Resource: Three New Documents about Creative Commons Licenses for Data
A set of detailed FAQs designed to help explain how CC licenses work with data and databases.
Category: News
Job: Digital Projects Manager/Processing Archivist at Boston University’s School of Theology Library
Responsible for managing and developing the digital collections and processing and maintenance of archival and special collections held by the School of Theology (STH) Library. Take the lead in the development of digitization initiatives and manage the library’s digital collections. Work with the Head Librarian to develop a comprehensive digitization plan for the STH Library. Liaise with School of Theology faculty to identify and develop digital projects relating to faculty research and teaching. Identify and select significant items from the library’s archival collections for digitization. Oversee the preparation of materials for digitization, including the creation of metadata and obtaining copyright permissions. Manage student and/or paraprofessional staff involved in digitization.
CFParticipation: A Call to Redefine Historical Scholarship in the Digital Age
A Call to Redefine Historical Scholarship in the Digital Turn, a letter that emerged from the THATcamp AHA in a session on training, tenure, and promotion. The letter will be submitted to the American Historical Association’s Research Division next week.
Resource: Guide to Evagrius Ponticus
The inaugural edition of the Guide to Evagrius Ponticus, a digital-only, peer-reviewed reference work about the fourth-century monastic theologian, has been released. Updated quarterly, it provides definitive, integrated lists of Evagrius’s works, of editions and translations of those works, and of studies related to his life and thought. The Guide also includes a sourcebook of key ancient testimonies to Evagrius and his reception, in English translation.
Resource: Video of CNI Plenary ‘Big Data Becomes Fashionable’
Big Data Becomes Fashionable, Mobile Devices Reshape the Information Ecology: CNI’s View on 2011 and 2012, the opening plenary from CNI’s fall 2011 membership meeting by director Clifford Lynch, is now available on CNI’s two video channels.
CFParticipation: Linked Ancient World Data Institute
New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) will host the Linked Ancient World Data Institute (LAWDI) from May 31st to June 2nd, 2012 in New York City. “Linked Open Data” is an approach to the creation of digital resources that emphasizes connections between diverse information on the basis of published and stable web addresses (URIs) that identify common concepts and individual items. LAWDI, funded by the Office of Digital Humanities of the National Endowment for Humanities, will bring together an international faculty of practitioners working in the field of Linked Data with twenty attendees who are implementing or planning the creation of digital resources.
Job: Summer Internship Program, Berkman Center
Each summer the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University swings open the doors of our big yellow house to welcome a group of talented and curious students as full-time interns – Berkterns! – who are passionate about the promise of the Internet. Finding connected and complementary research inquiries among their diverse backgrounds, students represent all levels of study, are being trained in disciplines across the board, and come from universities all over the world to tackle issues related to the core of Berkman’s research agenda, including law, technology, innovation, and knowledge; the relationship between Internet and civic activity; and technology, law, and development.
Job: Digital Archivist, Rockefeller Archive Center
The Rockefeller Archive Center invites applications for a Digital Archivist position. This individual will oversee the development and management of the Archive Center’s Digital Library, which will consist of digitized archival materials, born-digital archival materials, EAD finding aids, and thematic collections generated by Archive Center staff and scholars.
Resource: Digital Preservation Outreach & Education
The Library of Congress provides this calendar as a public service to help people access training in the practice of digital preservation. Providers have been asked to designate their educational offerings by level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced) and intended audience (executive, managerial, or practical).
Resource: Digital Humanities Resources, Part 1: Organizations and Coding
A collection of resources.