Tom Scheinfeldt

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

Omeka at NYPL: Eminent Domain

11 Jun 2008 1 min read Libraries

I'm pleased to announce the New York Public Library has released its first online exhibition using the Omeka platform. Eminent Domain is a photographic installation chronicling the changing nature of urban

Six Tips for Hiring Good Programmers

09 Jun 2008 1 min read Digital Humanities

There has been a useful discussion on Twitter (of all places!) among some of the THATCamp participants about how to write a good help wanted ad for programmers for digital humanities projects. Here

Thoughts on THATCamp

06 Jun 2008 3 min read Digital Humanities

Last week CHNM hosted the inaugural THATCamp to what seemed to me like great success. Short for "The Humanities and Technology Camp," THATCamp is a BarCamp-style, user-generated "unconference" on

Twitter, Downtime, and Radical Transparency

05 Jun 2008 2 min read Digital Humanities

Listeners to the most recent episode of Digital Campus will know that I'm a fairly heavy user of Twitter, the weirdly addictive and hard-to-describe microblogging and messaging service. But anyone who

Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives

03 Jun 2008 1 min read Digital Humanities

I couldn't be more excited to announce the launch of CHNM's first major online exhibition for general audiences. Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives draws visitors into the Gulag’s