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socioeconomic data that should be live fall 2015. There is an online game to tag photos of from our Archives as part of
as part of the library’s website created for the university’s 50th anniversary.
Large-scale data analysis of large samples of content. Digital Humanities approaches to analysis and display of non-text
content (i.e., sound recordings, video). All are currently in the planning/pilot project stages.
More staff. Some dedicated staff, which we currently do not have at all. Also need instructional design assistance
to develop online learning modules tied to digital collections. We’re in the process of hiring our first Digital Projects
Librarian.
Mostly in the need of additional staff and expertise in digital humanities, instructional design, digital pedagogy, web
development, data management, etc. We hired our first Science Data Management Librarian in 2012 (position now
vacant).
Need for instruction on digital humanities. Series of workshops for faculty, librarians, and graduate students
New frameworks for digital scholarship that can be created or augmented by teams of librarians, faculty, graduate
students, and undergraduates—flexible, extensible web-based technologies that allow students and faculty to curate
online exhibits like Omeka are a good example, and online databases for project management are another example. We
have several classes using Omeka to create online exhibits and explore metadata and digital curation concepts. We also
have some classes using Drupal databases to upload and aggregate data collected in a large transcription project to aid
in the scholarly encoding process.
One example is a tool to enable crowdsourcing transcription of manuscript materials. We are also implementing the
Atlas Systems’ Aeon software for providing access and management of special collections materials. This will also
include a mechanism for more efficient tracking and use of digital content. There is a group currently investigating tools
that would enable the transcription of manuscripts, and the management of that data.
Planning, resources, and staffing in support of a full digital curation program/digital program addressing selection,
description, production, use, assessment, and preservation.
Researchers are more frequently asking for APIs and data support. We are increasingly negotiating licenses for
databases that include API use and have been creating online documentation of these resources.
Specialized exhibit software (Omeka) has been identified to do this.
Staff to work with faculty to develop projects (content) and provide support for curriculum, i.e., classroom projects.
Topical collections from rare books and special collections that potentially enhance faculty work and teaching. Some
materials digitized on faculty request.
Video and audio editing and tagging resources and oral histories
Videos. Implemented: videos
Virtual browsing has been requested. Author rights support. Research data management skills and tools. Implemented:
author rights support, research data management skills and tools.
We do not have dedicated staff to do any of this, so our number-one identified needed resource is dedicated, non-
student, permanent staff.
We expect to add a data repository to our services in the coming year.
We have a long list of digital collections we’d like to create, some with library owned items, others with faculty-provided
items. We are slowly working our way through that list.
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