Digital Byte: Fall 2024 Digital Scholarship News

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Welcome back, Digital Scholars. We hope you had a wonderful summer. Our team had a busy summer planning for the future of Digital Scholarship at Binghamton. It is going to be an exciting year!

A Sneak Peak into 2025

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The exterior of Bartle Library. Photo by Bryan Field

When you first come on campus this semester, you may notice that all the scaffolding around Bartle Library is down. Construction on the third floor is finishing up after several years of careful renovations. There is still a lot to happen before it is open, but when it does, so will the new Digital Scholarship Center space. Compared to our current pilot center, the future space will be much bigger with built-in technology and flexible furniture. Throughout the third floor, there will be designated spaces for large group instruction, events and one-on-one consultations. The DS Team is tentatively planning to move our operations there starting in the spring semester. More to come on this exciting project! 

Events 

To open the semester, the DS Team will be hosting a lunch social along with our digital humanities community members  to connect digital scholars across campus. Feast with us from noon – 2 p.m. Friday, September 6 in the pilot Digital Scholarship Center (SL-209). Bring your Digital Scholarship ideas, questions and appetite! Register or walk in. 

We are in the process of planning two other special events for the fall. We will be confirming them in future newsletters and putting out calls for participants. 

  • National Podcasting Day (pending*) 
    Contest for Undergraduates and Graduate Students

    Taking submissions of podcasting episodes/assignments
    Winners announced on National Podcasting Day 
    First prize: $50 gift card
    Second prize: $25 gift card
    All entries will be featured on in The ORB 
  • Text Analysis Showcase (pending*)
    1 – 3 p.m. Thursday, November 14
    pilot Digital Scholarship Center
    (SL-209)
    8 – 10 minute presentations on text analysis projects being done on campus
    There will be a call for presenters in the coming weeks
    All groups on campus are welcome to present and/or attend 

Digital Scholarship Pop-Ups

The DS Team will host Digital Scholarship pop-ups this fall to advertise the different tech and project tools we support. Each will have a different theme that will include information and activities. DS Librarians will be available to consult on projects and answer any questions about the theme or other DS work. Stop by the Bartle Library lobby and say hi! More information can be found on the B-Engaged event page

  • Text Analysis Tools
    1 – 3 p.m. Thursday, September 12
  • Podcasting Tech and Tools
    1 – 3 p.m. Monday, September 30
  • Data Visualization Tools
    1 – 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 16
  • Project Management Tools 
    1 – 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 5

Workshops 

The DS team is offering three workshop series this semester. Attendance is flexible. You are welcome to attend all in the series or drop in for specific topics. All sessions will be in person in the pilot Digital Scholarship Center (SL 209). Click on the link to register and see individual sessions.


Stay tuned for more digital scholarship updates and events in the Digital Scholarship Newsletter