17 librarians and one big undertaking: creating a digital project from start to finish. Issue 1 (2nd March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hartsell-Gundy, Arianne; Lawton, Kelley; Rozear, Hannah
• Is Part Of: Journal of electronic resources librarianship. Volume 32:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 19
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2020-03-02
• Subjects: Academic library -- digital humanities -- project management -- experiential learning -- team based learning -- digital projects; Acquisition of electronic information resources -- Periodicals; Electronic information resources -- Management -- Periodicals; Libraries and electronic publishing -- Periodicals; Collection management (Libraries) -- Periodicals; 025.284
• DOI: 10.1080/1941126X.2019.1709730
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1941-126X

Abstract

Abstract: As academic librarians prepare for new forms of collaboration with researchers on digital projects, there is a growing demand for librarians to acquire skills with project management, as well as specific digital tools and methods. This article describes how research librarians collaborated together to complete a digital project related to student activism in the 1930s and 1940s on their campus. From researching in the archives to creating a digital timeline, the project utilized a team-based, "learn by doing" approach to allow librarians the opportunity to work through the logistics of a project from start to finish. The organization of the project, the digital tools and methods used, and the lessons learned are described in detail.