Shaping the community identity of digital humanities: A global investigation on scholar composition of digital humanities centers

Hu, Zhiwei; Liu, Jiangfeng; Pei, Lei

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Shaping the community identity of digital humanities: A global investigation on scholar composition of digital humanities centers

Author(s)

• Hu, Zhiwei
• Liu, Jiangfeng
• Pei, Lei

Issue Date

2024-03-20

Keyword(s)

• Digital Humanities
• Community Identity
• Community Detection

Abstract

Digital humanities (DH) is an evolving field fostering interdisciplinary col-laboration, with an impressive engagement of library and information sci-ence (LIS). To assess how DH is situated in the academic landscape and bridge the gap between DH and LIS, it is essential to undertake a comprehen-sive global investigation of the DH community, thereby gaining insights into its current identity. In this study, we examined the scholar composition of 129 digital humanities centers (DHCs) under a disciplinary classification scheme, and further explored the characteristics of the global DH community using methods of diversity measures and community detection. Our findings reveal that beyond traditional humanities, a diverse range of disciplines con-tributes to DH research and practice. Particularly noteworthy are the roles played by LIS and computer science, serving as two main sources of compu-tational expertise. Based on the congruence of community identities, it is im-perative for LIS, who has established a prominent presence within the DH field, to proactively connect to and embrace DH as a vital source of growth in its own domain.

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iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2024 Proceedings

Type of Resource

Other

Genre of Resource

Conference Poster

Language

eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122838

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Copyright 2024 is held by Zhiwei Hu, Jiangfeng Liu, and Lei Pei. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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