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Evaluating the landscape of digital humanities librarianship
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In this article, the authors investigated areas in which current LIS professionals working in digital humanities came into their various roles, how they have been trained, and how they feel about their opportunities for training, and where improvements can be made.Abstract:
As academic librarians strive to meet the needs of their users, it is important to understand the current and constantly changing landscape of digital humanities librarianship. The author of this article investigated areas in which current LIS professionals working in digital humanities came into their various roles, how they have been trained, how they feel about their opportunities for training, and where improvements can be made. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the digital humanities librarian skill set and to explore what training and infrastructure are needed in the field. Rather than looking to define digital humanities as a discipline, this study provides a current profile of digital humanities librarians, allowing for the profession to align with this evolving field's scholars and practitioners.read more
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A content analysis of job advertisements for digital humanities-related positions in academic libraries
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the current state of required and desirable qualifications and knowledge described in the job advertisements regarding digital humanities (DH) related positions and present practical applications in DH-related education and training to meet the needs of this field.
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Digital humanities research: interdisciplinary collaborations, themes and implications to library and information science
TL;DR: The findings reveal that while the scope of disciplines involved in DH research is broad and evolving over time, most interdisciplinary collaborations are concentrated among several disciplines, including computer science, library and information science, linguistics and literature.
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Cross-national digital humanities research collaborations: structure, patterns and themes
TL;DR: The results show that the scope of international collaborations in Digital Humanities research is broad, but the distribution among nations is unbalanced.
Digital Collaborations: A Survey Analysis of Digital Humanities Partnerships Between Librarians and Other Academics
TL;DR: Perceptions of information professionals about their role in the work of digital humanities scholars, as well as the perceptions of DH scholars on the role of IPs are investigated to determine the extent to which these groups collaborate with one another on project teams.
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Exploring the digital humanities research agenda: a text mining approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored knowledge structure and research trends in the domain of digital humanities (DH) in the recent decade and identified prevailing topics and then analyzed trends of such topics over time in the DH field.
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The Digital Future is Now: A Call to Action for the Humanities
TL;DR: The digital humanities are at a critical moment in the transition from a specialty area to a full-fledged community with a common set of methods, sources of evidence, and infrastructure – all of which are necessary for achieving academic recognition.
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“This Is Why We Fight”: Defining the Values of the Digital Humanities
TL;DR: The digital humanities community has been in a constant state of debate over what constitutes digital humanities and what does not, who is in and who is out, and whether digital humanities is about making or theorizing, computation or communication, practice or politics as mentioned in this paper.
The Landscape of Digital Humanities
TL;DR: It is suggested that a model based on paradigmatic modes of engagement between the humanities and information technology can help chart and understand the digital humanities.
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Reinventing Our Work: New and Emerging Roles for Academic Librarians
TL;DR: This article examined the impacts, benefits, and tensions that this changing workforce has on academic libraries, with a particular focus on a content analysis of selected job vacancy announcements in the last decade.
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No Half Measures: Overcoming Common Challenges to Doing Digital Humanities in the Library
TL;DR: Some common sources of frustration for library professionals engaged in digital humanities work are outlined and sketches of some library-based digital humanities programs that are working to address these challenges are offered.