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What is Digital Humanities (DH)

Chapter 123

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fifth Edition

A branch of the humanities incorporating digital search, digitized texts, encoding, and other strategies to move previously print-bound materials and scholarship into computer science related analysis.

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Massive Digital Libraries (MDLs) and the Impact of Mass-Digitized Book Collections

Andrew Philip Weiss (California State University, Northridge, USA)

Source Title: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fifth Edition

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3479-3.ch123

Abstract

This chapter describes the characteristics of massive digital libraries (MDLs) and outlines their impact upon current information science issues, especially digital collection metadata, copyright and fair use, the diversity of source collections, and user privacy. MDLs rival physical libraries' print holdings in size, breadth, and depth, often approaching a scale previously found only among library consortia or national libraries. The concept further intersects the digital library with the wider development of ‘big data.' Examples include Google Books, HathiTrust, Internet Archive, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), California Digital Library, Texas Digital Library, Gallica, and Europeana.

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Chapter 648

Also called Humanities Computing, this is a field of research and teaching that combines humanities scholarship with the use of computing technology.

Published in Chapter: The Impact of Digital Resources on Scholarship in the Digital Humanities; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition

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Libraries, Digitized Cultural Heritage, and Social Cohesion of Smart Cities: Model-Like LIS-Educational Implementations in Hungary

Area of scholarly activity at the intersection of computing or digital technologies and the disciplines of the humanities.

Published in Chapter: Libraries, Digitized Cultural Heritage, and Social Cohesion of Smart Cities: Model-Like LIS-Educational Implementations in Hungary; From: Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities

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Chapter 454

A branch of the humanities incorporating digital search, digitized texts, encoding, and other strategies to move previously print-bound materials and scholarship into computer science related analysis.

Published in Chapter: Massive Digital Libraries (MDLs); From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition

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