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Digital Research and Inquiry Lab
What is Digital Research at AU?
Digital Research is the application of modern digital technologies to advance or supplement the traditional process of scholarly exploration, discovery, and sharing. It refers to any scholarly activity that uses digital technologies to advance conventional methods of analysis, make certain kinds of research questions possible, and publish research in novel formats. These technologies can be applied to any stage of the research process to develop new methods for collaboration, visualization, analysis, and publication.
See what you can do with digital research! Explore a selection of projects created with the support of AU’s Digital Research services and staff.
Learn more about Digital Research methods, resources, and tools by checking out our LibGuide.
Vision
The American University Library will be a centralized and comprehensive source for the use of digital technologies in support of scholarship, where any researcher can easily find relevant information, community, and support.
Mission
The Library will lead scholarship at AU in new directions, encourage collaboration between disciplines, and support innovative research at AU by providing support, expertise, programming, and community related to digital research and technologies.
What We Do
The Digital Research and Inquiry program at American University Library is a cross-collaborative group in the Library that provides expertise, training, and resources to help you integrate technology with scholarly inquiry of all kinds. We can support you at all stages of the digital research project lifecycle by:
- Exploring options for digital projects
- Advising on digital project design and methods
- Providing technical expertise and training
- Planning the preservation of your work
- Supporting digital research assignments for your courses
Contact Us
Contact us with questions or to schedule a consultation about your digital project idea.
Digital Research Events
Digital Research Project Showcase
ENLACE
This collection is comprised of administrative documents from ENLACE and collaborators created between 1987-1994.
Read MoreENLACE
Emma Busch, Dr. Salvador Vidal-Ortiz
Digital Archives
This collection is comprised of administrative documents from ENLACE and collaborators created between 1987-1994.
Read MoreFACING THE JULY MONARCHY
In 1841, the caricaturist Honoré Daumier created thirty illustrations for François Fabre’s Némésis médicale illustrée (Illustrated Medical Nemesis), a collection of stories satirizing the medical profession.
Read MoreFACING THE JULY MONARCHY
Bailey Harper, ARTH-696, 2021
Art History Digital Exhibitions
In 1841, the caricaturist Honoré Daumier created thirty illustrations for François Fabre’s Némésis médicale illustrée (Illustrated Medical Nemesis), a collection of stories satirizing the medical profession.
Read MoreMaruja Mallo’s Heads of Women
“Maruja Mallo’s Heads of Women: A Pictorial Response to Racial Inequalities in Latin America” is the culmination of a year of research on the work of artist Maruja Mallo and the socio-cultural circumstances related to the creation of her series of Heads.
Read MoreMaruja Mallo’s Heads of Women
Esther Rodríguez Cámara, ARTH-696, 2021
Art History Digital Exhibitions
“Maruja Mallo’s Heads of Women: A Pictorial Response to Racial Inequalities in Latin America” is the culmination of a year of research on the work of artist Maruja Mallo and the socio-cultural circumstances related to the creation of her series of Heads.
Read MoreEchoes of Destruction
Mapping the Impressionist Imprint of the Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune.
Read MoreEchoes of Destruction
Grace Edson, ARTH-794, 2023
Art History Digital Exhibitions
Mapping the Impressionist Imprint of the Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune.
Read More"Adorned After Nature"
“’Adorned After Nature’: Émile Gallé’s Bois des Îles at the 1889 and 1900 Expositions Universelles” is the culmination of a year of research on the work of artist Émile Gallé and the socio-historical circumstances of his wooden furniture on display at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
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Marie-Claire Kent, ARTH-794, 2023
Art History Digital Exhibitions
“’Adorned After Nature’: Émile Gallé’s Bois des Îles at the 1889 and 1900 Expositions Universelles” is the culmination of a year of research on the work of artist Émile Gallé and the socio-historical circumstances of his wooden furniture on display at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
Read MoreBOUNDARIES OF FEMININITY
This capstone aims to answer these questions about the consistency and inconsistency of the image of the cross-dressed woman across modern Japanese visual culture.
Read MoreBOUNDARIES OF FEMININITY
Hannah Karkari, ARTH-794, 2023
Art History Digital Exhibitions
This capstone aims to answer these questions about the consistency and inconsistency of the image of the cross-dressed woman across modern Japanese visual culture.
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