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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.
16
Sep

The Conscience Un-Conference: Using Social Media for Good

Inspired in part by THATCamp, the Conscience Un-Conference: Using Social Media for Good is now open for applications. Co-hosted by
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15
Jun

One Week, One Tool: A Digital Humanities Barn Raising

I'm very happy to report that CHNM has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the
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08
Jun

Lend CHNM a Hand

I have been happily distracted from this blog for a couple of months, but I'm returning with a
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06
Apr

But is it scholarship?

When asked if his undeniably useful and creative work is really science, Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Professor Luis von Ahn
03
Apr

Briefly Noted: Timetoast; Google Books Settlement; Curators and Wikipedians

Via Mashable, yet another timeline service: Timetoast. Many readers will have seen this already, but Robert Darton's February
27
Mar

Briefly Noted: Creative Commons Choices; Radical Transparency; Presidential Sex

Creative Commons has released a statistical analysis of the licensing choices of Flickr users. My summary: most people are happy
1 min read
23
Mar

Briefly Noted: Surviving the Downturn; Help with Creative Commons; Yahoo Pipes

The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) provides cultural heritage professionals with some relevant information on surviving the
19
Mar

Briefly Noted: Universal Museum APIs; Raw Data Now!; Publish or Perish

Mia Ridge, Lead Web Developer at the Science Museum, London (where I'm a research fellow, incidentally) points to
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17
Mar

Thinking the Unthinkable

Clay Shirky's widely circulated post, Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable, has got me thinking about the "unthinkable&
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13
Mar

Briefly Noted: FOSS Culture; Digital Humanities Calendar; Guardian API; WWW Turns 20

GNOME Foundation executive director Stormy Peters has some advice on bridging the gap between institutional and open source cultures. Useful