Category Archives: Digital Humanities

In a previous posting (Aug. 8, 2006: e-portfolios, preliminary thoughts) I summarized the state of eportfolios, provided some links to colleges that are using them, tried to map out a definition, and asked some questions. Two of the over-arching questions … Continue reading →

“All Things Considered” on NPR ran a marvelous story yesterday that resonates nicely with the remarks from Dr. Rosenthal, one of the candidates for CTL Director. The story was described by ATC as follows: “August 15, 2006 · Robert Sapolsky, … Continue reading →

The subject of electronic portfolios has surfaced again here at UVM. Meanwhile, clearing out some old stacks of folders, Steve came across a flyer for the 1997 Graduate Student Reception activities that included this session: (It was an abbreviated version … Continue reading →

Research on Portfolios A brief summary of kinds of portfolios including links.

Proceedings for the 2006 JISC/CNI Conference are available. Topics include digital libraries, repository interoperability, etheses, massive digitisation, Fedora, etc. and many of the usual suspects including Wilkins, Lynch, Choudhury.

Digital Reseach in the Humanities and Arts conference The one, the best, maybe next year… DRHA 2006

Inside CDL: Digital Library Building Blocks Good guides, best practices and links to tools. Ex: 7train: An XSLT 2.0-based tool for generating METS files from standardized XML inputs (e.g., CONTENTdm Standard XML exports, OAI records, etc.).

I recently visited UMN’s University Virtual library (http://www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad/ or, for a description of the various features http://www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad/external). This is a “portal” page for aiding students in doing research projects. Three things about this site are intriguing: – it provides a … Continue reading →

Undergraduate Virtual Library I recently visited UMN’s University Virtual library (http://www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad/ or, for a description of the various features http://www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad/external). This is a “portal” page for aiding students in doing research projects. Three things about this site are intriguing: – … Continue reading →

” WGBH Forum Network Live and Archived Webcasts of Free Public Lectures in Partnership with Boston’s Leading Cultural and Educational Organizations. Presented by WGBH in association with the Lowell Institute.” This links to the lectures in the History section: History … Continue reading →