NOTE: This post is Part 1 in a two-part series that will help you begin exploring data in a spatialized way using ‘Social Explorer’. Part 2 will show you how …
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An Anthropologist’s Visit to DHSI to Learn about Sound
Kelsey’s photo, Smuggler’s Cove, Victoria, BC, Canada I knelt down with my knees in the sand, feeling a bit silly and bit nostalgic of my more artistic childhood, and held …
Multifaceted Access: Modeling Possibility in Maker Spaces with Arduino
Our last maker-themed blog post explored how maker spaces and maker culture are increasingly common features of digital centers, libraries, and academic settings. Common, perhaps, but still, perhaps mystifying to …
Organize your WordPress blog posts with the List Category Posts plugin!
Hey everyone! We’re finishing up spring break here at CUNY Graduate Center and in the spirit of spring cleaning (and organizing!) I wrote up this little how-to blog post to …
Exploring the local impact of the NEH – NEH Impact Index
Graduate Center Digital Initiatives is proud to share the NEH Impact Index. Recent budget proposals by the Trump administration have allocated zero funding to a number of independent federal agencies …
Visualizing NEH Open Data
NEH Open Data Shortly after the Trump administration announced its budget, the GC Digital Fellows dove into the Open Data from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to see what we …
Visualizing the Local Impact of the NEH
In light of President Trump’s recent budget announcement, the humanities is scrambling to defend the value of institutions such as the NEA and NEH against proposed cuts that would see …
What is a Maker Space? An Invitation to Ours
As of Fall 2016, we are excited to offer a new resource to students, faculty, and staff: the GC Maker Space. Housed in the GC Digital Scholarship Lab, Room 7414 …
Git Ready.
This week, I am teaching git and GitHub. In the workshop, I will cover some basic commands in this incredibly powerful software (git) and its incredibly robust hosting service for repositories (GitHub.com). …
#NYCDHWeek17 Kickoff Event
A Full and Friendly Day of DH This Monday, February 6, The Graduate Center hosted one of New York City’s largest digital humanities events of the year: NYCDH Week! Kicking off a …
