Posts Tagged ‘UKSG’

digital primary sources in teaching and research

UKSG webinar – The importance and use of digital primary sources in teaching and research
#UKSGWebinar

poll: do scholars in your institution have access to internal support or training for digital primary source research and teaching

primary sources poll

fascilitatorsPeter Foster with Wiley, facilitator
Hugh Murphy, Head of Collections and Content, Maynooth Univesity Library, Ireland
@hughtweet

what is a primary source.
Functionality (ability to access)
U collections as part of a larger U ecosystem. Conceptional change for Special Collections
Teaching Learning and Research: “digitally-enabled and technology-supported learning” – strategic planning
Research: digital humanties dhlag.yale.edu/project/vogue
Open Access (publishers ARE business). For a small country (university), how much will a publisher pay attention? Will a standard pay attention to OCR a 16th century document.

Sarah Evans, Research and Collections Engagement Manager, Royal Geographical Society with IBG

https://www.rgs.org/about/our-collections/
Collaborative Doctoral Program
WDA Research Fellowships

Kathryin Simpson, Lecturer in Information Studies, U of Glasgow
Hidden Voices: Using the digital archive to critically negotiate histories

digital environment is not just a PDF, but a whole new environment.
record open and accessible by these docs from Africa

Q&A: does the access to primary sources demand different approach to critical thinking.