Sketches from London: “Where are you from?” as Microaggression

13/06/201813/06/2018 ~ Ernesto Priego

On, "no, really, where are you from?" as a microaggression.

Just Another Day: A Comic About Brexit / Un día más: un comic sobre Brexit

10/05/201811/05/2018 ~ Ernesto Priego

I am pleased to announce the launch of Just Another Day: A Comic About Brexit, in both English and Spanish language versions.

Don’t Walk Away: The Aporetics of Information in the Age of Twitter Overload

23/05/201723/05/2017 ~ Ernesto Priego

Like you, I've read the news today. Like so many others out there, I also wanted to write something. This is a personal reflection.

People, Government: Top 300 Terms in the Conservative and Labour Manifestos 2017 (Counts and Trends)

18/05/201718/05/2017 ~ Ernesto Priego ~ 1 Comment

I have just deposited the following data on figshare: Top 300 Terms in the Conservative and Labour Manifestos 2017 (Counts and Trends).

A Library is Not a Library is Not a Library

29/03/201629/03/2016 ~ Ernesto Priego ~ 2 Comments

A library is not a library is not a library because not all 'libraries' face the same challenges and not all librarians do the same jobs. The narrative we need to see more of is that Library and Information Science skills are today more needed than ever before.

The Twelve Days of REF: A #REF2014 Archive

20/12/201420/12/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

I have uploaded a new dataset to figshare: The Twelve Days of REF- A #REF2014 Archive

The REF According to Twitter: A #REF2014 Update (18/12/14 16:28 GMT)

18/12/201418/12/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego ~ 1 Comment

The results from the REF 2014 were announced in the first minute of the 18th of december 2014. Here I share a quick first look at a sample corpus of texts from Tweets publicly tagged with #REF2014.

ACLAIIR AGM & Seminar 2014 – OPEN ACCESS: The future of academic publication?

27/05/201427/05/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

Looking forward to participating in the ACLAIIR AGM & Seminar 2014 in Cambridge on Open Access: “The future of academic publication?” (17 June 2014).

ACLAIIR

Join us in Cambridge for the ACLAIIR AGM & Seminar 2014, the topic of which is Open Access. We are pleased to welcome speakers from a variety of areas to give their perspectives on OA and its impact on the world of research, teaching and publishing.

Speakers: Ellen Collins (OAPEN UK); Daniel Pearce (CUP); Dr. Rupert Gatti (Open Book Publishers); Dr. Martin Eve (University of Lincoln); Dr. Ernesto Priego (City University, London); Dr. Jenny Bunn (University College, London)

Open Access is curently a hot topic across the globe due to its wide-ranging effects. Many policies and practices are in a state of rapid change, so we hope you will join us to keep up to date with this important subject and contribute to the debate.

The full programme including speaker profiles and registration form are available on our Events page. Please register by Monday 9 June to secure your place!

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BBC Politics Election Tweets: A Quick Text Analysis

26/05/201426/05/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

Where I share the results of a quick text analysis of a small corpora of recent tweets from @BBCPolitics and @bbcnickrobinson. I also shared the corpora on fighsare.

Two #teachDH Outputs

11/05/201411/05/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego

An update linking to two of my outputs from the Higher Education Academy’s Digital Humanities Summit (7-8 May 2014, Lewes, UK).

Digital Humanities: Narrowing the Focus #teachDH

08/05/201408/05/2014 ~ Ernesto Priego ~ 1 Comment

Photos from the ideas jotted down by participants of the Higher Education Academy's Digital Humanities Summit, 7-8 May 2014, Lewes, UK, during the "Narrowing the Focus" session on 8 May 2014.