A Taste of HuNI: Using the HuNI Virtual Laboratory
This workshop is designed to introduce humanities researchers to the HuNI Virtual Laboratory.
Researchers will be given an introduction to the contents and capabilities of the HuNI VL, and its relationship to the various contributing datasets. They will learn how to create their own account in HuNI and use it to build and share collections of data relevant to their research. They will also learn how to annotate entities in HuNI to show relationships between them, and how to export information from HuNI.
After completing the workshop, attendees will be able to start using the HuNI Virtual Laboratory as an integral part of their research. The workshop is not intended to be an in-depth look at the technical architecture and functionality of the Virtual Laboratory, and is not designed for technical experts.
The workshop outline is as follows:
- Introduction: overview of the HuNI Virtual Laboratory, its architecture, data and capabilities. (30 minutes)
- Searching and browsing the HuNI VL, navigating the contents of the VL, interpreting and using search results. (20 minutes)
- Creating and managing your user account. (10 minutes)
- Creating, managing and sharing your own collections within the VL. (20 minutes)
- Building relationships between entities in the HuNI data aggregate. (20 minutes)
- Exporting information from the HuNI VL. (20 minutes)
With the exception of the introduction, the workshop will be hands-on activities for all participants.
This workshop is free of charge – however prior registration is required.
Workshop learning objectives:
After completing the session, the student will be able to:
- Understand the scope and capabilities of the HuNI VL
- Discover resources in the HuNI VL
- Set up and manage their personal HuNI account
- Build and share personal collections of HuNI data
- Work with HuNI entities to create relationship links
- Export information from HuNI
This workshop is free of charge – however prior registration is required.
Please use the following registration if you wish to attend the morning session.
Date: 18th March 2014 (Morning only)
Who should attend this workshop:
Humanities researchers, postgraduate students, undergraduate students, and independent researchers.
Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have some prior knowledge and familiarity with searching and using humanities databases. Participants can use their own laptops/devices with wireless access during the workshop.
About the presenters:
Dr Toby Burrows is Manager, eResearch Support, at the University of Western Australia and coordinator of community liaison and outreach for the Humanities Networked Infrastructure (HuNI) project and
Alex Hawker is the Project Manager for the Humanities Networked Infrastructure (HuNI) project, based at VeRSI in Melbourne.