Emerging Fields of Study
New Research, Environments, and Credentials
CLIR 2008 Sponsors’ Symposium
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Cosmos Club
Warne Lounge Ballroom
2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
8:45-9:30 Check-in and continental breakfast
9:30-9:40 Welcoming remarks, Charles Henry
9:40-10:30 “Manuscript Forensics: DNA and the Study of Medieval Parchment,” Timothy Stinson, Assistant Professor, Department of English, North Carolina State University
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:30 “Americas: Breaking the Silos of North, Central, and South,” Geneva Henry, Executive Director, Center for Digital Scholarship, Rice University
11:30-12:15 Questions and discussion
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:00 “Duke Visual Studies at the Interface of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences,” Hans Van Miegroet, Professor and Chair, Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Duke University
2:00-2:45 “The Future of Digital Scholarship: A Look at Environments and Education,” Connie Moon Sehat, Director, Digital Scholarship Initiatives, Emory University General Libraries
2:45-3:15 Questions and discussion
3:15-3:30 Concluding remarks, Charles Henry
