Yale University, the University of Michigan, and the University of California, Irvine, are collaborating on a four year research project, from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2012, to investigate how topic models can improve access to digital library and museum collections. The project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

To find out more about the collaboration, please visit the University of Michigan project page and David Newman's home page.

Investigators:

• Katrina Hagedorn, University of Michigan Libraries
• David Newman, Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
• Youn Noh, Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure, Yale University
• John Weise, University of Michigan Libraries

Other Staff:

• Kathleen Bauer, Yale University Library
• Sherlock Campbell, StatLab, Yale University
• Suzanne Chapman, University of Michigan Libraries
• Bill Dueber, University of Michigan Libraries
• Roger Espinosa, University of Michigan Libraries
• Michael Friscia, Yale University Library
• Scott Matheson, Yale University Library
• Joan Swanekamp, Yale University Library

Students:

• Justo Arosemena, Yale College, Yale University
• Arun Balagopolan, Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
• Elizabeth Boyce, Department of the History of Art, Yale University
• Marlon Forrester, School of Art, Yale University
• Nick Garver, Yale College, Yale University
• Huang Huang, School of Information, University of Michigan
• Michael Kargela, School of Information, University of Michigan
• Adrian Knight, School of Music, Yale University
• Megha Okhai, Yale College, Yale University
• Patrick Paczkowski, Department of Computer Science, Yale University
• Karen Rizvi, School of Architecture, Yale University
• Francesca Slade, Department of Computer Science, Yale University

Advisory Group

• Meg Bellinger, Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure, Yale University
• Emmanuelle Delmas-Glass, Yale Center for British Art
• Pam Franks, Yale University Art Gallery
• Ken Hamma, Yale Center for British Art
• Rebekah Irwin, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
• Robert Nelson, Department of the History of Art, Yale University
• Holly Rushmeier, Department of Computer Science, Yale University
• Scott Wilcox, Yale Center for British Art

Tools:

• topic-modeling-tool: a graphical user interface for topic modeling [link]
• Topic Model Browser Toolkit [zip]

Reports and Proposal:

• Interim Narrative Report (October 31, 2011)
• Interim Narrative Report (May 1, 2010)
• Interim Narrative Report (October 31, 2009)
• Interim Narrative Report (May 1, 2009)
• Proposal