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This week's dh+lib Review: October 27-November 9

  • 1.  This week's dh+lib Review: October 27-November 9

    Posted Nov 11, 2022 10:41 AM

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    The latest edition of the dh+lib Review is now available. Many thanks to Editors-at-Large, Colleen Farry, Corinne Guimont, Arianne Hartsell-Gundy, Danelle Orange, Ingrid Reiche, and Rebecca Walker!

    All our best,
    Pam Lach and Rachel Starry
    dh+lib Review Editors

    Pam Lach (she/her)
    Digital Humanities Librarian
    San Diego State University
    plach@sdsu.edu

    Rachel Starry (she/her)
    Digital Scholarship Librarian
    University of California, Riverside
    rachel.starry@ucr.edu

    RESOURCE: Data Literacy Cookbook

    The Data Literacy Cookbook is now available. Edited by Kelly Getz (Associate Professor and S.T.E.M. Librarian at Eastern Michigan University) and Meryl Brodsky (Liaison Librarian for the School of Information and the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas – Austin), the cookbook helps librarians prepare to teach a broad range of data literacy topics: Sixty-five recipes are ...

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    EVENT: Making More Sense With Machines

    AEOLIAN (Artificial Intelligence for Cultural Organisations) will offer an upcoming online workshop, Making More Sense With Machines: AI/ML Methods for Interrogating and Understanding Our Textual Heritage in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. Hosted by University of Illinois and the HathiTrust Research Center, this workshop will be held November 29-30 from 10am - 2pm Central Time. From the event ...

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    EVENT: Reframing Failure: Setting the Failure Agenda

    Organized by the University of London's School of Advance Study, Reframing Failure: Setting the Failure Agenda is a free virtual seminar being held on November 15 (5:00pm GMT). From the event page: In 2012 Lisa Spiro wrote, 'Not all experiments succeed as originally imagined, but the digital humanities community recognizes the value of failure in the pursuit of innovation'. A ...

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    EVENT: Building Digital Humanities Symposium

    The Building Digital Humanities Symposium is a free, online event organized by Western Sydney University in conjunction with Gale, part of Cengage Group and the Pondicherry University and running November 7-25. The symposium "will explore the conditions in which Digital Humanities (DH) can flourish at institutional, inter-institutional, national and supra-national level, considering issues such as building networks, infrastructures, research and ...

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    CFP: CNI Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series

    The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) announced its call for its February 2023 pre-recorded project briefings. From the call: Videos should focus on a timely topic or on a specific project related to digital information. We especially invite briefings on recently published reports, and updates on new or ongoing projects, programs, or organizations that may have reported at CNI in the past. ...

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    CFP: Latinx Digital Humanities: Method, Theory, and Praxis

    Guest editors Lorena Gauthereau, Marissa K. López, and Maira E. Álvarez, welcome submissions for a special issue of Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures, on the topic of "Latinx Digital Humanities: Method, Theory, and Praxis." From the announcement: This special issue will bring together critical essays, snapshots from the field (e.g. reports, descriptions of DH projects in progress, and ...

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    OPPORTUNITY: Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Editorial Collective

    The The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) is seeking new members to join their Editorial Collective as the JITP team prepares to migrate the journal's production and publication process to Manifold. The announcement welcomes applications from a variety of DH and library practitioners interested in gaining experience with academic editorship: We invite applications from graduate students, scholars, and practitioners in ...

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    JOB: Web and Data Services Developer (Simon Fraser University)

    From the announcement: The Web and Data Services Developer designs, develops, and maintains custom web-based and other applications in support of Digital Humanities research and pedagogy at SFU. The position adapts and extends existing open-source software across a variety of platforms, frameworks, and languages. The position works with faculty and others to determine the most effective approach to meeting agreed-upon ...

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    JOB: Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist in Public Scholarship (Bucknell University)

    From the announcement: Bucknell University's Library and Information Technology division is seeking a Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist with an emphasis on public scholarship to support our vision of transformative and inclusive digital scholarship. The primary goal of this position is to provide support to campus stakeholders who are working on digital scholarship and pedagogy projects that engage members of ...

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    JOB: Data Visualization Librarian (Boston College)

    From the announcement: Job Description Boston College Libraries seek a Data Visualization Librarian to join our Digital Scholarship Group (DSG). This position is primarily responsible for digital scholarship collaborations and services related to data visualization. Such activities include consulting on faculty and student data-visualization projects; providing data visualization skills training to faculty and staff; and providing data visualization instruction and curriculum ...

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    JOB: Head, Digital Scholarship Services Librarian (Michigan State University)

    From the announcement: The Michigan State University Libraries seeks a creative, knowledgeable, and user-oriented librarian for the position of Head of Digital Scholarship Services (Librarian I/II). The successful candidate will lead and build a team of innovative and collaborative professionals in the Libraries' Digital Scholarship Lab and work closely with campus partners across disciplines in digital scholarship to facilitate and ...

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    JOB: Digital Collections Librarian (University of Richmond)

    From the announcement: SUMMARY: As a member of the Digital Engagement Unit, the Digital Collections Librarian provides strategic and innovative leadership, operational planning, and management for the digitization program for the University of Richmond Libraries. The DCL will help shape future directions for digital collections, and will develop and implement strategies, best practices, standards, and technologies that support discovery, access, ...

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    Pam Lach, PhD, MSIS (she/her/hers)
    Digital Humanities Librarian & Digital Humanities Center Director
    University Library
    619-594-8241  *  plach@sdsu.edu  *  @VisualizingPam

    San Diego State University
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