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EVENT: #DHMakes Methodz Talks

Sep

19

2024

The #DHMakes Methodz Talks are informal gatherings of folks interested in vaguely DH-adjacent crafting+making, zero expertise required. Three virtual talks are scheduled for Fall 2024: Sam Blickhan on speedweve for mending socks Date: 10/15/2024 Time: 3-3:30pm ET Registration required: register here before day of event Zoom event taught by Sam Blickhan on speedweve for mending ...

EVENT: ACH 2024 (virtual)

Sep

19

2024

Registration is now open for #ACH2024, the annual virtual conference of the Association for Computers and the Humanities. ACH 2024 will be held virtually November 6-8, 2024. As the CFP explains, Amid rapid societal and technological transformations and historic elections worldwide, ACH fosters dialogue, spaces, and solidarity on equity and justice across local, transborder, and ...

EVENT: Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum (virtual)

Sep

19

2024

Registration is open for the Digital Library Federation (DLF) 2024 Forum, happening online (virutally) October 22-23, 2024. The virtual forum features two days of sessions, including lightning talks, multiple concurrent sessions on a range of topics, and plenary talks. Registration includes live access to the virtual event and access to the virtual event recordings after ...

FUNDING/OPPORTUNITY: Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices

Sep

19

2024

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announces its call for applications for Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Amplifying Unheard Voices competitive grant. As the call for applications explains, this grant program focuses on: digitizing rare and unique content stewarded by collecting organizations in the US and Canada. Launched in 2021, the program ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Developer (Providence College)

Sep

19

2024

From the announcement: Provide strategic leadership for the design, development, and implementation of digital scholarship at Providence College. Remote hybrid work is available at a maximum of two days per week based on approval. Essential Duties: Develop and maintain applications, platforms, and tools that support digital scholarship projects and initiatives through the use of extensive ...

JOB: Data and Immersive Visualization Librarian (Michigan State University)

Sep

19

2024

From the announcement: Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries seeks a creative, service-oriented professional to join the Digital Scholarship Lab as the Data and Immersive Visualization Librarian. As a member of a team of professionals in the Digital Scholarship Lab, the Data and Immersive Visualization Librarian will be a key contributor to the MSU Libraries’ services ...

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

May

29

2024

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 ...

PROJECT: Digging into Early Colonial Mexico

May

2

2024

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 ...

POST: CNI’s Spring 2024 Project Briefings

May

2

2024

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: “Opening Collections of Marginalized Voices through Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing,” Michael Levine-Clark, ...

RESOURCE: ARL’s Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence

May

2

2024

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 ...

CFP: ACH Virtual Conference

May

2

2024

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 ...