New ACRL Initiative: Keeping Up With....Digital Humanities

The Association of College & Research Libraries launched today a new current awareness publication titled "Keeping Up With...." The goal is to offer "concise briefs on trends in academic librarianship and higher education. Each edition focuses on a single issue including an introduction to the topic and summaries of key points, including implications for academic libraries."

The inaugural issue features the topic Digital Humanities. David Free, editor, contacted Jennifer Adams and I in January to ask if we would be interested in doing an update of our Internet Resources article in the October issue of College & Research Libraries News.  That article received good reviews and and large number of hits.  A couple of new developments worth mentioning since October:

• Information on starting Digital Humanities projects and centers: 
• Appleford, S, Guiliano, J. DevDH.org. [Internet]. 2013. Available from: http://www.devdh.org 
• Lynne Siemens. centerNet: Resources for Starting and Sustaining DH Centers. [Internet]. 2013. Available from: http://digitalhumanities.org/centernet/resources-for-starting-and-sustaining-dh-centers/

• January issue of the Journal of Library Administration devoted entirely to Digital Humanities. Table of contents: 
• Nowviskie, Bethany. "Skunks in the Library: A Path to Production for Scholarly R&D." Journal of Library Administration 53.1 (2013): 53-66. Web.
  Posner, Miriam. "No Half Measures: Overcoming Common Challenges to Doing Digital Humanities in the Library." Journal of Library Administration 53.1 (2013): 43-52. Web.
  Rockenbach, Barbara. "Introduction." Journal of Library Administration 53.1 (2013): 1-9. Web.
  Sula, Chris Alen. "Digital Humanities and Libraries: A Conceptual Model." Journal of Library Administration 53.1 (2013): 10-26. Web.
  Vandegrift, Micah, and Stewart Varner. "Evolving in Common: Creating Mutually Supportive Relationships between Libraries and the Digital Humanities." Journal of Library Administration 53.1 (2013): 67-78. Web.
  Vershbow, Ben. "NYPL Labs: Hacking the Library." Journal of Library Administration 53.1 (2013): 79-96. Web.
  Vinopal, Jennifer, and Monica McCormick. "Supporting Digital Scholarship in Research Libraries: Scalability and Sustainability." Journal of Library Administration 53.1 (2013): 27-42. Web.