December 2025 - Members - lists.sigcis.org

The new Newcastle University Historical Computing website
by Brian Randell 09 Dec '25

09 Dec '25

Hi: I am pleased to announce the new website - at https://www.societies.ncl.ac.uk/nuhc/ - that I and colleagues have created over the last few months. This website complements Newcastle University Historical Computing Committee’s Display in the School of Computing. It is intended both for people who having seen the Display now wish to explore further, and for those who have not had an opportunity to visit the Display. The website’s provisions therefore include: * an overall account of work of the Committee and photographs of all the display cabinets * detailed catalogues of our large collections of historical artefacts and documents * accounts of events (both formal and informal!) that have helped form the history of the Computing Laboratory and its successors: the School of Computing and NUIT (Newcastle University IT Service) * images and transcripts of a large variety of historic documents connected with these three organisations * a tribute to the late Roger Broughton, originator of all these efforts. * Cheers Brian Randell -- School of Computing, Newcastle University, 1 Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TG EMAIL = Brian.Randell(a)ncl.ac.uk<mailto:Brian.Randell@ncl.ac.uk> PHONE = +44 (0)786 7805578 URL = https://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/staff/profile/brianrandell.html

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2025 SIGCIS retrospective
by Elizabeth Petrick 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

Hello SIGCIS! A lot has happened in 2025. Here is a recap: - Melanie Swalwell stepped down as Co-Chair of SIGCIS after 5 years of service, and has been replaced by Morgan Ames. - In September we held our 2025 SIGCIS Virtual Meeting: Power Surge. Our keynote speaker was Lily Geismer, who spoke on "Democrats and Tech: Past, Present, and Future." - The 2025 Computer History Museum Prize was awarded to Avery Dame Griff for *The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet* (NYU Press, 2023). - The 2025 Mahoney Prize was awarded to Theodora Dryer for "Settler Computing: Water Algorithms and the Equitable Apportionment Doctrine on the Colorado River, 1950–1990" *Osiris *38 (2023): 265-285. - In October, SIGCIS met together in person at the SHOT meeting in Luxembourg. The following link takes you to a collection of photos taken during the lunch by Troy Astarte: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6wd840ojdqpxuoehautz2/AKgTN0cV4Ci7QPqlqAjI6j… Troy adds “I did my best to get a photo of everyone who introduced themselves and a few group photos too. There’s two of Kevin because I liked the silhouette effect! Please let me know on t.k.astarte(a)swansea.ac.uk if you would not like your image to be included in this collection. Licensing is CC BY (more info in a document in that folder if needed).” [Thank you, Troy!] - We're about to start a revamp of the SIGCIS website, where hopefully we'll be able to include photos like this more easily in the future. If you would like to join our volunteer team to help with this process, please let us know. - Mark your calendars: on June 17-18 2026, SIGCIS will host a hybrid meeting at the School of Information at U.C. Berkeley and online. The CFP will be available soon. See more information here: https://meetings.sigcis.org/ All the best, Liz Petrick and Morgan Ames _________________ Elizabeth Petrick Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies Department of History Rice University

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Internet Histories, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2025 is now online
by Asger Harlung 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

To whom it may concern, The Editorial Staff of Internet Histories is pleased to announce that Internet Histories, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2025 is now online. Two articles are open access, one is free access for a limited time. The full issue may be accessed at this URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rint20/9/4 A list of the content is included below. If you have an interesting piece on web or Internet history, please submit @InternetHistor http://www.tandfonline.com/rint20, or email Managing Editor Niels Brügger nb(a)cc.au.dk With kind regards on behalf of the editorial team, Asger Harlung, editorial assistant, Internet Histories - - - - - - - - - - List of articles in Vol. 9(4): Articles: Controversial interpretations in the early years of the web: an analysis of the correspondence of CERN collaborators and the community of Web developer# | Open Access Martin Fomasi Survival networks: lay expertise and digital knowledge production in the early years of HIV/AIDS | Open Access Claire McDonald Indermaur & Marika Cifor The hidden architects of the internet: Rebecca Newton and the making of online community management | Free Access Venessa Paech Book Reviews: Twitch, by Mark R. Johnson Polity, 2024 Reviewer: Christine H. Tran Histories of Digital Journalism: The Interplay of Technology, Society and Culture, edited by Tamas Tofalvy and Igor Vobič, 2024 Reviewer: Matthew Weber

