Job Announcements, News

Job: Web Developer, Princeton University Library

From Princeton University Library: As a participant in the continued development and support of our Library-wide Drupal environment, our discovery systems, and our resource sharing systems, the incumbent will work with other developers, small teams of librarians, archivists, and curators to design and develop sites and applications to serve our departmental libraries, collections, and exhibitions. […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Making Meaning from Data

Abstracts are invited for the Digital Classics Association colloquium at SCS / AIA Annual Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8-11, 2015. Papers are invited for this session that reflect theoretically on the study and understanding of classical antiquity in light of the growing importance of digital methods. Read Full Announcement Here.

Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: Algorithms are Not Enough: Lessons Bringing Computer Science to Journalism

There are some amazing algorithms coming out the computer science community which promise to revolutionize how journalists deal with large quantities of information. But building a tool that journalists can use to get stories done takes a lot more than algorithms. Closing this gap has been one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of […]

Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: Interface Critique

I’m writing a new piece for Places on “interfaces to the smart city” — or points of human contact with the “urban operating system.” As I explained to the editors, I’d like to consider these urban interfaces‘ IxD — with outputs including maps, data visualizations, photos, sounds, etc.; and inputs ranging from GUIs and touchscreens […]