On August 13, 2012, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, the Connecticut State Library will be hosting the second digital chat focusing on Digital Humanities in Connecticut (see the first digital chat here).
The platform is Google+ Hangouts, which allows up to ten participants to join in a live video conference discussion. More information about joining the session here.
Preliminary topics are:
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Collaborative projects
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Using geospatial tools to teach and present
history in new ways
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Using Google Refine to clean your metadata
Michael Howser – University of Connecticut Libraries, Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)
Greg Colati – Director, University Archives & Special Collections, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut
Tom Scheinfeldt – Managing Director, The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University
Clarissa Ceglio - Research Associate, The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media and Content Manager, ConnecticutHistory.org
Brenda Miller – Curator, Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public Library