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Free software for the Cal community, the "meme-ification" of political discourse, the rise of the tablet, the death of Steve Jobs — 2011 was a big year for digital humanists everywhere.

This year's MLA Conference disfavored the usual discussions of postmodernism and theory, opting instead for a wealth of digital humanities-related topics.

Vint Cerf argues that rather than the internet itself being a basic human right, technology is an enabler of rights.

As opposed to the "conventional" humanities project in which the scholar approaches a close reading of a text with some hypothesis in mind, the computer-aided process of "text mining" is neither interpretively directed nor theoretically guided.

A look at the issues now facing the publishing industry: the integration of bookselling and publication--especially as it pertains to emergent e-book formats; the creation of allegiances between publishers and distributors for exclusive rights across platforms, and the ongoing effects felt by smaller booksellers. These all combine into the nagging question of where and how consumers will be able to access books.

A number of upcoming conferences, projects, and initiatives explore the social impact of digital technology, new media, and the Internet.

The digital humanities have 'arrived,' for all intents and purposes — save a very important one: tenure and promotion.

A printed book is now considered simple. It's material; it's straightforward, and it can be an object of museum-worthy beauty. Is this, then, the future of the printed book?

Despite the ubiquity of personal academic websites, the process of setting up a site remains daunting to many scholars outside of computer science. This article provides basic tips and best practices for scholars who wish to build their own personal sites for professional purposes.

How do we read books when tablets offer us so many competing things to look at? With a book on iPad, for example, Facebook is as easy to get to as the next page.