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The Dublin Core Data Institute (DCDI) will hold its inaugural international conference on October 19th, bringing together scholars from the humanities, social sciences and data science to foster collaboration on open data use in research.
As data becomes increasingly integral to the humanities and social sciences, researchers face unique challenges in developing and accessing shared resources. The DCDI conference aims to address these challenges by developing frameworks for open data that promote accessibility and foster innovation across fields ranging from literature to sociology.
“Not only do these disciplines often depend on data, they also generate data, which, in turn, supports new creative practices and methods,” said Javed Mostafa, Dean of the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, which is hosting the DCDI conference. Mostafa will be speaking on Digital Humanities Centres and Initiatives, as well as moderating conference panels.
Scholars will explore how open data environments can support both rigorous scholarship and innovative, creative approaches. They will discuss strategies for data sharing, ethical considerations, and how to bridge the gap between technical and humanistic research. Panel discussions will seek to define critical data services and what an international data consortium dedicated to humanities and the social sciences might look like.
The opening keynote address will be delivered by Martin Puchner, Byron and Anita Wien Professor at Harvard University (left) and a prize-winning author, educator, public speaker, and institution builder in the arts and humanities. Entitled “Artificially Intelligent: Human Creativity in the Age of AI”, his lecture will explore the impact of AI on the practice of art making as well as on the conception of art.
For more information on the DCDI conference program, visit the DCDI website or get in touch with:
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Ann Brocklehurst
Senior Communications Officer
Faculty of Information
ann.brocklehurst@utoronto.ca
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