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Platforms and Tools

Here are the most commonly used tools in DH listed on each tab in order of complexity from browser-based platforms on which you can cut and paste your data, to more robust tools that require specialized knowledge.

Each tab contains examples of tools specific to a research objective.

Prepare your data for analysis:

WTF CSV - Browser-based tool that analyzes each column of your CSV sheet and creates a summary card for each. Great for checking your data collection.
Open Refine - Free and open source tool to examine, cluster, and clean your spreadsheet data.

Data Visualization

Graphs and Charts

Excel graphs - create charts and graphs suggested based on your spreadsheet structure in Excel
Raw graphs - upload your data and choose from a variety of graphs. Ideal for teaching as it explains which ones will work with your data and why.
Data Basic
WTF CSV - Analyzes each column of your CSV sheet and creates a summary card for each. Great for checking your data collection.
Word Counter - Upload your text to view basic counts of words and phrases
Same Diff - Compare two texts to reveal the words unique to each and those the two share
Connect the Dots - Basic network diagram created from your spreadsheet
Infogram - free public version that allows you to create custom infographics including charts, graphs, and maps
Tableau - Free public version. Great for building data dashboards and running reports, may be more than is needed for a small project or creating individual graphs.

Packages for R

ggplot2 - Visualize your output in R with high customizable charts and graphs
Rcolorbrewer - great for creating color ramps beyond the defaults
Shiny App - creates a customizable interactive dashboard for use on the web

Libraries for Python

MatPlotLib - Data visualization library that Cretes view of your Python data
Plotly - JavaScript library of visualization than can be used in either Python or R
Dash - Similar to Shiny in R, Dash creates customizable, interactive dashboards
D3 - JavaScript library with a plethora of options for creating data visualizations. Requires coding skill and knowledge.

Learn more about Data Viz from JHU's Data Services team.

Data Visualization- theory, platforms and tools

Text Analysis and Cultural Analytics

Voyant - Browser based text analysis withmultiple tools that can create topic models, document analysis, and Keywords in Context among other analyses.
Mallet - One of the original tools for topic modeling texts. Requires some command line knowledge and used as the basis for many proprietary text analysis tools.
R - language for statistical analysis most commonly used by linguists and statisticians
R Studio - Free open source version of R-based environment for visual coding
Python - Programming language increasingly becoming the defacto language for DH, humanists, and data scientists
Natural Language Processing (NLP) Toolkit

Interactive coding notebooks

Spyral - Voyant tools notebook feature using JavaScript and Voyant's visualizations
Jupyter Notebooks - interactive coding notebook that can be used with R, Python, or other coding languages
Google Colab - collaborative coding notebook that operates like Google Docs

Additional information about Text Mining from JHU.

Text Data Mining

Network Analysis

Connect the Dots - Basic browser based network diagram created from your spreadsheet
Cytoscape - Originally used in molecular and systems biology, genomics, and proteomics, often used in DH to create network graphs
Gephi - Robust open source tool for creating and analyzing network graphs

Additional information about Networks from JHU's Data Services Team.

Network Visualization

Mapping

Palladio - Free online platform that creates a map, network analysis, gallery, and timeline from a single upload
Does not save outputs. Screenshots are necessary to save the images.
History Pin - Connect photos to a location as part of a collection
StoryMap JS - Knight Lab free platform that works like slides alongside a map
ESRI StoryMap - Maps with scrolling text to create a digital story
Requires institutional login JHU ArcOnline
QGIS - Free and open access platform for spatial analysis
ArcGIS Pro - Industry standard for spatial analysis and creating map
Requires institutional login for JHU ArcPro and Arc Desktop download

Learn more about GIS from JHU's Data Services team.

GIS information, frequently asked questions, access, and training.

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Digital Publishing Platforms

Manifold: Web-publishing platform for monographs, books, or research materials.

Mukurtu: CMS built with Indigenous communities to manage and share digital cultural heritage.

Omeka: an open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions.

Open Humanities Press: publishes open access e-books.

Public Knowledge Project: sponsors open source publishing environments, including Open Journal Systems and Open Monograph Press.

Scalar: a platform for born-digital, open source, media-rich scholarly publishing.