I’m thinking about the Trove Researcher Platform discussions & ways of integrating Trove with other apps and platforms (like the GLAM Workbench).
As a simple demo I modifed my Trove Proxy app to convert a newspaper search url from the Trove web interface into an API query (using the trove-query-parser package). The proxy app then redirects you to the Trove API Console so you can see the results of the API query without needing a key.
Another overdue maintenance task completed! The Tung Wah Newspaper index has been migrated from a custom Django app on a now defunct web host, to a nice, neat Datasette instance on Heroku. https://resources.chineseaustralia.org/tung_wah_newspaper_index
TIL you can do date maths in Trove. Searching for date:[NOW-10YEAR TO NOW] in newspapers & gazettes returns articles from the last 10 years. Try it: trove.nla.gov.au/search/ca…
The ARDC is collecting user requirements for the Trove researcher platform for advanced research. This is a chance to start from scratch, and think about the types of data, tools, or interface enhancements that would support innovative research in the humanities and social sciences. The ARDC will be holding two public roundtables, on 13 and 20 May, to gather ideas. I created a list of possible API improvements in my response to last year’s draft plan, and thought it might be useful to expand that a bit, and add in a few other annoyances, possibilities, and long-held dreams.
Spending the evening updating the NAA section of the #GLAMWorkbench. Here’s a fresh harvest of the agency functions currently being used in RecordSearch… gist.github.com/wragge/d1…
Somewhat unexpectedly the US National Archives & Records Administration catalogue includes some historic photos of Tasmania… catalog.archives.gov/search
I’ve got a site, I suppose I need to add some content now… glam-workbook.net #GLAMWorkbook
The ARDC is organising a couple of public forums to help gather researcher requirements for the Trove component of the HASS RDC. One of the roundtables will look at ‘Existing tools that utilise Trove data and APIs’. Last year I wrote a summary of what the GLAM Workbench can contribute to the development of humanities research infrastructure, particularly in regard to Trove. I thought it might be useful to update that list to include recent additions to the GLAM Workbench, as well as a range of other datasets, software, tools, and interfaces that exist outside of the GLAM Workbench.
Followed up my last FOI request about HASS research infrastructure to find out why the appendix was missing, & now it’s available! Includes an interesting (& selective) list of HASS infrastructure projects. www.dropbox.com/sh/uq7vz4…
And with that I think I’ll call it quits for #DayofDH2022 in this part of the world. Time to go check the backyard for pademelons before turning in. Hope all the DH-y types around the world have an interesting, inspiring & productive day!
Ok, I’ve created a new #GLAMWorkbench meta issue to try and bring together all the things I’m trying to do to improve & automate the code & documentation. This should help me keep track of things… github.com/GLAM-Work… #DayofDH2022
A couple of hours of #DayofDH2022 left – feeling a bit uninspired, so I’m going to do some pruning & reorganising of the #GLAMWorkbench issues list: github.com/GLAM-Work…
