digital humanities and libraries

Digital Humanities and

Libraries A brief introduction to Digital Humanities and how it has impacted academic

libraries

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Knowledge Organization • “Stephen Ramsay (2010) has linked DH to one of the oldest

functions of the library, namely knowledge organization:

• “Of all scholarly pursuits, Digital Humanities most clearly represents the spirit that animated the ancient foundations at Alexandria, Pergamum, and Memphis, the great monastic libraries of the Middle Ages, and even the first research libraries of the German Enlightenment. It is obsessed with varieties of representation, the organization of knowledge, the technology of communication and dissemination, and the production of useful tools for scholarly inquiry.”

“Digital Humanities and Libraries: A Conceptual Model” By Chris Alen Sula

Keeping Up With...Digital Humanities

1. “DH encompasses a wide range of definitions, activities -- and controversies.”

2. “DH invites—and demands—collaboration with parties outside of the library.”

3. “Librarians need additional training and education in order to contribute effectively.”

4. “Data offers many possibilities for library contributions.”This edition of Keeping Up With... was written by Jennifer L. Adams and Kevin B. Gunn

“Digital Humanities and Libraries: A Conceptual Model”By Chris Alen Sula

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