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== Introduction ==
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Scholars in the '''Humanities and Social Sciences''' ('''HSS''') are using increasingly complex computational tools, methods, and techniques in their research.
Scholars in the '''Humanities and Social Sciences''' ('''HSS''') are using increasingly complex computational tools, methods, and techniques in their research.
There are three elements of the current landscape that place the HSS in a position for rapid growth:
There are three elements of the current landscape that place the HSS in a position for rapid growth:


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*increasing open source data;
*increasing open source data;
*increasing access to significant computing power and tools; and
*increasing access to significant computing power and tools; and
*growing research computing competency among humanities researchers.
*growing research computing competency among humanities researchers.


To support researchers in the HSS, the [https://alliancecan.ca/en Digital Research Alliance of Canada] has a dedicated team of professionals led by a HSS specialist.
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For more information, please contact the HSS Team via email ([mailto:hss@computecanada.ca hss@computecanada.ca]) or browse the additional information below.
To support researchers in the HSS, the [https://alliancecan.ca/en Digital Research Alliance of Canada] has a dedicated team of professionals.
For more information, please contact the HSS Team using the [[Technical_support#Ask_support|support email address found on this page]], adding '''''(HSS)''''' at the beginning of the subject.
Alternatively, you are welcome to request a specific staff member, consult the list of names below to find the appropriate person to contact.


== Who We Are ==
== Who We Are == <!--T:5-->
The lead team:
The lead team:
* '''Megan Meredith-Lobay''', ''Digital Research Specialist with focus on the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences'' at the University of British Columbia (BC DRI Group)
* '''Meghan Landry''', team lead, ''Humanities & Social Sciences Research Specialist'' at St. Francis Xavier University (ACENET)
* '''Nick Rochlin''', ''Research Data Management Specialist'' at the University of British Columbia (BC DRI Group)
* '''Megan Meredith-Lobay''', ''Associate Director, Research Computing Group'' at Simon Fraser University (BC DRI Group)
* '''Pier-Luc St-Onge''', ''Advanced Research Computing Analyst'' at McGill University (Calcul Québec)
* '''Pier-Luc St-Onge''', ''Advanced Research Computing Analyst'' at McGill University (Calcul Québec)
* '''Sarah Cameron-Pesant''', ''Advanced Research Computing Analyst and HSS specialist'' at Université du Québec à Montréal (Calcul Québec)


Team members by region (regional partner):
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* British Columbia (BC DRI Group)
Team members by region:
** Simon Fraser University
*** '''Alex Razoumov''', ''Research Solutions Lead and Visualization Specialist''
*** '''Marie-Hélène Burle''', ''Research Solutions Specialist''
** University of British Columbia
*** '''Garth Evans''', ''Audio-video Analyst''
*** '''Jennifer Abel''', ''Language Sciences Specialist''
*** '''Wade Klaver''', ''System Administrator & Consultant''
** University of Victoria
*** '''Matt Huculak''', ''Head, Advanced Research Services & Digital Scholarship Librarian''


* Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (Prairies)
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** University of Calgary
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*** '''Dave Schulz''', ''System Administrator & Consultant''
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Regional partner: '''BC DRI Group'''
* Simon Fraser University
** '''Alex Razoumov''', ''Research Solutions Lead and Visualization Specialist''
** '''Marie-Hélène Burle''', ''Research Solutions Specialist''
** '''Jillian Anderson''', ''Big Data Analyst''
* University of British Columbia
** '''Garth Evans''', ''Audio-video Analyst''
** '''Jennifer Abel''', ''Language Sciences Specialist''
** '''Wade Klaver''', ''System Administrator & Consultant''
* University of Victoria
** '''Matt Huculak''', ''Head, Advanced Research Services''
</tab>


* Ontario (CAC, SHARCNET, SciNet)
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** Brock University
<tab name="Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba">
*** '''James Desjardins''', ''High Performance Computing Consultant''
Regional partner: '''Prairie DRI Group'''
** McMaster University
* University of Calgary
*** '''Mark Hahn''', ''System Administrator & Consultant''
** '''Dave Schulz''', ''System Administrator & Consultant''
** University of Toronto
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*** '''Arun Jacob''', ''Specialist in Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Labour Studies and Media Archaeology''
*** '''Ramses van Zon''', ''High Performance Computing Applications Analyst''
** University of Waterloo
*** '''Pawel Pomorski''', ''High Performance Computing Analyst''
** University of Windsor
*** '''Paul Preney''', ''High Performance and Technical Computing Consultant''


