DH at the Claremont Colleges Library
DH@CCL 101 – About this Course
Instructor:
Ashley Sanders, Ph.D.
Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Claremont Colleges Library
Key Learning Objectives:
- 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
We will explore:
- Definitions of “Digital Humanities” and “Digital Literacy”
- Data
- Spatial & temporal pattern finding
- Network analysis
- Topic modeling
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 librarian/faculty/student 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