Organizing, annotating, and tagging research images not only enables effective data management but also can support humanities analysis and writing. This workshop will introduce humanities students and scholars to methods for organizing their research images—be they photos and scans of physical manuscripts, digitized artworks, or born-digital imagery. Participants will learn the what and why of research image management; learn to use Tropy, free and open source software designed for research image management; and consider the possibilities and challenges of integrating machine-based image tagging into their research process. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop and a set of images with them.

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to

• describe the importance of managing images and the affordances of digital annotation and tagging for their research processes;
• employ Tropy’s basic features and continue their Tropy learning through online resources;
• describe how machine-based image tagging works and whether/how it might support their research.

This workshop will be facilitated by Hannah Jacobs, Digital Humanities Consultant with Duke Libraries.

Location: East Campus Music Library Seminar Room
Participation: General discussion, structured activity, and time for questions.

Audience: Humanities faculty & graduate students. RCR credit is available for both.