From Digital Library to Open Datasets: Embracing a "Collections as Data" Framework

Keywords

collections as data, libraries, digital humanities

Abstract

This article discusses the burgeoning “collections as data” movement within the fields of digital libraries and digital humanities. Faculty at the University of Utah’s Marriott Library are developing a collections as data strategy by leveraging existing Digital Library and Digital Matters programs. By selecting various digital collections, small- and large-scale approaches to developing open datasets are explored. Five case studies chronicling this strategy are reviewed, along with testing the datasets using various digital humanities methods, such as text mining, topic modeling, and GIS (geographic information system).

Original Publication Citation

Wittmann, R., Cummings, R., Neatrour, A., and Myntti, J. (2019) “From digital library to open datasets: Embracing a collections as data framework.” Information Technology and Libraries, 38(4). https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i4.11101

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2019

Publisher

Information Technology and Libraries

Language

English

College

Harold B. Lee Library

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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