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Medieval Studies in the Digital Age Seminar and Workshop Series at the University of Leeds
by N. Kivilcim Yavuz 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

Dear all, We are delighted to announce a new seminar and workshop series to take place from November 2014 to May 2015 at the University of Leeds: Medieval Studies in the Digital Age <http://medievalstudiesinthedigitalage.wordpress.com/>. Designed as a forum for medievalists from various disciplines who are interested in the digital humanities, our aim is to critically discuss the role of digital technologies in the field of medieval studies as well as providing insights into current practices and ways of using digital tools in scholarship through a series of seminars and workshops. We will be launching the Medieval Studies in the Digital Age Seminar and Workshop Series <http://medievalstudiesinthedigitalage.wordpress.com/> at Leeds with *Professor Ralph W. Mathisen*’s seminar entitled *‘ “Garbage In Garbage Out”: The Unfulfilled Promise of Prosopographical Databases’* on 18 November 2014, Tuesday. Professor Mathisen is Professor of History, Classics, and Medieval Studies at the Department of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, and he will be talking about how prosopographical databases can be created and thus help us to understand how people interacted with each other in the past. He will then speculate about why the great promise of prosopographical databases never has come to fruition. You can read more about Professor Mathisen’s seminar <http://medievalstudiesinthedigitalage.wordpress.com/seminars/seminar-profes…> on our website. We have also provided links to two previously published articles by Professor Mathisen on the topic that are openly accessible online on our Blog <http://medievalstudiesinthedigitalage.wordpress.com/blog/>. The seminar will take place at the Le Patourel Room, 4.06, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds and start with tea and coffee at 5:30 pm. Everyone is welcome but spaces will be limited so we kindly ask you to register via Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/garbage-in-garbage-out-the-unfulfilled-promi…> . All events are free of charge and open to everyone. Please feel free to contact us at digitalmedieval(a)gmail.com and visit our website http://medievalstudiesinthedigitalage.wordpress.com for the full programme of events and further details. With kind regards, Organisers N. Kivilcim Yavuz, Institute for Medieval Studies Victoria Cooper, School of English Elizabeth Stainforth, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies University of Leeds LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK -- N. Kivilcim Yavuz www.nkyavuz.com PhD Candidate at the Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds Postgraduate Representative of the British Comparative Literature Association

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Force2015: The Future of Scholarly Communication Conference. Dec. 12-13, 2015 Oxford. CFP deadlines: Nov. 15 Abstracts; Dec. 1 posters. Significant student funding available.
by Daniel O'Donnell 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Hi all, The following conference may be of interest to people on this list. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and the Moore and Sloan foundations, there is significant student funding available. FORCE2015 CONFERENCE (12-13 January, Oxford; CFP deadline Nov. 15 (abstracts); Dec. 1 (posters)). The* FORCE2015 Research Communication and e-Scholarship Conference* brings together researchers, scholars, librarians, archivists, information scientists, publishers, and research funders in a lively forum – to broaden awareness of current efforts across disciplines, but also to define the future through discussions, challenge projects, demonstrations, and the seeding of new partnerships and collaborations. Individually and collectively, we aim to bring about a positive change in scholarly communications through both the effective use of information technology and a deeper understanding of the nature of evolving scholarly practice. The FORCE2015 conference will be held 12-13 January, 2015, at the University of Oxford, UK. On the *preceding day, 11 January 2015, *there will be workshops, informal and formal collaborations, and business meetings associated with the main conference. There are two themes for abstracts: * Valuing the diversity of scholarly impact in a networked world * Credit where credit is due There are also opportunities to propose pre-conference workshops. Force11 (The Future of Research Communication and eScholarship) was founded in 2011 to promote research in scholarly and scientific communication. It functions as a meeting ground and community of interest and practice for researchers across disciplines and sectors who are interested in the future of scholarly communication. A highlight of the meeting is the "$1k challenge"--a microgrant competition in which community groups propose ideas for $1k seed money grants. Although the initial membership of Force11 drew heavily from the natural and life sciences, it is now broadly interdisciplinary and inter-sector. Its membership includes humanists, social scientists, natural and life scientists, librarians, funders, and commercial and non-profit publishers and publishing professionals. It is particularly interested in expanding its membership in mid- and low-income economic regions and in further developing its activities within humanities and social science publishing. It is also a very welcoming group. If you or your students have ideas for papers or poster on scholarly communication activity, please consider submitting an abstract to the conference. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and the Moore and Sloan foundations, there is also significant money available to support student participation. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me! -dan -- From my Ubuntu notebook Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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Fwd: [DM-Board] Après-midi d'études à la BnF le jeudi 4 décembre 2014 : "La rareté en question : les acquisitions patrimoniales aujourd'hui et demain"
by Georg Vogeler 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

