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This edition of dh+lib Review is now available. Many thanks to our editors-at-large: Rebekah Walker, Chelsea Wells, Olivia Staciwa, Elena Hoffenberg, Molly McGuire, Monica Maher, John Knox, and Abbie Norris-Davidson
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All the best,
Rachel Starry and Linsey Ford
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Rachel Starry (she/her/hers)
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Head of Digital Scholarship Services
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Head of Scholarly Communications
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University of Houston-Clear Lake
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RECOMMENDED: Debates in the DH 2023
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Debates in the Digital Humanities 2023, a book by Matthew K. Gold (CUNY Graduate Center) and Lauren F. Klein (Emory University) looks at digital humanities in 2023, presenting “a state-of-the-field vision of digital humanities amid rising social, political, economic, and environmental crises; a global pandemic; and the deepening of austerity regimes in U.S. higher education.” This is the fourth volume …
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RECOMMENDED: Towards Responsible Publishing: cOAlition S Proposal and Survey
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From cOAlition S, the funded initiative to make full and immediate Open Access publication of research a reality, comes a new draft proposal titled "Towards Responsible Publishing," which outlines "a vision and a set of principles that a future scholarly communication system should aspire to, along with a mission that enables research funders...to deliver this." The proposal responds to the …
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POST: AI Will Lead Us to Need More Garbage-subtraction
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Todd Carpenter, Executive Director of NISO, writes for The Scholarly Kitchen, "AI Will Lead Us to Need More Garbage-subtraction." Amid a flurry of recent articles in LIS journals and higher education blogs on concerns about generative AI and large language models (LLMs) being trained on non-transparent, highly biased swaths of data culled from across the internet, Carpenter speculates on another …
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POST: Global ‘Bit List’ of Endangered Digital Species 2023
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On World Digital Preservation Day (November 2), the Digital Preservation Coalition released the 2023 edition of the "Global 'Bit List' of Endangered Digital Species" - an open, community-created resource listing the most at-risk digital materials. The list this year consists of 87 entries, with new entries including "First Nations Secret/Sacred Cultural Material." From the post announcing the resource, titled "Is …
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RESOURCE: Ethics in Linked Data
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Ethics in Linked Data, edited by Alexandra Provo (New York University), Kathleen Burlingame (University of Pennsylvania), and B.M. Watson (University of British Columbia), “brings together contributions that explore ethics in linked data initiatives.” The book focuses on the idea that ethics should be at the forefront of consideration when the data is created, pre-existing damage should be acknowledged and mitigated, …
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CFP: DHSI-Aligned Conferences
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Proposals are currently being accepted for the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) 2024, an aligned conference made up of several related events. The Conference and Colloquium will feature 10-15-minute presentations and 5-minute lightening talks on various digital humanities topics, from a variety of members form the digital humanities community. Project Management in the Humanities on Wednesday, June 5, will include …
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CFP: Interactive Film and Media Conference 2024
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The Interactive Film and Media Journal has shared a call for proposals for the virtual IFM 2024 Conference: "Communities, Structures, Entanglements," to be held June 12-14, 2024, via Zoom. From the call: The 6th Interactive Film and Media Virtual Conference (June 12-14, 2024) invites academics (faculty, researchers, and Ph.D. students) from all disciplines (media, communication, film, digital studies, visual arts, …
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JOB: Digital Humanities Librarian (Davidson)
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From the Post: In this position, you will: Provide research and design consultation to students, faculty, and staff in their development of research and scholarly projects. Partner with faculty colleagues to offer in-class instruction for topics in the Digital Learning portfolio. Collaborate with team members to research, contextualize, and embed critical digital pedagogy in and outside of the classroom. Proactively …
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JOB: Director of Research Data and Digital Scholarship (University of Pennsylvania)
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From the Post: Job Description Responsibilities In collaboration with the AVP for Technology and Digital Initiatives, responsible for the overall vision, planning, development, implementation, advancement, and assessment of research data and digital scholarship services and associated projects of the Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship. In addition to intensive outreach activities, the Director will manage key internal relationships with …
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JOB: Institutional Repository and Digital Scholarship Coordinator (SJSU)
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From the Post: Key Responsibilities Coordinates access to the SJSU ScholarWorks institutional repository (IR) by creating metadata, uploading digital files in appropriate formats, and designing the public display of the database content. Administers the IR platform, leveraging existing tools and/or developing new software solutions to improve and enhance functionality. Identifies and recommends innovative strategies and directions for future IR services. …
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JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian (Ramapo College of New Jersey)
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From the Post: Job Summary: Under the general supervision of the Library Dean, the Digital Scholarship Librarian provides leadership, program management, and development of the College’s digital humanities and scholarship programs and support for digital scholarship to the larger College community. Examples of Duties Lead faculty in developing digital/technology based modes of scholarship that support our programs in digital humanities, …
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