All, Our next Research IT Reading Group <https://wikihub.berkeley.edu/display/istrit/Research+IT+Reading+Group> topic will provide an overview of the new Digital Humanities at Berkeley <http://digitalhumanities.berkeley.edu> program, which focuses on capacity building and integration. We hope to further facilitate some of these connections through the collaborative research grant program, which requires one participant affiliated with a nonacademic unit (e.g. a library, museum, research centers and labs, or campus IT organizations). During the consultation period for this grant program, we have met with a wide variety of researchers and uncovered a number of digital humanities projects on campus seeking technical collaborators or consultation. We will be inviting some of those researchers to attend this reading group. We look forward to discussing opportunities for campus organizations to get involved in supporting digital humanities research.
This week’s reading, attached, is an excerpt from the $2M grant proposal for digital humanities at Berkeley that was recently funded by the Mellon Foundation. When: Thursday, January 15 from noon - 1pm Where: 200C Warren Hall, 2195 Hearst St (see building access instructions below). Event format: The reading group is a brown bag lunch (bring your own) with a short ~20 min talk followed by ~40 min group discussion. Discussion and presentation will be lead by the Digital Humanities at Berkeley team: Quinn Dombrowski (Research IT), Claudia von Vacano (Division of Arts & Humanities), and Camille Villa (Research IT). Please read/review the following in advance of the 1/15 meeting ============================== ==> UC Berkeley: Capacity Building and Integration in the Digital Humanities <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Pen0bck_4VbkZ4aWFjdmVLQnZNYTQ3OWtSSkZyWm5SaHRr/view?usp=sharing> ” ==> DH at Berkeley Request for Proposals <http://digitalhumanities.berkeley.edu/rfp> ============================== Warren Hall access: For those who do not have keycard access to the building, please take the elevator to the second floor (stairwell door requires keycard). Before noon, let the receptionist know you're joining the Reading Group in 200C and s/he will let you in and show you the way. After noon, look for a sign next to the receptionist window to the right as you exit the elevators. We'll post a note with a phone number that you can call or text, and someone will come out to open the locked doors. We look forward to seeing you Thursday! Cheers, Camille
