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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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27
Mar

Uber and Airbnb

I'm extremely uneasy about startups like Uber and Airbnb whose business models are grounded in sidestepping regulations that
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09
Dec
Looks Like the Internet: Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Projects Succeed When They Look Like the Network

Looks Like the Internet: Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Projects Succeed When They Look Like the Network

A rough transcript of my talk at the 2013 ACRL/NY Symposium last week. The symposium's theme was
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22
Aug

No Holds Barred

About six months ago, I was asked by the executive director of a prestigious but somewhat hidebound—I guess "
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20
Feb

Black, White, and Red

Steering partners and clients toward simpler web designs is one of the greatest services we can render. In consultations and
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13
Feb

The Hacker Way

On December 21, 2012, Blake Ross—the boy genius behind Firefox and currently Facebook's Director of Product—posted
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29
Jan

Take me to your leader: The importance of knowing who's in charge

You've probably been there. A new job, a new project team, a new client. A great first meeting.
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23
Mar

Ancient Religion, Modern Technology: Takeaways

[Last month, I posted notes from my keynote at Brown University's Ancient Religion, Modern Technology workshop. I was
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