From the post: I’m one of those humanities professors who is increasingly introducing technology-intensive assignments and activities into what would otherwise be more conventional, analog courses on writing and literature. And if you teach a large or largish class that involves in-class, hands-on work with digital tools, you would do well to come up with […]
The library has always been a fundamental partner in the research process. But key changes in the information, technology, economic, and scholarly environments are challenging this relationship and raising critical questions about the value and impact of the library in scholarship and its working relationship with scholars in the social sciences. Read full post here.
For many years now, users have turned to Omeka when they feel it is important and necessary to collect materials related to the significant events in the recent past or an ongoing situation that will likely be of historical import…Even though the Contribution plugins could be configured to collect very little personal information, they required […]
From the post: This resource is part of the Teach Access Initiative, and provides best practices for making accessible mobile and web apps. This tutorial currently provides basic training for developers and designers, with more disciplines to come! If you are new to accessibility, you’ve come to the right place – the following material will […]
The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) is accepting proposals for the 2017 Library Publishing Forum, to be held March 20 – 22, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. An international, community-led organization with over 60 member libraries, the LPC promotes the development of innovative, sustainable publishing services in academic and research libraries to support content creators as they […]
From the ad: Zooniverse, the world-leading research crowdsourcing team, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher and project lead to help direct the development of the Zooniverse platform, especially in the area of text and audio transcription for galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) and humanities research. Read full ad here.
From the post: The UF Creative Campus program is pleased to announce two funding opportunities for 2017-18 – Catalyst Fund (up to $25,000 awarded) and Scholar-in-Residence (compensation to home department of up to $10,000 per person). Find out more here.
We are a group of undergraduate and graduate students in the Digital Humanities program at the University of California, Los Angeles… The database we have created contains information on films, actors, production companies, and other aspects of early silent-era African American race films. The database is intended to allow the public to learn about this period […]
From the ad: Columbia University Libraries is seeking an experienced information professional to build, maintain and promote a collaborative web resources collection program supporting the Ivy Plus partnership of academic research libraries. Read full ad here.
From the ad: In order to support a growing portfolio of grant-funded research projects with digital outputs, the College is looking for an analyst to join Exeter’s Digital Humanities team. The successful applicant will collaborate with other analysts, developers and academic staff to deliver innovative and sustainable digital outputs. You will join a small team of […]
