Presenting data

One of the most important questions I ask myself when analyzing data is how to present this data to the audience. Data visualization means using bar graphs, dot plots, and line charts. This process will allow researchers to understand their data better and represent it. In this essay, I am discussing different techniques that could… Continue reading Presenting data

Data

The use of computers in Art history is related to the mid-1960s when the art historian Jules Prown used Yale University’s computer lab to understand the relationship between the social and economic factors and the sitter’s preferences in portraiture of John Singleton Copley’s. After a few years, computers and digital tools became part of Art… Continue reading Data

 Spatial History: Mapping Places

Each humanity research should include a map to help the reader understand where this project originated. With the new technology, mapping software developers and digital maps now help researchers answer complicated questions that couldn’t be answered before. One example is the GIS software that allows the scholar to identify spatial analysis questions. This essay reflects… Continue reading  Spatial History: Mapping Places

Map

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Exhibit

durhamhttp://hebaabdelsalampublichistory.net/islamic-community/exhibits/show/islamic-community-in-durham

Analyzing Digital Collections

New technology makes museum collections available for academics and the public. People can now access museum collections anytime and anywhere. However, making these collections available for online audiences is not an easy process. Curators struggle to analyze the large number of digital collections. This process is complicated and beyond human ability. It is necessary to… Continue reading Analyzing Digital Collections

                       Digitization

Digitization has become particularly important for cultural institutions to document and preserve objects. With this new tool, museums can share their collections online. Archives and libraries can share their manuscripts with the public. Most of the cultural institutions are using facsimiles to reach their audiences electronically. While this tool opens opportunities for more projects to… Continue reading                        Digitization

Introduction to Digital Art History

Digital tools facilitated scholars’ research; thus, serval disciplines, including Art History, integrated it into their field. In the last few years, art historians have utilized digital tools in their research, so many digital art history projects have developed. nonprofits and educational institutions, such as the National Endowment of Humanities (NEH), financially support the digital art… Continue reading Introduction to Digital Art History