Laying the Foundation : Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries Paperback / softback
Edited by John W. White, Heather Gilbert
Part of the Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences series
Paperback / softback
Description
Laying the Foundation: Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries examines the library’s role in the development, implementation, and instruction of successful digital humanities projects.
It pays special attention to the critical role of librarians in building sustainable programs.
It also examines how libraries can support the use of digital scholarship tools and techniques in undergraduate education. Academic libraries are nexuses of research and technology; as such, they provide fertile ground for cultivating and curating digital scholarship.
However, adding digital humanities to library service models requires a clear understanding of the resources and skills required.
Integrating digital scholarship into existing models calls for a reimagining of the roles of libraries and librarians.
In many cases, these reimagined roles call for expanded responsibilities, often in the areas of collaborative instruction and digital asset management, and in turn these expanded responsibilities can strain already stretched resources. Laying the Foundation provides practical solutions to the challenges of successfully incorporating digital humanities programs into existing library services.
Collectively, its authors argue that librarians are critical resources for teaching digital humanities to undergraduate students and that libraries are essential for publishing, preserving, and making accessible digital scholarship.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:274 pages
- Publisher:Purdue University Press
- Publication Date:30/03/2016
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- ISBN:9781557537393
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:274 pages
- Publisher:Purdue University Press
- Publication Date:30/03/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781557537393