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Postdoc in the history of computational technology, Brown University
by Lachlan Kermode 04 Dec '25

04 Dec '25

Hi folks, A postdoc position just opened up at Brown in the history of computational technology: https://networks.h-net.org/59/brown-university-mellon-postdoctoral-research… More about the lab here: https://humanities.brown.edu/programs/chi/ailab Ngā mihi, Lachlan Kermode PhD Candidate in Modern Culture and Media ScM in Computer Science

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IBM Publications at Hagley, Courtesy of James Cortada
by Erik Rau 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Hagley was blessed with a substantial second donation of materials from James Cortada in 2024 (thanks, Jim!). We are making headway on cataloging the publications in that donation. Although we are not finished with it yet, you can read more about the collection and our work on it in a recent blog post: <https://www.hagley.org/librarynews/IBM-cortada-2025> [Cortada_1_112425.jpg] New Collection! James W. Cortada IBM Collection<https://www.hagley.org/librarynews/IBM-cortada-2025> hagley.org<https://www.hagley.org/librarynews/IBM-cortada-2025> I hope to welcome you soon to Hagley, where our team will be delighted to share this material with you! Cheers! -- Erik P. Rau, PhD Director, Library Services Hagley Museum & Library P.O. Box 3630, 298 Buck Road Wilmington, DE 19807 302.658.2400, ext. 344 erau(a)hagley.org www.hagley.org<https://www.hagley.org> www.hagleyheritage.com<https://www.hagleyheritage.com> Sign up for Hagley Library’s monthly newsletter<https://hagley.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e3f033f6a8aff23df4ebe8649&i…> to receive the latest research news, collection updates, upcoming events, and more. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Call for Applications: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship program, due 28th February 2026
by Jeffrey Yost 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Dear Colleagues, Please find below a brief statement with a link to the full one-page Call for our ACM History Committee History and Archiving Fellowship Program (The one-page call includes a description of the program, requirements, resources for applicants, and an email address if you have questions). Full Call PDF is at this link (and also linked below) ACM-HC-fellowship-CFP-2026-v2 <https://history.acm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ACM-HC-fellowship-CFP-20…> Best, Jeff Member, ACM History Committee (HC) Chair, ACM HC Fellowship Subcommittee Call for Applications: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship program, due 28th February 2026 The Association for Computing Machinery, founded in 1947, is the oldest and largest educational and scientific society dedicated to the computing profession, and today has 100,000 members around the world. To encourage historical research, the ACM History Committee plans to support up to five research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. Successful candidates may be of any rank, from graduate students through senior researchers. The current and past winners of the fellowship can be found here <https://history.acm.org/projects-and-initiatives/fellowships/>. <https://history.acm.org/projects-and-initiatives/fellowships/> The full call for projects is here <https://history.acm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ACM-HC-fellowship-CFP-20…> . ** * * * * ** *Jeffrey Yost, Ph.D. * *Director, Charles Babbage Institute for Computing, Information & Culture* *Research Professor, History of Sci., Tech., Med., University of Minnesota* *Just Code: Power, Inequality and the Political Economy of IT (Johns Hopkins U. Press out in Nov. 2025 co-edited w/ Gerardo Con Diaz) <https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/12804/just-code> * *Making IT Work: A History of the Computer Services Industry (MIT Press) <https://amzn.to/3gqe4R6>* *Studies in Computing and Culture book series, Johns Hopkins U. Press <https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/series/studies-computing-and-culture> *Co-Editor (w/ Con Diaz) *PI, NSF-funded CBI project "Mining a Useable Past: Perspectives, Paradoxes, and Possibilities with Security and Privacy."* *Blockchain & Society* <https://www.blockchainandsociety.com>* (crit. inq. essays & resources)* (Founder/Leader) *Interfaces: Essays and Reviews in Computing and Culture <https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces> *Co-Editor-in-Chief (w/ Amanda Wick)

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