<desc> lab, or the Digital Editing and Scholarly Communication Lab at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, addresses research questions such as: How do we disseminate primary sources (documents and other artifacts from the past) digitally? How is scholarship around them modeled and processed as data? How are research results communicated to a variety of audiences?

The projects at <desc> lab focus on hands-on and practical solutions to explore these research questions. This is primarily done through software development towards complex UI and reading environments using front-end technologies for the web, such as React JS. The Lab’s projects typically rely on static site generators (such as Astro) to publish content online with an eye towards low-infrastructure requirements and long-term project sustainability. As a member of the team, you will get the opportunity to hone your JavaScript/TypeScript skills on projects handling complex human-computer interaction and challenging data structures.

For currently active projects, see Dr Raff Viglianti’s ForagerOne profile linked below.