Digital Humanities and the role of university libraries
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This presentation gives an overview of what Digital Humanities is, its historical development, national Digital Humanities activities, Digital Humanities related projects in South Africa, Digital Humanities tools and what academic libraries are doing with regards to Digital Humanities. It further indicates the links between Digital Humanities, eResearch and Library Carpentry, and also gives examples of aspects of Digital Humanities applied at the University of Pretoria Library. The presentation concludes with a list of challenges and also gives a list of sources on DH for further reading.
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Presented at the: 'UP Carnegie Capstone Conference', Kievits Kroon Country Estate and Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 25 March 2019.
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Digital Humanities, DH, historical development, definition, DH activities in South Africa, DH related projects, DH tools, libraries, eResearch, Library Carpentry, examples, challenges, DH sources
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Van Wyk, J 2019. 'Digital Humanities and the role of university libraries', presented at the UP Carnegie Capstone Conference, 25 March 2019, Kievits Kroon Country Estate and Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.