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


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*increasing open source data;
*increasing open source data;
*increased access to significant computing power; 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 Humanities and Social Sciences, Compute Canada has a dedicated team of professionals led by Compute Canada’s Humanities and Social Sciences Specialist, Dr. John Simpson. For more information, please contact the Humanities and Social Sciences Team via email (hss@computecanada.ca) or browse the additional information below
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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-->
== HSS Support in Compute Canada ==
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)


For general support, please email the HSS National Team at hss@computecanada.ca
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Team members by region:


'''HSS Services for researchers'''
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*Consultation.
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*Software installation and support
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*Training
Regional partner: '''BC DRI Group'''
*Outreach and advocacy
* 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''
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<tab name="Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba">
Regional partner: '''Prairie DRI Group'''
* University of Calgary
** '''Dave Schulz''', ''System Administrator & Consultant''
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== Resources for Research Data Management ==
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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''
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'''Best Practices'''
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*D.B. Deutz, M.C.H. Buss, J. S. Hansen, K. K. Hansen, K.G. Kjelmann, A.V. Larsen, E. Vlachos, K.F. Holmstrand (2020). [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3712065 How to FAIR: a Danish website to guide researchers on making research data more FAIR] 
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*Woeber, C. A. (2017). Towards best practice in research data management in the humanities. Retrieved from [http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10063/6620/paper_acces%20s.pdf?sequence=4 http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10063/6620/paper_acces s.pdf?sequence=4]
Regional partner: '''Calcul Québec'''
'''Data Curation'''
* École des Hautes études commerciales (HEC)
*[https://guide.dhcuration.org/about/ DH Curation Guide: a community resource guide to data curation in the digital humanities]
** '''Mohamed Jabir''', ''Data Analyst''
'''Data Licensing'''
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*[https://www.dcc.ac.uk/guidance/how-guides/license-research-data Digital Curation Centre Data Licensing Guide]  
 
'''Data Management Planning (DMP)'''
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*[https://assistant.portagenetwork.ca/ Portage Data Management Plan (DMP) Assistant]  
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hphNY4poXbE ACENET Presentation on Data Management Planning]
Regional partner: '''ACENET'''
*Creating a Data Management Plan (DMP) guide from Portage ([https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BriefGuide_Portage_EffectiveDMP.pdf English]/[https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BriefGuide_Portage_EffectiveDMP_FRENCH-1.pdf French])
* Acadia University (Nova Scotia)
*Exemplar Data Management Plans (DMP):
** '''Michele Fash''', ''Director Business Development''
:*Digital Humanities ([https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Exemplar1_Portage.pdf English]/[https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Exemplar1_Portage_FRENCH_Final.pdf French])
* Saint Mary's University (Nova Scotia)
:*Digital Humanities and Secondary Data ([https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Exemplar2_Portage.pdf English]/[https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Exemplar2_Portage_FRENCH_Final.pdf French])
** '''Joyce Thomson''', ''Digital Services Librarian''
:*Mixed Methods ([https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Exemplar3_Portage.pdf English]/[https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Exemplar3_Portage_FRENCH_Final.pdf French])
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'''Metadata'''
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*[http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/ RDA Metadata Standards Directory]  
 
'''Persistent Digital Identifiers'''
== Services for HSS researchers == <!--T:13-->
*[https://orcid.org/ ORCID]
 
'''Policy Requirements'''
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*[http://www.science.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_547652FB.html Tri-Agency RDM Policy (draft) -2018]
National services are available to all members of the research community with documentation in both official languages, trained support team and robust system architectures.
'''Repositories'''
 
*[https://portagenetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Repository-Options-Guide_EN.pdf Repository Options in Canada: A Portage Guide]  
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*[https://www.frdr-dfdr.ca/repo/ Federal Research Data Repository]
* '''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.
'''Sensitive Data'''
* '''Collaboration Services''' – Sites located across Canada are capable of both delivering and viewing large video conferences.
*[https://guides.library.mun.ca/c.php?g=502039&p=5059458 Example of Sensitive data RDM toolkit at Memorial University]
* '''[[Cloud]]''' – Virtual-machine development space that includes an outward-facing IP address.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9rv9L4ZRpY ACENET Presentation on Sensitive Data]
* '''[[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.
'''Terminology'''
* '''[[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.
*[https://casrai.org/rdm-glossary/ CASRAI Research Data Management Glossary]
* '''[[Globus]]''' – Fast, secure, sharing and fire-and-forget file transfers.
* '''[[Nextcloud]]''' – 50Gb of shareable, Dropbox-like space available across multiple devices.
* '''[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.
* '''[[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.
** [https://alliancecan.ca/en/training Training calendar]
*** [https://www.ace-net.ca/training/ ACENET Training Resources]
*** [https://www.calculquebec.ca/en/academic-research-services/training/ Calcul Québec Training]
*** [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
* '''[[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 == <!--T:16-->
* [https://adho.org/ Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO)]
* [https://csdh-schn.org/ Canadian Society for Digital Humanities (CSDH)]
* [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]
 
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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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