Seminar on Digital Humanities, Digital Libraries and Information Science

The Seminar "Digital Humanities, Digital Libraries and Information Science:
what relation?" aims to open a conversation about the relationship between Digital Libraries, Digital Humanities and Information Science.  The Seminar will be opened by the 2016-2017 President of ASIS&T, Lynn SIlipigni Connaway, and includes presentations that highlight the applications of research methods for information issues.

More information in the flyer.

Time and Place

Firenze, 24 ottobre 2016

Biblioteca Umanistica Università di Firenze

Sala Comparetti

Piazza Brunelleschi 4 Firenze

9:30am-16:00pm

 

Program

9:30

Introduction and Welcome

Anna Maria Tammaro (International Master DILL Digital Library Learning)

9:45-10:30

Opening Keynote

Lynn Silipigni Connaway

(President ASIS&T, Senior Research Scientist and Director of User Research,  OCLC Research)

10:30-12:30

OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH IN DIGITAL HUMANITIES AND DIGITAL LIBRARIES

Fabio Ciotti

(Università di Roma3 AIUCD)

Francesca Tomasi

(Università di Bologna – AIUCD)

Maurizio Lana

(Università del Piemonte Orientale – AIUCD)

 Paolo Sirito, Liliana Gregori (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano)

Enrica Salvatori, Maria Simi (Università di Pisa)

Maristella Agosti, Gianmaria Silvello (Università di Padova)

12:30-13:00

Discussion “What are the gaps? What are the sinergies?”

13:00-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-15:00

OVERVIEW OF OCLC RESEARCH

Gabriele Lunati (IFNet-OCLC)

Titia van der Werf (Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research)

15:00-16:00

Discussion “Planning the next steps”

Conclusion