New Article: “Humanities Data in the Library: Integrity, Form, Access”
The following article appears in the March/April 2016 issue of D-Lib Magazine.
Title
Humanities Data in the Library: Integrity, Form, Access
Author
Thomas Padilla
Michigan State University
Source
D-Lib Magazine
Volume 22, Number 3/4
Abstract
Digitally inflected Humanities scholarship and pedagogy is on the rise. Librarians are engaging this activity in part through a range of digital scholarship initiatives. While these engagements bear value, efforts to reshape library collections in light of demand remain nascent. This paper advances principles derived from practice to inform development of collections that can better support data driven research and pedagogy, examines existing practice in this area for strengths and weaknesses, and extends to consider possible futures.
Direct to Full Text Article (Approx. 5500 Words)
Filed under: Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, News
About Gary Price
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. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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