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Launch of the Virtual Research Environment of LINHD - 19 October, also online!
by Elena González-Blanco 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

**apologies for cross-posting** Dear colleagues, It is a pleasure for me to announce the official release of our Virtual ResearchEnvironment EVI-LINHD www.evilinhd.com EVI-LINHDis a cloud platform free and open-source to create Digital Humanities projectswhich contains a XML-TEI digital edition tool and processing model based oneXist, a space to create digital libraries using Omeka and the power ofWordpress to design beautiful websites for the projects. Users are able tocreate a project from the beginning to the end and share it with their teammembers. The launchevent will take place on next Wednesday 19th October, at the Schoolof Economics of UNED, Sala Saenz Torrecilla, at 16:00h, and it will also bebroadcasted online. Moreinformation about the event, free registration, agenda and links to broadcastcan be found here: http://linhd.uned.es/en/news/launch_evilinhd/ Please, feel free to send this information to all peoplethat could be interested, Best regards ElenaGonzález-Blanco García Dpto. de LiteraturaEspañola y Teoría de la Literatura, Despacho 722 Facultad deFilología, UNED Paseo Senda del Rey7 28040 MADRID tel. 91 3986873 http://linhd.uned.es http://filindig.hypotheses.org/ www.uned.es/personal/elenagonzalezblanco @elenagbg

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OCTOBER 15 DEADLINE: Medieval Academy of America Digital Humanities Prize
by Lisa Fagin Davis 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

MAA logo *Medieval Academy * *of America* 13 October 2016 *Medieval Academy of America **Digital Humanities Prize * *Deadline: October 15* We are very pleased to announce that, beginning in 2017, the Medieval Academy of America will add a Digital Humanities Prize to its suite of publication honors, to be awarded alongside the Haskins Medal, the Brown Prize, and the Elliott Prize. The annual Medieval Academy of America Digital Humanities Prize will be awarded to an outstanding digital research project in Medieval Studies created and launched within the last five years. The Prize - an award of $1,000 - will be presented at the Medieval Academy of America's Annual Meeting. The Digital Initiatives Advisory Board (DIAB) of the Medieval Academy of America will select the award-winning project based on DIAB's established criteria for high-quality digital medievalist projects, considering the following criteria, among others: quality of research and contributions to Medieval Studies; goals and methodologies of the project; design, presentation, and accessibility of the project; sustainability of the project and compatibility of its metadata. Nominations are now being accepted online and must be submitted by midnight on October 15. Click here[1] for more information about the Medieval Academy of America Digital Humanities Prize. The Medieval Academy, sdfg, ser, sdg, MA w4t SafeUnsubscribe™ lfd(a)themedievalacademy.org[2] Forward this email[3] | Update Profile[4] | About our service provider[5] Sent by info(a)themedievalacademy.org in collaboration with Constant Contact Try it free today[6] Links: 1. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cFp2zEvdF4bAjANHbRxXUEf-ixpPgSJxtqpP-mL4sYZZ… 2. https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001mu4bWY0YQMr1oynUhR02rQ%3D%… 3. http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=vvk8z6cab&m=1102659300021&ea=… 4. https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001mu4bWY0YQMr1oynUhR02rQ%3D%… 5. http://www.constantcontact.com/legal/service-provider?cc=about-service-prov… 6. http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=PT1130

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DH/quantitative job at UCLA
by Fisher, Matthew 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

Dear Colleagues - With apologies for cross-posting, but with particular encouragement for interested digital medievalists. Innovative Modes and Tactics of Literacy in the Humanities The Department of English at UCLA invites applications for an Assistant Professor or early Associate Professor specializing in innovative methodologies and approaches that address new or developing modes and tactics of literacy in the humanities. Approaches might include the study of new media formats, computational analysis and machine learning, or research on hypermedia, social media, critical data literacy, visual and aural literacies, techno-literacy, or the writing and reading of virtual worlds. We are especially interested in interdisciplinary scholarship linking the humanities to other areas of inquiry, and critical approaches addressing questions of political economy, social ecology, race, and gender. Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, 20-page writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to Lowell Gallagher, Chair, Department of English, via the UCLA Recruit system at: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF02548. Application dossiers are due by November 15, 2016; interviews will be via teleconferencing. The position is subject to final administrative approval. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy. Kind regards, -mnf Matthew Fisher Associate Professor Department of English University of California, Los Angeles