FYI -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [DM-Board] Après-midi d'études à la BnF le jeudi 4 décembre 2014 : "La rareté en question : les acquisitions patrimoniales aujourd'hui et demain" Datum: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:23:56 +0100 Von: berenice.stoll(a)bnf.fr <berenice.stoll(a)bnf.fr> Antwort an: board(a)digitalmedievalist.org <board(a)digitalmedievalist.org> Les Ateliers du livre, histoire des bibliothèques Bibliothèque nationale de France - site François-Mitterrand Jeudi 4 décembre 2014 14h-20h Entrée libre *La rareté en question : les acquisitions patrimoniales aujourd'hui et demain* Dans le cadre de ses Ateliers du livre, inaugurés en 2002, la Bibliothèque nationale de France consacre depuis 2010 une session annuelle à l'histoire des bibliothèques. Organisée en écho à l'exposition "Eloge de la rareté. Cent trésors de la Réserve des livres rares <http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/anx_expositions/f.eloge_rarete.h…>" (du 25 novembre 2014 au 31 janvier 2015, site François-Mitterrand / Galerie 2), cette 36e édition se propose, à travers les témoignages de représentants de grandes bibliothèques françaises et étrangères, d'interroger le statut du document rare dans les collections publiques. Quel accueil les bibliothèques publiques font-elles aux livres désignés comme rares, comment articulent-elles l’acquisition de livres rares à leur mission patrimoniale, comment envisagent-elles l’évolution de la notion de rareté en matière de livres dans un monde où la patrimonialisation et l'enchérissement des biens culturels sont généralisés ? Avec des représentants de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, de la Bibliothèque Mazarine, de la Bibliothèque municipale et du musée Jules-Verne, de la British Library, de la Bayerische Staastsbibliothek, de la Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Une visite exceptionnelle de l'exposition "Eloge de la rareté", par Jean-Marc Chatelain, commissaire de l'exposition, clôturera cette journée. /Les conférences, en français et en anglais, seront proposées en traduction simultanée./ *** Cet Atelier est organisé en partenariat avec l'Ecole nationale des chartes et l'Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques. /***/ Programme complet de la manifestation et informations pratiques dans l'agenda culturel de la BnF à cette adresse <http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/auditoriums/f.atelier_livre.html…>. Bérénice Stoll Service Livre & Littérature française Département littérature et art Bibliothèque nationale de France Quai François Mauriac 75706 Paris Cedex 13 Téléphone 33 (0)1 53 79 84 41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Participez à l'acquisition d'un Trésor national - Le manuscrit royal de François I^er <http://www.bnf.fr/fr/acces_dedies/mecenat_partenariat/s.mecenat_douze_cesar…>* *Avant d'imprimer, pensez à l'environnement.*

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CFP: Latin Textual Criticism in the Digital Age
by Hugh Cayless 05 Nov '14

05 Nov '14

Dear all, Some of you may be interested in the CFP below. The call went out about a month ago, but I missed it at the time because I was traveling, so I'm sending it on now. All the best, Hugh The Digital Latin Library, a joint project of the Society for Classical Studies, the Medieval Academy of America, and the Renaissance Society of America, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, announces a seminar on Latin textual criticism in the digital age. The seminar will take place on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, the DLL's host institution, on June 25–26, 2015. We welcome proposals for papers on all subjects related to the intersection of modern technology with traditional methods for editing Latin texts of all eras. Suggested topics: - Keeping the "critical" in digital critical editions - The scholarly value of editing texts to be read by humans and machines - Extending the usability of critical editions beyond a scholarly audience - Visualizing the critical apparatus: moving beyond a print-optimized format - Encoding different critical approaches to a text - Interoperability between critical editions and other digital resources - Dreaming big: a wishlist of features for the optimal digital editing environment Of particular interest are proposals that examine the scholarly element of preparing a digital edition. The seminar will be limited to ten participants. Participants will receive a stipend, and all travel and related expenses will be paid by the DLL. Please send proposals of no more than 650 words to Samuel J. Huskey at dll-seminar(a)ou.edu by December 1, 2014. Notification of proposal status will be sent in early January.

