FOSTERING A GRADUATE RESEARCH COMMUNITY WITH DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Coalition for Networked Information Spring Meeting

St. Louis, Missouri

March 31, 2014

Andrew BonamiciAssociate University Librarian, Media and Instructional Servicesbonamici@uoregon.edu

Karen EstlundDigital Scholarship Center, Headkestlund@uoregon.edu

University of Oregon

UO DIGITAL SCHOLARS

Graduate Education at UO

Debra W. Stewart, President

Council of Graduate Schools

• Nonacademic career pathways for graduate students must be clarified and expanded upon.

• Interdisciplinary structures must be attended to and nurtured.

Sandi Morgen, Associate Dean, UO Graduate School

New Media and Culture Certificate

NMCC Mission and Goals

 transdisciplinary

theory & criticism

methods & production a flexible credential

NMCC Communication and Outreach

NMCC: Library Support• Facilities (DSC and

beyond)• Content• Tools and Systems• People • Strategic Alignment

NMCC Student ProjectsGhana Think Tank: A Participatory Media Case Study

Roya Amirsoleymani

Games for Change: A Case Study

Ed Parker

No More Potlucks: A Case Study

Staci Tucker 

See more at http://newmediaculture.uoregon.edu/projects/

Hyde Park Visual History Project: A Case Study

Marissa Laubscher

NMCC Benefits

• TRANSDISCIPLINARY• DOESN’T EXTEND TIME TO DEGREE

• FLEXIBLE

NMCC: Challenges• Decentralized human

resources• Decentralized

infrastructure• Need for coordinated

strategic planning across multiple schools/colleges

• “Great starters, shallow bench.” Experts in new media coursework, training, and research stretched too thin

Services Drawn from Assessment

1. Graduate Students Working in New Media Focus Group -- 2011

2. Digital Scholarship Needs Assessment Interviews -- 2012

3. GradConnect – Active Focus Groups -- 2013

Image: Matt Werner. (2013). Lunch in an Old Bath House. https://www.flickr.com/photos/makemydinner/13287630343/CC-BY-SA.

Library Service Improvements

Digital Scholarship Center

Graduate Fellowships / Assistantships

Strategic Alliance Institutional Priority

DSC Strategic Goals / Pilot Areas1. Develop digital scholarship curriculum

2. Support engagement with digital scholarship tools and methodologies

3. Foster a community of digital scholars

4. Evolve to a more open and flexible digital asset management and preservation infrastructure

Curriculum: Credit Courses

Engagement: Sandbox and Lab

Engagement: Consulting

Community: Groups & Space

Images: Nick Webb. Chemex. https://www.flickr.com/photos/11540081@N05/8284833064/ CC-BY. J. Simic. DSC Tardis.

 

Community: Graduate AffiliatesProject Themes / Interests

Open Source Software Development in Brazil

Github, Virtual Machines, Digital Publishing, Pedagogy

Social Media and Consumer Referral Sites on Mobile Devices

Data scraping, social media, mobile technologies

Social Media and Activism Data scraping, social media, network analysis

“Dirt on Data” Course Data Management, Data Ethics, Pedagogy

Community: Publishing

Digital Asset Management

Alignment with NMCC

LINKSDigital Scholarship Center: http://digitalscholarship.uoregon.edu

New Media and Culture Certificate: http://newmediaculture.uoregon.edu

UO Libraries:

http://library.uoregon.edu

University of Oregon:

http://uoregon.edu

ContactsAndrew BonamiciAssociate University Librarian, Media and Instructional ServicesUniversity of Oregon LibrariesEugene OR 9703-1299

(541) 346-2682bonamici@uoregon.edu

Karen Estlund

Digital Scholarship Center, Head

University of Oregon Libraries

Eugene, OR 97403-1299

(541) 346-1854

kestlund@uoregon.edu

Discussion