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Bamboo: Envisioning Cyberinfrastructure for the Arts and Humanities

Session Details

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
3:50 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Room W330D

Session Type: Emerging Technologies
Content Level: Introductory
Intended Audience: Campus executives, Chief information/technology officers, IT directors and managers

Speaker(s)

  • Chad J. Kainz, Sr. Director, Academic Technologies & Client Relations, University of Chicago
  • Session convener: Donald Z. Spicer, Assoc. Vice Chancellor, University System of Maryland

Abstract

Bamboo is a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary, and interorganizational effort supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that brings together arts and humanities researchers, computer and information scientists, librarians, campus information technologists, and other interested groups to tackle the question, How can we enhance arts and humanities research through the development of shared technology services? We will present the 18-month planning process, discuss the evolving direction of the project, and share what we've learned to date.

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