CUNY Academic Commons | Bob Kosovsky | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/kos2/activity/ Activity feed for Bob Kosovsky. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 afcd3248a868e194a3efcaafb05917cd Bob Kosovsky commented on the post, Chief Librarian Thistlethwaite Departs for CUNY Central, on the site Graduate Center Library Blog https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/02/13/chief-librarian-thistlethwaite-departs-for-cuny-central/#comment-58745 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:46:00 -0500 Congratulations, Polly! Best wishes for this next step!

]]> 50baf56ac669acfa8b3618c75d18268c Bob Kosovsky joined the group The Library Connection https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/481123/ Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:02:53 -0500 7e4dddf17e39ce54b8b32aa1530ea9be Bob Kosovsky joined the group CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/481119/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 22:37:18 -0500 f220d2dffaabac191542108e3bd33b7c Bob Kosovsky replied to the topic GCDI Sound Series: Music Performance Analysis in the forum Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=58746 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 03:24:06 -0400 Is there a date/time/place for this event?

]]> bb03302c0a5432d74b7ffbad5f680ac2 Bob Kosovsky replied to the topic Fwd: Francesca Giannetti started the topic Event: Hugoye Symposium on Syriac and DH, 3/6 at Rutgers in the forum NYCDH Announcements [NYC Digital Humanities] in the forum Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=37722 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:30:29 -0500 On a whim and seeking to go beyond my usual comfort zone, I attended a really interesting session at the recently-passed conference of the American Historical Society:
The Digital Humanities and the Study of Christianity in Late Antiquity: Reflections on a Disciplinary Intersection

They all indicated how important Syriaca.org is for research, and…[Read more]

]]> 5b530c6d8ef463c6c92a19828be1bb76 Bob Kosovsky replied to the topic Call for graduate student presenters in the forum Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=37210 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:55:05 -0500 This would be a great idea for NYCDH – I’m sure students from the various schools (and those curious) would be interested in meeting together.

]]> fe39d54d8a5a3c890c32ee2ab6a52bae Bob Kosovsky commented on the post, Andrew Stauffer "Postcard from the Volcano: The Research Library after Wide-Scale Digitization," Wed. 2/19, 6:30-8:30pm , on the site CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative http://cunydhi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2014/02/13/andrew-stauffer-postcard-from-the-volcano-the-research-library-after-wide-scale-digitization-wed-219-630-830pm/#comment-3502 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:48:36 -0500 I’m very much interested in this topic. I don’t suppose this lecture will be recorded? Or is it preparation for publication somewhere?

]]> 1ae725970c5e894285084ebd36fb3078 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Does your research entail NYPL's research collections? in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/does-your-research-entail-nypls-research-collections/#post-14993 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:19:06 -0400 The bottom line is that NYPL wants CUNY students (all of CUNY, not just GC) to think of NYPL as their local library. I think most of the NYPL curators think of this as a presentation/ networking event. The point […]

]]> 6847dace920bd73c44580540b037db1e Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Considering any Wikipedia classroom assignments? in the group Digital Studies Group http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-studies-group/forum/topic/considering-any-wikipedia-classroom-assignments/#post-14425 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:35:55 -0400 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is going to be having an edit-a-thon this Saturday, June 15, devoted to Latin-American Music: “¡Wikipedia con Sabor Latino!” Richard Knipel will be there as […]

]]> 9ef0484e01026b50688b8ad68febd58c Bob Kosovsky and Polly Thistlethwaite are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/200969/ Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:17:55 -0400 44a6d3b3e6a8667c1e5775dce06db5d8 Bob Kosovsky joined the group Omeka https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/196527/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:53:52 -0400 cc9df2b4cbe88af9d98655eca34c7aee Bob Kosovsky commented on the post, Publishing and the POOC, or, why we need open access, on the site JustPublics@365 http://justpublics365.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/02/17/publishing-and-the-pooc-or-why-we-need-open-access/#comment-12 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:59:06 -0500 Brava. GC should should provide an hour-long introduction/orientation on this issue for all incoming classes.

