The President of the American Library Association, Maureen Sullivan, released the following press release in response to Edwin Mellen Press’ lawsuit against Dale Askey and
Code.org produced a video with a message to kids. The message can be distilled to a few basic ideas. Coding is cool. Programming isn’t hard.
A unique trend has begun to emerge in wearable technology. Most are referring to this as the “quantified self.” In short, it is the idea
Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections As libraries continue to digitize special collections, ARL and Ithaka S+R have released a report Appraising our Digital Investment: Sustainability of Digitized
Oxford Blocks Google Docs This week, the University of Oxford took the extreme action of blocking access to Google Docs, due to security concerns. The
My blog post “Alt-Ac: Breathing Life into Libraries or Eroding the Profession?” made me realize I didn’t fully understand what those who self-identify as alternative
With generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dickinson College invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in Digital Humanities in the academic year 2013-14,
The Alt-Ac movement is a response to the dismal academic job market and the toxicity of graduate school an opportunity for scholars to use skills
In my post last week about skills and titles for libraries, I asked librarians what their secret or unofficial title is at work. The inspiration
We are now three weeks into our intro to dh course! I appreciated this comment from my first blog post introducing the series: “This is
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