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This week's dh+lib Review: April 18 - May 1

  • 1.  This week's dh+lib Review: April 18 - May 1

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    This week's review posts are now available!
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    The latest edition of dh+lib Review is now available. Many thanks to this week's Editors-at-Large Elizabeth Parke, Christine Salek, Kayla Abner, Abbie Norris-Davidson, Amy Gay, Olivia Staciwa, and Ruth Carpenter!

    All our best,
    Hillary & Linsey

    Hillary A. H. Richardson
    Coordinator of Undergraduate Research and Information Literacy
    Mississippi University for Women
    hhrichardson@muw.edu

    Linsey Ford
    Head of Scholarly Communications
    University of Houston-Clear Lake
    ford@uhcl.edu

    PROJECT: Digging into Early Colonial Mexico

    Digging into Early Colonial Mexico (DECM Project) is an effort to share and analyze datasets of the Relaciones Geográficas de la Nueva España, 16th and 17th century documents that provide insight into indigenous and colonized groups of the Virreinatos, or regions of the early Americas that were being colonized by Spanish viceroys.  The project combines language processing and geospatial analysis ...

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    POST: CNI's Spring 2024 Project Briefings

    The Coalition for Networked Information's (CNI) Spring 2024 Membership Meeting consisted of plenaries and project briefings which are posted and publicly available through their site. These meetings feature various members' semi-formal presentations on initiatives, projects, and research - both theoretical and practical, such as: "Opening Collections of Marginalized Voices through Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing," Michael Levine-Clark, Rhonda Manzanares, and Jasmine Wilson ...

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    RESOURCE: ARL's Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence

    The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published "Research Libraries Guiding Principals for Artificial Intelligence," a brief values-statement on the use of AI in their policy advocacy and engagement. From the background statement: Articulating a set of research library guiding principles for AI is useful to influence policy and advocate for the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies, promote ...

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    CFP: ACH Virtual Conference

    The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) 2024 virtual conference will take place November 6-8 of this year. ACH 2024 "underscores the importance of addressing societal challenges in the digital humanities and beyond," inviting participants to join them in "navigating diverse political milieus and shaping a virtual conference that is just and inclusive." From the call: Areas of digital ...

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    CFP: Handbook of Humanities Podcasting

    The Humanities Podcasting Network (HPN) is compiling an edited collection to be published by Palgrave Macmillan. A 250-word abstract is due by May 5th, submitted through a Google Form. Topics for inclusion range from Historicizing the Humanities Podcast to Queer and Feminist Voices in podcasting, with over 20 topics represented. HPN seeks contributors from a diverse range of perspectives and ...

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    CFP: Florida Digital Humanities Consortium

    The Florida Digital Humanities Consortium (FLDH) is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a conference, "Humanities in the Age of AI: Celebrating a Decade of Innovation." The conference will take place on Friday, September 20, 2024 at the University of Central Florida. Sponsors include FLDH, UCF's Center for Humanities and Digital Research (CHDR), UCF Libraries, and UCF's Texts and Technology Ph.D. ...

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    CFP: AVinDH workshop at DH 2024

    The AVinDH Special Interest Group is seeking proposals for Lightning Talks during pre-conference workshops at DH 2024. Lightning talks will be 4-5 minutes on topics or projects related to Audio/Visuals in digital humanities, and presentations may include discussion of works in progress. In order to submit a proposal, presenters must first register for the workshops (https://dh2024.adho.org/), and then proposals can ...

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    OPPORTUNITY: DHQ Editors

    Digital Humanities Quarterly (DHQ) is currently recruiting for an Accessibility Editor, Book and Tool Review Editor, and Languages Editor. These volunteer positions are enlisted for renewable, three-year terms. As DHQ usually has multiple editors in each area, selected applicants would be working in a collaborative capacity. DHQ is endeavoring to build a diverse team of volunteers, to ensure contributions from ...

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    JOB: Head of Digital Scholarship Services, Binghamton University

    From the post: The Head of Digital Scholarship Services is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing current and emerging research support services, including, digital scholarship, digital humanities, data management, scholarly communications and digital maker space technologies. This position collaborates with faculty and staff to build and nurture campus partnerships with Information Technology Services, the Division of Research, Harpur College's Digital ...

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    JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian, Utah State

    From the post: The Utah State University Libraries seeks a collaborative, innovative and user-centered candidate for the position of Digital Scholarship Librarian to join a team supporting our communities in discovering, creating, and sharing knowledge. The Digital Scholarship Librarian will further digital scholarship and literacy across the institution and provide support for a broad range of programs, tools, and services ...

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    JOB: Digital Archivist, Multnomah County (Oregon)

    From the post: We are seeking a Digital Archivist with a dual focus on access and preservation to develop and implement policies and procedures for managing born-digital and digitized archival records. Do you want a career that combines history and research with technology? Do you possess skills in archival science, outreach, and digital preservation? Do you work collaboratively within a ...

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    JOB: Adjunct Librarian, York University

    From the post: The position will advance our understanding of AI in the academic library context with a focus on teaching and learning implications. The project could include a wide range of activities, such as researching and co-developing an AI and algorithmic literacy program or module, investigating the potential of responsive learning systems or intelligent user interfaces to support the ...

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