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[1] From: Journal of Computational Literary Studies <info@jcls.io>
Subject: CCLS 2024: Program and Registration (33)
[2] From: Samuel Gessner <samuel.gessner@gmail.com>
Subject: Beyond Books: Instruments and Knowledge in Libraries - Call for Papers (76)
[3] From: Maria Papadopoulou <mpapado811@gmail.com>
Subject: TALOS AI4SSH -- Hybrid Talk on AI applications for social issues, 23/5/2025 (50)
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Date: 2025-05-23 06:18:33+00:00
From: Journal of Computational Literary Studies <info@jcls.io>
Subject: CCLS 2024: Program and Registration
Dear colleagues,
We are very pleased to inform you that we the program for the 4th Annual
Conference of Computational Literary Studies (CCLS2025) on July 3 and 4 in
Krakow is now published: https://jcls.io/site/ccls2025/
Registration for the conference (on-site and virtual participation) is also
open: https://www.konferencje-uj.pl/?lang=en&go2rej=1&kid=397. Virtual
attendance is free.
For those of you who will be traveling to Krakow, we would like to draw your
attention to our special pre-conference event. The EU project "CLS INFRA" will
celebrate its Closing Event on July 2nd. Registration for this event is free:
https://clsinfra.io/closing-event/
Best wishes,
Evelyn Gius, Peer Trilcke and Christof Schöch
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Journal of Computational Literary Studies
https://jcls.io <https://jcls.io/>
info@jcls.io <mailto:info@jcls.io>
Editors: Evelyn Gius, Christof Schöch, Peer Trilcke
Editorial Assistants: Svenja Guhr, Julian Häußler, Élodie Ripoll, Henny Sluyter-
Gäthje
Production Developer: Dominik Gerstorfer
Board: Katherine Bode, Anne-Sophie Bories, Amy E. Earhart, Maciej Eder, Miguel
Escobar Varela, Martin Eve, Frank Fischer, José Eduardo González, Natalie M.
Houston, Fotis Jannidis, Mike Kestemont, Anouk Lang, David Mimno, Borja Navarro,
Roxana Patras, Federico Pianzola, Glenn Roe, Richard Jean So, Tomoji Tabata, Ted
Underwood, Karina van Dalen-Oskam, Paul Vierthaler
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Date: 2025-05-21 23:41:26+00:00
From: Samuel Gessner <samuel.gessner@gmail.com>
Subject: Beyond Books: Instruments and Knowledge in Libraries - Call for Papers
Beyond Books: Instruments and
Knowledge in Libraries
International Conference, 14-15 January 2026
Venue: Musée d’histoire des sciences, Geneva
Nowadays, most library users are unaware that for centuries,
libraries have combined written and ‘hands-on’ dimensions of
knowledge by collecting instruments and objects of all kinds.
In the Middle Ages, library collections frequently included
astrolabes, quadrants, and sundials alongside treatises explaining
their construction and use. Theories of libraries in the Renaissance
already anticipated the inclusion of ‘mathematical instruments’.
With the emergence of curiosity cabinets, between the 16th and
18th centuries the array of objects was continuously extended.
Libraries acquired more and more maps, portraits, coins, medals,
natural specimens, models, and exotic artefacts intended to engage
with and enrich the libraries’ vast encyclopaedic knowledge.
The presence of a cabinet and the interaction between instruments
and books became a crucial material and epistemological concern in the
management of libraries, whether private or ‘public’, from the 17th century
onwards.
Objects were stored close to books, or in adjoining rooms, and fulfilled
various functions. Instruments were regarded as both ornaments and
complements to written knowledge, three-dimensional representations
of knowledge that could be handled. They therefore played a crucial role in
understanding scientific texts, serving as examples or as mnemotechnic tools.
With the exception of a few studies, the presence of instruments in
libraries has received little attention in the general history of libraries. The
history of education, reading practices, architecture and institutions have
taken precedence. The international conference Beyond Books: Instruments
and Knowledge in Libraries aims to re-evaluate these historiographical
assessments and reconnect libraries, instruments, and books. In a
deliberately multidisciplinary and diachronic approach, the event will
interrogate the acquisition, status and use of instruments in libraries across
different time periods, geographical areas, and knowledge cultures.
Here is a non-comprehensive list of possible topics which may be studied
and discussed:
- the concept of ‘scientific instrument’ in libraries;
- cabinets of curiosities and/in libraries;
- a user-oriented focus on instruments and their possible uses;
- scientific practices in libraries and/or science libraries;
- paper and parchment instruments;
- biography of instruments (before entering a library collection/as
part of a library collection/after leaving the library collection);
- instruments listed in library catalogues;
- library rules and regulations;
- furniture, storage procedures, collection management;
- curatorial strategies and careers;
- conservation and restoration aspects, past and present.
Proposals
of 300 words max. — in French or English — should be sent to Rossella Baldi
(rossellangelicabaldi@gmail.com) and Samuel Gessner (samuel.gessner@gmail.com).
The deadline for submissions is 15th June 2025.
Scientific Committee
Rossella Baldi
Jérôme Baudry
Samuel Gessner
Laurence-Isaline Stahl-Gretsch
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Date: 2025-05-21 18:23:02+00:00
From: Maria Papadopoulou <mpapado811@gmail.com>
Subject: TALOS AI4SSH -- Hybrid Talk on AI applications for social issues, 23/5/2025
TALOS AI4SSH Presents
When AI Meets Society: Practical Applications for Real-World Problems
The TALOS AI4SSH Lab at the University of Crete is delighted to invite you
to an engaging presentation titled “When AI Meets Society: Practical
Applications for Real-World Problems”.
Speakers:
• Noelia Rico (Assistant Professor, Computer Science Dept., University of
Oviedo)
• Pablo Pérez-Núñez (Assistant Professor, Computer Science Dept.,
University of Oviedo)
Date: Friday, 23 May 2025
Time: 10:00–11:30 AM (Greek time)
Venue: TALOS Conference Room, Building Γ, Gallos Campus, University
of Crete
Online: Join via Zoom <https://uoc-gr.zoom.us/j/83239036883#success>
More info on the TALOS website
<https://talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/pres-may-23-2025/>
For inquiries, contact: talos@uoc.gr
The talk will be recorded.
Abstract:
In this talk, we will present the research we carry out at the University
of Oviedo, focused on applying artificial intelligence algorithms to
address real-world social challenges. We will share examples from ongoing
and past projects in which we have participated related to: the PISA for
schools program, the optimization of public transportation systems, the
design of healthier and more sustainable school menus, the detection of
anomalies in cotton plantations to support agricultural efficiency, and the
development of personalized restaurant recommendation systems among others.
Through these case studies, we aim to illustrate the potential of AI as a
tool for creating practical and socially impactful solutions.
TALOS Lab is an interdisciplinary initiative of the University of Crete,
dedicated to exploring how advanced digital technologies intersect with
culture and society. The lab fosters innovative research at the crossroads
of the humanities, social sciences, and computational advancements.
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Dr. Maria Papadopoulou
Assistant Professor, Digital Humanities and Classics
University of Crete | Director, TALOS Lab
Artificial Intelligence for the Humanities and the Social Sciences
https://talos-ai4ssh.uoc.gr/
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