October 25, 2010 -- May 27, 2011
Ginkgo Reading Room & Grand Staircase Lobby

The Philip Mills Arnold Semeiology Collection contains some 2,300 items on cryptography, the decipherment of ancient languages, languages for the blind and deaf, memory and mnemonics, the philosophy of language, the history of writing, signs and symbols, and more. Mr. Arnold was a chemical engineer educated at Washington University.
The Washington University Libraries invite you to two presentations on current computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities:
Literary Studies in the Age of Data
Matthew Wilkens, Postdoctoral Fellow, American Culture Studies Program
An introduction to the data-driven techniques that are currently transforming scholarship in the
humanities. Examples include text mining, geolocation, data visualization, and network analysis.
From Physical Language to Physical Action: Using Acting Techniques to Improve Human/Robot Interaction
Annamaria Pileggi, Senior Lecturer, Performing Arts Department
This talk will present ongoing research in which actor training techniques are applied to robots in
interaction with humans, featuring a short video of a performance piece performed by robotic and human actors.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
4:00 pm
Ginkgo Room, Olin Library, Level 1
Reception to follow
This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Language, Signs, Meanings, Applications: the Philip Mills Arnold Semeiology Collection, on view in Olin Library through May 27, 2011. The exhibition features the Philip Mills Arnold Semeiology Collection, which contains some 2,300 items on cryptography, the decipherment of ancient languages, languages for the blind and deaf, memory and mnemonics, the philosophy of language, the history of writing, signs and symbols, and more.
An exhibition catalog will be available, free of charge, at the event. You may also download a PDF version of the catalog at: http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/rarebooks/publications.html.
Gallery Talks: March 1 and March 4
To learn more about Arnold, a chemical engineer educated at WUSTL, and his remarkable collection, join an informal gallery tour led by Erin K. Davis, curator of rare books at Olin Library, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, or 4 p.m. Friday, March 4.