Category Archives: project news

Baylor Faculty Members Secure Grant Funding for Digital Collections-Based Research Project

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Eric Ames

In a year filled with firsts for the Digital Projects Group, we’re excited to announce another. Two Baylor University faculty members – Dr. Greg Hamerly (Associate Professor, Computer Science) and Dr. William Weaver (Assistant Professor, Great Texts Program – Honors … Continue reading →

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Imitating Janus: A Look Back, A Look Ahead for the DPG

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Eric Ames

Janus, of course, was the Roman god of beginnings and endings, usually represented as having two faces – one looking forward, the other back. His was the realm of doorways, transitions, gates and time itself. We derived the name of … Continue reading →

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A Bold New Venture for the DPG: Our First Graduate Course

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Eric Ames

The Digitization Projects Group moved into our current digs – the Riley Digitization Center – in October 2008. Since that time, we’ve grown to a staff of five full-time employees, four graduate assistants and up to ten undergraduate student workers … Continue reading →

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“The Path of Good Intentions is a Steep Learning Curve” – An Update from Zada Law

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Eric Ames

  Longtime readers of this blog may remember a post we wrote about a researcher at Middle Tennessee State University named Zada Law and her work to use GIS (Geographic Information System) data and our historic War of the Rebellion … Continue reading →

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A Century of Daily Baylor History, Now Online: The “Lariat” Digital Collection

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Eric Ames

If you follow us on Facebook, you’ll recall a few weeks ago that I teased some “big news” was forthcoming. Well, the wait is over, and we’re excited to announce that thanks to the efforts of the Digitization Projects Group, … Continue reading →

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