Editors' Choice

Editors’ Choice: The Library as Research Partner

As I typed the title for this post, I couldn’t help but think “Well, yeah. What else would the library be?” Instead of changing the title, however, I want to actually unpack what we mean when we say “research partner,” especially in the context of research data management support. In the most traditional sense, libraries […]

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Editors’ Choice: Linked Data Caution

I have been seeing an enormous amount of momentum in the library industry toward “linked data”, often in the form of a fairly ambitious collective project to rebuild much of our infrastructure around data formats built on linked data. I think linked data technology is interesting and can be useful. But I have some concerns about how it […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Scholarship Librarian at DePaul University

From the ad: Reporting to the Coordinator of Reference, Instruction, and Academic Engagement, the Digital Scholarship Librarian will provide leadership for the integration of digital tools, resources and methodologies with traditional resources and approaches to research, teaching and learning. The Digital Scholarship Librarian will collaborate with members of the Library Administration and with Coordinators of […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Poetics of the Algorithm

Poetics of the Algorithm: Narrative, Digitality, and Unidentified Media is an international conference hosted by the University of Liege (Belgium, 16-17-18 June 2016) with a focus on interactive fiction, apps, digital comics, games, e-literature and other emerging, ‘new’ media. The conference will host workshops, roundtable discussions, panels, and presentations of papers. We invite scholars, artists, […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: 7th Annual Open Access Symposium at UNT

We are pleased to issue the call for proposals for the 7th annual Open Access Symposium at UNT, the premier annual conference regarding Open Access, attracting speakers and attendees from around the world.  The conference will be held on the main campus of the UNT system in Denton, Texas, just north of Dallas.   This year we invite both […]

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Editors’ Choice: Data First Interventions

These are some remarks I made at the Web Archives conference at the University of Michigan, on November 12th, 2015. I didn’t have any slides other than this visual presentation. To some extent I think the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities and similar centers, conferences and workshops like ThatCamp have been so successful at […]

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Editors’ Choice: Tool Time, or a Discussion on Picking the Right Digital Preservation Tools for Your Program

Who remembers Home Improvement? Tim the “Tool Man” Taylor was always trying to show the “Tool Time” audience how to build things, make repairs and of course, demo new tools made by the show’s sponsor, Binford. In true sitcom fashion, he broke more things than he fixed, thanks to his “more power” mantra. But I’m […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Angel Fund

As part of the Code4Lib community’s ongoing committment to helping under-represented groups excel in computing and technology, we offer multiple scholarships to attend the annual conference. In addition to seeking organization sponsors for scholarships, we are now able to accept donations from individuals who would like to support the scholarship program. Indiviual donors will be […]

Announcements, News

Announcement: NEH Launches Contest to Use Chronicling America Database

MITH would like to call attention to a new opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to create new web-based creative projects. The Library of Congress has developed a user-friendly Application Program Interface (API) to explore the data contained in Chronicling America. While previously working at the Library of Congress, MITH’s Lead Developer […]