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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 44m

If anyone needs video content about coastal Georgia (USA) about its intertwined environmental & human histories, check out the Georgia Coast Atlas project by the @ecds-emory.bsky.social. Includes drone footage, in-the-field observations, & interviews. www.georgiacoastatlas.org/collections/...

Videos Collection | Georgia Coast Atlas

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www.georgiacoastatlas.org

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · 7d

Join the “Thinking Critically About Code” Community Workshop Keynote Lecture with Dr. Ari Schlesinger, from the University of Georgia. The lecture will be held on October 2 at 4:30 p.m. in White Hall, Room 205. You can join virtually at emory.zoom.us/j/91505901692.

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · 7d

What would the world look like if all computer scientists knew how to think critically about, with, and through code?

Join the AIAI Network hosted event with Dr. Ari Schlesinger (in-person or via Zoom) to find out.

Flyer for event with Dr. Ari Schlesinger with the title "(Re)Programming Computing: Critical Perspectives in (Human-Centered) Computing." The event wil be held on October 2nd at 4:30pm at White Hall, room 205, on the campus of Emory University, and via Zoom.

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · 8d

The digital humanities is today overwhelmingly visual. Learn more about the question of how information can be translated between different senses in Dr. Sari Altschuler's talk on "Touch, Access, and the Digital Archive."

bit.ly/dph-equity

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · 16d

Find out more about the ECDS project Envisioning Baroque Rome (www.baroquerome.org) through the recent article published as a part of the Digital Heritage 2025 conference (diglib.eg.org/items/8ceb84...).

Envisioning Baroque Rome

Project Lead: Sarah McPhee, Emory University

www.baroquerome.org

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 23d

Proud to announce the 10-year anniversary of the Georgia Coast Atlas (GCA) this month, a project developed at @ecds-emory.bsky.social. The GCA serves as online & open-access public scholarship documenting the environmental & human histories of the Georgia coast. www.georgiacoastatlas.org 🧪🌊🎓

Georgia Coast Atlas

The Georgia coast, approximately 100 miles long, is defined by its barrier islands and their back-barrier environments. With a variety of life in maritime forests, salt marshes, tidal channels and cre...

www.georgiacoastatlas.org

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · Sep 3

Learn with us!

Registration is open for the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship’s Fall 2025 workshops, which start September 3rd!

scholarblogs.emory.edu/ecds/join-us...

Join Us for Fall 2025 Workshops!

Registration is open for the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship’s Fall 2025 workshops, which start September 3rd!

scholarblogs.emory.edu

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · Aug 27

Come work with us!

Emory Graduate Students - apply by September 9th: tinyurl.com/cfa-dstp2025

Fyer announcing that ECDS is hiring. Text on the flyer reads: Interested in working with an interdisciplinary team while learning new tools and methods in digital scholarship? Apply by Sept 9.
Questions? Visit ecds.emory.edu or email Dr. Alexander Cors at acors@emory.edu.
Please fill out this survey to apply: https://tinyurl.com/cfa-dstp2025

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Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry @foxcenteremory.bsky.social · Aug 12

Happy #YouthDay! 🌎 We're celebrating the Spanish edition of @emorycollege.bsky.social Prof. Rachel Hall-Clifford's “Underbelly” (via DPH & @ecds-emory.bsky.social) that helps policymakers advance youth health in Guatemala.

Learn more at "Health Cultures in Local Context” (10/29): bit.ly/3UXTwUc

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · Jul 28

What were ECDS team members Dr. Alexander Cors and Dr. Bailey Betik recently doing in Bonn, Germany? 👀
Read our recent Open World Atlanta Scholarblogs to find out 🔗: scholarblogs.emory.edu/ecds/teachin....

Bailey Betik and Alexander Cors (ECDS) with the Department of Geography Pedagogy at the University of Bonn

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today is the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta.

This multi-media essay highlights memorable sites, brings you to an interactive map tour, and explores the meaning and legacy of the battle.

southernspaces.org/2014/battle-...

The Battle of Atlanta: History and Remembrance

The Battle of Atlanta figures prominently in the Union's conquest of the Confederacy in the final year of the Civil War and in Abraham Lincoln's re-election to the US presidency. "The Battle of Atlant...

southernspaces.org

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · Jul 17

July 14th marked the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary.

Would you happen to know where we can find traces of those who served? ECDS has collaborated on a project mapping African American WWI veterans buried at Oakland Cemetery.

oaklandcemeteryhistory.org/neatline/sho...

Map of African American WWI veterans buried at Oakland · Oakland Cemetery History

A presentation of six African American WWI veterans buried at Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery.

oaklandcemeteryhistory.org

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · Jul 17

Southern Spaces, the ECDS-published journal for interdisciplinary research on the South, published a wonderful research article by Emory History Department undergraduate scholar Anhhuy Do (C'24) about his family’s journey from Sài Gòn to Nashville.

scholarblogs.emory.edu/emoryhistory...