* Québec (Calcul Québec)
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** École des Hautes études commerciales (HÉC)
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*** '''Mohamed Jabir''', ''Data Analyst''
Regional partners: '''CAC''', '''SHARCNET''', '''SciNet'''
** Université Laval
* University of Toronto
*** '''Félix-Antoine Fortin''', ''Magic Castle lead developer''
** '''Arun Jacob''', ''Specialist in Media Studies and Digital Humanities''
* University of Windsor
** '''Paul Preney''', ''High Performance and Technical Computing Consultant''
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* Atlantic provinces (ACENET)
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** Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia)
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*** '''Chris Geroux''', ''Research Consultant with a focus on cloud and big data''
Regional partner: '''Calcul Québec'''
*** '''Lee Wilson''', ''Director, Research Data Management'' at the Alliance
* École des Hautes études commerciales (HEC)
*** '''Michele Fash''', ''Marketing & Business Development Specialist''
** '''Mohamed Jabir''', ''Data Analyst''
** Memorial University of Newfoundland
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*** '''Craig Squires''', ''System Administrator & Consultant''
** Saint Mary's University (Nova Scotia)
*** '''Joyce Thomson''', ''Digital Services Librarian''


To contact us, please email the HSS National Team at [mailto:hss@computecanada.ca hss@computecanada.ca]
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<tab name="Atlantic provinces">
Regional partner: '''ACENET'''
* Acadia University (Nova Scotia)
** '''Michele Fash''', ''Director Business Development''
* Saint Mary's University (Nova Scotia)
** '''Joyce Thomson''', ''Digital Services Librarian''
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== HSS Services for researchers ==
== Services for HSS researchers == <!--T:13-->


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National services are available to all members of the research community with documentation in both official languages, trained support team and robust system architectures.
National services are available to all members of the research community with documentation in both official languages, trained support team and robust system architectures.


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* '''Advocacy and Outreach''' - Members attend conferences, make presentations to academic and other groups, and actively participate in the scholarly community in order to better understand our user needs.  
* '''Advocacy and Outreach''' - Members attend conferences, make presentations to academic and other groups, and actively participate in the scholarly community in order to better understand our user needs.  
* '''Collaboration Services''' – Sites located across Canada are capable of both delivering and viewing large video conferences.
* '''Collaboration Services''' – Sites located across Canada are capable of both delivering and viewing large video conferences.
* '''[[Cloud]]''' – Virtual-machine development space that includes an outward-facing IP address.
* '''[[Cloud]]''' – Virtual-machine development space that includes an outward-facing IP address.
* '''[[National systems|Computation]]''' – Expandable power ranging from the equivalent of a second desktop to supercomputers with thousands of cores, terabytes of RAM, and a variety of system architectures.
* '''[[Getting started|Computation]]''' – Expandable power ranging from the equivalent of a second desktop to supercomputers with thousands of cores, terabytes of RAM, and a variety of system architectures.
* '''[[Technical support|General Analyst/Consultant Support]]''' – Consultations regarding project architecture and resource needs with technical experts with skills ranging from specialty software selection to program optimization.
* '''[[Technical support|General Analyst/Consultant Support]]''' – Consultations regarding project architecture and resource needs with technical experts with skills ranging from specialty software selection to program optimization.
* '''[[Globus]]''' – Fast, secure, sharing and fire-and-forget file transfers.
* '''[[Globus]]''' – Fast, secure, sharing and fire-and-forget file transfers.
* '''[[Nextcloud]]''' – 50Gb of shareable, Dropbox-like space available across multiple devices.
* '''[[Nextcloud]]''' – 50Gb of shareable, Dropbox-like space available across multiple devices.
* '''[https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/accessing-resources/resource-allocation-competitions/rpp/ Platforms and Portals]''' – Hosting for specialized data and tools for entire research communities.
* '''[https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/accessing-resources/resource-allocation-competition/resource-allocation-competition-application-guide#heading-research-platforms-and-portals-rpp Platforms and Portals]''' – Hosting for specialized data and tools for entire research communities.
* '''[[Available_software|Specialized Software]]''' – More than 900 software programs and packages already integrated with national compute clusters.
* '''[[Available_software|Specialized Software]]''' – More than 900 software programs and packages already integrated with national compute clusters.
* '''[[Storage_and_file_management|Storage]]''' – Robust storage solutions for backup and mid- to long-term storage.
* '''[[Storage_and_file_management|Storage]]''' – Robust storage solutions for backup and mid- to long-term storage.
* '''Training''' – Training sessions covering core skills offered regularly and custom courses available on request. Please see below for all training opportunities, including those pertinent to Humanities and Social Sciences for your specific region.
* '''Training''' – Training sessions covering core skills offered regularly and custom courses available on request. Please see below for all training opportunities, including those pertinent to Humanities and Social Sciences for your specific region.
** [https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/technical-support/training/ Compute Canada training calendar]
** [https://alliancecan.ca/en/training Training calendar]
** [https://www.ace-net.ca/training/ ACENET Training Resources]
*** [https://www.ace-net.ca/training/ ACENET Training Resources]
** [https://www.calculquebec.ca/en/academic-research-services/procedures/ Calcul Québec Training]
*** [https://www.calculquebec.ca/en/academic-research-services/training/ Calcul Québec Training]
** [https://www.computeontario.ca/calendar-and-events Compute Ontario]  
*** [https://www.computeontario.ca/training-overview Compute Ontario]
*** [https://training.westdri.ca/blog/ Western Canada Research Computing training events]
** HSS Winter Series:
*** [https://hss-series.netlify.app/ 2021 Edition]
*** [https://hss-series-2022.netlify.app/ 2022 Edition]
*** [https://hss23.netlify.app/ 2023 Edition]
*** [https://hss24.netlify.app/ 2024 Edition]
* '''[[Visualization|Visualization Support]]''' – Dedicated 3D visualization expert available
* '''[[Visualization|Visualization Support]]''' – Dedicated 3D visualization expert available
* (New!) '''[[Creating_a_Windows_VM/en|Windows in the Cloud]]''' - run Windows applications in the cloud.
* '''[[Cloud_Quick_Start#Creating_your_first_virtual_machine|Windows in the Cloud]]''' - run Windows applications in the cloud.


