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View article: Exploring Static Web in the Digital Humanities Classroom: The Learn-Static Initiative
Exploring Static Web in the Digital Humanities Classroom: The Learn-Static Initiative Open
Many humanities instructors seek to incorporate digital humanities (DH) projects into the classroom to give students vital experience in modern research methods and communication mediums, introducing concepts and skills that will serve the…
View article: Using static web technologies and git-based workflows to re-design and maintain a library website (quickly) with non-technical staff
Using static web technologies and git-based workflows to re-design and maintain a library website (quickly) with non-technical staff Open
In 2018, a university-wide brand update prompted the University of Idaho Library to re-examine their website development practices and move towards a static web approach that leverages librarian skillsets and provides the library greater c…
View article: Growing CollectionBuilder: Developing an Agile, Library-Centric Approach to Digital Collections and Scholarship Projects
Growing CollectionBuilder: Developing an Agile, Library-Centric Approach to Digital Collections and Scholarship Projects Open
Frustrated by the limitations and high overhead of traditional digital repository platforms, librarians at the University of Idaho Library have developed an agile, lightweight approach to creating digital collection websites driven by meta…
View article: CollectionBuilder-CONTENTdm: Developing a Static Web ‘Skin’ for CONTENTdm-based Digital Collections
CollectionBuilder-CONTENTdm: Developing a Static Web ‘Skin’ for CONTENTdm-based Digital Collections Open
Unsatisfied with customization options for CONTENTdm, librarians at University of Idaho Library have been using a modern static web approach to creating digital exhibit websites that sit in front of the digital repository. This "skin" is d…
View article: Library Website Platforms Scan
Library Website Platforms Scan Open
This repository shares a small scan of library website platforms conducted in Jan 2020. The test group is composed of the 14 public universities in the Orbis Cascade Alliance. Results of the scan are recorded in "library_websites_scan.csv"…
View article: Library Website Platforms Scan
Library Website Platforms Scan Open
This repository shares a small scan of library website platforms conducted in Jan 2020. The test group is composed of the 14 public universities in the Orbis Cascade Alliance. Results of the scan are recorded in "library_websites_scan.csv"…
View article: Programming Poetry: Using a Poem Printer and Web Programming to Build Vandal Poem of the Day
Programming Poetry: Using a Poem Printer and Web Programming to Build Vandal Poem of the Day Open
Vandal Poem of the Day (VPOD) is a public poetry initiative led by the Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL) at the University of Idaho Library. For four academic years VPOD has published contemporary poems daily in collaboration …
View article: Tinkering with Technology: A Library Workshop to Support 4-H Youth Development
Tinkering with Technology: A Library Workshop to Support 4-H Youth Development Open
When University of Idaho (UI) Extension brought the Idaho 4-H Teen Conference to UI's main campus, the conference organizers collaborated with UI librarians to organize a workshop in the library's newly established makerspace, the Making, …
View article: Faculty and Instructor Perceptions of Open Educational Resources in Engineering
Faculty and Instructor Perceptions of Open Educational Resources in Engineering Open
As open education initiatives aiming to lower the cost of course materials appeared at two universities, librarians became involved in identifying open educational resources (OERs) for university courses. However, when considering a number…
View article: Fetching and Parsing Data from the Web with OpenRefine
Fetching and Parsing Data from the Web with OpenRefine Open
OpenRefine is a powerful tool for exploring, cleaning, and transforming data. In this lesson you will learn how to use Refine to fetch URLs and parse web content.