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FW: events: The Scholarly Digital Edition and the Humanities workshop- Rome, 3-5 December
by Mr. Federico Caria 05 Nov '14

05 Nov '14

Apologies for cross posting. I am pleased to announce the 3-days workshop organized by DigiLab, La Sapienza - DiXiT Marie Curie Network: The Scholarly Digital Edition and the Humanities. Theoretical approaches and alternative tools. The event will be held at DigiLab La Sapienza, Rome, 3-5 December 2014. Vetreria Sciarra – Via dei Volsci 122, 00185 RomaRoom 110 The aim of this workshop is to present a critical approach to the digital representation of textual artefacts in the context of Humanities and Social Sciences. While the imperatives of digitization are affecting at a global level our cultural organizations and institutions, it seems necessary to introduce a socio-cultural reflection into the realm of the scholarly digital edition. The workshop is organized in practical and theoretical sessions led by Desmond Schmidt (Queensland University of Technology), Paolo Monella (Università di Palermo) e Domenico Fiormonte (Università Roma Tre). Participants will be guided through the realization of a digital product, experimenting with some innovative digital editions tools and platforms. The workshop is open to all students registered for postgraduate and doctoral programs (PhD or equivalent) anywhere in the world working in the field of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences. Some basic experience in scholarly editing and textual criticism is recommended. Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required for all applicants. Twelve positions are reserved for DiXiT fellows. The format of the workshop is multicultural, i.e. participants and speakers will be free to speak in their mother tongue or instead use English as lingua franca. All teaching material will be translated in English, except original cultural artifacts. Given the practical nature of the workshop we can accommodate up to 25 participants. Workshop coordinator: Domenico FiormonteScientific Board: Domenico Fiormonte, Gianfranco Crupi, Giovanni RagoneOrganization: Federico Caria, Isabella Tartaglia. Please register online at: https://digilab-scholarly-digital-edition.eventbrite.com Registration will be open up to November 26 For more information please contact: digilab(a)uniroma1.it Yours,Federico Caria

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This week's blog
by Lisa Fagin Davis 02 Nov '14

02 Nov '14

This week, medieval manuscripts in DC: http://manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/manuscript-road-trip-the… - Lisa -- Lisa Fagin Davis Executive Director Medieval Academy of America 17 Dunster St., Suite 202 Cambridge, Mass. 02138 Phone: 617 491-1622 Fax: 617 492-3303 Email: LFD(a)TheMedievalAcademy.org

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HASTAC 2015 Deadline Tomorrow, 10/31!
by Kristen Mapes 30 Oct '14

30 Oct '14

*HASTAC 2015: Exploring the Art & Science of Digital Humanities* May 27-30, 2015 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Submissions *Deadline EXTENDED to: October 31, 2014*, 5:00pm EST (Proposals are welcomed at: <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hastac2015>) Join us on the campus of Michigan State University to celebrate and explore the range of Digital Humanities Scholarship, Research, and Performance! We welcome sessions that address, exemplify, and interrogate the interdisciplinary nature of DH work. HASTAC 2015 challenges participants to consider how the interplay of science, technology, social sciences, humanities, and arts are producing new forms of knowledge, disrupting older forms, challenging or reifying power relationships, among other possibilities. Themes addressed by the conference include: - the changing nature of humanities research and scholarship - indigenous culture, decolonial and post-colonial theory and technology - technology and education - open learning, peer learning, and issues of access, equity for primary and/or higher education - communication of knowledge, publishing, and intellectual property - digital cultural heritage and hegemony - crowd dynamics, global outreach, and social media - technology and social identity and roles: gender, race, and other identities - digital animation and other visualization media arts and sciences - games and gaming, including for learning - community development including the importance of art and culture districts - mobile technologies, activity streams, and experience design - cognitive and other dimensions of creativity, innovation, and scholarship HASTAC 2015 will include plenary addresses, panel presentations (variations detailed below), maker sessions, workshops, exhibitions, performances and tech demos. We seek proposals for participant presentations in the following categories: * 5-8 minute lightning talks * 15-20 minute talks * 75 minute curated panels (lightning talks, longer talks, curated conversation) * project demos * digital and/or print posters * creative performances or exhibitions * maker sessions or workshops For each submission, we will need the following information from you: 1) complete contact information including valid phone, email, and institutional affiliation, if any; 2) 500 word abstract of the work you would like to present that must discuss its relationship to the conference themes; 3) any technical requirements or other support (including space requirements) that may be required for the presentation. For exhibitions or other performances, please indicate any equipment that is absolutely required and that you cannot bring with you. In the event that we cannot guarantee access to the equipment, we regret that we may not be able to accept your proposal. All proposals will be peer-reviewed, but we regret that we cannot provide detailed reviewer feedback. We welcome applications from scholars at all stages of their careers from all disciplines and fields, from private sector companies and public sector organizations, from artists and public intellectuals, and from networks and individuals. Submit your proposal here. <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hastac2015> If you have any questions or require more information, please e-mail us at hastac2015(a)gmail.com Kristen Mapes Digital Humanities Specialist College of Arts and Letters Michigan State University 718-216-5695 kristenmapes.com kmapes(a)msu.edu kmapes86(a)gmail.com

