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POST: A Report from DPLAfest

Oct

29

2013

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) formally launched last week during DPLAfest. Ryan Cordell (Northeastern University) wrote a recap of the event, which included announcements of a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for public libraries training; the addition of three more service hubs in New York, Texas, and North Carolina; and the ...

JOB: Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship, Swarthmore College

Oct

29

2013

From the position announcement: Initial goals for the Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship include conducting an environmental scan of academic departments, identifying potential scholarly projects, determining suitable tools and methodologies for use in each, and establishing priorities based on the content’s cultural, academic or historical value. Will manage the lifecycle of these identified projects, ...

JOB: Digital Curation Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Oct

29

2013

From the job description: Reporting to the Libraries’ Digital Preservation Officer, the Digital Curation Coordinator will be the principal liaison and technical support for the UWDCC’s Institutional Repository and digital publication services to University faculty, departments, and other librarians. The successful candidate will consult with the campus community about their data curation needs, and work ...

RESOURCE: Journal of Digital Humanities 2.2

Oct

28

2013

Volume 2, Issue 2 of the Journal of Digital Humanities (JDH) examines communities of practice, which the JDH editors define as “socially constructed groups that form around shared interests or crafts, [and] often generate forms of tacit knowledge that circulate informally.” The issue features work of interest to dh+lib readers, such as “MediaNOLA: A Digital ...

RECOMMENDED: Never Neutral: Critical Approaches to Digital Tools & Culture in the Humanities

Oct

22

2013

Josh Honn (Northwestern University) presented a talk last week at Western University titled, “Never Neutral: Critical Approaches to Digital Tools & Culture in the Humanities” (paper is available here). Honn continues recent discussions of cultural criticism in DH, examining “how the critical curation of digital tools can lead to a cultural critique of a hegemonic Silicon ...

POST: On Allington on Open Access

Oct

22

2013

David Golumbia draws attention to Daniel Allington’s post, “On open access, and why it’s not the answer.” Allington raises critical issues about the open access movement and whether it meets its objectives, writing: [W]hat did its advocates (me, for example) think it was going to facilitate? And now that it’s become mainstream, does it look as ...

JOB: Digital Initiatives Librarian, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha

Oct

21

2013

From the announcement: “The Digital Initiatives Librarian manages the digital assets and digital collections of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Library and Archives and Area Research Center. Works directly with students, faculty, staff and members of the community to support access to archival materials in digital formats. Provides direct support for student and faculty archival research. ...

JOB: Head, Digital Services Unit, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Oct

21

2013

From the Announcement: “Under the direction of the Head of Technical Services and working in close collaboration with units across the Beinecke Library and the Yale University Library, the Head of Beinecke Digital Services leads and coordinates the Beinecke Library’s digitization program, digital projects, and user experience initiatives that enhance access to and use of ...

CFParticipation: Registration Open for Digital Humanities Summer Institute 2014, University of Victoria

Oct

21

2013

Registration for the Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria is now open. DHSI is a week-long seminar that will take place from June 2-6, 2014, and features workshops, colloquia, unconferences and keynote lectures from Aimee Morrision and Alex Gil. There are currently 27 courses offered for varying levels of expertise, and include topics such ...

POST: Done in WordPress: Scholarly Publishing @ MIT Libraries

Oct

21

2013

ALA Tech Source blog debuted the first in a series of posts excerpted from the forthcoming LITA Guide, The Comparative Guide to WordPress in Libraries. “Done in WordPress: Scholarly Publishing @ MIT Libraries” describes how MIT Libraries leverages WordPress as “an information hub on open access Scholarly Publishing @ MIT Libraries.” The post outlines the process ...

POST: Useful Resource on Digital Exhibits

Oct

15

2013

Laurie N. Taylor (Digital Humanities Librarian, University of Florida) calls attention to recent efforts by the Ohio State University Libraries to examine their digital exhibits pilot project (full report available here [docx]). Taylor notes: The report is well worth reading because it details the process, including goals, findings from the process, and next steps; this includes a ...