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 actsas a stepping-stone to a wide variety of scholarly projects andarticles that support and implement tools and technology associatedwith the digital arts and humanities. One of the project's maingoals is to advance and 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. For more information, click on the following link toview an excellent presentation [1] by Dr Torsten Reimer from the Centre for e-Research, King???s College London.

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 a wide variety of humanity computing projects
Supplies a list of centres that work collaboratively in providing direction and support for digital humanities research
Promote Web 2.0 tools and approaches such as user contributed content, profiles, blogs, and wikis
Provide a forum for interdisciplinary scholars and projects to converge, promote, and discuss work