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Conference: The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO proposes to organize an international conference from 26 to 28 September 2012 in Vancouver (BC) Canada, to explore the main issues affecting the preservation of digital documentary heritage, in order to develop strategies that […]

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Resource: Syllabus – Introduction to Digital Humanities

Introduction to Digital Humanities. Professor Todd PresnerWinter 2012, Wed, 2-5 PM, Public Affairs 1278University of California Los Angeles DH 201/Comp Lit 290 Graduate Seminar Introduction to Digital Humanities  Humanistic Knowledge, Disciplines, and Institutions in the 21st Century  Course Description: The purpose of this graduate seminar is to introduce students to the key concepts, methods, theories, and […]

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Resource: Supporting Digital Humanities in the Library: Creating Sustainable and Scalable Services

Archive@NYU : Supporting Digital Humanities in the Library: Creating Sustainable and Scalable Services. As the digital humanities become a mainstream option for many scholars, libraries and presses have the chance to rethink our services. We must grasp how scholarly communication is changing, and partner with scholars to build services they need. This working session reports […]

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Job: Head, Digital Initiatives at Ohio State University Libraries

DigitalKoans » Blog Archive » Head, Digital Initiatives at Ohio State University Libraries. The Ohio State University Libraries are recruiting a Head, Digital Initiatives. Here’s an excerpt from the ad: The Ohio State University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Head, Digital Initiatives to lead the evolution of digital library services and collections […]

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Job: Digital and Archives/Special Collections Manager at University of San Diego Library

DigitalKoans » Blog Archive » Digital and Archives/Special Collections Manager at University of San Diego Library. The University of San Diego Library is recruiting a Digital and Archives/Special Collections Manager. Here’s an excerpt from the ad (Job: IRC8302): Under the supervision of the University Archivist/Special Collections Librarian, the Digital and Archives/Special Collections Manager is responsible for creating […]

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Call for participants: SCMS workshop on digital humanities and film/media studies | Miriam Posner’s Blog

Call for participants: SCMS workshop on digital humanities and film/media studies | Miriam Posner’s Blog. Among those who care about such things, it’s become clear that there’s a bit of a divide between film and media studies, often thought to be primarily theoretical or historical, and digital humanities, which often emphasizes the importance of hacking […]

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Resource: Announcing Neatline!

Scholars’ Lab. Today, the Scholars’ Lab is proud to announce the launch of Neatline, our set of Omeka plugins for hand-crafted geo-temporal visualization and interpretation. You can head right over to http://neatline.org/ to download the 1.0 software, see sample exhibits or play in the sandbox, and read more about the project, including news and history. Neatline is a geotemporal exhibit-builder that allows you to create beautiful, complex maps and narrative sequences […]

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Resource: A Digital Asset Sustainability and Preservation Cost Bibliography

A Digital Asset Sustainability and Preservation Cost Bibliography « The Signal: Digital Preservation. Back in the early days of the NDIIPP program we had a series of cross-cutting initiatives that we called “affinity groups.” These groups addressed areas of interest such as “collection and selection,” “technical architecture” and “rights and restrictions” that cut across all the different […]

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Job: Digital Initiatives Librarian at Cleveland State University Library

DigitalKoans » Blog Archive » Digital Initiatives Librarian at Cleveland State University Library. The Cleveland State University Library is recruiting a Digital Initiatives Librarian. Here’s an excerpt from the ad (requisition number: 0600871): Contributes to the creation and maintenance of the library’s digital initiatives. Coordinates the integration of metadata creation, use and practices throughout the library. Provides […]

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Resource: It’s all about YoU(lysses)

It’s all about YoU(lysses) | modernist versions project. The Modernist Versions Project’s Year of Ulysses (YoU) initiative will introduce James Joyce’s masterpiece to its widest audience ever, provoke people to read it, support them as they do so, and bring this novel of the everyday back into everyday life. Thanks to the remarkable efforts of MVP associates […]