| | | | | | This edition of dh+lib Review is now available. Many thanks to our editors-at-large: Basia Kapolka, Miki Derdun, Jina FuVernay, Rachel Hogan, Gauri Jhangiani, Mak Jones, Jennifer Matthews, Mimosa Shah, Michelle Speed, Olivia Staciwa, David Sye, and Mark Szarko.
| All the best,
Hillary Richardson and Pamella Lach
| | Hillary A. H. Richardson (she/her) | | Coordinator of Undergraduate Research and Information Literacy | | Mississippi University for Women | | Pamella Lach (she/her/hers) | | Digital Humanities Librarian | | San Diego State University | | | | | | RECOMMENDED: On Making in the Digital Humanities | UCL Press has published an open-access volume focusing on DH's processes as "making." On Making in the Digital Humanities: The scholarship of digital humanities development in honour of John Bradley is an homage to John Bradley's work in DH and "assembles a group of well-known, experienced and emerging scholars in the digital humanities to reflect on various forms of making ...
| | | | | | RECOMMENDED: Finding the Right Platform | "Finding the Right Platform," by Cheryl E. Ball, Corinne Guimont, and Matt Vaughn compares purposes and features of 10 different academy-owned, open-source publishing platforms, including Fulcrum, Humanities Commons, Janeway, Manifold, Mukrtu, Omeka, Open Journal Systems (OJS), Pressbooks, PubPub, and Scalar. The piece is meant to help researchers, publishers, and librarians answer questions about their projects in order to determine which ...
| | | | | | RESOURCE: Clustering and Visualising Documents using Word Embeddings | The Programming Historian recently published a new lesson, Clustering and Visualising Documents using Word Embeddings. Developed by Jonathan Reades and Jennie Williams, this lesson "uses word embeddings and clustering algorithms in Python to identify groups of similar documents in a corpus of approximately 9,000 academic abstracts. It will teach you the basics of dimensionality reduction for extracting structure from a ...
| | | | | | RESOURCE: Digital Humanities Community Bluesky Invite Codes | Given the ongoing deterioration of Twitter as a viable space for the sharing of digital humanities work, the Association for Computers and the Humanities has begun exploring alternatives. Bluesky social has the makings of a viable alternative, but it requires an invitation to join. This form was created to facilitate the sharing of these invitation codes. Once you're on the ...
| | | | | | CFP: Digital Commonwealth 18th Annual Conference | From the call: The Digital Commonwealth's 18th Annual Conference will be held online via Zoom on Tuesday April 30, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM US East Coast Time. Digital Commonwealth's Conference Committee invites interested speakers to submit abstracts of 1 page or less in length for presentations centered around the theme: Building Connections: People and Pixels. Topics of ...
| | | | | | CFP: Comics as Computation | Ilan Manouach (FNRS, ULiège) & Benoît Crucifix (KU Leuven, KBR) announce a call for submissions to Comics as Computation: An uninterrupted thread of operational intensity. From the call for proposals: This collective volume aims to provide a historical understanding of the intensification of automation in the comics industry, leading to today's integration of algorithmic tools for the production of comics. ...
| | | | | | FUNDING/OPPORTUNITY: 2023-2024 VRA Project Grant Call for Applications | Visual Resources Association (VRA) announced the call for project grant applications for 2023-2024. From the VRA Project Grant description: The Visual Resources Association Project Grant awards up to $3,000 to support projects in the field of visual resources and image management. The project must be completed within one year from the time the grant is formally accepted. The funds may ...
| | | | | | FUNDING/OPPORTUNITY: Digitizing Hidden Collections | The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announced its call for proposals for the 2023-2024 cycle of Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices. From the call: Launched in 2021, the program is designed to support efforts to digitize materials that deepen public understanding of the histories of people of color and other communities and populations whose work, experiences, and ...
| | | | | | JOB: Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Illinois State University | From the posting: The Digital Scholarship Coordinator is responsible for facilitating and supporting faculty and student digital research projects, ranging from short and long-term consultations (e.g., helping to identify appropriate methods, tools, and training resources) to more intensive, hands-on assistance with technology, project design, and project management. For faculty, they offer a range of teaching support, from providing one-shot instruction ...
| | | | | | JOB: Natural Language Processing Specialist, University of Florida | From the posting: The University of Florida, in Gainesville, Florida is seeking a Natural Language Processing Specialist / Assistant University Librarian for the Department of Academic Research Consulting and Services (ARCS). Duties and responsibilities include: Providing instruction (teaching), consultation, and project work in Natural Language Processing (NLP), text mining, predictive text, and related areas; Collaborating with library colleagues and other ...
| | | | | | JOB: Librarian/Archivist for Digital Programs, Harvard Radcliffe Institute | From the posting: Reporting to the Head of Digital Collection and Services, the Librarian/Archivist for Digital Programs has shared responsibility for technical program management, digitization and the enabling of data integration across local and external data sources in the Digital Collections and Services unit. The Schlesinger Library contributes to one of the largest shares of special collections book and paper ...
| | | | | | JOB: Institutional Repository Librarian, Montclair State University | From the posting: Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research, Teaching and Engagement, the Institutional Repository Librarian is responsible for managing Montclair State University's institutional repository (IR) and related technologies. The Institutional Repository Librarian has primary responsibility for guiding the development of a successful system of tools to support and showcase Montclair scholarship and unique local collections. This position works ...
| | | | | | JOB: 3D Data Visualization Specialist, Washington University | From the posting: Reporting to the Head of Data Services, the 3D Data Visualization Specialist develops research services and consults with WU campus users related to 3D data visualization. The position will focus on the development of services, tools, and programs to support faculty, staff, and students' efforts to model data and produce 3D data visualizations. The incumbent also will ...
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