A presentation delivered on 18th April 2013 at the BIALL / CLSIG / SLA Europe Graduate Trainee Open Day. Discusses the emerging role of the 'digital librarian', how I developed into this career, and what skills are required of future librarians.
Digitised content is often created behind tailored interfaces. How can the world of open data and APIs allow for different interfaces be built over the same content for different audiences
Enhancing Museum Narratives with the QRator ProjectSteve Gray
Museums & the Web 2012 session presented by Steven Gray UCL CASA and Claire Ross, UCLDH
Enhancing Museum Narratives with the QRator Project: a Tasmanian devil, a Platypus and a Dead Man in a Box.
Digitised content is often created behind tailored interfaces. How can the world of open data and APIs allow for different interfaces be built over the same content for different audiences
Enhancing Museum Narratives with the QRator ProjectSteve Gray
Museums & the Web 2012 session presented by Steven Gray UCL CASA and Claire Ross, UCLDH
Enhancing Museum Narratives with the QRator Project: a Tasmanian devil, a Platypus and a Dead Man in a Box.
Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: some thoughts on what, why, and ...James Baker
Slides for a talk I gave at CHASE Digital Training Programme Opening Conference, Open University, 20 February 2015.
Notes: https://gist.github.com/drjwbaker/a95f4cee472af0d1773f
From Crowdsourcing to Knowledge CommunitiesJon Voss
Slides from talk entitled From Crowdsourcing to Knowledge Communities: Creating Meaningful Scholarship Through Digital Collaboration
Presented at Museums and the Web 2015, April 9, 2015 (Chicago) and Digital Humanities 2015, July 1, 2015 (Sydney).
Accompanying papers:
http://mw2015.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/from-crowdsourcing-to-knowledge-communities-creating-meaningful-scholarship-through-digital-collaboration/
http://dh2015.org/abstracts/xml/VOSS_Jon_From_Crowdsourcing_to_Knowledge_Communit/VOSS_Jon_From_Crowdsourcing_to_Knowledge_Communities__C.html
Slides for a presentation on recent work with Web Archives at the Oxford Internet Institute (http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/) given at WIRE2014 (http://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/nsfia/schedule/)
This is a talk I gave at SAMLA this year. I was on the Digital Future of Marxism panel, chaired by Walter Kalaidjian. My panel partners were Vincente Rubio, Anthony Cooke and Derek Woods.
Digital Scholarship Seminar: Implications of Data for the 21st-century HumanistRebecca Davis
As increasing amounts of humanities data comes online, scholars face new challenges in adapting traditional research, dissemination, and teaching practices. Without pretending to have all the answers, this presentation will address a constellation of related questions:
What do humanists gain from using new techniques for quick charting or mapping of their data?
How can we lower the technological barrier?
Does this compromise the deep analysis so valued in the humanities?
How is data in the humanities changing the relationship between researchers and archivists, as well as the nature of scholarly collaboration?
How does our evaluation of historical scholarship need to change? How much do algorithms and data literacy need to be a part of humanities courses?
What happens when we can’t understand where our data is coming from or what our digital tools are doing?
Fred Gibbs is an Assistant Professor of History at George Mason University and Director of Digital Scholarship at the Center for History and New Media.
This Digital Scholarship seminar will be facilitated by Kathryn Tomasek, Associate Professor of History at Wheaton College (MA) and will take place online in NITLE’s Virtual Auditorium. For more information, see our instructions on Participating in Online Events.
Building a Network of Open Correspondence Projects. A model for Open ScienceFrancesca Di Donato
Workshop Open Platforms for Digital Humanities II. Towards a Network of Open Correspondence Projects, Palazzone della Scuola Normale Superiore, Cortona, 26-27 settembre 2013.
Digital cultural heritage as humanities data: a labs approachSally Chambers
This presentation was given on 17th April 2020 as part of a #DH Hangout (during the Corona Virus) instigated by Lancaster University Digital Humanities Hub and Co-Organised by the Ghent Centre of Digital Humanities and the Digital Humanities Lab (DH_Lab) associated with NOVA-FCSH of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: some thoughts on what, why, and ...James Baker
Slides for a talk I gave at CHASE Digital Training Programme Opening Conference, Open University, 20 February 2015.
Notes: https://gist.github.com/drjwbaker/a95f4cee472af0d1773f
From Crowdsourcing to Knowledge CommunitiesJon Voss
Slides from talk entitled From Crowdsourcing to Knowledge Communities: Creating Meaningful Scholarship Through Digital Collaboration
Presented at Museums and the Web 2015, April 9, 2015 (Chicago) and Digital Humanities 2015, July 1, 2015 (Sydney).
