Job: Solutions Developer at University of Leicester
The University of Leicester in Leicester, England i seeking a Solutions Developer within their library. See job ad here.
Author: Colleen Nugent
Job: Library Applications Development Manager at University of Massachusetts Boston Libraries
The Library Applications Development Manager is responsible for working with the Dean of University Libraries and other campus leadership to identify, discover, develop, and define new library-specific technology-related projects, applications, and making recommendations regarding the priorities of these projects. View job ad here.
Conference: Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities & Computer Science
The 8th Annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science will be held at DePaul University December 5-7, 2013. Registration is now open. See information here.
Editors’ Choice: Warping the City – Joyce in a Mudbox
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 […]
Editor’s Choice: Is Angry Birds the Gateway to Gamification in the Classroom?
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 […]
Job: Library Web Manager at Brown University
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.
Job: Web Librarian at Appalachian State University Libraries
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.
Funding: DHSI Offers Scholarships to ADHO Members
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
Resource: How the Text-Alignment Method Works
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 […]
Job: Librarian, Digital Initiatives & Scholarship at Swarthmore College Libraries
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 […]