Spelman College Fall 2024 Datathon

The IMLS-funded TALENT Network was pleased to sponsor its first Student Datathon at Spelman College focusing on the computational treatments of the Legacies of Black History.

Hosted by: Spelman Archives & Comp. Sci. & GTech Libraries
Sponsored by: Institute of Library & Museum Services (IMLS)
Friday, Nov. 1: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Spelman College: Cosby 335 & Computer AND Information Sciences classroom

Students were invited to participate in a hands-on datathon, hosted by: Spelman College Archives & Computer and Information Sciences AND GeorgiaTech Libraries.  

The event featured three one-hour sessions on:

• Legacy of Slavery Manumission records using Interactive dashboards
• Legacy of Slavery Domestic Traffic Ads using ChatGPT
• Urban Renewal using GenerativeAI

with presentations, hands-on interactions, and discussions, all meant to deepen data science, computational and AI skills and to prepare students and educators to navigate the future of archives. 

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INTRODUCTION:

• Hosts: Holly Smith ¹ (event lead), Aisha Johnson <sup>2
  
  1</sup> Spelman College Archivist
  ² Georgia Tech Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Outreach
  

  Video Link: https://youtu.be/epeTl-HIR2I (3′ 09″)

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MODULE 1: Legacy of Slavery & Visualization Dashboard

	BIO: Faculty in the Math & Stats Dept., Montgomery College, MD Special Assistant, Data & AI, Maryland Insurance Agency Former Researcher Trustworthy AI at NIST Research Fellow at the AI-Collaboratory	COLLECTION & TOOLS: Collection: Legacy of Slavery, MD (Manumission Records) Tools: Interactive dashboards Links: Tableau Dashboard link Slides: LINK
Video Link: https://youtu.be/Sm2wDMwngEc (43′ 34″)

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MODULE 2: Legacy of Slavery & ChatGPT:​

	BIO: Assistant Director of AI Solutions, Div. of IT, U. Maryland Research Fellow at the AI-Collaboratory	COLLECTION & TOOLS: Collection: Legacy of Slavery, MD (Domestic Traffic Ads) Tools: ChatGPT Links: ChatLoS-DTA: ChatGPT LINK How to: GoogleDoc LINK Prompt examples: GoogleDoc LINK Slides: LINK
Video Link: https://youtu.be/mnw53VahMcU (48′ 38″)

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MODULE 3: Urban Renewal & GenAI:

	BIO: Librarian for the Department of State Archives Technician at the National Archives Reference librarian at the Library of Congress Professional genealogist for Genealogy Detective Caribbean Research Fellow at the AI-Collaboratory	COLLECTION & TOOLS: Collection: Urban Renewal in Asheville, NC Links: Southside Asheville, NC Grind AVL Urban Renewal Wall Display: LINK Remapping Southside Community: Online mapping LINK Slides: LINK
	BIO: Director of the Advanced Information Collaboratory (AIC) Professor at the College of Information, U. Maryland	TOOLS & DATA: Tools: Google NotebookLM Links: NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/ DATA and Instructions & queries: GoogleDoc LINK
Video Link: https://youtu.be/OQR7Kd3IJx0 (49′ 11″)

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WRAP-UP:

 

	BIO: Chair of Computer & Information Sciences and Professor Educating the next generation of computer scientists at Spelman College Sep. 27, 2024: “You must have a passion for learning, conducting research and solving problems. When it comes to training students, the first thing I always do is have high expectations for their performance.”
Video Link: https://youtu.be/6Pz0lq8n2sU(3′ 57″)

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