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Analyzing the Lives of Finnish Academic People 1640–1899 in Nordic and Baltic Countries
This paper shows how the newly published Linked Open Data (LOD) service and semantic portal “AcademySampo – Finnish Academic People 1640–1899” can be used for Digital Humanities (DH) research.
Petri Leskinen +2 more
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Developing digital historians in Italy [PDF]
This study concerns the experiences of Italian digital historians and their implications for historical scholarship. The present and future of the profession of historian, in academia and outside it, are inextricably linked to the digital revolution that
Favero, Claudia +1 more
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The Venetian Ghetto: Semantic Modelling for an Integrated Analysis
In the digital era, historians are embracing information technology as a research tool. New technologies offer investigation and interpretation, synthesis and communication tools that are more effective than the more traditional study methods, as they ...
Alessandra Ferrighi, Paolo Borin
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Massive digitization makes histories appear as well as disappear. While digital archives facilitate the access to documents, recordings, films, and other s urces there is the risk that offlin sources get lost.
Dang, Sarah-Mai, Strohmaier, Alena
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Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million +3 more
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Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Reading with new tools: An evaluation of Personal Digital Assistants as tools for reading course materials [PDF]
Lightweight, palmtop devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) can now be used for reading electronic text, opening up their potential as learning tools.
Waycott, Jenny, Jenny Waycott
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Can Digital Drawing Tools Significantly Develop Children’s Artistic Ability and Creative Activity? [PDF]
This study aims to investigate how the new digital art tools can significantly improve children‟s artistic ability and creative activity. This particular research tested 16 students aged 9-10 years old in art classes, with the intention of presenting a ...
Aboalgasm, Aber, Ward, Rupert
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“Lviv Interactive” and Exploring Artists’ Spaces on a Digital Map
The paper discusses the utilization of digital maps and an encyclopedia platform, hosted by the Center for Urban History in Lviv, to delve into the history of artistic milieus and practices within the spatial context of Lviv during the late 1980s.
Bohdan Shumylovych, Taras Nazaruk
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Der Beitrag geht von der Beobachtung aus, dass Bibliotheken bisher zwar die Themen E‑Science und Forschungsdaten in ihre Überlegungen hinsichtlich spezifischer Angebote zur Informationskompetenz einbezogen haben. Aber obwohl Bibliotheken über ein breites
Marcus Schröter
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