Call for chapter submissions: “Libraries, Archives, and the Digital Humanities”

Isabel Galina Russell and Glen Layne-Worthey, editors

We’re seeking proposals from the community for chapter contributions to a volume on “Libraries, Archives, and the Digital Humanities.”

This volume will cover a wide range of issues encountered in the world’s libraries, archives, and special collections as they continue to expand their support of, and direct engagement in, DH research and teaching. 

We’re interested in DH-related questions both as they reflect the library and archival professions’ traditional values and practices, and as those values inform and enhance evolving DH work generally. We hope to reach beyond topics such as digitization and digital repositories (which have been extensively covered in the library literature) into newer areas of inquiry.

In addition to topics related to the practice of librarianship, and to libraries and archives as DH-friendly institutions, we will address issues of importance to library and archives workers themselves: training and reskilling in digital humanities methods; labor issues; organization and infrastructure; and focused professional practices that reflect the increasingly important role of librarians and archivists as active research partners in large collaborative projects. 
We are interested in receiving chapters from a wide range of countries and cultural contexts in order to reflect the diversity of the profession around the world. 

Topics to be covered include:
Please send your chapter proposal (250-500 words), including chapter title and the topic section the author(s) suggest may be the best fit,  and a cover letter, with name and contact information (250-500 words) describing your interest in contributing a chapter by 11 March 2022 to the editors, Isabel Galina Russell <[log in to unmask]> and Glen Layne-Worthey <[log in to unmask]>.  If you have any questions, please contact the editors. 

Acceptance decisions will be made by the end of March.  First drafts of accepted chapters (maximum 8,000 words) will be due 10 June 2022, and final chapters due in September 2022.

For more details on the book’s proposed sections and specific topic ideas, please see: 

Note on Open Access: Routledge offers several Open Access publishing options. The editors hope to publish as many chapters of the volume as possible in Open Access, and are committed to work with authors and libraries to accomplish this goal.
https://www.routledge.com/our-products/open-access-books/publishing-oa-books/chapters

While we are seeking funding to support Open Access for the entire volume, we hope to count on the support of individual authors who may have access to institutional funding for their own chapters.  Please be in touch with the editors to discuss options.