Anhhuy Do (C’24) Traces Family’s Remarkable Journey from Sài Gòn to Nashville in ‘Southern Spaces’ – News from the Emory History Department

scholarblogs.emory.edu

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 28

This AAPI Heritage Month, we're excited to show the work of the Georgia Asian American Community Archive Initiative (GAACAI). GAACAI aims to identify, collect, preserve, and promote materials related to the history and experience of Asian Americans in Georgia. Visit the site here: www.gaacai.org.

About
The Georgia Asian American Community Archives Initiative aims to identify, collect, preserve, and promote materials related to the history and experience of Asian Americans in Georgia. Asian Americans are a large and diverse population with a deep history in the state. We amplify and celebrate the vibrant voices and perspectives found within the Asian American community. Current projects are focused on the Atlanta metro area.

Our goal is to build connections between the Asian American community and Georgia libraries, archives, and museums. We partner with community members and organizations to cultivate community-centered events, bolster artistic and storytelling initiatives, and advance research and educational endeavors.

To partner with us or learn more, please contact us through the form copied here: https://www.gaacai.org/#contact.

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 24

Welcome to @roselibraryemory.bsky.social and our @emorylibraries.bsky.social, @carlosmuseum.bsky.social , and ECDS group!

Dylan Lewis @iamdylanlewis.bsky.social · May 20

I think I can announce now that in the Fall I will be the new Assistant Rare Book Librarian at Emory University’s Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library!

Thankful for everyone who helped me get here, and *so* excited to start a new chapter of my life and work with some incredible people.

wood-paneled wall with text reading "Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library"

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 21

Here's the link to read more about the podcast: prod.emoryhealthcare.org/centers-prog.... And the #Spotify link to listen: open.spotify.com/show/5ziQTbS....

The Whole Health Cure Podcasts for Emory Healthcare

prod.emoryhealthcare.org

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 21

Mental health matters!! 🧘🏽 Check out The Whole Health Cure podcast. Each week host Dr. Sharon Bergquist of @emorydeptofmed.bsky.social talks with renowned health experts to explore the science behind living to your fullest physical, emotional, and spiritual potential. @emoryhealthcareatl.bsky.social

Screenshot of The Whole Health Cure Podcast page on Spotify

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 19

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Islamic scholar Dr. Jamillah Karim highlights the many layers of Asian cultures, focusing on interactions between African American & South Asian Muslims. Check out her Southern Spaces article here: southernspaces.org/2010/negotia....

Negotiating Gender Lines: Women's Movement across Atlanta Mosques. Southern Spaces article written by Jamillah Karim and published May 31, 2010

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 15

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we invite you to take a look at Jim Crow in the Asylum: manifold.ecds.emory.edu/projects/jim.... The project, spearheaded by Associate Professor Kylie Smith, explores the process of desegregation and deinstitutionalization in state psychiatric hospitals.

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 12

Looking to improve your digital skills this summer? Check out ECDS' new training website at training.ecds.emory.edu or stop by the Emory University Woodruff Library (3rd floor) Mondays-Wednesdays 9am-5pm.

Want to learn digital tools? The new ECDS training website offers self-paced, asychronous courses to learn new skills for your research and career development. Vidoes, websites, maps, data analysis, 3D models, and more. Create a free account and get started at training.ecds.emory.edu

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 9

A big welcome to all visitors who are joining us on campus for this year's Commencement Celebrations!!!

Interested in learning more about the campus while you're here?

History and Public Art tour: campus-tours.opentour.site/tours
Quad Architecture Tour: ecds.opentour.site/emory-quadra...

Open Tour Builder

campus-tours.opentour.site

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 9

ECDS adjusted summer hours: May 12-August 25.
Walk-ins available Mondays-Wednesdays 9am-5pm. Thursdays and Fridays are by appointment only. @emorylibraries.bsky.social @emoryuniversity.bsky.social

Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 7

ECDS is closed for walk-ins this Friday, May 9th and on Monday, May 12th for Commencement.

After May 12th, ECDS will be open for walk-ins on Mondays-Wednesdays 9am-5pm.

ECDS is closed for walk-ins this Friday, May 9th and on Monday, May 12th for Commencement.

After May 12th, ECDS will be open for #summer walk-ins only on Mondays-Wednesdays 9am-5pm.

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 5

Happy Cinco de Mayo! 🇲🇽 As you celebrate Mexican history today, take a look at Power of Attorney in Oaxaca, Mexico. This project constructs digital maps + visualizations of indigenous legal culture. Project link: www.powerofattorneynative.com. @emorylibraries.bsky.social #Emory History Department

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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship @ecds-emory.bsky.social · May 2

Today is National Space Day! 🪐🌕 We invite you to explore the Apollo 15 Learning Hub, where you can view the 3D model of the #spaceship 🚀. Check it out here: apollo15hub.org.

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