Tag Archives: Digital Humanities

Formulating batch API GET requests with Python

October 25, 2013 · by · in Library 2.0, Library School, Linked Open Data · Leave a comment

The first step in many linked open data and digital humanities projects is requesting data from institution’s APIs. The documentation for APIs can be extensive (New York Times) or more limited in scope, especially for projects that are not yet complete. While attempting to retrieve data from the new Cooper-Hewitt API for a school project, […]

Michigan and Pennsylvania Relief Association. Ladies ministering to the wounded and sick soldiers.

Civil War Data 150: Unfinished Dreams

April 26, 2013 · by · in Library 2.0, Linked Open Data, Organizing Information · Leave a comment

Civil War Data 150 headed by Jon Voss, initially began as a partnership between The Archives of Michigan, The Internet Archive and Freebase. Later, the project added two additional partners: The University of Richmond and HistoryPin – Voss’s newest project. Civil War Data 150 (CWD150) was created to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil […]