The University of Iowa Libraries launched an experiment this morning by publishing online the first in a series of letters written by Civil War solder Joseph F. Culver to his wife Mary. The idea, hatched in Special Collections where the original letters are housed, is to web publish this series of Civil War-era correspondence exactly 150 years toContinue reading “Fostering news ways to publish, promote and preserve the historic and academic record”
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New site broadcasts the cumulative impact of the UI Political Science Department’s Shambaugh Conferences
Access to lectures and academic papers from the Benjamin F. Shambaugh Conference is now available at http://ir.uiowa.edu/shambaugh/. The conferences, sponsored by the Department of Political Science of the University of Iowa, are supported by funds in memory of Professor Benjamin F. Shambaugh, who headed the department from its founding in 1900 to his death inContinue reading “New site broadcasts the cumulative impact of the UI Political Science Department’s Shambaugh Conferences”
Deadline near for UI public digital humanities grants
The deadline for the new Digital Studio for Public Humanities (DSPH) grant is next week. Launched in August 2011 by the Office of the Provost, the Digital Studio for the Public Humanities encourages and supports public digital humanities research, scholarship and learning. All proposals must be submitted electronically to the Office of the Vice PresidentContinue reading “Deadline near for UI public digital humanities grants”
Digital Library Services has new staff, new name
The new year brings new changes to the digital library program at Iowa. Our department, formerly known as Digital Library Services (DLS), is now Digital Research & Publishing (DRP). The title change is an outgrowth of a larger Libraries reorganization and reflects a renewed emphasis on aiding scholars at work on digital research and publishing.Continue reading “Digital Library Services has new staff, new name”
THATCamp Iowa City registration now open
Registration is now open for THATCamp Iowa City! THATCamp Iowa City will run from Friday, March 30 to Sunday, April 1 at the University of Iowa. Conference sessions will be held Saturday and Sunday, with workshops on that Friday. THATCamp stands for “The Humanities and Technology Camp.” It is an unconference: an open, inexpensive meeting whereContinue reading “THATCamp Iowa City registration now open”
Winet new director of Digital Studio for Public Humanities
Jon Winet has been named the inaugural director of the Digital Studio for Public Humanities at the University of Iowa. The new Studio is a campus-wide initiative based in the Main Library that will encourage and support public digital humanities research and scholarship by faculty, staff, and students, including those involved in “Public Humanities inContinue reading “Winet new director of Digital Studio for Public Humanities”
Hear Iowa City readings from the new U.S. Poet Laureate
Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Philip Levine (57MFA), “best known for his big-hearted, Whitmanesque poems about working-class Detroit” was named the new U.S. Poet Laureate today. “I find him an extraordinary discovery because he introduced me to a whole new world I hadn’t connected to in poetry before,” James Billington, the librarian of Congress, told the New York TimesContinue reading “Hear Iowa City readings from the new U.S. Poet Laureate”
Byron Burford’s work in the UIMA digital catalog
Late yesterday, the University of Iowa Museum of Art announced the passing of Byron Burford, Professor of Art at the University of Iowa for nearly 40 years. He died on Friday, June 17, at the age of 90. According to the UIMA, Buford was originally from Mississippi and came to Iowa City to study with Grant Wood. “AfterContinue reading “Byron Burford’s work in the UIMA digital catalog”
Stradivari Quartet recordings now available online
Forty-four years after its first public performance, the Stradivari String Quartet now has audio recordings from 1963-1996 publicly available in the Iowa Digital Library at http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/strad. The collection is part of the Iowa Sounds Digital Collection, a growing digital repository of audio recordings that documents the musical and cultural heritage of the University of IowaContinue reading “Stradivari Quartet recordings now available online”
Digital humanities faculty searches underway
At Digital Library Services we are excited to see the new job postings for four faculty positions in support of a cluster initiative in Public Humanities in a Digital World. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is searching for the first three of an eventual six positions under this initiative. The new School of Library and Information Science director will beContinue reading “Digital humanities faculty searches underway”