Category: e-science
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Cyberinfrastructure debates in Australia (Humanities)
For those interested in the Cyberinfrastructure debate within Australia for the humanities, there are a number of key documents to consider. Here is a report produced by Professor Graeme Turner for the Australian Academy of the Humanities titled ‘Towards an Australian Humanities Digital Archive‘. The report came out of a scoping study of Digital Humanities…
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What is VeRSI?
Overview of VeRSI from VeRSI on Vimeo.
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The Digital Future is Now: A Call to Action for the Humanities
This paper is based upon the Keynote lecture given at Digital Humanities 2009 in Maryland, USA, by Professor Christine Borgman (link). ABSTRACT The digital humanities are at a critical moment in transitioning from a speciality area to a full-fledged community with a standard set of methods, sources of evidence, and infrastructure necessary for achieving academic…
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Open Science and Data
As part of JISC’s ‘Research 3.0 – driving the knowledge economy’ activity which launches at the end of November, a new Open Science report released today trails key research trends that could have far-reaching implications for science, universities and UK society. The report written by UKOLN at the University of Bath and the Digital Curation…
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The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery
‘Presenting the first broad look at the rapidly emerging field of data-intensive science’ Increasingly, scientific breakthroughs will be powered by advanced computing capabilities that help researchers manipulate and explore massive datasets. The speed at which any given scientific discipline advances will depend on how well its researchers collaborate with one another, and with technologists, in areas…
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Report back: IRCHSS Symposium: Digital Humanities – New Frontiers, Trinity College, Dublin, 14 October 2009
A one day seminar was held at Trinity College Dublin on Wednesday 14 October to discuss Ireland’s contributions to the Digital Humanities and the possible futures of the field within Ireland. http://dho.ie/node/634 The seminar, held in a skilfully restored 19th Century Anatomy lecture theatre, was attended by representatives from government, the Irish Research Council (IRCHSS),…