Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Preservation Librarian at University of Houston

 Reporting to the Head of Preservation and Reformatting, the Digital Preservation Librarian will develop and execute policies and workflows, and manage the Libraries’ digital preservation system, Archivematica.At a broader level, the successful candidate is expected to collaborate with librarians, archivists, and external partners, such as the Texas Digital Library and the National Digital Stewardship Alliance […]

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Job: Library Resources & Systems Manager at Wilmington University

Provide collaborative leadership in the implementation, support, maintenance, and troubleshooting of both emerging and existing library systems and applications. These include, but are not limited to, SIRSI, Discovery, ILLiad, EZProxy, and other systems as needed or requested. Develop strategies relating to electronic discovery through library content cataloging and user discovery. Evaluate the quality of open-access […]

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Job: Archivist at University of La Verne

The University of La Verne is seeking a dedicated, forward thinking and experienced University Archivist to lead the management, preservation, and accessibility of the institution’s historical records and special collections. This role is integral to supporting the university’s mission of providing a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population, preparing them for successful […]

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Job: Digital Scholarship Developer at University of Texas at San Antonio

Uses technical knowledge and skills around digital scholarship methods and technologies to achieve Libraries digital scholarship goals, foregrounding technical praxis, co-creation, and community engagement. Oversees the digital scholarship project lab and staff. Develops and maintains applications, platforms, and tools that support digital scholarship projects and initiatives using extensive technical skills and knowledge of digital scholarship […]

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Job: Scholarly Communications Librarian at University of Cincinnati

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research & Instruction, the Scholarly Communications Librarian is responsible for leading library publishing services and developing scholarly communication programs and services to advance open access through sustainable publishing models. This role requires an energetic professional with expertise in scholarly communications, a strong commitment to access to knowledge, and the […]

Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: On Voyant Tools, Stopword Lists, and Japanese Textual Analysis and Visualisation

Over the past year, I have been working on a textual analysis project exploring Japanese understandings of Judaism, Israel, and Zionism during the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taishō periods (1912-1926) as a part of a fellowship at Brandeis University’s Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Institute for Advanced Israel Studies. In fact, I am writing this article […]

News, Reports

Report: Diving Deeper: Slavery in Motion Artists in Conversation

On January 16, 2025, Remains // An Archive, a seed lab of the Diaspora Solidarities Lab, a part of the LifexCode: Digital Humanities Against Enclosure ecosystem, held a conversation at the Baltimore Museum of Art with four artists who created works to illuminate Remains’ research for its Slavery in Motion project. Dr. Brooke Mai, LifexCode […]

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Editors’ Choice: AI bots are destroying Open Access

There’s a war going on on the Internet. AI companies with billions to burn are hard at work destroying the websites of libraries, archives, non-profit organizations, and scholarly publishers, anyone who is working to make quality information universally available on the internet. And the technologists defending against this broad-based attack are doing everything they can […]

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Resource: In collaboration with the Iowa Women’s Archive, Our Rightful Place is now open to explore

We are pleased to announce the launch of Our Rightful Place in collaboration with the University of Iowa Libraries Iowa Women’s Archives. This digital collection of oral history interviews, data visualizations, archival stories, and more celebrates the history of women in Iowa politics. This project originally grew from the work of 50-50 in 2020, a nonpartisan […]