Scan and edit documents and images with handheld devices
May 15, 2020
Yesterday the DTH team were pleased to launch our new SharePoint page for University of Nottingham staff and students. As well as keeping everyone up to date on DTH workshops and events, the page provides ‘How do I…’ guides on scanning, editing documents and images, how to OCR documents, creating digital video and audio, and beginners …
Around the World in 8 Virtual Days (from the safety of your own home!)
March 26, 2020
For many of us, it feels like the world has collectively come to a sudden halt and life has been put on hold for the moment – prospects of weekend getaways, end of exam celebrations and graduation ceremonies have been either postponed or cancelled, and the Coronavirus has forced many of our favourite attractions to …
DTH Director’s Update: Spring 2020
March 20, 2020
Dear all, I’m sure I don’t need to recount the many challenges of the last few weeks. The situation has been moving rapidly enough to overtake many things, not least such a slow-moving beast as the DTH Director’s update. From Wednesday the 18th March, all DTH facilities and the equipment loan service have been closed, …
DTH Spotlight: Digital Marketing Team
February 5, 2020
Who are we and what do we do? We are a team of undergraduate Arts student volunteers promoting the resources and uses of the DTH. We mainly manage the DTH’s social media. This includes sourcing images, creating engaging content and updating the university community on our projects. We also contribute to Digital Dialogues, the DTH’s …
The Glitch; a visit to Ryan Heath’s The Thinning
December 13, 2019
Matt Davies responds to a visit to the opening night of DTH Leonardo Fellow Ryan Heath’s ‘The Thinning’ at Broadway Gallery, December 6th December – 14th December, 2019. It’s a dark, damp December evening in Nottingham. The bars haven’t got going yet but the shops have closed and the office workers have all gone home …
THE THINNING: The Weak Spots in Our Reality
December 3, 2019
Between the 7th and 14th of December, the DTH’s Leonardo Fellow, artist Ryan Heath, is transforming Nottingham Broadway’s gallery into an alternate reality, bridging the gap between the digital and the real. THE THINNING merges virtual reality with the gallery space, bringing to life a post-industrial landscape. Heath warns that the experience will be disorientating, …
DTH Spotlight: The Archaeology Slide Collection Digitisation Project
November 27, 2019
What is in the collection? The Archaeology Department Slide Collection contains over 15,000 35mm slides. The slides include large numbers of images of archaeological sites, objects and plans covering local, regional and national subjects that were used for teaching purposes. However, within this general collection there are more important slides which form a visual record of …
DTH Director’s Update: Autumn 2019
November 21, 2019
The start of term for 2019 has flown by, and I’m writing this welcome to the semester rather later than I meant to be—but my tardiness doesn’t reflect the swift start the DTH has had. We’ve had a lovely intake of student volunteers this year, including some returning faces, and in the first weeks of …
The Hennessy Digitisation Project by Emily Parker
June 13, 2019
This week DTH Student Volunteer and History undergraduate Emily Parker tells us about her experiences working on our Hennessy Digitisation project. This project will be running again 2019 – 20, along with several new projects. If you are a Faculty of Arts student at the University of Nottingham and would like to find out more …
Navigating the world of VR & 3D: Aja’s Virtual Reality Experience – Project Overview by Alice Stapleton
May 17, 2019
Since early 2018, DTH’s Leonardo Fellow, recording and performance artist Aja Ireland has been working to create a virtual reality experience with a team of Nottingham based artists, DTH staff and student volunteers. Aja isn’t afraid to push the limits, creating music and live performances that she describes as ‘Experimental Rhythmic Noise’. This project has …
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