dh+lib review ← dh+lib

RECOMMENDED: The Slow Formation of Durable Software

Oct

15

2026

Marking the 20th anniversary of Zotero’s October 2006 launch, Dan Cohen (Northeastern University) recounts the reference manager’s early history in “The Slow Formation of Durable Software,” published in his Humane Ingenuity newsletter. Cohen describes the Center for History and New Media (now RRCHNM) at George Mason University in the early 2000s, where historians who coded ...

PROJECT: VOKU (Voice of Kyonggi University) Archive

Oct

15

2026

A former member of a student-run university broadcasting station at Kyonggi University in South Korea has developed the VOKU (Voice of Kyonggi University) Archive, a digitization project including detailed documentation of a workflow for LLM-assisted name redaction to preserve the privacy of students and staff whose names appear on the over 66,000 cue sheets used ...

PROJECT: Chinese Red Record

Oct

15

2026

Chinese Red Record documents anti-Chinese lynchings, riots, massacres, and expulsions in the American West between 1850 and 1915. Created by Kevin Hegg as a companion to his dissertation work conducted at James Madison University, The Chinese Red Record: Western Lynch Law and the Nationalization of Racial Terror, 1853–1915, the archive takes its title from Ida ...

EVENT: Data by Design: Visualization and Power from Abolition to the Dawn of Data Science

Oct

15

2026

Charis Books & More will host a hybrid panel discussion, in person in Decatur, Georgia, and online via Crowdcast, of Lauren Klein’s Data by Design: Visualization and Power from Abolition to the Dawn of Data Science (MIT Press) on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 7:30pm ET, the same day the book is published. The book ...

CFP: DH2027

Oct

15

2026

The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) has shared a call for submissions for its annual conference, DH2027, to be held at the University of Galway, Ireland, from June 28 to July 3, 2027. The conference will be partly hybrid, and accepted authors will be asked to identify their preference for in-person or online attendance. ...

CFP: Archives and Resistance

Oct

15

2026

Proposals are invited for Archives and Resistance: A Virtual Symposium on Digital Preservation and Publication in the Context of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, to be held February 19–20, 2027. From the call, the symposium focuses on how “researchers, archivists, students, community members, and others are using digital tools and methodologies to recover archival ...

CFP: Cultural Studies Association Conference 2027

Oct

15

2026

The Cultural Studies Association (CSA) has shared a call for proposals for participation in its twenty-fifth annual meeting, which will be held fully online from June 3-5, 2027. Proposals on all topics relevant to cultural studies will be considered, with priority given to those that engage the conference’s theme of Thresholds. From the call for ...

OPPORTUNITY: Distant Viewing Workshops 2027

Oct

15

2026

The Distant Viewing Lab at the University of Richmond invites applications for two funded training workshops in 2027, one virtual in February and one in-person in Richmond, VA, in March. The workshops have been sponsored by the Mellon Foundation; selected participants for the in-person workshop will receive a stipend to cover travel and related expenses. ...

JOB: Digital Production Associate (The Claremont Colleges)

Oct

15

2026

From the posting: The Digital Production Associate (“DPA”) contributes to digital production workflows in an active library environment within the Distinctive Collections & Digital Scholarship Division. Reporting to the Head of Digital Initiatives and Open Publishing, the DPA is responsible for the digitization of textual, photographic, and audiovisual materials associated with The Claremont Colleges Digital ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Program Manager, Research Program Specialist (Indiana University, Institute for Advanced Study)

Oct

15

2026

From the announcement: IUIAS seeks a Program Management Specialist to lead a Digital Research Initiative housed at the institute. Working collaboratively with the IAS Team, the position leads support services, research, and scholarly development. Department Specific Responsibilities Consults with center affiliates to assist in research planning and skills building for projects using a wide variety ...

JOB: Data Curation Specialist for Humanities and Social Sciences (University of Michigan)

Oct

15

2026

From the job posting: Job Summary The Data Curation Specialist for Humanities and Social Sciences advances the mission of the Library through working with faculty, students and staff to help manage, share and preserve their research data and other content of scholarly value, with a specialized focus on Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a ...