ISAW News About Tom Elliott

Recent Publications by the ISAW Community — by Iris Fernandez — last modified 10/04/2023 11:17 AM

In conjunction with Claire Bubb’s recent lecture “Dissecting History Repopulating the World of Roman Medical Research,” the ISAW Library arranged a display of recent publications (from 2020-2023) by members of the ISAW community.

Teaching Text Analysis for Historical Language Research — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 05/01/2023 11:15 AM

Associate Research Scholar, Patrick J. Burns, discusses his motivation for teaching a course on computational text analysis at ISAW in Fall 2023.

ISAW Library and the FCLSC to host panel December 15, 2022: Excavating the archaeological data cycle: Use, publication, and reuse — by David Ratzan — last modified 11/10/2022 11:52 AM

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.

New Publication on Teaching with Digital Tools available for Download — by hnm231@nyu.edu — last modified 03/26/2020 03:16 PM

As many colleges and universities around the United States and around the world move to remote teaching in response to COVID-19, ISAW can share news of the publication of the volume DATAM: Digital Approaches to Teaching the Ancient Mediterranean, edited by Clinical Associate Professor Sebastian Heath. DATAM publishes papers presented at a conference of the same name that took place at ISAW in October of 2018 and that was co-organized by ISAW's Associate Director for Digital Programs Thomas Elliott and ISAW's Head Librarian David Ratzan.

Digital Philology, Parrots, and Cake: Two Years at the ISAW Library — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 02/01/2019 03:10 PM

Assistant Research Scholar Patrick J. Burns looks back on memorable moments from his time working at the ISAW Library.

ISAW Members Attend the Joint AIA/SCS Conference — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 12/10/2018 11:21 AM

It is the time of year again for the joint annual meetings of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies, which will be held January 3-6, 2019 in San Diego. Members of the ISAW community, present and past, can be found throughout the program. Here’s your guide to ISAW presentations and activities at AIA/SCS 2019.

ISAW to Host "Digital Approaches to Teaching the Ancient Mediterranean" — by Sebastian Heath — last modified 09/17/2018 06:38 AM

On Friday, October 26th, ISAW will host the one-day conference Digital Approaches to Teaching the Ancient Mediterranean (DATAM). The event is co-sponsored by the Society for Classical Studies, and the local organizers are Sebastian Heath, David Ratzan, Tom Elliott, and Patrick Burns.

Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri Launched — by Tom Elliott — last modified 04/12/2018 04:35 PM

In November, ISAW submitted a final report to the National Endowment for the Humanities on the "Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri" project (DCLP). This report marked the end of a four-year-long collaborative initiative to launch the creation of a comprehensive, searchable digital collection of literary and subliterary texts surviving on papyrus and similar materials from the area of ancient Egypt and environs.

ISAW Hosts Conference on Digital Publication in Mediterranean Archaeology — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 12/13/2017 12:03 PM

On October 20, 2017 the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and the Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications, in partnership with the Archaeological Institute of America, hosted a one-day conference on the state of archaeological data publication called Digital Publication in Mediterranean Archaeology: Current Practice and Common Goals.

Digital Humanities 2017: Post-Conference Debriefing — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 01/25/2020 10:12 AM

The ISAW Library's Patrick Burns and Gabriel Mckee report on #DH2017 and recent developments in the digital study of antiquity.

Oct. 20, 2017: Conference on Digital Publication in Mediterranean Archaeology — by David Ratzan — last modified 09/28/2017 03:35 PM

The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and the Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications, in partnership with the Archaeological Institute of America, are pleased to announce a one-day conference on Oct. 20, 2017 (9am-5pm): Digital Publication in Mediterranean Archaeology: Current Practice and Common Goals.

ISAW Library Participates in the Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 08/22/2017 11:19 AM

ISAW's Assistant Research Scholar for Digital and Special Projects Patrick Burns reports on the ISAW Library's presentation of “Mapping Linked Data Subject Headings in the Library Catalog" at the annual conference of the international Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations in Montreal.

ISAW'S DIGITAL ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SHOWCASE 2017 — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 03/01/2018 01:22 PM

The ISAW Library and Digital Programs hosted our latest installment of the Linked Ancient World Data Initiative New York (LAWDNY) series last month on Friday, April 14. The event, “Digital Antiquity Research Showcase 2017,” aimed to give the public a sense not only of the wide variety of digital work now going on at ISAW, but also of the way in which this work is increasingly integrated and interconnected both within ISAW and with colleagues, projects, and systems in the wider scholarly world.

