Digital Video File (DV)

Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech (SCOTS)

Posted by arts-humanities.net on March 29, 2015

SCOTS uses computer technology and the web to bring a unique electronic collection of Scots and Scottish English texts to scholars and the public. The resource contains written and spoken material, the latter with online audio/video clips, stored in a database along with extensive metadata. Linguists can investigate where particular words and phrases are used, and by whom. Displayed alongside the texts is a range of information about authors and speakers, so that it is possible to search for, e.g., “audio clips featuring Ayrshire women under 40”.

Academic field

English Language and Literature, Linguistics

PARADISEC

Posted by Nick Thieberger on February 26, 2015

PARADISEC (the Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures) offers a facility for digital conservation and access for endangered materials from the Pacific region, defined broadly to include Oceania and East and Southeast Asia. Our research group has developed models to ensure that the archive can provide access to interested communities, and conforms with emerging international standards for digital archiving. We have established a framework for accessioning, cataloguing and digitising audio, text and visual material, and preserving digital copies.

Academic field

Modern Languages, Librarianship, Information & Museum Studies, Linguistics, Music

Interpreting The Bible and its Visual Expression Within the Cultural Landscape of Wales 1825-1975

Posted by Martin Crampin on February 25, 2015

The Imaging the Bible in Wales Research Project seeks to record a wide range of artwork from Wales during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that depicts biblical scenes and characters. The Bible has played a vital role in the religious and cultural life of Wales, and the project seeks to interpret the social, political and theological issues that the artworks raise.

Academic field

History, Librarianship, Information & Museum Studies, Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies, Community Arts (including Art and Health)