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April 3, 2025 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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New Gale Online Course Teaches Text and Data Mining With Humanities Primary Sources
Gale rolled out Introduction to Digital Humanities in beta, an online course designed “[t]o teach undergraduate students critical digital and data literacy skills through engagement with primary source archives and text and data mining tools”; instructors can “integrate complete or individual modules or select specific activities into their teaching for use in their curriculum.” The course is available via the Gale Digital Scholar Lab’s Learning Center at no additional cost to Gale Primary Courses and Digital Scholar Lab customers. The six course modules are:- Using Digital Archives—introduces students to the fundamentals of working with digital primary source collections.
- Mining Text and Data—explores techniques for extracting valuable insights from large volumes of textual information.
- Building Content Sets—teaches students how to curate and organize relevant primary source materials for their research projects.
- Cleaning Data—a crucial step to remove irrelevant text and characters to prepare for analysis.
- Analyzing Data—delves into various methods and tools for interpreting processed information.
- Creating and Publishing Projects—guides students through the process of presenting their findings to their classmates or a wider audience.
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