Kristen Mapes

Understanding the value of the librarian in digital scholarship: beyond tools and tutorials

Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA)May 13-14, 2019Saginaw, MI Abstract: Digital scholarship projects often include components that aren’t mentioned in tool overviews and introductory workshops, including project management, digital preservation, and web development. Often overlooked as invisible labor, these skills and …

Teaching Values, Not Definitions: Experiences and Research in the Introductory Digital Humanities Course

Digital Humanities and the Undergraduate ExperienceApril 25-27, 2019Edwardsville, IL Digital Humanities is a field that abounds with definitions and boundaries, sometimes complimentary but often contradictory. I will explore how we construct digital humanities through a study of ten “Introduction to …