Digital humanities have transformed the production, curation, and accessibility of humanistic information in a rapidly evolving techno-cultural and interdisciplinary intellectual landscape. From the early days of text-encoded initiatives to the digitization of cultural heritage and local history content and yet again to data curation using linked data and semantic technologies, the need to preserve the content and metadata continues to receive much attention in professional literature. Digital Curation in the Digital Humanities addresses practical and theoretical aspects of digital curation as it evolves in archival curation practice, social media, and e-learning. The growing demand for e-learning presents archives and special collections staff with opportunities to preserve and promote archival and special collections. This book takes a systems approach to digital curation - a model requiring collaboration among archives, libraries, researchers, faculty, technologists, and administrators.
The history of curating collection; Theoretical framework for digital
curation; The evolving role of archivists in digital curation, historical,
and cultural representation; Curation models; Curating cultural heritage
collections in the Humanities curricula (traditional and e-learning classes);
Systems approach: the role of information architecture; Digital curation in
community outreach; Social networking; Collaboration for digital curation:
intra- and inter-institutional aspects of digital curation.
Arjun Sabharwal joined the University of Toledo Library faculty as Assistant Professor in January 2009. As Digital Initiatives Librarian, he responsible for the digital preservation of archival and special collections, curating exhibits on the Toledo's Attic Web site, and planning various digital projects at the university. Current directions include digital/interdisciplinary humanities, digital history, and developing thematic research collections. Prior to working at the University of Toledo, he had worked as Librarian and Adjunct Faculty at Baker Online and Center for Graduate Studies, and as Adjunct Faculty at Wayne State University, Oakland Community College and other Detroit-area institutions.
