Laurie N. Taylor, Digital Scholarship Librarian

This information will soon be posted to the main CEE page, https://www.engaged.library.ufl.edu/, and I need it now for reference as we continue to deploy the CEE Kiosks to the different libraries, so posting here for my own reference. More information from a prior posting, and other resources.  Get Engaged at Your Library! The Community Engagement Engine (CEE) Libraries create exhibits and host speakers to engage communities by sharing, interpreting, and promoting materials. Previously, patrons who visited an exhibit or attended a presentation could experience the presentation and see rare and thought-provoking materials. However, they likely did not have an opportunity to ask questions, share comments, requestRead More →

From the Open Library of the Humanities (OLH): https://about.openlibhums.org/2016/09/19/cfp-postcolonial-perspectives-in-game-studies/ and copied below for ease. CFP: Postcolonial Perspectives in Game Studies / Abstract Deadline: 15 December, 2016 Since the first key publications in the nineties on videogames research in Humanities and Social Sciences contexts, the field of Game Studies has become an established platform for discussion and debate on how games contribute to our cultural, social and aesthetic experiences. Game Studies has, consequently, taken up debates on diversity and inclusion, time and again. Following the return of radical reactionary and conservative forces across the globe, the recent bigoted GamerGate controversy provoked incisive discussions on gender, and questions ofRead More →

UF is an amazing place to work! I get to work with fabulous folks like Hélène Huet! See the job posting below and consider joining our team! POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: CLASSICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION LIBRARIAN POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian Assistant or Associate University Librarian   The George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, seeks applications and nominations for the position of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian is a tenure track library faculty position in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library (Library West). The Librarian is responsible for the overall development, management and coordination of the GeorgeRead More →

See the call and submit on the AAIHS site: http://www.aaihs.org/call-for-submissions-new-blog-series-on-comics-race-and-society/ African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS): Call For Submissions: New Blog Series On Comics, Race, And Society Guest Editors: Julian Chambliss and Walter Greason In the past two decades, an increasing number of scholars have examined the influence and power of comics in U.S. society.  These scholars have approached the critical analysis of comic books, comic strips, graphic novels and other sequential art as cultural artifacts that highlight wider societal concerns linked to social, economic and political transformations. Diverse in form, the comic medium offers a powerful window on our collective psyche. Given the representation powerRead More →