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POST: A Novice’s Intro to XSLT

Jun

23

2016

In a post at the ACRL TechConnect Blog, Eric Phetteplace (California College of Arts) provides a tutorial on eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT). In the tutorial, Phetteplace gives his description of what XSLT is and how it can be used, and offers a step-by-step method for a MODS-to-Dublin-Core metadata transformation, including links to his complete ...

RESOURCE: Teaching Literature Through Technology: Sherlock Holmes and Digital Humanities

Jun

23

2016

Issue nine of the Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy features an article by Joanna Swafford (SUNY New Paltz) entitled “Teaching Literature Through Technology: Sherlock Holmes and Digital Humanities,” which documents an introductory digital humanities course’s use of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories as “a corpus on which to practice basic digital humanities methodologies ...

CFP: DHQ Special Issue: Creative Pedagogical Approaches in Information Design

Jun

23

2016

From the call: Digital Humanities Quarterly invites submissions for a special issue on creative pedagogical approaches in the instruction of information visualization. Contributions are invited on methodologies, tools, and resources that practitioners have used to teach any facet of information visualization, which may include (but is not limited to) best practices in design, the use ...

CFP: Calling for Proposals to Host Day of DH in 2017 and 2018

Jun

23

2016

From the call: Day of DH has been generously hosted for the past 2 years by LINHD: Laboratorio de Innovación en Humanidades Digitales de la UNED, and was previously hosted by MATRIX at Michigan State University. See the latest Day of DH site for further information: http://dayofdh2015.uned.es/. centerNet is now accepting proposals for the next ...

OPPORTUNITY: Coordinator of The American Archivist Reviews Portal

Jun

23

2016

From the call: From the latest digital preservation tools to new digital exhibits, the tools and technologies at the disposal of archives profession are constantly changing and emerging. Are you interested in new technologies and digital projects and want to explore their impact and utility for archives and archivists? Do you have more than a passing ...

JOB: Managing Director, Scholars’ Lab, University of Virginia Library

Jun

23

2016

From the announcement: The University of Virginia Library seeks a Managing Director to help shape and steward our internationally respected Scholars’ Lab. This individual will work closely with the Academic Director to develop and support the deep resources for digital scholarship within the vibrant intellectual community at UVA. The Managing Director will inform the vision ...

JOB: Research Data Management Librarian & Head for Scholarly Communication Department, University of Indiana

Jun

23

2016

From the announcement: The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries seek a proactive, innovative, collaborative Department Head for Scholarly Communications, with additional responsibilities as Research Data Management Librarian. The incumbent will be responsible for directing the work of the department in addition to personal responsibility for the development and delivery of research data management services. In addition ...

Building a dh+lib Community with a Global Outlook

Jun

22

2016

“How can we move beyond a monolingual DH, and promote exchange of works among linguistic communities? And how can we ensure this exchange is ongoing and sustainable?” dh+lib has long been interested in tackling these issues for our community of practice. The 2016 Digital Humanities conference will offer an opportunity to design and test an approach: attendees ...

POST: The Digital in the Humanities: An Interview with Bethany Nowviskie

May

12

2016

In the fifth installment of the special interview feature series “The Digital in the Humanities,” in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Melissa Dinsman (University of Notre Dame) interviews Bethany Nowviskie (Digital Library Foundation) about her background in digital work, its role inside universities and beyond them, and the role of libraries and librarians in the digital humanities. ...

CFP: Places, Spaces, Sites: Mapping Critical Intersections in Digital Humanities

May

12

2016

The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas has released a CFP for its Digital Humanities Forum 2016, on the theme of Places, Spaces, Sites: Mapping Critical Intersections in Digital Humanities. The 2016 forum will take place Saturday, October 1. From the CFP: Notions of place, space, and site are ...

JOB: Program Director of Mountain West Digital Library, University of Utah

May

12

2016

From the announcement: The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) seeks an energetic, visionary, innovative, and accomplished professional for the position of Program Director. This is an excellent opportunity to work with collaborative and enthusiastic colleagues across the Mountain West to maintain and improve access to unique and rare materials from libraries and other memory institutions. ...