1. Joan K. Lippincott, Coalition for Networked Information
Columbia University
February 21,2012
2. Coalition for Networked
Information (CNI)
Joint program of ARL and EDUCAUSE
Founded in 1990 to bridge library and IT communities
in the Internet environment
Focus on scholarship, teaching & learning
Program areas:
Content
Individuals, Professions, Teaching & Learning
Technology
www.cni.org
5. E-Research – New Questions
Technologies enable:
Bringing together dispersed resources
Combining resources in new ways
Data-mining of very large collections of resources
Linking resources and geographical places
Visualizing information in new ways
A personal story
7. New information from many combined
datasets provides new insights
http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.f Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
aces Database
Earlier datasets focused on
slave trade in one city or of
one ship
Patterns emerged when data
was combined
Visual representations
assisted in discerning
patterns
14. Digging into the Enlightenment: Mapping
the Republic of Letters
http://enlightenment.humanitiesnetwork.org/
15. New representations
3-D Visualizations Rome Reborn – B. Frischer
http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu
Use of large data sets
Institutionally affiliated and
curated
Geo-location and 3-D
visualization
Implications for research and
teaching & learning
18. New representations
Augmented reality
JISC-funded project
U. Manchester
View context of images
in university Special
Collections
19. My inspiration: Undergrads create
3-D fly-through of the City of Troy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qOzjT2BSY
20. New collaborations
Digital humanities is a collaborative enterprise
Humanists working with other humanists, including
grad students
Humanists working with faculty from other disciplines,
especially Computer Science
Humanists working with information professionals
21. New collaborations
Funding agencies from
several countries
Collaborative projects
Very large data sets
New types of research
questions
New modes of scholarly
communication
http://www.diggingintodata.org
22. New collaborations
Project Bamboo
Multi-institutional
Researchers, IT, and
digital library
professionals
Infrastructure and tools
23. New collaborations
Scholars creating
community
Sharing research
products
Providing peer review
Promoting an open
environment
24. New partnerships with the
community
http://www.bl.uk/maps/ Help place maps
Citizen science model
Exposes non-experts to
digital source materials
Engages them in the process
of developing digital libraries
25. Digital Scholarship Centers
Relatively new area of focus for libraries
Specialized services and spaces for faculty and
graduate students
High-end hardware and software
Staff expertise for consultation
Emphasis on humanities and social sciences
30. Involving students in data-intensive
work
Net Gen Students McMaster U. Library
Oriented to visual projects
Attracted to interactive
information products
Engaged in active learning
Develop skills that can
translate into job offers
32. My current work
Intersection of interests
Graduate students
ETDs
Digital humanities
Learning spaces
Understand current models of digital scholarship
centers services
Identify good practice
Initial interviews – faculty and librarians
33. How do Digital Scholarship Centers
support graduate work?
Offer a range of services Ex.: U. Va. Scholars’ Lab
Fellowships
Cohort of students
Daily interaction with staff
Workshops, courses,
certificate programs
One-on-one consultation
Online tutorials
Create a community
http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/
34. What skills do students need?
A variety of views U. North Texas
Ability to ask new types of
questions and link to
technologies
Project management skills
Understand how computer
systems work
Database structure
A range of literacies
[Digital preservation]
[Intellectual property issues]
35. What are the challenges?
Articulating and promoting the goals and services of
centers
Providing staff with appropriate skills
Developing scalable projects and services
Developing a sustainable funding model
36. What are the challenges?
Acceptance of new forms
of scholarship by
academic departments
and disciplinary societies
37. What are the challenges?
Promoting information professionals’ skills to faculty
Engaging in genuine collaboration (faculty, student,
information professional)