manuscript Verse, 1475-1700 project funded by the European Research Council. STEMMA develops and applies a data-driven approach in order to provide the first macro-level view of the circulation of early modern English...