A perspective from Kazakhstan

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the national university in developing sustainable cultural heritage digital preservation practices. Design/methodology/approach – Using Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan as an example, this paper discusses current development of cultural heritage digital collections, and looks to the university library’s impact on nationwide digital practices development. Findings – While the university and its digital collections are still nascent, NU will likely have a large impact on the creation of sustainable digital cultural heritage preservation practices due to its international visibility and direct connection to stakeholders. Originality/value – Focused on developing nations, this paper will be of special interest to librarians working in countries facing similar challenges, such as other CIS nations

A perspective from Kazakhstan

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the national university in developing sustainable cultural heritage digital preservation practices. Design/methodology/approach – Using Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan as an example, this paper discusses current development of cultural heritage digital collections, and looks to the university library’s impact on nationwide digital practices development. Findings – While the university and its digital collections are still nascent, NU will likely have a large impact on the creation of sustainable digital cultural heritage preservation practices due to its international visibility and direct connection to stakeholders. Originality/value – Focused on developing nations, this paper will be of special interest to librarians working in countries facing similar challenges, such as other CIS nations

User-centered design and reference services in international librarianship: a case study of Nazarbayev University Library

Major changes over the past decade have moved Kazakhstan and its university students out of the old Soviet model of education and into the realm of international scholarship. While students from this region are being prepared in new and innovative ways, their research needs are still unique and require a firm understanding on the part of academic librarians. With an eye to better serving students at Nazarbayev University, librarians undertook a usability of the library’s web resources in February 2013. This article presents findings from the study, which address the distinct needs of university students from post-Soviet nations

Building Community: Meditations on the DH BeNeLux Conference

The first DH BeNeLux conference, organized by KB Library and Huygens ING in the Hague, was held on June 12-13, 2014.  Aimed at creating a local community of digital humanists working in Belgium (Be), the Netherlands (Ne), and Luxembourg (Lux), DH BeNeLux garnered international interest and fostered some important discussions. As a sort of outsider looking in (an American researcher working in a Dutch historical research institute), DH BeNeLux was a quick way to learn some of the very local di..

Heidi Dowding: Developing a Sustainable Model for Digital Scholarly Edition Publication and Dissemination

Hi there, my name is Heidi Dowding and I'm currently working as a DiXiT fellow at Huygens ING in the Hague under the advisory of Karina van Dalen-Oskam. I hold a bachelor’s degree in the History of Art and Visual Culture from Michigan State University and a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University.  I most recently worked for the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) Program. My project with DiXiT will involve de..

Building Community: Meditations on the DH BeNeLux Conference

The first DH BeNeLux conference, organized by KB Library and Huygens ING in the Hague, was held on June 12-13, 2014.  Aimed at creating a local community of digital humanists working in Belgium (Be), the Netherlands (Ne), and Luxembourg (Lux), DH BeNeLux garnered international interest and fostered some important discussions. As a sort of outsider looking in (an American researcher working in a Dutch historical research institute), DH BeNeLux was a quick way to learn some of the very local di..

Finding and Supporting New Voices: Code4Lib Journal’s Issue 28 on Diversity in Library Technology

Welcome to Code4Lib Journal’s special issue on diversity in library technology. As C4LJ’s first-ever special issue, 28 brings together a plethora of voices from the library tech world in order to approach the challenge of inclusivity within our field from all directions. Over a year of development has gone into this project, which has involved […

XML/TEI for Digital Scholarly Editions: Report on DiXiT Camp 2

Camp 2 Participants.  “The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.” - Geoffrey Chaucer As of October 1st, the Digital Scholarly Editions Initial Training (DiXiT) Network is officially six months old. Writing this now, and situating it within the larger scope of the humanities, it seems like no time, at all, has passed.  In the scope of a PhD dissertation, however, six months is a truly extensive period.  From the beginning of the fellowship until now, I have devoured myriad books and articl..

OSS4Pres 2.0: Workshop - iPRES 2016 - Swiss National Library, Bern

In this paper, we describe the structure and contents for the OSS4Pres 2.0 workshop