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Report: Cloud-Based Big Data Management and Analytics for Scholarly Resources: Current Trends, Challenges and Scope for Future Research

From the Report: With the shifting focus of organizations and governments towards digitization of academic and technical documents, there has been an increasing need to use this reserve of scholarly documents for developing applications that can facilitate and aid in better management of research. In addition to this, the evolving nature of research problems has […]

News, Resources

Resource: Finding the Public Domain: Copyright Review Management System Toolkit

From the Toolkit: This toolkit describes our effort to conduct copyright review of books at a large scale. As you read this toolkit, you may notice some things you would change. We encourage you to identify such opportunities for improvement. This project is the product of evolving tools, staff changes, policy, and practical day-to-day decisions. […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Managing Director at Scholars’ Lab

From the posting: The University of Virginia Library seeks a Managing Director to help shape and steward our internationally respected Scholars’ Lab. This individual will work closely with the Academic Director to develop and support the deep resources for digital scholarship within the vibrant intellectual community at UVA. The Managing Director will inform the vision […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Games and Literary Theory Collection

From the CfP: This coming year will mark the fourth meeting of the International Conference Series on Games and Literary Theory at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Having hosted the previous two meetings, we have witnessed a rich diversity of scholarship claiming this interdisciplinary field. Yet, we have also noted in the breadth of approaches […]

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Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Exhibits Coordinator, University of North Texas

From the posting: The University of North Texas Libraries are seeking to hire an Exhibits Coordinator to join our Special Collections team. The Exhibits Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the permanent, temporary, traveling, pop-up and digital exhibits programs. Find out more: Job: Digital Exhibits Coordinator, University of North Texas

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Job: Digital Initiatives Librarian at the Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center

From the posting: To continue our excellence in program and services, the library is seeking collaborative, energetic, and innovative candidates for the position of Digital Initiatives Librarian. The Digital Initiatives Librarian will support the continued development, implementation and use of emerging technologies that enrich the teaching and learning landscape.  S/he will partner with Reference Librarians, […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Negotiating Borders through Digital Collaboration

From the CfP: We invite proposals that explore or critique digital modes of scholarly, cultural, and political intersectionality. Special consideration will be given to proposals that demonstrate how crossing institutional boundaries, whether within or beyond the university, can facilitate the expansion of borders, broadly conceived. Find out more

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: International Conference on Digital Media and Textuality

From the CfP: This conference seeks to move beyond the “old and new” dispute and to help us identify intersections, exchanges, challenges, dead-ends and possibilities. In order to achieve this goal, the panels of this conference are designed to cover multiple topics and fields of research, from media archaeology to teaching in a digital age. […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Initiatives Librarian at University of San Diego

From the posting: The University of San Diego’s Copley Library seek a Digital Initiatives Librarian, a 12-month, tenure-track faculty position. This person plays a key role in making the University of San Diego’s scholarship and unique collections accessible to the world.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in planning USD’s distinguished […]