IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

An Assessment of Readiness for Supporting Digital Humanities in Hong Kong Academic Libraries: Evaluating the Potential for Program Development and International Collaborations

An Assessment of Readiness for Supporting Digital Humanities in Hong Kong Academic Libraries: Evaluating the Potential for Program Development and International Collaborations
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Rebekah Shun Han Wong (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)and Haipeng Li (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 24
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.ch008

Purchase


Abstract

This book chapter will assess the state of digital humanities across Hong Kong academic libraries and evaluate the potential for international collaborations. A survey was administered to the eight member institutions of the University Grants Committee in Hong Kong to examine the level of engagement in digital humanities, support structure at their institutions, partnership opportunities, etc. Survey respondents indicated the importance of supporting digital humanities, but this importance has not been fully reflected on the institutional level. Hong Kong libraries have undertaken a range of activities to support digital humanities, and they embrace intra-institutional partnerships. Surveyed institutions also indicated that the potential for international collaborations, in particular, exists and is worth the efforts of further exploration. Their major challenges are building a strong faculty-librarian partnership, getting adequate financial and personnel resources, and enhancing staff experience and skills in this area.

Related Content

Julie C. Tatlock, Paula Reiter. © 2023. 16 pages.
Julie C. Tatlock, Paula J. Reiter, Stepanka C. Korytova-Magstadt. © 2023. 16 pages.
Jessica A. Manzone. © 2023. 27 pages.
Jennifer Kontny. © 2023. 30 pages.
DuEwa M. Frazier. © 2023. 25 pages.
Hany Zaky. © 2023. 35 pages.
Jennifer Schneider. © 2023. 6 pages.
Body Bottom