In 2019 the Marriott Library worked with BYU's Lee Library to re-digitize a complete archive of Woman's Exponent, a newspaper published in Salt Lake City from 1872-1914. While the work to transcribe the complete text is ongoing, every advertisement from the paper was transcribed, cataloged,...
The Fall 2021 New Media Studies Reading Group will meet on Thursday, October 28, 1-2PM, in the Digital Matters space, suite 2751 on the second floor of the Marriott Library, as well as offering Zoom participation. We will be discussing Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures...
In this workshop, Trevor will showcase and explain various creative Artificial Intelligence software, with particular emphasis on how this software can assist in personal creative endeavors including music composition, 3d modeling, digital artwork, narrative writing, and more. This workshop will also include a brief instruction...
In this workshop, Dr. Kelber, an international expert in text analysis education, will give a high-level overview of how text analysis helps researchers discover new insights in the digital humanities and data science. Participants will discover text analysis learning resources including: Constellate, a new teaching...
Join in person in Digital Matters, Rm 2751 Marriott Library, or through Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting https://utah.zoom.us/j/96055650906 Meeting ID: 960 5565 0906 Passcode: 294094 David Onwukeme, Digital Matters Undergraduate Intern Undergraduate in Multi-Disciplinary Design, “Possibilities of An Autonomous Sanctuary” This project investigates the Land Bridge...
In this workshop, we will explore the creation of 3D models using photogrammetry, a technique that uses pattern recognition to estimate 3D shapes based on still image sets. The workshop will walk through the basic workflow of taking the photographs, using the Meshroom photogrammetric software,...
Introduction to Digital Exhibits with Omeka S Presenter: Anna Neatrour, Digital Initiatives Librarian; Rachel Wittman, Digital Curation Librarian Omeka is a content management system (CMS) specifically built for digital exhibits, it is widely used by the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) Community. It also has great...
What do you get when you combine the power of GIS (Geographic Information Systems), 3D modeling, and 3D printing? That’s just what you will discover in this workshop presented through Digital Matters. Justin Sorensen (GIS Specialist at the J. Willard Marriott Library) will demonstrate an...
Assistant Professor of Multi-Disciplinary Design Milad Mozari creates a site-specific installation that takes on sounds from a nearby beehive in conversation with a generative modular synthesizer. As an iteration of ongoing sonification research, the work recreates the information captured through an omnidirectional microphone and speaker...
In his presentation, Prof. Lawson will cover some of the tools and techniques that academic researchers might borrow from the world of open source intelligence (OSINT) for finding and collecting digital data online for use in qualitative research. He will introduce a mix of both...
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all. Digital Matters will be hosting a screening of...