Accompanying papers:
http://mw2015.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/from-crowdsourcing-to-knowledge-communities-creating-meaningful-scholarship-through-digital-collaboration/
http://dh2015.org/abstracts/xml/VOSS_Jon_From_Crowdsourcing_to_Knowledge_Communit/VOSS_Jon_From_Crowdsourcing_to_Knowledge_Communities__C.html
Slides for a presentation on recent work with Web Archives at the Oxford Internet Institute (http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/) given at WIRE2014 (http://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/nsfia/schedule/)
This is a talk I gave at SAMLA this year. I was on the Digital Future of Marxism panel, chaired by Walter Kalaidjian. My panel partners were Vincente Rubio, Anthony Cooke and Derek Woods.
Digital Scholarship Seminar: Implications of Data for the 21st-century HumanistRebecca Davis
As increasing amounts of humanities data comes online, scholars face new challenges in adapting traditional research, dissemination, and teaching practices. Without pretending to have all the answers, this presentation will address a constellation of related questions:
What do humanists gain from using new techniques for quick charting or mapping of their data?
How can we lower the technological barrier?
Does this compromise the deep analysis so valued in the humanities?
How is data in the humanities changing the relationship between researchers and archivists, as well as the nature of scholarly collaboration?
How does our evaluation of historical scholarship need to change? How much do algorithms and data literacy need to be a part of humanities courses?
What happens when we can’t understand where our data is coming from or what our digital tools are doing?
Fred Gibbs is an Assistant Professor of History at George Mason University and Director of Digital Scholarship at the Center for History and New Media.
This Digital Scholarship seminar will be facilitated by Kathryn Tomasek, Associate Professor of History at Wheaton College (MA) and will take place online in NITLE’s Virtual Auditorium. For more information, see our instructions on Participating in Online Events.
Building a Network of Open Correspondence Projects. A model for Open ScienceFrancesca Di Donato
Workshop Open Platforms for Digital Humanities II. Towards a Network of Open Correspondence Projects, Palazzone della Scuola Normale Superiore, Cortona, 26-27 settembre 2013.
Digital cultural heritage as humanities data: a labs approachSally Chambers
This presentation was given on 17th April 2020 as part of a #DH Hangout (during the Corona Virus) instigated by Lancaster University Digital Humanities Hub and Co-Organised by the Ghent Centre of Digital Humanities and the Digital Humanities Lab (DH_Lab) associated with NOVA-FCSH of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
A presentation to attendees of our Arabic Scientific Manuscripts ground truth for OCR transcription workshop.
For more details see: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arabic-scientific-manuscripts-transcription-workshop-tickets-43303096728
About the project: http://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/2018/03/arabic-handwrittten-ocr.html
Oh Time, Thy Pyramids! The Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Unchaining o...Martin Kalfatovic
Oh Time, Thy Pyramids! The Biodiversity Heritage Library and the Unchaining of the Universal Library(?). Martin Kalfatovic. Information Futures Institute. Berkman Center for Internet & Society. April 12, 2008. Cambridge, MA.
Doing a dissertation: how the Digital Humanities can help youJames Baker
Notes from a lecture I gave to a third year dissertation preparation module class at Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Roehampton
Creating Content: Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Digital Library ProgramMartin Kalfatovic
Creating Content: Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Digital Library Program. Martin R. Kalfatovic. Open World Leadership Center Washington DC Orientation Seminar / Library of Congress. September 28, 2007. Washington, DC.
Presentation to the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Scienceslabsbl
1100 - 1300, Thursday, 26th April 2018,
British Library Labs and Digital Scholarship at the British Library, Harley Room, British Library, St Pancras, London.
Presentation to the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
by Mahendra Mahey Manager of BL Labs
The Work of British Library Labs and Digital ScholarshipInsights from British Library Labs and an emerging role for Libraries
Keynote presentation for CSWS 2013 Conference in Shanghai, China.
Some slides borrowed from Jan Wielemaker, Guus Schreiber, Jacco van Ossenbruggen, Niels Ockeloen, Antske Fokkens, Serge ter Braake.
Quantifying the impacts of investment in humanities archivesEric Meyer
Talk presented at the 2016 Charleston Conference looking at the impacts of EEBO (Early English Books Online), House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, and the New York Times.
Library as Place, Place as Library: Duality and the Power of CooperationKaren S Calhoun
This talk, delivered at the February 2010 OCLC Regional Council Seminar in Auckland NZ, explores the turbulent conditions in which libraries are evolving as both places and virtual spaces on the Web. How are these conditions driving change in library collections, catalogues, and cooperative systems? What are OCLC's strategies for helping today's libraries gain visibility and impact through cooperation and data sharing? If we were building a system for library cooperation today, what would it look like?
inclusion and diversity in critical UX researchSimon Bowie
Slides for a keynote / workshop presented by Karine Larose and Simon Bowie at CLAUD's Summer Study Day at the University of Bath on 2019-07-08.
