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News, information, and features from the Library of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University.“Re-Rolling the Past” conference publication completed
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The proceedings of ISAW’s 2020 virtual conference “Re-Rolling the Past: Representations and Reinterpretations of Antiquity in Analog and Digital Games” have been published as a special issue of ISAW Papers.
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Gabriel McKee2024-03-04T19:20:00ZNews Item"Presidents And Their Books" exhibition highlights the influence of the antiquity on American history
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The exhibition "Presidents and Their Books: What They Read and What They Wrote," at the Grolier Club through November 11, includes several books that demonstrate the influence of ancient history and literature on American politics. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Gabriel McKee2023-10-24T15:26:12ZNews ItemTheology and the DC Universe
https://isaw.nyu.edu/library/blog/Theology-and-the-DCU
Gabriel Mckee, ISAW's Librarian for Collections and Services, discusses his recent publications on ancient, modern, and futuristic theology in superhero comics and science-fiction television.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Gabriel McKee2023-06-20T20:12:45ZNews ItemInterning in the ISAW Library: Reflections on encoding ISAW Papers in XHTML for publication
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Dual-degree student Robert Rhinehart reflects on his experience encoding ISAW Papers in XHTML as a scholarly communications intern in the ISAW Library.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Robert Rhinehart2023-06-14T13:41:23ZNews ItemResearch Recap: How much Latin does ChatGPT "know"?
https://isaw.nyu.edu/library/blog/research-recap-how-much-latin-does-chatgpt-know
Associate Research Scholar Patrick J. Burns follows up on a workshop given at the Classical Association of New England's annual meeting in March 2023 with a look into the Latin training data of OpenAI's ChatGPT.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Patrick J. Burns2023-05-19T14:25:00ZNews ItemAve atque vale, Zach!
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Zach Rosalinsky, LIU-NYU Dual Degree student in Classics and Library Sciences, says good bye after two years working in the ISAW Library.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)David Ratzan2023-05-17T18:40:00ZNews ItemTeaching Text Analysis for Historical Language Research
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Associate Research Scholar, Patrick J. Burns, discusses his motivation for teaching a course on computational text analysis at ISAW in Fall 2023.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Patrick J. Burns2023-05-01T14:11:51ZNews ItemResearch Recap: Burns on Coding and "Intellectual Craft" at Trinity University
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Recap of Patrick J. Burns's visit to Trinity University in October 2022 to give a talk on the relationship between computer programming and scholarly productivity as well as a workshop on computational text analysis for Latin texts.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Patrick J. Burns2022-12-21T15:35:32ZNews ItemISAW Library exchanges publications with the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences
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This summer, the ISAW Library undertook a book exchange with the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences, donating over 250 books and journals in exchange for several dozen of the Academy's historical and archaeological publications. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Gabriel McKee2022-12-12T16:38:43ZNews ItemISAW Library and the FCLSC to host panel December 15, 2022: Excavating the archaeological data cycle: Use, publication, and reuse
https://isaw.nyu.edu/library/blog/archday22-archaeological-data
The Library at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at NYU and the Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communications will host a virtual panel discussion about current trends in the publication, use, and reuse of archaeological data, Excavating the Archaeological Data Cycle: Use, publication, and reuse, at 12pm EST, Dec. 15, 2022 in conjunction with ISAW's Archaeology Day program.
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)David Ratzan2022-11-10T16:52:21ZNews ItemWelcome (back), Patrick Burns!
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The ISAW Library congratulates Patrick J. Burns on his recent appointment as Associate Research Scholar for Digital Projects and welcomes him to the ISAW Library team.
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)David Ratzan2022-11-08T16:43:43ZNews ItemLibrary exhibition in support of “Ritual and Memory: The Ancient Balkans and Beyond”
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In celebration of ISAW’s latest exhibit “Ritual and Memory: The Ancient Balkans and Beyond,” the ISAW Library is proud to announce a miniature exhibition of books relating to the exhibit. Curated by Gabriel Mckee and located on the second floor of ISAW, this library exhibition shows publications from the ISAW Library’s collection related to prehistoric archaeology of the Balkan Peninsula and the Carpathian Basin.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Gabriel McKee2022-10-19T20:00:00ZNews ItemISAW Library Game Night Review: Scarabya and Garum
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Game Night returns to ISAW and the ISAW Library staff review the games Scarabya and Garum from the perspective using games to engage with antiquity and the study of antiquity.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)David Ratzan2022-09-29T19:45:00ZNews ItemNina G. Garsoïan (1923-2022)
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The staff of the ISAW Library was saddened to hear of the passing of Nina G. Garsoïan, a major donor to our collection.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Gabriel McKee2022-09-20T16:34:14ZNews ItemReflections on the ISAW Library's Digital Bookplates project
https://isaw.nyu.edu/library/blog/dig-bookplates-internship
Frances Lilliston, a student in the NYU-Long Island University dual degree program, reports on her recently completed project gathering biographical information on scholars whose book collections have become part of the ISAW Library's collection.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)Frances Lilliston2022-09-13T17:53:29ZNews Item