1. Joan K. Lippincott, Coalition for Networked Information Columbia University February 21,2012

2. Coalition for NetworkedInformation (CNI) Joint program of ARL and EDUCAUSE Founded in 1990 to bridge library and IT communitiesin the Internet environment Focus on scholarship, teaching & learning Program areas: Content Individuals, Professions, Teaching & Learning Technology www.cni.org 3. Why E-Research?E-Science E-Social Sciences 4. Why Digital Humanities?ACLS ReportHATHI Trust 5. E-Research New Questions Technologies enable: Bringing together dispersed resources Combining resources in new ways Data-mining of very large collections of resources Linking resources and geographical places Visualizing information in new ways A personal story 6. Large data sets in sciences lead tonew discoveries 7. New information from many combineddatasets provides new insightshttp://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.f Trans-Atlantic Slave Tradeaces Database Earlier datasets focused on slave trade in one city or of one ship Patterns emerged when data was combined Visual representations assisted in discerning patterns 8. Manuscripts from differentlocations http://romandelarose.org/#home 9. Manuscripts from differentlocations 10. Studies of bibliography andbiography 11. My story: Undergraduate scholarship traditional style 12. Google Books 13. Europeanahttp://www.europeana.eu/portal/ 14. Digging into the Enlightenment: Mappingthe Republic of Letters http://enlightenment.humanitiesnetwork.org/ 15. New representations3-D Visualizations Rome Reborn B. Frischer http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu Use of large data sets Institutionally affiliated andcurated Geo-location and 3-Dvisualization Implications for research andteaching & learning 16. Digging into Data 2011 Awardee 17. New representationswww.vectorsjournal.org USC-based New forms of scholarship Authors supported by multi- media team 18. New representations Augmented reality JISC-funded project U. Manchester View context of images in university Special Collections 19. My inspiration: Undergrads create3-D fly-through of the City of Troy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qOzjT2BSY 20. New collaborations Digital humanities is a collaborative enterprise Humanists working with other humanists, includinggrad students Humanists working with faculty from other disciplines,especially Computer Science Humanists working with information professionals 21. New collaborations Funding agencies fromseveral countries Collaborative projects Very large data sets New types of researchquestions New modes of scholarlycommunication http://www.diggingintodata.org 22. New collaborations Project Bamboo Multi-institutional Researchers, IT, anddigital libraryprofessionals Infrastructure and tools 23. New collaborations Scholars creatingcommunity Sharing researchproducts Providing peer review Promoting an openenvironment 24. New partnerships with thecommunityhttp://www.bl.uk/maps/ Help place maps Citizen science model Exposes non-experts to digital source materials Engages them in the process of developing digital libraries 25. Digital Scholarship Centers Relatively new area of focus for libraries Specialized services and spaces for faculty andgraduate students High-end hardware and software Staff expertise for consultation Emphasis on humanities and social sciences 26. Recently featured at CNI meetingsBrown U. & U. Nebraska UCLA 27. Recently featured at CNI meetingsU. Calgary Columbia U. 28. Visualization centers 29. GIS Centers 30. Involving students in data-intensiveworkNet Gen StudentsMcMaster U. Library Oriented to visual projects Attracted to interactiveinformation products Engaged in active learning Develop skills that cantranslate into job offers 31. Assignments to involve students citizen science 32. My current work Intersection of interests Graduate students ETDs Digital humanities Learning spaces Understand current models of digital scholarshipcenters services Identify good practice Initial interviews faculty and librarians 33. How do Digital Scholarship Centerssupport graduate work?Offer a range of services Ex.: U. Va. Scholars Lab Fellowships Cohort of students Daily interaction with staff Workshops, courses,certificate programs One-on-one consultation Online tutorials Create a communityhttp://www2.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/ 34. What skills do students need?A variety of views U. North Texas Ability to ask new types ofquestions and link totechnologies Project management skills Understand how computersystems work Database structure A range of literacies [Digital preservation] [Intellectual property issues] 35. What are the challenges? Articulating and promoting the goals and services ofcenters Providing staff with appropriate skills Developing scalable projects and services Developing a sustainable funding model 36. What are the challenges? Acceptance of new forms of scholarship by academic departments and disciplinary societies 37. What are the challenges? Promoting information professionals skills to faculty Engaging in genuine collaboration (faculty, student, information professional) 38. Thank you!Contact:Joan Lippincottjoan@cni.orghttp://www.cni.org/about-cni/staff/joan-k-lippincott/Photos are my ownJoan at the Duke U. The Link