From the ad: The Strategist will play a crucial role in advancing the work of the Ball State University Digital Scholarship Lab (http://bsudsl.org/), launched in 2016 to support research at Ball State University by hosting education programming, providing grant support, and developing collaborative partnerships between scholars, librarians, and technologists to create original works of digital…

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From the ad: The Director of Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communications identifies and accelerates the adoption of new and emerging forms of 21st century digital research and learning. These technologies include, but are not limited to, data visualization, digital text editing, geospatial analysis, linked data, network analysis, and the semantic web. In this role you will…

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From the ad: The ideal candidate will have a teaching/research specialization in the theory and production of digital, new, and emerging media, with expertise in teaching digital cultural studies, new and social media production, digital storytelling, and history of text technologies… Minimum Qualifications:  A doctoral degree and/or MFA and academic expertise in one or more of…

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From the post: In the previous post I discussed some reasons to use R instead of Excel to analyze and visualize data and provided a brief introduction to the R programming language. That post used an example of letters sent to the sixteenth-century merchant Daniel van der Meulen in 1585. One aspect missing from the…

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From the ad: The CDH Coordinator will oversee day-to-day operations of the Center while coordinating individual projects, often working closely with faculty and student programmers. The Coordinator will supervise all aspects of student work — setting goals and deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring progress — while maintaining clear communication with the director and co-directors. The…

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From the ad: The Digital Technologies Development Librarian (DTDL) works as an active member of a service-oriented team that advances digital library initiatives via applied research, application development, and strategic guidance during the lifecycle of projects. The DTDL assists with creation and maintenance of a diverse portfolio of digital products and services (e.g. DSpace, Open…

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From the CFP: Proposals are now being accepted for presentations at the DHSI Conference & Colloquium, to be held in June 2018 alongside classes at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute, University of Victoria. Open to all, the DHSI Conference & Colloquium offers an opportunity to present research and projects within an engaging, collegial atmosphere. Participation comes…

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Quantitative research often begins with the humble process of counting. Historical documents are never as plentiful as a historian would wish, but counting words, material objects, court cases, etc. can lead to a better understanding of the sources and the subject under study. When beginning the process of counting, the first instinct is to open…

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