dm-l July 2016

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Survey: Medievalists' Use of Digital Resources (especially editions)
by Dot Porter 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

[Apologies for cross-posting] Greetings everyone. In preparation for a keynote I'm presenting at the "Digital Scholarly Editions as Interface" symposium in Graz this September on medievalists' use of digital editions ( https://informationsmodellierung.uni-graz.at/en/events/digital-scholarly-ed…) I'm revisiting work undertaken in 2002[1] and 2011[2] with yet another survey on medievalists' use of digital resources, focused on digital editions but asking about other resources as well. It has 12 questions plus a demographics section, and should take no more than 5 minutes to complete (if you have a lot to say it could take longer). https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/medievalists_and_digital_resources If you identify as a medievalist - broadly defined - at any level (faculty, student, librarian, independent scholar) please fill in this survey and pass it along to your colleagues, particularly those who are not on social media or listservs. And if you don't use digital editions at all I DO want to hear from you! The survey will be available until mid-August. Thank you so much for your time. Dot Porter *** [1] http://ils.unc.edu/MSpapers/2807.pdf [2] http://scholarlyediting.org/2013/essays/essay.porter.html -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dot Porter (MA, MSLS) Digital Medievalist, Digital Librarian Email: dot.porter(a)gmail.com Penn Manuscripts on Tumblr: http://upennmanuscripts.tumblr.com/ MESA: http://mesa-medieval.org *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

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Digital Humanities / History jobs at Vienna
by Tara L Andrews 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

(with the usual apologies for cross-posting) Dear all, The Digital Humanities professorship at the University of Vienna has three jobs to offer! Applications close on 12 August; we aim to appoint people on or as soon as possible after 1 September. * (Job #6772) Postdoc position in Digital Humanities (up to 6 years), looking for a focus on medieval history anywhere within Europe or the Near East. You'll be expected to develop and teach independently two classes per semester on any DH subject. * (Job #6770) Ph.D. position in Digital Humanities (up to 4 years), looking for a focus on digital prosopography and/or event modelling. You'll be expected to develop and teach independently one class per semester on any DH subject. * (Job #6775) IT officer / programmer in Digital Humanities (up to 6 years, with possibility of extension thereafter). The skills you will need include Linux system administration, Perl/Python/Javascript programming, and Web development; as long as you have some subset of these skills, there will be opportunity to develop the others. The full job postings are available from https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/index.jsp <https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/index.jsp>; please use the job reference number given above to find the individual posting. Best wishes, Tara Andrews -- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tara L Andrews Digital Humanities Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien Universitätsring 1, A-1010 Wien

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Conference Announcement: What should be in your Digital Toolbox?
by Seaward, Louise 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

*With apologies for cross-posting* Conference Announcement: What should be in your Digital Toolbox? The Linnean Society<https://www.linnean.org/> of London, in collaboration with the Transcribe Bentham <http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/transcribe-bentham/> initiative at University College London (UCL), is hosting a one-day conference on 10 October 2016 to showcase how innovative technology is being applied to the humanities and natural sciences. The "Digital Toolbox" conference will demonstrate how researchers, curators and enthusiasts can use digital tools to explore historical and scientific material in new ways. An example is the EU-funded READ<http://read.transkribus.eu/> project, which seeks to unlock complex handwritten material in archival collections, to automatically index digital images of text, and to teach computers how to transcribe handwritten text. Cutting-edge transcription technology developed as part of the READ project will be demonstrated and discussed. The conference will be a platform to share ideas on the best means of exploiting complex research data and opening it up to a wider audience. We are delighted to welcome Melissa Terras, Professor of Digital Humanities at UCL as keynote speaker. More details on the full programme will be available soon. There will be a small registration fee of £15 for the event. This will cover tea/coffee, lunch and a wine reception. Please find the registration form here: https://www.linnean.org/meetings-and-events/events/what-should-be-in-your-d… -------------------------------------------------- Dr. Louise Seaward Research Associate Bentham Project, Faculty of Laws, University College London, Bidborough House, 38-50 Bidborough Street, London, WC1H 9BT Email: louise.seaward(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:louise.seaward@ucl.ac.uk> Tel: 020 3108 8397 Web: Transcribe Bentham<http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/transcribe-bentham/>; Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents (READ<http://read.transkribus.eu/>)

