Brick and Mortar named an Editor's Choice by DHNow.org!

On the off chance that some of you are still following the blog, or have still subscribed to its email list, I thought I'd share the exciting news that back in July "Digital Humanities Now," a news filter out at George Mason University, was named an "editor's choice" project for July! So, kudos on all your hard work!

Editors' Choice: Brick and Mortar Pieces of Catholic Chicago http://t.co/brZNrgrWx7

— DigitalHumanitiesNow (@dhnow) July 16, 2013

Digital Exhibit Now Live!

Though it took me an entire semester to get everything in order, I'm thrilled to announce over the blog as my last post that the Digital Exhibit on Catholic Chicago you all worked so hard to create is now LIVE! You can see it here. Please share far and wide. You should be very proud of the work you put into this, and brag about the finished project!

Also, as an FYI, I am considering writing a brief article about this assignment and using digital exhibits as final projects. So I may be in touch with a survey for you to fill out anonymously. Optional, of course.

But for now, read your essays and look at the awesome images you found. And have a great summer!

The Hand of God

Final Exam Time

Just a reminder that our final exam has been scheduled for Dec. 14, 10:30-12:30 in 210 LH.

DIGITIZATION REQUEST UPDATES

Hi everyone. I've been in touch with the archives today regarding your digitization requests. Great to hear you're all stopping and by and getting your requests!

For those of you that have already gone through, thanks. For those of you that haven't there is an additional step in the digitization process that I forgot/failed to mention to all of you. When you go to the archives to get your full citation for the class, the archives will also ask you to "flag" the documents you want digitized by placing a piece of paper over or around the pages/items you want. This is so that the person who does the digitizing doesn't have to go digging through the folder to find your letters!

Always make sure to tell the archivists you're working on the CST150 class project. They will be able to guide you through any other steps/paperwork you need.

Thanks! Chris

A Divided Church

Digital Projects Final List

Just a reminder that your groups are required to submit to me by FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 the 2-3 documents you plan to digitize and analyze for your final paper. Because we have to submit these documents to the library for digitization, there can be NO extension on this date, and if your group is late in getting these to me it will affect your final grade. And remember, you must get an OK email response from me in order to meet the requirement.

Also, don't forget I need to receive your documents in a full Chicago Manual of Style citation in order to submit this to the library for digitization. The library has several copies available on reference, so you can check there. But here are some examples of the kind of formatting I need.[These are all hypothetical.]

Letter in an Archival Collection:
John Doe to Jane Addams, 15 November 1915, Jane Addams Papers, 1889-1930, Special Collections, Richard J. Daley Library, Box 3, Folder 20.

Newspaper Clipping in Archival Collection:
"Cantwell's Catholic History Class is the Best," Chicago Tribune, 2 March 2012, Catholic Studies Department Collection, 1970-2012, Special Collections, Richard J. Daley Library, Box 1, Folder 3.

Flier or Document in Archival Collection:
"Digital History Projects Due Soon," 7 December 2012, Chris Cantwell Papers, 1980-2012, Special Collections, Richard J. Daley Library, Box 6, Folder 22.

Magazine Article in Archival Collection:
"New Catholic Parish in Chicago," The Chicago Catholic vol. XII, no. 4 (April 1910): 2-5. New Catholic Parish Collection, Special Collections, Richard J. Daley Library, Box 1, Folder 1.

You should get the drift by now. It's important that I get the FULL citation with the archival collection you are drawing from as well as the box and folder number so the Library's photoduplication staff knows what to digitize.

Finally, a note about the secondary sources. I've had some emails from folks who are using websites for their secondary sources. It's important to note that for this projects websites do not count as secondary sources. As I mentioned in assignment, you must find a scholarly book, journal article, or encyclopedia entry as your secondary source. If the encyclopedia, book, or article is online, then cite the encyclopedia, book, or article. But you cannot use unpublished websites you find as secondary sources.  Email me with any questions.

Good luck!

UPDATE: Brandeis University Library has a great tutorial on citing archival collections here.