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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Aug

Briefly Noted for August 10, 2018

Hugh Trevor Roper on specialization in history... Today most professional historians ‘specialise’. They choose a period, sometimes a very brief
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29
Jun

In their own words: How tech leaders can help you argue for the humanities

I firmly believe the case for the humanities is best made on its own terms. Rather than bending pretzel-like to
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09
Jun

The Pseudoiterative Academic

With the semester having just ended, many of us are settling into new summertime routines and hoping those routines supports
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01
Jun

When UConn broke up with Adobe: A parable of artists and copyright

One of the things I try very hard to do in my DMD 2010 “History of Digital Culture” class is
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02
Mar

My new outfit: Greenhouse Studios | Scholarly Communications Design at the University of Connecticut

Looking down the page, it seems I haven't posted here on the ol' blog in nearly three
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18
Nov

Elevator Pitch

Last week I had the pleasure of serving as facilitator at the first Mellon-funded Triangle Scholarly Communication Institute (SCI) in
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05
Nov

What The New Yorker Got Wrong About Lawrence Lessig

In its October 13, 2014 article about Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC, The New Yorker writes: In 2001, Lessig
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18
Aug

Getting into Digital Humanities: A top-ten list

Today I'll be joining a roundtable discussion hosted by the New York Council for the Humanities for its
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29
May

Innovation, Use, and Sustainability

Revised notes for remarks I delivered on the topic of "Tools: Encouraging Innovation" at the Institute of Museum
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07
Apr
The Dividends of Difference: Recognizing Digital Humanities' Diverse Family Tree/s

The Dividends of Difference: Recognizing Digital Humanities' Diverse Family Tree/s

In her excellent statement of digital humanities values, Lisa Spiro identifies "collegiality and connectedness" and "diversity"
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