As researchers, we are often searching for new and better tools to help with data collection, sorting, and visualization. Today, there is a plethora of powerful digital tools available and …
Category: Resources
How to create websites with audio and visual elements on the CUNY Academic Commons
Whether you are seeking to make your research publicly available, host an interactive website for your courses, or track research for your M.A. thesis or dissertation, creating websites has become …
Top Mapping Mistakes
Throughout the past three years as a Graduate Center Digital Fellow, I’ve spent much of my time helping other students and faculty with their mapping projects. I’ve loved getting to …
Basic Audio Editing with Audacity
A couple of weeks ago, I ran a workshop on the Basics of Audio Editing with Audacity. This workshop comes after my Fall workshop on Getting Good (Enough) Audio Recording. …
Sonification for Data Communication
A few weeks ago my partner shared a TED Talk with me that changed how I conceptualize data communication. In it Dr. Wanda Diaz Merced, an astronomer who lost her …
Text Analysis With AntConc
The purpose of this blog post is to introduce readers to AntConc, a freeware text analysis tool for Windows, Mac, and Linux. I discuss what this tool is and how …
Exploring Data with Python and Pandas
This workshops assumes a bit of familiarity with Python. If you have taken one of our Introduction to Python workshop or asynchronous course, you are good to go. You can …
Choosing the Right Platform for Your Digital Archive
Please note: This blogpost is a summary of a GCDI workshop that I co-led with Filipa Calado on March 17, 2021. During my tenure as a Digital Fellow, I have …
GCDI is Here for You!
Note: This updated post by GC Digital Fellow Connor French is based on an earlier post written by Digital Fellow Jojo Karlin for the spring 2018 semester. Subsequently, it was …
Digital Fellows’ Guide to Digital Dissertations Update
In response to growing interest towards creating digital dissertations, I recently revised and updated the Digital Fellows’ guide on the topic. I expanded our old page to add information on: …
