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CFParticipation: DLF Forum, 2015

Apr

23

2015

The Digital Library Federation (DLF) seeks proposals for the 2015 DLF Forum Program, to be held October 26-October 28, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Proposals are invited from “within the broad framework of digital collections, infrastructure, resources, and organizational priorities” and across several session genres including panel presentations, workshops, project updates, working sessions, snapshots, and poster-based community idea exchange. ...

RESOURCE: Web Writing

Apr

23

2015

A new volume in the University of Michigan Press’s Digital Humanities series has been published. Web Writing: Why and How for Liberal Arts Teaching and Learning, edited by Jack Dougherty and Tennyson O’Donnell (Trinity College), is now freely available on the web (as a download or web edition) under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license, and ...

JOB: Director of Research & Instructional Support, Mount Holyoke College

Apr

23

2015

From the position announcement: The Director of RIS leads a staff of 13 librarians and instructional technology professionals. The RIS team collectively develops the college’s instructional technology, information literacy initiatives, and library collection environments to advance the College’s teaching, learning, and research. As a member of the LITS leadership team, the Director collaborates with other ...

JOB: Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies, Northwestern University

Apr

23

2015

From the announcement: As one of the portfolio leaders, the Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies (AULDS) advances the library’s mission and contributes to the achievement of library and university strategic goals within a highly collaborative, user-focused, research and learning environment. Managers of the following three work groups report directly to the AULDS: Repository and Digital ...

POST: Notes from HathiTrust Uncamp 2015

Apr

16

2015

Melissa Levine, in collaboration with Alix Keener and Rick Adler (all University of Michigan), has compiled a thorough recap of the HathiTrust Uncamp, held March 30-31, 2015, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event “featured a diverse range of perspectives, ideas, demos, and poster sessions all featuring non-consumptive uses of HathiTrust,” and Levine’s post provides both summary ...

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 ...

CFParticipation: Introducing the Digital Pedagogy Lab

Apr

9

2015

In her latest ProfHacker post, Adeline Koh (Stockton University) highlighted the upcoming Digital Pedagogy Lab taking place this summer at the University of Wisconsin, Madison from August 10-14, 2015. Offered by the journal Hybrid Pedagogy, “the lab is a five-day practical institute that will combine discussions of digital pedagogy theory with hands-on practice.” The institute ...