Laying the foundation : digital humanities in academic libraries / / edited by John W. White and Heather Gilbert

• Pubblicazione: West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource ((xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)
• Soggetto topico: Academic libraries - United States; Humanities libraries - United States; Humanities - Digital libraries; Humanities - Research - Data processing; Humanities - Electronic information resources; Humanities - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): WhiteJohn W. <1974->; GilbertHeather <1976->
• Note generali: This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Laying the foundation
• ISBN: 9781612494487; 161249448X; 9781612494494; 1612494498; 9781557537515; 1557537518; 9781557537393; 1557537399
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136808303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Charleston insights in library, archival, and information sciences.