Laying the Foundation: Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781557537393)

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.

Author: John W. White
ISBN-10: 1557537399
ISBN-13: 9781557537393
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2016
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2016 pg. 93