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Presentation on 'The Digital Centers at Columbia University: Strategizing Across Multiple Centers for Diverse Disciplines' at the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship Colloquium: Pedagogy and PracticesTRANSCRIPT
The Digital Centers at Columbia University:
Strategizing Across Multiple Centers for Diverse Disciplines
Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship Colloquium: Pedagogy and Practices
November 6, 2014 Slides: www.slideshare.net/jeffreylancaster or academiccommons.columbia.edu
Jeffrey Lancaster, Ph.D. Emerging Tech. Coordinator Digital Science Center
Jane Winland Director Science & Engineering Libraries
Ashley Jester, Ph.D. Data Services Coordinator Digital Social Science Center
Overview
Collaboration
Services
Space
Goals of the Digital Centers “Columbia University Libraries, in collaboration with CUIT, will create three Information Commons facilities, focusing on the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences, and located in Butler, Lehman, and the new Sciences Library, respectively. These spaces, equipped with high-end equipment and specialized software, will support collaborative work.”
- Columbia University Libraries Strategic Plan 2006-2009
Overview
Collaboration
Services
Space
Before
Before
Before
After
Digital Science Center
Digital Science Center
Overview
Collaboration
Services
Space
The Digital Centers Today
Experts
Technology Resources & Services
Experts
Subject Technical
Academic Research Experience
Experts
Experts
Resources & Services
Resources & Services
Technology
Opportunities Challenges
Overview
Collaboration
Services
Space
Collaboration
The 3 Digital Centers are models for distributed services and ownership of service responsibilities
Digital Center Working Group
To facilitate communication and information-sharing
Digital Center Working Group
To facilitate communication and information-sharing Staff from each center, IT staff, and a colleague from the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship
Addressing common needs: • Software selection,
maintenance, service • Workshop and event
planning • Centers interaction with
Libraries IT • Special projects
Digital Center Working Group
Special Projects
Special Projects
Special Projects
Digital Center Advisory Group
• To surface and set common policy issues
• To strategize holistically for the digital centers
• To approve budgetary requests
Digital Center Advisory Group
• 3 Division Directors • Director of Libraries IT • 3 Coordinators who oversee
the centers
Digital Center Advisory Group
• Budget estimation and planning
• Software order and approval policies
• Centers interaction with Libraries IT
• Setting priorities for the working group
• Developing a Digital Center Internship Program
Digital Center Internship Program
Budgets
No single budget established the Digital Centers: • Humanities from Electronic
Text Service • Social Science from
Electronic Data Service • Science as part of a new
building*
Budgets
There was initially no budget line for new software purchases.
Budgets • Responsible for some
campus-wide site licensed items
• Interface with other groups to split costs for public and staff software - Library IT - Campus IT - Some Departments
Overview
Collaboration
Services
Space
New Spaces
New Spaces
New Spaces
The Digital Centers at Columbia University:
Strategizing Across Multiple Centers for Diverse Disciplines
Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship Colloquium: Pedagogy and Practices
November 6, 2014 Slides: www.slideshare.net/jeffreylancaster or academiccommons.columbia.edu
Jeffrey Lancaster, Ph.D. Emerging Tech. Coordinator Digital Science Center
Jane Winland Director Science & Engineering Libraries
Ashley Jester, Ph.D. Data Services Coordinator Digital Social Science Center