Upcoming Events
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Advanced Data Cleaning for GIS
In this workshop, we will practice working through common problems that arise when preparing mapping data for spatial analysis. You will leave with strengthened foundational GIS skills. We will also provide example approaches to especially challenging GIS data problems. We will use the open source d... Continue reading →
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Web Scraping (Part 2 of 2)
This two-day workshop teaches participants how to automate the extraction of data from websites and other online repositories into a well-formatted, locally stored dataset, for later analysis. Web scraping tools make the process of collecting large amounts of online information more efficient, and h... Continue reading →
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Web Scraping (Part 1 of 2)
This two-day workshop teaches participants how to automate the extraction of data from websites and other online repositories into a well-formatted, locally stored dataset, for later analysis. Web scraping tools make the process of collecting large amounts of online information more efficient, and h... Continue reading →
Past Events
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DSSG Office Hours, Fall 2018 (Thursdays)
Do you have a digital scholarship project in mind but need some guidance on getting started with the research process? Drop in during Office Hours with questions and DSSG members will suggest tools, methodologies, and approaches that can benefit your work, and try to connect you with relevant resour... Continue reading →
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Foundations Seminar: Digital Teaching Methods
Join the Digital Scholarship Support Group for the Digital Teaching Methods workshop, a two–day seminar in the DSSG's Foundations Series that focuses on the thoughtful integration of digital tools and methods in teaching and learning. The Digital Teaching Methods seminar will provide a hands-on intr... Continue reading →
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The CITADEL Project: Computational Investigation of the Topographical and Architectural Designs in an Evolving Landscape
This presentation will introduce the CITADEL project and its main components, with a strong focus upon the application of a Neo4j-based graph database to analyze the activities and interactions of four Ministerial families of the German Palatine beginning in the late 12th century. The Ministerialis ... Continue reading →
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DSSG Office Hours, Spring 2018 (Wednesdays)
Do you have a digital scholarship project in mind but need some guidance on getting started with the research process? Drop in during Office Hours with questions and DSSG members will suggest tools, methodologies, and approaches that can benefit your work, and try to connect you with relevant resour... Continue reading →
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DSSG Office Hours, Spring 2018 (Thursdays)
Do you have a digital scholarship project in mind but need some guidance on getting started with the research process? Drop in during Office Hours with questions and DSSG members will suggest tools, methodologies, and approaches that can benefit your work, and try to connect you with relevant resour... Continue reading →
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Digital Humanities: An Afternoon Symposium
This event is free and open to the public. The following invited speakers will share current research projects; presentations will be followed by a panel discussion. For further information, contact Racha Kirakosian at rkirakosian@fas.harvard.edu. Funded by the Barajas Dean’s Innovation Fund for Dig... Continue reading →
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3D Scanning Deep History
“Deep History”, a course jointly offered by the History and Anthropology departments this semester, combines the perspectives of archaeology and history together in a single historical framework. To help anchor the course in the timeline of past and present, students engage with the world-class coll... Continue reading →
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ArtTechPsyche IV
Returning for a fourth year, ArtTechPsyche celebrates human expression at the intersection of technology and the arts. This annual symposium run by Harvard’s Digital Futures Consortium is a unique collaboration between Harvard Arts and Humanities Research Computing (DARTH), the Harvard Library, and ... Continue reading →
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24-Hour Hackathon: New Search Methods in the Humanities
Harvard Library is hosting a 24-hour hackathon! It’s free and open to everyone – not just coders – so mark your calendars for March 29th and 30th, and sign up with your friends. Our goal is to develop a new search engine for research in the humanities based on a technique called concept search. What... Continue reading →
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IIIF New England Spring Meetup
Following on the successful IIIF New England fall meetup, Harvard and MIT are planning to co-convene a larger IIIF New England spring meeting. With a New England regional focus, our plan is to organize a 2 day meeting. This meeting will include a showcase day of presentations on IIIF and implementat... Continue reading →
About the Harvard Discovery Series
The Harvard Discovery Series brought scholars on the frontiers of digital knowledge-making to a Harvard audience in an intimate and interactive setting. From an archaeologist reconstructing tombs in virtual reality, to scholars challenging power differentials through data feminism, to a quantum astrochemist using high-performance computing to search for life among the stars, these presentations of disparate topics demonstrated the unifying potential of digital methods and tools in scholarly and pedagogical pursuits. The series went online in 2020 and was sunset in 2022.