CFP: Information-Communication Technologies Enhanced Social Sciences and Humanities (ICTeSSH) 2020 Conference

A Call for Papers has been issued for the International Conference on Information-communication technologies enhanced Social Sciences and Humanities (ICTeSSH). This three-day conference will take place June 29-July 1, 2020, and will bring together researchers, computer scientists, librarians, and more to “share experiences and research results on all aspects of ICT enhanced Social Sciences and ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian (Barnard College)

From the announcement: Barnard Library invites applications for an innovative and creative librarian or technologist to develop instructional programs and research consultation services that support the scholarship of faculty, researchers, and students at Barnard College. Reporting to the Director of Teaching, Learning and Digital Scholarship for the Library, the Digital Scholarship Librarian of the Digital ...

JOB: Digital Initiatives and Metadata Librarian (Hollins University)

From the announcement: The Wyndham Robertson Library at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Digital Initiatives and Metadata Librarian. Early career librarians are encouraged to apply. The position has the following responsibilities: Administers the library’s digital content initiatives by establishing and managing repository policies, standards, and workflows for ...

JOB: Data Science/Analysis Research Librarian (Hamilton College)

From the announcement: Description Hamilton College invites applications for the position of Data Science/Analysis Research Librarian in the Library and Information Technology Services (LITS). This role will focus on assisting a diverse audience of social science faculty and students with collection or creation, processing, and analysis of data. The Data Science/Analysis Research Librarian will refer ...

PROJECT: Open Access Pilot for Latin American Monographs

The Latin American Research Resources Project (LARRP) is collaborating with the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), JSTOR, and Latin American bookseller García Cambeiro on a pilot project that will work to introduce a “sustainable Open Access model for monographs to be developed and supported by the library community.” The first phase of the ...

PROJECT: Food Mapping in Digital Historical Research

Dani Willcutt, a second-year Ph.D. student in the History Department at Michigan State University and CHI (Cultural Heritage Informatics) Fellow for the 2019-2020 year, is working on a project to combine food mapping and digitizing culinary resources. This specific project will “bring Malinda Russell’s A Domestic Cook Book: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for ...

CFP: 2020 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries

Texas Digital Library (TDL) and the conference planning committee are now accepting proposals for the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2020, which will be held May 18-21, 2020 at the Commons Conference Center on the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in Austin, Texas. From the call: As Texas Digital Library embarks on a new decade, TCDL’s ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian (Boston College) – 2 positions

From the announcement: Boston College Libraries are seeking two collaborative, creative, technically-savvy, and engaging individuals to support our digital scholarship initiatives. Reporting to the Head of Digital Scholarship, these two Digital Scholarship Librarians will join the Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Group, each specializing in either digital scholarship instruction or project planning and execution. Applicants should indicate ...

JOB: Digital Publishing Specialist (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

From the announcement: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks an innovative, proactive, collaborative, and motivated professional excited about advancing experimental and open forms of scholarly publication in the position of Digital Publishing Specialist. Reporting to the Head of Scholarly Communication and Publishing, the Digital Publishing Specialist will provide the Library’s Scholarly Communication and Publishing Unit ...

JOB: Head of Digital Scholarship Services Department (University of California, Irvine)

From the announcement: Description The University of California, Irvine Libraries seeks an energetic, creative, knowledgeable, and user-oriented librarian for the position of Head of Digital Scholarship Services Department. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading innovation and collaboration in the Libraries’ digital scholarship program. Qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds and life experiences ...

RESOURCE: The Digital Humanities Literacy Guidebook

Spearheaded by Scott Weingart through a five-year A.W. Mellon Foundation grant, Carnegie Mellon University has created The Digital Humanities Literacy Guidebook, with information on various aspects of Digital Humanities. CMU described the resource as “your slim guidebook into this world, like the tourist map they give you when you check in at a hotel.” Contents ...