Citizen Cartography
New York Public LibraryLearn how to use the NYPL Map Warper, a tool for digitally aligning ("rectifying") historical maps from the NYPL's collections to match today's precise maps.
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DH 101
New York UniversityDigital Art History: lecture and workshop
The morning session comprises a 70-minute overview of the field (offered by the DAHL); the afternoon session, which is scheduled to last 4 hours, will be run like a clinic where students interested in DAH can come with their research questions and discuss their projects with specialists
Use of Webrecorder
Language Resource Center (Columbia University) 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027This will be a short, hands-on workshop focusing on creating high-fidelity archives of the dynamic web (in warc file format) using Webrecorder.io. We will cover the basics of the warc file format, the use of the tool, and introduce the idea of warc replay using cloud-based or Desktop software. Capacity is 14 participants, and will […]
Introduction to Omeka
Bobst Library, NYU, Room 619 70 Washington Square S, New York, NY, United StatesOmeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. This workshop will explain the basics of why and when to use Omeka and include a walkthrough of how to use Omeka to manage online collections and create digital exhibitions. Please note: regular […]
A DIY Digital Maps Primer
New York Public LibraryIn this workshop you learn how to bring paper maps to the web and annotate them with data. The end result will look something like this. In the process you will learn about: the process of “geo-referencing” or converting a scanned map to a web-map-friendly image generating data to use as annotations in the map […]
