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When spring comes to the University of Chicago campus, there are two annual events that inject a certain whimsical randomness into my work week: Scav Hunt [http://scavhunt.uchicago.edu/] and FOTA (Festival of the Arts) [http://fota.uchicago.edu/]... read more

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike [http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5028/5582659213_8c8e8aa8a3_m.jpg]http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/5582659213/A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a blog post by Nina Paley [http://ninapaley.com]... read more

One question I continue to hear from digital humanists and higher ed IT folks is "what book should I pick up to learn Drupal?" I never have a particularly good answer-- not because there aren't any good books out there (I assume there are)... read more

I've been at Digital Humanities 2011 [https://dh2011.stanford.edu/] since Sunday, and it's been as delightful and inspiring as always. This is the first time I've actively followed the tweet stream at a DH conference while I've been there in person... read more

In the week since the joint session [http://lac2011.thatcamp.org/06/04/joint-session-thatcamps-lac-and-prime/] between THATCamp LAC participants and the people at THATCamp Prime, I've found myself reflecting on that conversation a number of times... read more

Workshop 1b [http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2027/2509910690_5205179948_m.jpg]http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectbamboo/2509910690/This week marked the 3-year anniversary of Project Bamboo [http://www.projectbamboo.org] Workshop 1b in Chicago... read more

It's been a busy month, albeit without one particular thing that would merit its own post. So, in summary... DIGITAL HUMANITIES WHITE PAPER NITLE published a white paper I co-authored with Rebecca Davis... read more

I've come to the realization that Drupal site breakdowns, tutorials, pedagogical materials, and musings are evolving into their own project, and will consume the blog if I don't move them elsewhere. So... read more

Note: this post has been moved to the new Drupal-specific section of the site. Read the full post here [/drupal/tutorials/drupal-jargon-explained]. Drupal has a reputation for having a steep learning curve... read more

Note: this post has been moved to the new Drupal-specific section of the site. Read the full post here [/drupal/site-breakdowns/building-virtual-research-environment-vre-drupal-under-5-hours]. I recently sat down with a fresh Drupal install... read more