TY - BOOK ID - 15788399 TI - Laying the Foundation : Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries AU - Gilbert, Heather AU - White, John W. PY - 2016 SN - 1612494498 161249448X 1557537399 9781557537393 9781612494494 9781612494487 9781557537515 1557537518 PB - West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Library automation KW - Higher education KW - Academic libraries KW - Humanities libraries KW - Humanities KW - Relations with faculty and curriculum KW - Digital libraries. KW - Research KW - Data processing. KW - Electronic information resources. KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Classical education KW - Digital libraries KW - Special libraries KW - College libraries KW - Libraries, University and college KW - University libraries KW - Libraries KW - Libraries and colleges KW - Public libraries KW - Services to colleges and universities KW - Humanities Study and teaching (Higher) KW - Humanities United States KW - United States UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15788399 AB - Laying the Foundation: Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries examines the library’s role in the development, implementation, and instruction of successful digital humanities projects. It pays special attention to the critical role of librarians in building sustainable programs. It also examines how libraries can support the use of digital scholarship tools and techniques in undergraduate education. Academic libraries are nexuses of research and technology; as such, they provide fertile ground for cultivating and curating digital scholarship. However, adding digital humanities to library service models requires a clear understanding of the resources and skills required. Integrating digital scholarship into existing models calls for a reimagining of the roles of libraries and librarians. In many cases, these reimagined roles call for expanded responsibilities, often in the areas of collaborative instruction and digital asset management, and in turn these expanded responsibilities can strain already stretched resources. Laying the Foundation provides practical solutions to the challenges of successfully incorporating digital humanities programs into existing library services. Collectively, its authors argue that librarians are critical resources for teaching digital humanities to undergraduate students and that libraries are essential for publishing, preserving, and making accessible digital scholarship. ER -