CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Ada Issue 11, Open Issue

From the CFP: Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology: We invite contributions featuring research on gender, new media and technology. We are particularly interested in contributions that exemplify Ada’s commitments to politically engaged, intersectional approaches to scholarship on gender, new media and technology. Contributions in formats other than the traditional essay are […]

Announcements, News

Announcement: UTA Team Develops Digital Archive to Preserve Music by Alumni, Students, Local artists

A new website developed at The University of Texas at Arlington plans to make music produced by UTA music students, alumni, professors and independent artists in the North Texas region available for free to the world. Read More: UTA team develops digital archive to preserve music by alumni, students, local artists – UTA News Center

Job Announcements, News

Job: Assistant Professor – Critical Computation and New Media

The Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (ICCIT) at the University of Toronto Mississauga invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Critical Computation and New Media. This appointment will begin July 1, 2017. Find out more: Job Description – Assistant Professor – Critical Computation and […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Technocrime Research at the Margins

From the CFP: The Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology invites submissions for a special issue entitled “Technocrime Research at the Margins.” JQCJC seeks manuscripts focusing on qualitative examinations of technocrime (or “cybercrime”) and crime control issues to help alleviate the dizziness induced by our computer-mediated times. Source: CFP: Technocrime Research at the Margins

News, Resources

Resource: Managing Metadata in Omeka Classic

This screencast offers tips and tricks for managing your metadata in Omeka Classic (standalone), using both features of the Omeka core and the following plugins: Library of Congress Suggest, Getty Suggest, Simple Vocab, and Search by Metadata. Source: Managing Metadata in Omeka Classic on Vimeo

News, Reports

Report: 2016 Virtual Symposium Proceedings

From the posting: We are pleased to announce that content from the Virtual Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities is now available for viewing or download on YouTube and figshare. Presenter slides are available at http://figshare.com/authors/Symposium_on_Information_and_technolology_in_the_arts_and_humanities/740215 Symposium presentation recordings are available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2v-vQy9W5DeXsuC5-l-T65WgFrPFKNDk Source: 2016 Virtual Symposium Proceedings | ASIS&T SIG AH

Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Boston College

From the posting: The Digital Scholarship Librarian will employ both experience with History research methods and technical expertise to advance the integration of library liaison responsibilities and digital humanities to the History Department. We are seeking a creative librarian familiar with History collections and instruction who is motivated to investigate new tools and collaborate with faculty, students, and […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: International Digital Humanities Symposium (Växjö, Sweden) | EADH – The European Association for Digital Humanities

From the CFP: This International Digital Humanities Symposium will take place in Växjö, Sweden, 7-8 November. The symposium invites and challenges Nordic and European researchers and practitioners in related disciplines to Digital Humanities (DH) to present, discuss and demonstrate different possibilities, current efforts and upcoming trends in this emergent field. Source: CfP: International Digital Humanities […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Scholarship & Repository Analyst

From the posting: Under the direction of the Head of Digital Scholarship and Data Curation, the Digital Scholarship & Repository Analyst (Analyst) provides technical expertise to support the development of innovative digital scholarship and data curation programs at the UConn Library. Source: Professional Employment Opportunities

Reports

Report: NLM Workshop: Images and Texts in Medical History

From the report: Seventy-five participants and observers gathered at the Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) in April 2016 to explore innovative methods and data sources useful for analyzing large quantities of images and texts in the field of medical history. … Workshop participants exchanged ideas on a variety of related topics, including current best practices in […]