Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: The Database as a Methodological Tool

The traditional role of the database in scholarship has been as a repository – a place to store information for later retrieval.  Over the past couple of years, however, I’ve found myself becoming more interested in the methodological use of the database not simply to store information, but to clarify points of tension between the […]

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Job: Senior Digital Collections Specialist, Library of Congress

From the ad: This position serves as the Senior Digital Collections Specialist and is located within the Technology Policy Directorate in Library Services. The position reports to the Head, Digital Content Management Section of the Digital Collections Management and Services Division. The Digital Content Management Section is responsible for providing digital acquisitions support to Library […]

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Job: Digital Humanities Academic Administrator, UCLA

From the ad: Reporting to the Chair of the Digital Humanities Program, the Digital Humanities Academic Administrator is part of the core faculty of the Digital Humanities program and is responsible for developing new courses and teaching in the Digital Humanities program, advising undergraduate and graduate students, and overseeing a variety of student development initiatives. […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Global Debates in the Digital Humanities

From the CFP: Following this line, we invite proposals for contributions to a collection of essays entitled Global Debates in the Digital Humanities: a collection on the issues and challenges of practicing Digital Humanities (DH) in diverse geographical contexts, countries, and cultures – especially from, but not limited to, the Global South. The aim of […]

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CFP: Current Research in Digital History

From the CFP: The first annual CRDH meeting will be held at George Mason University in Arlington, VA, on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Papers proposed for that meeting are due on September 29, 2017. The annual conference will feature one plenary session: a roundtable with four leading scholars on the state of digital history. The […]

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CFP: AIUCD 2018

From the CFP: The main topic of the AIUCD 2018 Conference is Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age. Memory, Humanities and Technologies. The topic brings together interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary fields, and examines the role of cultural heritage in all its aspects in the digital age, the way in which the study and scientific research of humanistic […]

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Job: Research Librarian for Digital Humanities & History, University of California-Irvine

From the ad: The UCI Libraries seeks a knowledgeable, innovative, and collaborative professional for the position of Research Librarian for Digital Humanities & History to lead the development and growth of the Libraries’ Digital Humanities Program. As a member of the Digital Scholarship Services Department, the Librarian will work collaboratively within the department and across […]