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David Ratzan The Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communications will be holding its annual meeting on Jan. 5, 12-2pm CST, as part of the AIA/SCS Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. As with the rest of the meeting, this will be a virtual session on Zoom. The meeting is open and free: you do not need to … Read more
Reposted from the ISAW Library blog (post by Jasmine Smith) With the spread of Covid-19, institutions related to the study of antiquity are finding new and creative ways to continue to engage with their communities and wider audiences. Most institutions are of course turning to technology to create virtual events and experiences that users can enjoy from … Read more
Making the study of ancient papyri self-sustainable: we are on the right track In the last six months, $162,523 have been raised towards making papyri.info self-sustainable! This is more than 6.5% of the 2.5 million dollars we need to secure the future of a tool used daily by scholars, students, and members of the general public from … Read more
REPOSTED from the ISAW Library (original post by Jasmine Smith): During this first week of June, nine titles were added to the Ancient World Digital Library including works in papyrology, central Asia, and ancient science. Works under the subject “Ancient Science” can now be browsed by navigating to the “Collections Overview” page and selecting the “Ancient Science” … Read more
The publication of texts and objects remains a core activity in ancient studies, but the last two decades have witnessed a heightened sensitivity to the importance of provenance, both as a necessary object of scholarly investigation and as a central tenet of professional academic ethics. Recent scandals related to faked manuscripts (e.g., the so-called “Gospel … Read more
The FCLSC will be holding its annual meeting on Sat. Jan. 4, 2020, 11am-1pm, in the “University of D. C.” room at the Marriott Marquis. Please mark your calendars! The proposed agenda for the meeting is now posted online. Please forward any suggestions for items for discussion to David M. Ratzan (dr128@nyu.edu) or Rebecca Stuhr (stuhrreb@pobox.upenn.edu). The officers … Read more
The NYU Press/ISAW is looking for a couple of students or scholars who will be attending the AIA-SCS Joint Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. this coming January and who will be available and interested in assisting with the NYU/ISAW book exhibit. For information about the books to be presented, please visit the NYU Press website … Read more
Post-Doctoral Fellow at Rank of Instructor Location: Chicago, IL. Position Type: Faculty – Instructor/Collegiate Assistant Prof. Position URL: apply.interfolio.com/70776 Position Description: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago invites applications for the Oriental Institute’s Annual Post-Doctoral Fellow Conference program for the 2020—2022 academic years. This is a twenty-four-month, non-renewable appointment. During the first year … Read more
Alpheios 3.0 is now available. Alpheios provides free, open-source software for studying the world’s classical languages and literatures, currently including Latin, Greek, Arabic and Persian. With this release the user interface has been completely refreshed and new features include the Alpheios Toolbar, User Word Lists, Latin Usage Examples and Persistent Options Configuration. Various other small … Read more
2020-2021 Library Residency Program (Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship) NYU recognizes the value of diversity in creating an intellectually vibrant and inclusive scholarly community. To that end, the Provost’s sponsored Library Residency Program supports promising scholars and educators from diverse backgrounds whose life experience and research experience will contribute meaningfully to academic excellence at NYU. The 2020-2021 … Read more
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