Kelsey’s image: A photo of the GC anthropology program’s bookshelf in the lounge, while the books were still organized according not to author or topic but color. Impractical, yes, but …
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Docker in the classroom: Creating a virtual environment for instruction
On October 13, I led a workshop at the Graduate Center on databases. It was billed as the most fun you will ever have learning about databases. More importantly, it was …
Fun Times with SQLite! Or, a Beginner’s Tutorial to Data Management and Databases with SQL
Image by Willow Brugh (database skillshare relational) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons The Basics This tutorial is based on the recent SQL workshop hosted by the Digital Fellows, and …
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 …
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.
