CFParticipation: DLF Digital Library Pedagogy Interest Group

Elizabeth Kelly (Loyola University) and Eleanor Dickson (HathiTrust Research Center) have authored a guest post on the Digital Library Federation‘s blog, announcing the Digital Library Pedagogy Interest Group. Possible discussion topics for the group include: assignments and instructional techniques using digitized and born-digital cultural heritage collections emerging digital pedagogy tools and digital humanities projects reviewing ...

CFP: Library Publishing Forum 2016

The Library Publishing Coalition has released a CFP for the 2016 Library Publishing Forum, to be held May 17-19 in Denton, Texas. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Amplifying Scholarship: More Choices, More Voices.” As the post states, “Libraries as publishers have the means to expand access to publishing, creating opportunities for diverse ...

JOB: Assistant Professor (Digital Resources Librarian), Sam Houston State University

From the announcement: Position will provide leadership in planning, selection and organizing digital projects, including electronic thesis and dissertations and an institutional repository. Participates in professional activities, professional development, scholarly research, publication and service activities as outlined in Academic Policy Statement 900417,Faculty Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion. dh+lib ReviewThis post was produced through cooperation among Katrien ...

JOB: Head of Digital Library Services, University of Utah

From the announcement: The J. Willard Marriott Library seeks an energetic, visionary, innovative, and accomplished professional for the position of Head, Digital Library Services (DLS). This is an excellent opportunity to work with collaborative, energetic, and enthusiastic colleagues in developing and delivering an information environment that significantly advances end-user resource discovery and use of digital ...

POST: A Linked Data Journey: Proof of Concept

The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Blog has published a post by Jacob Shelby (Iowa State University), “A Linked Data Journey: Proof of Concept.” In this second installment of his series aiming to clarify the concept of Linked Data, Shelby walks through the process of how he created a Linked Data catalog record, including hyperlinks to the completed ...

POST: Ghosts in the Machine

Scott Weingart (Carnegie Mellon University) has published a post on his blog reflecting on the “materiality and cost” of Holocaust remembrance, following a tour of the USC Shoah Foundation. Weingart ties his interest in acting as his family’s historian and genealogist into a larger reflection on the institutional workings of preservation, particularly in a digital ...

RESOURCE: Presentations from Designing Libraries IV Available Online

CNI announced that the presentations from the Designing Libraries IV conference, held in September at North Carolina State University, are now available online through NCSU Libraries. As the news release states, “There is a wealth of information here on trends in library buildings, technologies, services, and organizational issues.” Sessions that might be of particular interest ...

RESOURCE: American Archive of Public Broadcasting Online Reading Room

The Library of Congress’ blog, The Signal: Digital Preservation has published a guest post by Karen Cariani, Alan Gevinson, and Casey Davis (WGBH), on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting’s (AAPB) Online Reading Room. The AAPB Online Reading Room is a collaboration between WGBH Educational Foundation and the Library of Congress, and is designed to ...

OPPORTUNITY: ACLS Digital Extension Grant Program

The American Historical Association‘s AHA Today blog highlighted a new grant program from the American Council of Learned Societies‘ (ACLS). The ACLS Digital Extension Grant program is designed to provide “flexible support at the level of the digital research project as opposed to the individual scholar.” This funding can cover a range of project activities, such as: ...

JOB: Open Access and Institutional Repository Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst

From the announcement: UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The campus provides a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers. As a ...

JOB: Literatures & Digital Humanities Librarian, University of California, Berkeley

From the announcement: The University of California, Berkeley seeks a collaborative and service-oriented librarian to support world-class research and teaching through the development of the Library’s research collections and engagement with faculty and students associated with scholarship and practices in English and American Literature, comparative literature, and digital humanities. Responsibilities Reporting to the Head of ...