UF Digital Humanities Working Group Events for Spring 2013

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Based on conversations last semester, we propose a series of hands-on workshops this semester, culminating in a final discussion. Each workshop will explore a different software tool or resource for teaching and research in the humanities. Our hope is that the experiential nature of these events will get us ‘in the groove’ of thinking about a possible collaborative DHWG project here at UF. A short list of workshops is directly below, and more extensive descriptions of the workshops are at the end. (We’ll get the descriptions up on the Humanities Center and DHWG website shortly.)
Please take a moment to register online for each workshop you wish to attend so we can plan for the correct number of participants: http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/
“Online Exhibits and Omeka”
January 24, Tuesday, 10:30am-12:30pm
Library West 211
DHWG Hands-On Workshop, Register – http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/
“Introduction to Geographic Information Systems”
February 27, Wednesday, 1pm-3pm
Marston Science Library 308
DHWG Hands-On Workshop, Register – http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/
“The EVIA Digital Archive”
March 13, Wednesday, 10am-12pm
Library West 211
DHWG Hands-On Workshop, Register – http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/
“Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age – Discussion and Recommendations from the DHWG”
March 27, Wednesday, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Pugh Hall 210
DHWG Discussion – No need to register
Interface + Digital Humanities Day!
April 25, Thursday, all day
Smathers Library 1A
Please email Laurie/Sophia if you’d like to discuss a project or topic, or present a poster. More details on the event TBD.
We look forward to seeing you this semester, and please feel free to circulate these events widely to colleagues and students. Also, check out related events from the Center for the Humanities & the Public Sphere.

January 24, Tuesday, 10:30am-12:30pm
Library West 211
“Online Exhibits and Omeka”
DHWG Workshop
Register online: http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/
Have you ever wanted to create a visual aid or navigation tool to display archival materials online? Or, perhaps ask students to create a multimedia project alongside their final course paper? Join us for a workshop to explore Omeka, a free, open-source software program for creating and publishing online digital exhibits and archival collections. Created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, Omeka offers digital humanities researchers and students a new way of conceptualizing the sharing of primary sources and presentation of argument in the digital age.
This workshop is led by Lourdes Santamaria-Wheeler, UF Smathers Libraries Exhibits Coordinator. The workshop will begin with an overview of online exhibits, including exhibit tips and what makes a good exhibit, as well as a discussion of online exhibit creation for teaching and research. The majority of the time will be hands-on using Omeka.net as a tool for creating online exhibits.
For information about using Omeka in the digital humanities, see the following readings and projects:

February 27, Wednesday, 1pm-3pm
Marston Science Library 308
“Introduction to Geographic Information Systems”
DHWG Workshop
Register online: http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/
Have you ever used or browsed web sites that map historical events or topics, such as the spread of yellow fever or the printing press? Or, have you ever wanted to animate and compare an historic or archival map with contemporary or other geographies? If you are interested in getting your research or teaching “on the map”, join us for this introductory workshop to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the humanities. Part spreadsheet, part map, GIS refers to a useful suite of software programs that afford new opportunities for humanities scholars to visualize and map historic, archival, and cultural data.
This introductory hands-on workshop to GIS is taught by Dr. Joe Aufmuth, the UF Smathers Library GIS Librarian. The workshop will explore basic concepts of GIS software, highlight its basic functions, and illustrate the potential of data-driven mapping in the digital humanities for use in research and teaching. In so doing, this workshop will explore the ‘spatial turn’ in the humanities, and the growing awareness of space and place for studying cultural change.
For information about using GIS in the digital humanities, see the following readings and projects:

March 13, Wednesday, 10am-12pm
Library West 211
“The EVIA Digital Archive”
DHWG Workshop
Register online: http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/
The EVIA Digital Archive is a Andrew W. Mellon-Funded initiative at Indiana University to create a permanent location for the scholarly peer-review and curation of ethnographic field video, including video in anthropology, ethnomusicology, and other disciplines. It is also a rich resource for sharing and analyzing ethnographic field data in class discussion or research. This workshop, taught by Dr. Richard Freeman (UF Anthropology Librarian and visual ethnographer), will cover an introduction to the EVIA Digital Archive and a hands-on workshop for learning the basics for use in teaching and research taught by the Dr. Richard Freeman.
March 27, Wednesday, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Pugh Hall 210
DHWG Workshop: Online Education – Discussion and Recommendations from the DHWG
In preparation for a series of UF-wide events examining education in the digital age (including the April 10th and 11th Morrill Act Anniversary Symposium, and the 2013 Grimes Series in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), we propose a discussion of online education from a digital humanities context. The goal is to produce recommendations and topics for consideration by those pursuing further work in this area, as well as our own community of practice in the DHWG.