Category: News
Digital Resources: Alpheios 3.0 now available
| October 29, 2019 | Posted by David Ratzan under News, Professional Development, Tips and Resources |
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 enhancements and bug fixes are included. Full details are available in the release notes as well as a full set of tutorials. Alpheios works on any website in your desktop via the Chrome, Firefox and Safari browser extensions. The new Alpheios Mobile Reader interface provides […] more
Announcement of FCLSC Annual Meeting at the AIA/SCS meeting in Washington DC, Jan. 2020
| October 28, 2019 | Posted by David Ratzan under Conferences and Workshops, News |
The FCLSC will be having 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 officers intend to post an agenda before Thanksgiving, 2019. Please forward any items for discussion to David M. Ratzan (dr128@nyu.edu) or Rebecca Stuhr (stuhrreb@pobox.upenn.edu). The officers will also be looking into ways in which the proceedings may be shared with members who will not be in Washington to attend in person, so please stay tuned for further announcements. more
ISAW Opportunity | ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCHOLAR, DIGITAL INITIATIVES
| November 27, 2018 | Posted by David Ratzan under Job Postings, News, Professional Development |
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The Library of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) at New York University seeks an Assistant Research Scholar to help develop, implement, and extend its digital projects and to participate in the scholarly life of the ISAW community. A key component of the ISAW Library’s mission is to provide access to and support for new and innovative forms of digital scholarship, scholarly communication, and pedagogy in the ancient studies. The Assistant Research Scholar will help the ISAW Library fulfill this charge by collaborating with a diverse group of academic professionals at ISAW and the NYU Division […] more
CLIR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY IN DIGITAL PUBLICATION AND HUMANITIES AT ISAW LIBRARY
| November 20, 2018 | Posted by David Ratzan under Job Postings, News, Professional Development |
The Library of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) at New York University (NYU), in collaboration with the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities and Digital Scholarship. Applications are due January 4, 2019. For more information about the fellowship and eligibility, please see the CLIR announcement and application materials. ISAW and the NYU Division of Libraries are looking for a creative and technically skilled scholar to collaborate with a vibrant and diverse group of academic professionals to develop, implement, and extend new and innovative methods and forms of digital scholarship, scholarly communication, and […] more
2018 Forum Meeting Draft Agenda
| December 21, 2017 | Posted by Colin McCaffrey under News, Reports and Minutes |
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Our meeting is Friday, January 5, 2018, 9.00 am – 11.00 am in the Tremont Room, the Marriott Boston Copley Place. Below is the DRAFT agenda. Please send Rhea or David any other items you’d like to discuss at the meeting. We look forward to a lively discussion! Best wishes for the holidays, Rhea Lesage, FCLSC Chair, 2017-2019 David Ratzan, FCLSC Secretary, 2017-2019 FCLSC Draft Agenda 1. First Thousand Years of Greek/Open Greek and Latin Project-Updates Collaborative Opportunities (Greg Crane, Lenny Muellner, Lucie Stylianopoulos) 2. Collaborative collection development in the classics (General Discussion) “Collective collections” was the buzzword for 2017. […] more
Deconstructing the Open Greek and Latin Project: The First Thousand Years of Greek
| September 19, 2017 | Posted by Colin McCaffrey under Conferences and Workshops, News, Professional Development |
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“Deconstructing the Open Greek and Latin Project: The First Thousand Years of Greek” An AIA-SCS Pre-Meeting Workshop, presented in coordination with the SCS January 3, 2018, 9:00 to 5:00, Tufts University, Medford, MA Interested in open access, the digital humanities, or conducting digital scholarship in your research and/or teaching? Aren’t sure what these topics have to do with classics or archaeology, or even how to get started? Then, please consider joining us next January 3 at the AIA-SCS pre-meeting workshop “Deconstructing the Open Greek and Latin Project”! In this workshop, partners from the Perseus Digital Library, the Harvard Library and Harvard […] more
Ancient Archives, Modern Libraries, and Star Wars: Rogue One
| December 30, 2016 | Posted by Lanah Koelle under News, Uncategorized |
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From our friends at the Institute for Study of the Ancient World: Ancient Archives, Modern Libraries, and Star Wars: Rogue One by Gabriel McKee — December 21, 2016 Despite the movies’ opening assertion that it was “a long time ago,” the world of Star Wars would seem to have little to do with antiquity. And so I was surprised to find significant overlap between the most recent film in the franchise, Rogue One, and the world of libraries, both ancient and modern. Fair warning: spoilers for Rogue One abound ahead. Rogue One tells a story that takes place immediately before the […] more
Ancient Makerspaces | Workshop at AIA/SCS
| December 12, 2016 | Posted by Lanah Koelle under Conferences and Workshops, News, Professional Development |
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Forum members attending the 2017 Society for Classical Studies and Archaeological Institute of America meetings in Toronto may be interested in the workshop, “Ancient Makerspaces: Digital Tools for Classical Scholarship.” The workshop takes place on Saturday, January 7 from 8:30am – 4:00pm in the Sheraton Centre VIP Room. The organizers describe the workshop as “a space for students and scholars to interact with a variety of digital techniques and digital projects of broad application, providing participants the opportunity to engage in hands-on, peer-based learning.” No registration is required. View the schedule of demonstrations and presentations at https://diyclassics.github.io/ams/. Viagra prices in uk buy cheap cialis online. Blood […] more
