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JOB: Sound Archive Librarian, Stanford University

Feb

4

2016

From the announcement: The sound archives librarian is responsible for the arrangement and description of archival collections of sound recordings and related materials in the Archive of Recorded Sound to allow efficient discovery of the items and collections, assuring the discoverability of published sound recordings, providing public service and reference to ARS patrons, collaborating with ...

JOB: Geographic Information Systems Librarian, University of California, San Diego

Feb

4

2016

From the announcement: As the use of geospatial data across academic disciplines and the broader UC San Diego campus continues to expand, the GIS Librarian plays a critical role in leading and developing the Library’s GIS services for learning, teaching, and research. GIS is a vital component of RRAS, and the GIS Librarian is the ...

PROJECT: Open Syllabus Project (post updated)

Jan

30

2016

In the New York Times, Joe Karaganis (Columbia University) and David McClure (Stanford University Library), announced the Open Syllabus Project, an open platform that aggregates more than 1 million syllabi and allows users to explore them via its Syllabus Explorer tool. At present, the Syllabus Explorer is mostly a tool for counting how often texts ...

POST: Why GLAM Wiki: Wikipedia & Galleries, Libraries, Archives, & Museums

Dec

17

2015

In a guest post at ACRLog entitled “Why GLAM Wiki: Wikipedia and Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums,” Siân Evans (Senior Implementation Manager at Artstor) describes her work with Art+Feminism, an organization dedicated to increasing the representation of cis and trans women in the arts on Wikipedia. From the post: Wikipedia edit-a-thons also provide a space in which ...

POST: Twisty Little Passages: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Master Speech File

Dec

17

2015

In response to the release of The Franklin D. Roosevelt Master Speech File, Thomas Padilla (Michigan State University Libraries) has put together a bulk data gathering and transformation workflow tutorial with that dataset as an example. Padilla meticulously documents the phases of the process and provides tips about the tools and commands at work in the scenario. The steps are: ...

RESOURCE: Traces of the Old, Uses of the New

Dec

17

2015

The University of Michigan’s digitalculturebooks has announced the publication of the third title in their Editorial Theory and Literary Criticism Series, Amy Earhart’s Traces of the Old, Uses of the New: The Emergence of Digital Literary Studies. This title “stakes a claim for discipline-specific history of digital study as a necessary prelude to true progress in defining Digital ...

OPPORTUNITY: Digital Strategy Paid Summer Internship, National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum (2 positions)

Dec

17

2015

From the announcement: The Digital Strategy interns will assist with the ongoing project to make the Museum and Library’s unique collections available and searchable online. The interns, under the guidance of the Digital Strategy department, will focus on enhancing previously created metadata using a controlled vocabulary and schema. They will gain familiarity with Islandora, the ...

JOB: Digital Projects Librarian, University of Toronto

Dec

17

2015

From the announcement: The University of Toronto Library invites applications for a Digital Projects Librarian, Scholars Portal. Scholars Portal is the digital service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), which manages infrastructure and services that support Ontario’s 21 university libraries. The Scholars Portal team, based at the University of Toronto, is made ...

JOB: Digital Archivist, State Historical Society of Missouri

Dec

17

2015

From the announcement: Basic Function and Responsibility To create and coordinate digital projects, collections, and services Responsibilities Create and maintain websites, applications including ecommerce, and online databases. Develop and manage digital projects and services. Accession and manage electronic records including image, audio, and video formats. Provide assistance to researchers. Research, plan, and execute outreach efforts ...

JOB: Data & Visualization Librarian, Dartmouth College

Dec

17

2015

From the announcement: The Dartmouth College Library seeks a innovative and collaborative individual to join its Research & Instruction Services department in a newly created position focused on data and visualization support within the curriculum. Working as part of a team of subject liaisons in support of teaching and research in the Social Sciences and ...

JOB: Associate Director of Development for Digital Initiatives, New York Public Library

Dec

17

2015

From the announcement: The New York Public Library, based in the world’s information capital, has made great strides growing our reach in the digital realm. NYPL must continue to brand itself as an essential, unique contributor to New York City’s digital sector while raising significant new funds that will allow NYPL to scale quickly and ...