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Digital Humanities,Libraries,and Partnerships : A critical examination of labor, networks, and community

Contributor(s): Kear, Robin | Joranson, Kate.
Publisher: Cambridge Chandos Publishing 2018Description: xxiii,199.ISBN: 9780081020234.Subject(s): Digital libraries -- Humanities -- Intellectual cooperationDDC classification: 001.30285 Summary: The purpose of this edited, multi-authored book is to document the synergy in partnerships among librarians and faculty working in the digital humanities. Reflecting on the nature of the partnership is key understanding the success of the research. Various conceptual models exist for describing interdisciplinary collaboration, and library services in digital humanities; the book provides a more individualized narrative and examines the partnerships and networks that emerge from new questions and tools. Few books on libraries and digital humanities exist, and those that are published, focus on the library services side, rather than the partnerships between librarians, faculty, and staff - the main focus of this book. This book brings forward conceptual ideas and reflections that stay fresh beyond the changing technological landscape of digital humanities. There are many, many journal articles, blogs, projects, and micro-thoughts on this topic, but this publication encapsulates - in one comprehensive source - the cultural shift that is currently occurring Appeals to practicing academic librarians and faculty in the humanities Documents the current environment while prompting new questions, research paths, and teaching methods Examine the concepts that create and foster the relationships among librarians and faculty working in the digital humanities Raises new questions revealed through technologies used in the digital humanities
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The purpose of this edited, multi-authored book is to document the synergy in partnerships among librarians and faculty working in the digital humanities. Reflecting on the nature of the partnership is key understanding the success of the research. Various conceptual models exist for describing interdisciplinary collaboration, and library services in digital humanities; the book provides a more individualized narrative and examines the partnerships and networks that emerge from new questions and tools. Few books on libraries and digital humanities exist, and those that are published, focus on the library services side, rather than the partnerships between librarians, faculty, and staff - the main focus of this book. This book brings forward conceptual ideas and reflections that stay fresh beyond the changing technological landscape of digital humanities. There are many, many journal articles, blogs, projects, and micro-thoughts on this topic, but this publication encapsulates - in one comprehensive source - the cultural shift that is currently occurring Appeals to practicing academic librarians and faculty in the humanities Documents the current environment while prompting new questions, research paths, and teaching methods Examine the concepts that create and foster the relationships among librarians and faculty working in the digital humanities Raises new questions revealed through technologies used in the digital humanities

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