Seems simple enough, but I can’t begin to count the number of times that failing to do this caused a project to spiral out of control without direction. Meeting with project managers and content creators about what exactly we’re building, what kind of site we’re creating, is of the utmost importance at the beginning of a project.

This post is the intro to a series on the process I recommend for creating a digital humanities project from scratch, from initial conception to launch and aftermath. The last few months, I’ve been researching design and development processes in an effort to establish and document them for folks at CHNM, and for my own benefit. In a lot of cases, the process could be generalized for any kind of project, but I hope to address specific goals and concerns that humanities projects have at various stages of development. So, here’s what to expect

Playing off the “THAT” acronym, CHNM, Digital Campus, and THATPodcast are sponsoring THATCamp. Taking place May 31–June 1, THATCamp is an “unconference” for digital humanities. The event is hosted by the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. If you have a strong interest in the future of digital humanities and want to [...]