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Jul
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Archives: Two Years On

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Archives: Two Years On

Yesterday I gave a talk on AI and archives at the Colby/Bates/Bowdoin Special Collections and Archives Staff Retreat.
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10
Jun
Jim Bennett, Digital Humanist

Jim Bennett, Digital Humanist

I've just returned from London, where I joined a celebration at the Science Museum of the life of
9 min read
23
Nov
Briefly noted for November 23, 2022

Briefly noted for November 23, 2022

It looks like the theme of this week's Briefly Noted post is Substack. I didn’t intend it,
1 min read
24
Oct

Briefly Noted for October 24, 2018

Caitlin Flanagan's eloquent description of how histories, true or false, operate in families (e.g. Elizabeth Warren'
1 min read
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"
5 min read
03
Oct

Privatizing Holocaust History?

For the past few years, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has undertaken a series of public-private digitization partnerships,
1 min read
25
Feb

Briefly Noted for February 25, 2009

Along with "the perfect is the enemy of the good," "release early and often" is something
1 min read
19
Dec

Briefly Noted for December 19, 2008

Ahoy, Mateys! Mills Kelly's fall semester course "Lying about the Past" was revealed today in The
1 min read
15
Dec

Honest Abe

Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum & Library explores our ongoing fascination with Abraham Lincoln with 21st Century Abe. Launching officially
27
Mar

Briefly Noted for March 27, 2008

The D&D crowd at MIT pays tribute to the late Gary Gygax with a large 20-sided die in