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2 PhD Positions in Text Analysis and Speech Synthesis, Trinity College Dublin

Posted on behalf of Carl Vogel at TCD – not a position in classics, but could be interesting for digital classicist types. [Apologies for multiple postings; please circulate as appropriate.] 2 Phd Positions involving speech and text analysis are open … Continue reading

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How to Cite e-Resources without Stable URLs

It used to be said, especially by the Internet’s nay-sayers, that the insuperable barrier to publishing and citing online is that links are never stable. The number of pages that appear and disappear every day means that even a year-old … Continue reading

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Virtual museum guide

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research have developed a computer system to recognize images in a museum and enhance them with digital information, and have deployed such a system in Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum.  When visitors point … Continue reading

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More spacial analysis…

While on the subject of spacial analysis, I’m sure there are archaeologists and geographers here who would have useful suggestions for what we can do with the hi-res 3-D images of the Earth that the NASA SRTM project has made … Continue reading

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Give a Humanist a Supercomputer…

The “Wired Campus” section of the Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting on the uses that humanities scholars have found for the U.S. Department of Energy’s High Performance Computing resources.  The short article reports on the efforts of several people … Continue reading

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PhD in Digital Humanities

The Centre for Computing in the Humanities (CCH) at King’s College London offers a doctoral programme leading to the degree of PhD in Digital Humanities. Typically the degree involves a joint arrangement between CCH and another department in the School … Continue reading

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Ruins of Pompeii now in Google Street View

The title says it all.  Check it out here.

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New Blog: “Fragmentary Texts”

An announcement posted on behalf of Monica Berti: I write to signal a new blog called “Fragmentary Texts”: http://www.fragmentarytexts.org/ “Fragmentary Texts” is a blog edited by Monica Berti and devoted to models and methodologies for collecting and representing Greek and … Continue reading

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History in 3D

Scientists in the European joint project 3D-COFORM are creating three-dimensional digital models of artifacts such as statues and vases.  Besides making for an exciting viewing experience, the 3D models constitute comprehensive documentation of objects that is useful to conservators.  The … Continue reading

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Jobs in UCL Centre for Digital Humanities

UCL are pleased to announce vacancies for three posts in the new Centre for Digital Humanities. We are looking for a centre co-ordinator, teaching fellow, and postdoc researcher. These are all part time but we are happy to consider applications … Continue reading

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Medieval Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age

Forwarded on behalf of Peter Stokes. Note that the following is for students who are registered for PhDs in the United Kingdom. Medieval Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age: 17-22 May 2010 The Institute of English Studies (London) is pleased … Continue reading

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Practical Epigraphy Workshop

Forwarded for Charlotte Tupman. Practical Epigraphy Workshop 22-24 June 2010, Great North Museum, Newcastle A Practical Epigraphy Workshop is taking place for those who are interested in developing hands-on skills in working with epigraphic material. The workshop is aimed at … Continue reading

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Rome was built in a day…

… with hundreds of thousands of digital photos. University of Washington researchers have developed a computer system to combine tourist photos lifted from the Flickr.com photo-sharing site into a 3D digital model.  Using advanced techniques, they were able to ‘build’ … Continue reading

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UK team digs into data from scroll scans

Here’s a recent article from the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader about the activities of the EDUCE project.  It sounds like they’re at an exciting and critical point.  According to lead researcher and computer science professor Brent Seales: “We’re starting the serious … Continue reading

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CFP Handwriting Recognition and Collaborative Editing

Call for Papers for two sessions at the Forty-Fifth International Congress on Medieval Studies, held annually at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. Although it is a medieval studies conference, it’s quite broad and includes sessions ranging from the Late … Continue reading

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