Open Data 101
Open Data, as a concept, is the idea that some data should be available to everyone, and should be free to use without restrictions. In this post, we cover what qualifies as open data and where you can find it.
Day of DH 2021: Multilingual Tools & Projects
April 29th is the Day of DH 2021, where digital humanities (DH) practitioners share their work with a global community through social media and blog posts. This year’s theme is “multilingual DH.” In this post, we highlight the library’s Italian Pamphlet Digital Collection and share a selection of tools to help with multilingual DH projects.
Fordham COVID-19 Archive: One Year Update
Last year, a team of librarians launched the Fordham University COVID-19 Digital Archive. It continues to grow, and we need your help.
Library Debuts Fordham COVID-19 Archive
“In creating a Covid-19 Digital Archive while the record is still fresh, the Fordham University Library has created a repository of documents and images that will be of enduring value not merely to historians of this University, but to anyone studying higher education or crisis management. I applaud the archivists’ …
Day of DH 2020: Digital Humanities at Fordham
By Tierney Gleason, Reference and Digital Humanities Librarian Wednesday, April 29th is the Day of DH 2020, an initiative led by centerNet where people working on digital humanities (DH) projects share their work with an international community through tweets and blog posts. What is “digital humanities” you might ask? While …
Recap: Intro to Data Curation in the Humanities
By Laura Childs and Mariah Lewis On Tuesday, September 24th, 2019, Fordham’s Walsh Library hosted a workshop entitled, “Introduction to Data Curation in the Humanities.” Led by Tierney Gleason, Reference and Digital Humanities Librarian, data curation is a term that encompasses how scholars in the humanities collect, arrange, and document …
Recap: Digital Day 2019
by Tierney Gleason and Mariah Lewis Many librarians at Walsh Family Library were in attendance last Wednesday for Digital Day, a full-day event organized by the Center for Medieval Studies to provide an introduction to digital scholarship for new and returning graduate students. Co-sponsored by the Preparing Future Faculty Program …