This document discusses the case for applied digital humanities in scholarly communications. It summarizes four themes of applied digital humanities: 1) leveraging technologies in productized interactions, 2) embracing partnerships and multi-disciplinarity, 3) embracing experimentation and iteration, and 4) embracing openness and transparency. Examples of tools created by JSTOR Labs following these themes are provided, including tools for analyzing texts, understanding topics in books, and finding related research materials.

1. @abhumphreys
Alex Humphreys, JSTOR Labs
The (or a) Case for
Applied Digital Humanities
in Scholarly Communications
May 31, 2018
SSP 2018 Annual Meeting:
Panel Discussion on the Digital Humanities

2. ITHAKA is a not-for-profit organization that helps the academic
community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record
and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit
digital library of academic
journals, books, and
primary sources.
Ithaka S+R is a not-for-profit
research and consulting
service that helps academic,
cultural, and publishing
communities thrive in the
digital environment.
Portico is a not-for-profit
preservation service for
digital publications, including
electronic journals, books,
and historical collections.
Artstor provides 2+ million
high-quality images and
digital asset management
software to enhance
scholarship and teaching.

3. JSTOR Labs works with partner publishers,
libraries and labs to create tools for
researchers, teachers and students that are
immediately useful – and a little bit magical.

4. But, in a sense, what we do is:
Applied Digital Humanities.

5. Portrait of a Scholar
Rembrandt
Source: WikiCommons

6. Hey, I’ve got a
question!

7. I’ve *still* got a
question!

8. I’ve *still* got a
question!

9. My question
just got a bit
bigger…

10. My question
just got a bit
bigger…

11. Franklin the Printer, Charles Mills.
Source: WikiCommons

12. Franklin the Printer, Charles Mills.
Source: WikiCommons
An investment in
knowledge pays the
best interest.

13. Franklin the Printer, Charles Mills.
Source: WikiCommons
If I had a bigger printing
press, I could make an
even bigger investment in
knowledge….

14. So what does it mean to apply
digital humanities tools and methods
to scholarly communications?

15. FOUR
THEMES
1. Leverage technologies in
productized interactions
2. Embrace partnerships and
multi-disciplinarity
3. Embrace experimentation and
iteration
4. Embrace openness and
transparency

16. labs.jstor.org/shakespeare
UNDERSTANDING SHAKESPEARE
Pick a play. Click a line. Instantly see articles on JSTOR
that quote that line.

17. labs.jstor.org/topicgraph
TOPICGRAPH
Understand at a glance the topics covered in a book.
Jump straight to pages about topics you’re researching.

18. www.jstor.org/analyze
TEXT ANALYZER
Use your own document to search for articles and books.

19. FOUR
THEMES
1. Leverage technologies in
productized interactions

20. FOUR
THEMES
1. Leverage technologies in
productized interactions
2. Embrace partnerships and
multi-disciplinarity

21. FOUR
THEMES
1. Leverage technologies in
productized interactions
2. Embrace partnerships and
multi-disciplinarity
3. Embrace experimentation and
iteration

22. ITERATING, ITERATING, ITERATING, ITERATING, ITERA

23. FOUR
THEMES
1. Leverage technologies in
productized interactions
2. Embrace partnerships and
multi-disciplinarity
3. Embrace experimentation and
iteration
4. Embrace openness and
transparency

24. Thank you
Alex Humphreys
Director, JSTOR Labs
ITHAKA
labs.jstor.org
@abhumphreys
alex.humphreys@ithaka.org