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Digital Cappelli on Ad fontes
by Tobias Hodel 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Dear colleagues (with apologies for cross-posting), On «Ad fontes», an e-learning platform provided by the University of Zurich, all abbreviations from the «Cappelli» have been digitised and are now fully searchable. In October 2015, the University of Zurich hosted the Cappelli-Hackathon, a very successful crowd sourcing project, during which all 14'357 abbreviations collected in Adriano Cappellis' «Lexicon abbreviaturarum» were digitally registered and systematised through a specifically for the task designed web interface. Since then, the registered abbreviations have been checked and – where necessary – corrected through expert validation. They are as of now freely available, either as part of the Ad fontes platform (Cappelli online) or through the new app, App fontes. The search interface not only allows to search by the readable letters, with the possiblity to set wildcards for non-identifiable characters, but also to search by visual criteria. Through the use of a 3x3 grid, the abbreviations have been systematised by the placement of abbreviation marks and other visual features; user may now use this grid in the search interface to help them find results. Thus, the project allows a better and easier way to access the «Cappelli», an invaluable tool for everyone working with handwritten sources. Since «Ad fontes» offers also a link to the digitised original page, it is even possible to cite from the «Lexicon abbreviaturarum» using the project. P.S.: The data as well as the pictures can be downloaded (http://www.adfontes.uzh.ch/5232.php) ------ Tobias Hodel, lic. phil. Koordinator Universität Zürich Historisches Seminar Projekt «Ad fontes» Culmannstrasse 1 CH-8006 Zürich tobias.hodel(a)hist.uzh.ch t.uzh.ch/69 http://www.hist.uzh.ch/fachbereiche/mittelalter/lehrstuehle/teuscher/forsch… +41 (0) 44 634 28 85 +41 (0) 79 750 70 57

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CfP, Symposium: Versioning Cultural Objects, 1.-2. Dec., Maynooth
by Roman Bleier 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Symposium: Versioning Cultural Objects: Concepts, Structures, and Expressions ================================================================ Date: 1-2 December 2016 Place: An Foras Feasa, Maynooth University, Ireland Overview ------------ The aim of this two-day symposium is to bring together experienced and early-stage researchers to engage with the versioning of cultural objects. The version of a cultural object is identified, articulated, and analysed through diverse mechanisms in different fields of study. The study of versions allows for the investigation of the creative processes behind the conception of the object, a closer inspection of the socio-political contexts that affect it, and may even provide the means to investigate the provenance and the object’s circulation. The symposium will provide a platform for scholars from different research areas to exchange ideas across different forms of media, including text, image, and sound. The proposed symposium considers the term “versioning” in the broadest sense; while the understanding of versions differ in disciplines, this dialogue will explore the convergences and variances in its conception. The conversation will highlight the range and depth of existing studies and provide an inter-disciplinary understanding of the term. The symposium will focus on three primary areas: • What is a version? • Methods used in the electronic modelling of versions of cultural objects • The representation of these digital versions Application Process -------------------------- Proposals of up to 500 words are invited by 15 August 2016 from any disciplinary area which engage with either theoretical or practical applications of versioning. The symposium aims to challenge existing silos of disciplinary knowledge providing a platform for dialogue and debate, creating a more coherent understanding of the subject. We welcome applications from Irish, European, and international researchers and applications are welcome from both project-based and theoretical research. In particular, we encourage students and graduates of the Irish Digital Arts and Humanities (DAH) PhD Programme to apply. Abstracts should be sent to the organisers by 15 August 2016 To: Vinayak.dasGupta(a)nuim.ie; roman.bleier(a)uni-graz.at Areas may include, but are not limited to: Textual studies, Variorum editions and collation methods, Musicology, Soundscapes, Film, studies, Religious studies, Bible studies and theology, Classical studies, Archaeology, Literary criticism, Translation studies, Manuscript studies, Oral history, Art history, Art criticism, Library Sciences, and Archiving Format --------- The symposium will be limited to 12 participants who will be selected based on a short abstract. Upon selection, participants will be asked to submit an extended abstract of 3000 words or a draft paper (no more than 8000 words) by 31 October 2016, which will be circulated to symposium participants in advance. The working paper will then be presented and discussed at the symposium. Additionally, every participant will be asked to read two working papers in advance of the symposium, review and prepare questions and comments for the authors. Completed articles will be considered for publication in an edited volume after the symposium. Deadlines ------------- 15 August: deadline for submission of abstracts 31 August: confirmation of acceptance 31 October: deadline for submission of extended abstract/draft paper Bursaries ------------ Bursaries for accommodation and transportation are available on request. For further details, please contact the organisers. Organisers: Dr. Roman Bleier University of Graz, Austria Email: roman.bleier(a)uni-graz.at Dr. Vinayak Das Gupta Maynooth University, Ireland Email: Vinayak.dasGupta(a)nuim.ie -- Roman Bleier DiXiT/Marie-Curie research fellow Centre for Information Modelling - Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities University of Graz Technical editor Versioning Machine http://v-machine.org/ E: bleierr(a)tcd.ie T: @bleierr LinkedIn <http://ie.linkedin.com/pub/roman-bleier/60/924/aa0>

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CFP: Technical Communication in the Middle Ages (date correction)
by M. Wendy Hennequin 20 Jul '16

