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fyi. An article published recently about the cross over in skill sets in the LIS and DH fields. Keeping the “L” in Digital: Applying LIS Core Competencies to Digital Humanities Work, The Journal of Creative Library Practice.<http://creativelibrarypractice.org/2013/09/06/keeping-the-l-in-digital-applying-lis-core-competencies-to-digital-humanities-work/> "Furthermore, Brett Bobley — Chief Information Officer of the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) and Director of the Office of the Digital Humanities (ODH) — has provided a broad but telling definition of the term: I use “digital humanities” as an umbrella term for a number of different activities that surround technology and humanities scholarship. Under the digital humanities rubric, I would include topics like open access to materials, intellectual property rights, tool development, digital libraries, data mining, born-digital preservation, multimedia publication, visualization, GIS, digital reconstruction, study of the impact of technology on numerous fields, technology for teaching and learning, sustainability models, media studies, and many others.” (2012, p. 61). Many librarians who read Bobley’s rubric may recognize that most of these activities accurately describe their own job descriptions, professional concerns, and activities. In addition to a brief discussion of ALA’s Core Competencies and the modern development of DH, this article will reveal how I have applied basic and advanced LIS skills to a scholarly Korean popular culture DH project. The article will conclude with outcomes and long-term implications for librarians who choose to identify and lend their skill sets to DH projects." -- -- Ingrid Mason Sydney, Australia