Workshop Programme The workshop aims to bring scholars and computer scientists together to discuss the following key questions in four subsequent sessions. Why are audiovisual data/archives scarcely used within the (Digital) Humanities? What are possible strategies to stimulate the use of audiovisual data/archives within the Digital Humanities? Which examples of digital tools applied on audiovisual…
What if we build a digital edition and everyone (millions of scholars, first-time readers, book clubs, teachers and their students) shows up and annotates the text with their infinite interpretations, questions, and contextualizations? The “Infinite Ulysses” project pursues this speculative experiment, and today I’m going to talk about how this unlikely hypothetical is helping me…
Next weekend I’ll be participating in a symposium honoring architect Lebbeus Woods, who passed away on the night of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. “Lebbeus Woods: A Celebration,” which takes places at the Cooper Union, begins Friday April 25 at 6:30 pm, and continues through 5pm on Saturday April 26. I’m on the “Politics” panel on…
I’ve been playing with https://www.mashape.com/, a freemium (credit card required but some free services) no-coding-required data mining analysis tool. I’m pressed for time, and have literally spent less than 5 minutes with it, but like the possibilities. Once you’ve got an account set up, including credit card details, you can produce an introductory ‘Data Mining’ tutorial very…
A call for proposals sponsored by the Libraries and Research discussion group and the Bibliography and Textual Studies discussion group of the Modern Language Association (MLA) has been issued on “Bibliography for the 21st Century.” Abstracts are due March 15, 2014. See the full announcement here.
Welcome to Assassin’s Creed Week presented by Play the Past, where for a whole week, Play the Past will push content on the most popular historical video game series ever. Part I introduced the Week and asked why Assassin’s Creed mattered, Part II examined slavery and native relations in the series, Part III explored the portrayal of historical women, and Part…
James Madison University (JMU) Libraries & Educational Technologies (L&ET) seeks a dynamic, creative and service-oriented colleague to provide support to the Special Collections and Digital Collections Departments in enhancing access to archival, digitized and born-digital materials. See Full Posting Here
Seeking an innovative, full-time Emerging Digital Services Librarian with a strong technology and user experience orientation. Responsibilities include: design and maintenance of the Library’s website; creation of digital tutorials, expertise with applicable instructional, social media, and library-specific software, along with reference and instruction. See Full Posting Here
Dreaming of a summer filled with learning, community engagement, and sea lions? Time to stop dreaming and start doing.This is the last week to apply for MuseumCamp 2014, a professional development experience in which diverse people from the arts, community activism, and social services will measure the immeasurable together. If you want to join us in…
The Digital Humanities Librarian will establish and grow a dynamic, multifaceted program that addresses the growing demand for digital arts and humanities support on campus. See Full Posting Here