I’m interested in how libraries can better serve digital humanities researchers as providers of data and source material. Specifically, as we make determinations for digitization, metadata, and interfaces, how can we optimize the content for discovery and use by digital humanities researchers? I’ve been thinking about this for archives/special collections in particular. I’m also aware of an RFP that the HathiTrust Research Center has put out that’s along these lines (www.hathitrust.org/htrc).
Has anyone else been thinking about how to boost discovery, access, and use of library resources (of any types and formats) for DH scholars? What have you been doing to connect these researchers to collections at your own institutions, and what more could we be doing collaboratively and/or at network scale?
This seems like the mirror image of my session proposal. Do you think that combining them would make sense?
They are definitely related/mirrors. I think it makes sense to combine; I especially like the show-and-tell aspect of yours. Maybe we can use that to drive some critical discussion about the user needs around access/re-use of content, and what are some effectively underlying approaches to platform development ala Sherratt’s article.
Not to throw yet another idea to the heap, but there is a policy dimension to this that is also interesting (and admittedly kind of confusing) to me. That might be a whole other session.
Sounds like there’s also potential overlap with Sarah’s proposal too: dhlib2013.thatcamp.org/2013/10/20/650-x-computer-network-resources-discussion-of-dh-and-discoverability/. I think this will make for a tight session. High five.