Unaffiliated Independent Scholar

Project Director:  Michael Newton

To Support:  A digital humanities collaboration on Celtic studies that will allow multiple users to contribute to, discuss, edit, and utilize a common body of information. It will use Collex software, developed by the University of Virginia and funded by the Mellon Foundation, expanding it to another field of study from that for which it is initially being developed.

Award Dates:  04/01/2007 - 05/31/2008

Outright Funds: $28,988.  Matching Funds: $0

Abstract: Our work to find solutions for overcoming some of the challenges in the field of Celtic Studies in the United States has led us to envision adopting and extending emerging technological tools, especially digital libraries and social collaborative software. The Finding the Celtic project will be an exemplar of a next-generation digital humanities collaboratory (a virtual workspace that allows multiple users to contribute to, discuss, edit and utilize a common body of information) that exploits information visualization techniques.

Project Website: http://celtic.ibiblio.org/

Project Whitepaper Available for Download?  [yes]

Jointly Funded by the NEH and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.