Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom Scheinfeldt

Connecticut
Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
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Nov

Briefly Noted for November 14, 2009

Cloud Computing in Plain English — In September, I pointed to a definition of cloud computing developed by the National Institute
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13
Nov

Briefly Noted for November 13, 2009

Book Lending at Twitter Speed: Thoughts from Josh Greenberg — Based in part on ideas raised during his appearance on the
11
Nov

Briefly Noted for November 11, 2009

The Story Behind NYPL's New Logo — The New York Times City Room blog sheds some light on how
10
Nov

Briefly Noted for November 10, 2009

Google Programming Language: "Go" — Not sure if this is new or I just missed it somehow, but Google
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02
Nov

Briefly Noted for November 2, 2009

Amazon Editors' Picks for 2009 — Amazon.com has released its editors’ picks for the 100 best books of 2009.
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29
Oct

Briefly Noted for October 29, 2009

Prep School Library Drops Books in Favor of Kindles — Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts (not far from where I grew
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27
Oct

Briefly Noted for October 27, 2009

Big Copyright's History of Anti-Innovation — Ars Technica has an interesting account of the movie studios, music companies, and
25
Oct

Briefly Noted for October 25, 2009

The Material Culture of Mad Men — Via Steve Lubar, an intriguing interview with the prop master of Mad Men, a
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23
Oct

Briefly Noted for October 23, 2009

Open Access to AHA Directory Until End of October — The American Historical Association’s (AHA) Directory of History Departments and
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23
Oct

An Unexpected Honor

Yesterday I received a letter from Google addressed to Robert T. Gunther at Found History. As founder of the Museum