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DH Consultation: University of Oklahoma
September 9 @ 8:00 am - September 11 @ 5:00 pm CDT
Strategic planning consultation to define the nature and structure of the library’s Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship Initiative and its integration into the larger campus environment.
OU Consulting
| Purpose | To define a DH Initiative within the Library that is built on partnerships with campus departments and centers, as well as key faculty stakeholders. |
| Why is it important? | The work of Digital Humanists intersects with the mission of the Libraries – data and information access and services, the care and preservation of all forms of scholarship, as well as accessibility and validation for that scholarship. Close partnership in the creation of new knowledge that the library will ultimately become the stewards of. |
| Why now? | Humanities Forum is launching a strategic plan that specifically calls out Digital Humanities as a priority. The DSDS unit in the library has restructured and needs to develop its service model. |
| Expected outcomes | Identify stakeholder needs, interests, and concerns. Craft shared vision and mission. Define DH and Digital Scholarship. Draft tiered service model. Draft communication strategy about services. Identify champions, key partners and outreach strategies. Identify resource and service needs among faculty. |
| Expected deliverables | Presentation: Trends in DH/DS Services at Academic Libraries. Presentation: Current trends in DH research: librarians, library staff, and faculty. Stakeholder analysis Value proposition, mission, vision statements Strategies and programs for transformation Next steps Professionally documented material will be provided as a report |