The 2013-14 Digital Center Interns have been hired and are already hard at work on their projects. Our six interns are: Zack Al-Witri, working in the Digital Social Science Center Francis Hittinger, working in the Digital Humanities Center Mary Catherine Kinniburgh, working in the Digital Social Science Center Wendell Marsh, working in the Digital Humanities […]
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Melanchthon, Manutius, Marginalia
In 1517, the printing house of the renowned humanist printer, Aldus Manutius (1449-1515), published the second edition of a two-volume set of Homer’s Works. During his lifetime, Manutius contributed much to the art of printing: a clear to read Greek typeface, italic type, and the modern usage of the semicolon and comma. His primary mission, […]
The Art of the Index
A sample index So I was in class the other week when my professor mentioned the book she’d just finished. It was her first: to be published in the next year by a reputable academic publisher. I’m so happy I’ve finished the book. You’d never think that the worse part of the whole thing is […]
Opening the Gates to the Ivory Tower
Image source: Wikimedia commons. Lately I’ve been surprised by how much I’ve had to learn about the morals and politics of web publishing, in addition to the technical skills like xml coding, or the protocols for marking up Greek and Latin inscriptions and other documents. But as I prepare data about the ancient world for […]
Back in the Swing of Things
I hope everyone had a great Holiday break! Now that classes have started, I finally feel as though I am getting back into the rhythm of graduate life and I am getting increasingly excited for my last semester of school ever (I think!) Life in the internship world has also been exciting this past month. […]
Make 2013 your Code Year
So you might think that a philosopher (like myself) and a computer programmer don’t have much in common. But you’d be wrong. We care about two basic things: logic and language. Syntax, semantics and validity are our buzz words. Variables, conditionals and booleans are the kinds of thing we work with on a regular basis. […]
I See Dead People
Buried beneath never-ending lines of code all day, I find it easy to forget that I am dealing with a whole bunch of dead people. In a simple sense, the ancient Roman tombstones I'm studying obviously marked the end of an individual's life. They sought to commemorate someone in a more tangible and reliable way than […]
Library Futures
As new media formats challenge the future of the book, government changes its funding priorities and the profile of the library user changes, educators across the country are asking themselves what the future holds for the library. In response, a number of trailblazing libraries have come up with innovative ways of engaging their communities and […]
What does it feel like to be a non-native English programmer?
Just imagine if you are asked to code in Chinese. The very first trouble is the vocabulary. Although many programing languages mainly consist of simple words such as if, else, and for, the languages that are used to make webpages are often more complicated to read. This is part of the homepage of Lindt, just […]
Top Tools for Makerspaces
A major attraction of makerspaces is the eye-watering tools they have on offer. As well as traditional shop tools such as drills, sanders and soldering irons, many makerspaces have invested in the latest technology, making it possible for amateurs to create professional-grade objects. The tools below are among the showpieces of any well-kitted out makerspace. […]