EVENT: Digital Humanities Summer Institute: Technologies East

EADH has posted details for the 2017 Digital Humanities Summer Institute: Technologies East (DHSITE),  which will take place May 17-20, 2017, in Ottawa. A joint endeavor of the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, the event features dual keynotes and workshops on a variety of topics: Creative Data: New Media Interdisciplinary Design http://bit.ly/2mp67lq Introduction to ...

JOB: Data Concepts Librarian, College of the Holy Cross

From the announcement: Reporting to the Head of Research, Teaching & Learning, the Data Concepts Librarian will coordinate instructional and learning assessment initiatives within the library, working closely with the Office of Assessment and other pertinent offices. He/she will initiate projects surrounding Research, Teaching and Learning data collection and management, and serve as liaison to ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Baylor University

From the announcement: Responsibilities Investigates and evaluates emerging tools and technologies related to digital scholarship (DS) Plans and implements new services and maintains current services to support digitally-enriched scholarship across the university based on current standards, best practices, and user needs Assists researchers in planning effective, innovative, and sustainable digital projects Partners with faculty to ...

JOB: Head of Digital Scholarship Services, University of Oregon

From the announcement: In the UO Libraries, the Head of Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) is an energetic and self-motivated leader who is charged with developing DSS policies and procedures; coordination and management of DSS projects, budgets, and departmental workflow; and supervision of DSS personnel and Digital Scholarship Center (DSC) operations. The Head of Digital Scholarship ...

JOB: GIS and Geospatial Data Coordinator, University of Texas at Austin

From the announcement: Purpose New strategic position for a strong leader to launch and grow Research Data Services for faculty, staff, and students by providing tools and resources to facilitate the discovery, access, management, and analysis of geospatial data. Essential Functions Develop and implement centralized GIS services internally for UT Libraries, including infrastructure, policies, and ...

JOB: Digital Library Software Engineer, Arizona State University

From the announcement: The Center for Digital Antiquity (Digital Antiquity) seeks a creative and innovative Software Engineer to help build and maintain core.tdar.org, an international digital repository for archaeological and cultural heritage data.  This is a unique opportunity to leverage and expand your skills while preserving information crucial to describing and understanding the past by ...

POST: Formulating Ambiguity in a Database

“Formulating Ambiguity in a Database” is one of two posts published on the nodegoat blog to help illuminate the process of data modeling in the humanities. Drawing on insights learned through their workshops, the post aims to cover more fundamental questions that get to the heard of humanist’s concerns regarding structured data: As soon as ...

CFP: DLF Forum 2017

The Digital Library Federation has issued a call for proposals for the 2017 DLF Forum, taking place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from Oct 23-35, 2017. This year’s conference will once again align with a Digital Liberal Arts Colleges Pre-Conference (October 22) and the Digital Preservation 2017 conference (October 25-26). The Forum traditionally has no set theme ...

CFP: Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), in cooperation with the Andrew Mellon Foundation, has issued a call for proposals for Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives: Working together, the Cooperatives will develop technical and human infrastructures to support the digital publication of documentary and scholarly editions and to provide for their long-term preservation, discovery, and ...

RESOURCE: NMC Horizon Report, 2017 Library Edition

The New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report > 2017 Library Edition was jointly released by the NMC, University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Chur, Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB), ETH Library, and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) at the ACRL 2017 Conference last week. The report identifies “trends and technology developments” that drive the five-year ...

JOB: Head, Digital Scholarship Services, University of Oregon

From the announcement: The Head of Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) is charged with developing DSS policies and procedures; coordination and management of DSS projects, budgets, and departmental workflow; and supervision of DSS personnel and Digital Scholarship Center (DSC) operations. The Head collaborates with others to strengthen library programs related to: digital scholarship services, digital collections, ...