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HASTAC welcomes 7 leading scholars and professionals as new Steering Committee members
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By Hilary Culbertson on May 30th, 2013
The Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC, or "haystack") is pleased to announce the addition of several new members to its Steering Committee:Jorge Duran, Chief of Office of Science, Technology, and Innovation; Department of Economic...
HASTAC Content
Facebook, HASTAC, MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, and the Family Online Safety Institute Launch Project:Connect
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By Sheryl Grant on May 1st, 2013
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, and the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) today announced a series of activities to advance healthy online experiences so young people can more easily make smart and responsible...
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New Resource: Digital Badges: An Annotated Research Bibliography
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By HASTAC Admin on Feb 27th, 2013
 A new resource on the newly emerging field of badges and learning is now available on www.hastac.org. Digital Badges: An Annotated Research Bibliography, contains more than 160 entries and is the first resource of its kind on digital badges.This annotated research...
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Digital Media Challenge Offers $100,000 in Prizes For Fresh Ideas on Democracy
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By HASTAC Admin on Feb 7th, 2013
 A new competition offers $100,000 in prizes for creative and provocative digital media pieces that offer new ideas and fresh perspectives to help improve American democracy. The competition -- Looking@Democracy -- aims to spark a national conversation...

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Summer 2013 Scalar Webinars
By HASTAC Admin on Jun 19th, 2013
Academia, Digital Humanities, Digital Media & Learning, Reading & Writing, Technology
digital publishing, digital scholarship, Scalar
Summer 2013 Scalar WebinarsFollowing up on our recent Beta release, the Scalar development team will offering free online webinars to help new users...
DML WinnerSuper contributor
President Clinton Announces Commitment to Create New Pathways to College and Career Success Through Open Badges
By Digital Media and Learning Competition on Jun 13th, 2013
Digital Media and Learning Competition, Assessment & Evaluation
badges, DML Badges, open badges
BETTER FUTURES FOR 2 MILLION AMERICANS THROUGH OPEN BADGESPresident Clinton Announces Commitment to Create New Pathways to College and Career Success
Member
JCDL 2013 registration deadline extended to June 5
By Megan Senseney on Jun 4th, 2013
Libraries
Early-bird registration for JCDL 2013 has been extended to June 5. Registeronline at http://www.regonline.com/JCDL2013. Rates available athttp://...
HASTAC ContentFrequent contributor
Issue 2 of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology Now Available
By Hilary Culbertson on Jun 3rd, 2013
Games & Gaming, Gender & Sexuality, Digital Humanities, Virtual Worlds, Research & Methodologies
The Fembot Collective is delighted to announce the second issue of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology!
HASTAC Content
Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning and Creativity Receives $75,000 Grant from Cisco to Support K–8 Digital Fabrication Software Tool
By Sheryl Grant on Jun 1st, 2013
Digital Media and Learning Competitions
Digital Media and Learning Competition, Digital Media & Learning, K-12 Learning, Software & Apps, Youth
Congratulations to former Digital Media and Learning Competition winners, Reynolds Center (collaborators involved in Fab@School), for their recent...
HASTAC ContentFrequent contributor
HASTAC welcomes 7 leading scholars and professionals as new Steering Committee members
By Hilary Culbertson on May 30th, 2013
HASTAC Steering Committee
HASTAC
The Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC, or "haystack") is pleased to announce the addition of several new...
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Call for papers JDMDH
By nicolas turenne on May 24th, 2013
Arts & Design, Coding & Development, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Ethics, HASTAC Conferences & Events, Data & Information, Gender & Sexuality, HASTAC.org, Geography & Location, HASTAC Scholars, Information Science & Archiving, History, Internet & Web 2.0, Digital Humanities, Digital Media & Learning, Journalism & Media, Open Source, Open Access & Open Web, Virtual Worlds, Languages, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence, Visualization, Social Networks & Social Media, Software & Apps, Pedagogy & Teaching, Socioeconomic Status & Class, User Experience & Design, Work, Research & Methodologies, Youth, Sciences & Neurosciences, Culture, Multimedia, Technology, HASTAC
Greetings from Journal of Data Mining & Digital Humanities. 
Member
Registration Open for JCDL 2013 Tutorial "The Europeana Data Model and Collections"
By Megan Senseney on May 24th, 2013
Libraries, Arts & Humanities, Digital Media & Learning, Research & Methodologies
Registration is now open for the JCDL 2013 tutorial "The Europeana Data Model and Collections", Monday, July 22, 9:00-12:00, Indianapolis, Indiana.
DML WinnerSuper contributor
Hacking for a Better Web Winners Announced
By Digital Media and Learning Competition on May 10th, 2013
Digital Media and Learning Competitions
Coding & Development, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Digital Divide & Access, Privacy, Community & Policy
dml5, Facebook, Hacking for a Better Web
After a long, fun day of hacking in New York City yesterday the Project:Connect – Hacking for a Better Web winners were announced: Social...
Member
New Resource: The Virtual Paul's Cross Project Website
By John Wall on May 9th, 2013
History, Music & Sound, Digital Humanities, Visualization, Culture
Gunpowder Day, John Donne, Paul's Cross, preaching, sermons, St Paul's Cathedral
 John N. Wall, Project Director and Professor of English Literature at NC State University, announces that the Virtual Paul’s Cross Project...
DML WinnerSuper contributor
Grant Competition to Provide $150,000 for Summer Youth Programs
By Digital Media and Learning Competition on May 9th, 2013
Digital Media and Learning Competitions
Coding & Development, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Libraries, Internet & Web 2.0, Non-profits, Youth, Community & Policy
dml5
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 9, 2013 GRANT COMPETITION TO PROVIDE $150,000 FOR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMSMuseums, Libraries, Nonprofits Encouraged to Launch...
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Singularity University Launches "Innovating Women"
By HASTAC Admin on May 8th, 2013
Gender & Sexuality, Careers, Publishing & Tenure, International & Global, Journalism & Media, Sciences & Neurosciences, Technology
Singularity University Launches Innovating Women, A Campaign to Support Women’s Participation in Innovation, Science and Technology
HASTAC ContentRegular contributor
Scheduled downtime Monday morning
By Ruby Sinreich on May 3rd, 2013
HASTAC.org
Acquia, downtime, Drupal, ubuntu
This website will be down for a period of 30 to 90 minutes beginning at 7:00 am EDT Monday morning to upgrade our cloud server's operating system. We...
HASTAC Content
Facebook, HASTAC, MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, and the Family Online Safety Institute Launch Project:Connect
By Sheryl Grant on May 1st, 2013
Digital Media and Learning Competitions
Coding & Development, Digital Media and Learning Competition, Civic Engagement, Collaboration, Internet & Web 2.0, Mobile, Digital Media & Learning, Software & Apps, Youth, HASTAC
dml5, Facebook, FOSI, MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla, Project:Connect
HASTAC ContentRegular contributor
HASTAC Steering Committee Member Named Director of Digital Public Library of America
By Kristan Shawgo on Apr 22nd, 2013
Authority Control: Information and Library Science
21st Century Literacies, Libraries, Data & Information, Information Science & Archiving, Internet & Web 2.0, Digital Humanities, Digital Media & Learning, Open Source, Open Access & Open Web, HASTAC
HASTAC would like to congratulate HASTAC Steering Committee member Dan Cohen on his appointment as the founding Executive Director of the Digital...
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