Last-minute NCPH conference rides and roommates

09 April 2013 – editors 1

Attending the NCPH conference in Ottawa next week? Still in search of a ride-share or roommate? You can use the comments box below, or LinkedIn group (open to NCPH members only), or Facebook page to to post queries or contacts Read More

Professional opportunities April 9, 2013

09 April 2013 – editors

CFP: American Historical Assn. panel on “Current Events in Historical Perspective”
DEADLINE: May 1, 2013

CFP: “China: Curating, Exhibitions and Display Culture” issue of Journal of Curatorial Studies
DEADLINE: May 1, 2013

CFP: “The Countermonument – 30 Years Later” session at College Art Association, Feb. Read More

NCPH news and conference updates April 2, 2013 – Last day for pre-registration

03 April 2013 – editors

NEWS

• Digital Public Library of America to Open April 18th. Public historians will benefit from a national digital library knitting together the holdings of America’s research libraries, archives, and museums—online and free of charge.
• The Sequester Hits History. When we think about the budget mess in Washington, it’s easy to focus on how it affects what’s now and what’s next….

Professional opportunities April 2, 2013

02 April 2013 – editors

CFP: Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums conference, October 20-22, 2013, Washington, D.C., U.S.
PROPOSAL DEADLINE: April 12, 2013

CFP: Heritage and Change in the Arctic, Oct. 11-14, 2013, University of Greenland
DEADLINE: May 1, 2013

EDU: Project Management for History Professionals course from American Assn. Read More

NCPH News and conference updates March 27, 2013 – Hiring a co-editor for The Public Historian

28 March 2013 – editors

NEWS

• Hiring a Co-Editor for The Public Historian. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities is accepting applications for a Public Historian in Residence who will co-edit NCPH and UCSB’s journal.
• Consultants’ Monthly TweetChat Monday, April 1, at 4pm Eastern will mark the sixth monthly NCPH Consultants TweetChat. 

Project Showcase: The Health/PAC Digital Archive

28 March 2013 – editors 4

The Health/PAC Digital Archive is a complete collection of the influential Health/PAC Bulletin, which was published for nearly three decades until Health/PAC closed in 1994. Full-text searchable, it amounts to a documentary history of mid- to late-20th Century American health policy and politics. Read More

Professional opportunities March 26, 2013

26 March 2013 – editors

ANNCT:  Latest report on Senate archives and records available from Advisory Committee on the Records of U.S. Congress

ANNCT: History Workshop Online seeks two new editors.  Click here for details. DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS:  May 15, 2013

CFP:  Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia seeks volunteer contributors with experience/expertise in writing about Philadelphia area history. Read More

NCPH News and conference updates March 21, 2013 – Public History Ryan Gosling is back

21 March 2013 – editors

NEWS

• Canada’s Federal Librarians Fear Being ‘muzzled’.  A new code for federal librarians and archivists stresses federal employees’ “duty of loyalty” to the “duly elected government.”
• NPS Designates 13 New National Historic Landmarks.  New Sites Recognize More Complete Story of America, including Significant Latino, African American and Indian Sites.

Professional opportunities March 18, 2013

18 March 2013 – editors

CFP: Poster Session at American Association for State and Local History conference, Sept. 20, 2013, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 10, 2013

CONF: Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections, July 21-23, 2013, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Read More

NCPH News and conferences updates March 14, 2013 – Happy birthday History@Work

15 March 2013 – editors

NEWS

Happy Birthday, History@Work! It’s hard to believe that our blog is one year old this week. Besides a vigorous record of analysis and insights on the field, History@Work has the distinction of being the foundation of NCPH’s expanding Public History Commons. Read More