I am interested in a session about Digital Humanities and special collections libraries. Archives can play a central role in the DH because they are stuffed to the ceilings with the raw materials for a staggering range of DH projects but . . . special collections repository haven’t been to keep up with the “insatiable” user demand for digitized materials. So I want to hear ideas (and even complaints) from my fellow THATCampers about what they want from archives or wish they had. How do DH-ers want to access and use data and digital materials from special collections? What types of devices do you want to use these materials on in the classroom, in your own research or – heaven forbid – just for fun?
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#1 by Leah Rosenberg on March 2, 2011 - 8:20 am
I would very much like to hear about the challenges that Special Collections’ face in digitization. In what ways might scholars work with Special Collections to facilitate funding for digitization and identify possible larger dh projects for Special Collections to participate in? It strikes me that scholars at universities who use their own Special Collections are often not in touch with one another and don’t act as a community in working with Special Collections in regard to digitization projects and possibilites.
#2 by Lauren Pressley on March 2, 2011 - 9:18 pm
I would be interested in this as well. As a librarian, I have a particular interest in the library’s role within the dh community, and this aspect would be really interesting to hear about.