Jill Baron – THATCamp Libraries 2013 http://libraries2013.thatcamp.org The Humanities and Technology Camp Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:47:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 Session Proposal: How best to support faculty-driven digital initiatives http://libraries2013.thatcamp.org/02/22/session-proposal-how-best-to-support-faculty-driven-digital-initiatives/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:51:45 +0000 http://libraries2013.thatcamp.org/?p=350

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Taking part in new faculty-driven digital initiatives is an exciting opportunity for librarians in academic/research institutions.  What specific skills and competencies can or should a librarian bring to this kind of collaboration?

I’m involved in such a digital project right now, one that is developing an interactive framework for collaborative commentary on Dante’s Divine Comedy.  The site is hosted by the college, being developed by an outside programmer, and imagined/driven by a group of faculty members and me.  What specific value can the librarian offer?

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