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The New Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts_Beta launch
by Ransom, Lynn 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the beta release of the New Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts (SDBM)<https://sdbm.library.upenn.edu/about/>. Thanks to support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New SDBM is being redeveloped to allow you-the members of our user community-to help us build a finding aid for the world's manuscripts. Members of our user community can now sign up to contribute data, including your own personal observations of a manuscript or group of manuscripts, and to engage with other users to facilitate research and conversations about current and historical locations of manuscripts and the data gathered in the process of recording this history. The final release of the New SDBM is scheduled for April 2017. In the meantime, we invite you to sign up now at https://sdbm.library.upenn.edu to start contributing and testing new features and functionality. Your participation and feedback will help us build a better tool for your research. New features currently available: * New data model * Enhanced provenance data * Ability to enter and manage your own contributions, track your search history, bookmark, tag, and download search results * Export the entire contents of the SDBM for your own use under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/> * A growing VIAF-based Name Authority for individuals and institutions associated with manuscript production and trade to which users can contribute * Google group for User feedback and discussion: new-sdbm-feedback-phase 2<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/new-sdbm-feedback_phase-2>. New features coming soon: * Public approval system for Entries, Manuscript Records, and Names * Group activity workspace for collaborative projects * Ability to advance from Contributor to Editor and Super-Editor via a user community approval system * More refined and user-friendly interface For more information, go to https://sdbm.library.upenn.edu or email us at sdbm(a)pobox.upenn.edu<mailto:sdbm@pobox.upenn.edu>.

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British Library digitised Hebrew manuscripts
by Keinan-Schoonbaert, Adi 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. Thank you all who participated in a recent survey about digitised Hebrew manuscripts at the British Library. We’ve had a fantastic response rate – and immensely value your feedback! I’ve blogged about the survey and its results: http://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2016/10/what-do-you-think-about-our-di… For your convenience, you can download a list (spreadsheet) of all digitised Hebrew manuscripts and all of our TEI XML catalogue records (ZIP file) from here: http://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts/records-viewer Hopefully these are useful! All the best, Adi ________________________________ [Description: cid:image002.gif@01CDAD24.FDF210E0] Dr Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert Digital Curator (Polonsky Fellow) Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project @BL_AdiKS T +44(0) 20 7412 7000 (ext. 4460) adi.keinan-schoonbaert(a)bl.uk<mailto:adi.keinan-schoonbaert@bl.uk> The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB www.bl.uk<http://www.bl.uk/> ________________________________ Visit the Asian and African Studies blog: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/ ****************************************************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk<http://www.bl.uk/> The British Library’s latest Annual Report and Accounts : www.bl.uk/aboutus/annrep/index.html<http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/annrep/index.html> Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook<http://www.bl.uk/adoptabook> The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ***************************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the postmaster(a)bl.uk<mailto:postmaster@bl.uk> : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ***************************************************************************************************************** Think before you print

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SLS Gazetteer
by Roueche, Charlotte 02 Oct '16

02 Oct '16

Charlotte Roueché, Valeria Vitale and Hafed Walda are delighted to announce the appearance online of the Heritage Gazetteer of Libya, produced by the Society for Libyan Studies and King’s Digital Laboratory http://www.slsgazetteer.org/ Our aim is to provide a simple tool for identifying heritage sites in Libya - from all periods of history - and particularly their complex array of names. We very much hope that colleagues will find it useful. -------------------------------------- Professor Charlotte Roueché Department of Classics/Centre for Hellenic Studies King’s College London WC2R 2LS fax + 44 20.7848 2545 charlotte.roueche(a)kcl.ac.uk<mailto:charlotte.roueche@kcl.ac.uk> http://www.kcl.ac.uk/classics

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