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The Value of Digitization for Libraries and Humanities Studies
John Unsorth speaks on the value of digitization for libraries and humanities studies. Unsworth was a guest speaker in Kelvin Smith Library as part of the Digital Lecture Series celebrating Kelvin Smith Library's 10 year anniversary.
John Unsworth is Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, with appointments as professor in GSLIS, in the department of English, and on the library faculty. He has also served as the first director of the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, and a faculty member in the English Department at the University of Virginia and at North Carolina State University. Unsworth has supervised research projects across the disciplines in the humanities and published widely on the topic of electronic scholarship. He attended Princeton University and Amherst College as an undergraduate, graduating from Amherst in 1981. He received a Master’s degree in English from Boston University in 1982 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia in 1988. In 1990, at NCSU, he co-founded the first peer-reviewed electronic journal in the humanities, Postmodern Culture.
Listen to today's podcast by John Unsworth.
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iTunes Searchable!
All seems to have gone well with the technical details on our first humbling podcast. You can now search for the podcast in the iTunes music store. Open iTunes, go to the Music Store, go to podcasts, and search for "Freedman Center". Hooray!
We just put a podcasting guide up explaining the process. It is easier than you think! If you would like to create a podcast the Freedman Center can help you from start to finish, just bring in your ideas. "From inspiration to presentation" really does apply around here.
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First Case Podcast
Jared Bendis of ITS speaks about the Freedman Center. Testing Case's first podcast & learning how MoveableType enclosures work on our blog system...
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Macromedia Studio 8 Now Available
Macromedia Studio 8, the sucessor to Studio MX, is now available in the Freedman Center. The suite includes: Dreamweaver 8, Flash Professional 8, Fireworks 8, Contribute 3, & FlashPaper 2.
Macromedia Studio 8 will soon be available for all at Software Center.
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