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CFP: Histories of Digital Labor, Past and Present

Sep

15

2016

Shawna Ross and Andrew Pilsch (both Texas A&M University) have issued a call for proposals for an edited collection, Histories of Digital Labor, Past and Present: This edited collection will not only continue to uncover … occluded histories, but also will interrogate our definitions of and assumptions about labor, effort, merit, and reward structures as they relate ...

CFP: Digital Humanities Centres: Experiences and Perspectives

Sep

15

2016

The Digital Humanities Laboratory at the University of Warsaw is hosting a two-day conference on “Digital Humanities Centres: Experiences and Perspectives.” The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO), the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH EU), Poland’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, and the Committee of Linguistics of ...

OPPORTUNITY: NFAIS 2016 Humanities Roundtable

Sep

15

2016

Onsite and virtual registration is open for the National Federation of Advanced Information Systems (NFAIS) 2016 Humanities Roundtable. The theme of this year’s roundtable is “Digital Humanities: Preserving the Past, Capturing the Present & Building the Future.” The roundtable “will explore the world of digital humanities through various lenses”: How scholarly communications supports Digital Humanities ...

JOB: Digital Initiatives Librarian & Curator of OWU Historical Collection, Ohio Wesleyan University

Sep

15

2016

From the announcement: Background Experience General knowledge of library procedures; demonstrated technological acumen; knowledge of and comfort with emerging technologies; knowledge of copyright, intellectual access and digital rights management issues; knowledge of cataloging, metadata, and archival storage standards; experience with digitization projects/initiatives; familiarity with digital asset management systems such as CONTENTdm and Digital Commons; and ...

JOB: Metadata Technologies Librarian, Ohio University

Sep

15

2016

From the announcement: Ohio University Libraries seeks a dynamic and ambitious individual for the position of Metadata Technologies Librarian. The successful candidate will be motivated by metadata challenges in a changing library landscape; will be energized by collaborative efforts; and will work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Reporting to the Head ...

RECOMMENDED: Trans-ing History on the Web: The Digital Transgender Archive

Sep

8

2016

In a post on AHA Today, Sadie Bergen (American Historical Association) discusses the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) with K.J. Rawson (College of the Holy Cross, DTA). The DTA was established to enable researchers to locate and make use of transgender-related materials in digital and physical collections. The DTA, which continues to grow, currently contains some ...

CFP: ACRL 2017 TechConect Submissions due October 14

Sep

8

2016

From the announcement: ACRL 2017’s TechConnect committee is seeking 20-minute presentations for a session at the ACRL 2017 conference on March 22-25, 2017, in Baltimore, MD. We are interested in presentations that go beyond the technology show-and-tell format, from all sectors of library practice, from presenters who would like to speak and think critically about ...

CFP: IIPC 2017 Web Archiving Conference, Lisbon 29-30 March 2017

Sep

8

2016

From the announcement: Web archiving efforts have now been underway for over twenty years, generating an expanding core of data crucial for present and future explorations of human political, cultural, economic and social activity since the mid 1990s. Practices around both the creation and use of web archives are rapidly evolving. What technical, ethical, and ...

JOB: Grand Challenges Data Administrator, University of California, Los Angeles

Sep

8

2016

From the announcement: As part of UCLA’s Centennial, the University announced a series of Grand Challenges: ambitious research projects that connect hundreds of faculty, students, community members and leading experts across every field to solve society’s toughest problems. These Grand Challenges are the biggest, most collaborative, and potentially most transformative efforts UCLA has undertaken to ...

JOB: Academic Technology Librarian, North Carolina State University

Sep

8

2016

From the announcement: The NCSU Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Academic Technology Librarian. The Information Technology Department includes 22 staff across four units: Technology Services; Enterprise Operations; Academic Technology; and Discovery Systems and Applications. The department is critical to the Libraries’ success in charting a new path for research libraries, with ...

JOB: Digital Humanities Developer, Columbia University Libraries

Sep

8

2016

From the announcement: Columbia University Libraries seeks a collegial, collaborative, and creative Digital Humanities Developer to join our Libraries IT staff. The Digital Humanities Developer will provide technology support for digital humanities-focused projects by evaluating, implementing and managing relevant platforms and applications; the Developer will also analyze, transform and/or convert existing humanities-related data sets for ...