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POST: Tracking Digital Collections at the Library of Congress, from Donor to Repository

Apr

16

2015

In a post on The Signal, Mike Ashenfelder introduces the work of senior archives specialist Kathleen O’Neill (Library of Congress) and her team as they shepherd digital collections through the “chain of custody” that takes them from acquisition to researcher access. Written for a non-specialized audience, the post provides a useful introduction to the process ...

RESOURCE: Code4Lib Journal Special Issue on Diversity in Library Technology

Apr

16

2015

The Code4Lib Journal Special Issue on Diversity in Library Technology (Issue 28) includes several articles of interest to the digital humanities and libraries community, such as: Feminism and the Future of Library Discovery by Bess Sadler and Chris Bourg How to Hack it as a Working Parent by Jaclyn Bedoya, Margaret Heller, Christina Salazar, May ...

CFP: Digital Humanities Forum 2015 (University of Kansas)

Apr

16

2015

The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas has issued a call for proposals for Digital Humanities Forum 2015, to take place September 25-26, 2015. The theme for 2015 is Peripheries, Barriers, Hierarchies: Rethinking Access, Inclusivity, and Infrastructure in Global DH Practice. The organizers seek proposals related (but not limited ...

JOB: Diversity Resident: Digital Research Services for the Arts and Humanities, Ohio State University

Apr

16

2015

From the announcement: During 2015–17, the resident will advance Digital Research Services in the Arts and Humanities. The Ohio State University has global research prominence in a variety of humanities disciplines which are supported by the University Libraries’ rich, distinctive, and world class special collections. OSU has targeted data analytics as a foundational tool for ...

JOB: Data and Visualization Librarian, Dartmouth College

Apr

16

2015

From the announcement: The Data and Visualization Librarian provides leadership and expertise in the development and management of data and visualization information resources and services, as pertains to the curricular needs of the institution. In collaboration with colleagues within the Dartmouth College Library, Research Computing, and other College centers, the Data and Visualization Librarian supports ...

POST: Not Enough Perspectives, Pt. 1

Apr

2

2015

Scott Weingart (Indiana University) wades into the conversation about Syuzhet, distant reading, and “the great unread” in a recent blog post, “Not Enough Perspectives, Pt.1.” Syuzhet is an R package created by Matthew Jockers (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) and used to extract sentiment in text analysis, which became the subject of much discussion, in part ...

POST: About the DLF E-Research Network

Mar

5

2015

Jason A. Clark (Montana State University) has written a post about his experience with the Digital Library Federation (DLF) E-Research Network, a “community of practice focused on sharing resources for implementing research data management services as well as for shared skill development and collaboration.” Clark outlines some of the immediate benefits of participating in the ...

POST: Fitting the Pieces Together: Progress on Linked Data for Libraries

Mar

5

2015

Trevor Owens (Institute of Museum and Library Services) provides a recap of the Linked Data for Libraries (LD4L) Workshop that took place at Stanford University in February, 2015, in a post on the IMLS blog. Owens notes that “one of the central points of focus at the meeting was to work through a series of ...

POST: What is Digital Scholarship? A Typology

Mar

5

2015

William G. Thomas III (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) offers a typology for digital scholarship in the humanities, which will be discussed in greater depth in the upcoming revised edition of Blackwell’s Companion to Digital Humanities. Thomas notes that the definitions “are not meant to exclude or restrict the definition of digital scholarship. Indeed, I hope these definitions ...

RESOURCE: Getting the Word Out: Academic Libraries as Scholarly Publishers

Mar

5

2015

ACRL has announced the publication of Getting the Word Out: Academic Libraries as Scholarly Publishers, edited by Maria Bonn (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Mike Furlough (HathiTrust). Divided into three sections (what, how, and why libraries publish) and featuring a redoubtable roster of contributors, the volume includes information on collaboration, publishing agreements, “archival APIs,” data curation, ...

CFP: Future of Digital Methods for Complex Datasets (IJHAC)

Mar

5

2015

The International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing (IJHAC) has announced a call for submissions to its 10th anniversary special edition, “Future of Digital Methods for Complex Datasets.” Edited by Jennifer Giuliano and Mia Ridge, the collection invites chapters that address: In an environment where resources for humanities education are reduced, how might the decline ...