conjunctions of scholarly
communications, digital
humanities, and academic
libraries
Encyclopedias, ontologies, computers, and where we are now
Patrick Newell
November 10, 2016

I’m Always Surprised
when someone who discovers I’m a librarian asks
what will happen to the library now that the book
is dead. This happens more than you might think,
and it represents a misunderstanding of what a
library is and what a book is

Who Here Has Heard (Or Used) ANY of These
Words?
• Metadata
• Curation
• Backup
• Structured Ontology
• Controlled Vocabulary
• Digital Preservation
• Geolocation

Because
….libraries are information retrieval and
provision platforms that organize a lot of
information to make books/articles/content
available…

Title Oral history and digital humanities : voice, access, and engagement / edited
by Douglas A. Boyd and Mary A. Larson.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition First edition.
Description xv, 205 pages ; 25 cm.
Series Palgrave studies in oral history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part I. Orality/aurality -- "Oral history in the age of digital possibilities" /
by William Schneider -- "Why do we call it oral history? Refocusing on orality/aurality in
the digital age" / by Sherna Berger Gluck – [And much more, ABRIDGED TO FIT]
Subject Oral history.
Oral history -- Methodology.
Digital media.
Added Author Boyd, Douglas A., 1970- editor.
Larson, Mary, 1964- editor.
ISBN 9781137322005, 1137322004, 9781137322012, 1137322012

Title: What's Next for Digital Humanities?
Authors: Mone, Gregory
Source: Communications of the ACM. Jun2016, Vol. 59 Issue 6, p20-21. 2p.
Document Type: Article
Subject Terms: DIGITAL humanities
HUMANITIES -- Software
THREE-dimensional imaging
EMANCIPATION of slaves – History
Geographic Terms: VENICE (Italy)
People: KISSINGER, Henry, 1923-
KAUFMAN, Micki
NESBIT, Scott
Abstract: The article discusses the use of computer software in digital humanities. Digital
humanities projects by doctoral candidate Micki Kaufman to analyze the telephone
conversations and meeting minutes of foreign policy advisor Henry Kissinger, a three-
dimensional map of Venice, Italy, and an analysis of the U.S. post-emancipation period by
historian Scott Nesbit are described.
ISSN: 0001-0782
DOI: 10.1145/2911973

Authors/Creators
Select
material
Process /
Arrange
Make
available
Choose topic/collect
research materials
Write and Edit
Publish (self or other)

Libraries / Archives
Select
material
Process /
Arrange
Make
available
Choose
books/journals/datasets/maps/videos/etc.
Catalog materials
Put on ‘shelves’ (physical
or electronic)

Libraries / Archives && Digital Humanists
Select
material
Process /
Arrange
Make
available
Digitize books/journals/datasets/
maps/videos/etc.
Catalog / add Controlled Vocabularies
(from Structured Ontologies) to describe
and inter-relate (or geocoordinate, or….)
Put on digital ‘shelves’ (using OAI-PMH,
so Google and others can find it)

So….