This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow’s Editor and Nico Larrondo, DHNow Guest Editor. Our Editors’ Choices this week include a discussion of the methodologies in the field of AI in education, a critique of the implementations of AI in higher education, and a demonstration of an AI methodology for digital humanities. We […]
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Editors’ Summary: In this review, Brandon Walsh explores how the sci-fi city builder Amberspire subverts traditional gaming tropes to reflect on the ongoing climate crisis. Unlike typical genre entries that favor endless growth and high-tension soundtracks, Amberspire pairs a brutal mechanics-of-decay system with a calm, ambient score composed by Paul Kilduff-Taylor. Walsh argues that this […]
Editors’ Summary: In this interactive visualization, the project team considers how a curated archive of 5,000 historic menus from the New York Public Library’s Buttolph Collection (1880–1920) can reveal the early evolution of the modern restaurant. By demonstrating how visual data mapping allows users to pan, zoom, and explore individual artifacts like an 1897 menu […]
Editors’ Summary: Registration is now officially open for the virtual 2026 Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum, taking place online from October 14–15, 2026. Serving as a dynamic and collaborative space for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) practitioners and knowledge workers, the Forum connects professionals to share innovative ideas, sustain critical initiatives, and build intentional […]
Editors’ Summary: MetaHeritage is inviting innovators worldwide to apply for its Pitching Showcase: Call for Investment Ideas in Digital Heritage, Immersive Technologies and Cultural Tourism. This initiative aims to highlight promising solutions at the intersection of culture and technology, boosting their visibility and connecting them with European investors and stakeholders. The call welcomes projects leveraging […]
Editors’ Summary: Dryad is inviting researchers and open science advocates to participate in a brief survey to help shape the future of its community-governed, open-access repository. While the platform is an essential piece of open science infrastructure—providing data curation, permanent DOIs, and CC0 open licensing to make scientific data discoverable and reusable—the organization is seeking […]
Editors’ Summary: Now live from Reveal Digital, a newly digitized archive brings to light the legacy of Rollerena, a roller-skating queer icon, disco fixture, and dedicated AIDS activist. Published as part of the HIV, AIDS, and the Arts collection, this digital resource chronicles the evolution of her public persona through a rich assemblage of article […]
Today, Sari Altschuler is bringing us a sneak peek of her new book, Before Disability: A History of American Citizenship, which will be released on June 16. Sari is an Associate Professor of English and the Founding Director of the Health, Humanities, and Society Program at Northeastern University. Here’s Sari to tell us more about her […]
This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow’s Editor and Zhihui Zou, DHNow Guest Editor. Our Editors’ Choices this week include an interactive discussion of rendering Arabic typography on the web, a roundtable discussing how to digitize physical collections in concert with AI and a reflection on the difficulties of teaching that numbers are […]
