Learning from the Experts On-Site: A Short Term Digital Humanities Study Abroad Framework

This poster presents a digital humanities study abroad program that brings undergraduate students to the UK to explore the intersections of technology, humanities, and the arts. Over four weeks, the students meet with curators, DH practitioners, and creatives. In addition to connecting students with professionals in the cultural heritage sector, the program challenges students to create small-scale digital humanities projects

Do DH Librarians Need to Be in the Library?: DH Librarianship in Academic Units

Michigan State University sought to bolster digital humanities pedagogy and research by hiring two digital humanities specialists to work within disciplinary units. The two specialists hired, one at the College level and another situated between two departments, are both librarians by training. Over the past two years, these two specialists, Kristen Mapes and Brandon Locke, have been practicing digital humanities in disciplinary units in a manner that is heavily imbued with the values of librarianship. Mapes and Locke bring a focus on literacy, scholarly communication, sustainability, ethics, and access and serve as advocates for libraries and librarianship. This piece is intended to examine the value of librarianship in disciplinary units, and to illustrate benefits of deeply embedded librarianship nested within academic units - either through librarians as specialists, hybrid positions, or embedded librarianship. This piece is also a call for more partnerships where librarians are an expected part of the process and are engaged throughout the life of the course or research project. Digital humanities librarianship can succeed in any unit through active participation in courses, community-building activities, and individual research consultations, all while promoting the central values of librarianship and librarians throughout the process

Exploring Data Visualization with Flourish

Visualization is often the “way in” to our data, both for scholarly analysis and presentation to an audience. However, it is critical to understand the process of visualizing data: who is it for, and what questions does it answer? In this workshop, participants learn how to choose the right visualization for their data, how to prepare their data for visualization, and create their own visualizations using Flourish

Re(Casting) Call: Sculpting Services & Strategies for Cultivating Online Scholarly Identity

Scholarly Identity (SI) encompasses scholars’ efforts to promote their reputation and impact (Brigham 2016) using digital tools and social networking sites (SNS) (e.g., ORCID). The need to cultivate an academic SNS presence is pressing, particularly for individuals who are in tenure-track positions, working towards promotion, etc. Managing SI is complex, and disciplinary standards differ for selecting SNS and establishing impact measurements. This panel provides diverse perspectives from academic librarians and researchers to address: a) How should/could academic librarians assist users who wish to build their SI? b) What services are currently offered? c) What opportunities, as well as concerns, surround SI work? The library and information science (LIS) literature has shed some light on academic libraries’ SI assistance (Ward et al. 2015). Reed et al. (2016) assert that academic libraries can build support services to help users craft and manage their SI. Academic librarians also use SNS to promote their own work (Brigham, 2016)

Introduction to Digital Humanities Syllabus (Fall 2015)

Syllabus for 2015 edition of AL285: Introduction to Digital Humanities, taught at Michigan State University as a required course in the Digital Humanities minor. The course is a survey introduction to the field and has no prerequisites. Twelve students were in the course. Examples of final student projects are available at http://www.kristenmapes.com/al285fall2015/. Course Goals and Learning Objectives The goals of this course are to: - explore a broad spectrum of perspectives on the digital humanities engage with a variety of digital humanities tools in order to choose the most appropriate technology to facilitate different work in different situations - develop familiarity with a range of digital humanities projects, as well as the ability to evaluate the tools and methods involved in creating those projects - become more thoughtful, critical, and reflective users of digital tools, technologies, and spaces by understanding that all technologies are complex, socially situated, and political tools through which humans make meaning By the end of this course, students will be able to: - identify resources for digital humanities community and assistance at MSU and beyond - critically discuss digital humanities projects in light of current methods and theoretical approaches to the field - explain how digital humanities methods and practices are applied in different disciplines - plan, develop, and evaluate a digital humanities research projec

Introduction to Digital Humanities Syllabus (Fall 2018)

Syllabus for 2018 edition of DH285: Introduction to Digital Humanities, taught at Michigan State University as a required course in the undergraduate Digital Humanities minor. The course is a survey introduction to the field, has no prerequisites, and is open to students from any major. Thirteen students were in the course

Culture: Digital and Physical Syllabus (Summer 2016)

Syllabus for AL491: Culture: Digital and Physical, taught at Michigan State University, as part of the Technology, Humanities, and the Arts in London study abroad program in summer 2016. This course focuses on how material objects and digital representations shape our understanding of culture and history. The course has no prerequisites and counts as an elective for the Digital Humanities minor at MSU. Seven students were in the course. Examples of final student projects are available at http://www.kristenmapes.com/al491summer2016/

Introduction to Digital Humanities Syllabus (Fall 2021)

Syllabus for 2021 edition of DH285: Introduction to Digital Humanities, taught at Michigan State University as a required course in the undergraduate Digital Humanities minor. The course is a survey introduction to the field, has no prerequisites, and is open to students from any major. Twelve students were in the course

Digital Humanities Project Evaluation Template

Evaluation template for digital humanities projects. Used in "Introduction to Digital Humanities" undergraduate course at Michigan State University. The template is a learning tool for thinking through the materials in a digital project as well as the labor and uncovering the human in the project

Introduction to Digital Humanities Syllabus (Fall 2022)

Syllabus for 2022 edition of DH285: Introduction to Digital Humanities, taught at Michigan State University as a required course in the undergraduate Digital Humanities minor. The course is a survey introduction to the field, has no prerequisites, and is open to students from any major. Twenty-eight students were in the course