Arts-humanities.net

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Overview

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Arts-humanities.net is a project that encouragesthe use and understanding of digital tools and methods for thepurpose of teaching and research in humanities computing. It alsoacts as a stepping-stone to a wide variety of scholarly projectsand articles that support and implement tools and technologyassociated with the digital arts and humanities. One of thewebsite's main goals is to promote the use of digital tools andmethods for research and teaching in the humanities and arts. Italso provides a networked community where members can participatein discussions, comment on work, contribute information, and perusejob postings. Here is an link to an excellent presentation [1] by Dr Torsten Reimer from the Centre for e-Research, King???s College London that further explains the function of the arts-humanities.net project.

Audience

Arts-humanities.net encourages visitors of the website to become members of larger digital humanities family through a simple sign-on procedure. Members are then able to be part of a complex, diverse community that promotes tools and methods associated with humanities computing. Through dialogue, discussion, and the sharing of ideas, members are both contributors and audience. All the same, a person interested in humanities computing will enjoy the vast resources on the website and does not have to be a member to do so.

Purpose

Provide information and access to projects that employ the use of digital tools and computational methods
Provide a taxonomy of tools and methods used in various humanity computing projects
Supplies a list of centres that work collaboratively in providing direction and support for digital humanities research