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AI in OH Virtual Symposium (July 2024)

Subject Fields

Oral History

"Since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the fall of 2022, artificial intelligence, or AI for short, has pervaded our shared discourse and lexicon. Myriad organizations and sectors are at once hurriedly embracing and cautiously considering the impacts large language models and complex algorithms might have on their industries. Oral history is not immune to AI’s influence, and in certain cases the profession might already hold extant examples of its effects on practice.

History Harvesting: A Case Study in Documenting Local History

Article of interest:

Woodring, K. and J. Fox-Horton (2023). History Harvesting: A Case Study in Documenting Local History. Digital Humanities Quarterly 17(3). https://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/17/3/000674/000674.html

Abstract: As a case study for the practice and application of digital history in a mid-size university history department, this paper analyzes two History Harvest events undertaken in a split-level digital history course. By examining the results of two local History Harvests, specifically through participation of the greater community, outside the university, and

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-HistBibl: 11 September - 18 September

Subject Fields

Library and Information Science

The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 11 September to 18 September. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-HistBibl. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.

Moving Theory Into Practice [on digitization]

"In 2000, Anne R. Kenney and Oya Y. Rieger wrote "Moving theory into practice: digital imaging for libraries and archives", which was an important book on digitization. The book was born out of the workshops they developed. That book is still considered an important resource. Now the 208 page book is available to everyone through the Internet Archive.

On August 24, the Internet Archive hosted a conversation with Oya Rieger about the work she and Anne Kenney did and the book they developed. A recording of the event is available through the Internet Archive (66 min.).

Source: "Moving

Call for Nominations: American Library Association's "Best Historical Materials" List

Location

New Jersey, United States

Subject Fields

Library and Information Science

The Historical Materials Committee of the American Library Association/Reference and User Services Association’s History Section is soliciting nominations for the committee’s annual Best Historical Materials list.

The list consists of the best print and online historical bibliographies, indexes, reference products, and published primary sources created, published, or significantly updated within the past two calendar years and primarily in English. The 2023 list will consider titles published or significantly updated in 2022 and 2023.

Behold a Digitization of “The Most Beautiful of All Printed Books,” The Kelmscott Chaucer

"The history of the printed book stretches back well over a millennium, the title of the oldest known book currently being held by a Tang Dynasty work of the Diamond Sutra. But what about the most beautiful book? As a contender for that spot, Michael Goodman... has put forth the Kelmscott Chaucer, including the testimony of no less a literary figure than W.B. Yeats, who called it “the most beautiful of all printed books.” Goodman has also made the book freely available for our perusal on his new web site, The Kelmscott Chaucer Online."

(Source: Colin Marshall, "Behold a Digitization of “The

CFP: Record, Document, Archive: Constructing the South Out of Region [edited collection under advance contract]

Subject Fields

American History / Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Environmental History / Studies, Library and Information Science, Public History

Record, Document, Archive: Constructing the South Out of Region [edited collection]

Under advance contract with Louisiana State University Press

Editors: Stephanie Rountree, Lisa Hinrichsen, and Gina Caison

Proposals (500 words): November 1, 2023

Completed Chapters (7,000 words): March 15, 2024

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-HistBibl: 4 September - 11 September

Subject Fields

Library and Information Science

The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 4 September to 11 September. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-HistBibl. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.

The Pulp Magazine Archive Lets You Read Thousands of Digitized Issues of Classic Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Detective Fiction

A new article about the Pulp Magazine Archive:

"The enormous archive contains thousands of digitized issues of such titles as If, True Detective Mysteries, Witchcraft and Sorcery, Weird Tales, Uncensored Detective, Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang, and Adventure (“America’s most exciting fiction for men!”). It also features early celebrity rags like Movie Pictorial and Hush Hush, and retrospectives like Dirty Pictures, a 1990s comic reprinting the often quite misogynist pulp art of the 30s."

(Josh Jones, "The Pulp Magazine Archive Lets You Read Thousands of Digitized Issues of Classic Sci-Fi

Churchill Archives Centre 50th Anniversary Conference

Location

United Kingdom

Subject Fields

British History / Studies

Hi all,

I’m getting in touch as Churchill Archives Centre is running a 2-day hybrid conference to mark its 50th Anniversary this year on the 25th and 26th September.

Join eminent historians, archivists, political figures, and commentators discussing:

the origins of the Archives Centre
the challenges facing archives
cutting-edge research using the Archives' collections