Jessica Otis
@jmotis.bsky.social
Early modern British historian of science, digital humanist, first book, By The Numbers: Numeracy, Religion, and the Quantitative Transformation of Early Modern England, now out from OUP
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Jessica Otis
@jmotis.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I checked earlier this month & am pleased to report that the 30% discount code still works. Just in case, y'know, you're trying to figure out what to buy your friends & family for the holidays 😁
AAFLYG6 to save 30% off if you buy it at global.oup.com which puts it at about $20 or £14 in paperback
AAFLYG6 to save 30% off if you buy it at global.oup.com which puts it at about $20 or £14 in paperback
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ITHAKA S&R has started a Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen...
Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker - Ithaka S+R
In recent months, several publishers have announced that they are licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLMs. These deals
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October 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
ITHAKA S&R has started a Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen...
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It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures
September 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures
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we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world
September 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
Someone shared this with me and it pretty much made my day so I'm passing it on for everyone else's entertainment, too!
Sincerely delighted to discover, 45 minutes into this nearly-wordless three-hour documentary about French monks who take vows of silence, that among the reasons they *can* talk is "to make sure the monastery cats know when it's mealtime by making little kitty-calling noises at them."
August 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Someone shared this with me and it pretty much made my day so I'm passing it on for everyone else's entertainment, too!
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On Friday AM I'm chairing a panel where I originally planned to announce a new NEH grant program on sustainability. Even though I don't get to do that, I'm excited for a rich discussion w/ panelists incl @jmotis.bsky.social @kfen.bsky.social as we consider our work in the current landscape. #DH2025
July 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
On Friday AM I'm chairing a panel where I originally planned to announce a new NEH grant program on sustainability. Even though I don't get to do that, I'm excited for a rich discussion w/ panelists incl @jmotis.bsky.social @kfen.bsky.social as we consider our work in the current landscape. #DH2025
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If you're attending #DH2025 make sure to check out @jmotis.bsky.social's panel Revitalizing, Maintaining, & Sunsetting the Digital Humanities on Friday and @deepthimurali.bsky.social & @jasonheppler.org's session Participatory Platforms, Open Scholarship and Advanced OCR on Thursday.
Program agenda – DH2025
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July 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If you're attending #DH2025 make sure to check out @jmotis.bsky.social's panel Revitalizing, Maintaining, & Sunsetting the Digital Humanities on Friday and @deepthimurali.bsky.social & @jasonheppler.org's session Participatory Platforms, Open Scholarship and Advanced OCR on Thursday.
Humanists are supposed to be good with words, but there aren’t words enough to describe all the things the amazing @brettbobley.bsky.social did for DH communities & ppl here in the US & around the world. I’ve reposted many of y’all’s #thanksBrett posts, but those really are the tip of the iceberg.
June 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Humanists are supposed to be good with words, but there aren’t words enough to describe all the things the amazing @brettbobley.bsky.social did for DH communities & ppl here in the US & around the world. I’ve reposted many of y’all’s #thanksBrett posts, but those really are the tip of the iceberg.
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But what meant the most was when I was severely underemployed in 2009, @brettbobley.bsky.social took the time to talk with me about the process of applying to jobs at the NEH. We had never met apart from Twitter and he chatted on the phone. That meant so much to a broke PhD. #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
But what meant the most was when I was severely underemployed in 2009, @brettbobley.bsky.social took the time to talk with me about the process of applying to jobs at the NEH. We had never met apart from Twitter and he chatted on the phone. That meant so much to a broke PhD. #ThanksBrett
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Cheers to a boss and friend I’ll appreciate forever. @brettbobley.bsky.social always took me seriously, let me run away with ideas that both succeeded and failed, and engaged the field with deep kindness. #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Cheers to a boss and friend I’ll appreciate forever. @brettbobley.bsky.social always took me seriously, let me run away with ideas that both succeeded and failed, and engaged the field with deep kindness. #ThanksBrett
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To @brettbobley.bsky.social - Massive thanks to you for everything you have done to foster an innovative, thoughtful, and vibrant DH community! NEH's ODH was where I cut my teeth as a peer reviewer for grant proposals & I'll ever be grateful for those experiences. #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
To @brettbobley.bsky.social - Massive thanks to you for everything you have done to foster an innovative, thoughtful, and vibrant DH community! NEH's ODH was where I cut my teeth as a peer reviewer for grant proposals & I'll ever be grateful for those experiences. #ThanksBrett
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#ThanksBrett for understanding that the humanities, done digitally, needed specific lines of federal R&D and capacity building $$ to innovate, creatively address field needs , build communities, and foster open source and open access work. (We still need it.) 1/
June 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#ThanksBrett for understanding that the humanities, done digitally, needed specific lines of federal R&D and capacity building $$ to innovate, creatively address field needs , build communities, and foster open source and open access work. (We still need it.) 1/
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I'll end this with this meme I made of @brettbobley.bsky.social at the 2015 Crowd Consortium forum that IMLS funded. That event built off one of the many amazing groundbreaking NEH Start Up grants that we all can #thanksbrett for :)
June 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I'll end this with this meme I made of @brettbobley.bsky.social at the 2015 Crowd Consortium forum that IMLS funded. That event built off one of the many amazing groundbreaking NEH Start Up grants that we all can #thanksbrett for :)
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#ThanksBrett for your central role in building up the most exciting and generous academic field of the last 25 years! The office of digital humanities was been a tremendously positive force. @brettbobley.bsky.social
*sigh* It's too soon, but on the day of his retirement from public service, I think that it's important to recognize the contributions of Brett Bobley to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the field. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, your good cheer & your home-baked goods.
