Resource: Five New Paradigms for Science & Academia
Video: Five New Paradigms for Science & Academia, Intro to DataONE.
[video on YouTube and Vimeo]
Category: News
Call for Proposals for the 2013 Annual Meeting of the AHA
The 127th annual meeting of the American Historical Association will be held January 3–6, 2013, in New Orleans. The Program Committee welcomes proposals from all members of the Association, whatever their institutional affiliation or status, as well as from affiliated societies, historians working outside the United States, and scholars in related disciplines.
The theme for the meeting, described in greater detail in the article, is “Lives, Places, Stories.” While seeking proposals for sessions that explore facets of this broad theme, we also welcome submissions on the histories of all places and time periods, on many different topics, and on the uses of varied sources and methods. We also invite members to employ and analyze diverse strategies
Call for Proposals: Ignite Talks at DML2012
Do you have a creative idea around the future of education and learning that you want to share? Are you excited about new possibilities or a new way of thinking? Are you ready to explore your ideas with a diverse and engaged community?
We’re looking for a few courageous souls who want to get their early stage ideas out there in a short, spunky format – an Ignite Talk – at the DML2012 Conference. Ignite talks are radically different from traditional conference talks. We’re looking for humor, wit, energy and inspiration to be packed into one powerful five-minute talk.
Resource: Suggestions for Study Habits in the Digital Age
Extensive comments about strategies for organizing readings, note-taking, and writing using analog and digital methods.
Resource: CNI Conversations: Large Datasets, Identity, & New Digital Scholarship
CNI Director Clifford Lynch provides a round-up of reports and events related to large datasets, identity, and new digital scholarship. Associate Director Joan Lippincott discusses digital humanities, teaching and learning.
Report: Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Part 2: Survey Analysis
OCLC Research has released Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Part 2: Survey Analysis.
Report: Trends in Distributed and Remote Preservation Storage–More Results from the NDSA Storage Survey
General conversation about the cloud focuses on third-party cloud storage providers. As the results below suggest, adoption of these cloud storage providers remains relatively small. However, when we consider cloud storage alongside several related ways of distributing and using storage as a service, some interesting trends emerge. The results illuminate both the widespread acceptance of some digital preservation storage practices and the continuing uncertainty regarding others.
Resource: Quanitifying Digital Humanities Infographic from UCL CDH
Statistics about Digital Humanities around the world, prepared as an infographic image available for download.
Job: Digital Preservation Librarian, U. of Michigan
The University Library at the University of Michigan seeks a dynamic and engaged Digital Preservation Librarian to provide leadership and coordinate the library’s activities to preserve the library’s growing collections.
Job: Digital Projects Coordinator, UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
Reporting to the Assistant Director of the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies, the Digital Projects Coordinator will oversee the digital research and teaching initiatives of the Center.