This post is collectively written by the GCDI fellows: Tuka Al-Sahlani, Silvia Rivera Alfaro, Parisa Setayesh, Maggie Schreiner, Anna Corbett , Zachary Lloyd, Cen Liu, Maura McCreight, Cortnie Belser, Peyton …
This post is written by guest contributor JD Davids, Winter 2025 DRI Participant. Connect with JD Davids on BlueSky: @crankyqueer.org; LinkedIn: @JD Davids; and Instagram @thecrankyqueer There’s so much …
When we create a plot using ggplot() in R, the order of the categories on the x-axis is set by default. However, for better clarity and aesthetics, we often want to …
Over the past few years, internet users have expressed growing distrust and distaste toward dominant corporate social media sites like Facebook, Twitter (now X), TikTok, and YouTube. For some insight …
Recently, I attended “Art for Alt Text and The Pedagogy of Description.” The workshop is part of Alt Text as Poetry, a project by Bojana Colklayt and Finnegan Shannon that …
Browser Extension Basics Browser extensions are simple tools that allow you to enhance your web browsing experience and workflows. For instance, one of my favorite extensions, Hypothes.is, allows you to …
Story maps have exploded in popularity lately, becoming the go-to tool for effectively communicating data-driven narratives across fields like education, journalism, research, and urban planning. Their strength lies in effortlessly …
In conversations about technology, being called a Luddite is a big insult. Colloquially, it refers to a kind of technophobic kook who’s morally against technological development. But in my opinion, …
GCDI Conversations in Digital Scholarship A Symposium Hosted by the GC Digital Fellows May 13, 2025 from 2 – 4 PM Register here on a first-come-first-served to participate. Please note …
Metadata is a foundational element of many digital projects, from tagging posts on a blog, to categorizing resources, to describing archival materials. Metadata is the information that describes the data …
