Category: dh+lib

dh+lib Special Issue CFP: Crafting Encounters with Humanities Data

What is it

Crafting Encounters with Humanities Data is a special issue of dh+lib that will explore ways of integrating critical making and data physicalization into library-based digital humanities pedagogy in a variety of forms and modalities, including workshops, course-related instruction, and more.

Methods and topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Crafting (knitting, sewing, crocheting, weaving, etc.) visualizations
  • Data physicalization as accessible/tactile data visualizations
  • Teaching technological concepts through making
  • Digital humanities data objects 
  • Supporting creative approaches to data and technology

Proposals (~250 words) should describe the topic and/or method being explored, and introduce a tentative idea for a pattern that readers can use to make a similar physical object (see the zine from our earlier special issue). You do not have to be a librarian or work in a library to submit, but the main audience of your piece should be library workers. We also understand these proposals might not represent work already done, and will be flexible if your topic shifts as you do the work. 

Submit proposals by September 27, 2024. 

Format of the final piece

Inspired by cooking blogs, each piece will have a written narrative + a pattern tied to the theme of the narrative. Narratives can be formal or informal and the recipes will also be gathered into a standalone zine that will be freely available to print/download/share.

For inspiration and examples of this work please see part one of this series “Making Research Tactile: Critical Making and Data Physicalization in Digital Humanities” (2024). 

Tentative Timeline

  • Proposals due September 15th September 27
  • Notification October 1st mid October
  • Drafts due February 9th
  • Editing/production in March 
  • Publication in April

Questions

Please feel free to email dhandlib.acrl@gmail.com with any questions you have. We want your proposals to be as strong as possible and are happy to answer questions over email or set up a meeting to talk through your ideas.

PROJECT: Digging into Early Colonial Mexico

Digging into Early Colonial Mexico (DECM Project) is an effort to share and analyze datasets of the Relaciones Geográficas de la Nueva España, 16th and 17th century documents that provide insight into indigenous and colonized groups of the Virreinatos, or regions of the early Americas that were being colonized by Spanish viceroys.  The project combines language processing and geospatial analysis to answer questions about how information was collected and preserved, specifically:

How can language technologies and geospatial analysis facilitate answering important questions about the early colonisation of America? How did the Spanish colonial authorities portray and use information about the newly conquered territories and people? Can we identify, map, and analyse the geographies associated with the colonial period of Mexico, and what was said about them in historical sources, through expedite computational means?

The project team comprises interdisciplinary scholars from the UK, Mexico, and Portugal, with expertise in history, archaeology, geography, and computer science. All datasets are linked to the project’s Github accounts, and the results of their methodological explorations and data analysis are shared through regularly updated posts on the DECM website.

POST: CNI’s Spring 2024 Project Briefings

The Coalition for Networked Information’s (CNI) Spring 2024 Membership Meeting consisted of plenaries and project briefings which are posted and publicly available through their site. These meetings feature various members’ semi-formal presentations on initiatives, projects, and research – both theoretical and practical, such as:

Recordings also include Q&A sessions.

RESOURCE: ARL’s Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published “Research Libraries Guiding Principals for Artificial Intelligence,” a brief values-statement on the use of AI in their policy advocacy and engagement. From the background statement:

Articulating a set of research library guiding principles for AI is useful to influence policy and advocate for the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies, promote ethical and transparent practices, and build trust among stakeholders, within research libraries as well as across the research environment. These principles will serve as a foundational framework for the ethical and transparent use of AI and reflect the values we hold in research libraries. ARL will rely on these principles in our policy advocacy and engagement.

The document, available via html or pdf download, consists of 7 guiding principles, from “Libraries democratize access to AI tools and technology to foster digital literacy among all people,” to “Libraries negotiate to preserve the scholarly use of digital information.” The document contains linked references to additional resources on AI in research libraries.

CFP: ACH Virtual Conference

The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) 2024 virtual conference will take place November 6-8 of this year.

ACH 2024 “underscores the importance of addressing societal challenges in the digital humanities and beyond,” inviting participants to join them in “navigating diverse political milieus and shaping a virtual conference that is just and inclusive.”

From the call:

Areas of digital humanities scholarship that are relevant to the conference include but are not limited to:

  • AI and its consequences
  • Digital and computational approaches to humanistic research and pedagogy
  • Digital cultural heritage
  • Digital surveillance
  • Digital humanities tools and infrastructures
  • Digital librarianship
  • Digital media, art, literature, history, music, film, and games
  • Digital public humanities
  • Environmental humanities & climate justice
  • Humanistic and ethical approaches to data science and data visualization
  • Humanistic research on digital objects and cultures
  • Humanities knowledge infrastructures
  • Labor and organization in digital humanities
  • Multilingualism in digital humanities
  • Physical computing
  • Resource creation, curation, and engagement
  • Use of digital technologies to write, publish, and review scholarship

As a conference committed to cross-disciplinary engagement, ACH 2024 welcomes interdisciplinary proposals. We are also especially interested in receiving proposals from participants with a range of expertise and a variety of roles, including alt-ac positions, employment outside of higher education, and graduate and undergraduate students. We further invite proposals from participants who are newcomers to digital humanities.

