Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2023
Department 1
Library
Abstract
At Bucknell University and Gettysburg College, an increasing focus on supporting creative undergraduate research as intensive, high-impact experiences has resulted in both institutions implementing library-led digital scholarship fellowships for their students. Gettysburg’s Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship began in 2016, and Bucknell’s Digital Scholarship Summer Research Fellowship in 2017.1 While academic libraries have emerged as leaders on college campuses for digital humanities (DH) services, the programs at Gettysburg and Bucknell are distinctive in their structured curricula, a focus on independent student research, and the development of a local community of practice. Each program situates undergraduate research in the field of digital humanities, providing methodological and technological support as students explore their own topics of humanistic inquiry and develop public-facing digital projects during the summer. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Miessler, R.C., Clinton Baugess, Kevin Moore, Courtney Paddick, and Carrie Pirmann. "Bridging Communities of Practice: Cross-Institutional Collaboration for Undergraduate Digital Scholars." In Undergraduate Research and the Academic Librarian: Case Studies and Best Practices, Volume 2, edited by Merinda Kaye Hensley, Hailley Fargo, and Stephanie Davis-Kahl, 83-102. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2023.
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Comments
The book containing this chapter can be found at the publisher's website.