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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, GC Digital Showcase, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The GC Digital Showcase, held annually since 2012, took place on May 12, 2020 as a virtual event. The Showcase featured brief presentations by the MA in Digital Humanities Praxis seminar, doctoral student winners […]
Param Ajmera joined the group RUG — R User’s Group 2 months, 1 week ago
Param Ajmera started the topic GC Digital Showcase in the forums: DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective), PUG - Python User's Group, GC Digital Research Institute – January 2020.

GC Digital Showcase

May 12, 2020

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Registration Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gc-digital-showcase-tickets-104674550398

The GC Digital Showcase is an online event highlighting digital scholarship created by students at the Graduate Center. During this event, the Digital Praxis class will present their semester p…[Read more]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, A Time for Research Distancing, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 months, 2 weeks ago

In this thought-provoking post, Alan MacEachern & William J. Turkel discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended research practices and expectations in the humanities, especially in disciplines that require […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Tips & Tricks for Finding E-books, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 2 months, 2 weeks ago

In this extremely helpful guide, GC Librarian Donna Davis walks us through strategies for finding ebooks. As publishers temporarily open access to their collections, there are many ways of accessing […]
Dr. Nerve V. Macaspac and Param Ajmera are now friends 3 months ago
Param Ajmera started the topic Upcoming Workshop – Working with HathiTrust Data in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) 3 months ago

Hi all!

I hope this email finds you well. I’m happy to announce that I will be leading an online workshop on working with the HathiTrust Digital Library’s data on April 23. You can learn more about this workshop and register here.

Best,

Param
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Building Websites with WordPress on the Commons, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 3 months ago

This guide was prepared for a hands-on workshop about building websites with WordPress on the CUNY Academic Commons. The slides have been refined slightly to allow a user to walk through the workshop on their […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Public Books Database | Public Books, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 3 months ago

In the wake of the pandemic a number of academic presses have made many of their books and journals available free online. This excellent and regularly updated article from Public Books lists how to access […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Teaching with Omeka, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 3 months ago

In this blog post, GC Digital Fellow Stefano Morello discusses a variety of strategies for teaching with Omeka, a digital archiving platform. Stefano considers project ideas, teaching and learning outcomes, as […]
Param Ajmera replied to the topic Announcing the next Digital Archives Research Collective (DARC) Meeting in the forum GC Digital Research Institute – January 2020 4 months ago

Hi all,

Just sending a brief reminder the next DARC meeting is tomorrow from 2 to 3:30pm in 7414. See you there!

Best,

Param
Param Ajmera replied to the topic Announcing the next Digital Archives Research Collective (DARC) Meeting in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) 4 months ago

Hi all,

Just sending a brief reminder the next DARC meeting is tomorrow from 2 to 3:30pm in 7414. See you there!

Best,

Param
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, HILT 2020: Latinx Digital Praxis, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 months ago

Registration is open for Humanities Intensive Learning and Training (HILT) 2020. HILT is a 5-day training institute that includes keynotes, ignite talks, and local cultural heritage excursions […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Teaching for the First Time: A Story of OER, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 months ago

In this excellent post, GC sociology student and 2020 Open Pedagogy Fellow, Brian Mercado discusses how he incorporated OER (Open Educational Resources) in his teaching. Mercado draws on his own experiences with […]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, How to search Twitter with rtweet and R, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 4 months ago

Twitter is a great source of news about R — especially during conferences like useR! and RStudio Conference. And thanks to R and the rtweet package, you can build your own tool to download tweets for easy s […]
Param Ajmera started the topic Announcing the next Digital Archives Research Collective (DARC) Meeting in the forum GC Digital Research Institute – January 2020 4 months, 1 week ago

The Digital Archive Research Collective (DARC) is a community led by the GC Digital Fellows devoted to the research and teaching of digital archives. Our upcoming DARC meeting is a great opportunity to meet other digital archivists, ask questions about your own archival project, as well as learn about tools, resources, and best practices regarding…[Read more]
Param Ajmera started the topic Announcing the next Digital Archives Research Collective (DARC) Meeting in the forums: DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective), Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center, English Program American Literature Group.

The Digital Archive Research Collective (DARC) is a community led by the GC Digital Fellows devoted to the research and teaching of digital archives. Our upcoming DARC meeting is a great opportunity to meet other digital archivists, ask questions about your own archival project, as well as learn about tools, resources, and best practices regarding…[Read more]
Param Ajmera wrote a new post, Undercommons Writing Group Spring 2020, on the site The American Studies Area Group 5 months, 1 week ago

“it cannot be denied that the university is a place of refuge, and it cannot be accepted that the university is a place of enlightenment” – The Undercommons

I am pleased to announce the return of a group […]
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Param Ajmera wrote a new post, The Social Backend: Community-Driven Digital Archives and Exhibits by Prof. Mary Rizzo, on the site Digital Initiatives at the Grad Center 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Do you want to connect the public with digital archives? In this talk, public historian and digital humanist Mary Rizzo will use her work on community-driven digital archives and exhibits to help you make those […]
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Param Ajmera

PhD - English