OPPORTUNITY: Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Editorial Collective

The The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) is seeking new members to join their Editorial Collective as the JITP team prepares to migrate the journal’s production and publication process to Manifold. The announcement welcomes applications from a variety of DH and library practitioners interested in gaining experience with academic editorship: We invite applications from graduate ...

JOB: Web and Data Services Developer (Simon Fraser University)

From the announcement: The Web and Data Services Developer designs, develops, and maintains custom web-based and other applications in support of Digital Humanities research and pedagogy at SFU. The position adapts and extends existing open-source software across a variety of platforms, frameworks, and languages. The position works with faculty and others to determine the most ...

JOB: Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist in Public Scholarship (Bucknell University)

From the announcement: Bucknell University’s Library and Information Technology division is seeking a Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist with an emphasis on public scholarship to support our vision of transformative and inclusive digital scholarship. The primary goal of this position is to provide support to campus stakeholders who are working on ​​digital scholarship and pedagogy ...

JOB: Data Visualization Librarian (Boston College)

From the announcement: Job Description Boston College Libraries seek a Data Visualization Librarian to join our Digital Scholarship Group (DSG). This position is primarily responsible for digital scholarship collaborations and services related to data visualization. Such activities include consulting on faculty and student data-visualization projects; providing data visualization skills training to faculty and staff; and providing ...

JOB: Head, Digital Scholarship Services Librarian (Michigan State University)

From the announcement: The Michigan State University Libraries seeks a creative, knowledgeable, and user-oriented librarian for the position of Head of Digital Scholarship Services (Librarian I/II). The successful candidate will lead and build a team of innovative and collaborative professionals in the Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Lab and work closely with campus partners across disciplines in ...

JOB: Digital Collections Librarian (University of Richmond)

From the announcement: SUMMARY: As a member of the Digital Engagement Unit, the Digital Collections Librarian provides strategic and innovative leadership, operational planning, and management for the digitization program for the University of Richmond Libraries. The DCL will help shape future directions for digital collections, and will develop and implement strategies, best practices, standards, and ...

RECOMMENDED: 3D Data Creation to Curation: Building Community Standards for 3D Data Preservation

3D Data Creation to Curation: Community Standards for 3D Data Preservation, edited by Jennifer Moore (Washington University), Adam Rountrey (University of Michigan), and Hannah Scates Kettler (Iowa State University), provides valuable information on various aspects of handling 3D data. Topic addressed include: best practices for preservation, management and storage, metadata requirements, copyright and legal issues, and ...

PROJECT: The American Soldier in WWII

An interdisciplinary, multi-year, and collaborative digital humanities project, American Soldier in World War II explores previously uncirculated soldier commentaries, primarily from aggrieved Black soldiers serving in the segregated military during the Second World War. In addition to historical essays that contextualize these commentaries, the website offers several resources, including lesson plans and datasets for teaching, ...

RESOURCE: Fostering Data Literacies (Ithaka S+R)

Ithaka S+R has published, “Fostering Data Literacy: Teaching with Quantitative Data in the Social Sciences,” a qualitative study in which librarians from 20 campuses in the United States conducted 219 interviews with social science faculty, to explore “why and how instructors teach with data, identifies the most important challenges they face,” and to address “how ...

EVENT: Cultivating Partnerships in Digital Humanities: Strategies, Tips, and Lessons Learned

ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee is hosting a webinar on “Cultivating Partnerships in Digital Humanities: Strategies, Tips, and Lessons Learned,” that will take place on November 12, 2022, at 1:00pm (CST). The webinar will address such questions as: “How can librarians collaborate effectively to promote cross-disciplinary scholarship and teaching in digital humanities” and ...

CFP: code4lib2023

Next year’s Code4lib2023 conference will take place March 14-17, 2023, in-person, at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Conference talks proposals are being accepted now through November 14, 2022. Remote presentations will be supported, and a call for poster submissions is forthcoming. Previous conference programs offer a preview of the variety of topics related to ...