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Publishing Makerspace on the Road: Emory University
European dried gardens and women writers imagining Atlanta were the fascinating topics that were the focus of a double-header Publishing Makerspace workshop at Emory University (November 2, 2017). Understanding the multi-functional collaboration that is at the heart of Publishing Makerspace, Allison Adams (Associate Director, Scholarly Writing and Research, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence) and […]
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New edition of the go-to reference for students and RIM professionals
Facet Publishing announce the publication of Records and Information Management, 2nd edition by Patricia C Franks. The first edition of Records and Information Management was described by Archives and Records as, ‘a valuable up to date combined textbook and reference book which will enhance its readers’ knowledge irrespective of their place on the career ladder’. […]
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New book imagines the archive of the future
Facet Publishing announce the publication of Archival Futures edited by Caroline Brown. It is widely acknowledged that the archival discipline is facing a time of change. The digital world has presented changes in how records are created, used, stored and communicated. At the same time, there is increased public debate over issues such as ownership […]
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From Archive Data to DH Practice: Starting a new Digital Humanities Project
At the University of Miami’s Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC), archivist Amanda Moreno has been collaborating with the Digital Humanities Support team of the Richter Libraries to create “Global Cuba Collections,” a digital map of Cuban archives located in the U.S. and around the world. Below, I discuss some of the initial steps in developing “Global […]
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Geoffrey Yeo investigates the relationships between information, data and records
Facet Publishing announce the release of Records, Information and Data: Exploring the role of record-keeping in an information culture by Geoffrey Yeo. In a society that increasingly emphasizes digital information and data, questions arise about the place of longer-established concepts such as records and archives. Records, Information and Data sets out to investigate the relationships […]
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Delis Negrón Digital Archive
The Delis Negrón Digital Archive captures the life and legacy of Delis Negrón, born in 1901 in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, and who was director, editor, poet, […]
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An essential introduction to reference librarianship and information services for students and professionals
Facet Publishing have announced the release of the fourth edition of Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath’s Reference and Information Services, An introduction. Designed to complement every introductory library reference course, Reference and Information Services, is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to expand their personal reference knowledge, teaching failsafe methods for identifying […]
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Publish a Technical Article to Teach Others and Support Charities
The Community site on DigitalOcean has nearly 2,000 technical tutorials on software development and Linux. The team is looking for more writers to contribute to this corpus. This opportunity enables those in the digital humanities field and researchers at large to not only share knowledge with other scholars, but with a broader, interdisciplinary developer community. […]
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A HASTAC Scholar’s first book
Hey folks! I’m a former HASTAC Scholar, and SILS Alumni. My first book is coming out in August– just finished indexing it today– and I wanted to let everyone know about it. Comic Book Collections and Programming: A Practical Guide for Librarians is part of the Practical Guide for Librarians series. In it I talk about comics in libraries, purchasing and […]
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New book provides an accessible and engaging guide to managing research data
Facet Publishing have announced the release of Andrew Cox and Eddy Verbaan’s Exploring Research Data Management. Research Data Management (RDM) has become a professional topic of great importance internationally. This has been driven by a number of factors including the ‘deluge of data’ arising from new types of science, a crisis in confidence in research […]