1. Building Capacity for DH in the Library: A “Learn by Doing” Approach

2. Hello! I am Ashley Sanders, Ph.D.
Director of the Claremont Colleges Digital Research Studio
Faculty, History & Cultural Studies, Claremont Graduate University
You can find me

3. “DH scholarship is deeply rooted in and wholly compatible with library and archival science.”
John W. White, Laying the Foundation: Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries (2016), xii

4. “…librarians are critical partners in DH instruction and inquiry and
… libraries are essential for publishing, preserving, and making accessible digital scholarship.”
John W. White, Laying the Foundation (2016), xii

5. DH in the Library: Professional Development Program
Intro to DH Short Course
Digital Scholarship Knowledge Workshops
Skill-Building Workshops
Library DH Maker Week
Sustained support

6. Introduction to Digital Humanities1
A short course for faculty & graduate students
AND
A short course for librarians

8. Learning Objectives Key Learning Objectives: Topics:
Develop your own definition of DH, especially in a liberal arts context
Know when to incorporate digital tools and methodologies and determine why
Critically examine the strengths and weaknesses of existing tools and DH projects
Identify sources to find and learn new digital tools and skills
Topics:
Definitions of “Digital Humanities” & “Digital Literacy”
Data
Spatial & temporal visualizations
Network analysis
Topic modeling

9. By the end of the short course, librarians will be able to…
Explain what digital humanities/digital scholarship is to an interested faculty member
Describe the resources available at the library that support digital scholarship
Answer basic questions about what methodologies and tools are available for faculty research and instructional projects
Point interested faculty, staff, and students to websites, journals, organizations, and local experts for further information

10. We learn best by doing.

11. DH Project Proposal Assignment
Working in teams of 4, design a DH project. 
You don’t have to build this project – only design it.
dhatccl101.com/2015/12/03/dh-project-plans/
Just a few ideas (but certainly not exhaustive!): The project could focus on some aspect of librarianship – for example, creating data visualizations of our collections or usage data – or a project around some of our special collections materials – like the fascinating fan that served as an early London theater-goer’s guide to “who’s who” and their seat location.

12. Library DH Project Proposals
Collections Analysis Project
Interactive timeline of student activism on campus
1788 King’s Theater Paper Fan Scalar Book
Mapping WiFi Usage in the Library

13. Digital Scholarship Knowledge Workshops2

15. Skill-building Workshops3

17. Library DH Maker Week 4

18. Library DH Projects bit.ly/claremontcollections
claremontdh.net/scalar/fan/

19. Deliverables that Make a Difference

20. Maker Time Makes a Difference

21. 5
Sustained Support

22. Sustained Support Leadership Dedicated Time Continuing Education
Funding for training & conference presentations
Staff/Librarian Positions
Celebrate the successes
Dedicated Time
Regular team meetings to work on the project itself, as well as presentations and publications
Library DH Maker Week
Continuing Education
Skill Workshops
Text Analysis Reading Group
DH Summer the Claremont Colleges

23. Spaces Make it Real

24. Lessons Learned

25. Lessons Learned Identify what is meaningful to your target audience.
Start small.
Schedule in dedicated time.
Identify available expertise within library & beyond.
Celebrate & value both process & product.
Identify faculty & student interests, which may also serve as drivers of digital scholarship.

26. Citations & Resources
White, John W., and Gilbert, Heather, Laying the Foundation: Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries (2016). Purdue University Press. (Knowledge Unlatched Open Access Edition.)
Intro to DH Short Course for Librarians:
Intro to DH Short Course for Faculty & Grad Students:
Digital Scholarship Workshops

27. Citations & Resources
For more on the design of Claremont’s digital learning spaces, as well as DH tutorials, programs, presentations, and more, see:

28. Contact me with questions or to schedule a workshop:
@throughthe_veil
AshleyRSanders.com
ColonialismThroughTheVeil.ashleyrsanders.com