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This post will be expanded as new opportunities are found. First published February 28, 2023, latest revision March 8, 2023.

Sources: Bibliographic Society of America newsletter, Penn Workshop in the History of Material Texts listserv, Twitter, TXTDS-affiliated faculty.

Events

  • Coffee with a Codex
    Theme, “Commentary on Aristotle,” Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Online (Zoom), 9a Pacific (12p Eastern), March 2, 2023.
  • “Book History in Bits”
    Christopher Ohge, “Book History in Bits: Digital Textual Scholarship, Hypertext, and Creative-Critical Possibilities,” Oxford Bibliographical Society. Hybrid (Zoom), 9:15a Pacific (5:15p GMT), March 2, 2023.
  • Digital History and Theory: An Open Conversation on the Future of Digital Scholarship
    Hybrid – Brown University and online. March 3-4, 2023.
  • Documenting Social Movement: Bibliography, Archives, and Protest
    Cosponsored by Bibliographical Societies (UK, America, Canada), panel discussion. Online (Zoom). 10a Pacific, March 6, 2023.
  • “Item Not Found” Conference
    “Item Not Found: Accounting for Loss in Libraries, Archives, and Other Heritage and Memory Organizations,” UCLA Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies. Virtual, 9a-1p Pacific, March 8-9, 2023.
  • Coffee with a Codex
    Theme, “Glossed Psalter,” Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Online (Zoom), 9a Pacific (12p Eastern), March 9, 2023.
  • SIMS Online Lecture Series
    Meagan Allen (Science History Institute), “Paleographical Approaches to Determining the Authenticity of Medieval Alchemical Manuscripts.” Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Online (Zoom), 9a Pacific (12-1:30p Eastern), Friday, March 10, 2023.
  • Mellon Opportunity for Diversity in Conservation 2023 Summer Workshop
    UCLA and Getty-hosted workshop in cultural heritage conservation for current students and recent grads from historically underrepresented communities. Applications due: 5p, Friday, March 10, 2023.
  • Coffee with a Codex
    Theme, “Medical Encyclopedia,” Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Online (Zoom), 9a Pacific (12p Eastern), March 16, 2023.
  • University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Exhibit
    In-person exhibit in UW Special Collections, “Invisible Cities: The Prints of Giovanni Battisti Piranesi and the Art of the Built Environment.” On display through March 18, 2023.
  • New Directions in Indigenous Book History
    Virtual symposium sponsored by the Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School, Bibliographical Society of America. March 23-24, 2023.
  • CIFNAL Speaker Series
    Aurélie Gadrat (Amalivre), “Collecting Francophone comic books : illustrated reasons to collect Bande dessinées.” Virtual (Zoom), 9a Pacific, March 24, 2023.
  • Virtual Symposium: Pattern & Flow
    Grolier Club virtual symposium, “Pattern & Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper.” Online, 6a-2:30p Pacific (9a-5:30p Eastern), March 24, 2023.
  • California Rare Book School
    Multiple courses available in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles (CA); Washington DC; Italy; and online, June 21-August 18. Deadlines vary.

Calls for Proposals

  • Women’s Writing in History
    “Digital Approaches to Women’s Historical Book Culture,” essays for a volume in Brill peer-reviewed series “Women Writers in History.” Deadline: March 1, 2023.
  • “Digital Humanities Against Dark Times” Conference
    Hosted by the Vanderbilt Center for Digital Humanities, April 14-15, 2023. Abstracts due March 5, 2023.
  • Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative
    jTEI 2022 Conference edition – for authors of any presentation at the recent conference and members meeting. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
  • ACM Hypertext 2023
    CFP for papers, workshops (deadline 1); late breaking, blue sky, demos, traversals, and doctoral consortium (deadline 2). Conference at Bibliotheca Hertziana (Rome, Italy), September 4-8, 2023. Deadlines: March 31 and May 26, 2023.
  • Inscription: The Journal of Material Text
    Theme “touch.” Full submissions due: May 1, 2023.
  • Manuscript Studies Journal
    CFP for Spring 2024 issue and beyond of Manuscript Studies from SIMS at University of Pennsylvania. Submissions accepted continuously. Deadline for next issue: June 30, 2023 (peer reviewed articles) or August 31, 2023 (non-peer reviewed annotations).
  • European Society of Textual Scholarship 2023 Conference
    Registration now open for April 13-14, 2023 conference, “Authorship, Identity, and Textual Scholarship.” University of Kent (England).

Funding & Awards

  • Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) Essay Prize
    Rare Book School SoFCB award to a scholarly article that advances the society’s mission. Deadline: March 1, 2023.
  • Book Art Research Fellowship
    2-3 week research fellowship at Center for Book Arts (New York, NY). Deadline: February 26, 2023 extended to March 3, 2023.
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Fellowship in Digital World History with the World History Center and the Department of History, University of Pittsburgh (Penn.). Deadline: March 20, 2023.
  • #IHeartUWLibraries Student Video Contest
    $500-1500 prizes for videos from active undergraduate or graduate students from UW campuses. Submissions due Sunday, March 26, 2023.
  • Physical Accessibility in Book Arts Project Researcher
    Term research position with stipend. Center for Book Arts (New York, NY). Deadline: March 30, 2023.
  • PhD Studentships
    Funding for PhD study in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University (UK). Deadline: March 31, 2023.

Jobs, Internships & Fellowships

  • Special Collections Summer Fellowships
    For current or recent graduate students interested in pursuing a career in special collections or archives. Special Collections, Princeton University Library (Princeton, NJ). Deadline: March 1, 2023.
  • Metadata Archivist
    Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Apply before March 15, 2023.
  • Associate University Librarian for Special Collections
    Cornell University Library. First review March 17, 2023.
  • Anne Belk Distinguished Fellow for Distinctive Collections (Curator)
    Special Collections Research Center, Appalachian State University (Boone, NC). Deadline: March 26, 2023.
  • Post-doctoral Researcher in Natural Language Processing
    Researcher for interdisciplinary research project exploring newspaper and radio archives. EPFL DHLAB (Lausanne, Switzerland). Deadline: April 21, 2023.
  • Program Assistant
    Mellon Foundation (New York, NY).
  • Cataloging and Systems Librarian
    Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA).
  • Digital Scholarship Specialist
    Two positions, Princeton University Libraries (Princeton, NJ).
  • Curatorial Fellowship in Rare Books
    Two-year position. Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology (Kansas City, MO).
  • Digital Content Services Librarian
    Beinecke Library, Yale (New Haven, Connecticut).
  • Curator for African American and African Diasporic Collections
    Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.).
  • Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Yale Center for British Art, Yale (New Haven, Connecticut).
  • Director, Rare Books & Manuscripts
    Director for auction consignment company Heritage Auctions in Irving, Texas.
  • Assistant Curator of Rare Books
    Special Collections & Public Services, Linda Hall Library (Kansas City, Missouri).