Class Schedule

Week 1 (May 04, 2021)

12:00 pm - 12:05 pm Introduction

(EDT)

12:05 pm -12:55 pm International Governmental Organizations' statistics for South Asian Countries

Jungwon Yang (International Gov Info & Public Policy Librarian)

In this class, Jungwon will introduce useful statistics related to South Asian countries in international governmental organizations (IGOs) databases such as OECD, IMF, World Bank, and United Nations.

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Sources for South Asia Data: national, commercial and consortial

Catherine Morse (US gov info, Law & Political Science Librarian)

This class will cover sources for statistics on South Asia including government-produced data from national statistical offices, commercial products such as IndiaStat, and consortial data archives such as ICPSR.

Week 2 (May 11th, 2021)

12:00 pm - 12:55 pm Introduction to Digital Scholarship

(EDT) Miranda Marraccini (Digital Pedagogy Librarian)

Anne Cong-Huyen (Digital Scholarship Strategist)

This workshop will provide a broad introduction to digital scholarship and digital humanities. We will share sample projects, major methods, approaches, and tools. We will discuss ways to learn these concepts, and how best to support researchers interested in using digital methods. There won't be time for hands-on practice, but attendees will come away with a general understanding of when to use specific approaches, and both proprietary and open-source tools that are appropriate for each context.

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Introduction to Project Management in the Digital Humanities

Edras Rodriguez-Torres (Librarian for Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

This session will introduce participants to project management principles, skills, and tools used by subject specialists working in the digital humanities with a focus on oral history and community archiving projects. This includes approaches to labor, ethics, and theory. In addition, participants will learn practical uses of existing tools to communicate, manage, and share their work.

2:00 pm - 2:55 pm An Introduction to the Mapping of South Asia (1150-1946 CE)

Tim Utter (Manager of Clark Library)

This workshop will provide an introduction and overview of the mapping of South Asia, focusing on the pre-colonial and colonial periods. We’ll explore a myriad of resources on the mapping of South Asia including online collections, carto-bibliographies, and other information resources. We will use maps and atlases from the U-M Clark Library’s map collection as examples and jumping-off points as we explore the rich history of the mapping of South Asia.

3:00 pm - 3:55 pm Introduction to South Asian Health Data

Gurpreet Rana (Global Health Coordinator)

This workshop will provide an overview of international, regional, and country-level health data. Data sources and data visualization tools will focus on governmental and non-governmental public health survey data. Topics addressed will include the global burden of disease, social determinants of health, COVID-19, and the Sustainable Development Goals in the health and wellness context.

Week 3 (May 18th, 2021)

12:00 pm - 12:55 pm Introduction to Public Digital Exhibits and Collections in the Digital Humanities

(EDT) Edras Rodriguez-Torres (Librarian for Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

This session will introduce participants to basic principles, tools, and theories related to publishing digital humanities work with a focus on community archiving and public history projects. Through the use of case studies participants will learn and discuss issues of ethics, privacy, and praxis. In addition, participants will learn some practical approaches and tools they can use to promote and share their work.

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Getting Started with Text Mining with International Newspapers

Caitlin Pollock (Digital Scholarship Specialist)

Shevon Desai (Head of Social Science & Clark, Librarian for Communication and Media)

Librarians often serve as a contact and expert for faculty and research text mining projects, especially those of large datasets like those of newspaper collections. This session will cover methods, tools, and different collections that will help librarians new to text mining but interested in supporting such research endeavors get started. We will discuss criteria to consider in choosing a news source, how to get started with learning text mining tools, an overview of methods such as sentiment analysis and topic modeling, using APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to batch download data, and the different datasets, both subscription and open access.

2:00 pm - 2:55pm Post-colonial & national mapping of South Asia

Karl Longstreth (Map Librarian)

This session will introduce the history of post-colonial mapping in South Asia, from its developments that include the Survey of India to more modern scientific, topographic & social mapping initiatives. The principal mapping efforts will be discussed and the principal repositories of maps, including academic institutions in North America & elsewhere. Cartographic efforts on social & statistical mapping will be included, as will urban mapping and the more concerning environmental & ecological change mapping, much of this using remote sensing data.

Week 4 (May 25th, 2021)

12:00 pm - 12:55 pm Representing Data: Concepts and Best Practices in Visualization and Mapping

(EDT) Justin Joque (Visualization Librarian)

Nicole Scholtz (Spatial and Numeric Data Librarian)

This workshop will provide a high level overview of ways to approach representing a variety of types of data and best practices to help you get started. We will talk at length about ways to learn and teach these concepts in a variety of settings for diverse audiences. While our focus will be on ideas that are platform and technology agnostic, we will briefly discuss tools and when they are helpful.

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm Intro to Mapping Tools, Platforms and Data

Nicole Scholtz (Spatial and Numeric Data Librarian)

Caroline Kayko (Map and Geospatial Data Librarian)

This workshop will introduce mapping tools and platforms, along with data resources specific to South Asia. Participants will learn a framework for selecting an appropriate tool for a project, with a focus on open source options. Current availability of South Asian geospatial data will be framed in the context of the cultural information landscape.

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Digital Humanities in/about South Asia

Jeff Martin (Librarian for South Asian Studies and Anthropology)

This course will profile a number of projects and initiatives in the digital humanities that relate to South Asia. There will be examples from both South Asia as well as other countries. A comparison/analysis of these sites will help to highlight the way forward in creating future DH projects.

2:50 pm - 3:00 pm. Wrap up