News, Reports

Report: A Splendid Torch – Learning and Teaching in Today’s Academic Libraries

The Council on Library and Information Resources has published a report on Learning and Teaching in Today’s Academic Libraries. From the report: Six essays, written collaboratively by current and former CLIR postdoctoral fellows, explore the contributions that today’s academic libraries—as providers of resources, professional support, and space—are making to learning and teaching. Topics include the continuing […]

Job Announcements, News

Job: Associate Director of Digital Liberal Arts, Middlebury College

From the ad: Middlebury College is looking for a faculty position, Associate Director of the Digital Liberal Arts / Professor of the Practice. Situated within the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research and reporting to the Dean for Faculty Development and Research, this open-rank faculty member will play a leadership role in sustaining and growing Middlebury’s efforts […]

News, Resources

Resource: Social activism in the United States – Digital Collection & Primary Sources

From the post: This article outlines some of the high-quality digital collections and primary source materials available online on the history of activism in the United States. This list is not exhaustive, but focuses on strong multimedia collections that can have applications as both resources for original research and use as educational materials for classroom […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

CFP: DH Pedagogy and Praxis Roundtable

From the CFP: First developed in 2013, the Praxis Network (praxis-network.org) brought attention to the ways in which digital humanities was being used to rethink the nature of student training, campus partnerships, and pedagogy. Five years later, at DH 2018, we propose to reflect on these efforts, to assess the current state of digital humanities […]

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CFP: Newberry Open Data Grant

From the call: To help support innovative scholarship using digital technologies, the Newberry Library invites proposals for projects incorporating open-access full-text data files from its French Revolution Pamphlets Digital Initiatives. The winning applicant for the Newberry Open Data Grant will receive $1,000 to aid in the development of their digital project. Applicants should seek to apply […]

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Job: Digital Scholarship Librarian, UC San Diego

From the ad: Candidates for this newly created position must have a passion for digital scholarship and collaborating with faculty, researchers, students, librarians, and other partners. The Digital Scholarship Librarian will facilitate and play a leading role in the Library’s digital scholarship activities, contributing towards the vision and development of forthcoming initiatives, including a center […]

CFPs & Conferences, News

Conference: Digital Humanities Asia (DHAsia) Summit Meeting

From the post: With support from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, and multiple departments, centers, and divisions at Stanford University, the DHAsia 2018 Summit will focus on four (4) areas of research that represent both the core of DH as a whole, as well as areas […]

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Job: Digital Matters (Assistant or Associate) Librarian, University of Utah

From the ad: The Marriott Library at the University of Utah seeks a Digital Matters Librarian to work in conjunction with the emerging Digital Matters Lab and its Director, as well as in conjunction with existing scholarly communications services, to facilitate digital scholarship across the University. The ideal candidate will provide technical expertise, training, and […]

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Job: UX Researcher/UX Designer, Humanities Commons

From the ad: The Humanities Commons team is looking for a part-time UX researcher/designer (remote possible) to join our collaborative team. This person will be capable of juggling research, strategy, prototyping, information architecture, and usability testing to help us determine the needs and motivations of our users (and potential users) and ensure that the Humanities […]