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From: Fiona Kovacaj <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Subject: [DHSI] Reminder: One Week Left! Fwd: Call for Chapter (Recipe)
Proposals for ACRL’s Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook, Edited by Fiona
Kovacaj & Victoria James
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>, Victoria James <
[email protected]>

Good afternoon,

This is a friendly reminder that the call for proposals for recipes/chapter
for ACRL’s upcoming ‘Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook’ is due next
week, on *February 1st*.

Please complete the Google Form to submit a proposal no later than:
https://forms.gle/hjL2TMLY5E2GFNeY9

We are accepting chapter (“recipe”) proposals on instructional activities
for teaching about the Digital Humanities through a critical lens for
ACRL’s upcoming *Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook, *edited by Fiona
Kovacaj & Victoria James. Activities in this cookbook will encourage
participants to think about theoretical and methodological issues in the
field. Some theoretical paradigms/frameworks that can be applied to the
recipes include critical media studies, feminism, disability justice,
anti-racism, decolonization, critical race theory, and queer theory. Each
recipe will serve as a guide to teaching about the Digital Humanities.

Final recipes will follow the ACRL Cookbook format
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/172C0sgfIuBE67aEBcMFsHE21XJ6kLU5T/view?usp=sharing),
which frames each activity as a recipe. While recipes are presented in an
approachable package, the topics they discuss should be handled with
seriousness and care.

Your recipe is encouraged to be related to one of these key areas, although
ideas outside of these key areas are also welcome!

– Defining the Digital Humanities
– Digital Tools
– Data & Metadata
– Preservation
– Access

More details on each section below!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Victoria
and I at [email protected]

Best wishes,
Fiona

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From: Fiona Kovacaj <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 11:52 AM
Subject: Call for Chapter (Recipe) Proposals for ACRL’s Critical Digital
Humanities Cookbook, Edited by Fiona Kovacaj & Victoria James
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: Victoria James <[email protected]>, <
[email protected]>

*Call for Chapter (Recipe) Proposals*

We are accepting chapter (“recipe”) proposals on instructional activities
for teaching about the Digital Humanities through a critical lens for
ACRL’s upcoming *Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook, *edited by Fiona
Kovacaj & Victoria James. Activities in this cookbook will encourage
participants to think about theoretical and methodological issues in the
field. Some theoretical paradigms/frameworks that can be applied to the
recipes include critical media studies, feminism, disability justice,
anti-racism, decolonization, critical race theory, and queer theory. Each
recipe will serve as a guide to teaching about the Digital Humanities.

Proposal Submission Guidelines:

Final recipes will follow the ACRL Cookbook format
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/172C0sgfIuBE67aEBcMFsHE21XJ6kLU5T/view?usp=sharing),
which frames each activity as a recipe. While recipes are presented in an
approachable package, the topics they discuss should be handled with
seriousness and care.

Please complete the Google Form to submit a proposal no later than February
1, 2024: https://forms.gle/hjL2TMLY5E2GFNeY9

Cookbook Outline

Your recipe is encouraged to be related to one of these key areas. If you
have ideas outside of these areas, please let us know.

Section 1: Defining the Digital Humanities

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include activities about:

–

Different types of digital scholarship and who is producing digital
scholarship
–

Debates surrounding the definition of DH
–

Centering humans in the digital
–

Introducing theoretical paradigms
–

Critical methodologies to specific topics in the humanities and the
digital

Section 2: Digital Tools

Digital tools include, but are not limited to:

–

Storytelling tools (3D Modeling, interactive timelines and displays, AR,
VR, etc.)
–

Text encoding tools (Oxygen, LEAF-writer)
–

Mapping and timeline tools (ArcGIS, etc.)
–

Text mining tools (Voyant, Google nGram viewer, Bookworm, etc.)
–

Network analysis tools (Gephi, Cyoscape, Onodo, etc.)
–

Data visualization tools (Tableau, Voyant, D3.js, etc.)
–

Gaming and virtual reality (Twine, Blender, Unreal Engine, etc.)

