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PROJECT: Digging into Early Colonial Mexico

May

2

2024

Digging into Early Colonial Mexico (DECM Project) is an effort to share and analyze datasets of the Relaciones Geográficas de la Nueva España, 16th and 17th century documents that provide insight into indigenous and colonized groups of the Virreinatos, or regions of the early Americas that were being colonized by Spanish viceroys. The project combines ...

POST: CNI’s Spring 2024 Project Briefings

May

2

2024

The Coalition for Networked Information’s (CNI) Spring 2024 Membership Meeting consisted of plenaries and project briefings which are posted and publicly available through their site. These meetings feature various members’ semi-formal presentations on initiatives, projects, and research – both theoretical and practical, such as: “Opening Collections of Marginalized Voices through Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing,” Michael Levine-Clark, ...

RESOURCE: ARL’s Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence

May

2

2024

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published “Research Libraries Guiding Principals for Artificial Intelligence,” a brief values-statement on the use of AI in their policy advocacy and engagement. From the background statement: Articulating a set of research library guiding principles for AI is useful to influence policy and advocate for the responsible development and ...

CFP: ACH Virtual Conference

May

2

2024

The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) 2024 virtual conference will take place November 6-8 of this year. ACH 2024 “underscores the importance of addressing societal challenges in the digital humanities and beyond,” inviting participants to join them in “navigating diverse political milieus and shaping a virtual conference that is just and inclusive.” From ...

CFP: Handbook of Humanities Podcasting

May

2

2024

The Humanities Podcasting Network (HPN) is compiling an edited collection to be published by Palgrave Macmillan. A 250-word abstract is due by May 5th, submitted through a Google Form. Topics for inclusion range from Historicizing the Humanities Podcast to Queer and Feminist Voices in podcasting, with over 20 topics represented. HPN seeks contributors from a ...

CFP: Florida Digital Humanities Consortium

May

2

2024

The Florida Digital Humanities Consortium (FLDH) is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a conference, “Humanities in the Age of AI: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation.” The conference will take place on Friday, September 20, 2024 at the University of Central Florida. Sponsors include FLDH, UCF’s Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR), UCF Libraries, and ...

CFP: AVinDH workshop at DH 2024

May

2

2024

The AVinDH Special Interest Group is seeking proposals for Lightning Talks during pre-conference workshops at DH 2024. Lightning talks will be 4-5 minutes on topics or projects related to Audio/Visuals in digital humanities, and presentations may include discussion of works in progress. In order to submit a proposal, presenters must first register for the workshops ...

OPPORTUNITY: DHQ Editors

May

2

2024

Digital Humanities Quarterly (DHQ) is currently recruiting for an Accessibility Editor, Book and Tool Review Editor, and Languages Editor. These volunteer positions are enlisted for renewable, three-year terms. As DHQ usually has multiple editors in each area, selected applicants would be working in a collaborative capacity. DHQ is endeavoring to build a diverse team of ...

JOB: Head of Digital Scholarship Services, Binghamton University

May

2

2024

From the post: The Head of Digital Scholarship Services is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing current and emerging research support services, including, digital scholarship, digital humanities, data management, scholarly communications and digital maker space technologies. This position collaborates with faculty and staff to build and nurture campus partnerships with Information Technology Services, the Division ...

JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Utah State

May

2

2024

From the post: The Utah State University Libraries seeks a collaborative, innovative and user-centered candidate for the position of Digital Scholarship Librarian to join a team supporting our communities in discovering, creating, and sharing knowledge. The Digital Scholarship Librarian will further digital scholarship and literacy across the institution and provide support for a broad range ...

JOB: Digital Archivist, Multnomah County (Oregon)

May

2

2024

From the post: We are seeking a Digital Archivist with a dual focus on access and preservation to develop and implement policies and procedures for managing born-digital and digitized archival records. Do you want a career that combines history and research with technology? Do you possess skills in archival science, outreach, and digital preservation? Do ...