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DS Centers: Spaces, Programs and Competencies

DS Centers: Spaces, Programs and Competencies. Vivian Lewis University Librarian McMaster University. or. AFTER the ribbon is cut. Sherman Centre Objectives. library/researcher resource sharing customized and scalable IT infrastructure technical support and consulting services

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DS Centers: Spaces, Programs and Competencies

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  1. DS Centers: Spaces, Programs and Competencies Vivian Lewis University Librarian McMaster University

  2. or

  3. AFTER the ribbon is cut..

  4. Sherman Centre Objectives • library/researcher resource sharing • customized and scalable IT infrastructure • technical support and consulting services • physical meeting and work spaces • archival and access initiatives

  5. Expertise Our Team Dr. Sandra LaPointe (Academic Director), John Fink (Digital Scholarship Librarian), Dale Askey (Admin Director), Matt McCollow (Programmer), Gabriela Mircea (Digital Repository Librarian), Jay Brodeur (Post Doctoral Fellow)

  6. Space

  7. 8 Active Projects – including 3 New Grad Fellowships • Hayley Goodchild, “For Every Farm a Factory: Digitizing Ontario’s Industrial Dairy Past” • Kellen Kurschinski, “Surviving Armageddon: Digital Histories of Canadian Great War Veterans in War and Peace” • Daniel Schmidtke, “Noun Countability in World Englishes”

  8. Work Space Makerspace Photos by Matt McCollow

  9. New Approaches & Technologies • Digital Repository (early 2014) • The Escarpment Press (supporting McMaster online journals) • Cloud Storage • Docker (data visualization)

  10. Art Photo by Ron Scheffler,2012

  11. Collaboration Photo by Matt McCollow

  12. EARLY OBSERVATIONS

  13. Definition

  14. Space

  15. Graduate Students

  16. Patience Patience

  17. Competencies

  18. An Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funded Research Study KNOWLEDGE & SKILL CAPACITY FOR DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP: A GLOBAL BENCHMARKING STUDY

  19. Vivian Lewis, University Librarian, McMaster Research Team Lisa Spiro, Executive Director, Digital Scholarship Services, Rice University Jon Cawthorne, Associate University Librarian, Florida State Xuemao Wang, Dean and University Librarian, University of Cincinnati

  20. Objectives • Identify “best in class” DS programs • Determine, through site visits and interviews, the key workforce related factors associated with these centers’ success • Identify where more research is needed • Test the research design, instruments • Anticipated completion: March 2015

  21. Definitions • Skill: Learned capacity to carry out a specific task. Often gained through repetition or training (learning Excel) • Competency: A more abstract ability or fitness for success in a specific area.

  22. Scope • Both physical centers and distributed services • Often but not always located in a university library • Multiple disciplines (not just humanities) • Multiple professions (not just library staff) • Multiple countries (4 U.S., 1 Canada, 2 Europe, 3 BRICS)

  23. Site Selection Criteria • Strong record of successful projects • National / international recognitions • Clearly articulated vision • Expressed willingness to share experiences and learn from others

  24. Confirmed Sites • Scholars Lab, SHANTI, VizLab, etc. (University of Virginia) DONE • Roy Rosenzweig Center (George Mason) • MITH (University of Maryland) • ETCL, DHSI, INKE, etc. (University of Victoria)

  25. First Visit: U. of Virginia

  26. Follow us University of Virginia http://libraries.uc.edu/blogs/dsgrant/ MITH, University of Maryland (December) University of Victoria (January)

  27. Thank you

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