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Librarians, faculty collaborate on digital scholarship across campus
Prof. Richard Hornbeck (center), Head of Digitization Kathleen Arthur (left) and Preservation Librarian Sherry Byrne discuss a digitized 19th-century business census with their research team at Mansueto Library. Read More
Using Maps to Promote Data-Driven Decision-Making: One Library’s Experience in Data Visualization Instruction
Data play a crucial role in health research, education, and patient care. Initiatives such as Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) and Precision Medicine point to the increasing focus and value of data use and reuse. As the universe of data … Continue reading
Spatial Information Literacy for Digital Humanities: Leveraging Geospatial Information for African American History Education
The rise of “digital humanities” and the “spatial turn” in the humanities has generated many new insights in the study of culture, history, literature, and arts. Within this research trend, the library’s geospatial service can play an active role by … Continue reading