Category: Digital Humanities and Resources
ISAW Library and the FCLSC to host panel Dec. 15, 2022: Excavating the archeological data cycle: Use, publication, and reuse
November 10, 2022 | Posted by David Ratzan under Conferences and Workshops, Digital Humanities and Resources, Professional Development, Publishing |
The Library at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at NYU and the Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communications will host a virtual panel discussion about current trends in the publication, use, and reuse of archaeological data (Excavating the Archaeological Data Cycle: Use, publication, and reuse) at 12pm EST, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 in conjunction with ISAW’s Archaeology Day program. The presenters will be Ixchel M. Faniel (OCLC) and Leigh Lieberman (OpenContext/Princeton), followed by a response by Tom Elliott (ISAW). Details and abstracts for the presentations are available here. The discussion will be broadcast by Zoom and not recorded. We warmly invite everyone to attend, but for security purposes we require that […] more
Ancient Makerspaces 2022 at the SCS/AIA Annual Meeting, Jan. 7, 2022
January 6, 2022 | Posted by Jeremy Ott under Conferences and Workshops, Digital Humanities and Resources, Professional Development |
The Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communication (FCLSC), an affiliated interest group of the Society for Classical Studies, is sponsoring Ancient MakerSpaces 2022 at the SCS/AIA Annual Meeting on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 from 8am to 1pm PST. It is nearly time for the Annual Joint Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies and the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communication (FCLSC) is excited to be sponsoring the fifth Ancient MakerSpaces (AMS2022) workshop at the SCS/AIA annual meeting. Ancient MakerSpaces is a half-day “workshop” meant to bring attention to projects working at […] more
Job Posting: JavaScript Student Developer for Hieratic Sign Tool
March 16, 2021 | Posted by David Ratzan under Digital Humanities and Resources, Job Postings |
Project Thanks to a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), we are seeking a part-time, student JavaScript developer to help with the development of The Hieratic Sign Search Tool. The Hieratic Search Tool will be a web-based digital version of Möller’s Hieratic Palaeography (Hieratische Paläographie [1927]), enabling students and scholars to search for hieratic signs (a form of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing) according to various criteria, including sign shape. The project, which will make the tool publicly available online, is also collaborating with the Projekt Altägyptische Kursivschriften (directed by Prof. Dr. Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergen, Johannes Gutenberg-University […] more
Ancient MakerSpaces Announces 2022 CFP
March 5, 2021 | Posted by Aaron Hershkowitz under Conferences and Workshops, Digital Humanities and Resources, News |
Hot on the heels of a very successful showing at the remote AIA-SCS 2021 Joint Annual Meeting, Ancient MakerSpaces (AMS) is back and putting together another dynamite program for the next meeting in January 2022. We don’t know yet whether we’ll be in San Francisco, virtual, or hybrid, but we’re ready for any eventuality and we want you to join us! In case you’re not familiar with us, AMS is a day-long event showcasing digital approaches to the study of the ancient world. Since 2017, AMS has served as a venue at the AIA-SCS Annual Meeting for scholars, librarians, and […] more
Ancient Makerspaces 2021 at the SCS/AIA Annual Meeting, Jan. 9, 2021
January 2, 2021 | Posted by David Ratzan under Conferences and Workshops, Digital Humanities and Resources, Professional Development |
The Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communications (FCLSC), an affiliated interest group of the Society for Classical Studies, is sponsoring Ancient MakerSpaces 2021 at the SCS/AIA Annual Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 from 9am to 3pm CST. It is nearly time for the Annual Joint Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies and the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communications (FCLSC) is excited to be sponsoring the fourth Ancient MakerSpaces (AMS2021) workshop at the SCS/AIA annual meeting. Ancient MakerSpaces is an all-day “workshop” meant to bring attention to projects working at […] more
Society Sunday (Jan. 3, 2021) at the AIA Annual Meeting: Digital Archaeology for a Virtual World (panel discussion)
December 29, 2020 | Posted by David Ratzan under Conferences and Workshops, Digital Humanities and Resources, Professional Development, Tips and Resources |
On Jan. 3, 2021 between 4-5pm CST Carolyn Laferrière will moderate a panel discussion about digital archaeology. Hear from team members from Peopling the Past, Digital Hammurabi, and Everyday Orientalism. You may register here: https://www.archaeological.org/event/society-sunday/ Digital Hammurabi is a public outreach/digital humanities project that aims to provide reliable, accurate information about the Ancient Near East and surrounding areas in an entertaining and engaging fashion. Resources about the Ancient Near East are few and far between, and often filled with misinformation. Digital Hammurabi tries to fill that need through interviews with researchers, and educational videos, as well as self-published books aimed at a non-specialist […] more