The Charleston Multimedia Project: A DH Public Library Case Study

The Charleston Multimedia Project: A DH Public Library Case Study
In a three-part series for dh+lib on Digital Humanities in the Research Commons, Donald Beagle, Director of Library Services at Belmont Abbey College, reflects on influences to his 1999 writings on Strategic Alignment in the information commons, uncovering precedents to his theories, tracing subsequent development, and suggesting future prospects. In this first part, Beagle introduces ...

Towards a Learning Commons: The Influence of Hypertext Theorists of the 1980s-90s

Towards a Learning Commons: The Influence of Hypertext Theorists of the 1980s-90s
In part two of a three-part series exploring precedents to and prospects for the development of Research Commons to incubate DH, Donald Beagle considers the influence of hypertext theorists and the distinct paths created by those seeking to redefine or realign libraries in an age of rapidly-changing technologies. Precedent 2: Towards a Learning Commons: The ...

The Research Commons in 2014 and Beyond

The Research Commons in 2014 and Beyond
In the final post of a three-part series, Donald Beagle explores future prospects for the use of an enhanced variant of the Commons models to facilitate DH in libraries. The previous two posts recounted influences on Beagle’s application of Strategic Alignment to manage Information Commons in libraries and the subsequent development of change management approaches. ...