💫 Spark in the Dark II 💫


Collections as Data: Part to Whole Cohort 2 projects are complete and all deliverables are now available. Cohort 2 spans Louisiana State University, University of Arizona, Harvard University, University of Richmond, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Claremont Colleges, Florida International University, and the University of Florida. Final reports present lessons learned and links to documentation, data, code, and more.

Combined with the six teams that came before them, it our hope that the collective work articulates a range of approaches that support collections as data implementation and use. We believe that the viability of collections as data work depends on the development of approaches that map to diverse institutional contexts, resource assumptions, and community commitments. There is no singular collections as data model and we feel that cultivating diversity in approach continues to show promise.

Our deepest thanks to cohort 2!

Thomas, Hannah, Stewart, Yasmeen

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…And 25 of our closest friends: The Louisiana Digital Library as Community-Focused Data

Louisiana State University

Sophie Ziegler, Gina Costello, Leah Powell, Elizabeth Joan Kelly

Using Newspapers as Data for Collaborative Pedagogy: A Multidisciplinary Interrogation of the Borderlands in Undergraduate Classrooms

University of Arizona

Mary Feeney, Sarah Shreeves, Anita Huizar-Hernández

Images as Data: Processing, Exploration, and Discovery at Scale

Harvard University and University of Richmond

Carol Chiodo, Taylor Arnold, Lauren Tilton, Ardys Kozbial

LGBTQ+ Audio Archive Mining Project

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Ann Hanlon, Dan Siercks, Marcy Bidney, Cary Costello

Surfacing hidden water data: Water, people, displacement in Southern California

Claremont Colleges

Jeanine Finn, Jessica Dávila Greene, Char Miller, Catalina Lopez

dLOC as Data: A Thematic Approach to Caribbean Newspapers

Florida International University and University of Florida

Miguel Asencio, Jamie Rogers, Perry Collins, Hadassah St. Hubert

Code of Conduct

All project activity, both in person and online, aims to foster a welcoming and inclusive experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, nationality, or political beliefs. Harassment of participants will not be tolerated in any form. Harassment includes any behavior that participants find intimidating, hostile or offensive. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Please contact any member of the project team if you have concerns.