CFP: Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference

CT DH is now accepting proposals for the Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference, which will take place on February 28-29, 2020 at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.  From the call: CT DH endeavors to bring to together a network of DH practitioners committed to advancing collaborative scholarship in digital humanities research and pedagogy across the New ...

CFP: 2020 Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium

The 2020 Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium invites you to participate in a conversation on Technologies and Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Body in Information Studies. The conference will take place on July 24, 2020 in Washington, DC at George Washington University.  From the call: This gathering seeks to create an inclusive space ...

EVENT: Centering Art History & Visual Culture in the Digital Humanities

A Symposium Celebrating 10 Years of the Wired! Lab will be hosted by Duke University on October 17-18, 2019. This conference will highlight the analysis of spatial problems through computational methods and digital visualization, focusing on the contributions of art historians and visual culture scholars. The event is intended to spark conversations on spatial and ...

OPPORTUNITY: Research Institute in Digital Ethnic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Call for Applicants

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is inviting applications to attend “Research Institute in Digital Ethnic Studies,” a two-week program that will afford 25 participants (ACLS Summer Scholars) the opportunity to collaborate with other scholars from Minority Serving Institutions. The institute will be held July 26-August 8, 2020. From the call: This ACLS summer institute is designed ...

JOB: Research Scientist (Georgia Tech)

From the announcement: Georgia Tech’s Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center (DILAC), with major funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, seeks a research scientist for design, development, and project management in the context of our diverse scholarly, pedagogical, expressive, and public-facing digital projects. We are particularly looking for expertise with digital archives encompassing text, audio, ...

RECOMMENDED: “Empowering Librarians to Support Digital Scholarship Research”

Eleanor Dickson (HathiTrust), Harriett Green (Washington University), Amanda Henley (UNC Chapel Hill), and Terese Heidenwolf (Lafayette College) recently presented “Empowering Librarians to Support Digital Scholarship Research” at ACRL 2019. The presentation discussed the findings of their three-year study “Digging Deeper, Reaching Further: Libraries Empowering Users to Mine the HathiTrust Digital Library Resources” (DDRF), a project ...

POST: Connections in Sound: Irish traditional music at AFC

In her article “Connections in Sound: Irish traditional music at AFC,” Meghan Ferriter (The Signal) highlights Patrick Egan, a scholar and musician from Ireland. Patrick recently began a six-month residency with the Library of Congress as a Kluge Fellow in Digital Studies. Throughout 2019, Patrick has a number of digital projects underway, sharing data about ...

RESOURCE: Code of Best Practices and Other Legal Tools for Software Preservation

The Software Preservation Network (SPN) has posted all seven episodes of the Code of Best Practices and Other Legal Tools for Software Preservation webinar series on its website. Episodes include: The Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Software Preservation, Why and How? Beginning the Preservation Workflow Making Software Available Within Institutions and Networks ...

JOB: Digital Preservation Program Manager, Emory University

From the announcement: Emory University Libraries seeks a Digital Preservation Program Manager who will play a lead role to establish a cohesive, effective, and achievable digital preservation program, ensuring the long-term viability of the university’s digital assets regardless of format.  The position will be responsible for the design, implementation, and management of policies, procedures, software, and ...

JOB: Copyright and Scholarly Communications Manager, Ball State University

From the announcement: The Copyright and Scholarly Communications Manager is a vital member of the Digital Scholarship and Special Collections unit of University Libraries and provides innovative leadership in the development and advancement of initiatives and programs related to scholarly communications, open access publishing, copyright compliance, and fair use. This position is a key member ...

JOB: Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

From the announcement: The Scholarly Communications Librarian will coordinate the NPMLs’ efforts related to copyright, open educational resources, and scholarly works in the library’s institutional repository. The librarian will serve on library and faculty committees and workgroups. The Scholarly Communication Librarian will work closely with faculty, researchers, students, staff, and librarians to assist in scholarly ...