Critical DH topics within this chapter may range from:

–

Biases in digital tools (ex. racist algorithms)
–

Ethics around machine learning and artificial intelligence
–

Inclusivity and representation in digital tools
–

Issues of privacy
–

Digital autonomy
–

Limitations of digital tools more broadly

Section 3: Data & Metadata

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include, but are not limited to,
activities about:

–

Data bias
–

Critical reflection of metadata standards (ex. MODS, MARC 21, etc.)
–

Ethics of linked data
–

Privacy and surveillance
–

Ethics of crowdsourced labor
–

Decolonial schemas
–

Critical reflection of language and taxonomies

Section 4: Preservation

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include, but are not limited to,
activities about:

–

Weighing the benefits against the limitations of digitization
–

Environmental impact of digital storage
–

Intermediality
–

Equitable representation
–

Risks to digital media
–

Preservation challenges
–

Loss of context in digitized materials

Section 5: Access

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include, but are not limited to:

–

Accessible design
–

The digital divide (i.e. equitable access to information)
–

Open access and copyright issues
–

Censorship
–

Sustainability of digital projects (upkeep, etc.)
–

Protection of traditional knowledge

Please email Fiona Kovacaj and Victoria James at
[email protected] if you have any questions.

You can refer to The Data Literacy Cookbook (ACRL 2022)
(https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2022/11/new-acrl-data-literacy-cookbook)
and The Scholarly Communications Cookbook (ACRL 2021)
(https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/11/new-acrl-scholarly-communications-cookbook)
for
examples of format. We encourage creativity and are flexible on the length,
style, topics, etc. We are looking forward to your submissions!

—
*Fiona Kovacaj* MA, MI (she/her)
Librarian, E-Learning | Sociology, LGBTQ+ Studies, Interior Design,
Performance
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson)
416-979-5000 ext. 540035
[email protected]
Book an appointment during my office hours
(https://calendar.app.google/i5fYSpkDt9L9geRXA)

library.torontomu.ca Twitter: @librarytmu
(https://twitter.com/librarytmu) | Instagram: @librarytorontomu
(https://www.instagram.com/librarytorontomu/)

—
*Fiona Kovacaj* MA, MI (she/her)
Librarian, E-Learning | Entrepreneurship, Zone Learning, Marketing,
Interior Design, Performance
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson)
416-979-5000 ext. 540035
[email protected]
Book an appointment during my office hours
(https://calendar.app.google/i5fYSpkDt9L9geRXA)

library.torontomu.ca Twitter: @librarytmu
(https://twitter.com/librarytmu) | Instagram: @librarytorontomu
(https://www.instagram.com/librarytorontomu/)
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———- Forwarded message ———
From: Fiona Kovacaj <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Subject: [DHSI] Reminder: One Week Left! Fwd: Call for Chapter (Recipe)
Proposals for ACRL’s Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook, Edited by Fiona
Kovacaj & Victoria James
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>, Victoria James <
[email protected]>

Good afternoon,

This is a friendly reminder that the call for proposals for recipes/chapter
for ACRL’s upcoming ‘Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook’ is due next
week, on *February 1st*.

Please complete the Google Form to submit a proposal no later than:
https://forms.gle/hjL2TMLY5E2GFNeY9

We are accepting chapter (“recipe”) proposals on instructional activities
for teaching about the Digital Humanities through a critical lens for
ACRL’s upcoming *Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook, *edited by Fiona
Kovacaj & Victoria James. Activities in this cookbook will encourage
participants to think about theoretical and methodological issues in the
field. Some theoretical paradigms/frameworks that can be applied to the
recipes include critical media studies, feminism, disability justice,
anti-racism, decolonization, critical race theory, and queer theory. Each
recipe will serve as a guide to teaching about the Digital Humanities.

Final recipes will follow the ACRL Cookbook format
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/172C0sgfIuBE67aEBcMFsHE21XJ6kLU5T/view?usp=sharing),
which frames each activity as a recipe. While recipes are presented in an
approachable package, the topics they discuss should be handled with
seriousness and care.

Your recipe is encouraged to be related to one of these key areas, although
ideas outside of these key areas are also welcome!

– Defining the Digital Humanities
– Digital Tools
– Data & Metadata
– Preservation
– Access

More details on each section below!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Victoria
and I at [email protected]

Best wishes,
Fiona

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Fiona Kovacaj <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 11:52 AM
Subject: Call for Chapter (Recipe) Proposals for ACRL’s Critical Digital
Humanities Cookbook, Edited by Fiona Kovacaj & Victoria James
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: Victoria James <[email protected]>, <
[email protected]>

*Call for Chapter (Recipe) Proposals*

We are accepting chapter (“recipe”) proposals on instructional activities
for teaching about the Digital Humanities through a critical lens for
ACRL’s upcoming *Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook, *edited by Fiona
Kovacaj & Victoria James. Activities in this cookbook will encourage
participants to think about theoretical and methodological issues in the
field. Some theoretical paradigms/frameworks that can be applied to the
recipes include critical media studies, feminism, disability justice,
anti-racism, decolonization, critical race theory, and queer theory. Each
recipe will serve as a guide to teaching about the Digital Humanities.

