LibGuides: Digital Humanities Tools and Resources: Publishing

Introduction

Just as text analysis tools and GIS mapping tools re-define what it means to read texts and create maps, digital humanities publishing tools are changing what it means to create and share scholarly objects and publications. Digital publishing platforms allow users to share artifacts and research to wider audiences, collaborate in new ways, and rethink how libraries, museums, and exhibits should be structured.

Tools

Drupal
Drupal is an open-source website making software operated through modules that promote versatility and flexibility in design.
Mukurtu
Murkutu is an ethically-minded, community-driven online archiving platform for cultural heritage materials.
Omeka
Omeka is an open source platform commonly used by librarians, archivists, and museum professionals to create digital exhibits. There is a basic version of the software that can be hosted through the web and a more advanced version that requires web-hosting from an institution.
Reclaim Hosting
Reclaim hosting allows institutions and educators to create and host their own domains with a variety of downloadable apps and software packages.
Scalar
Scalar is an online platform designed for humanities scholars to create “books” that re-imagine publishing, visual presentations, and linked information. It allows users to design media-rich, non-linear publications that utilize extensive tagging.
WordPress
WordPress is a popular, open source blogging platform that has digital humanities plugins such as Comment Press and Future of the Book.

Readings

Beyene. (2018). “Digital Inclusion in Library Context: A Perspective from Users with Print Disability.” Journal of Web Librarianship, 12(2), 121–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2018.1427657

Braun, Steven. "Critically engaging with data visualization through an information literacy framework." Digital Humanities Quarterly 12, no. 4 (2018).

Caswell, M., & Jules, B. (2017). “Diversifying the digital historical record: Integrating community archives in national strategies for access to digital cultural heritage.” D-Lib Magazine, 23(5/6).

Colavizza, Blanke, T., Jeurgens, C., & Noordegraaf, J. (2022). “Archives and AI: An Overview of Current Debates and Future Perspectives.” Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 15(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1145/3479010