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This article is about on research focusing on "humanities scholars' understandings of the advantages and disadvantages of print versus electronic information resources." It explores how humanities' faculty members use print versus electronic resources and how they feel about electronic resources compared to those in print. The main goal of this study was to assist authors and librarians choose between print and electronic resources to best suit their needs.

Information retrieval is the activity of obtaining information resources relevant to an information need from a collection of information resources. Searches can be based on metadata or on full-text indexing. A subtopic of the broader concet with which defining the structure and scope of it will align perspectives for other topics as an example.

This is an government website detailing resources and practices that fall into digital preservation. Digital preservation is a growing area with the advancement of technology. The website features sections that include partners, collections, tools showcase, multimedia & publications, meeting & events, and education & training.

This extensive resource packet provides detailed information regarding the HathiTrust lawsuit. The writer is in favor of the defendants, arguing in various ways the lawfulness and usefuleness of the project.

This site offers information on how to curate data, in regards to the humanities. Data curation is a new problem for the humanities as both data and analytical practices become increasingly digital. This site is directed towards teaching students about the field of data curation and how the multiple resources on this site will offer assistance with data curation challenges.

This blog article by Stanley Fish discusses how digital humanities is seen by others in positive and negative ways. Some people find that digital humanities is a "monstrous terrain" because it destroys traditional humanities and that not all authorship of online sources are accurate. On the other hand, digital humanities allows students to use a variety of resources with conducting research. Stanley explains one of the challenges in digital humanities is to spread the awareness of such a field.

This article is providing an update of the advances DPLA has made in creating a digital national public library. DPLA announced the launch of it Digital Hubs Pilot Project in 7 states at DPLA Midwest (a large conference in Chicago. The project was created to help local libraries and communities digitize their collection with technological resources and supportive staff. A prototype will be launched in April of 2013 with topics including civil rights, Native Americans, and immigration. It also announced Appfest (held Nov. 8 & 9) to present ideas, including working models, of possible platforms for the metadata.

The Haiti Digital Library is an online library available in English, French, and Kreyol that is meant to serve as a guide and portal to resources all about Haiti, for both its citizens and scholars interested in the country. The content hosted on the website includes both historical materials related to the country as well as published works by Haitian authors throughout time. They are currently accepting comments and suggestions for works that the public would like to see digitized and uploaded to the archive.

This is an opportunity for people who want to learn more about digital humanities and how to research and teach it. Digital expertises will show their digital projects and form small groups that shows technologies and skills to get started on their digital project. At the end of this event, participants will have a plan how to start their digital humanities project and have resources that can help them in their field.

This is a guest blogpost on the Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture (IDHMC) website of TAMU, written by Dr. Jacob heil, a post-doctoral researcher for the IDHMC. He writes in an attempt to express the early modernist's perspective of DH. He starts by discussing the issue of definition ("in" or "out"), His opinion is that, "To my mind, I'm not 'in' or 'out' of DH; I'm just doing my work." He embraces the popular ethos of collaboration and a dedication to open-access, though he admits they might be ideals. He argues that reasearch should become resource, speaking of the way in which teachers share their research.

The purpose of this power point presentation is to provide information on an alternative to XML called "Linked Data." The purpose of linked data is, according to the powerpoint, not to create "data silos" but to connect all these pieces of data together akin to hyperlinking. By digitizing materials in this manner, data can be more readily connected through the use of various identifiers such as Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI).

This short description is an overview of how race can be incorporated into the digital Humanities. This description gives input on the seminar in which our very own professor Amy Earhart is currently partaking in! This seminar will give a brief survey of the emerging field of race and the Digital Humanities, introduce the audience to a variety of digital projects informed by race, and provide links to resources for people interested in working in this field. Topics covered will include: the genealogy of these debates the theortical assumptions that inform them, and issues to consider while constructing a race and digital humanities project.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, the documents available on this website are ones released by the United States Government. The documents in this database are organized into an interactive archive where users can search through the contents of this site. Containing thousands of files, Project Star Gate aims to digitize documents and contains many resources for any user. The site offers individuals to purchase the 7 volumes of CD's to view this material and use for research or other purposes.

This website, arts-humanities.net, aims to support and advance the use and understanding of digital tools and methods for research and teaching in the arts and humanities by providing: information on projects creating and using digital content, tools and methods to answer research questions, information on tools and methods for creating and using digital resources, a listing of expert centers and individual researchers, a library documenting lessons learned through case studies, briefing papers, and a bibliography. The website encourages people to become members and to contribute.

This post presents a link to a new webliography published in C&RL News' October 2012 Issue. This webliography's purpose is to give a brief overview of the history, methods, and uses of Digital Humanities for those newly entering or interested in the field. Gary Price posted the link to infodocket for digital humanities researchers to be able to use to find more resources for themselves to use in their research.

This is a page of information on Claire Warwick, who is a professor of digital humanities and head of the department of information studies at University College London. Warwick's main research interests are the uses of digital resources in humanities and cultural heritage, reading in physical and digital environments, and the use of social networking in research. Warwick opened the event Annual Research Programme, an event free and open to the public.