During summer 2016, Karine and Simon ran user experience research into the information-seeking behaviour of undergraduate and postgraduate students at Imperial College London. Looking critically at this research, we realised what we were doing wrong and got an insight into the limitations of our approach to inclusion and diversity in UX research in libraries. In this session, we want to talk about our methodology for UX research, run through some short activities to help you reflect on disability, and think about best practices for including students with disabilities in the library experience.
Using Free and Open Source Software to open dataSimon Bowie
FOSS is becoming more widely used in libraries of all kinds. Open-source discovery layers and open-source LMSs can help libraries open up metadata and gain more control over library systems.
Designing library systems for library usersSimon Bowie
Presented to UCL DIS students on 9th March 2015 and City University London LIS students on 16th March 2015.
The design of library systems has traditionally been out of the control of library staff and in the hands of a few big library software vendors. But new developments with open-source library software and the increasingly techie skill-sets of library staff make it possible to conduct user experience (UX) research in libraries and to design systems that precisely meet the needs of our users. In this presentation, Simon discusses library systems design and UX in libraries with particular reference to the project to implement an open-source library catalogue interface at SOAS Library.
Digital librarianship: the life of a systems librarianSimon Bowie
In this presentation for the BIALL, SLA Europe, CLSIG Graduate Open Day 2014, I discuss the growing field of 'digital librarianship' and discuss the everyday work of a systems librarian at a major academic library. The main focus of the presentation is the technology ethics and values of digital librarians and how these are impacted by open-source software, open access, and user focus.
Rise of the cyborgs: the growth of librarian-IT hybridsSimon Bowie
In this presentation for CILIP's Umbrella 2013 conference, Simon Barron explored the impact of technology on librarianship and the increased amalgamation of library and IT roles. By examining the skills and technologies of librarian-IT hybrids, we see the future of librarianship and information management.
Based on the popular 60 Apps and Sites in 60 Minutes sessions at last year’s SLA Conference in Chicago, Anneli Sarkanen and Simon Barron of SLA Europe present a European selection of essential apps and websites that all modern information professionals should know about. This fast-paced event covered top sites for productivity, business, social networking, lifestyle, travel, and fun and games. Presented at the City Business Library in London on the 19th March 2013.
The fundamental interconnectedness of all things: the impact of networked kno...Simon Bowie
A presentation given at the CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group Conference 2012 in Sheffield. It discusses the shift in epistemological thought from hierarchies to networks and what impact this has on cataloguing and technology in librarianship.
Making Our Voices Heard: a workshop on media and communications in libraries delivered by Ian Anstice of Public Libraries News and Simon Barron of Voices for the Library at the CILIP in Wales Conference on 18th May 2012.
"Have you tried logging out and then in again?": a guide to e-resources in li...Simon Bowie
Abby Barker and Simon Barron present a guide to working with e-resources in the library and information sector. Delivered at the CILIP New Professionals Day 2012.
Voices for the Library and the campaign for public librariesSimon Bowie
The UK's public libraries are in crisis. With hundreds of libraries under threat of closure, we need to take action. Voices for the Library is a campaign group dedicated to promoting the value of libraries and giving library users a voice.
The story of Paul Otlet's Mundaneum: an expansive bibliographic project that demonstrates the difficulties of building an intellectual ideal in the face of real-world politics.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
12. 2009 – 2010
MA Library and Information
Management
Manchester Metropolitan University
13. “A memex is a device in which an individual stores all his
books, records, and communications, and which is
mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding
speed and flexibility. It is an enlarged intimate supplement
to his memory.”
From Vannevar Bush’s essay, As
We May Think (1945)
15. “[Consilience is] a “jumping together” of
knowledge by the linking of facts and fact-based
theory across disciplines to create a common
groundwork of explanation.”
From: Edward O. Wilson, Consilience: the unity of
knowledge (1998).
19. The British Library /
Qatar Foundation Partnership
“…to provide long-term access to digital
copies of geographically-scattered
collections of archives and manuscripts
relating to the Arabic world through a
portal.”
20. “…more than 500,000 pages from the archives of
the East India Company and India Office….”
“…25,000 pages of
medieval Arabic
manuscripts…”
21.
22. “As the great Argentinean author Jorge Luis
Borges put it, “everything touches
everything.””
From: Albert-Laszlo Barabási, Linked: the new
science of networks (2003).
24. “…significant inter-section between the
skill sets of librarians and the skill sets of
IT professionals.”
From: Mathews & Pardue, 2009. The Presence of IT
Skill Sets in Librarian Position Announcements.
College & research libraries, 70 (3), p. 256.
72% of job ads (from ALA’s online JobList
over five months) contained at least one IT
skill.
30. “The really important kind of freedom involves
attention and awareness and discipline, and
being able truly to care about other people and
to sacrifice for them over and over in myriad
petty, unsexy ways every day.”
David Foster Wallace, Kenyon College commencement speech, 2005.