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arts-humanities.net:
Digital Arts & Humanities
"share and discuss ideas, promote your research and
discover the digital arts and humanities”
Torsten Reimer, Centre for eResearch
Background:
ICT Methods Network
Remit and Aims
To promote, support and develop the use of advanced
ICT methods in the arts and humanities
To support, and provide a forum for, the crossdisciplinary network of practitioners from
institutions around the UK
To develop a programme of activities and publications
on advanced ICT tools and methods
To ensure the broadest participation of the community
by means of an open call for proposals for Methods
Network activities
Archaeology
History
Archaeology
Literature
Language
History
Music
Media
Information
Religion
Philosophy
Performance
Visual Arts
Law
Activities
Workshops
Seminars
Expert Seminars
Workgroups
Publication and Dissemination
• Draft versions of presentations
• Audio versions of presentations
• Rapporteur reports
• Training materials
• Workgroup reports
• Case Studies
• Working Papers
• Newsletter
• Printed Publication Series
http://www.methodsnetwork.ac.uk
Transforming the
Methods Network
• Support communities before
and after events
• Get more community input, connect
people virtually
• Transform Methods Network legacy into
a living community resource; continued
support for communities of practice
Means: Web 2.0
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Web 2.0 and social networks
• Uses technologies such as weblogs
(blogs), social bookmarking and tagging,
wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds
• The idea of "Web 2.0" can also relate
to a transition of websites from isolated
information silos to interlinked
computing platforms
• Web 2.0 also includes a social element
where users generate and distribute
content, often with freedom to share
and re-use
• Popular examples: MySpace,
YouTube, FlickR, Facebook
Open source technology
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The bit about numbers
• Official launch at DRHA 2007
• Statistics:
– ~500 registered users
– 1300+ nodes and comments
– 17 user groups
– ~ 150 visitors per day
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Features
Blogging
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Discussions
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Audio-visual content
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ICT Events Calendar
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Wiki
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Job search
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User tagging
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Tag cloud
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Match-making
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User profiles
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User groups
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Into the community
Ecosystem of communities
RSS Output
ICT Guides
Web 2.0 Interaction
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Facebook App
Why use it?
• It is there
• Not a replacement, an
addition to your website
• You control your content
• Give something, gain something
• Large and diverse audience
• E-Science group
http://www.arts-humanities.net/escience/
What do you need?
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