If you're going to #DH2026, say hello to @sharonmleon.bsky.social & @stakats.bsky.social who will be at the @digitalscholar.bsky.social table with goodies for your laptop and your colleagues. Have a great conference, everyone!

Respect and gratitude to Prof David Blight and Dir Anthea Hartig on representing history and truth telling abt our multiracial democracy’s shared past in Congress today. (& Blights correction of that wrong assertion abt US abolishing slavery-chefs kiss)

Scholarly folks who have ever received federal funding: today is the deadline for public comment on proposed revisions that will decimate our national research capacity and replace expertise with political whim. Please consider throwing in your 2¢. See below for some useful links and encouragement.

We have had a python scripts for Classic export since 2013 (github.com/omeka/Pyt...), and there are add-ons with user interfaces for export and static site building. Read more about them here: omeka.org/news/2026/.... Please do take the necessary steps to preserve your work!

GitHub - omeka/PythonOmekaApiToCsv: Python script for exporting metadata from Omeka to a CSV file via the Omeka API.

Python script for exporting metadata from Omeka to a CSV file via the Omeka API. - omeka/PythonOmekaApiToCsv

github.com

Friends, you might have seen some recent publications discussion paths to preservation for Omeka Classic and Omeka S. We think those things are important too! And we have scripts and add-ons to help.

The National Council on Public History unequivocally rejects the findings of the White House's report on the National Museum of American History. Read the reasons why at ncph.org/news/ncph-st....

NCPH Statement in Response to White House “Saving America’s Story” Report | National Council on Public History

NCPH Statement in Response to the White House “Saving America’s Story” Report and in Support of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Published July 9, 2026 The National Council on Publi...

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Column by Philip Kennicott: The Trump administration has issued a lengthy 160-page report, with more than 500 footnotes, on the Smithsonian. Just follow the footnotes, and you quickly realize this is a relentlessly tendentious piece of trash. https://wapo.st/4h0t20w

Friends, if you're interested in working with both ArchivesSpace and Omeka S, register for an introductory webinar on July 8 @ 12:00 pm ET to learn more: archivesspace.org/archives/233...

Pleased to talk to IOI about our approach at @digitalscholar.bsky.social to developing and supporting open infrastructure, including the many ways our small team is working to support the larger field.

Invest in Open Infrastructure@investinopen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For 15+ years, the Corporation for Digital Scholarship has sustained Zotero, Omeka, and more with an unusual business model. We spoke with co-CEO Sharon Leon – read the new IOI case study:

Blogging is painful but essential for preserving my work beyond my lifetime. I discuss the steps I take, from metadata to digital preservation, and why it's worth it. https://eve.gd/2026/04/19/the-necessary-pain-involved-in-blogging-if-you-want-your-work-to-be-preserved-beyond-your-lifespan/

The Necessary Pain Involved in Blogging (if you want your work to be preserved beyond your lifespan)

I am thinking a lot these days about my own mortality. That’s not because I am obsessed with death or anything of the sort. It’s more that my health problems are accumulating and I do not know how long my body is going to hold out against them. It might be that I can clear all my current...

eve.gd

I'm so pleased to be part of this effort to ensure the long-term sustainability of RightsStatements.org!

Digital Scholar@digitalscholar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are pleased to announce that Digital Scholar will be the new organizational home of RightsStatements.org, collaborating with the global user community to update and maintain these standards ensuring responsiveness to evolving cultural, legal, & operational contexts. digitalscholar.org/b...

I see all of you in elder care situations. My Thanksgiving day is a drive to PGH to hang with my Mom, who might not know the day. Still, it's an incredible gift to be together.

Congratulations to Allmaps (led by @bertspaan.nl & Jules Schoonman) + @iiif.bsky.social on the announcement of this partnership. It's a fantastic step towards a sustainable, open, digital maps infrastructure and data ecosystem. Learn more at allmaps.org/iiif-partner... & iiif.io/news/2025/11...

Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...

Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records - Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School's Nuremberg Trials Project has finalized the first complete, keyword searchable online collection of more than 750,000 pages of Nazi war tribunal documents.

hls.harvard.edu

Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything

Job! Postdoc in Digital Cultural Heritage: Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems, on new EU funded grant. 3.5 years, @designinf.bsky.social, Edinburgh. Design ethical processes, & evaluate open source tools for Digital Cultural Heritage Objects, with me! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Lost a beloved mentor unexpectedly over the weekend. Such a shock, but at least I know that she knew how important she was to me. Take a minute to tell those people how much they've influenced your life while you have the chance.

Folks who are also on historians.social on Mastodon - the instance is shutting down at the end of October, so you'll want to migrate or whatever the appropriate verb is. 💙📚 🗃 #earlymodern

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Historians.social is open to all who are interested in history.

historians.social

Joseph M. Adelman@jmadelman.historians.social.ap.brid.gy · 12mo ago

On behalf of @kawulf and @lizcovart, we have some unfortunate news to share with the historians.social community today: https://www.cliodigital.media/updates/update-on-historianssocial

Be sure to check out this upcoming immigration history manuscript workshop from our colleagues with the @ihrc-umn.bsky.social :

Immigration History Research Center@ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Are you writing your first book on immigration history? Then apply for our Immigration History Manuscript Workshop and present your work in progress at OAH 2026. Applications due Sept 30. More info at z.umn.edu/ManuscriptWorkshop @oah.org @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

“Due to the threat posed by Russian drones operating over Ukraine near the Polish border, Polish and allied air forces have begun preventive operations in our airspace. Ground-based air defense systems have reached the highest level of alert.”

Donald Tusk@donald-tusk.bsky.social · 11mo ago

W związku z zagrożeniem ze strony rosyjskich dronów operujących nad Ukrainą w pobliżu granicy z Polską, w naszej przestrzeni rozpoczęło się prewencyjne operowanie lotnictwa - polskiego i sojuszniczego. Naziemne systemy obrony powietrznej osiągnęły stan najwyższej gotowości.

Romania air force just intercepted Russian drone on Romania territory , - Antena 3 CNN

A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

religionnews.com

Want to explore the various ways Omeka can best serve your project? Join us for our next round of intensive courses for the opportunity to develop your project with the guidance of an Omeka team member! Register at

New issue of my newsletter: "The Reboot of Digital Humanities Now" — Discover the latest work from across the field and around the world newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...

The Reboot of Digital Humanities Now

Discover the latest work from across the field and around the world

newsletter.dancohen.org

I miss a world where we wrote and engaged with each other about DH in small bites. @dhnow.bsky.social helped create that community and I'm glad it's back. digitalscholar.org/dhnow-and-co...

More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Hundreds of Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly given contraception between 1960 and 1991, report says

More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s.

pbs.org

This is a global crisis problem as far as I’m concerned. People who say they have historically cared about national autonomy must step up. In years past this would not be a question for the US, regardless of party affiliation.

Matthew Kirschenbaum@mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 11mo ago

If Poland, a NATO member, just sustained a large-scale Russian drone attack, that is legit very very not good.

Release! Classic 3.2 is out. Looks pretty much the same but includes approximately a metric ton of accessibility improvements.

Omeka@omeka.org · 11mo ago

Just as the new semester begins, we've got a fresh new release of Omeka Classic. Though there aren't many functional changes the released is chocked full of accessibility improvements that we'll write about in more detail in the coming weeks.

Considering taking an Omeka Intensive? Sign up for this webinar next Wednesday to learn more.

Omeka@omeka.org · 12mo ago

Want to learn more about our Omeka Intensive Courses? Join us for an info session on Wednesday, August 27th at 7:30 PM EDT. Instructor Dani Willcutt will provide a brief overview of the Classic and S courses and address audience questions. Register now:

It' that time again! Registration is now open for our Fall intensive trainings. Sign up to reserve your spot in our Classic or S course today: