Omeka is an open-source publishing platform used for libraries, archives, and museums. It can be used to showcase digital collections: cultural heritage and online exhibitions. It can also be used …
Using Omeka
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Let’s Archive It! Event Recap
In April, the Digital Fellows were delighted to host the event “Let’s Archive It,” which brought together three archivists from across the CUNY system to discuss the exciting archival work …
Update from the Digital Scholarship Lab: Visit our Data Lab
Every spring semester, the digital fellows discuss their observations and findings from the fall semester about the Graduate Center’s students, faculty, and staff needs regarding technical skills, digital tools, or …
Breaking Tableau Out of the Boardroom
If you’ve ever loaded a research dataset into Tableau, you’ve probably been a bit intimidated. The interface templates are set up to analyze things like “Regional Sales” or “Shipping Costs,” …
Vibe Coding My Way Out of a Teaching Problem
This post is written by guest contributor Nicole Walker. In Base44’s recent Super Bowl advertisement, office workers who have never coded before suddenly realize they can use A.I. to create …
When AI Makes Us More Active, We Risk Being Less Wise
What generative AI is changing is not just what we produce, but how we behave. When I began studying how workers were using generative AI on digital labor platforms, I …
There is a question more important than “Does AI have consciousness?”
The consciousness question: Recent news that shook the internet, albeit in the guise of emotional marketing, is Anthropic’s CEO’s remark that Claude may have gained consciousness. Based on “intrusive thoughts” …
AI Literacy for Research: Why Operational Fluency Is Not Enough
As LLMs move into research settings, social scientists face a familiar but newly urgent problem: how to incorporate a powerful new tool without surrendering methodological clarity. These systems can support …
Call for Applications: GC Digital Fellows 2026-2027
Applications are open for the GC Digital Fellows cohort for 2026-2027. Join our dynamic team and help us provide opportunities, support, and mentorship for students, faculty, and staff interested in using technology in their research, teaching, and service.
An Introduction to Matplotlib
In Python, the most widely used library for creating various kinds of visualizations is Matplotlib. In this post, we will introduce the core ideas behind Matplotlib and illustrate them through …
