Spatial and graphic technologies including GIS, spatial and graphic network analysis, georeferencing and data visualization in general are increasingly used in the arts and humanities. In this session we will focus upon graphic network analysis (graphic SNA). We will discuss the programs that can be used (eg. Netdraw, Gephi,..), but also the data-requirements and methodological challenges. Where and how can we learn working with this software? Does graphic SNA require different scholarly publication platforms and strategies? What are your experiences? Why do(n’t) you consider using digital tools for the analyses of presentations of (part of) your research?

See you on tuesday,
Hans en Christophe

What are your favourite tools when it comes to scholarly networking and collaboration, pedagogy, data analysis, text mining, data visualization, information management, etc?

I will provide a brief summary of basic tools and resources to initiate the discussion.

When I look at the internet I see lots of online source collections but hardly any narratives that contextualize them. On the other hand I see researchers wrestle with alternative ways to present their work. It seems like both sides – the heritage institutions who hold the key to the collections and the research institutions who hold the key to the narratives – have something to gain in working more closely together.

An open platform that makes it possible to collect/present collections as well as the context and narratives that surround them is Omeka, made by the Roy Rosenzweig Centre for History and New Media. Recently I used it for www.Gent1913Virtueel.be and before that for www.30jaarovam.be During this session I will present the basic workings and different types of use of Omeka holds for researchers, educators and heritage workers. We can talk about the pro’s and con’s of this platform and wither or not it holds some solutions to bridge the gap between collections of sources and research presentation.

I’m also interested in the ways you present your research and/or sources. Do you use alternative platforms that manage to integrate research and sources, narratives and collections?

Cee you in two weeks!Fien