Omaha Language Dictionary data
Linguists and others interested in more in-depth information about the Omaha language may view the working database behind the Omaha Ponca Digital Dictionary. This database is a work in progress.
Category: News
Resource: How to use WordSeer to collect and compare words, e.g. “love” in Shakespeare’s tragedies and comedies
In this post, I demonstrate the collection and comparison features of WordSeer by using it to compare the usage of the word “love” in Shakespeares comedies and tragedies. You can watch the screencast, or simply read on.
Resource: FAST Released as Linked Data from OCLC Research
FAST, an enumerative, faceted subject heading schema derived from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is now available as an experimental Linked Data service and is made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
CFP: Free Online Viewshare Workshop, January 23, 2012
Join the NDIIPP team for a free online workshop on using Viewshare to create interfaces to digital collections. See how you can use Viewshare to learn more about your collections and create and share dynamic interfaces to your collections.
Job: Asst. Curator of Digital Collections, Hagley Museum and Library
Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, DE, seeks a full-time assistant digital curator for its digital archives. Hagley is an independent research library devoted to documenting the history of American business, technology, and design. Since 2008, we have been aggressively building our digital collection and exhibits.
Job: Asst. Prof, Department of Digital + Media, Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design seeks a forward-thinking artist/designer, educator, and scholar for the position of Assistant Professor in its highly regarded Graduate Department of Digital + Media. The successful candidate will be an artist/designer working with emergent technologies and engaged in understanding their relationship to other media, disciplines and debates within contemporary theory and reflexive practice.
Resource: Scholars’ Lab – Humanities in a Digital Age Symposium podcast
On November 11th, the University’s new Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures hosted a daylong symposium on “The Humanities in a Digital Age.” The symposium included two panels—one on Access & Ownership and the other on Research & Teaching—and two keynote talks.
CFP: Interedition – An Interoperable Supranational Infrastructure for Digital Editions, Huygens ING (Netherlands)
Huygens ING is pleased to host a symposium to mark the achievements of Interedition, COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action IS0704. This event will also serve as a springboard for further work based on the principles of interoperability promoted by Interedition within the domain of digital scholarly editing and research.
Slideshare: London School of Economics and Political Science Digital Library: How it was Done
An overview of the strategic context and business case for LSE Digital Library with a focus on the user interface design process. Presentation given to UCL Department of Information Studies and UCL Centre for Digital Humanities students on 29 November 2011.
Report: The Future of Higher Education: a conference blogged
The New School hosted a conference on the Future of Higher Education last week. It was led by the Center for Public Scholarship, and started on Thursday, December 8, 2011. I blogged all sessions, each with its own post or two.