News, Reports

Report: Supporting the Research Practices of Indigenous Studies Scholars

About the report: I am excited to announce the publication of the capstone report from Ithaka S+R’s Indigenous Studies project, which brought together teams at eleven academic libraries to study the research support needs of Indigenous Studies scholars. Indigenous Studies places Indigenous perspectives at the center of inquiry, with unique protocols for defining, describing, sharing, […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Digital Scholarship Librarian, University of Tennessee

From the ad: Reporting to the Head of the Scholars’ Collaborative, the Digital Scholarship Librarian works closely with information professionals and technology experts in the Libraries, on campus, and at other institutions to assist campus scholars with integrating digital resources and methodologies with traditional approaches for teaching, learning, research, and engagement. As a member of […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy

From the CFP: The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy is accepting submissions for its fall 2019 general issue until May 15, 2019. The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) seeks scholarly work that explores the intersection of technology with teaching, learning, and research. We are interested in contributions that take advantage of the affordances of digital […]

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Report: Multimodal Code-Meshing in Digital Spaces – Accessibility and Social Justice

From the report: Savaglio and Tran develop this session as a means of pushing the potential of code-meshing forward in terms of inclusion through digital means. Much of code-meshing scholarship, they correctly argue, has focused on dialect and language difference and how racial and ethnic identities are affected by the privileging of middle-class white mainstream […]

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Resource: DH Unplugged

About the resource: Think you need a computer to understand or practice the Digital Humanities? Think again! (And again.) We have built a collaborative card game, taking inspiration from tabletop games such as Pandemic, Ammonia, and Kate Compton’s Generominos. The principal act is the creative combination of DH tools and other technologies directed towards solving […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: VAP in International Studies, Boston College

From the ad: Boston College invites applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor in the International Studies Program. This appointment is for the 2019–2020 academic year, with the possibility of renewal for two additional academic years. Salary is competitive; teaching load will be the equivalent of two courses each semester. In the fall semester, […]

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Job: Manager of Digital Collections as Data, Johns Hopkins University

From the ad: The Manager of Digital Collections as Data will develop a vision for and implement a program of digital collections as data. The Manager will provide leadership in further development and management of the Institutional Repository (“JScholarship”), direct digitization services including developing services for use of digitization services beyond the library, and collaborate […]

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Resource: Postdoc Bill of Rights

From the resource: Postdoctoral positions in the humanities have changed significantly in the past two decades. The traditional model, which assumes that the majority of one’s appointment is directed at individual research, has largely been superseded by labor-intensive positions embedded in a department, library, center, institute, etc. These positions can be highly rewarding for institutions […]