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RESOURCE: Special Forum on Search (Representations)

Aug

5

2014

The latest issue (Vol. 127, No. 1, Summer 2014) of the journal Representations (University of California Press) features a special forum on the concept of “search,” with contributions from Lisa Gitelman, Frederic Kaplan, Leah Price, Kent Puckett, Daniel Rosenberg, and Ted Underwood. Although the journal requires a subscription for access, Ted Underwood has posted a preprint of his article, ...

JOB: Digital Initiatives Librarian, Newberry Library

Aug

5

2014

From the announcement: Reporting to the Manager of Digital Initiatives and Services, the Digital Initiatives Librarian has the technical ability and knowledge to assist in the development, implementation, and management of the Library’s growing digital collections, publications, and resources. The Digital Initiatives Librarian has primary responsibility for managing Piction, the Newberry’s digital asset management system. ...

RESOURCE: The Mewar Ramayana

Jul

29

2014

A new digital edition of the Mewar Rāmāyaṇa has been published, in a transnational “digital reunification project” that brings together pieces of the manuscript held at the British Library; Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Mumbai); the Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery (Vadodara); the Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute (Jodhpur); and a private collection in Mumbai. The Rāmāyaṇa is “one of ...

RESOURCE: Digital Preservation 2014 Conference Wrap-Up

Jul

29

2014

Mat Kelly (Old Dominion University) has written a thorough wrap-up of the Digital Preservation 2014 conference, held July 22-23 in Washington, D.C. Kelly’s post includes links to recordings of 25 of the talks given at DigiPres2014. The conference organizers have also uploaded slides for all talks, which can be viewed by scrolling down to the schedule ...

CFParticipation: Digital Humanities Forum 2014 and Digital Frontiers

Jul

29

2014

Two conferences scheduled for this Fall have recently opened registration, with registration costs aimed at encouraging attendance by early career professionals and students. Digital Humanities Forum 2014: Nodes & Networks in the Humanities: Geometries, Relationships, Processes To be held September 12-13, 2014 in Lawrence, Kansas, including keynotes by Isabel Meirelles (Northeastern University), Steven Jones (Loyola University ...

CFP: ALA-LITA Midwinter 2015 Workshops

Jul

29

2014

LITA is accepting proposals for preconference workshops for the ALA Midwinter conference, to be held January 30 – February 3, 2015, in Chicago (the workshops will be held on January 30). Presenters do not need to be LITA members to apply. Proposals should include a 75-word description of the program, and are due August 4, 2014.

JOB: Services Manager, Digital Preservation Network

Jul

29

2014

From the position announcement: The national effort to build the Digital Preservation Network (DPN) continues to gain momentum as the organization, under the umbrella of Internet2, moves from development stage to a prototype pilot phase in 2014. Funded by a membership that includes 60 research universities and foundations, DPN’s objective is to preserve the academic ...

JOB: Associate Director for the Digital Library, North Carolina State University

Jul

29

2014

From the job announcement: The Associate Director for the Digital Library provides vision and leadership for information technology; resource management and discovery; and digital projects and associated research and development. The position serves as administrator for three departments: Information Technology (23 FTE), Acquisitions & Discovery (24 FTE), and Digital Library Initiatives (11 FTE). The Digital ...

Intertwingularity with Digital Humanities at the University of Florida

Jul

23

2014

Laurie N. Taylor (Digital Scholarship Librarian) and Blake Landor (Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian) profile recent DH developments at the University of Florida. These interconnected developments, including the formation of a dedicated library group, the development of a training course for librarians, and the launch of the Scott Nygren Scholars Studio, draw on related and ...

RECOMMENDED: Wrapping Up DH2014, Lausanne (Part 2)

Jul

22

2014

In the eleven days since the end of the international Digital Humanities conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, participants have been posting wrap-up reports, slides, and posters. We highlighted the first batch in last week’s Part 1. Further reports that have caught our attention in the intervening days: DH2014 was a jam-packed conference, with more than two ...

POST: Weaponizing the Digital Humanities

Jul

22

2014

Geoffrey Rockwell has written a short post calling attention to Jan Christoph Meister’s reflection from the last day of the DH2014 conference, “Weaponizing the Digital Humanities.” Meister relates his experience in a conference session in which another attendee appeared to work for a US intelligence agency. He writes: [T]he more attention DH researchers invest in Big Data ...