]]> 8747a188cbf55f5e02a262494cf581da Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Archiving a # on Twitter? in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/archiving-a-on-twitter/#post-12507 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:08:03 -0500 I should add that I’m also experimenting with Storify, which has its own search (Twitter, Facebook, and other sites) and lets you curate what you want – all or selected tweets or other items. This program […]

]]> 08592fdf95f9926900e11a33fa16cd6a Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Archiving a # on Twitter? in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/archiving-a-on-twitter/#post-12506 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:05:04 -0500 This has been a pressing issue since the demise of TwapperKeeper (which supposedly has been bought by HootSuite but is no longer free).

Based on a suggestion from ProfHacker (of the Chronicle of Higher […]

]]> d59b2995b8cafefd082e6effbe2c3bea Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic from Lev Manovich who just started as the Professor at The Graduate Center in the group Digital Studies Group http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-studies-group/forum/topic/from-lev-manovich-who-just-started-as-the-professor-at-the-graduate-center/#post-12460 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:39:53 -0500 Welcome Lev. I hope I get a chance to sit in one day, in addition to working on outside-the-classroom activity.

]]> 605f9cdcbd67b6f783c0adc174e4017b Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Request for advice: something other than WordPress? in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/request-for-advice-something-other-than-wordpress/#post-12349 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:38:58 -0500 Michael, if you’re used to WP, then stick with it. It is *by far* the best blog software out there, in part because it is so customizable and be used for many kinds of projects. There have many who have used WP […]

]]> 0c766e62f23e6dd7b39d5c082e5ca47c Bob Kosovsky started the forum topic Wikipedia Goes To The Movies - an edit-a-thon at NYPL-LPA as part of Open Access Week in the group Open Education at CUNY http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/open-education-at-cuny/forum/topic/wikipedia-goes-to-the-movies-an-edit-a-thon-at-nypl-lpa-as-part-of-open-access-week/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:54:03 -0400 The entire CUNY community is invited to participate in “Wikipedia Goes To The Movies,” an editathon at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on Saturday, November 3, from 12 noon through 5 pm. This […]

]]> 503cae26dc1120aa60a54a4a0ba1e857 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic THATCamp comes to NYC! in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/thatcamp-comes-to-nyc/#post-10623 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:00:03 -0400 This is New York City: It is unreasonable to expect that all interested will be able to attend all meetings. A fair number of people are interested in getting something going – and I know if students were allowed […]

]]> d25c3d2ad63e530a359721d259264daf Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic THATCamp comes to NYC! in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/thatcamp-comes-to-nyc/#post-10619 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:33:23 -0400 I’ve wanted to attend a THATcamp for years – and my wish was granted this past Saturday. It was a wonderful experience. You can see some of the results at:
http://newyork2012.thatcamp.org

Unfortunately […]

]]> e486ed3ab6122b9bf9dc5e7f38643607 Bob Kosovsky commented on the post, First Presidential Debate: Advantage Romney!, on the site Tony's Thoughts http://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2012/10/04/first-presidential-debate-advantage-romney/#comment-1688 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:06:06 -0400 Aren’t you falling into the same trap as the press coverage of the debate? The issues are barely discussed. Instead, the “appearance” and “sound” of the debate are what carries its interest. Romney “won” – not […]

]]> 6c3c08b862e75109f26920f3a62c1ac4 Bob Kosovsky started the forum topic Lev Manovich comes to CUNY to build Digital Humanities Center in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/lev-manovich-comes-to-cuny-to-build-digital-humanities-center/ Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:25:14 -0400 I saw on Twitter that Lev Manovich (@Manovich) – one of the major people working in Digital Humanities – is coming to CUNY. The tweet read:

“I am moving to CUNY Graduate Center in NYC (starting January 2013) […]

