“Evolving in Common: Creating Mutually Supportive Relationships Between Libraries and the Digital Humanities”
The following article appears in The Journal of Library Administration (Volume 53, Issue 1, 2013).
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Volume 53, Issue 1, 2013 of JLA is a special issue devoted to digital humanities.
Title
Evolving in Common: Creating Mutually Supportive Relationships Between Libraries and the Digital Humanities
Authors
Micah Vandegrift
Florida St. University
Stewart Varner
Emory University
Source
The Journal of Library Administration (Volume 53, Issue 1, 2013)
Abstract
The authors lay out practical ways for libraries to involve themselves in this evolving area, especially focused on current strengths of many libraries including commitments to resource accessibility and project development. Finally, this article proposes that the role of the research librarian is evolving in order to effectively integrate the library as a partner in the scholarship of digital humanities.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.