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POST: Notes from HathiTrust Uncamp 2015

Apr

16

2015

Melissa Levine, in collaboration with Alix Keener and Rick Adler (all University of Michigan), has compiled a thorough recap of the HathiTrust Uncamp, held March 30-31, 2015, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event “featured a diverse range of perspectives, ideas, demos, and poster sessions all featuring non-consumptive uses of HathiTrust,” and Levine’s post provides both summary ...

POST: Tracking Digital Collections at the Library of Congress, from Donor to Repository

Apr

16

2015

In a post on The Signal, Mike Ashenfelder introduces the work of senior archives specialist Kathleen O’Neill (Library of Congress) and her team as they shepherd digital collections through the “chain of custody” that takes them from acquisition to researcher access. Written for a non-specialized audience, the post provides a useful introduction to the process ...

RESOURCE: Code4Lib Journal Special Issue on Diversity in Library Technology

Apr

16

2015

The Code4Lib Journal Special Issue on Diversity in Library Technology (Issue 28) includes several articles of interest to the digital humanities and libraries community, such as: Feminism and the Future of Library Discovery by Bess Sadler and Chris Bourg How to Hack it as a Working Parent by Jaclyn Bedoya, Margaret Heller, Christina Salazar, May ...

CFP: Digital Humanities Forum 2015 (University of Kansas)

Apr

16

2015

The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas has issued a call for proposals for Digital Humanities Forum 2015, to take place September 25-26, 2015. The theme for 2015 is Peripheries, Barriers, Hierarchies: Rethinking Access, Inclusivity, and Infrastructure in Global DH Practice. The organizers seek proposals related (but not limited ...

JOB: Diversity Resident: Digital Research Services for the Arts and Humanities, Ohio State University

Apr

16

2015

From the announcement: During 2015–17, the resident will advance Digital Research Services in the Arts and Humanities. The Ohio State University has global research prominence in a variety of humanities disciplines which are supported by the University Libraries’ rich, distinctive, and world class special collections. OSU has targeted data analytics as a foundational tool for ...

JOB: Data and Visualization Librarian, Dartmouth College

Apr

16

2015

From the announcement: The Data and Visualization Librarian provides leadership and expertise in the development and management of data and visualization information resources and services, as pertains to the curricular needs of the institution. In collaboration with colleagues within the Dartmouth College Library, Research Computing, and other College centers, the Data and Visualization Librarian supports ...

CFParticipation: Introducing the Digital Pedagogy Lab

Apr

9

2015

In her latest ProfHacker post, Adeline Koh (Stockton University) highlighted the upcoming Digital Pedagogy Lab taking place this summer at the University of Wisconsin, Madison from August 10-14, 2015. Offered by the journal Hybrid Pedagogy, “the lab is a five-day practical institute that will combine discussions of digital pedagogy theory with hands-on practice.” The institute ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Projects Librarian, Georgia State University

Apr

9

2015

From the announcement: Georgia State University Library seeks a collegial, entrepreneurial, and hands-on Digital Scholarship Projects Librarian skilled at using technology to support interdisciplinary digital projects in a wide array of subject areas, including but not limited to the digital humanities. The Digital Scholarship Projects Librarian will be engaged in the exploration of new forms ...

JOB: Digital Projects & Archives Librarian, Middlebury College

Apr

9

2015

From the announcement: Middlebury seeks a Digital Projects and Archives Librarian to join its Special Collections & Archives. Reporting to the Director and Curator of Special Collections, the Digital Projects and Archives Librarian contributes to the shaping of digital collections and digital archives at the Middlebury College Library. The Digital Projects and Archives Librarian plays ...

POST: The Invention & Dissemination of the Transparent GIF

Apr

9

2015

Trevor Owens (Institute of Museum and Library Services) authored a post about the invention and dissemination of the transparent GIF, noting: “These invisible files have a story to tell, and I think exploring there presence and traces in web archives can end up illustrating some ideas for modes of researching in web archives.” [sic] Owens ...

POST: Not Enough Perspectives, Pt. 1

Apr

2

2015

Scott Weingart (Indiana University) wades into the conversation about Syuzhet, distant reading, and “the great unread” in a recent blog post, “Not Enough Perspectives, Pt.1.” Syuzhet is an R package created by Matthew Jockers (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) and used to extract sentiment in text analysis, which became the subject of much discussion, in part ...