Developments in Digital Scholarship

Digital technology has enabled new forms of collaboration, and data and knowledge sharing, but the behaviours of scholars and institutions has been slower to change. While some researchers seek to work with libraries, others collaborate with their peers in more ad hoc or grassroots projects. What can libraries learn from these forms of digitally-inflicted co-operative projects? The prsenter will look at developments in digital scholarship, and consider how the British Library’s core purposes, including custodianship and research, enables it to respond to these changes.

Mia Ridge gained her PhD in digital humanities (Department of History, Open University) with her thesis titled ‘Making digital history: The impact of digitality on public participation and scholarly practices in historical research’. Formerly Lead Web Developer at the Science Museum Group, she has worked internationally as a business analyst, digital consultant and web programmer in the cultural heritage and commercial sectors. She has held international fellowships at Trinity College Dublin/CENDARI, Ireland (2014), the Polis Center Institute on ‘Spatial Narrative and Deep Maps’ (2012) and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media One Week One Tool program (2013), and had short Residencies at the Powerhouse Museum (2012) and the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum (2012). She has post-graduate qualifications in software development and an MSc in Human-Centred Systems. She is Chair of the Museums Computer Group (MCG), and a member of the Executive Council of the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH).