If you’re looking for a way to get involved in a digital humanities project, DHCommons might be just the website you’re looking for.
An initiative of centerNet, an constituent organization of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations, DHCommons is a hub website seeking to connect scholars with digital humanities projects. A quick scan through the Projects page shows a wide range of projects, including “Digital Thoreau” to create an online, enriched version of Walden, “Civil War Washington” which intends to include medical and scientific turning points and discoveries in its study of the Civil War, and “The Eighteenth Century Common,” for scholars of the eighteenth century to explore ways to communicate with a non-scholarly audience.
Collaboration opportunities range from beta testing, design, and data entry to proofreading and “general digital humanities consulting.” You can volunteer to collaborate as an individual — possibly as a student, faculty member, IT specialist, or librarian — or as part of a group if, for example, you’re a teacher with a class looking for a project.
You can meet up with DHCommons at THATCamps across the United States and in Europe as well as at other events.
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