by huculak | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Free, Public Talk, Lunch & Wikipedia Edit-a-thon with Dr. Constance Crompton, University of Ottawa Register Now To celebrate Open Access Week, Dr. Constance Crompton (University of Ottawa), 2017-18 Honorary Resident Wikipedian at the Electronic Textual Cultures...
by Rebecca Thomson | Jul 11, 2018 | News, Research
UVic student Paige Whitehead has developed a biodegradable, bioluminescent glow stick that not only dissolves harmlessly wherever it’s discarded, but actually improves the soil. Paige was inspired to create a biodegradable light source at Shambhala music festival, BC,...
by huculak | Jun 24, 2018 | News
Title: Creating Your Own Mobile Games Instructor: Dr. Julie Sykes, University of Oregon Time: Tuesday, June 26, 4:30pm-6pm Open event, all welcome! Description: Come join us for a 90-minute crash course on development software for creating your own mobile games. No...
by huculak | Jun 21, 2018 | News
June 29, 2018, 1:00pm-2:30pm Title: Introduction to Wikidata for Libraries Speakers: Matt Huculak (Digital Scholarship Librarian) and Dean Seeman (Head, Metadata). Register here. All UVic Librarians and Staff members are welcome to join us for an “Introduction...
by huculak | May 30, 2018 | News
June 10, 2018, 10am-4pm DHSI Event: An Introduction to the Archaeology of 1980s Computing Lead Instructor: John Durno, UVic Libraries Abstract: Preserving and studying artifacts from earlier computing eras presents interesting challenges as technologies obsolesce....
by huculak | May 30, 2018 | News
June 6, 2018, 12:15pm-1:15pm Title: Visual Recognition of Symbolic and Natural Patterns Speaker: Dr. Alexandra Branzan Albu, UVic Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science Join DHSI and UVic Libraries to hear about computer-assisted...