This special issue of NANO (http://www.nanocrit.com/) asks how, when, and for whom digital humanities is also public humanities, with particular attention to project-based research.

http://laurientaylor.org/2013/05/06/cfp-nano-new-american-notes-online-special-theme-digital-humanities-public-humanities/

This special issue of Environmental Humanities aims to reflect on intersections between digital and environmental humanities from a variety of perspectives. We hope this collection will enrich understandings of the extent to which digital technologies and resources are informing current environmental humanities scholarship, while also identifying opportunities and challenges that these new tools present.

CFP – The Digital / Environmental Humanities Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities.

The editors of The CEA Critic recently accepted our proposal for a special issue on Digital Humanities Pedagogy (Spring 2014). We imagined having this special issue move beyond digital humanities theory to practical application with articles addressing pedagogical approaches to introducing undergraduates to one or more aspects of digital humanities:

Techne | The Center for Book History and Digital Humanities @ Texas Tech University.

We want you to propose an innovative and transformative project using the British Library’s digital collections and if your idea is chosen, the Labs team will work with you to make it happen and you could win a prize of up to £3,000.

British Library Labs – Competition 2013.

The Art Authority Summer Intern Program offers art and art history majors a 21st century alternative to traditional art docent internships. By working on our cutting-edge app and database, technology-focused students gain experience with and exposure to a set of tools they’ll need as “art goes digital.”
Art Authority Summer Intern Program, year 3 // Art Authority.

The PhD student could be part of the DensityDesign Lab in Milan, taking advantage of well established collaborations with researchers and organizations in both humanities and social sciences fields.

Communication Design and the Computational Turn in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Tools, Methods, Interfaces..

Spending nine months at LSE Cities, the Mellon Fellow will develop his/her own research in the context of the work on the urban environment carried out by the department, working with postgraduate students in an ‘urban design studio’ setting and collaborating with academic colleagues across the LSE and other institutions.

Mellon Fellowship | LSE Cities.

Wilfrid Laurier University Libraries are recruiting an Associate University Librarian for Information Resources and Scholarly Communication. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The AUL IRSC provides library-wide leadership,management, policy and planning responsibility in the areas of Information Resources, Metadata Initiatives, Scholarly Communication, Data and Government Information and Assessment and Evaluation, with an emphasis in advancing [...]

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David R. Hansen et al. have self-archived "Educational Fair Use Brief in Support of Georgia State University on Behalf of Amici Curiae Academic Authors and Legal Scholars" in SSRN. Here's an excerpt: In this case, Plaintiff Publishers accuse GSU and its faculty of violating their copyrights through this practice. But, as the district court correctly [...]

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The Iowa City Public Library is recruiting a Coordinator, Information Technology . Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Iowa City Public Library seeks an Information Technology Coordinator to manage all aspects of library technology including online library systems, productivity systems, internet access, website, access cable channel, telephone and other IT hardware, software and networks. [...]

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Valerie Harris and Peter Hepburn have published "Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists" in the latest issue of College & Research Libraries. Here's an excerpt: For years, libraries have offered reproduction services to users, with historians being the core audience. More recently, archives and special collections have developed [...]

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Google, Authors Guild Back in Court, http://t.co/00f38eO0TY Finding Out Who Your Friends Are [Georgia State University copyright case], http://t.co/N34oUb3gM1 IFLA Builds Its New Repository with EPrints Services, http://t.co/QkEFvjU6Wn Google Glass: What Do You Want to Know about Google's Internet Eyewear?, http://t.co/7NLXMMZcJ9 Intellectual Property Owners Association Against Helping the Blind Because It Would 'Set a Dangerous [...]

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ICPN Webinar: "Identifying and Selecting Content for Digital Preservation" [Video] The APTrust [Academic Preservation Trust] Architecture Presentation British Library Digital Preservation Strategy (2013-2016) Digital Curation: Creating an Environment for Success (SAA course) Historicizing the Digital for Digital Preservation Education: An Interview with Alison Langmead and Brian Beaton Digital Scholarship | DigitalCurationNews

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Indiana University Libraries are recruiting a Web Application Programmer/Analyst, Digital Library Applications. Here's an excerpt from the ad: Performs software design, programming, database administration, and other tasks required for the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Library Technologies (LT) software systems, primarily in support of web-based digital content delivery. Digital Scholarship | Sitemap

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Keiko Kurata, Tomoko Morioka, Keiko Yokoi, and Mamiko Matsubayash have published the "Remarkable Growth of Open Access in the Biomedical Field: Analysis of PubMed Articles from 2006 to 2010" in PLOS One. Here's an excerpt: This study clarifies the trends observed in open access (OA) in the biomedical field between 2006 and 2010, and explores [...]

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The University of Nevada, Reno Libraries are recruiting a Web Specialist. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The position is responsible for the ongoing technical management, updating, and repair of all server-side and client-side code on which the libraries' website is built. This includes routine maintenance and content upkeep, as well as design and quality [...]

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The Australian National Data Service has released Research Data Management in Practice. Here's an excerpt: ANDS has commissioned this "Research Data Management Practice Guide" as a practical starting point that focuses on the 'Why' and 'How' of good data and risk management, with plenty of references for further reading for readers who need more detail. [...]

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The INC Reader Series, edited by Geert Lovink, give an overview of the present day research, critique, and artistic practices in a thematic research field at once broad and limited. The set up is multidisciplinary, with academic (humanities, social sciences, software studies etc.), artistic, and activist contributors.

Society of the Query.

You are invited to submit talk, workshop and satellite event proposals for OKCon 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. This call closes on May 24th.

Call for Proposals | OKCon – Open Knowledge Conference.

The centerNet Executive Committee seeks nominations for Advisory Board members for its new publication, DHCommons, which will provide peer review for mid-stage digital projects. DHCommons aims to provide a truly global picture of the DH community. To that end, its leadership will be comprised of members from each of centerNet’s regions.