The Python Users’ Group (PUG) meets every other week in the Digital Scholarship Lab to help individuals with questions and projects related to Python. This is not a typical GC …
Author: Sam O'Hana
Sam is a doctoral candidate in English at the CUNY Graduate Center, researching creative lifespans. He previously worked in public programming at Howl! Arts and the Bowery Poetry Club.
Introduction to Web Scraping for Researchers
Web Scraping – Social Media GC Digital Fellows Workshop October 19, 2015 INTRODUCTION DISCUSSION TUTORIAL: STATIC SITE TUTORIAL: RSS FEED TUTORIAL: USER NETWORKS TUTORIAL: TWITTER TOPICS INTRODUCTION The Internet (broadly …
An Introduction to Web Servers
[spb_text_block title=”Overview” pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/3″ el_position=”first”] Introduction: What will I learn and why? What are the internet and world wide web (are they the same?) and how do they work? …
Getting the Most out of a Humble Technology: Word Search
While only some scholars in the humanities identify as digital humanists, the number of humanists who use digital tools in their work is much larger. Through the digitization of journals …
Beyond the Same Old Static Course Website
The possibilities for using the web for structuring a course extend well beyond the unidirectional model of the online syllabus or the semi-multidirectional model that includes student interactions in forums or blog posts.
Evaluating, Valuing, and Promoting Digital Scholarship Event
The GC Digital Initiatives, CUNY DHI, and the GC Digital Fellows invite you to join us for a panel and discussion on Evaluating, Valuing, and Promoting Digital Scholarship. April 21, …
Intro to Mapping with CartoDB
CartoDB is a web-based open source mapping platform. This tutorial will demonstrate creating a really simple map that will teach you the basics of importing data, applying different visualizations, using filters, and creating data interactivity, using the 2014 NYPD Stop, Question, and Frisk dataset.
Databases for Smart People Who Are Scared of Databases
Databases are much easier to understand than you probably think, and knowing your way around databases is an invaluable skill for anyone getting into web development, application development, GIS, statistics, archives management, or just about anything else that deals with large amounts of information. This brief introduction helps you get your bearings if you're completely unfamiliar with databases.
Django Hack Night
What is Django? Django is an open source web framework based on Python. A web application framework is a suite of interlocked programs that help people create dynamic web services …
DH and Design
At a recent NYCDH event, I had a brief conversation with architect Laura Kurgan who asked whether I’d received any design training alongside other DH skills and methods. As it …
