Digital scholarship, makerspaces and libraries

Digital Scholarship, makerspacesand libraries

Karen Miller

@infoliterati

MCCA and Curtin Library

digital scholarship

“the use of digital evidence and method, digital authoring, digital publishing, digital curation and preservation, and digital use and reuse of scholarship.” (Abby Smith Rumsey)

1. Learning skills & DH tools - through hands-on activities

2. Conducting research - creating knowledge using the skills & tools

3. Communicating that knowledge through new forms of digital publication

3 areas of digital scholarship

Library collaborations in teaching digital skills

Maker activities with information studies students

Potential research project – GUI for Kinect v 2 and interactive 3D environments

critical making

"a mode of materially productive engagement that is intended to bridge the gap between creative physical and conceptual exploration” (Ratto 2011).