Announcements, News

DHNow Newsletter, June 15, 2026

This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow’s Editor, and Zhihui Zou, DHNow Guest Editor. Welcome to the first themed issue of DHNow! Our guest editor, Zhihui Zou, has compiled an issue focused on data management and visualization. All three of our Editors’ Choice posts reflect this thematic focus, including an article highlighting best […]

Announcements, News

Weekly Highlight: The Pudding

The Pudding is a digital publisher which produces data journalism for storytelling. Articles in the publication are visual essays which emphasize data visualizations and use fewer words than conventional journalism. The publication does not have central editorial planning, and instead invites its journalists to publish according to their interests and expertise. While not a formal […]

Funding & Opportunities, News

Opportunity: BCHDP Early Notice Survey

This survey is for prospective applicants of the British Columbia History Digitization Program grant. By filling out and submitting the following information, you signal your organization’s intent to apply for a BCHDP grant in the upcoming cycle and your interest in seeking additional support. In an effort to bolster BCHDP’s commitment to building capacity and […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: MUM 2026: 25th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

MUM 2026, the 25th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, will be held in Glasgow, United Kingdaom, December 1st –4th. MUM is an interdisciplinary forum for advances in research of mobile and ubiquitous multimedia systems, applications, and services. At MUM, academics and practitioners discuss challenges and achievements in this field from diverse perspectives, such […]

News, Reports

Report: Strengthening DataCite Infrastructure for DSpace Communities: Welcoming PCG Academia as a New Registered Service Provider

PCG Academia and DataCite are pleased to announce that PCG Academia is now a DataCite Registered Service Provider, strengthening DataCite infrastructure among DSpace communities and users. The DataCite Registered Service Providers (RSP) Program strengthens the global research ecosystem by enabling trusted partners to deliver DataCite services locally and at scale. DataCite RSPs help institutions adopt […]

Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: Mozilla AI at Internet Archive Europe: Owning Your AI Stack

Editors’ Summary: This post reviews a conversation between researchers from Mozilla AI and Internet Archive Europe on computing infrastructure dependency. For digital humanists, we use cloud-based systems on a daily basis, whether that is to store research data, digitized primary sources, machine learning models, etc. As seen in events like AWS’s major outage in the […]

News, Reports

Report: Digitizing Antiquities: A 3D Photogrammetry Placement at the Institute of Classical Studies

Editors’ Summary: This post reports on the authors’ experience during their placement in the Senate House MakerSpace, University of London in April and May 2026. They focused on the 3D digitization and documentation of antiquities held by the Hellenic and Roman Library at the Institute of Classical Studies (ICS). This post discusses applying computational methods […]

News, Reports

Report: Save Our Signs: Preserving Censored Histories in America’s Largest Outdoor Classroom

To combat recent censorship of national parks in the United States, we have pulled on the resources of the library world to tap into the deep public affection for the National Parks and preserve these targeted materials. We brought together librarians and public historians with data and geospatial experts to create Save Our Signs (SOS), […]

Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: Pre-revolution network connections of the 1989 Polish Round Table participants

Editors’ Summary: This paper, focusing on the Round Table meetings in Poland during the late 1980s, meetings that hoped to address political challenges in Communist Poland. Using network analysis, the authors present the considerations behind creating network data visualizations. The metadata that the authors consider, such as affiliations, personal biography, and others, are especially helpful […]

Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: Dataset Context(ualisation) in Documentation: Best Practices, Recommendations and Open Questions | Journal of Open Humanities Data

Editors’ Summary: This discussion paper provides multiple perspectives on data curation. It considers not just the work done in academia but also in community organizations, such as Cultural Heritage Institutions. The paper also provides data management recommendations and future questions. Specifically, the authors emphasize the importance of strong and consistent dataset documentation. This paper will […]