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Algorithms, Surveillance, and Data Ethics
This week’s unit on algorithms, surveillance, and data ethics took an intriguing look at the various ways people are monitored and represented in the digital sphere. I somewhat knew of the prevalence of these issues in DH in a sort of an abstract way previously, but they started to come into focus more when I…
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Open Access and Scholarly Communication
I was excited to finally get to the unit on open access, as it’s something I’ve been somewhat aware of but haven’t fully had the opportunity to explore. When I worked at SIUE’s library, I was able to sit in on some meetings and learn about the university’s green open access option: the SPARK institutional…
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Visualizations
When I started working through this week’s readings and activities, the last thing I anticipated was gaining a neww appreciation for bar charts. I’ve always been frustrated with all of the options in trying to represent data, and when working with programs such as Excel I’ve always been under the impression that the more flashy…