1. Enabling Spatial Scholarship: The University of Virginia Library Geospatial Data Portal Joseph Gilbert Scholars’ Lab University of Virginia Library
2. the spatial turn in digital scholarship Emergence of widespread tools that allow scholars to explore natural, social, and imaginary spaces across time Distant reading (Moretti) Spatial History Lab (Stanford) Hypercities (UCLA) Historical Census Browser, Southern History Database, Salem Witch Trials(UVA)
3. difficulties complex software lots of (certain kinds of) maps and data discovery nightmares loosely organized CDs, drives, etc. Almost no metadata Maps treated as simple images