Jacob Heil, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Dir. of CoRE

jheil@wooster.edu

Lab Series Two

Algorithms, Bots, Code, & Data

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More writing for computers

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Algorithms

Lab Series Two

Bots

Code

Data

Details Matter.

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Algorithms

Lab Series Two

Bots

Code

Data

"Algorithmic Thinking" (more precisely)

solving problems in a process-based, stepwise fashion

Details Matter.

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Algorithms

Lab Series Two

Bots

Why Bots?

  • can have pretty simple structures
  • can have clear inputs and outputs
  • as programs, require attention to detail
  • produce "things" that circulate in the world
  • can be silly or serious

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"Algorithmic Thinking" (more precisely)

solving problems in a process-based, stepwise fashion

Lab Series Two

Bots

Code

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Details Matter.

Why Bots?

  • can have pretty simple structures
  • can have clear inputs and outputs
  • as programs, require attention to detail
  • produce "things" that circulate in the world
  • can be silly or serious

Lab Series Two

Code

Data

structured  |  semi-structured   |  unstructured 

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JSON

{
  "testNouns": ["test", "trial", "experiment", "case study", "quiz"],
  "broadcastNouns": ["broadcast", "program", "telecast", "podcast"]
}

Details Matter.

Algorithms

Lab Series Two

Bots

Code

Data

Where is Digital Humanities in this? 

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Protest Bots

Contextualizing Data

Computational Poetry

Interrogating Algorithmic Processes

structured  |  semi-structured   |  unstructured 

JSON

{
  "testNouns": ["test", "trial", "experiment", "case study", "quiz"],
  "broadcastNouns": ["broadcast", "program", "telecast", "podcast"]
}