41 SPEC Kit 350: Supporting Digital Scholarship
Activity Distributed
across library
Library DS
team
Single library
department/unit
Library DS
center/hub/lab
N
Making digital collections 58 13 14 10 68
Digitization/imaging of analog
material
41 9 31 7 68
Data curation and management 40 13 21 7 66
Metadata creation 54 10 18 5 65
GIS and digital mapping 20 8 35 12 64
Digital preservation 38 6 29 4 63
Digital exhibits 49 11 14 8 62
Project planning 48 14 11 9 61
Digital publishing 27 12 24 9 58
Project management 38 10 14 11 54
Interface design and/or usability 34 6 18 7 53
Visualization 27 9 13 10 48
Computational text analysis/
support
14 12 16 13 47
3-D modeling and printing 16 3 19 10 45
Technical upkeep 23 7 21 6 45
Database development 23 4 20 6 45
Encoding content (e.g., TEI
markup)
16 11 15 12 44
Statistical analysis/support 17 5 20 9 43
Developing digital scholarship
software
14 9 14 10 39
Other DS activity 11 2 4 4 17
Total Responses 69 30 60 20 70
If you selected “Other DS activity” above, please specify the activity(ies) and identify how
support is organized. N=10
As part of dedicated digital scholarship team: coordinating and promoting digital scholarship
activities and events providing training in digital tools or skills and creating training documents
setting up hosting environments assessing digital scholarship programs and projects. As part of single
department: advising on legal issues related to digital scholarship (e.g., copyright, fair use, privacy).
Both of the above departments are represented in the activities and staff of the Library DS center/hub/
lab.
Copyright: Offering consultations through the digital scholarship center.
Data consultations with faculty, staff, and students are through the Digital Initiatives Advisory Group
or through areas of specialization.
Digital pedagogy projects are run by the Alabama Digital Humanities Center: the Digital Scholarship
Librarian liaises with faculty members and graduate students to create appropriate digital approaches
for courses and puts together the team needed to bring these projects to life in the classroom. Most
frequently these collaborations involve the faculty member or graduate student leading the course,
the Digital Scholarship Librarian working with them to create feasible but innovative assignments
Activity Distributed
across library
Library DS
team
Single library
department/unit
Library DS
center/hub/lab
N
Making digital collections 58 13 14 10 68
Digitization/imaging of analog
material
41 9 31 7 68
Data curation and management 40 13 21 7 66
Metadata creation 54 10 18 5 65
GIS and digital mapping 20 8 35 12 64
Digital preservation 38 6 29 4 63
Digital exhibits 49 11 14 8 62
Project planning 48 14 11 9 61
Digital publishing 27 12 24 9 58
Project management 38 10 14 11 54
Interface design and/or usability 34 6 18 7 53
Visualization 27 9 13 10 48
Computational text analysis/
support
14 12 16 13 47
3-D modeling and printing 16 3 19 10 45
Technical upkeep 23 7 21 6 45
Database development 23 4 20 6 45
Encoding content (e.g., TEI
markup)
16 11 15 12 44
Statistical analysis/support 17 5 20 9 43
Developing digital scholarship
software
14 9 14 10 39
Other DS activity 11 2 4 4 17
Total Responses 69 30 60 20 70
If you selected “Other DS activity” above, please specify the activity(ies) and identify how
support is organized. N=10
As part of dedicated digital scholarship team: coordinating and promoting digital scholarship
activities and events providing training in digital tools or skills and creating training documents
setting up hosting environments assessing digital scholarship programs and projects. As part of single
department: advising on legal issues related to digital scholarship (e.g., copyright, fair use, privacy).
Both of the above departments are represented in the activities and staff of the Library DS center/hub/
lab.
Copyright: Offering consultations through the digital scholarship center.
Data consultations with faculty, staff, and students are through the Digital Initiatives Advisory Group
or through areas of specialization.
Digital pedagogy projects are run by the Alabama Digital Humanities Center: the Digital Scholarship
Librarian liaises with faculty members and graduate students to create appropriate digital approaches
for courses and puts together the team needed to bring these projects to life in the classroom. Most
frequently these collaborations involve the faculty member or graduate student leading the course,
the Digital Scholarship Librarian working with them to create feasible but innovative assignments
