research projects

  • swinburne archive graphicThe Swinburne Archive is a digital collection devoted to the life and work of Victorian poet Algernon Charles Swinburne. The Archive serves as a platform for research into electronic publishing of humanities data and the application of Semantic Web and metadata technologies to the discovery and analysis of literary texts and other humanities data.
  • chymistry of isaac newton graphicThe Chymistry of Isaac Newton is a online digital edition of the alchemical writings of Isaac Newton, of which only a fraction has been previously edited and published.
  • cbml graphicComic Book Markup Language (CBML) is a TEI/XML-based vocabulary for encoding comics, comic books, and graphic novels.

teaching

  • L566: Digital Libraries (fall 2006)
  • L597: Introduction to Digital Humanities (spring 2007)
  • L597: Electronic Publishing Standards & Systems (spring 2007)

bio

me I am an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, where I teach and conduct research in the areas of digital humanities and digital libraries. My research interests include:
  • digital editing and textual studies
  • XML and related technologies as enabling tools in the study of the humanities
  • Semantic web and metadata technologies for the discovery and analysis of humanities data
  • Web and new media representations of humanities source material
In addition to my research activities, I have over ten years experience as a developer, manager, and librarian working on digital scholarly projects.