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Albert Huet

The World War I diary of my great-grandfather, Albert Huet, has been digitized. You can find a short biography (in French) as well as the link to the collection at: http://helenehuet.org/albert-huet-wwis-diary/. Also, I added a transcription on my website for each page. For example, see http://helenehuet.org/albert-huet-wwis-diary/page-5/. As Albert entered the war a century ago, I wanted to pay homage to him and the millions of soldier who died during World War I.

New Acquisitions from the Musée d'Orsay

I am very excited to see that the Musée d’Orsay has acquired three paintings from Georges de Feure, who, among other things, illustrated La Porte des rêves by Marcel Schwob.
Panneau d’Elégante
Peinture décorative pour le pavillon “L’Art Nouveau Bing” : La Poterie
Peinture décorative pour le pavillon “L’Art Nouveau Bing” : allégorie d’un art appliqué
Make sure to check out their page regularly to see their most recent acquisitions.

Coming Soon: World War I Diary of Albert Huet

A few years ago, my aunt made a discovery while cleaning my grandfather’s garage: a small notebook where my great-grandfather had written his memories and thoughts about World War I. We do not know when he wrote it but it is still in great condition.
We decided to digitize it for several reasons. First, this is a way for us to preserve it. Second, we thought it would be a valuable document for anyone, be they a high-school student or a scholar, to learn about the life and the views of a young man, coming from the countryside of Normandy with no proper education and training, and who was sent to fight and kill the enemy as he turned 18. And just as Albert Huet entered the war in 1916, 100 years later, I will share with you his diary.
I am currently working on the transcription as Albert’s handwriting can sometimes be hard to read but as soon as this is done, I will share everything with you.

Learning to be a Librarian: Creating Research Guides and Documentation

Hello everyone,
I have been fairly quiet these past few months because I have been quite busy. I started my new job as the European Studies Librarian at the University of Florida on August 3 (Go Gators). One of my first tasks was to redo the research guides for the Romance languages. And if you have ever done this, you know this is a never-ending task!
I am so happy to share them today with you. If you have any feedback please let me know. I am always looking for new ways to improve them. You will find my contact information on the homepage of each guides.

  1.  French and Francophone Studies
  2.  Italian Studies
  3.  Portuguese Studies
  4.  Spanish Studies

I also created three documents that some of you may find helpful. The first was for a Spanish Literature class and the second one was for MA students in French. Both are very similar (not knowing exactly what their knowledge of library research was) and are divided into two parts. The first part gives some information about the Libraries and is accompanied by useful links (at least, I hope they are useful!). The second part showcases three important databases and explains to the students how to request the books and articles they find there. In class we went over how to properly search these databases. The third document details more how to use the MLA International Bibliography and how to borrow books from ILLIAD or UBorrow.

  1. Library Tools for SPW 4283
  2. Library Tools for MA Students in French
  3. MLA International Bibliography

Women's Instructional Writings in Nineteenth-Century France: A Digital Bibliography

Hello everyone,
On May 22, Bénédicte Monicat and I gave a talk on her digital bibliography project (entitled “Women’s Instructional Writings in Nineteenth-Century France”) at the Women’s History in the Digital World 2015 Conference.
You can now find our presentation in the Bryn Mawr College repository as well as in ScholarSphere, Penn State’s repository. Any feedback on this project is greatly appreciated so don’t hesitate to message/e-mail me if you have any questions or comments.

Bye Bye State College, Hello Gainesville

Hello everyone,
I have great news for you. After months of being on the job market (and you all know how hard this is/was), my dream has finally come true. Starting on August 1, I will be the European Studies Librarian at the University of Florida. This is a tenure track position and I will be able to continue my research on Decadence, while developing my skills in all things Digital Humanities. I am very excited about this new chapter of my life and I am so grateful to all the people who have supported me all those years.
Now, it’s time I buy some sunscreen!

Digital Literary Studies

What an exciting piece of news. A new journal has launched today. Say hello to Digital Literary Studies, a journal intended to act as an international peer-reviewed interdisciplinary publication with a focus on those aspects of Digital Humanities primarily concerned with literary studies. For more information on the journal, check out James O’Sullivan’s blog post on our blog, 100 Digital Discoveries. And if you are thinking of submitting an article, don’t forget to check the Call for Papers.
I will be in charge of the “Communications” side of Digital Literary Studies, alongside Giorgio Guzzetta, researcher in narrative, cultural studies & digital humanities at the University of Cork, Ireland.

ScholarSphere Screencasts and Camtasia Blog Post

Last week, I wrote a blog post for 100 Digital Discoveries on how I have used Camtasia to create screencasts for ScholarSphere, Penn State’s institutional repository system. I still need to make a few changes to the videos before they are available online. I will post them soon though (most likely, in March).
Also, now that I am done traveling all over the country (no way I could ever be a businesswoman), I have resumed my role as managing editor of the blog, so expect two new blog posts every two weeks. Until then, be good.