Primary Sources Beyond History Promoting Use Across the Disciplines August 15, 2019 Sponsored by:
Pedagogical Approaches to Primary Sources Darby Orcutt Assistant Head, Collections & Research Strategy Faculty, University Honors Program Affiliate Faculty, Center for Innovative Management Studies, Poole College of Management Affiliate Faculty, Genetic Engineering & Society Center Affiliate Faculty, Leadership in Public Science Cluster North Carolina State University dcorcutt@ncsu.edu @Darby_Librarian Pedagogical Approaches to Primary Sources
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Exploring Primary Sources with Computational Methods Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara Assistant Professor, Digital Scholarship Librarian University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship nickoal.eichmann@colorado.edu @NickoalEichmann
Supporting Digital Scholarship Methods Curricular Support Assignment- Based In-Class Activity Course Projects Research Support Computational Social Science Digital Humanities Working with data, digital data info lit
Text Analysis
Text Analysis Large-scale computational analysis of digital corpora Uses Conduct “distant readings” and look for linguistic/thematic patterns Show relationships across texts in a robust manner Structurally compare texts and corpora Skills Work with large quantities of text Quickly find patterns for analysis
Text Analysis Tools Voyant Tools: Web-based text mining tool with integrated visualizations Antconc: Desktop text mining tool MALLET: Topic modelling tool, the standard for all others Sketch Engine: Online text mining tool with preassembled corpora R Studio: Development environment for R, text mining DataBasic: Web-based tool for comparing documents and basic text analysis
Mapping
Mapping Engage in fictional and real maps to explore role of time and space Uses Overlay historical maps on contemporary ones Trace phenomena across space (and time) Uncover the physical, historical, and visual networks underlying a text Create a map based on a literary text Skills Recognize spatial and geographical patterns Convey complex ideas in the visual format of an interactive map
Mapping Tools Google My Maps: Plot things on simple maps ArcGIS Online: Create simple and complex maps, import GIS data Palladio: Analyze relationships/networks across time and geography Knightlab StoryMapJS and TimeMapper: Tell stories about a map with interactive timelines using Google Sheets Esri StoryMaps: Incorporate GIS data and multimedia for long-form interactive storytelling History Pin: Building collections of pins for a particular place, annotated with text and media
Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling Tell a unique story using archival materials, images, or present knowledge and evidence on a topic in interactive forms. Uses Curate and present digital archives and exhibits Create digital editions Tell non-linear stories Skills Build public scholarship skills Build information organization and content management skills Foster creativity
Storytelling Tools Omeka: Build exhibits from archival materials, tell stories about collections of documents, create database of sources Scalar: Write long-form, born-digital scholarship; assemble multimedia and juxtapose them with text, using minimal technical expertise Twine: Tell interactive, nonlinear stories, e.g. choose your own adventure (ex.) Wikipedia: Write evidence-based scholarship for the world Nodegoat: Create, visualize, and share network data with spatial and chronological contexts
Skilling Up
Learning and Teaching Resources Teachdh.com: Companion to Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom Alan Liu’s DH Toy Chest http://dhresourcesforprojectbuilding.pbworks.com TAPoR: http://tapor.ca/home Programming Historian: https://programminghistorian.org/ Geospatial Historian: https://geospatialhistorian.wordpress.com/ MiriamPosner.com: Blog and tutorials from Dr. Miriam Posner (UCLA) Includes methods and tools not discussed here today [closing thoughts on “mastery” of tools and methods]
Q&A Thanks for joining us! Additional questions for the speakers? Email Iris Hanney (iris.hanney@unlimitedpriorities.com). Continue the conversation with Darby Orcutt @Darby_Librarian, Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara @NickoalEichmann, Accessible Archives @accessarchives, and Choice @choice_reviews. #ACRLChoiceWebinars #PrimarySourcesBeyond