IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph. 2022 Dec;28(12):4389-4402. doi: 10.1109/TVCG.2021.3088339. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

ABSTRACT

While we know that the visualization of quantifiable uncertainty impacts the confidence in insights, little is known about whether the same is true for uncertainty that originates from aspects so inherent to the data that they can only be accounted for qualitatively. Being embedded within an archaeological project, we realized how assessing such qualitative uncertainty is crucial in gaining a holistic and accurate understanding of regional spatio-temporal patterns of human settlements over millennia. We therefore investigated the impact of visualizing qualitative implicit errors on the sense-making process via a probe that deliberately represented three distinct implicit errors, i.e., differing collection methods, subjectivity of data interpretations and assumptions on temporal continuity. By analyzing the interactions of 14 archaeologists with different levels of domain expertise, we discovered that novices became more actively aware of typically overlooked data issues and domain experts became more confident of the visualization itself. We observed how participants quoted social factors to alleviate some uncertainty, while in order to minimize it they requested additional contextual breadth or depth of the data. While our visualization did not alleviate all uncertainty, we recognized how it sparked reflective meta-insights regarding methodological directions of the data. We believe our findings inform future visualizations on how to handle the complexity of implicit errors for a range of user typologies and for highly data-critical application domains such as the digital humanities.

PMID:34110995 | DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2021.3088339

Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos. 2020 Oct-Dec;27(4):1207-1223. doi: 10.1590/S0104-59702020000500010.

ABSTRACT

This article presents new approaches for investigating the past using digital technologies. "Pauliceia 2.0: collaborative mapping of the history of São Paulo (1870-1920)" is an open-source project intended to broadly engage with the public through collaborative methodologies. This text discusses the concept, current status, and prospects of this project, and presents it as a case study to discuss the relationship between digital technologies and historical methods. The product of this journey (at least the outcome intended by the authors and the other team members listed at the end of the article) is meant to assign new meaning to the project at the juncture between digital humanities, public history, and open science.

PMID:33338184 | DOI:10.1590/S0104-59702020000500010

J Med Libr Assoc. 2019 Oct;107(4):621-625. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2019.745. Epub 2019 Oct 1.

ABSTRACT

This article illustrates the value and impact of collaboration among scholars, archivists, and librarians working across universities and government institutions, and how changes in medium-from a born-physical photograph and printed postcard to a digital reproduction to a simultaneously born-digital and printed book-create new possibilities for scholarly analysis, interpretation, and dissemination, which in turn suggest future directions for research and engagement across fields of inquiry. In doing so, this article argues that history matters by illuminating past networks that, through humanistic inquiry, continue to connect people, ideas, and institutions in the present and into the future.

PMID:31607827 | PMC:PMC6774539 | DOI:10.5195/jmla.2019.745