http://figureground.ca/2013/05/13/topoi-calls-for-papers-the-philosophy-of-information/ TOPOI – Calls For Papers: The Philosophy of Information Deadline for paper submissions: 1 August 2013. Guest Editors: Bert Baumgaertner, UC Davies and University of Idaho Luciano Floridi, University of Hertfordshire and University of Oxford INTRODUCTION: The information revolution has been changing the world profoundly and irreversibly for some time now, at a breathtaking pace,…
The North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisements project provides online access to all known runaway slave advertisements (more than 2300 items) published in North Carolina newspapers from 1751 to 1840. These brief ads provide a glimpse into the social, economic, and cultural world of the American slave system and the specific experience within North Carolina. Working from microfilmed copies…
Big Data can have enormous appeal. Who wants to be thought of as a small thinker when there is an opportunity to go BIG? The positivistic bias in favor of Big Data (a term often used to describe the quantitative data that is produced through analysis of enormous datasets) as an objective way to understand our…
Our reader survey on the Journal of Digital Humanities closes tomorrow, May 3, at 5pm. If you haven’t already done so, please take a few minutes to tell us what you value most about this publication. Your feedback will help us determine where to focus our attention as we plan for our second year. http://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/reader-survey/
Join Us : Systems Librarian Title: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Digital Projects Librarian Reports to: Head of Special Collections and University Archivist Position Summary: The individual in this position manages rare books, manuscripts, and other non-University Archives materials in the Special Collections and University Archives, including their development, organization, description, accessibility, digitization, preservation, promotion and…
Expressions of Interest: DH Training Network – RegOnline A number of those in our community will be aware of the emergence of a DH Training Network last summer — organically growing thus far to involve those at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (Victoria, Canada), the Digital Humanities Winter Institute (College Park, Maryland, USA), DH@Leipzig (Germany), DH@Oxford…
US Scholar Fulbright Opportunities in Digital Humanities and Digital Culture | laurie n. taylor The most recent application solicitation for US Fulbright Scholar grant opportunities includes many wonderful opportunities including ones in digital culture and digital humanities. Applications for the 2014-2015 academic year are due by August 1, 2013. The Digital Culture opportunity is in Norway and the Digital…
Director of Digital Collections | Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Title: Director of Digital Collections Supervisor: Senior Director of the Library and Collections Department: Digital Collections, Library Division Position Summary: The Director of Digital Collections, a member of the library staff, is primarily responsible for managing the Digital Collections Department and overseeing special projects. This is a full-time, 40-hour…
Join the Global Women Wikipedia Write-In (#GWWI) this Friday, 1-3pm EST! – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Ever been disappointed by the level of Wikipedia coverage on the world outside of Europe and the United States? Consider joining in this Friday in the Global Women Wikipedia Write-in (#GWWI), hosted by the Postcolonial Digital Humanities (#DHPoco) and…
http://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/reader-survey/ As we look ahead to the second year of the Journal of Digital Humanities, we invite your feedback regarding what you value most in this publication. The survey will be open until May 3.