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Shaping the Roles of Academic Librarians to Meet Emerging Demands of DH Scholarship

Shaping the Roles of Academic Librarians to Meet Emerging Demands of DH Scholarship
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Author(s): Nancy Aarsvold (St. Olaf College, USA), Kasia Gonnerman (St. Olaf College, USA)and Jason N. Paul (St. Olaf College, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 22
Source title: Supporting Digital Humanities for Knowledge Acquisition in Modern Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kathleen L. Sacco (State University of New York at Fredonia, USA), Scott S. Richmond (State University of New York at Fredonia, USA), Sara M. Parme (State University of New York at Fredonia, USA)and Kerrie Fergen Wilkes (State University of New York at Fredonia, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8444-7.ch003

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Abstract

As digital technologies permeate research, teaching, and learning on academic campuses, librarians are increasingly expected to be conversant in the tools and resources used in digital humanities (DH) scholarship. They are also expected to play a role in managing DH projects and promoting them to their campus communities and beyond. This growing niche of support calls not only for expanding librarians' DH toolkits and knowledge, but also for novel and energetic collaborations with other college staff, particularly information technologists. This chapter considers ways to create and sustain partnerships between faculty, instructional technologists, and librarians in support of DH activities at a liberal arts college. By focusing on collaborative approaches to DH training, events, and project planning and management, the chapter provides a blueprint for creating a DH Team that capitalizes on the existing skills of librarians and instructional technologists and for fostering a culture in which librarians can acquire new skills to support DH scholarship.

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