LIS 697 Digital Humanities

This course examines the history, theory, and practice of digital humanities, paying special attention to the ways in which digital humanities are transforming research, disciplines, and even the academy itself.

LIS 697 Digital Humanities

This course examines the history, theory, and practice of digital humanities, paying special attention to the ways in which digital humanities are transforming research, disciplines, and even the academy itself.

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Phylo

Exploring the origins of contemporary philosophy by looking at historical relationships between individuals, institutions, and ideas.

Phylo

Exploring the origins of contemporary philosophy by looking at historical relationships between individuals, institutions, and ideas.

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Adapting to Digital Environments: Evolutionary Ethics and the Challenge of Privacy

Recent work in evolutionary psychology presents the following puzzle: many believe that natural selected favored altruism in the course of human evolution, yet our ancestors’ environment is so different from our own that any altruistic instincts we have inherited may provide a poor foundation for ethical behavior in the present. The case is doubly complicated in digital environments, which are even more remote than the merely physical ones of our ancestors. In this paper, I examine the continuities and discontinuities between the early adaptive environment (25,000–75,000 years ago) and current digital environments as they relate to personal information and social interaction.

Adapting to Digital Environments: Evolutionary Ethics and the Challenge of Privacy

Recent work in evolutionary psychology presents the following puzzle: many believe that natural selected favored altruism in the course of human evolution, yet our ancestors’ environment is so different from our own that any altruistic instincts we have inherited may provide a poor foundation for ethical behavior in the present. The case is doubly complicated in digital environments, which are even more remote than the merely physical ones of our ancestors. In this paper, I examine the continuities and discontinuities between the early adaptive environment (25,000–75,000 years ago) and current digital environments as they relate to personal information and social interaction.

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LIS 653 Knowledge Organization

This is an introductory course to key concepts, systems, and tools to organize, provide access to, and share information resources.

LIS 653 Knowledge Organization

This is an introductory course to key concepts, systems, and tools to organize, provide access to, and share information resources.

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Bibliographic Foundations

This interactive presentation surveys historical developments in bibliography, including retrieval tools, bibliographic objectives, and bibliographic principles.

Bibliographic Foundations

This interactive presentation surveys historical developments in bibliography, including retrieval tools, bibliographic objectives, and bibliographic principles.

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Authority, Access, and the Archive

This paper surveys three different models for arranging the archive (expert/authoritative curation, crowdsourcing, and computational methods), noting the theoretical and practical implications of each.

Authority, Access, and the Archive

This paper surveys three different models for arranging the archive (expert/authoritative curation, crowdsourcing, and computational methods), noting the theoretical and practical implications of each.

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The Demography of Philosophy

Demographers study the structure, interactions, and shifting trends of human populations. To date, artificial and opt-in populations have received little attention. This work applies demographic methods to the field of philosophy to understand its past, current, and future directions.

The Demography of Philosophy

Demographers study the structure, interactions, and shifting trends of human populations. To date, artificial and opt-in populations have received little attention. This work applies demographic methods to the field of philosophy to understand its past, current, and future directions.

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Compatible Database Initiative

This 2011 NEH Digital Start-Up Grant explores best practices in database architecture and visualization for use among professional organizations in the humanities and scholarly associations.

Compatible Database Initiative

This 2011 NEH Digital Start-Up Grant explores best practices in database architecture and visualization for use among professional organizations in the humanities and scholarly associations.

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