text analysis as a method that involves examining and interpreting written material

This encompasses objects, artifacts, space, performances, and constructs. This broader approach reflects a more inclusive and interdisciplinary perspective in the study of humanities.

older tools continue to be utilized despite lacking support from the institutions or organizations that originally developed them, be it commercial or not-for-profit. It highlights the resilience of these tools and the willingness of users to maintain their use, even in the absence of official backing.

it emphasizes the centuries-old tradition of humanist scholars gathering in classrooms, symposia, lectures, seminars, and conferences. These forums have long been crucial for intellectual exchange and collaborative learning among scholars.

This is so much fun in the right setting and with the right people - so many cool ideas come out! The amount of different directions a brainstorming session could go when the floor is open to more people in various locations sounds amazing.

I am very excited about this aspect of digital humanities - I hope this makes scholarship even more accessible to more people. Seeing research in different stages, especially the early ones, might further help research and scholarly projects feel more attainable to more people in certain fields (it is really easy to have imposter's syndrome or feel overwhelmed when all you ever see is the end result of others' work). Additionally, it will be awesome to have more people able to give input at the beginning stage of a study or project.

I find this tool super underrated in today's technological landscape. This type of technological tool can be very useful in historical contexts such as transcribing old biblical texts and artistic representations dating back centuries. AI tools like chatGPT for instance is indeed improving in this department but if the old text transcriptions are dated and of poor quality then I can't see how any current AI tool can 100% transcribe the text with precision. Maybe it will take a few more years to catch on?

As a university student, this is incredibly important! It helps to avoid people using wrong or not fully supported information. In classes I am always required to use peer-reviewed sources, as they are often have more reliable information. It can also help to make sure that we, as writers, get our point across to our readers correctly and there are no mistakes.

3D printing has come a long way- now some digital printing mechanisms can assist with things like building houses! https://youtu.be/vL2KoMNzGTo?si=wBR0CVEWubdkQe1t

The term "quality-controlled" raises potential concerns about the overall accuracy of what we are preserving, as quality is often subjective. Not to say that this subjective selective process doesn't already strongly exist in more traditional and current methods of data management, but when building towards ideal widespread digital solutions I think that it is important to minimize curation wherever possible for the sake of accuracy. No such luxury is ever free however, and accumulatively this would come at the cost of massive amounts of what could always feel like wasted storage space.

I don't know if anyone here has used the service ancestry, but this is used pretty frequently on there. It scans things like old records (that would be near illegible, at least to me) and is able to transcribe it near perfectly

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that what this document is?

This is incredibly interesting to me. Tags are something so familiar to us, its used on basically every social media platform, but (to me at least) thats where the association ends. Its interesting that they're apparently so prevalent

This is a great idea for our project! I love the idea of a digital book.

As an example, Telehealth is a platform that connects the unattached patient to a healthcare provider. In the North, we have the Northern Virtual Clinic that's run by Northern Health.

There are so many benefits to global digital projects! The more I read up on this area of work, the more I realize how important this concept is. For example, when I think about research, although research does often include individual, local or regional studies, it also includes global studies. There are many barriers, such as financial implications that could get in the way. If research can transition to a digital approach, that could eliminate some of those barriers. That being said, there are some cultures that require an in-person approach based off past traumas and cultural protocols that should be respected. there is also something to say about in-person communication when connecting in with different peoples.

The fact that digital books are becoming more norm, is fascinating. It offers real-time analogue without having to actually be in the space! I have not heard of the Apartheid Heritage until now.

here is a video I found deal the digital storytelling collaboration. It basically outlines how First Nation and Parks Canada to begin to rebuild their relationship and find a way to work together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FzUJU_945E&ab_channel=GCIndigenous

It is always interesting to examine the cyclical effect of alienation resulting in further dissociation from public spaces and in tribalism, resulting in a perceived justification for initial alienation and so on.

This is a great example of using digitial humanities globally intentionally. They use this information in order to try and bring awareness to issues surrounding Islamophobia

It seems almost impossible for digital humanities to not be global in a sense- with increasing need to access the internet in everyday life people can share all sorts of information. Sometimes they may even share this nfirmation t a wide global audience without even realizing.

Islamophobia is so prevalent within our society and it is one of the most common racist jabs I hear on a day to day basis. Through this project, I hope they are able to achieve educating fellow North-Americans on this matter.

This is a really interesting matter to look into. I studied this in a different English class and it will be good to have a accessible way to learn about the Apartheid.

all of these projects are amazing in their own rights and I'd like to add one I know to the pot: https://www.jqtvancouver.ca/jqt-oral-history-bc

It's an oral history archive of Jewish Queer and Trans people from BC. Incredibly interesting stuff

This is an interesting subject which is being brought more and more to the forefront of people's awareness as digital entertainment retailers make moves that highlight the shortcomings of online-only services, such as Sony having been recently accosted for revoking fully-paid digital movie licenses from customers who have no option to store their content locally.

Beyond even online movies and shows, video games are known to be one of the most difficult forms of media to preserve, as many of them are strongly dependent on not only working copies of the proprietary physical cartridges, but on the original system hardware that a game is designed to run on. Emulation of the systems using more standard PC hardware is a popular method of circumventing some of this trouble, however it is certainly not given any support or acknowledgement from large companies in the space itself, aside from sternly worded letters from lawyers to the volunteers that develop and upkeep these tools.

There is a clear correlation between sophistication and price. The sophistication can be interpreted as the amount of data stored, mass amounts of data stored can quickly lead to complications without proper sorting, the video specified how important the proper management of data is, especially in a plethora of formats at different digital levels. Companies willing to tackle data analytics utilize a wide variety of digital tools to gain interpretations and find results to sell for profit.

