Boosted from: Tim Sherratt
Recently there were some invite-only discussions about National Digital Research Infrastructure, including one on #HASS & #GLAM. The questions and summary from the HASS/GLAM discussions are here: https://www.education.gov.au/national-research-infrastructure/resources/ndri-targeted-discussion-ndri-humanities-social-sciences-and-glam (h/t @Infoventurer)
Most of it's pretty obvious, but I'm encouraged by the concluding para: "Overall, rather than a single, all encompassing facility, the focus should be on developing an interconnected ecology of systems and tools, with emphasis on collaboration, accessibility, and adaptability to various research needs." So glad we're finally moving away from the idea of a single platform...
#digitalHumanities #histodons #researchInfrastructure
Boosted from: Tim Sherratt
Eight years ago I downloaded about 80 years worth of Australian #Hansard from ParlInfo and created the Historic Hansard site for 'lovers of political speech'. I'm planning some updates in the next few months, so I thought it was a good time to pull together some threads documenting my adventures with Hansard.
If there's anything you'd like to see in the new version of Historic Hansard, let me know. Also, as it says in the post, it costs me about $400 a year to run, so contributions are welcome!
https://updates.timsherratt.org/2024/08/29/the-future-and.html #histodons #ozHist #digitalHumanities @histodons
Published by: James Smithies
My OA article 'The Kindle™ as Necker Cube' is included in a special issue of Interdisciplinary Science Reviews edited by Sibylle Baumbach & Jonas Kuhn. I use work by John Dewey (1859–1952), Donald Ihde (1934–2024) and others to conceive of the Kindle...
Boosted from: Tim Sherratt
I've brought together some details of the digital history stream at last week's Australian Historical Association conference, including links to various tools and platforms mentioned during the discussions. I'm relying on my memory, so feel free to suggest additions! https://updates.timsherratt.org/2024/07/07/digital-history-stream.html #histodons