CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: Exploring the “Humanity” in the Digital Humanities: Africana/Black Studies’ Perspectives on the Digital Humanities

From the CFP: African American Studies and Research Center is interested in exploring the relationship between the digital humanities and Africana/Black epistemological frameworks that ask, “What Does It Mean to Be Human?” We seek papers and panels on topics related to our understanding of digital humanities. Topics may include, but are not limited to: Digital […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Liberal Arts Postdoctoral Fellowship

From the job announcement: Middlebury College invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Digital Liberal Arts, from August 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. We welcome candidates who hold, or will hold by July 2016, a PhD in any discipline relevant to the Digital Humanities. The Postdoctoral Fellow is a key position in the […]

News, Reports

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: 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, […]

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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