CFP: Registration Open for Open Repositories 2018
From the post: We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for Open Repositories 2018: Sustaining Open. 4th – 8th June 2018, Bozeman, Montana, USA Read more here.
Category: News
Job: Digital Preservation Specialist and Archivist, Bucknell University
From the ad: Reporting to the Head, Special Collections/University Archives and University Archivist, the responsibilities of the Digital Preservation Specialist and Archivist are two fold: work with the Bucknell University campus to establish an effective and sustainable digital preservation program and actively participate in the processing and description activities taking place in Special Collections/University Archives. […]
Announcement: Wikipedia Ends Data-free Access for Developing Countries
From the post: It was an altruistic mission: Offer free access to Wikipedia for people in developing countries, without requiring mobile data to access information. But the Wikimedia Foundation has announced it will wrap up its Wikipedia Zero program this year, ending partnerships with 97 mobile carriers in 72 countries who waived data fees to access the […]
Resource: Digital Accessibility and You
From the post: I have been working on a series of blog posts on digital accessibility for the last several months. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, as I am a disabled student and worker in a digital world. I try to advance projects and accessibility in general, and […]
CFP: Endangered Data Week
From the post: Led by the Digital Library Federation, Endangered Data Week, February 26th – March 2nd, is an international, collaborative effort, coordinated across campuses, nonprofits, libraries, citizen science initiatives, and cultural heritage institutions, to shed light on public datasets that are in danger of being deleted, repressed, mishandled, or lost. The goals of Endangered Data […]
Announcement: “Omeka Now Public” for 10 Years
From the post: On February 20, 2008 the Omeka team released its public beta, version 0.9.0., and last week, a few days shy of this 10-year milestone, we released version 2.6. Back in 2008, I don’t think any of us from the original team imagined Omeka celebrating its 10th Birthday. It is time to celebrate […]
Job: Digital Scholarship Library Fellow, University of Cincinnati
From the ad: The Digital Scholarship Library Fellow will work within our transdisciplinary research teams composed of faculty from a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields. This position will actively support research projects and assist faculty and graduate students in the use of digital methods, including but not limited to: […]
Announcement: Meet Omeka Classic 2.6
From the announcement: Here are some of the key features updated with Classic 2.6: We’ve upgraded the WYSIWYG and HTML editor tinyMCE. Not only does it have a cleaner look, but improved functionality. Thanks to contributor luku, Browse Tags has additional functionality: Default display of tags for both items and exhibits, with the ability to […]
Announcement: Scholarly Communication Symposium 2018
From the announcement: This symposium will explore the ways that promotion and tenure criteria are evolving in the 21st century to incorporate accomplishments in digital scholarship, interdisciplinary research, and alternative impact metrics. Featured speakers and panels will analyze and make recommendations concerning different aspects of this evolution. Read more here .
Resource: Training Opportunities in Digital Scholarship
About the resource: Part of the mission of the SSRC Digital Culture program, and of Parameters as a platform, is to bring together disparate trainings and resources for scholars hoping to increase their digital literacy and familiarity with digital tools and methodologies used in social science. To that end, we compiled a list of current […]