The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the publication of Digital Humanities in Practice. The book is published by Facet Publishing and available through ALA Neal-Schuman. Digital humanities is projected as a vibrant and increasingly important global field, drawing together a broad spectrum of disciplines. The new publication is said to offer a cutting-edge and comprehensive introduction to the field.
Editors Claire Warwick, Melissa Terras and Julianne Nyhan gather expert guidance from leading academics and exciting international case studies to explore the possibilities and challenges that occur when culture and digital technologies intersect. Warwick, Terras and Nyhan are all members of the UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, University College London.
The key topics covered by the book include social media and crowd sourcing, 3D scanning and museums, user studies, open access (OS) and online teaching of digital humanities and books, texts and digital editing.
Founded in 1976 by Patricia Glass Schuman and John Vincent Neal, ALA Neal-Schuman, now an imprint of ALA Publishing, publishes professional books for librarians, archivists and knowledge managers.
