![What skills do students need?
A variety of views U. North Texas
Ability to ask new types of
questions and link to
technologies
Project management skills
Understand how computer
systems work
Database structure
A range of literacies
[Digital preservation]
[Intellectual property issues]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/columbia-lippincott-2012-120222072301-phpapp01/85/Columbia-lippincott-2012-34-320.jpg)
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- 1. Joan K. Lippincott, Coalition for Networked Information Columbia University February 21,2012
- 2. Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Joint program of ARL and EDUCAUSE Founded in 1990 to bridge library and IT communities in the Internet environment Focus on scholarship, teaching & learning Program areas: Content Individuals, Professions, Teaching & Learning Technology www.cni.org
- 3. Why E-Research? E-Science E-Social Sciences
- 4. Why Digital Humanities? ACLS Report HATHI Trust
- 5. E-Research – New Questions Technologies enable: Bringing together dispersed resources Combining resources in new ways Data-mining of very large collections of resources Linking resources and geographical places Visualizing information in new ways A personal story
- 6. Large data sets in sciences lead to new discoveries
- 7. New information from many combined datasets provides new insights http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.f Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade aces Database Earlier datasets focused on slave trade in one city or of one ship Patterns emerged when data was combined Visual representations assisted in discerning patterns
- 8. Manuscripts from different locations http://romandelarose.org/#home
- 10. Studies of bibliography and biography
- 11. My story: Undergraduate scholarship – traditional style
- 12. Google Books
- 13. Europeana http://www.europeana.eu/portal/
- 14. Digging into the Enlightenment: Mapping the Republic of Letters http://enlightenment.humanitiesnetwork.org/
- 15. New representations 3-D Visualizations Rome Reborn – B. Frischer http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu Use of large data sets Institutionally affiliated and curated Geo-location and 3-D visualization Implications for research and teaching & learning
- 16. Digging into Data 2011 Awardee
- 17. New representations www.vectorsjournal.org USC-based New forms of scholarship Authors supported by multi- media team
- 18. New representations Augmented reality JISC-funded project U. Manchester View context of images in university Special Collections
- 19. My inspiration: Undergrads create 3-D fly-through of the City of Troy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qOzjT2BSY
- 20. New collaborations Digital humanities is a collaborative enterprise Humanists working with other humanists, including grad students Humanists working with faculty from other disciplines, especially Computer Science Humanists working with information professionals
- 21. New collaborations Funding agencies from several countries Collaborative projects Very large data sets New types of research questions New modes of scholarly communication http://www.diggingintodata.org
- 22. New collaborations Project Bamboo Multi-institutional Researchers, IT, and digital library professionals Infrastructure and tools
- 23. New collaborations Scholars creating community Sharing research products Providing peer review Promoting an open environment
- 24. New partnerships with the community http://www.bl.uk/maps/ Help place maps Citizen science model Exposes non-experts to digital source materials Engages them in the process of developing digital libraries
- 25. Digital Scholarship Centers Relatively new area of focus for libraries Specialized services and spaces for faculty and graduate students High-end hardware and software Staff expertise for consultation Emphasis on humanities and social sciences
- 26. Recently featured at CNI meetings Brown U. & U. Nebraska UCLA
- 27. Recently featured at CNI meetings U. Calgary Columbia U.
- 29. GIS Centers
- 30. Involving students in data-intensive work Net Gen Students McMaster U. Library Oriented to visual projects Attracted to interactive information products Engaged in active learning Develop skills that can translate into job offers
- 31. Assignments to involve students – citizen science
- 32. My current work Intersection of interests Graduate students ETDs Digital humanities Learning spaces Understand current models of digital scholarship centers services Identify good practice Initial interviews – faculty and librarians
- 33. How do Digital Scholarship Centers support graduate work? Offer a range of services Ex.: U. Va. Scholars’ Lab Fellowships Cohort of students Daily interaction with staff Workshops, courses, certificate programs One-on-one consultation Online tutorials Create a community http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/
- 34. What skills do students need? A variety of views U. North Texas Ability to ask new types of questions and link to technologies Project management skills Understand how computer systems work Database structure A range of literacies [Digital preservation] [Intellectual property issues]
- 35. What are the challenges? Articulating and promoting the goals and services of centers Providing staff with appropriate skills Developing scalable projects and services Developing a sustainable funding model
- 36. What are the challenges? Acceptance of new forms of scholarship by academic departments and disciplinary societies
- 37. What are the challenges? Promoting information professionals’ skills to faculty Engaging in genuine collaboration (faculty, student, information professional)
- 38. Thank you! Contact: Joan Lippincott joan@cni.org http://www.cni.org/ about- cni/staff/joan-k- lippincott/ Photos are my own Joan at the Duke U. “The Link”