CFP: COVID-19, Online Instruction, and Open Educational Resources (KULA)

The editors of the open access journal KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies seek proposals addressing the shift to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the call: We seek commentaries and teaching reflections (especially contributions that openly share syllabi and teaching materials with the broader community) from faculty members, librarians, and other staff ...

CFP: 2021 CADRE Conference

Hosted by Oklahoma State University Libraries, the Coalition for Advancing Digital Research & Education (CADRE) Conference seeks submissions for their three-day virtual conference, centered on the theme, “The Changing Future of Data and Research: Cross-disciplinary problem-solving.” From the call, “The goal of the CADRE conference is to encourage diverse groups to share cutting edge data-driven ...

OPPORTUNITY: Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute

Applications are now open for the Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute, an open educational institute that aims to empower teachers (and aspiring teachers) of text analysis in the digital humanities. The TAP Institute is led by JSTOR Labs in partnership with University of Virginia and University of Arizona, funded by National Endowment for the Humanities. ...

JOB: Library Resident (Clemson University)

From the announcement: Description Clemson Libraries seeks a collaborative and inclusive librarian seeking their first professional academic librarian position to participate in a three-year residency program. Clemson University is a member of the ACRL Diversity Alliance, and the purpose of the Library Residents Program is to increase the number of talented and qualified professional librarians from ...

JOB: ORCID-US Community (LYRASIS)

From the announcement: Description The ORCID-US Community Specialist is an enthusiastic and highly motivated team member, a demonstrated self-starter with exceptional communication skills. This position requires an individual with a strong sense of service delivery and an ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders. The incumbent will be familiar with the ORCID ID and ...

RECOMMENDED: Is There a Text in These Data?

Dorothea Salo (University of Wisconsin at Madison) recently published an open access chapter, “Is There a Text in These Data? The Digital Humanities and Preserving the Evidence.” Part of the edited volume, Reassembling Scholarly Communications: Histories, Infrastructures, and Global Politics of Open Access, eds. Martin Paul Eve and Jonathan Gray (MIT Press, 2020), this chapter explores ...

PROJECT: Victoria and Albert Museum Digital Platform

The Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum has announced the launch of a new digital platform for exploring “more than 1.2 million objects spanning 5,000 years of history in its collections of art, design and performance.” While the project has been in development for two years, its release compensates for the museum’s ongoing closure due to ...

EVENT: Lightning Talk Series on Digital Collections in Teaching and Research

The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Digital Collections Discussion Group is hosting a Lightning Talk Series focused on Digital Collections in Teaching and Research. There will be three sets of talks, all scheduled for 11am PT / 1pm CT / 2 pm ET. #1: Collaborating on Digital Collections in Teaching and Research. Friday, March 26 (registration ...

RESOURCE: Guide to Black History

The National Archives (NARA) has released a Guide to Black History. This is an updated version of Black History: A Guide to Civilian Records in the National Archives, first created by Dr. Debra Newman Ham, with the help of several other colleagues in 1984. This updated guide includes “tools and other resources that can be ...

CFP: Keystone DH 2021

Keystone DH, a “network of institutions and practitioners committed to advancing collaborative scholarship in digital humanities research and pedagogy across the Mid-Atlantic,” has announced the call for proposal for its 2021 virtual conference. The conference will be hosted by Temple University’s Charles Library on July 15-16, 2021. From the call: Proposals for this years’ virtual ...

JOB: Research Data Librarian (The Ohio State University)

From the announcement: The Research Data Librarian will provide leadership in developing a programmatic approach to research data services for The Ohio State University Libraries. The Research Data Librarian is responsible for providing supports students and faculty alike through instruction and consultation, providing support and education for the use of secondary data, assists researchers with ...