The deadline to submit a proposal is May 20th, by midnight GMT. Prospective participants are invited to contact the conference committee at conference@ach.org with questions are concerns about the call, program, submissions, or accessibility.

CFP: Handbook of Humanities Podcasting

The Humanities Podcasting Network (HPN) is compiling an edited collection to be published by Palgrave Macmillan. A 250-word abstract is due by May 5th, submitted through a Google Form. Topics for inclusion range from Historicizing the Humanities Podcast to Queer and Feminist Voices in podcasting, with over 20 topics represented.

HPN seeks contributors from a diverse range of perspectives and disciplines within the humanities and will be notified of their approval in the month of May. Contributors also have the opportunity to volunteer as a section editor. Guidelines on submitting, editing, and topic selection are linked in the submission form.

CFP: Florida Digital Humanities Consortium

The Florida Digital Humanities Consortium (FLDH) is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a conference, “Humanities in the Age of AI: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation.” The conference will take place on Friday, September 20, 2024 at the University of Central Florida. Sponsors include FLDH, UCF’s Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR), UCF Libraries, and UCF’s Texts and Technology Ph.D. program.

From the call:

Theme: We are delighted to announce the 10-year anniversary conference of the Florida Digital Humanities Consortium, entitled “Humanities in the AI Age: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation.” As we reflect on a decade of research and innovation, this conference invites scholars, researchers, practitioners, and educators to engage in retrospective analysis and forward-thinking discussions on the evolution of the field of digital humanities and its impact on the arts and humanities.

Conference Focus: This conference will focus on exploring the intricate relationship between technology and the arts and humanities. We invite submissions that critically examine how advancements in artificial intelligence, digital tools, and computational methods have reshaped research, pedagogy, and creative expression in the humanities over the past decade.

Proposals for individual papers, panel sessions, workshops, and interactive demonstrations that address the conference theme and topics will be accepted.

May 17 is the deadline for proposal submissions, with notification of acceptance in early June. For inquiries, please visit the conference website or contact Tiffany Esteban at tcesteban@ufl.edu.

CFP: AVinDH workshop at DH 2024

The AVinDH Special Interest Group is seeking proposals for Lightning Talks during pre-conference workshops at DH 2024. Lightning talks will be 4-5 minutes on topics or projects related to Audio/Visuals in digital humanities, and presentations may include discussion of works in progress. In order to submit a proposal, presenters must first register for the workshops (https://dh2024.adho.org/), and then proposals can be submitted via the AVinDH SIG Google Form. Proposals are due by May 31st.

The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations’ annual conference, DH 2024, will take place from August 6-9, 2024. In addition to the pre-conference workshops on August 5th and 6th, there will be social activities on August 10th following the conference. The event, presented by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media will be held both online and in-person at their Arlington, Virginia campus.

The full conference program is expected to become available in June. For questions about the conference, contact local organizing team at dh2024@gmu.edu.

OPPORTUNITY: DHQ Editors

Digital Humanities Quarterly (DHQ) is currently recruiting for an Accessibility Editor, Book and Tool Review Editor, and Languages Editor. These volunteer positions are enlisted for renewable, three-year terms. As DHQ usually has multiple editors in each area, selected applicants would be working in a collaborative capacity.

DHQ is endeavoring to build a diverse team of volunteers, to ensure contributions from a global perspective. Those interested in applying should “submit a one-page statement describing your interest in the position and your vision for how you would contribute to DHQ’s mission, along with a copy of your CV.” Short Zoom interviews will be conducted with viable applicants.

View the full call for information on the different positions. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2024.

JOB: Head of Digital Scholarship Services, Binghamton University

From the post:

The Head of Digital Scholarship Services is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing current and emerging research support services, including, digital scholarship, digital humanities, data management, scholarly communications and digital maker space technologies. This position collaborates with faculty and staff to build and nurture campus partnerships with Information Technology Services, the Division of Research, Harpur College’s Digital and Data Studies program and others. They work in a collegial environment, where communication and collaboration are two of our critical values for supporting each other, the Libraries, and the campus community.

The position reports to the Senior Director for Library Technology and Digital Strategies. This is a tenure track faculty position. Librarians at Binghamton University are faculty members and are expected to contribute significantly to the profession.
Salary: $75,000+ (commensurate with experience)

JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Utah State

From the post:

The Utah State University Libraries seeks a collaborative, innovative and user-centered candidate for the position of Digital Scholarship Librarian to join a team supporting our communities in discovering, creating, and sharing knowledge. The Digital Scholarship Librarian will further digital scholarship and literacy across the institution and provide support for a broad range of programs, tools, and services to facilitate innovative and interdisciplinary research.

Working with a team of librarians, the Digital Scholarship Librarian provides essential research support, instruction, and services that bolster robust digital research and learning and engagement with evolving technologies across all disciplines. Collaborating with library colleagues and groups across the university, this position will also help develop strategic initiatives and partnerships to promote and utilize the new Innovation Hub (opening fall 2024) including outreach and instruction with emerging research technologies. This position also engages with students and faculty as a member of a broadly-defined disciplinary library team.