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PROJECT: Covent Garden Ladies

Oct

29

2026

Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies is “a digital scholarly archive of the annual directory of London sex workers, published between 1760 and 1794. This project provides access to all eighteen surviving editions (the earliest from 1761) and explores the lives of women in Georgian London’s sex trade through critical historical analysis.” Edited by Alexander ...

PROJECT: Early Black Boston Digital Almanac

Oct

29

2026

The Early Black Boston Digital Almanac (EBBDA) is “a site dedicated to highlighting the various movements, locations, art, and rhetoric of Black figures and coalitions that shaped Boston’s history, and thusly, its present.” Developed by a team of researchers at Northeastern University, with connections to the Department of English, the Department of History, the Africana ...

PROJECT: As Long As the Sun Shines: Indigenous Digital Libraries Across North America

Oct

29

2026

Library Futures intern Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen developed As long as the sun shines: Indigenous digital libraries across North America, a StoryMap that explores questions of Indigenous sovereignty in Canadian digital libraries. As he reflects in his introductory blog post: In North America, libraries and archives have traditionally participated in the dispossession of Indigenous peoples. Stolen ...

RESOURCE: @ArabicElit: Electronic Literature in the Arab World

Oct

29

2026

@ArabicElit: Electronic Literature in the Arab World is a new, open-access book by Reham Hosny, published by Bloomsbury. From the publisher’s website: In this open access book, Reham Hosny delves into the idiosyncrasies of Arabic electronic literature (e-lit), examining its rich historical roots and contemporary evolution. @arabicelitoffers a comprehensive exploration of Arabic electronic literature, tracing ...

CFP: Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference

Oct

29

2026

Now in its fifth year, the Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference “endeavors to bring together a network of DH practitioners committed to advancing collaborative scholarship in digital humanities research and pedagogy across the New England region. CTDH will provide individuals across New England who are interested in digital humanities with an opportunity to learn new techniques ...

CFP: Digital Dialogues

Oct

29

2026

Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art invites proposals for Digital Dialogues, an exploration of “the current landscape of digital scholarship and emerging technologies” edited by Keidra Daniels Navaroli, PhD and Kaylee P. Alexander, PhD. From their 2027 call for proposals: In both personal and professional settings, responsibilities are ever-increasing for scholars working ...

CFP: Feminist Digital Archiving

Oct

29

2026

Feminist Digital Archiving is a spring gathering that will take place April 23-24, 2027 at William & Mary in Williamsburg VA. Organizers invite papers on a range of topics exploring feminist digital archives and practices, broadly construed: Amy Earhart has warned that feminist and anti-racist digital humanities projects are often vulnerable to neglect and obsolescence, compounding ...

CFP: Humanities at the Center: Reimagining Arts and Humanities Librarianship in the Contemporary Academic Library

Oct

29

2026

Digital scholarship workers are invited to submit chapter proposals for a new book from Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL): Humanities at the Center: Reimagining Arts and Humanities Librarianship in the Contemporary Academic Library, edited by Carol Ng-He, MA, MLIS. The proposed book includes a dedicated chapter on digital scholarship and emerging technologies, and ...

EVENT: Transitions of Leadership: Succession, Stewardship, and Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

Oct

29

2026

From the event description: Transitions of Leadership: Succession, Stewardship, and Sustainability in the Digital Humanities (online conference, 16 November, 2026) Many larger digital humanities initiatives now span multiple generations of scholars, infrastructures, and institutions. As these projects, platforms, and partnerships mature and continue over time, questions of leadership and succession have become increasingly central to ...

JOB: Digital Humanities Librarian (Florida State University)

Oct

29

2026

From the announcement (enter Job ID 63609 to navigate to the posting): Responsibilities The Digital Humanities Librarian serves as the advanced technical lead for CreateFSU, the Libraries’ academic web-hosting service, providing expert consultation and technical support for faculty and student digital scholarship initiatives. This position collaborates closely with the DRS team, the AI and Data ...

JOB: Director of Digital Collaborations and Partnerships (University of Oklahoma)

Oct

29

2026

From the Leadership Profile: The University of Oklahoma Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of Digital Collaborations & Partnerships. The Libraries seek a creative, collaborative, and highly strategic leader to serve in this inaugural role and to lead the launch and development of a unified Research, Creativity, & Digital Scholarship Hub ...