Proposal Submission Guidelines:

Final recipes will follow the ACRL Cookbook format
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/172C0sgfIuBE67aEBcMFsHE21XJ6kLU5T/view?usp=sharing),
which frames each activity as a recipe. While recipes are presented in an
approachable package, the topics they discuss should be handled with
seriousness and care.

Please complete the Google Form to submit a proposal no later than February
1, 2024: https://forms.gle/hjL2TMLY5E2GFNeY9

Cookbook Outline

Your recipe is encouraged to be related to one of these key areas. If you
have ideas outside of these areas, please let us know.

Section 1: Defining the Digital Humanities

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include activities about:

–

Different types of digital scholarship and who is producing digital
scholarship
–

Debates surrounding the definition of DH
–

Centering humans in the digital
–

Introducing theoretical paradigms
–

Critical methodologies to specific topics in the humanities and the
digital

Section 2: Digital Tools

Digital tools include, but are not limited to:

–

Storytelling tools (3D Modeling, interactive timelines and displays, AR,
VR, etc.)
–

Text encoding tools (Oxygen, LEAF-writer)
–

Mapping and timeline tools (ArcGIS, etc.)
–

Text mining tools (Voyant, Google nGram viewer, Bookworm, etc.)
–

Network analysis tools (Gephi, Cyoscape, Onodo, etc.)
–

Data visualization tools (Tableau, Voyant, D3.js, etc.)
–

Gaming and virtual reality (Twine, Blender, Unreal Engine, etc.)

Critical DH topics within this chapter may range from:

–

Biases in digital tools (ex. racist algorithms)
–

Ethics around machine learning and artificial intelligence
–

Inclusivity and representation in digital tools
–

Issues of privacy
–

Digital autonomy
–

Limitations of digital tools more broadly

Section 3: Data & Metadata

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include, but are not limited to,
activities about:

–

Data bias
–

Critical reflection of metadata standards (ex. MODS, MARC 21, etc.)
–

Ethics of linked data
–

Privacy and surveillance
–

Ethics of crowdsourced labor
–

Decolonial schemas
–

Critical reflection of language and taxonomies

Section 4: Preservation

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include, but are not limited to,
activities about:

–

Weighing the benefits against the limitations of digitization
–

Environmental impact of digital storage
–

Intermediality
–

Equitable representation
–

Risks to digital media
–

Preservation challenges
–

Loss of context in digitized materials

Section 5: Access

Chapters or “recipes” in this section may include, but are not limited to:

–

Accessible design
–

The digital divide (i.e. equitable access to information)
–

Open access and copyright issues
–

Censorship
–

Sustainability of digital projects (upkeep, etc.)
–

Protection of traditional knowledge

Please email Fiona Kovacaj and Victoria James at
[email protected] if you have any questions.

You can refer to The Data Literacy Cookbook (ACRL 2022)
(https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2022/11/new-acrl-data-literacy-cookbook)
and The Scholarly Communications Cookbook (ACRL 2021)
(https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/11/new-acrl-scholarly-communications-cookbook)
for
examples of format. We encourage creativity and are flexible on the length,
style, topics, etc. We are looking forward to your submissions!

—
*Fiona Kovacaj* MA, MI (she/her)
Librarian, E-Learning | Sociology, LGBTQ+ Studies, Interior Design,
Performance
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson)
416-979-5000 ext. 540035
[email protected]
Book an appointment during my office hours
(https://calendar.app.google/i5fYSpkDt9L9geRXA)

library.torontomu.ca Twitter: @librarytmu
(https://twitter.com/librarytmu) | Instagram: @librarytorontomu
(https://www.instagram.com/librarytorontomu/)

—
*Fiona Kovacaj* MA, MI (she/her)
Librarian, E-Learning | Entrepreneurship, Zone Learning, Marketing,
Interior Design, Performance
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson)
416-979-5000 ext. 540035
[email protected]
Book an appointment during my office hours
(https://calendar.app.google/i5fYSpkDt9L9geRXA)

library.torontomu.ca Twitter: @librarytmu
(https://twitter.com/librarytmu) | Instagram: @librarytorontomu
(https://www.instagram.com/librarytorontomu/)
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