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The Mississippi Digital Humanities Hub at 欧博娱乐城 is providing community-based support for projects that help preserve Mississippi鈥檚 historical, cultural and literary heritage.

With the support of a $2 million grant championed by Mississippi鈥檚 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cyndi Hyde-Smith, and administered by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission鈥揳 division of the National Archives鈥搕he Hub will assist institutions throughout the state by providing workshops, grants, and support to those seeking to digitize and publicize Mississippi鈥檚 rich history and culture. 

New technologies make it possible for a museum in northern Mississippi, a scholar in southern Mississippi, and people throughout the state to collaborate to preserve and explore Mississippi鈥檚 legacy. Historical accounts of a Civil War battle or a play written for a town鈥檚 centennial once languished in local libraries or historical archives. That is no longer necessary, as these resources can now be shared online. Yet digitizing records, publicizing them, and providing tools to make them searchable and understandable requires expertise. That is where the Mississippi Digital Humanities Hub can help.

The Hub provides training and financial support. Beginning this June, the Hub will host summer residential workshops at the Southern Miss Hattiesburg campus, one of three such programs running through 2027. The summer 2025 workshop is for faculty and staff at higher education institutions, libraries, and museums in Mississippi and will be held from June 16 to June 27. It will equip participants with the skills to plan and execute community digitization projects, supporting those who want to preserve and understand local history and culture. Accepted applicants will receive room and board, travel reimbursement, dining, and small stipends. Applications can be completed online at through April 15.

Future workshops will provide high school educators and undergraduate students with the tools they need to launch their digital projects. Later this summer, the Hub will begin offering grants to Mississippi institutions to support their digitization efforts. 

The Hub also offers year-round technical and planning support to institutions, both large and small, throughout the state. The Hub鈥檚 trained staff includes experts in digitizing documents and making these materials easier to visualize and search. Hub staff can provide one-on-one consultations and, via their new website, will soon offer a chat room where professionals can share questions and solutions. They also aid local digitization initiatives directly. 

The Center for Digital Humanities and the DigiLab, both at Southern Miss, provide access to 2D and 3D scanners, software, and other equipment to support efforts throughout the state, as well as online tools. Later this spring, the Hub will launch a transcription site where volunteers can assist local digitization efforts by transcribing materials, making hard-to-access documents, such as handwritten diaries, easier to read and search online.

The Hub program鈥揳nd the summer residencies in particular鈥揳re more than just another training opportunity for scholars and professionals, said Maeve Losen, the Hub鈥檚 coordinator. 鈥淭here are items of literary, cultural, and historical significance everywhere in Mississippi, and digitally preserving and interpreting the state's history and culture is not up to a few people, but the collaborative efforts of the many,鈥� Losen explained. 鈥淭hrough the summer residencies, workshops, and mini grants offered, this program is about putting people and resources together to preserve and highlight the state's rich and vast culture and history.鈥