And should you find yourself with a free evening on Tuesday February 2nd,
you can watch a presentation from one of last year's winners online (links
from @IHRDigHist or
http://ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2015/12/14/tuesday-2-february-katrina-navickas-political-meetings-mapper-with-british-library-labs-mapping-the-origins-of-british-democratic-movements-with-text-mining-nlp-geo-parsing-and-crowd-sourcing/)
or in Room SH246 at Senate House in London from 5:15pm. Katrina's talks are
usually both informative and amusing, and if you've ever wondered what
historians do with historical sources online, the IHR Digital History talks
are a good introduction to digital history research.
Cheers, Mia
On 27 January 2016 at 09:52, Mia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear MCGers,
>
> Please excuse the sorta-worky post below, but it's a great opportunity to
> do something interesting with the British Library's collections, and the
> roadshows might help people think about connections between their
> collections and the BL's.
>
> Cheers, Mia
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> http://twitter.com/mia_out
> Check out my book! http://bit.ly/CrowdsourcingCulturalHeritage
> <http://bit.ly/CrowdsourcingCulturalHeritage>
> I mostly use this address for list mail; my open.ac.uk address is checked
> daily
> --------------------------------------------
>
>
> BL Labs Competition, Awards and UK Roadshow open for 2016!
>
> It’s that time of year again and we are proud to announce the annual BL
> Labs Competition and BL Labs Awards, celebrating the use of the British
> Library’s digital collections, are open for 2016!
>
>
>
> The BL Labs Competition (
> http://labs.bl.uk/British+Library+Labs+Competition+2016), which closes on
> 11 April 2016, is looking for* innovative project ideas* which use our
> digital collections in new and exciting ways. Two winners will be selected
> who will get the opportunity to work on their projects in residence with BL
> Labs at the British Library for 6 months, where they will receive the
> necessary support to make their ideas happen. The Competition winner and
> runner up will receive *£3000* and *£1000* respectively.
>
>
>
> The BL Labs Awards (http://labs.bl.uk/British+Library+Labs+Awards+2016),
> which closes on 5 September 2016, recognises *outstanding and innovative
> work* carried out using our digital content in four key areas: Research,
> Commercial, Artistic and Teaching / Learning. A prize of *£500* for the
> winner and *£100* for the runner up will be awarded in each category.
>
>
>
> The winners, runners up and other entrants’ work will be showcased and the
> prizes given at the annual BL Labs Symposium on the 7 November at the
> British Library, St Pancras, London.
>
>
>
> More information about the Competition and Awards is available via the
> Digital Scholarship blog:
>
>
>
>
> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digital-scholarship/2016/01/bl-labs-competition-and-awards-for-2016.html
>
>
>
> Why not come to one of the 15 'BL Labs Roadshow 2016' UK events we are
> running between February and April 2016, to learn more about our digital
> collections and discuss your ideas? This year, we are visiting institutions
> in: Aberystwyth, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh,
> Lancaster, London, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Sheffield and Wolverhampton.
> Please find further Roadshow details below:
>
>
>
>
> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digital-scholarship/2016/01/the-bl-labs-roadshow-2016.html
>
>
>
> *Mahendra Mahey*
>
> BL Labs Project Manager
>
> Tel +44 (0)20 7412 7324
>
> Fax +44 (0)20 7412 7093
>
> Skype mr_mahendra_mahey
>
> Email [log in to unmask]
>
> Twitter @mahendra_mahey
>
>
>
> *British Library Labs - Digital Scholarship*
>
> The British Library
>
> St Pancras
>
> London
>
> NW1 2DB
>
>
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