5 tips for getting started with digital scholarship support in a library
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Emory University's
Digital Scholarship Commons Stewart Varner
Digital Scholarship Coordinator
Step 1: Take stock
Services
Hardware
Expertise
Peers
Step 2: Listen to potential partners
Admins
Library staff
IT staff
Faculty
Students
Special Centers
Step 3: Get ready for what you know
you will need
Websites
Policies
Training
Step 4: Build with the future in mind
Create project charters. These should state the scope of
a project and define the responsibilities of individual
team members.
Try to adopt reusable tools.
Consider access and sustainability at the beginning.
Step 5: Be realistic but remain
optimistic
Be honest with yourself and your partners about
capacity.
Don’t let lack of capacity today be mistaken for
permanent reality.