Job Announcements, News

Job: System Administrator/Digital Preservation Professional at University of Alaska

  From the announcement: Join the team at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at UAF, the largest library in Alaska! We are seeking a Systems Administrator/Digital Preservation Professional who appreciates the needs of an academic environment, enjoys working in diverse cultural settings and being part of a dynamic team of friendly, knowledgeable and dedicated individuals. […]

Announcements, News

Announcement: NeDIMAH launches NeMO

From the announcement: The European Science Foundation Network for Digital Methods in the Arts and Humanities (NeDiMAH) has recently launched the NeDiMAH Methods Ontology (NeMO). NeMO is a comprehensive ontological model of scholarly practice in the arts and humanities and was developed by the Digital Curation Unit (DCU), ATHENA RC, in collaboration with the NeDiMAH […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference

Bucknell University, with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will host its second annual digital scholarship conference on November 6-8, 2015. The theme of the conference is “Collaborating Digitally: Engaging Students in Public Scholarship.” Find out more: CFP: Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference

Announcements, News

Announcements: MITH partners on $1.25 Million Mellon Grant

A $1.25 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund research, education and training at the intersections of digital humanities and African American studies at the University of Maryland. The grant will help to prepare a diverse community of scholars and students whose work will both broaden the reach of the digital humanities […]

News, Resources

Resource: “Lost Friends” Database

The Louisiana State University Libraries has contributed digital reproductions of more than 330 “Lost Friends” advertisements—ads searching for loved ones lost in slavery— to a database as part of The Historic New Orleans Collection. The ads appeared in the Southwestern Christian Advocate between November 1879 and December 1880. Search the database here.