Organizations to know
- Digital Library Federation (DLF)An organization dedicated to serving "all who are invested in the success of libraries, museums, and archives in the digital age." An initiative of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR): https://www.clir.org.
Other groups
There are several online communities dedicated to exploring the intersection of digital humanities, scholarship, and cultural heritage institutions. The following communities are well-known spaces with clear codes of conduct that are welcoming to practitioners of all skill levels. These groups also tend to have job boards!
- code4libA "volunteer-driven collective of hackers, designers, architects, curators, catalogers, artists and instigators from around the world, who largely work for and with libraries, archives and museums on technology 'stuff.'"
- The Digital Humanities Slack ChannelOpen to "open to anyone with a curiosity about DH and/or related interests (e.g. digital libraries, museums, and archives). Absolutely no expertise needed, and we have several specific [channels] devoted to DH beginners, students, job seekers, and asking all kinds of DHy and digital methods questions."
Fellowships
- CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program"Offers recent Ph.D. graduates the chance to develop research tools, resources, and services while exploring new career opportunities."
- Residency Interest Group of the Association for College and Research LibrariesFind opportunities for residencies and term-limited fellowships for library and information science (LIS) professionals.