June 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#ThanksBrett for your central role in building up the most exciting and generous academic field of the last 25 years! The office of digital humanities was been a tremendously positive force. @brettbobley.bsky.social
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The field of DH is indebted to @brettbobley.bsky.social, who has made an indelible impact on so many lives and careers, including mine. Brett founded and led the NEH Office of Digital Humanities with vision, insight, ambition, humor, and passion. And crocs. #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The field of DH is indebted to @brettbobley.bsky.social, who has made an indelible impact on so many lives and careers, including mine. Brett founded and led the NEH Office of Digital Humanities with vision, insight, ambition, humor, and passion. And crocs. #ThanksBrett
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Thanks @brettbobley.bsky.social! You and ODH provided the infrastructure for DH infrastructures, developed the instruments for instrumenting international collaborations, and envisioned the means for us to envision the future.Here's to your next chapter! I'll always value your last! #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thanks @brettbobley.bsky.social! You and ODH provided the infrastructure for DH infrastructures, developed the instruments for instrumenting international collaborations, and envisioned the means for us to envision the future.Here's to your next chapter! I'll always value your last! #ThanksBrett
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#DHmakes We're all going to work on crafting this in our own preferred medium for @brettbobley.bsky.social right? #ThanksBrett
Never forget one of Brett's most visionary contributions #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#DHmakes We're all going to work on crafting this in our own preferred medium for @brettbobley.bsky.social right? #ThanksBrett
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As someone who has work for and with @brettbobley.bsky.social for almost 20 years, I know how hard he has worked to ensure that NEH could support the range of exciting work happening in the digital humanities. #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As someone who has work for and with @brettbobley.bsky.social for almost 20 years, I know how hard he has worked to ensure that NEH could support the range of exciting work happening in the digital humanities. #ThanksBrett
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#ThanksBrett for your generosity, adaptability, and focus on enabling scholarship including by shielding scholars from as much flak as you could.
June 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#ThanksBrett for your generosity, adaptability, and focus on enabling scholarship including by shielding scholars from as much flak as you could.
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I am one of so many people in digital humanities whose careers were shaped by @brettbobley.bsky.social. Brett was a model of the kind of worker I aimed to be during my time at NEH, and I was so lucky to work with him for so many years. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, generosity, and vision.
*sigh* It's too soon, but on the day of his retirement from public service, I think that it's important to recognize the contributions of Brett Bobley to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the field. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, your good cheer & your home-baked goods.
June 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I am one of so many people in digital humanities whose careers were shaped by @brettbobley.bsky.social. Brett was a model of the kind of worker I aimed to be during my time at NEH, and I was so lucky to work with him for so many years. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, generosity, and vision.
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I had the incredible privilege to watch & learn from Brett Bobley’s (@brettbobley.bsky.social) thoughtful, collaborative, & patient approach to building capacity across NEH. Those essential attributes led to the creation of the Digital Humanities Initiative, then @neh-odh.bsky.social, + #ThanksBrett
June 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I had the incredible privilege to watch & learn from Brett Bobley’s (@brettbobley.bsky.social) thoughtful, collaborative, & patient approach to building capacity across NEH. Those essential attributes led to the creation of the Digital Humanities Initiative, then @neh-odh.bsky.social, + #ThanksBrett
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*sigh* It's too soon, but on the day of his retirement from public service, I think that it's important to recognize the contributions of Brett Bobley to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the field. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, your good cheer & your home-baked goods.
June 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
*sigh* It's too soon, but on the day of his retirement from public service, I think that it's important to recognize the contributions of Brett Bobley to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the field. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, your good cheer & your home-baked goods.
My brain just broke. I was searching through a Slack channel for mentions of Coroner's warrants and Slack decided that when I searched for "coroner" I must obviously also want all mentions of "coronation"... #fuzzySearchFun
June 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My brain just broke. I was searching through a Slack channel for mentions of Coroner's warrants and Slack decided that when I searched for "coroner" I must obviously also want all mentions of "coronation"... #fuzzySearchFun
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Team: Get infected with enthusiasm for Death by Numbers and 17th century London with @jmotis.bsky.social
on the @oieahc.bsky.social's Digital Humanities Coffeehouse series: youtu.be/MmfJidjs370?...
on the @oieahc.bsky.social's Digital Humanities Coffeehouse series: youtu.be/MmfJidjs370?...
Death By Numbers: Morality Records & Plague in Britain
YouTube video by Omohundro Institute
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May 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Team: Get infected with enthusiasm for Death by Numbers and 17th century London with @jmotis.bsky.social
on the @oieahc.bsky.social's Digital Humanities Coffeehouse series: youtu.be/MmfJidjs370?...
on the @oieahc.bsky.social's Digital Humanities Coffeehouse series: youtu.be/MmfJidjs370?...
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In 2002, the #NEHfunded primary sources and teaching resources for world history chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistory... a site that's been revitalized as worldhistorycommons.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In 2002, the #NEHfunded primary sources and teaching resources for world history chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistory... a site that's been revitalized as worldhistorycommons.org