I have a PhD in medieval history; my research explores the gender and power relations of monasticism, especially in 12th- and 13th-C. France--the men and women in orders and their lay donors, supporters, and sometimes rivals. I work in a research center at an independent research library and am surrounded by exciting potential digital projects. Unfortunately my background in technology is limited to using basic applications like word processing, spreadsheets, relational databases, and web editors.