Author: Laurie

I am excited to see great folks in person at the Florida Digital Humanities Conference! And, excited to share about the Florida Digital Newspaper Library! (slides)

En plus de la mise à jour régulière des nouveaux articles ci-dessous, de nombreux journaux des Caraïbes françaises viennent de se charger et se chargent dans dLOC. Veuillez les voir! Avenir, Guadeloupe: https://www.dloc.com/title-sets/AA00087617/results Journal Commercial De La Pointe-a-pitre, Guadeloupe: https://www.dloc.com/title-sets/AA00087618/results Democratie, Guadeloupe: https://www.dloc.com/title-sets/AA00087619/results Nouvelliste: Quotidien De La Guadeloupe: https://www.dloc.com/title-sets/AA00087621/results Progres de la Guadeloupe: https://www.dloc.com/title-sets/AA00087622/results Antilles:… Continue reading Digital Library of the Caribbean, New Items / Nuevos elementos/ Nouveaux articles – De nombreux journaux antillais français

Voting is now open for the annual Digital Humanities (DH) Awards. This is a lovely opportunity to see so much great work done by so many folks! Also, the Digital Library of the Caribbean has an entry in the category “BEST DH DATASET (E.G. A CORPUS OF TEXTS, TABLE OF DATA, OR SIMILAR USED FOR… Continue reading Digital Humanities (DH) Awards – Voting Open Now

I often enough get asked on standard rates for consulting, as well as for stipends, honoraria, and speaker fees. Documenting here for my ease of reference and in case useful for others, and looking forward to updating as I learn more. Stipends vary a lot based on the type of work and time duration. Honoraria… Continue reading Examples of Standard Consulting Rates

For the UF Digital Collections, in addition to under-the-hood work, there are some new updates that you can see: Advanced Search update: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/search The Advanced search page is updated for clarity on what is being searched and search options. This will soon also be in place for the Florida Digital Newspaper Library and Digital Library… Continue reading UF Digital Collections Update

UWI St. Augustine released a wonderful article on “Dr. Alma Jordan, first UWI St. Augustine and University Librarian, Caribbean pioneer in library and information services, passes on. ” Sharing here so that I can easily find this later on, and to hopefully help others in finding this wonderful and important story. Huge thanks to Zahra… Continue reading “Dr. Alma Jordan, first UWI St. Augustine and University Librarian, Caribbean pioneer in library and information services, passes on”

Each morning, I make espresso at home. It’s a small joy to make a single, small cup. It is a joy to take a moment and focus on one nice thing, and nothing else. Today and in recent mornings, Robins are moving through, chattering in the trees as they dance about the tree tops. Hearing… Continue reading Little Morning Joys, Coffee and Robins

With the new bylaws in effect that reflect governance and program activities, dLOC has an organizational chart! The lines are active relations – all groups interact with each other at different times and for different reasons; the lines are not restrictive nor directive. The org chart reflects an active diagram of dLOC’s operations, where Partners… Continue reading Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) Organizational Chart

Executive Board / Junta Ejecutiva / Bureau Exécutif The elections have concluded, with unanimous results approving the new bylaws and electing the new Executive Board members! Congratulations to the new Executive Board Members: Orlando Dowart, University of Suriname; Dr. Charles D. Eckman, University of Miami; Dr. Schuyler Esprit, Create Caribbean Research Institute; Dr. Berthamae Walker,… Continue reading dLOC: Congratulations to new Board Members! New Bylaws!

The ARL Position Description Bank (PD Bank) now includes over 4,000 position descriptions, at 4,222 to be exact. Importantly, the newest community member is the Research Libraries UK (RLUK), and their institutions have contributed 233 PDs. More About the ARL PD Bank In March 2012, the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Board of Directors authorized… Continue reading ARL Position Description Bank: New Milestone!