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Registry of DH and Library Sites

Sep

24

2014

Do you offer digital humanities or digital scholarship support at your library/institution? Do you have a website? Add it to our list! dh+lib is seeking to compile a registry of websites of groups that offer DH and digital scholarship services. At the Digital Humanities Interest Group meeting at ALA Annual, many of you mentioned frequently ...

POST: Getting Digital Humanities Done: Schedule, Software, Etc. for a Digital Dissertation

Sep

11

2014

Amanda Visconti (University of Maryland) has written a post that sheds light on how a research developer works “on a daily basis.” Visconti describes the elements that comprise her physical and digital work environments. Similar to the productivity interviews at The Setup, Visconti says, “I’ll describe the workplace set-up, schedule, and software that help me make progress ...

RESOURCE: Mining Large Datasets for the Humanities

Sep

11

2014

Peter Leonard (Yale University) presented a paper, “Mining Large Datasets for the Humanities” at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress in Lyon, France. The abstract states: This paper considers how libraries can support humanities scholars in working with large digitized collections of cultural material. Although disciplines such ...

CFP: Digital Humanities 2015

Sep

11

2014

The Digital Humanities 2015 conference, to be held June 29 – July 3, 2015, in Sydney, Australia, is accepting proposals. Session types include: posters (abstract maximum 750 words); short papers (abstract maximum 1500 words); long papers (abstract maximum 1500 words); multiple paper sessions, including panels (regular abstracts + approximately 500-word overview); and pre-conference workshops and ...

CFP: Library Publishing Forum 2015

Sep

11

2014

The Library Publishing Coalition is accepting proposals for the second Library Publishing Forum, to be held March 29 – 30, 2015, in Portland, Oregon. The Coalition welcomes individual papers/presentations, posters, full panels (3-5 speakers), birds of a feather discussions, lightning panels (5-8 speakers), and workshops on the theme: “Creating and Supporting Sustainable Publishing Programs.” The ...

JOB: Associate Director of Library Technology and Digital Initiatives, Colgate University

Sep

11

2014

From the job description: “The Colgate University Libraries seek a collegial and thoughtful individual to provide forward-thinking, collaborative, and results-oriented leadership for the Colgate University Libraries (CUL) through planning and implementation of new technology and the management and support of library legacy technologies involving information systems and digital infrastructure and programs. Reporting to the University ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Claremont Colleges

Sep

11

2014

From the job advertisement: “The DSL will develop educational and programmatic activities with consortial partners, and assess the scholarly communication efforts and needs of the Claremont Colleges. This librarian will provide guidance and support to faculty and students on copyright and intellectual property rights management issues. The DSL will represent the library in rapidly developing ...

RESOURCE: Introducing Digital Humanities Work to Undergraduates: An Overview

Aug

19

2014

Adeline Koh’s (Richard Stockton College) article in the Journal of Hybrid Pedagogy, “Introducing Digital Humanities Work to Undergraduates: An Overview,” outlines several DH projects that can be implemented in primarily undergraduate institutions, including “less well-funded institutions [that] might not find it as easy to commit to providing the frameworks to build successful digital humanities projects.” ...

RESOURCE: CSV Fingerprints

Aug

19

2014

Victor Powell has released CSV Fingerprints, a tool for spotting errors in CSV files, such as instances “when the data itself has a comma in it.” As Powell describes, The idea is to provide a birdseye view of the file without too much distracting detail. The idea is similar to Tufte’s Image Quilts…a qualitative view, ...

CFP: ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships

Aug

19

2014

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is accepting applications for Digital Innovation Fellowships. The program seeks to “provide [PhD holding] scholars the means to pursue intellectually significant projects…that help advance digital humanistic scholarship by broadening understanding of its nature and exemplifying the robust infrastructure necessary for creating such works.” Fellows should plan to complete their ...

CFP: IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries

Aug

19

2014

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting preliminary proposals for National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-Libraries). The IMLS is offering informational webinars for groups interested in learning more about the application process; webinars will be held August 20 at 3:00pm and September 16 at 3:00pm ET. The three strategic priorities of the grant are: ...