You and your camera went to the archive over the summer, and now you have hundreds of document scans sitting on your hard drive. Now what? In this hands-on workshop, participants will create a way to systematically view, organize, and catalogue their digital files using software free to members of the NYU community. During the session, we will transform a sample directory of scanned images into linked tables that will be searchable and filterable with key criteria—a document’s provenance, author, or date of creation, for example. This workshop offers a potential strategy to overcome the paralysis associated with having so, so much digital material.
Eric Anderson, PhD student at NYU (History of Latin America & the Caribbean), has generously volunteered to share his skills in constructing digital databases of files with us in a lunchtime session.
The goal of this session is to walk away with the ability to manage your own files better. If you wish to participate in the tutorial, please bring a laptop to the session. Before you come, please download the sample data (forthcoming) and make sure you have Microsoft Excel 2016 or later downloaded on your computer.
Friday, November 1st from 12:30 to 2pm
Room 701 of the King Juan Carlos I Center, 53 Washington Square South
Picture ID is needed to enter the building
There will be lunch from La Palapa!
All are welcome.
Sponsored by the NYU Center for the Humanities