Digital Humanities Show & Tell
Tuesday 24 November, 9.30AM - 1PM
Free, in-person event: Weston Library Lecture Theatre, Oxford
Join the Bodleian Libraries for a morning of talks, lightning presentations and discussions, showcasing the latest in digital humanities research at Oxford. Discover insights from researchers working across a diverse range of subjects and take part in a networking lunch.
The event is aimed at University of Oxford staff and practitioners working across subjects such as digital history, students, early career researchers, as well as professionals from the GLAM sector.
Speakers and Talks
The Show & Tell will feature topics ranging from an LLM system for archival exploration, multi-model LLM-assisted metadata extraction from historical concert programmes, and the DIEGEST project from the Ashmolean Museum.
Featured speakers include: Giles Bergel, Giovanna Di Martino, Sebastian Oliver Eck, Yannik Herbert, Sarah Prince, and Simona Stoyanova.
The Show & Tell will feature a range of lightning talks and presentations including:
- 'Towards a Difference Engine for Early Printed Texts, Images and Music', Giles Bergel, Senior Researcher in Digital Humanities (University of Oxford)
- 'What Gets Counted, What Gets Found, What Survives? Metadata and the Future of Digital Humanities?' Giovanna Di Martino, Postdoctoral Researcher and Community & Project Manager of Data/Culture (University of Oxford)
- 'Navigating the 19th century railway with your smartphone' - Yannik Herbert, Engineer and a Historian specialising in transport and navigation
More talks to be announced soon.
Schedule
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:15 | Registration in Blackwell Hall, Weston Library |
| 09:30 | Introduction to the event by Isabel Holowaty, Head of Humanities Libraries, and David De Roure, Professor of e-Research, University of Oxford |
| 09:45 | Lightning talks and Q&A |
| 11.00 | Tea and coffee break |
| 11.30 | Talks and Q&A |
| 12:50 | Closing talk by Dr Megan Gooch, Head of the Centre for Digital Scholarship and Digital Humanities Support |
| 13:00 | Networking lunch |
| 14:00 | Event ends |
Event Details and Registration
Registration is required for this free event. Registration closes at 12.00 midday (UK time) on Wednesday 18 November 2026.
Date and time: Tuesday 24 November 2026, 09:30 - 13:00 (UK time)
Location: Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Centre for Digital Scholarship
The Centre for Digital Scholarship (CDS) at the Bodleian Libraries is a space and place for engaging, leading and shaping discussions around digital scholarship practice and research within and beyond the University of Oxford.
Contact: Centre for Digital Scholarship: cds@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
