- I'm a digital archivist at the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress and a doctoral student at GMU. I'm interested in online communities, digital history, and video games. I blog on this site, and at playthepast.org. Views expressed are not those of any current or former employer.
My Recent LoC.gov posts- All Digital Objects are Born Digital Objects May 15, 2012
- Life-Saving: The National Software Reference Library May 4, 2012
- ArtBase and the Conservation and Exhibition of Born Digital Art: An Interview with Ben Fino-Radin May 1, 2012
- Better Know a Viewshare: Exploring Texas Funeral Records April 18, 2012
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Recent Comments
- A Reply | grokingfeminism on Another way to count the books
- What Is the “New Aesthetic”? « stunlaw on The New Aesthetic and the Artifactual Digital Object
- MUSEUMS IN SOCIAL MEDIA & THE WEB | Culture Victoria News on Crowdsourcing Cultural Heritage: The Objectives Are Upside Down
- Matt Burton on The New Aesthetic and the Artifactual Digital Object
- The New Aesthetic and the Artifactual Digital Object | Trevor Owens on Deforming reality with Word Lens
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On typos
I blog because I want to. I don't get paid to do this. It isn't fancy like that. I am also not a particularly careful editor. I just wasn't wired that way. Every once and a while I get an email from someone who points out typos in my text. Sometimes they apologize for sending me those comments. I am always deeply grateful to them. If you see a typo, misspelling, or otherwise grammatically incorrect issue on my site and send me an email I will be thrilled. I will thank you. My email is trevor dot johnowens at gmail do com.Archives
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Category Archives: History
Marie Curie on Ada Lovelace Day
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. From their website, ‘Women’s contributions often go unacknowledged, their innovations seldom mentioned, their faces rarely recognized. We want you to tell the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Uncategorized
Tagged AdaLovelaceDay09, children's books, Children's Literature, Curie, Gender, Science
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Strategy and Scope: Readings In Digital Humanities Project Management
One of the first steps in constructing a digital humanities project is to define your strategy and project scope. This week in our creating history and new media class we had a great discussion about a topic most of the … Continue reading
Darwin, History, and Visualizations
Two weeks ago our Creating History in New Media class had a great chance to chat with historian David Staley about his book Computers Visualization and History and Scott McCloud‘s book Understanding Comics. New media provides some exciting places to … Continue reading
Posted in Clio2, Education, History
Tagged childen's literature, Comics, darwin, History of Science, visualization
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Science Grows On Trees: The History of Science and Technology Acording to Video Games
I think historians and sociologists of science might be surprised to learn that video game designers spend a considerable amount of time and energy building playable models of the history of science and technology. In game design circles these systems … Continue reading
Visualization and History: Hint, It's Not About Pictures
If your into history and computers, and looking for a mildly trippy read, break open a bottle of wine and spend three of four hours reading through David Staley’s Computers Visualization and History. Staley’s central, somewhat provocative, contention is that … Continue reading
Posted in Clio2, Digital Tools, History
Tagged database, graphs, Maonvich, maps, Moretti, new media, Staley, swivel, trees, visualization, wordle
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Scientists in Action: Front Door Iconography At The National Academy Of Sciences
As I’ve mentioned before I have been looking at the Einstein memorial on the grounds of the National Academy of Sciences as a interesting spot to think about science in public. In working on the project I have been trying … Continue reading
35 Views Of Einstein From 2100 C St. NW
I’m working on a piece about the the Albert Einstein Memorial outside the National Academy of sciences. One of the facets I am exploring is the way in which the monument suggests photos to visitors. Many reviews of the monument … Continue reading