Digital Scholarship encompasses a wide range of tools and methods that open up new possibilities in across disciplines. This section of the guide will provide information on these methods in four groups:
Digital exhibits are website for showcasing the outcomes of research, displaying objects in a collection, and managing an online platform for a variety of content. There are a variety of platforms for users at any level of experience with web development, many of which are free for academic use. Visit the Digital Exhibitions Platforms page to learn more.
Visualizations transform dense spreadsheets of data into beautiful and easily-understood images. They can be used during research to discover patterns and areas of inquiry, or be used to share research outcomes and tell the story of your data. There are many ways to create visualizations, with some as easy as uploading a file while others can be customized with coding. To learn more about these visualization tools, visit the Visualization page.
Digital methods provide the ability to quickly analyze massive quantities of textual information. Text mining is the process of compiling text from websites or other digital repositories, which then can be analyzed using digital methods like distant reading. These methods are readily applied to the humanities, but also are useful for the social sciences and can be used to observe trends in academic publications. For more information on these methods for working with electronic text, visit the Text Mining & Analysis page.
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) & Mapping
GIS are the hardware and software methods and tools for storing, managing, and working with geographical data. It aides researchers in connecting points of data to points in the real world and, like visualizations, tell the story of the data. For more information on GIS tools and methods, visit the GIS & Mapping guide.
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