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title: "Home"
header_title: 'Scholars Studio <strong>Data</strong>'
header_subtitle: "Analyzing a decade of digital scholarship at Temple University Libraries"
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<section id="overview">
<div class="container">
    <h2>About This Site</h2>
    <p>This site is a data analysis companion to the <a href="https://library.temple.edu/lcdss">Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio</a> at Temple University Libraries. Rather than duplicate the official <a href="https://library.temple.edu/lcdss">library page</a> or the <a href="https://sites.temple.edu/tudsc/">LCDSS blog</a>, this site focuses on analyzing the studio's publicly available output &mdash; its blog archive, project history, and publishing patterns.</p>
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</section>

<section id="stats-preview">
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    <h2>By the Numbers</h2>
    <div class="stats-row stagger-children">
        <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="number">230+</div>
            <div class="label">Blog Posts</div>
        </div>
        <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="number">12</div>
            <div class="label">Years Active</div>
        </div>
        <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="number">90+</div>
            <div class="label">Unique Authors</div>
        </div>
        <div class="stat-card">
            <div class="number">35+</div>
            <div class="label">Disciplines</div>
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    </div>
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<section id="featured-projects">
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    <h2>Featured Projects</h2>
    <div class="featured-grid stagger-children">
        {% for project in projects %}
            {% if project.featured %}
            <a href="{{ project.url }}" class="featured-card">
                <div class="featured-card-image">
                    <img src="{{ project.image }}" alt="{{ project.title }}" loading="lazy">
                </div>
                <div class="featured-card-body">
                    <span class="featured-card-year">{{ project.year }}</span>
                    <h3>{{ project.title }}</h3>
                    <p class="featured-card-author">{{ project.author }}</p>
                    <p class="featured-card-desc">{{ project.description }}</p>
                    <div class="featured-card-tags">
                        {% for tag in project.tags %}
                        <span class="tag">{{ tag }}</span>
                        {% endfor %}
                    </div>
                </div>
            </a>
            {% endif %}
        {% endfor %}
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 2rem;">
        <a href="/projects/" class="view-all-link">View all projects &rarr;</a>
    </p>
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<section id="explore">
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    <h2>Explore</h2>
    <div class="landing-cards">
        <a href="/analysis/" class="landing-card">
            <h3>Blog Analysis</h3>
            <p>Interactive charts and tables tracking 230+ blog posts across 12 years &mdash; publishing trends, disciplinary coverage, author demographics, and the evolution of digital methods.</p>
        </a>
        <a href="/projects/" class="landing-card">
            <h3>Project Index</h3>
            <p>A compact reference of featured projects from 2015 to 2025, linking back to the original blog posts on the Scholars Studio site.</p>
        </a>
    </div>
</div>
</section>

<section id="links">
<div class="container">
    <h2>Official Sites</h2>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="https://library.temple.edu/lcdss">Scholars Studio at Temple University Libraries</a> &mdash; services, spaces, programs, and contact information</li>
        <li><a href="https://sites.temple.edu/tudsc/">LCDSS Blog</a> &mdash; the full archive of project writeups, tutorials, and reflections</li>
    </ul>
</div>
</section>