Follow-Up to Transforming Disciplines: Computer Science and the Humanities Conference

Charles Henry
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Rice University

David L. Green
Executive Director
National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage

Humanities scholars, computer and information scientists, engineers, museum administrators, librarians, and publishers gathered at the National Academies in January 2003 for “Transforming Disciplines: Computer Science and the Humanities.” The conference explored pioneering models of scholarship and the revolutionary potential of cooperative working relationships among humanists, computer scientists, and engineers.

This session will review the progress made at the meeting and discuss plans to continue the Computer Science and Humanities initiative, which is supported by CNI, ACLS, NINCH, the National Academies, Princeton and Rice Universities, with generous funding from the Carnegie Corporation.