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Does Every Research Library Need a Digital Humanities Center?
Executive Summary
There are many ways to respond to the needs of digital humanists, and a digital humanities
(DH) center is appropriate in relatively few circumstances. Library leadership can choose from
a range of possible directions:
* package existing services as a "virtual DH center"
* advocate coordinated DH support across the institution
* help scholars plan for preservation needs
* extend the institutional repository to accommodate DH digital objects
* work internationally to spur co-investment in DH across institutions
* create avenues for scholarly use and enhancement of metadata
* consult DH scholars at the beginning of digitization projects
* get involved in DH project planning for sustainability from the beginning
* commit to a DH center
A DH center does not always meet the needs of DH researchers. When warranted, a DH center
is not necessarily best located in the library. Library culture may need to evolve in order for
librarians to be seen as effective DH partners. A handful of models demonstrate successful
collaborations with digital humanists, but one size does not fit all.
In most settings, the best decision is to observe what the DH academics are already doing and
then set out to address gaps.http: //www.occ.oro,/content/dam/research/publications/ ibrary/2014/oclcresearch-digital-humanities-center-2014. pdf
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