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Thomas, WilliamHistory/Center for DigitalResearch in the HumanitiesRailroads <strong>and</strong> the Making <strong>of</strong> Modern America—Tools for Spatio-Temporal Correlation, Analysis <strong>and</strong> Visualization$99,493 NEH1/1/10 – 3/31/11Ian CottinghamComputer Science <strong>and</strong> EngineeringStephen ScottComputer Science <strong>and</strong> EngineeringWith support from the National Endowmentfor the Humanities, history pr<strong>of</strong>essor WilliamThomas plans to develop useful tools forspatio-temporal visualization <strong>of</strong> data on therailroad system <strong>and</strong> the relationships amongthem. Because the railroad “system” <strong>and</strong> itsspatio-temporal configuration appeardifferently from locality to locality <strong>and</strong> region to region, it’simportant to adjust how the system is “located” <strong>and</strong> “seen.” Byapplying data mining <strong>and</strong> pattern recognition techniques, s<strong>of</strong>twaresystems can be created that dynamically redefine the way spatialdata are represented. Utilizing processes common to analysis incomputer science, researchers will develop a s<strong>of</strong>tware frameworkthat allows these embedded concepts to be visualized <strong>and</strong> furtherstudied.Walter, KatherineUniversity Libraries/Center forDigital Research in the HumanitiescenterNet: Cyberinfrastructure for Digital Humanities$50,000 NEH9/1/09 – 8/31/11Katherine Walter, UNL Libraries chair <strong>of</strong>digital initiatives <strong>and</strong> collections, withsupport from the National Endowment forthe Humanities, is building a technicalinfrastructure <strong>and</strong> institutional frameworkthat will enable centerNet, a nascentinternational network <strong>of</strong> digital humanitiescenters, to play a vital role in developing both national <strong>and</strong>international cyberinfrastructure <strong>and</strong> become a stable, selfsupportingorganization. Included in the plan are a one-timeworldwide summit <strong>of</strong> digital humanities centers <strong>and</strong> funders todiscuss possible emergent programs. Through centerNet, digitalhumanities centers can collaborate <strong>and</strong> maximize their capacityfor sparking further innovation in the digital humanities.arts <strong>and</strong> humanities $50,000 or more89
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