Upcoming Event: NDSA Philly Regional Meeting/Regional Unconference January 23-24 2014
Members of Philly DH and others interested in Digital Humanities in the Greater Delaware Valley should find this upcoming event of interest.
PHILLY REGIONAL MEETING
The Library Company of Philadelphia will be hosting Philadelphia’s first National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Meeting, to be held on January 23rd and 24th in 2014. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information on this event. Speakers will include Emily Gore from the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) along with a talk about the National Agenda for Digital Stewardship (identifies and communicates the challenges, opportunities, and priorities for digital preservation activities in the United States) and other lightning talks themed on standards for digital preservation.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday January 23, 2014
Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA
5:30–6:00PM Reception
6:00–6:30PM Keynote Speaker: Emily Gore, DPLA
6:30–7:30PM Lightning Talks
7:30–8:00PM Q&A
Friday January 24, 2014
NDSA Philly Regional Unconference
Library Company of Philadelphia, Cassatt House, 1320 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA
Sessions 9:00AM–12:00PM
Lunch Dine-Arounds 12:00–1:30PM
Visit www.librarycompany.org/events in the coming months for more information or contact nsca…@librarycompany.org.
Upcoming Event: GLAM Hack Philly February 1-2, 2014
PhillyDH members and others interested in the Digital Humanities in the Greater Delaware Valley should find this upcoming program of interest:
GLAM Hack Philly is a free, weekend-long hackathon focused on building apps with open data from Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums. It will take place the weekend of February 1-2, 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections.
The event will bring together programmers, curators, librarians, designers, archivists, and anyone else with a passion for GLAM data, to build fun and interesting apps with the tremendous amount of GLAM data that is openly and freely available. On the morning of Saturday, February 1st, participants can pitch ideas for projects related to a specific data set or for broader GLAM-related applications. This could be anything from creating Omeka plug-ins to building a virtual city tour app using local digital collections. Small groups will form and participants will begin working on their projects through Sunday, with a goal to present a working prototype by Sunday afternoon.
Challenges and Data
We are seeking proposals of Data Challenges for teams to work on during the hackathon. Challenges can be as simple as a dataset and a vague idea of what could be done with that data, or could be an already identified problem with your data that you are seeking help to solve.
The only requirements for proposing a challenge are:
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Someone from your organization commits to participating in the event. They will help steward teams who take up that challenge by giving context to your data.
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If you r challange includes a dataset, that data should be made available for use and reuse. Providing your data openly means that anyone can build applications with your data before, during, and after the hackathon.
If you’re not sure how your organization’s data could be used or want some help brainstorming a challenge, just get in touch with glamhac…@gmail.com, we’re happy to help.
You can also submit your dataset without proposing a challenge. We’ll highlight your dataset on our website for attendees consideration.
But I’m not a programmer — can I participate?
The input of content specialists like museum curators, librarians, archivists, catalogers,GLA researchers and others who know the data produced by GLAM organizations, is crucial to creating successful projects. We don’t just want your participation, we need it!
Upcoming Event: Open Access Philly December 13
PhillyDH members and others interested in the Digital Humanities in the Greater Delaware Valley should find this upcoming program of interest:
December Open Access Philly Convening at National Mechanics at 4pm on December 13th
OpenAccessPhilly Convening 12/13 at 4 PM
OpenAccessPhilly is a movement of civic-minded, innovative, entrepreneurial types who convene monthly to share projects and passion. Check out our website for more info: www.openaccessphilly.com
Location: National Mechanics – 22 South 3rd Street
Presenters
* Zabeth Teelucksingh – Global Philadelphia –http://globalphiladelphia.
* Sarah Cordivano – Data Analytics Project Manager at Azavea – will talk about the “Summer of Maps Program” and how people can get involved – @mapadelphia
* Amy Larrimore – Managing Partner at The Empire Builders Grouphttp://www.
* Cat McManus – Education Business Plan Competition/Education Design Studio, Academic Innovation @PennGSE
RSVP HERE ::: https://docs.google.com/a/
OAP Goals
Convene those working at the intersection of tech, innovation, entrepreneurship & civic participation
Articulate a shared vision
Excuse for leaving work early on a Friday
OAP 4 Pillars
Free flow of info – open data/open video
Participatory urbanism/engagement
Access/digital divide
Support the regional tech/startup ecosystem
Activity:
Support projects, programs & people in these areas
Civic Fusion – occurs when initiatives in the civic space are seamless, successful, and sustainable
Discovery & Matchmaking
Getting people out of their vertical and horizontal!
Lowering barriers to participation
Different locations – fun!
Check out the past Convening of Open Access Philly November 1st 4pm
Location: PeopleLinx 1835 Market St. Suite 1105
Presenters
* Story Bellows, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics on FastFWD – accelerating urban innovation through entrepreneurship & collaboration
* Rachel Zimmerman, Juvenile in Justice – an exhibition of works by artists aimed at inspiring reform of the juvenile justice system and encouraging the implementation of art education programs nationwide
* Jamie Gauthier, Sustainable Business Network – SBN challenges & support the business community to build profitable enterprises that serve community needs, share wealth, & protect the environment
