Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group, is presenting a special issue from the Journal of Library Administration titled Digital Humanities in Libraries: New Models for Scholarly Engagement.
The issue, guest edited by Barbara Rockenbach from Columbia University, examines the current and potential role of libraries in the emerging area of digital humanities. It has been observed that while the literature is vast, there are few publications that address the intersection of libraries and digital humanities. The collection of articles featured in this special issue put libraries and librarians in the centre of the discussion, rather than on its margins.
Several themes reportedly emerge in this issue that help guide library leaders involved in, or considering support for, digital humanities or digital scholarship. They include contexts surrounding digital humanities in libraries and support for these activities; human resources and relationship building, rather than technology at the core of digital humanities support; tension between traditional notions of library service and new models of user engagement; and the fact that digital humanities as a field has matured faster than support structures within libraries.
The authors come from a range of institutions, medium to large public research universities, large private research institutions and a public library. This diversity of voices is seen to illustrate the varied landscape of Digital Humanities in Libraries and the great number of opportunities for supporting this emerging trend in scholarship.
For a limited time, Routledge is offering a complimentary article from this issue, "Evolving in Common: Creating Mutually Supportive Relationships between Libraries" and the "Digital Humanities, Micah Vandegrift and Stewart Varner". Access to this article is free until March 31, 2013.
