Center for Digital Humanities Lands a New Home with the Libraries
A hub for digital humanities scholarship has found a new home at Texas A&M University Libraries.
In July, University Libraries welcomed the Center of Digital Humanities Research (CoDHR) as it transitioned from the College of Arts and Sciences to expand its support for faculty and students across the University.
University Libraries have already established momentum in digital methods and digital preservation, and bring a University-wide history of support that will greatly benefit both CoDHR and the broader digital humanities community at Texas A&M.
"Since its founding in 2018, CoDHR has played an important role in advancing Texas A&M’s research profile," said Simon North, College of Arts and Sciences interim dean. “We believe the Libraries are well positioned to sustain and strengthen CoDHR’s mission to support digital humanities research."
Julie Mosbo Ballestro agreed with North and is excited to add CoDHR to University Libraries research and humanities services.
“Our scholarly communications team has meshed well with CoDHR,” Mosbo Ballestro said. “Adding them into our umbrella will allow us to do much more for the digital humanities community.”
CoDHR will continue to host its broad portfolio of faculty and graduate student projects while developing new projects and offering expertise through weekly office hours and consultation, all supported by the technical infrastructure of the Libraries. CoDHR has already launched a new digital maps project since coming under the Libraries umbrella.
The center will maintain its active program of scholarly engagement by offering workshops and a Digital Humanities Speaker Series featuring visiting scholars from across the field, bringing together Aggie faculty and students with the wider international community.
Despite CoDHR's transition out of the College of Arts and Sciences, the college remains committed to the advancement of digital humanities research at Texas A&M. The Digital Humanities Certificate, a graduate-level program, will continue to be administered by the Department of English, and the college has announced an annual investment of $50,000 over the next three years to amplify emerging, multidisciplinary areas of scholarship.
