ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip 2012 – Uljin Aquarium and Expo Park
In our penultimate episode of ivrytwr video season 1 we visit the Uljin Aquarium and Expo Park. This is the first cultural heritage site that we wouldn’t recommend. While the Busan Aquarium seems clean and spacious, the Uljin Aquarium appears dark and dingy. We left this aquarium feeling sorry for the animals that lived there, especially … Read more
Links of the week – tips for writing statements of intent
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – grad application time. This is one of the times of year that I, and many others, are working on grad applications. In the past I’ve always worked on such applications without consulting outside help, doing things that way that make sense to me. This time I’m … Read more
ivrytwr Roadtrip 2012 – Gyeong-ju Burial Mounds
Today on the ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip 2012 we visit the burial mounds of historic Gyeong-ju. If you ever find yourself in Korea, I highly recommend visiting Gyeong-ju. This historic city was once the capital of the Silla Dynasty and is home to its many treasures. Gyeong-ju has undergone extensive archaeological research for the past several … Read more
Affordable Christmas gifts for digital humanists
I’m difficult to buy for this Christmas. Since I’m about to move across the country into an unfurnished house this puts me in the difficult position of needing everything, but being limited to things that I can carry with me on a plane. Sure I could ship things across the country, but shipping a blender, … Read more
Links of the week – ‘how to’ edition
Normally I write a little preamble before launching into my links of the week, but let’s change things up this week and get cut to the chase. 1. How to Download Multiple Records Using Python – This tutorial for using Python to download multiple records comes from Adam Crymble’s excellent digital humanities blog Thoughts on … Read more
ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip 2012 – The Busan Aquarium
After a long hiatus, the ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip continues. Today we visit the Busan Aquarium in beautiful, beach-filled Busan. Look for another episode of the Summer Roadtrip next week as we explore burial mounds in Gyeong-ju.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
I’m a big fan of Jenn Nelson’s blog Unmuseum. The other day I was reading the blog and came across Jenn’s bucket list. This got me thinking about my life and the kinds of things I’d like to achieve in it. I’m not sure how my mind leaped in logic, but for some reason I started … Read more
Mapping the Middle Ages – creating a collaborative database of Middle English Romance
Sometimes the easiest projects turn out to be the hardest. Last summer I decided to learn more about Omeka and Neatline. For those unfamiliar with these tools, Omeka is a web-publishing platform that allows anyone to create a website to display historical content, museum exhibitions, maps, or really anything the user can think of. Omeka … Read more
Links of the Week – DigiWriMo is dead! Long live DigiWriTriMo!
November has gone by in a blur. Between trying to work on my DigiWriMo project, a two week vacation, moving, and visiting family this month has flown by. Now that December is here, ivrytwr is going to resume its regular schedule. This means the return of such features as ‘links of the week,’ ‘how not to groundswell,’ … Read more
