Humanities Data Inquiry

Humanities Data Inquiry (HDI) is a multi-phase interdisciplinary research program examining the digital transformation of humanities research. Established in 2021 and continuing through 2029, the project investigates how humanities researchers and information professionals — including archivists, librarians, curators, technologists, and cultural heritage professionals — design, build, govern, and sustain research and cultural heritage infrastructure in an era of rapidly expanding digital and computational research.

Drawing together ethnographic, historical, comparative, and infrastructure-focused approaches, HDI examines the changing relationships among research practice, data, preservation, governance, ethics, and long-term stewardship within the humanities and cultural heritage ecosystem.

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The University of Lethbridge campus in the fall

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Jul 23, 2026 Presentation

Cracking the Whip: Why are LLM bots so bad at Brainstorming and what can be done about it?

Paper presented at the Southern Alberta Artificial Intelligence Conference (SAAIC), July 24, 2026.

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May 31, 2025 Presentation

Rethinking the Advancement of Humanities Knowledge: Innovation and Change in the Humanities Data Ecosystem

Paper presented at the CSDH/SCHN Annual Conference, Congress 2025, George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario, May 31, 2025.

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Jan 18, 2025 Presentation

The Cultivating Community Capabilities Project [OLS-9 DRI-EDIA Champions Cohort Graduation Presentation]

This is the presentation of the Cultivating Community Capabilities Project for Open Seeds program final presentation. This project is designed thro...

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Iniskim University of Lethbridge

Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University of Lethbridge acknowledges and deeply appreciates the Siksikaitsitapii peoples’ connection to their traditional territory. We, as people living and benefiting from Blackfoot Confederacy traditional territory, honour the traditions of people who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We recognize the diverse population of Aboriginal peoples who attend the University of Lethbridge and the contributions these Aboriginal peoples have made in shaping and strengthening the University community in the past, present, and in the future.