This academic year (2013-14), I am the lead researcher for the Maker Lab’s “Z-Axis” project, which—in collaboration with the Modernist Versions Project (MVP)—is exploring forms of visualization that express subjective encounters with literary data through 3D modeling and prototyping. Stephen Ross (director of the MVP) describes this research as a combination of “literary analysis and […]
Many would argue that there is a clear distinction between videogames and the art of gamification since the latter specifically applies game mechanics to non-game contexts. However, with a generation brought up on videogames and the need to engage these children in the classroom, the lines are becoming ever more blurred. Traditionally, one may think […]
Brown University Library seeks a Library Web Manager to oversee and manage content and software tools to support the Library’s web presence. View job ad here.
The University Libraries at Appalachian State University seeks an innovative, self-directed Web Librarian to provide leadership in the implementation and maintenance of the Library’s web presence. View ad here.
As a way of giving back to ADHO, the Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria will be offering 10 tuition scholarships in 2014 specifically to members of ADHO and its constituent organizations. View post here
As explained by Chris Forstall in his earlier post, we are currently experimenting with a new cross-language detection feature over on the Tesserae Development server. We are using two different approaches, and the IBM Model 2 alignment approach bears a little explanation. The purpose of this post is to provide a simple introduction to the theory […]
The Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship will establish and grow a dynamic program to support new models of scholarship. S/he will foster the successful adoption and application of digital approaches to teaching, learning, and research, will develop sustainable and scalable digital resources, and will explore emerging and existing technologies which enable the use of […]
The materials featured in this sixth issue of the Journal of Digital Humanities expose “communities of practice” in digital humanities beyond the constellations of people and institutions directly engaged in experimental and digitally-inflected scholarship. Communities of practice, socially constructed groups that form around shared interests or crafts, often generate forms of tacit knowledge that circulate informally. […]
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, invites applications for an assistant or associate professor rank, tenure-track position in Digital Humanities, beginning August 2014. Read Full Post Here.
The American Studies Program at the College of William and Mary seeks applications for an Associate Professor in New Media Ecologies—Critical Theory and Politics, beginning August 10, 2014. Read Full Text Here.
