Report: Prototyping semantic search for case law
PhD student Caitlin Wilson showcases the latest results from her research project into an accessible search function for The National Archives’ Find Case Law service. See full post.
Category: News
CFP: International Spatial Humanities 26
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers (abstracts) for the International Spatial Humanities 26 (SH26) Conference, which will be hosted at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, 23-25th September 2026. SH26 international conference is guided by the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Geotechnologies for Human Experiences”. We welcome submissions on all aspects of […]
DHNow Newsletter, January 13, 2026
This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow Project Manager and Zhihui Zou, DHNow Guest Editor. Our first Editors’ Choice highlights how data visualization can be used to change perceptions, using a case study of the planet Mars. The author demonstrates how the presentation of data directly shapes how that data is understood. The […]
Announcement: TEI-C Survey on Membership and Activities
The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Consortium is conducting a survey concerning membership and activities of the consortium. You do not need to be a member to answer it. The TEI Consortium is a non-profit membership organization. All income it receives goes back into the activities of the Consortium. This includes expenses such as a subvention […]
Announcement: Douglass Day 2026
Join us for Douglass Day 2026! Every Valentine’s Day, we invite you to a birthday party for Frederick Douglass. Although Douglass never knew his birthdate, he chose to celebrate every year on February 14th. We celebrate this date as a moment for creating Black history together. How can I get involved? See full post.
DHNow Newsletter, January 7, 2026
This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow Project Manager. Our first Editors’ Choice critiques DH for its entanglement with environmentally damaging digital infrastructures and asserts that DH is not neutral in the climate crisis. The authors propose a new framework that would reframe DH as a field in relation to the environment. The […]
Opportunity: OAH Digital History Reviews
Digital History Reviews appear quarterly in the Journal of American History, offering assessments on digital history projects that enhance and expand our understanding of and access to American history scholarship and resources. See full post.
Report: Welcome to the Public Domain in 2026
On January 1, 2026, we celebrate published works from 1930 and published sound recordings from 1925 entering the public domain! Their arrival marks another chapter in our shared cultural heritage: the freedom to breathe new life into overlooked works, remix enduring classics, and circulate the oddities we discover in thrift stores, family attics, and forgotten […]
Resource: Responsible Datasets in Context
Understanding the social and historical context of data is essential for all responsible data work. We host datasets that are paired with rich documentation, data essays, and teaching resources, all of which draw on context and humanities perspectives and methods. We provide models for responsible data curation, documentation, story-telling, and analysis. Learn more about our […]
CFP: EADH Conference 2026 – “Linking Europe: Digital Humanities Without Borders” | EADH – The European Association for Digital Humanities
The EADH 2026 conference will take place from 15 to 19 September 2026 at Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland), and is co-organized by the Digital Humanities Lab of the Jagiellonian University and the Institute of Polish Language of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Under the theme “Linking Europe: Digital Humanities Without Borders”, the event invites […]