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Job: Professor in Digital Humanities, U. Western Sydney

Applications are invited for the continuing position of Professor (Academic Level E) from scholars with outstanding teaching and research strengths in Digital Humanities. The position will be responsible for providing academic leadership and for developing research and teaching programs in the Digital Humanities. via Professors, Readers, Chairs Jobs in Sydney | Professor in Digital Humanities […]

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Editors’ Choice: Start Calling it Digital Liberal Arts

William Pannapacker’s recent post in the Chron­i­cle, “Stop Call­ing it ‘Dig­i­tal Human­i­ties’,” makes a point that I tend to agree with. The social cat­e­gory “dig­i­tal human­i­ties” does not mean­ing­fully con­nect with many of those it would pre­sum­ably include. In par­tic­u­lar, it turns out that the recep­tion of the dig­i­tal human­i­ties at lib­eral arts col­leges has been […]

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Editors’ Choice: Linking Things on the Web: A Pragmatic Examination of Linked Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums

The Web publishing paradigm of Linked Data has been gaining traction in the cultural heritage sector: libraries, archives and museums. At first glance, the principles of Linked Data seem simple enough. However experienced Web developers, designers and architects who attempt to put these ideas into practice often find themselves having to digest and understand debates […]

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Resource: Kalarahi San [Bushmen] music online

Over 1000 recordings of music recorded by John Brearley in Botswana, primarily among San or Bushmen people in the Kalahari, have been made available on the British Library Sounds website. Kalarahi San [Bushmen] music online – British Library Music Blog.