Digital Humanities video chat 8.13.12 from 12-1PM

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:

·         Collaborative projects

·         Using geospatial tools to teach and present history in new ways

·         Using Google Refine to clean your metadata

Joining the Connecticut State Library’s Christine Pittsley in this discussion will be:
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