]]> 82533aed60731cfe07c84b0fe9d86678 Bob Kosovsky started the forum topic THATCamp comes to NYC! in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/thatcamp-comes-to-nyc/ Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:07:14 -0400 THATCamp finally comes to New York City! Friday-Saturday October 5-6:

http://newyork2012.thatcamp.org/

I think registration opens Sept. 1

]]> 4aac3ca22b4d21f83e24bab8cf081a02 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Considering any Wikipedia classroom assignments? in the group Digital Studies Group http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-studies-group/forum/topic/considering-any-wikipedia-classroom-assignments/?topic_page=1#post-8880 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:24:12 -0400 If any of you have students that would be interested in doing an (unpaid) internship as “Wikipedian-In-Residence” at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, you can encourage them to […]

]]> 1bcf3f4095fd596391673058cbc92fba Bob Kosovsky joined the group Digital Studies Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/74527/ Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:24:10 -0400 f717b80cdec3e8bfd887226816413b5f Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Tuesday May 8: Doug Reside (NYPL) on the Digital Creative Process of Jonathan Larson’s RENT in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/tuesday-may-8-doug-reside-nypl-on-the-digital-creative-process-of-jonathan Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:56:07 -0400 Doug’s talk is a very good one. You may think his topic is only about digital humanities or digital forensics, but it really involves any archival research (even if it doesn’t involve computers) and even […]

]]> d6723407e3071a9bb0c6ef02a440d7da Bob Kosovsky started the forum topic Invisible College: THATCamp as Scholarly Society - Thursday April 5 at noon in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/invisible-college-thatcamp-as-scholarly-society-thursday-april-5-at-noon/ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:18:57 -0400 Tom Scheinfeldt, from the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, will be giving a talk at Columbia University on Thursday April 5 at noon. Here’s the full […]

]]> 7e0c27f08003d9b2af081c6c0d90ed9a Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Digital Humanities and the Performing Arts/Call for Panelists in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/digital-humanities-and-the-performing-artscall-for-panelists/?topic_page=1 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:11:00 -0400 Hi Roxanne – I like your idea, although I have issues with Zotero. Zotero began as a Firefox extension – and thereby broke rule #1 of open scholarship: avoid software specific creations. (I tend to favor Chrome […]

]]> f7ea6c6aef364b604728a06655b7c467 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Digital Humanities and the Performing Arts/Call for Panelists in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/digital-humanities-and-the-performing-artscall-for-panelists/?topic_page=1 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:31:47 -0400 Well, a meetup is a nice idea if everyone can make it. I can’t make this one – I tend to have a busy schedule both day and evening. Perhaps the way to go would be to first see how many people are interested and […]

]]> 94af9cedbeca4d6807d2e7673ad2fefe Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Digital Humanities and the Performing Arts/Call for Panelists in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/digital-humanities-and-the-performing-artscall-for-panelists/?topic_page=1 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:12:10 -0400 We could start our own conversation (and nice to see you also here, Roxanne). I often think of my own discipline – music – as being among the most antediluvian. It’s not really–there have been computing/music […]

]]> 24c82e04c4c1620385a4a362bdd923d3 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Digital Humanities and the Performing Arts/Call for Panelists in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/digital-humanities-and-the-performing-artscall-for-panelists/#post-7595 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:59:44 -0400 Apologies for taking so long to get back to you Cynthia. Yeah, it would be good to continue this conversation. I posted this CFP on the digital humanities list of ACRL and although the content interested […]

]]> 83405d7a9ee2f5c7e359f46397eb3e47 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Digital Humanities and the Performing Arts/Call for Panelists in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/digital-humanities-and-the-performing-artscall-for-panelists/#post-7513 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:57:49 -0400 Thanks so much for posting this CFP (which I couldn’t find on either the TLA or ASTR sites). I’m sorry it’s in Nashville at a time where I know I’ll need to be in NYC for teaching.

