23 October 2008 - Dr Jimmy Devins TD, Minister of State at the Department of Science and Education, officially launched the DHO on 22 October 2008. He was welcomed by RIA President Professor Nicholas Canny, RIA Secretary Professor Jane Conroy, and the Director of the Digital Humanities Observatory, Dr Susan Schreibman. The launch was a tremendous success as over 150 invited guests enjoyed fascinating conversation and were treated to an engaging series of posters presented by researchers from throughout the Island.
The DHO is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Gourley as Information Technology Manager. Don joins the Academy from the Washington Research Library Consortium, a resource-sharing federation of universities in the Washington, D.C. area, where he is the Director of Information Technology. Don has managed a range of technical projects in both the public and private sectors. He has served as the lead architect for a number of Web-based library information systems, such as a personalized portal for library patrons, an intra-consortium borrowing and document delivery service, and a repository for managing and preserving digital collections.
