EVENT: Digital Humanities Virtual Podcasting Workshop Series

The Digital Humanities Center at San Diego State University’s Libraries will host a free, virtual, 5-part workshop series on scholarly podcasting. All workshops will be hosted on Zoom, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Pacific Time. The workshop dates and descriptions for the semester are: September 29: Why Podcast? October 6: Recording your Podcast October ...

EVENT: Beyond Black Data Reading Group

Join faculty, researchers, and those interested in “exploring ideas around community-based data analytics (CBDA), a collaborative approach to data that involves community members in the collection, management, and analysis of data in their communities” in a reading group throughout the semester. Each meeting will be the last Friday of each month, and will feature the ...

CFP: Latin American & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium

From the Call: The University of Florida, the University of North Florida, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito will host their second Latin America & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium at Universidad San Francisco Quito in Quito, Ecuador from Thursday, July 4 – Saturday July 6, 2024. This symposium will offer a mix of in-person and virtual sessions.  We seek proposals for papers, posters, and lightning rounds, on any topic related ...

OPPORTUNITY: Early Modern Digital Itineraries

Early Modern Digital Itineraries, or EmDigIt, is looking for participants to attend 3 virtual workshops and 1 in-person conference toward developing a database of traveler itinerary books published between 1500-1750 and will provide a stipend for lodging and travel for the conference, slated for August 2024 at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New ...

JOB: Digital Projects Specialist, George Washington Presidential Library

From the posting: This position will be devoted to working on compelling new projects that the CDH is building. Of primary importance is ARGO: American Revolutionary Geographies Online, an NHPRC-funded multi-institutional historic maps platform spearheaded by the Washington Library and the Norman B Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library. In particular, ...

JOB: Text Mining Specialist, Northeastern

From the posting: Reporting to the Head of Research Data Services, the Text Mining Specialist (salary range $56,835-88,095) works closely and collegially with fellow Research Data Services team members and others inside and outside the library to a) identify existing support and research needs across the University, and b) develop a broad and deep range ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Michigan State University

From the posting: Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries seeks a creative, service-oriented professional to join the Digital Scholarship Lab as the Digital Scholarship Librarian. The ideal candidate values collaboration, inclusivity, and community engagement in digital scholarship efforts and will bring expertise and a learning mindset that will shape a growing, dynamic digital scholarship program at ...

JOB: Data Applications Librarian Lecturer, University of Kentucky

From the posting: University of Kentucky Libraries is vital to fulfilling the goals of enhancing and expanding the university’s research enterprise, and we are looking for a visiting Data Applications Librarian to strengthen and expand UK Libraries research data services, particularly in data refinement, analysis, and visualization. This 2-year position will join the growing Digital ...

JOB: AI and Emerging Technologies Librarian, Mississippi State University

From the posting: The AI and Emerging Technologies Librarian will play a crucial role in the integration and management of new and emerging technologies at MSU Libraries, with special attention to the burgeoning impact of AI. The position combines expertise in library science and emerging technologies to enhance and streamline library services and operations. The ...

RECOMMENDED: Ithaka S&R Brief: “Are the Humanities Ready for Data Sharing?”

An issue brief from Ithaka S+R, “Are the Humanities Ready for Data Sharing?” reports on the paucity of data sharing practices in the humanities, on the heels of the “Nelson Memo,” which states that publicly funded publications (including those with NEH funds) must to deposit their datasets into publicly accessible repositories. The brief introduces the ...

RECOMMENDED: “DH Eh? A Survey of Digital Humanities Courses in Canadian LIS Education”

Marcela Y. Isuster (McGill University) and Donna Langille (University of British Columbia – Okanagan) analyzed course offerings in eight Library and Information Science Programs in Canadian Universities in the March 2023 Issue of College and Research Libraries. Their article finds that “[w]all institutions offer at least a few elective courses on data management topics such ...