Digital Humanities Laboratory
Join a dynamic community of digital humanities practitioners and receive support for your ideas and projects!
Welcome to the Franke Family Digital Humanities Lab, located in Sterling Memorial Library. We’re here to support those at Yale working with digital methods and data—whether you’re just getting started or tackling advanced computational research. We adopt a model of DH that is cooperative, creative, and user-focused. From text analysis and data visualization to digital exhibitions and machine learning, we provide consultations, training, and collaborative support. Ready to begin? Schedule a consultation or explore our workshops to get started.
What is Digital Humanities?
In the broadest sense, digital humanities can be defined as:
The use of computational tools and methods to explore humanities’ questions, as well as the application of humanistic critiques and analyses to critically examine the technology itself.
It is collaborative, iterative, and fundamentally concerned with the dissemination and interpretation of human knowledge.
The Digital Humanities Lab welcomes all researchers interested in these questions, including social scientists and scientists.
Consultations
Do you have a DH-related question or a project idea? Consider scheduling a 30-minute consultation with one of our graduate student DH consultants or the Digital Humanities Librarian.
Our team has experience and expertise in a wide range of DH methods, tools, and project management. We can serve as a sounding board for new projects, help you identify ways to streamline or improve work already underway, or support new directions for completed work.
Book a consultation with us online.
Workshops
Join us for hands-on sessions where you’ll learn advanced research methods, from text mining and data visualization to digital mapping and computational analysis.
Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your toolkit, our workshops provide the practical training you need to expand your research and scholarship.
Check out the DHLab’s scheduled workshops.
Prior workshops included:
What’s in a Word: Introduction to Text Analysis
Tidy Data and OpenRefine
Reproducible Research for Digital Humanities
Network Analysis with Gephi Lite
Data Visualization in the Digital Humanities
In-class Library Sessions
Interested in bringing digital humanities expertise into your classroom?
The Digital Humanities Librarian can offer a class session tailored to your course introducing your students to digital humanities methods, tools, and practices.
Please submit your request to dhlab@yale.edu at least two months ahead of your requested date.
Book Collection
The DHLab maintains a collection of non-circulating books on various topics related to digital humanities. Whether you are interested in digital archives, programming, or DH pedagogy, stop by to browse relevant texts.
You can also find a complete list of available books in the library catalogue.
Graduate DH Certificate
We’re relaunching the DH Certificate in Fall 2026, so keep an eye out for updates and sign up for our newsletter if you want to make sure to hear more.
Starting a Project
Beginning a digital humanities project can be a considerable endeavor. Here are some key planning phases to help you develop your project:
- Define a focused research question
- Outline project goals and scope
- Identify your research data
- Establish a project timeline
- Plan for sustainability
We encourage you to schedule a consultation with us to discuss your approach and explore the tools and methods best suited for your project.