It is interesting to see every generation confronting the same challenge: identifying with the past, while adapting and functioning in the present and developing ideas of a future. However the questions and difficulties that humanity faces remain unchanging. Our society can only mature if we strive to understand and meet ever-increasing needs in appropriate ways based on our knowledge and understand in both practical and conceptual terms; yet, the path towards the future cannot be a one-way view point. I guess that is where digital humanities play a vital role, there are numerous view points of how history has shaped society and what we as a community can strive to learn from past mistakes so we are creating a better future.

It is interesting to see that digital humanities is somewhat a art form, in the sense that it is up to the artist/author to depict their interpretation of a work in their formatting. Does this mean that the work is less understandable by the masses? For example contemporary art can be viewed in many ways, what makes Digital Humanities any different then an abstract form of art. Digital Humanities is such a broad spectrum of tools and practices that combine computer science and humanities together but does that make it more accessible to the masses or more confusing and intricate?

Being able to more freely, and more efficiently connect with others has become a social norm in todays society. It has rapidly become more convenient and allows for one to avoid certain in-person confrontations these days that otherwise wasn't possible. Given recent events such as COVID. If this would have happened in the past, society would have had to do a complete shut down and no other communication would have been viable other than word of letter or mouth (If you were feeling risky). But in todays society we were able to continue running businesses, schools, etc... with the aid of online conference meetings such as ZOOM.

This is a very interesting feature as it allows for AI to understand and correct human error when rewriting the handwritten documents. In theory as AI develop this way of analysis it would be fair to assume that technology in interpreting said information is not far off.

It is amazing that Vannevar Bush's vision helped establish technology that most of these days take from granted just under 80 years ago! And not only has it been what a large majority of people would call "one of the largest jumps in mankind" it also paved the way for future engineer/scientist to have a collective database that is more easily accessible than ever before, allowing for better utilization of their time and resources.

Google Maps, and any technological mapping system for that matter, has always been a digital tool that has stood out to me as under appreciated. Two decades ago, if you wanted to find out some specific geographical information on a location across the globe, you'd probably have to go to your local library, hope to find a book that covers your location, and dig through it once you find it to find your information. Now, if I want to learn about the spring monsoons in southern Asia (Something they taught us quite a bit about using Google Earth in my geography class last semester) I can go on to Google Earth and look it up, getting results immediately. Mapping technologies are a digital tool that has expanded our understanding of our world around us ten fold, letting us learn more and closer connect with the place we call home.

The digital landscape has provided a new way of doing things. It can do so many different things, like writing, researching, and art. I would argue that the way someone views their computer will vary person to person. I will view my own computer as a tool to help me with school, while my iPad is an environment I go to to create art and stories. It can be a whole different world depending on how someone views something. That's why the digital landscape is so interesting in regards to how we use it.

Throughout the history of humanities, People have taken part of humanistic work, and the methods of conveying these humanistic works have remained relatively similar and consistent. These can be seen through oral story telling before the use of material base tools to record and expand upon established humanistic work. However with the innovation of more physical extensions, such as writing tools, and classrooms to discuss ideas with other individuals, the work of humanities continue to expand and evolve.

I think this really overlooked tool of Text editing and Processing is that it allows more people to enter the subject of humanities. It allows people who may not be good at writing, spelling. or grammar, to convey their ideas in a way where other people can understand them. Where as if writing on a non digital platform, they may not have access to those tools.

This relates to the point earlier in the document that humans are still needed to continue the evolution of tools that are being created.

I think the community annotations are a really useful tool. It allows readers to see different perspectives and dive deeper when analyzing the readings.

With this being said, could one argue that comments on facebook or instagram posts are also a form of blogging?

I agree with this statement because it shows how humans are still essential to innovation, research, communication and analysis. The tools we use are extremely important but they would not be existing if it weren't for people creating them. The ways in which we utilize "tools" are what leads to discoveries.

It is more intriguing to me that Digital humanities is ever changing, it continues to educate individuals through progress of technology and knowledge. It seems a superior course due in part to the fact that one is never fully done educating oneself or learning technical skills. It is also up to the individual to determine what they gain from the particular form of digital humanities.

Wow, was this something to behold. The figure of "The most cited items in articles published in our journals". It was amazing seeing the vast connections yet frequent repetition of certain authors (Lewis D 1973 as well as others). And also seeing how well they had organized these "branches".

Digital tools are hard to define as they are not always just one tool. As an example, when I use a hammer to pound a nail, the tool I am using is a hammer. If I use a hammer and a center punch to punch a hole in metal, I am now using two tools to finish one task. The incredible part of digital humanities is its ability to combine multiple tools into one and give them an entirely different use; This website proves that, showing just how many digital tools go into creating a simple digital humanities project that works as a singular tool.

I assume Omeka allows you to truly create a website, with coding and whatnot, but I have found that I am struggling to use it. I will challenge myself though to continue forward even though it's tricky.

I really like how they designed the map, it is not only visually appealing but functional as well. It is very interesting to see some different ways technology can be used for projects.

I think this is a really neat way to organize the platform. Enabling the reader to view the information in different ways is a great way to allow accessibility to more people (providing alternative styles for absorbing information, i.e., not just reading about it).

I think this comments on the previously established humanities tools. It comments on new innovations and tools introduced to make the work of humanities more accessible and easier to use, as to focus on the main ideas and art people want to communicate and display. This is seen through the question of 'do they use an old version, or do that create a new interactable version?' Would the interactive work of humanities be changed if it were to be updated with new and more efficient tools? or would it change the authenticity of its meaning, even if it were to mean bringing in more eyes to the idea?