Laying the foundation : digital humanities in academic libraries /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:West Lafayette, IN : Purdue University Press, [2016]
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Charleston insights in library, archival, and information sciences
Charleston insights in library, archival, and information sciences.
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11397655
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:White, John W., 1974- editor.
Gilbert, Heather, 1976- editor.
ISBN:9781612494494
1612494498
9781612494487
161249448X
1557537399
9781557537393
9781557537515
1557537518
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Restrictions unspecified
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Laying the foundation. West Lafayette, IN : Purdue University Press, [2016]
Publisher's no.:MWT11670160