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Job: Director of Academic IT Services, University of Oxford
by James Cummings 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Please consider coming to be our Director of Academic IT Services, or forwarding to others who might be interested. ==== **Director of Academic IT Services** IT Services, Central Oxford In the region of £70,000 p.a. Closing Date: 1 December 2014 We are looking for an experienced, highly skilled and strategically-minded individual to lead the Academic IT Group of IT Services, managing a group of over 30 highly skilled staff. The group works with academics, students, and staff to assist in the effective use of technologies for teaching, learning and research. It develops and supports the University’s virtual learning environment (VLE); offers services to record and publish lectures, seminars and events; and develops collections of reusable and open educational materials. The group also provides guidance to Oxford academics in support of research projects from provision of websites, to assistance with research data management, software selection, and collaborative tools. As Director of Academic IT, you will co-ordinate and promote a range of services offered at local, national and international level and be responsible for the strategic development of the group reflecting the priorities of Oxford University and IT Services. You will also work with Pro-Vice Chancellors and other Oxford units in the development and implementation of a digital education strategy. - Do you have extensive knowledge of current e-learning and e-research initiatives? - Do you have a vision for the future of digital technologies in learning, teaching and research? - Do you have the motivational skills to develop this at a world-leading university? - Are you aware of current trends in the provision of IT services within Higher Education? - Do you have excellent management skills? If so we look forward to hearing from you. You are expected to have a high level of knowledge, intellectual capacity, reasoning and analytical skills to degree level or equivalent (which may be in experience). http://bit.ly/OxfordAcademicIT https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… Contact: recruitment(a)admin.ox.ac.uk ====

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Job in Cologne: Software Developer/Digital Humanist
by Franz Fischer 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

*** Apologies for cross posting *** The Cologne Center for eHumanities (CCeH) at the University of Cologne (Germany) is offering a position for a Digital Humanist / Software Developer (3 years, TV-L 13, full-time with part-time option, starting 1 January 2015) Tasks Collaboration on different projects; among others an international EU-funded project aiming at providing access to archival material for academics and the public: - implementation of open-source Web 2.0 features and tools - usability of technical tools in the environment of digital archival material - crowdsourcing tools for indexing and transcription on the basis of a web-based XML WYSIWYM - gamification features - development / enhancement / implementation of tools for image cropping, text image linking, image annotation (supported by tagging taxonomies, vocabularies and folksonomies) - information enrichment (e.g. named entities) with authority files, Required skills - x-technologies (XML, XSLT, XQuery, XML-DB) - web technologies (including deeper understanding of JavaScript) - software development experience - experience in distributed collaboration using git and issue tracking software - dissemination & communication skills Desirable skills - additional programming languages (e.g. Java/C++, Ruby, Python, PHP) - data and metadata standards in the Digital Humanities (CEI/TEI, EAD) - digitization of cultural heritage objects (artifacts / images / texts) - understanding humanities concepts and finding ways to realize them as technical solutions A working knowledge / understanding of German should be acquired within 1 year. Application Deadline: 17 November 2014 Applications should include a brief cover letter and a CV and may include links to projects. Applications must be sent electronically to info-cceh(a)uni-koeln.de. For further information or in case of queries contact Dr. Patrick Sahle at info-cceh(a)uni-koeln.de. http://www.cceh.uni-koeln.de/node/565 Please circulate widely! -- Dr. Franz Fischer Cologne Center for eHumanities Universität zu Köln, Universitätsstr. 22, D-50923 Köln Telefon: +49 - (0)221 - 470 - 4056 Email: franz.fischer(a)uni-koeln.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.cceh.uni-koeln.de http://www.i-d-e.de http://www.thomasinstitut.uni-koeln.de http://dixit.uni-koeln.de http://guillelmus.uni-koeln.de http://confessio.ie

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REMINDER & UPDATE_7th Annual Schoenberg Symposium
by Lynn Ransom 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

**with the usual apologies for cross-posting** 7th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age November 6-8, 2014 Collecting Histories In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Schoenberg Institute of Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age. This year's symposium highlights the work of the Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts by bringing together scholars and digital humanists whose work concerns the study of provenance and the history of collecting pre-modern manuscripts. The life of a manuscript book only just begins when the scribe lays down his pen. What happens from that moment to the present day can reveal a wealth of information about readership and reception across time, about the values of societies, institutions, and individuals who create, conserve, and disperse manuscript collections for a variety of reasons, and about the changing role of manuscripts across time, from simple vehicles of textual transmission to revered objects of collectors' desires. The study of provenance is the study of the histories of the book. PROGRAM ADDITION: In addition to the regular program of papers and workshops, we will be offering an opportunity to test-drive a prototype for the public user interface for the NEH-funded New Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts on Friday, November 7, at 5 pm. This interface will allow users to contribute, edit, and evaluate manuscript data. All registrants are invited to this special session. We need your input! For more information and to register online, go to http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/lectures/ljs_symposium7.html. Or contact Lynn Ransom at lransom(a)upenn.edu.

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