The Kiln XML Publishing Framework

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Caton ◽  
Miguel Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
King's College ◽  
Xml Publishing ◽  
Source Materials

Kiln, previously known as xMod, is an open source multi-platform framework for building and deploying complex websites whose source content is primarily in TEI/XML. It brings together various independent software components into an integrated whole that provides the infrastructure and base functionality for such sites. Separation of roles is central to Kiln's design, allowing people with different backgrounds, knowledge and skills to work simultaneously on the same project without interfering with one another’s work. Developed and maintained at King’s College London it has been used to generate more than 50 websites for digital humanities research projects which have very different source materials and customised functionality.

scholarly journals Introducing the StataStan Interface for Fast, Complex Bayesian Modeling Using Stan

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 330-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Grant ◽  
Bob Carpenter ◽  
Daniel C. Furr ◽  
Andrew Gelman
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Inference ◽  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Bayesian Modeling ◽  
Inference Engine ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Statistical Software ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Item Response Theory Models

In this article, we present StataStan, an interface that allows simulation-based Bayesian inference in Stata via calls to Stan, the flexible, open-source Bayesian inference engine. Stan is written in C++, and Stata users can use the commands stan and windowsmonitor to run Stan programs from within Stata. We provide a brief overview of Bayesian algorithms, details of the commands available from Statistical Software Components, considerations for users who are new to Stan, and a simple example. Stan uses a different algorithm than bayesmh, BUGS, JAGS, SAS, and MLwiN. This algorithm provides considerable improvements in efficiency and speed. In a companion article, we give an extended comparison of StataStan and bayesmh in the context of item response theory models.

scholarly journals Quality Assessment for the Sustainable Provision of Software Components and Digital Research Infrastructures for the Arts and Humanities

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Buddenbohm ◽  
Markus Matoni ◽  
Stefan Schmunk ◽  
Carsten Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Scientific Practice ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Good Scientific Practice ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Research Publications ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Research Infrastructures ◽  
Digital Research

AbstractInfrastructure for facilitating access to and reuse of research publications and data is well established nowadays. However, such is not the case for software. In spite of documentation and reusability of software being recognised as good scientific practice, and a growing demand for them, the infrastructure and services necessary for software are still in their infancy. This paper explores how quality assessment may be utilised for evaluating the infrastructure for software, and to ascertain the effort required to archive software and make it available for future use. The paper focuses specifically on digital humanities and related ESFRI projects.

scholarly journals Composition, Separation of Roles and Model-Driven Approaches as Enabler of a Robotics Software Ecosystem

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-108
Author(s):  
Christian Schlegel ◽  
Alex Lotz ◽  
Matthias Lutz ◽  
Dennis Stampfer
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Separation Of Concerns ◽  
Software Ecosystem ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Successful Approach

AbstractSuccessful engineering principles for building software systems rely on the separation of concerns for mastering complexity. However, just working on different concerns of a system in a collaborative way is not good enough for economically feasible tailored solutions. A successful approach for this is the composition of complex systems out of commodity building blocks. These come as is and can be represented as blocks with ports via data sheets. Data sheets are models and allow a proper selection and configuration as well as the prediction of the behavior of a building block in a specific context. This chapter explains how model-driven approaches can be used to support separation of roles and composition for robotics software systems. The models, open-source tools, open-source robotics software components and fully deployable robotics software systems shape a robotics software ecosystem.

scholarly journals Sound, Ink, Bytes: Geographical Information through the Centuries

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Øyvind Eide
Keyword(s):  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
King's College ◽  
The Relationship

This article is based on research carried out as part of the author’s PhD studies at the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College, London, and is concerned with the processes of creating and changing texts through different mediums. This article takes the Schnitler protocols, a study commissioned by the Danish government on Norwegian-Swedish/Finish border relations, as an example through which to examine the relationship between different documents, oral, written, print, and digital, and the stylistic and content changes that were likely introduced through each of the transformations from one medium to another.

scholarly journals Developing open source materials for foundation phase: Diverse spaces for collaboration

