Dom Taylor
Philosophy, Religion, Catholic Studies, and Peace & Conflict Studies Librarian at the University of Manitoba
Dom Taylor, MA, MLIS
Liaison Librarian
University of Manitoba Libraries
3 tools for
Architecture &
(DiGITAL) HUMANITIES
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I WAS ASKED TO :
Identify three digital resources or tools used in architecture and humanities research, as well as discuss how I would support graduate students in their use.
Omeka
3 TOOLS
Tropy
Zotero
Use Value
Assist students in both articulating and presenting research outputs. They also help students in achieving longer term goals.
of applications
RATIONALE
"Architects do not design walls, but the spaces between them." Hassan Fathy
"The aim of [theory]... is to understand how things in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest possible sense of the term." Wilfrid Sellars
Humanities
My choice of tools is based on relevant parallels between architecture and humanities, broadly conceived.
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ARCHITECTURE
Architecture and Humanities operate within evolving disciplinary discourses that complement and interact with each other.
HistoricAL
THEORETICAL
parallels
parallels
parallels
RATIONALE
PRACTICAL
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A free and open source CMS designed for galleries, museums, archives, as well as digital humanities.
Omeka S
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A free and open source image manager designed for researchers. Integrates with Omeka S.
TROPY
TROPY
detail view
A free and open source citation manager and annotation tool that also integrates with Omeka S.
Zotero
Possible USES
Course-based project in Prague, CZ, to identify post-WII architectural features in Prague Districts 1 and 3.
Omeka S default front-end.
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A collection or item can be linked to Zotero and Tropy records, as well geospatial information.
Given that Omeka S is open source, there are a number of additional plugins that can be added to extend functionality.
STUDENT SUPPORT
Ability to engage with students and faculty, as
well other UML units
2 critical attributes
Technical Know-how
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Support Avenues
Weekly or bi-weekly group drop-in sessions
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In-class instruction + workshops
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Online resources in multiple formats and locations (LibGuides, UMLearn)
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Based on discussion with architecture students: lunch time "show and tell" sessions
Thanks!
Dom Taylor, MA, MLIS
Liaison Librarian
dominique.taylor@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9184
Notes
1. Fathy, Hassan, (n.d.), quoted in Ronald Rael, An Architect’s Subversive Reimagining of the US-Mexico Border Wall. TED Salon, 2018. Accessed August 12, 2019. https://www.ted.com/talks/ronald_rael_an_architect_s_subversive_reimagining_of_the_us_mexico_border_wall.
2. Sellars, Wilfrid. “Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man.” In In the Space of Reasons: Selected Essays of Wilfrid Sellars, edited by Kevin Scharp and Robert Brandom, 369–408. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2007.
3. Pérez-Gómez, Alberto. “Questions of Representation: The Poetic Origin of Architecture.” arq: Architectural Research Quarterly 9, no. 3–4 (September 2005): 217–225.
4. Cahill, Nicholas. Household and City Organization at Olynthus. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 2002; Forester, John. "Political judgement and learning about value in transportation planning: Bridging Habermas and Aristotle." In Values and planning, edited by Huw Thomas, 186-212. London, UK: Routledge, 2017.
5. Screenshot taken by Dom Taylor from "1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” Histories of the National Mall, accessed August 10, 2019, http://mallhistory.org/items/show/190.
Architecture and Digital Humanities
By Dom Taylor
Architecture and Digital Humanities
Liaison Librarian Candidate Presentation: August 13, 2019
