Day of DH Starts Early

Today is the ever popular and fun Day of DH. I’ve got a blog on the main Day of DH site, but I’m going to cross-post some of the content here. Because findability? -------- As I was explaining to some of my coworkers yesterday, Day of DH started with the goal of trying to make … Continue reading Day of DH Starts Early →

Announcing “Looking for Signposts” at #Alt-Academy

Herewith, the second quick update post. A New Cluster at #Alt-Academy A few weeks ago, on 27 January 2014, I was pleased to join Katina Rogers in announcing a new phase of #Alt-Academy. The open-access collection edited by Bethany Nowviskie first went live in the summer of 2011 and included essays that sought to define “alt-ac” … Continue reading Announcing “Looking for Signposts” at #Alt-Academy →

Day 5 of OWOT: We Did It! (Can We Do It Again? Please??)

As you might have gathered from the Twitter storm that barreled out of Fairfax, Virginia, this afternoon, we released and launched the fabulous, amazing Serendip-o-matic. One of the great things about living in the 21st century is that we have a ton of materials open and available to us in digital formats that have been collected … Continue reading Day 5 of OWOT: We Did It! (Can We Do It Again? Please??) →

Announcing Serendip-o-matic

I'm ecstatic to announce that the One Week | One Tool team has just launched Serendip-o-matic. Go and play. More soon. And remember, it's not search; it's serendipity!

Day 4 of OWOT: Stay Gold, Ponyboy

All right. You know the drill. Let me just say that today's been a long day. We're so close that I think we're all super excited, but we know there's still quite a bit of work to get done. Which explains why it's not just me who's awake at this point. As I start blogging, … Continue reading Day 4 of OWOT: Stay Gold, Ponyboy →