ISAW's Digital Antiquity Research Showcase 2017 — by David Ratzan — last modified 03/01/2018 01:21 PM

The ISAW Library and Digital Programs hosted our latest installment of the Linked Ancient World Data Initiative New York (LAWDNY) series last month on Friday, April 14. The event, “Digital Antiquity Research Showcase 2017,” aimed to give the public a sense not only of the wide variety of digital work now going on at ISAW, but also of the way in which this work is increasingly integrated and interconnected both within ISAW and with colleagues, projects, and systems in the wider scholarly world.

Announcing Digital Antiquity Research Showcase at ISAW — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 04/03/2017 03:00 PM

ISAW Library and Digital Programs is excited to announce the program for the upcoming Linked Ancient World Data Initiative New York (LAWDNY) event "Digital Antiquity Research Showcase 2017" on Friday, April 14.

Ancient MakerSpaces at SCS 2017 — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 02/01/2017 11:58 AM

The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies in Toronto saw the introduction of a new event in the conference program: Ancient MakerSpaces, an all-day digital classics workshop organized by Head Librarian David Ratzan and Digital Projects Associate Patrick Burns. Ancient MakerSpaces featured a wide variety of hands-on demonstrations, research papers, and concluded with a state-of-the-field panel.

ISAW Organizes Digital Classics Workshop, "Ancient MakerSpaces" — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 02/01/2017 11:26 AM

Patrick Burns of the ISAW Library reports on ISAW's activities at this year's joint AIA/SCS Meeting in Toronto, including organizing a digital classics workshop "Ancient MakerSpaces."

ISAW Members Attend the Joint AIA/SCS Conference — by Patrick J. Burns — last modified 12/22/2016 09:43 AM

In early January, ISAW members, including staff, students, scholars, and faculty will attend and present at the joint AIA/SCS Meeting in Toronto.

Recent Pleiades Updates and Awards — by Tom Elliott — last modified 11/29/2016 02:11 PM

ISAW's Associate Director for Digital Programs, Tom Elliott, summarizes recent improvements to the grant-funded Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places and announces an impending award to the project.

ISAW hosts regional workshop in digital approaches to antiquity — by David Ratzan — last modified 01/27/2016 01:29 PM

On Oct. 2 thirty students, scholars, and librarians gathered at ISAW for a day-long conversation about digital projects in ancient studies.

Digital Epigraphy on the World-Wide Web — by Tom Elliott — last modified 09/22/2016 01:34 PM

Announcing "EpiDig": a free and open bibliography of digital resources for the discovery, publication, study, and teaching of epigraphy.

Elliott Participates in NEH Meeting — by Tom Elliott — last modified 10/28/2021 05:30 PM

On Friday, 25 September, ISAW's Associate Director for Digital Programs Tom Elliott will participate in a public meeting of digital humanities project directors in Washington, D.C.

Website Upgrades — by Tom Elliott — last modified 01/27/2016 12:59 PM

Over the past year, we have been engaged in a significant effort to improve the Institute's website. In August we reached an important milestone in that effort: the rollout of a new visual design.

New Index of Online Publications — by Tom Elliott — last modified 01/27/2016 01:00 PM

Announcing The AWOL Index, an open-access catalog of ancient-world resources on the World-wide Web.

Digitally Publishing Literary Papyri — by Tom Elliott — last modified 01/27/2016 01:19 PM

An update on work in progress by the international Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri Project, co-directed by Roger Bagnall (ISAW) and Rodney Ast (Institut für Papyrologie, Heidelberg).

Charles Jones Receives Digital Archaeology Award — by Tom Elliott — last modified 09/06/2023 12:32 PM

Ancient World Online Blog recognized for outstanding work in digital archaeology

Work in Progress at the Ancient World Image Bank — by Tom Elliott — last modified 01/27/2016 03:09 PM

Digitizing the 35mm slides of Cornelius and Emily Vermeule and improving technical infrastructure for better access and digital preservation.

Elliott Addresses Conference on Digital Epigraphy — by Tom Elliott — last modified 01/27/2016 03:11 PM

ISAW Extends Participation in Digital Latin Library Project — by Tom Elliott — last modified 01/27/2016 01:35 PM

Trip Report: Tom Elliott on the "Named Entity Hackathon" at Tufts University — by Tom Elliott — last modified 01/27/2016 01:58 PM

During the week of March 3, I participated in a workshop at Tufts University, hosted by the Perseids Project and organized by Bridget Almas.