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The newest edition of the dh+lib Review is now available. Many thanks to Editors-at-Large, Kayla Abner, Tierney Gleason, Corinne Guimont, Lorena O'English, and Soni Wadhwa!
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Claudia Berger and Pam Lach | | Claudia Berger (she/they) | | Digital Humanities Librarian | | Digital Humanities Librarian | | San Diego State University | | | |
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RECOMMENDED: Rethinking Data and Rebalancing Digital Power | The Ada Lovelace Institute released a new report, "Rethinking data and rebalancing digital power." Developed by the Rethinking data working group, co-chaired by Diane Coyle (Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge) and Paul Nemitz (Principal Adviser on Justice Policy, European Commission and visiting Professor of Law at College of Europe), the report sought to "imagine rules and institutions ...
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PROJECT: Periodical Poets | Periodical Poets is a digital humanities project containing over 500 poems printed in New York-based, nineteenth-century periodicals run by Black editors. Created by Charline Jao with the support of the Cornell Summer Graduate Fellowship in Digital Humanities, the project is sponsored by Cornell University Library & Society for the Humanities. As explained in the project's about page, "In the nineteenth ...
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PROJECT: Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Herstory in the Colored Conventions Movement | The Colored Conventions Project announced the launch of a new online exhibit, "Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Herstory in the Colored Conventions Movement." The exhibit "examines the work of activist, educator, and newspaper editor Mary Ann Shadd Cary within the Colored Conventions Movement. Drawing on various scholarship on Shadd Cary, this exhibit also centers her work as an organizer and ...
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POST: Using Data to Discover and Explore the Stories of Enslaved People | JSTOR Daily recently published a blogpost, "Using Data to Discover and Explore the Stories of Enslaved People." Written by Daryle Williams (Professor of History and serves as Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of California, Riverside) and Kristina E. Poznan (Clinical Assistant Professor of History at the University of Maryland and Managing ...
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RESOURCE: Digital Bundles: Creating Cultural Space for Indigenous Knowledge through New Technologies | The Critical Digital Humanities Network at the University of Toronto recently released a video of Jennifer Wemigwans's keynote for Critical Digital Humanities International Conference, "Digital Bundles: Creating Cultural Space for Indigenous Knowledge through New Technologies." From the video description: Earlier this fall, we were thrilled to welcome Jennifer Wemigwans as a Keynote Speaker at our Critical Digital Humanities International Conference. ...
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RESOURCE: Collaborative Historical Research in the Age of Big Data | The Living with Machines Project recently announced the publication of its first book, Collaborative Historical Research in the Age of Big Data: Lessons from an Interdisciplinary Project. Written by Ruth Ahnert, Emma Griffin, Mia Ridge and Giorgia Tolfo, this book describes the work of the overall project, which is "the largest digital humanities project ever funded in the UK. The ...
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RESOURCE: South Asian Ephemera Collection | Princeton University presents the South Asian Ephemera Collection. It is an open access repository of materials to support research, teaching, and private study with the goal "to provide a diverse selection of resources that span a variety of subjects and languages and support interdisciplinary scholarship in South Asian Studies." From the About page: At present, the collection is primarily composed ...
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RESOURCE: Digital Humanities Workshops: Lessons Learned | Digital Humanities Workshops: Lessons Learned, a new open access book, was just published. Edited by Laura Estill and Jennifer Guiliano, this book "is the first volume to focus explicitly on the most common and accessible kind of training in digital humanities (DH): workshops." From the abstract: Drawing together the experiences and expertise of dozens of scholars and practitioners from a ...
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EVENT: Professional Development Beyond Academia: Engaging Diverse Communities in the Digital Humanities | The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is hosting the second event in their "Making DH Work for Us: Labor, Care, and Career" series. "Professional Development Beyond Academia: Engaging Diverse Communities in the Digital Humanities" is a virtual event that will take place on March 1 from 2-3pm EST. From the announcement: For this special session, Eduard Arriaga and ...
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EVENT: Publishing your Digital Project: Ask the Editor | Publishing your Digital Project: Ask the Editors is virtual event from the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative at University of Toronto on March 10 from 12-1pm EST. From the announcement: You've assembled a team and learned the tools and are building your digital humanities project. Now what? Join the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative for a lunchtime talk with Dr. Roopika Risam, Editor of Reviews in Digital Humanities, and ...
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CFP: Digital Humanities Against Dark Times | Digital Humanities Against Dark Times, hosted at the Vanderbilt Center for Digital Humanities from April 14-15, is currently seeking proposals that engage with: Rising political extremism and polarization Racism, colonial exploitation, gender marginalization, backlash Data capitalism and new forms of artificial intelligence Military conflict and global political instability Catastrophic climate change The uncertain future of the Humanities in the academy ...
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CFP: WOC+Lib | WOC+Lib is looking for BIPOC contributors to write posts for their site on a variety of topics, including digital humanities. They welcome features from "library workers regardless of status as well as LIS/archives students." Ideas and pitches can be emailed to wocandlib@gmail.com and more information can be found in their Twitter post. Learn more about the submission process.
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OPPORTUNITY: Dream Lab 2023 | Registration for Dream Lab 2023 is now open. Organized by the Price Lab for Digital Humanities and the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, this week-long digital humanities training opportunity is designed for "graduate students and early-stage scholars aspiring to be teaching faculty, research librarians, museum professionals, and archivists." Courses include: Advocating for Community: Data Collection and Visualization, Dr. Jennifer Garcon, Cassandra ...
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JOB: Digital Scholarship Librarian, University of Toronto Mississauga | From the announcement: POSITION: Digital Scholarship Librarian (Librarian II/III) DEPARTMENT: UTM Library DATE REQUIRED: ASAP Are you looking for challenging, meaningful work in a supportive and diverse environment? Are you looking for a career at one of Canada's top employers? Work where the world comes to think, discover and learn. Consider a career at the University of Toronto. About the University of ...
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JOB: Director, Digital Scholarship, Columbia University Libraries | From the announcement: Columbia University Libraries seeks a dynamic and engaged leader to serve as the Director of Digital Scholarship Services. The Director of Digital Scholarship Services is charged with envisioning, planning, and implementing a strategic digital scholarship program for the Columbia University Libraries. The Director will lead a creative and innovative team of library staff in developing impactful services, ...
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