Category: Experiences

Reflections from volunteers and other team members on the experience of working on Johnson’s Dictionary Online.

December 29, 2021

Happy to have worn many hats

by Nolan Grad Nolan Grad, a graduate student at the University of Regina, worked on Johnson’s Dictionary Online throughout spring and summer of 2021. For the past 20 years, North American taste has surely been shaped by the reinvention and the preservation of the most appealing and nostalgic elements of eras gone by. In popular media, it is not only...

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November 11, 2021

Working in Community

In spring 2021, PI Dr. Beth Young taught a class in which undergraduates helped us get ready for our April 15 launch. Students wrote reflections at the end of the semester, looking back on the meaning that they took away from the experience. To acknowledge their contributions, to add to our “behind the scenes” look at how the dictionary functions,...

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