News, Resources

Resource: British Library Courses

I had a chance to catch up with James Baker at the British Library on Friday, and discovered that they’re running an amazing series of short classes on digital skills for librarians. With his permission, I’ve posted their outline below, along with a few excerpts from their FAQ. Some of it is site-specific, but I […]

Funding & Opportunities, News

Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Digital Humanities – HigherEdJobs

From the announcement: The Humanities Program at the University of Puget Sound invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Digital Humanities. We are looking for someone with the demonstrated ability to introduce 21st-century tools and methods for conducting research and presenting information to both students and faculty at our four-year liberal-arts institution. See full […]

Announcements, News

Announcement: Vatican Library Making 4,000 Ancient Manuscripts Available Online For Free

From the announcement: The Vatican Apostolic Library is now digitising its valuable ancient religious manuscripts and putting them online via its website, available for the public to view for free, as well as turning to crowdfunding to help it complete its work. Source: Vatican Library Making 4,000 Ancient Manuscripts Available Online For Free [Photos]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Assistant/Associate Professor of Digital Humanities

From the announcement: The Department of English at the University of Massachusetts Lowell seeks an enthusiastic and collaborative colleague for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professorship in Digital Humanities. The literary specialty for this position is open, but the ideal candidate will have a variety of DH skills and project experience which may include mapping, […]

Announcements, News

Announcement: MassMine Training Session, Nov. 13, 2014, and Online

From the announcement: Training: November 13, 2014, 12-1pm, in Library West 211, and via Adobe Connect (link to be added) This meet-up will take the form of a hands-on training session for using MassMine. The session will include an introduction to MassMine and how it was created in response to a humanities research question, how […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Assistant Professor in Ethics and Digital Culture

From the announcement: The successful candidate will have a research specialization in the study of ethics and digital culture. This could include areas such as: ethical dimensions of new media, ethics and digital pedagogy, the ways that digital environments affect ethical action, social behavior and social justice using digital tools or in digital environments, ethics […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Director of Visualization Services at NCSU

From the posting: The NCSU Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of Visualization Services in the Digital Library Initiatives (DLI) department. Recognizing the power of visualization to ask and answer novel questions, spark new insights, enable greater understanding, and communicate powerful ideas, the NCSU Libraries offers advanced visualization spaces, services, and […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFParticipation: RRCHNM’s 20th Anniversary Conference

RRCHNM’s 20th anniversary is now only one month away. Over 100 people have registered to attend the free, two-day event on November 14 and 15. There is still time to join us – details and the registration form can be found here. More details of the schedule will be released soon. As part of lead-up to the conference, […]