DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP Mary Mahoney Andrew W Mellon Postdoctoral

DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP Mary Mahoney Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities Follow along: http: //bit. ly/Trinity. Jumpstart

What is Digital Humanities anyway? “Archiving, digitizing, interpreting, and preserving the human record. ” “The study of the intersection between technology and the human experience using digital tools. ” “ Using computing methods to do humanities research. ” Source: Miriam Posner. “Key Terms” Introduction to Digital Humanities. UCLA. Fall 2015.

The Corpus Thomisticum Project (1946 -Present) Source: Roberto Busa SJ et al. “Index Thomisticus. ”

The Rossetti Archive (1993 -2008) The Whitman Archive (1995 Present) Source: The Complete Writings and Pictures of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, edited by Jerome J. Mc. Gann, is freely distributed by IATH and the NINES consortium under a Creative Commons License. Source: The Walt Whitman Archive, edited by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price, is published by the Center for Digital Research in the Humanitiesat the University of Nebraska–Lincoln under a Creative Commons License.

What is Digital Scholarship? “Digital scholarship is any scholarly process or product that utilizes digital tools, technologies, research methods, or platforms. It can be individual or collaborative, simple or complex, and may result in physical or digital output. Examples include textual analysis, 3 D printing, data visualization, mapping, websites, video, and audio projects. ” -Trinity College Incubator

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Digital Scholarship: Methods • • Text Analysis Data Visualization Mapping Websites Video Audio Projects (Podcasts) 3 D Printing

TEXT ANALYSI S Sample Digital Tool: • Voyant Sample work: Kristin Fierro. “Frequency to Patterns in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath: The Collected Poems Brief Biographical Introduction to Sylvia Plath” This project was completed for ENGL 431 - The 19 th Century Novel.

Data Visualization Sample Digital Tool: • Gephi • Palladio • Storyline. JS • Tableau Public • Timeline. JS “ I sketch with data to understand what is contained in the numbers and in their structure, and how to define and organize those quantities in a visual way to create opportunities to gain insight. ”- Giorgia Lupi, graphic designer and data humanist Sample Work: Rebecca Jones-Scorso. Analysis of Operation Fuel Applicant Data. MA Final Project. American Studies. . 2019.

Timeline. JS • Creates digital timelines and exhibits with low bar of entry. Sample work: Remi Tupper and Kyre William-Smith. ”Sci Fi in the Archives: Loftus Becker Collection” 2019.

Mapping Sample Tools: • Google Tour Builder • Storymap. JS Sample Work: Corey Cheung ’ 21, Henry Farr ’ 20, Lauren Ianelli ’ 22, and Robby Revera ’ 19. “Iron, Steel, Minerals, Brass, and Coal” Completed in HIST 100. Fall 2018.

Websites Sample Tool: • Domain of one’s own • Wordpress Sample work: Sam Tarpley. e. Portolio for RHET-125 “Writing for a Digital World” Fall 2018.

Audio and Video Projects Sample Tools: • i. Movie (video) • Audacity (audio) • Hindenberg (audio) Sample work (audio): Parenting Podcast created for PSYCH-295 Sample work (video): Olivia Curreri and Sarah Vimini. “College Stressors PSA” Created for PSYC 339 Developmental Psychopathology.

Next Steps – Contact Your Instructional Technologist Cheryl Cape (x 2109) Luke Phelan (x 4036) Biology Chemistry Computer Science Engineering Environmental Science Mathematics Neuroscience Physics Art History Music Studio Arts Theater & Dance American Studies Classics English Film Studies History Jewish Studies Language & Culture Studies Philosophy Religion Women, Gender, and Sexuality Dave Tatem (x 2124) Anthropology Economics Educational Studies Human Rights International Studies Political Science Psychology Public Policy & Law Sociology Urban Studies

Use your Research to Create Digital Scholarship ! Sample work: Christopher Hager and Hilary Wyss. Contact: Mary Mahoney Hidden Literacies (2019) (Mary. Mahoney@trincoll. edu) Office: Level 1, 165

Share your work! • Day of Digital Scholarship – an event that highlights digital scholarship by faculty, students, and staff • The Incubator – shares digital scholarship created at the College • It features our “Biography of a Digital Assignment” • Our current video highlights Trinity professors Molly Helt, Seth Markle, and Kyle Evans and asks them to reflect on their approaches to creating assignments that engage students in digital scholarship: the inspiration, tools, learning goals, and what they might have done differently.