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Moodley ◽  
C.G.A. Smith ◽  
I. Joubert ◽  
P. Singh ◽  
R. Sookraj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Source Materials

scholarly journals A Case Study of Crowdsourcing Imagery Coding in Natural Disasters

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cobi Alison Smith
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Real World ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Disaster Response And Recovery

Crowdsourcing and open licensing allow more people to participate in research and humanitarian activities. Open data, such as geographic information shared through OpenStreetMap and image datasets from disasters, can be useful for disaster response and recovery work. This chapter shares a real-world case study of humanitarian-driven imagery analysis, using open-source crowdsourcing technology. Shared philosophies in open technologies and digital humanities, including remixing and the wisdom of the crowd, are reflected in this case study.

Digital Humanities in Singapore

2019 ◽  
pp. 91-117
Author(s):  
Miguel Escobar Varela ◽  
Andrea Nanetti ◽  
Michael Stanley-Baker
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Art History ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Museum Studies ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Formal Institutions ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Heritage Studies ◽  
High Degree

In Singapore, digital humanities (DH) is inclusive of the larger spectrum of the humanities, including not only its traditional disciplines (e.g., languages and literature, philosophy, law, geography, history, art history, musicology) but also anthropology, heritage studies, museum studies, performing arts, and visual arts. Multilingual, interdisciplinary, and audiovisual projects are particularly prominent. A community is growing around an emergent concept of DH, and it is developing results mainly in society-driven research projects. Although the DH label is relatively new, and DH dialogue across Singapore institutions is at its early stages, Singapore-based researchers have carried out digital research for decades. An increasing number of projects are home-grown, but several projects have also migrated to Singapore recently due to the high degree of mobility at Singaporean institutions. Current trends suggest that the next stage of DH history in Singapore will include the development of more formal institutions and more participation in global DH conversations.

Using Open Source Software Components to Implement a Modular Web 2.0 Design for Map-Based Discussions

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Leahy ◽  
G. Brent Hall
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Modular Architecture ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Future Evolution ◽  
Web Map ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Map Service

This paper discusses the research-based origins and modular architecture of an open source geospatial tool that facilitates synchronous individual and group discussions using the medium of a Web map service. The software draws on existing open source geospatial projects and associated libraries and techniques that have evolved as part of the new generation of Web applications. The purpose of the software is discussed, highlighting the fusion of existing open source projects to produce new tools. Two case studies are briefly discussed to illustrate the value an open source approach brings to communities who would remain otherwise outside the reach of proprietary software tools. The paper concludes with comments on the project’s future evolution as an open source participatory mapping platform.

scholarly journals Sustainability of digital humanities projects as a publication and documentation challenge

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 1019-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Edmond ◽  
Francesca Morselli
Keyword(s):  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainability Planning ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
New Perspective

PurposeThis paper proposes a new perspective on the enormous and unresolved challenge to existing practices of publication and documentation posed by the outputs of digital research projects in the humanities, where much good work is being lost due to resource or technical challenges.Design/methodology/approachThe paper documents and analyses both the existing literature on promoting sustainability for the outputs of digital humanities projects and the innovative approach of a single large-scale project.FindingsThe findings of the research presented show that sustainability planning for large-scale research projects needs to consider data and technology but also community, communications and process knowledge simultaneously. In addition, it should focus not only on a project as a collection of tangible and intangible assets, but also on the potential user base for these assets and what these users consider valuable about them.Research limitations/implicationsThe conclusions of the paper have been formulated in the context of one specific project. As such, it may amplify the specificities of this project in its results.Practical implicationsAn approach to project sustainability following the recommendations outlined in this paper would include a number of uncommon features, such as a longer development horizon, wider perspective on project results, and an audit of tacit and explicit knowledge.Social ImplicationsThese results can ultimately preserve public investment in projects.Originality/valueThis paper supplements more reductive models for project sustainability with a more holistic approach that others may learn from in mapping and sustaining user value for their projects for the medium to long terms.

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