Rather than a single […]

]]> 37a505eebad0f29481798fd7d1e6280d Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Doug Reside at NYPL in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/doug-reside-at-nypl-1/#post-6683 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:52:22 -0500 Fortunately Doug has made available an audio recording of the lecture. Listen or download here:

[audio src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/436076/T001_20120204.mp3" /]

]]> f40aa5be9a57cf44292ded6c5325bad1 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Doug Reside at NYPL in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/doug-reside-at-nypl-1/#post-6658 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:43:03 -0500 It was a very nice talk. It showed how a digital archive can (sometimes) reveal much more information. And it also suggested that with so much more information, scholars will need to develop new ways of studying […]

]]> dfdb0545ec74fa2e4850c196d9a922c8 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Announcing the new CUNY Graduate Center Digital Initiatives Website in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/announcing-the-new-cuny-graduate-center-digital-initiatives-website/#post- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:52:37 -0500 Agreed – I like how the front page immediately shows the variety of projects.

]]> 004262a7f6790a41607f3f6053024d3d Bob Kosovsky started the forum topic Wikipedia Day 2012 -- this Saturday, January 28 @ NYU in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/wikipedia-day-2012-this-saturday-january-28-nyu/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:01:31 -0500 Since Wikipedia has been discussed as educational tool, people might want to attend Wikipedia Day, this coming Saturday at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. See this page for full program and […]

]]> 17686be577fda74930e66c7ed45dfbd9 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Writing Wikipedia as coursework in the group Open Education at CUNY http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/open-education-at-cuny/forum/topic/writing-wikipedia-as-coursework/#post-6529 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:37:36 -0500 Wikipedia always retains the history of who did what. By comparing the contents of the “history” tab, you can see each contributor’s contributions.

]]> d6593b66b92b230824c00f6c4ace3c2c Bob Kosovsky joined the group Open Education at CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/63085/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:37:36 -0500 e7318c0d0465b4ed319e3633e769b58e Bob Kosovsky joined the group CUNY Technology Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/63022/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:12:05 -0500 e7894c5de0079b456c2238f5f41239a7 Bob Kosovsky joined the group Higher Education Certificate Program at Baruch https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/63020/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:10:58 -0500 9b754b711ba9b77204884f0d8349acb5 Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Writing Wikipedia as coursework in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/writing-wikipedia-as-coursework-1/?topic_page=1#post-6524 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:30:14 -0500 Very nice – bravo! I don’t teach the kind of courses that lend themselves to editing Wikipedia, but I once did come up with a brief syllabus for a Wikipedia course. Its focus was the idea of collaborative […]

]]> 2fa2d2da870bd65659fbdb407ea49a6f Bob Kosovsky replied to the forum topic Stephen King's Wang: The Literary History of Word Processing - Dec. 16 at noon in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/stephen-kings-wang-the-literary-history-of-word-processing-dec-16-at-noon/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:38:27 -0500 A NY Times reporter was also there and filed a report:

]]> 1883b9335a2b7d0405e3c6d4cedddd67 Bob Kosovsky started the forum topic Stephen King's Wang: The Literary History of Word Processing - Dec. 16 at noon in the group Digital Humanities Initiative http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/digital-humanities-initiative/forum/topic/stephen-kings-wang-the-literary-history-of-word-processing-dec-16-at-noon/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:17:41 -0500 Those familiar with Digital Humanities will probably know of Matthew Kirschenbaum from MITH (Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities) at the University of Maryland. He’ll be giving a lunchtime talk at the New York Public Library (Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street) on Friday, December 16 at noon. His talk will be related to his forthcoming […]

]]> c1ec5b158c48c1f3c8cfb8aeebc9cb5c Bob Kosovsky joined the group CUNY Games Network https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/60167/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:18:14 -0500 64238d0aa0c74745fd82acf0c9b0ddc6 Bob Kosovsky joined the group Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/59498/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:46:45 -0500 4a5f53144376ad3627fa490a49e41c7a Bob Kosovsky joined the group QCGSLIS https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/59497/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:45:53 -0500 fb6580fef6e7b46b476b5577e66aebab Bob Kosovsky joined the group Music https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/59496/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:31:16 -0500 d80d478f51cf4849ac4564b33805b856 Bob Kosovsky posted a new activity comment https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/59494/#acomment-59495 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:27:47 -0500 Thank you!

In reply to - Matthew K. Gold (he/him) posted an update Welcome to the Commons, @kos2 ! ]]>