20 Jul '16

With apologies for cross posting and the initial date error; proposals are due Sept. 15, 2016. CFP: Technical Communication in the Middle Ages International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, 2017) Proposals due: September 15, 2016 Submit to Wendy Hennequin (mwhennequin(a)gmail.com) Scholars have long recognized Chaucer’s “Treatise on the Astrolabe” as an early technical document, yet relatively few medieval texts have been discussed as specimens of technical communication. This session seeks to consider the traditions and conventions of medieval technical communication, as well as the connections between medieval and contemporary technical writing. Possible texts for consideration might include (but are not limited to) penitential and conduct manuals, monastic rules, business correspondence, medical treatises, scientific and pseudo-scientific manuals (including alchemical and astrological ones), cookery books, law codes, and government and military documents. Papers should consider the texts as technical communication, but may focus on any aspect, including writing, layout, design, etc. Please submit proposals to Wendy Hennequin (mwhennequin(a)gmail.com) by September 15, 2016. -- Dr. M. Wendy Hennequin Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Tennessee State University 3500 John A Merritt Blvd. Nashville, TN 37209 MWHennequin(a)gmail.com

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Beyond Word exhibition website
by Lisa Fagin Davis 19 Jul '16

19 Jul '16

Dear colleagues (with apologies for cross-posting), We are pleased to announce the launch of the *Beyond Words* website, which provides information about dates, venues, public programming, the symposium, and the catalogue of the upcoming exhibit *Beyond Words: Illuminated Manuscripts in Boston Collections*: http://BeyondWords2016.org When the exhibit opens in mid-September, we will launch the object- centered portion of the website: a searchable database of all 260 manuscripts described in the catalogue, with essential metadata and images for each manuscript and, when available, codicological descriptions and full digital facsimiles. Please visit the website regularly for updates and, if you use Twitter, follow @BeyondWords2016 for sneak-peeks, updates, and announcements. We hope to see you in Boston this fall. - The *Beyond Words* Curatorial Team: Jeffrey Hamburger, William P. Stoneman, Anne-Marie Eze, Lisa Fagin Davis, and Nancy Netzer

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Beyond Word exhibition website
by Lisa Fagin Davis 19 Jul '16

19 Jul '16

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Seminar: Using Digital Tools in Reading and Prose Composition Classes
by Vitale, Valeria 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

Digital Classicist London Seminar 2016 Institute of Classical Studies Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Friday July 22nd at 16:30 in room 234 Dr Stelios Chronopoulos (Freiburg) New Life into Old Courses? Using Digital Tools in Reading and Prose Composition Classes Is it possible and desirable to use treebanking and translation alignment tools in courses of prose composition and close reading? This seminar will present an experiment of introducing such tools in Greek courses at the University of Freiburg. The hypothesis is that digital tools extend the ways we interact with texts both as readers and writers, and enhance consciousness, thus promoting learning. We will test this hypothesis and reflect upon the possibilities of combining analogic reading with analysis through digital tools and the impact this combination may have on our understanding either of an original text or of a text we produce for exercise purposes. Recommended readings: http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2016-08sc.html The seminar will be livestreamed at: https://youtu.be/dfUOpT4gyg4 ALL WELCOME Valeria Vitale PhD candidate King's College London Department of Digital Humanities 26-29 Drury Lane, Boris Karloff Building WC2B 5RL London UK +44(0)7413335591

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Post-doctoral 4 years DH position in Madrid at LINHD-UNED
by Elena González-Blanco 17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

**Apologies for cross-posting** Dear DHresearchers, LINHD offersthe possibility to appoint a DH Post-Doctoral researcher in Madrid, Spain LINDH is aresearch center on Digital Humanities at UNED that works as a hub forinnovation, consultancy and training intended for researchers and projects inSpanish. It is a constituent member of the first Spanish Clarin-K Center andthe leader of the DARIAH proposal from the Spanish group. We areoffering a 4 year Post-Doctoral position co-funded by the Madrid Community Governmentand by UNED to bring talented researchers to our university from foreignuniversities. Requirementsfor this position are: -a PhDdegree (not before 2005) -havingspent at least 3 years outside Spain, and at least 2 of the last 3 years in a foreignuniversity. -DH orcomputer science training through official degrees and/or courses, or provenexperience in the field. -at least 5 qualified publications. -Spanishlanguage abilities (not required, but very desirable) The closingdate for applications is 27th July 2016, and applications have to be sent via https://gestiona3.madrid.org/quadrivium/talento,but it is a requirement to contact us by email to egonzalezblanco(a)linhd.uned.esas soon as possible and some days before the deadline in order to checkeligibility and guide you through the application process. Looking forwardto hearing from you soon, Best regards Elena González-Blanco Dpto. deLiteratura Española y Teoría de la Literatura, Despacho 722 Facultad deFilología, UNED Paseo Senda delRey 7 28040 MADRID tel. 91 3986873 http://linhd.uned.es http://filindig.hypotheses.org/ www.uned.es/personal/elenagonzalezblanco @elenagbg

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