Digital Humanities
Developing tools and methods to digitize artifacts and discover new knowledge in collections related to human rights and cultural legacies.
Research Projects
Quantum Choreobotics: Democratizing Quantum Computing Through Interactive Dance/ Theater Performance, With On-Body Robots
Principal Investigator(s): Bill Kules
Funder: UMD Funded
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Digital Humanities > Health Informatics > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
UMD researchers Bill Kules and Huaishu Peng are exploring quantum choreobotics, an interactive dance-theater performance where audiences influence robot movements to engage with quantum technology concepts. The project uses art and performance to make complex scientific ideas accessible and thought-provoking for the public.
Principal Investigator(s): Bill Kules
Funder: UMD Funded
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Digital Humanities > Health Informatics > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
UMD researchers Bill Kules and Huaishu Peng are exploring quantum choreobotics, an interactive dance-theater performance where audiences influence robot movements to engage with quantum technology concepts. The project uses art and performance to make complex scientific ideas accessible and thought-provoking for the public.
Crowdsourced Data: Accuracy, Accessibility, Authority (CDAAA)
Principal Investigator(s): Victoria Van Hyning
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics > Library and Information Science > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
CDAAA explores the sociotechnical barriers libraries, archives, and museums face in integrating crowdsourced transcriptions to discovery systems.
Principal Investigator(s): Victoria Van Hyning
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics > Library and Information Science > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
CDAAA explores the sociotechnical barriers libraries, archives, and museums face in integrating crowdsourced transcriptions to discovery systems.
Inverting Colonial Archival Structures: Increasing Discovery and Access for Indigenous Communities through SNAC
Principal Investigator(s): Diana E. Marsh
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Library and Information Science > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
This project aims to test discovery and access of archival records for indigenous communities through the web platform Social Networks for Archival Contexts (SNAC).
Principal Investigator(s): Diana E. Marsh
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Library and Information Science > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
This project aims to test discovery and access of archival records for indigenous communities through the web platform Social Networks for Archival Contexts (SNAC).
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Recent News
Credit: AIP Foundation / Niels Bohr Library & Archives
(Video) AIP Foundation News: Guarding the History of Science: Jamila Hinds at the Niels Bohr Library & Archives
MLIS student Jamila Hinds protects rare AIP archives and enhances public access in an effort to preserve scientific history
A UMD student became the first to digitize a little-known letter between Founding Fathers George Mason, left, and George Washington, while working as a digital archives fellow at Gunston Hall. Letters courtesy of the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall; portraits via Wikimedia Commons. Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: A New Page in U.S. History
MLIS grad student, Nicholas Gentry, digitizes a forgotten 1768 letter between George Mason and George Washington
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