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| - | * The January meeting of the DHI membership generated several ideas for defining the intellectual identity of the group. Some proposed identifying a "thematic cluster" at the core, with e-text initiatives being among the central activities | + | * The January meeting of the DHI membership generated several ideas for defining the intellectual identity of the group. Some proposed identifying a "thematic cluster" at the core, with e-text initiatives being among the central activities which could also include the production of tools (annotation, versioning, archiving). E-publishing was proposed as another possible activity, and it was suggested that development of a cyberinfrastructure for campus humanities computing would be important. As a follow-up to this discussion and the exchanges at the steering committee meeting, Cris and Peter will draft "think-tank" language for an eventual mission statement, Maureen and Austin will draft language about training and support, and Jeff will draft language about membership in the group, with provisions for affiliate and visiting memberships and external affiliations and collaborations. Nancy will provide mission statements from comparable initiatives at other institutions. |
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| - | * The steering committee generally approved the notion that DHI | + | * The steering committee generally approved the notion that DHI receive a percentage of overhead on member grant applications. The group was told that UB's first year of [http://www.tei-c.org/index.xml TEI] consortium dues will be paid by Brown's NEH grant. There was no discussion of other memberships such as [http://www.ach.org/ ACH]. |
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| + | * Some support was expressed for travel to [http://www.hastac.org/resources/links other digital humanities centers] (such as [http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=1047 UVa], [http://www.mith2.umd.edu/ Maryland], [http://www.stg.brown.edu/ Brown]) for a first-hand look at how digital humanities centers are run. | ||
| + | * There is interest among some members in supporting travel to and registration for the [http://www.dhsi.org/ Vancouver workshop] this summer. | ||
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| + | * Maureen considered that technical support for humanities computing projects was an issue we urgently needed to address. Austin reported that there is a possibility of a shared hire between the University Libraries and the Cultures & Texts strategic strength; there will be further discussion about this possibility with the Dean and the Director of the Libraries. | ||
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Revision as of 21:11, 21 February 2008
Follow-up on membership meeting
Meeting of February 19, 2008, 3:00 to 4:00 PM, 904 Clemens Hall
Mission
- The January meeting of the DHI membership generated several ideas for defining the intellectual identity of the group. Some proposed identifying a "thematic cluster" at the core, with e-text initiatives being among the central activities which could also include the production of tools (annotation, versioning, archiving). E-publishing was proposed as another possible activity, and it was suggested that development of a cyberinfrastructure for campus humanities computing would be important. As a follow-up to this discussion and the exchanges at the steering committee meeting, Cris and Peter will draft "think-tank" language for an eventual mission statement, Maureen and Austin will draft language about training and support, and Jeff will draft language about membership in the group, with provisions for affiliate and visiting memberships and external affiliations and collaborations. Nancy will provide mission statements from comparable initiatives at other institutions.
Budget priorities
- The steering committee generally approved the notion that DHI receive a percentage of overhead on member grant applications. The group was told that UB's first year of TEI consortium dues will be paid by Brown's NEH grant. There was no discussion of other memberships such as ACH.
- Some support was expressed for travel to other digital humanities centers (such as UVa, Maryland, Brown) for a first-hand look at how digital humanities centers are run.
- There is interest among some members in supporting travel to and registration for the Vancouver workshop this summer.
- There was some discussion of the manner by which those benefiting from DHI support should reciprocate, and there was support for the idea that those whose training is funded by the DHI should then offer workshops to others ("train the trainers" model).
- The steering committee considered investing this year's funds in support of member projects, and thought there should be a competition to be judged by a disinterested panel (including reviewers not affiliated with the DHI). It was thought that those who received funds should commit to including the DHI as a beneficiary of any resulting external grant and to making a presentation to the group.
Support
- Maureen considered that technical support for humanities computing projects was an issue we urgently needed to address. Austin reported that there is a possibility of a shared hire between the University Libraries and the Cultures & Texts strategic strength; there will be further discussion about this possibility with the Dean and the Director of the Libraries.
- Maureen will meet with a representative from the CIO's office to discuss institutional support for humanities computing, and will also explore possibilities with the Center for Computational Research.
Proposed agenda
- Short term:
- Collect and analyze feedback from meeting participants
- Form a steering committee
- Develop name and visual identity for group
- Draft charter
- Draft spending proposals
- Evaluate other models for digital humanities groups
- Organize brown-bag sessions for work-in-progress
- Organize follow-up training building on the TEI/XML workshop
- Identify likely external funding sources for individual and group support
- Long term possibilities:
- Organize an annual event (showcase / training)
- Develop regional / trans-border consortium for digital humanities initiatives
- Host visiting scholars on a regular basis
- Develop a graduate certificate in digital humanities
Update: discussions on curriculum for digital humanities track for MA degree
- Explore digital imprint for SUNY Press (see UVa example)
