Sorry, meant to post this to the list earlier, but sent it from the wrong address.
Cheers, Kathryn
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From: Kathryn Powell kathryn.e.powell@man.ac.uk Date: 24 June 2004 9:24:07 BST To: Digital Medievalist Community mailing list dm-l@uleth.ca, daniel.odonnell@uleth.ca Subject: Re: [dm-l] What would people like to see in a primer and/or series of primers?
Okay, I'll venture a response to Dan's question...
I think any primer should include some advice regarding IT project management. Managing a research project involving the creation of digital resources can be a quite different experience from managing a more traditional research project, and a lot of people go into it for the first time blind to what's involved. Such a guide might include advice about what you need to know before putting in a grant bid, how to think about time and budget, how to storyboard a website or database, and keeping academic and IT resources in dialogue. I certainly wish we'd had such advice when we began work on our database project here at Manchester -- it might have saved us some time that could be put towards further academic research.
And thanks to Dan for creating this list -- I think it has the potential to be a really useful resource.
Cheers, Kathryn
Kathryn Powell Research Fellow Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK (+44) 0161 275 3157 kathryn.e.powell@man.ac.uk http://homepage.mac.com/kapowe On 23 Jun 2004, at 23:14, Daniel O'Donnell wrote:
I've had a couple of off line responses to my question about a primer. This might be a good opportunity for participants at all levels of expertise to mention the types of thing they wish they knew (had known) in starting or completing various projects.
It is important in a community like this that members not feel intimidated about raising simple questions or problems as well as complex or advanced. Don't be afraid to say what you think for the list as a whole!
Cheers. -dan
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