==Other Resources for Canadian Digital Humanities Scholars==
== Other Resources for Canadian Digital Humanities Scholars == <!--T:16-->
*Canadian Society for Digital Humanities
* [https://adho.org/ Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO)]
*ADHO
* [https://csdh-schn.org/ Canadian Society for Digital Humanities (CSDH)]
*DHSI
* [https://dhsi.org/ Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI)]
* [https://hsscommons.ca/ HSS Commons]


==Project Showcase== <!--T:17-->
* [https://archivesunleashed.org/ Archives Unleashed]
* [https://cwrc.ca/ Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory (CWRC)]
* [https://voyant-tools.org/ Voyant]


==Project Showcase==
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*CWRC
*Voyant
*Archives Unleashed
*Others

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Introduction

Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) are using increasingly complex computational tools, methods, and techniques in their research. There are three elements of the current landscape that place the HSS in a position for rapid growth:

  • increasing open source data;
  • increasing access to significant computing power and tools; and
  • growing research computing competency among humanities researchers.

To support researchers in the HSS, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada has a dedicated team of professionals. For more information, please contact the HSS Team using the support email address found on this page, adding (HSS) at the beginning of the subject. Alternatively, you are welcome to request a specific staff member, consult the list of names below to find the appropriate person to contact.

Who We Are

The lead team:

  • Meghan Landry, team lead, Humanities & Social Sciences Research Specialist at St. Francis Xavier University (ACENET)
  • Megan Meredith-Lobay, Associate Director, Research Computing Group at Simon Fraser University (BC DRI Group)
  • Pier-Luc St-Onge, Advanced Research Computing Analyst at McGill University (Calcul Québec)
  • Sarah Cameron-Pesant, Advanced Research Computing Analyst and HSS specialist at Université du Québec à Montréal (Calcul Québec)

Team members by region:

Regional partner: BC DRI Group

  • Simon Fraser University
    • Alex Razoumov, Research Solutions Lead and Visualization Specialist
    • Marie-Hélène Burle, Research Solutions Specialist
    • Jillian Anderson, Big Data Analyst
  • University of British Columbia
    • Garth Evans, Audio-video Analyst
    • Jennifer Abel, Language Sciences Specialist
    • Wade Klaver, System Administrator & Consultant
  • University of Victoria
    • Matt Huculak, Head, Advanced Research Services

Regional partner: Prairie DRI Group

  • University of Calgary
    • Dave Schulz, System Administrator & Consultant

Regional partners: CAC, SHARCNET, SciNet

  • University of Toronto
    • Arun Jacob, Specialist in Media Studies and Digital Humanities
  • University of Windsor
    • Paul Preney, High Performance and Technical Computing Consultant

Regional partner: Calcul Québec

  • École des Hautes études commerciales (HEC)
    • Mohamed Jabir, Data Analyst

Regional partner: ACENET

  • Acadia University (Nova Scotia)
    • Michele Fash, Director Business Development
  • Saint Mary's University (Nova Scotia)
    • Joyce Thomson, Digital Services Librarian

Services for HSS researchers

National services are available to all members of the research community with documentation in both official languages, trained support team and robust system architectures.

  • Advocacy and Outreach - Members attend conferences, make presentations to academic and other groups, and actively participate in the scholarly community in order to better understand our user needs.
  • Collaboration Services – Sites located across Canada are capable of both delivering and viewing large video conferences.
  • Cloud – Virtual-machine development space that includes an outward-facing IP address.
  • Computation – Expandable power ranging from the equivalent of a second desktop to supercomputers with thousands of cores, terabytes of RAM, and a variety of system architectures.
  • General Analyst/Consultant Support – Consultations regarding project architecture and resource needs with technical experts with skills ranging from specialty software selection to program optimization.
  • Globus – Fast, secure, sharing and fire-and-forget file transfers.
  • Nextcloud – 50Gb of shareable, Dropbox-like space available across multiple devices.
  • Platforms and Portals – Hosting for specialized data and tools for entire research communities.
  • Specialized Software – More than 900 software programs and packages already integrated with national compute clusters.
  • Storage – Robust storage solutions for backup and mid- to long-term storage.
  • Training – Training sessions covering core skills offered regularly and custom courses available on request. Please see below for all training opportunities, including those pertinent to Humanities and Social Sciences for your specific region.
  • Visualization Support – Dedicated 3D visualization expert available
  • Windows in the Cloud - run Windows applications in the cloud.

Other Resources for Canadian Digital Humanities Scholars

Project Showcase

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