Category: Professional Development
The Ovid Concordance and Other Aspects of Classics Librarianship
| April 9, 2020 | Posted by Rebecca Stuhr under News, Professional Development |
Blogpost contributed by Michael Konieczny, Ph.D. Classics, Harvard 2019 Most of the writing I have done has taken the form of academic papers, student evaluations, and job applications (the worst!): the blog post is a new genre for me, so I apologize in advance if I don’t get it quite right. I’ve been asked to write about the Center for Hellenic Studies from the perspective of someone who has just recently completed their Ph.D. in Classics (I graduated from Harvard in May of 2019); in addition, I will talk about some of my work for the Open Greek and Latin […] more
Challenges and Changes in Publishing, Spotlight on Classical Studies Part II: Multi-modal Publishing in the Humanities
| March 21, 2020 | Posted by Rebecca Stuhr under Professional Development, Publishing |
Read Part I Multi-modality is unavoidable when researching the ancient world. Scholars rely on primary evidence derived from multiple physical and virtual formats. How can we represent this cornucopia of possible evidence in a way that makes it intuitive for an audience and that is affordable for publishers? Libraries offer one solution through their institutional repositories (IRs). IRs can handle multiple media formats from music samples, to 3D imagery, to video, to interactive maps. IRs notably provide permanent links and DOIs for digital artifacts, and their best practices include long-term storage, accessibility, and portability. Scholars and publishers can work with […] more
Part I: Challenges and Changes in Humanities Publishing with a spotlight on Classical Studies
| March 21, 2020 | Posted by Rebecca Stuhr under Professional Development, Publishing |
This post originates from my contribution to the 2020 SCS Panel on Humanities Publishing organized by Deborah Stewart and sponsored by the FCSLSC I have spent the entirety of my career in collections. My first position was at the University of Kansas. I had a typewriter to produce order slips and I remember hauling around the volumes of the German books in print. Our collections were in print, we worked from card catalogs, and we had a microfiche catalog for journals. We had one dedicated OCLC terminal, and we offered mediated database searching at cost, with no screen, a printer, […] more
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
Summer Internship Posting: Cultural Heritage Library Intern at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
| October 29, 2019 | Posted by David Ratzan under Job Postings, Professional Development |
The Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State is recruiting an intern for Summer 2020. This is an unpaid position based in Washington, D.C. We are looking for a student with background in Library Sciences to create a collections management strategy for the Center’s small research library, which is focused on archaeology and art history materials. This will include: Inventorying the collection Re-organizing the materials within the allotted space Devising a management strategy for material “check-out” and “check-in” Suggesting methods for long-term management and collections strategy Other duties as assigned, related to […] 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
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 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
