Kim Martin, University of Guelph

Research

Serendipity Linked data Semantic web Humanities Digital Humanities User-experience Information seeking Context

Latest funding

Forward Linking: Building Relationships within the Cultural Data Ecosystem
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$23,676
Serendipity, Context, and Agency in Linked Environments (SCALE)
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$63,505
Implementing open scholarship: foundations for social engagement at scale
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$940,900

Forward Linking: Building Relationships within the Cultural Data Ecosystem

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, Susan

Keywords: linked open data; semantic web; digital humanities; GLAM; library and information studies; museum studies; critical infrastructure studies; EDID; equity diversity inclusion decolonization; knowledge organization; knowledge representation; interface design

$23,676

Serendipity, Context, and Agency in Linked Environments (SCALE)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Martin, Kim

Keywords: Serendipity; Linked data; Semantic web; Humanities; Digital Humanities; User-experience; Information seeking; Context; Agency

$63,505

Implementing open scholarship: foundations for social engagement at scale

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: open scholarship; social knowledge creation; public engagement; digital humanities; open access; digital publishing; scholarly communication; partnership

$940,900

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Serendipity Dear Professor Martin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on serendipity connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Serendipity, Context, and Agency in Linked Environments (SCALE)" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]