ds centers: spaces, programs and competencies vivian lewis university librarian mcmaster university
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DS Centers: Spaces, Programs and
Competencies Vivian Lewis
University LibrarianMcMaster University
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AFTER the ribbon is cut..
Sherman Centre Objectives• library/researcher resource sharing• customized and scalable IT infrastructure• technical support and consulting services• physical meeting and work spaces• archival and access initiatives
Expertise
Our TeamDr. Sandra LaPointe (Academic Director), John Fink (Digital Scholarship Librarian), Dale Askey (Admin Director), Matt McCollow (Programmer), Gabriela Mircea (Digital Repository Librarian), Jay Brodeur (Post Doctoral Fellow)
Space
8 Active Projects – including 3 New Grad Fellowships
• Hayley Goodchild, “For Every Farm a Factory: Digitizing Ontario’s Industrial Dairy Past”
• Kellen Kurschinski, “Surviving Armageddon: Digital Histories of Canadian Great War Veterans in War and Peace”
• Daniel Schmidtke, “Noun Countability in World Englishes”
Work Space
MakerspacePhotos by Matt McCollow
New Approaches & Technologies
• Digital Repository (early 2014)• The Escarpment Press (supporting McMaster
online journals)• Cloud Storage• Docker (data visualization)
Photo by Ron Scheffler,2012
Art
Collaboration
Photo by Matt McCollow
EARLY OBSERVATIONS
Definition
Space
Graduate Students
Patience
Patience
Competencies
KNOWLEDGE & SKILL CAPACITY FOR DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP: A GLOBAL BENCHMARKING STUDY
An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funded Research Study
Research Team
Vivian Lewis, University
Librarian, McMaster
Xuemao Wang, Dean and University Librarian, University of Cincinnati
Lisa Spiro, Executive Director, Digital Scholarship Services, Rice University
Jon Cawthorne, Associate University Librarian, Florida State
Objectives• Identify “best in class” DS programs• Determine, through site visits and interviews, the key
workforce related factors associated with these centers’ success
• Identify where more research is needed• Test the research design, instruments• Anticipated completion: March 2015
Definitions• Skill: Learned capacity to carry out a specific
task. Often gained through repetition or training (learning Excel)
• Competency: A more abstract ability or fitness for success in a specific area.
Scope• Both physical centers and distributed services• Often but not always located in a university library• Multiple disciplines (not just humanities)• Multiple professions (not just library staff)• Multiple countries (4 U.S., 1 Canada, 2 Europe, 3
BRICS)
Site Selection Criteria• Strong record of successful projects• National / international recognitions• Clearly articulated vision• Expressed willingness to share experiences and learn
from others
Confirmed Sites • Scholars Lab, SHANTI, VizLab, etc. (University of
Virginia) DONE• Roy Rosenzweig Center (George Mason)• MITH (University of Maryland)• ETCL, DHSI, INKE, etc. (University of Victoria)
First Visit: U. of Virginia
Follow us • University of Virginiahttp://libraries.uc.edu/blogs/dsgrant/• MITH, University of Maryland
(December) • University of Victoria (January)
Thank you