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N E W T O O L S F O R N E W C R O S S - C A M P U S

C O L L A B O R A T I O N S

GapMinder, GIS, and theDigital Humanities:

Martha Kelehan, Social Sciences Bibliographer, Tufts University


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Leaving Latin America

y Bengali Oral History Project

y Intro to Peace & Justice Studies(PS&J1)

Joaqun Torres Garcas Inverted Map from http://www.ceciliadetorres.com/jt/jt2_map_72.html


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Bengali Oral History

http://bengaloralhistory.tufts.edu


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Facebook for Historians


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The Team

Libraries Academic Technology

Professor Kris Manjapra

IleneSteve


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Academic Technology at Tufts

y Educational technologyconsulting projects andcourses

y Support for BlackBoard,

wikis, blogs, clickers,statistical computing, etc.

y Develop educationalsoftware (e.g. VUE)

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Maintain GIS Lab


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Interview Page

http://bengaloralhistory.tufts.edu/oralHistoryPlay.jsp?id=14&featureId=319


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New Skills & Relationships

y experience on a digital humanities project

y increased subject knowledge

y basic GIS skills

y issues in GIS and data librarianship withramifications for collections

y personal contacts across campus


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Intro to Peace & Justice Studies

y Sociology Professor Paul Joseph

y Fall 2009

y ~50 students, chiefly freshmen & sophomores

Peace & Justice Logo, electronic file by Gerald Osacho and Robert Sheridan from http://www.searchforpeaceart.org/sfpac/html/08Artwork.html


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The Team

Hannah Anoop

Professor Paul Joseph

LibrariesAcademic Technology


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Roslings 2006 TED Talk Using GapMinder

http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ted-talks/hans-rosling-ted-2006-debunking-myths-about-the-third-world/


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GapMinder in Action

www.bit.ly/auFW0s


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Multi-part Assignment

1. Get into groups based on choice of 1 of 10 differentthemes (e.g. poverty and the incidence of civil war,or arms imports and failed states)

2. Create group draft concept map using VUE thatexplores different factors related to theme

3. Choose one aspect of theme to focus on individually


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Multi-part Assignment

4. Create GapMinder-type data visualization toincorporate into groups larger concept map

5. Expand groups concept map

6. Present group concept maps and datavisualizations to the public and as part of digitalposter session

7. Write individual research papers


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Outline of Instruction Session

Presentation Plan

1. Introduce assignment & data visualization

2. Concept mapping and how to use VUE software

3. Using GapMinder and what to do if GapMinderdoesnt have your indicators (Google Motion Charts,Google Spreadsheets)

4. ***DONUT BREAK***

5. Students practice using GapMinder in small groups

6. Finding, evaluating, using data sets & research guide

7. Demo a finished VUE map with data visualizations

8. Where to get help office hours, class wiki, researchguide

Hannah

Anoop


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Sample Concept Map using VUE

http://vue.tufts.edu/


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Research Guide for P&JS1

http://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/PeaceJustice1


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TechnologyNeeded to Re-create the Assignments

y Digital Concept Mapping: VUE http://vue.tufts.edu/

y Data Visualization Tools: GapMinder http://www.gapminder.org

Google Spreadsheets with Google Motion Charts gadget

y Research Guide: LibGuides

y Wiki


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A More Traditional Job Description


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ACRL Top Ten Trends in Academic Libraries

y Changes in higher education will require thatlibrarians possess diverse skill sets.

y Increased collaboration will expand the role of the

library within the institution and beyond.y Technology will continue to change services and

required skills.

http://crln.acrl.org/content/71/6/286.full

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