Dear Colleagues,
Please let me call your attention on our second hackathon at the DH Uni
Wien, this time focusing on prosopography.
A number of technical challenges remain in the world of prosopography.
How best to link between online databases and share information between
them, whether underlying systems can be made more generic, and what
models and linkages to use within any given database system are all
current concerns. The Uni Vienna Digital Humanities team are hosting
this three day hackathon to look at these and other current issues in
prosopography, bringing together a range of programmers and
prosopographers with the intention of taking steps towards developing
technical solutions to these issues.
We are inviting all interested digital humanists with an inclination for
coding to partake in this event in Vienna, which will run from Feb 13 to
Feb 15 with a meal for participants on the 15th. We are able to offer
small bursaries to offset traveling costs.
If you would like to attend, please send a message to
james.baillie(a)univie.ac.at with “Prosopography Hackathon” in the subject
by 31 December 2018
Please see more details in the attachment.
Best regards,
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Mária Vargha
Praedoc-Assistentin für Digital Humanities
Institut für Geschichte
Univestität Wien