[Digital_humanities] April/May meeting ; June Digitorium at U of AL

[Bee Lehman]

Good afternoon All,

==This is a quick note to focus on our Meetings and then information about
an upcoming Digitorium==

My hopes that your Spring Quarters (my mid-semester) are going smoothly. We
need to get our Spring Quarter meeting on the table! I've gone ahead and
drafted a Doodle Poll (https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/e0oPYQyd)
for the last week of April / beginning of May. You can find the notes from
our last meeting in this Google Doc
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iyARNNF9GV6vRiR61IuMUBdZGPw1_xKI7nV3YanXTU0/edit?usp=sharing>
.

Our agenda for the Spring 2026 Quarter meeting is to do a further
round-robin involving :

   - Check in about Revised the charter (now that people have had time to
   read)
   - Round robin focused on:
      - Education
      - Preservation
      - VR use / labs

Last meeting the short version of our discussion involved:

   - A brief introduction of each participant (17!)
   - Topics that came up were:
      - Group versus individual focus on DH by campus
      - Problems with terms DH versus DS versus ... other terms ...
      - Lots of interest in
         - maps
         - VR
         - education / instruction
         - preservation

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Digitorium | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL

Submit to Digitorium 2026
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXG-6dFpKkP-E0oT4GwktfZnRzNaQHKTYawh-QaR4NKcKQEA/viewform?usp=header>
Deadline: June 15
In 2026, Digitorium is focused on the theme of Preserve. As
Digital Humanists, we engage in so many levels of preservation, and we want
to make space to explore and document that work. Digital Humanities is a
field committed to uncovering and preserving culture and society that is
hidden. Sometimes hidden means time, as in ancient artifacts being
unearthed and digitally preserved. Sometimes hidden means marginalized, as
in documenting experiences and events outside of the mainstream archive.
Preservation is a foundational value that facilitates access to artifacts
and stories that are otherwise in danger of extinction.
Preserve has a deeper meaning today. The office of Digital Humanities at
the National Endowment for the Humanities and Digital Humanities Quarterly
both celebrate 20-year anniversaries in the coming year. Our field is much
older than 20, but we are still grappling with what can sometimes feel
an insurmountable obstacle: how do we preserve a digital humanities
project?
Join us at Digitorium September 10-12, 2026, where we will be exploring
these ideas and working together to formulate some answers. We invite you
to share your experiences around the idea of Preserve. What have you been
working to preserve, and what methodologies and strategies have you
employed along the way?  And what are your thoughts on creating sustainable
digital projects that will last the test of time, so that generations of
users will be able to learn from the work you are completing? We are
excited to spend this time with you all, working towards this common goal.

Presentation Formats
All breakout sessions will be 1-hour blocks that include 10 minutes for
Q&A.

   - Papers: 15-minute presentations (max 2000 words). Papers are an
   opportunity for solo presenters to submit a presentation on their project
   or idea and can describe theoretical or conceptual ideas or can focus on in
   progress or completed projects.  Sessions for papers will be scheduled in
   groups of three.
   - Panels: a presentation for collaborators or scholars who are working
   on related or similar projects. Panels are 45 minutes long and have a
   minimum of 2 co-presenters. This presentation format can be a collaborative
   presentation or a discussion-based presentation with a moderator.
   - Roundtables: facilitated conversation about a DH tool or concept.
   Presenters will pose a short discussion prompt and a short list of
   questions that participants can engage with.
   - Lightening Talks (students only):  solo presentation of a small
   project or an aspect of a project (<10 minutes, max 1000 words). Lightening
   talks are bite size presentations of materials and are not intended to go
   into great depth.
   - Poster Sessions (students only): a poster session is a visual
   representation of a research project. Posters will include title, research
   questions, methodology, data, findings, and a bibliography. Posters are a
   way to visually engage participants and are a great place to showcase data
   visualization and graphics. Posters will be uploaded into a conference
   gallery, and presenters will show their posters at a designated time during
   the conference.

Cheers,



Sara


-- 
Bee Lehman, Ph.D.
Lit and Digital Humanities Librarian
Doe Library 438, UC Berkeley
on *Huichin Ohlone Land*
beelehman at berkeley.edu
Regular hours: Monday through Friday, 730 to 1600 (4pm)
Zoom room <https://berkeley.zoom.us/my/beelehman>