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The Digital Library and its (Dis)Contents (CLS 76)
In late 2004, Google unveiled its plan to scan and index the print collections of five major research libraries, including Stanford’s. This plan was variously described as “a noble endeavor,” a “moon shot,” “defiant,” and “massively infringing.” A few years and several million digital tomes later, its digitization efforts (and the surrounding media attention) continue apace. But Google’s digital library is far from the first: Stanford’s own digital library efforts pre-date Google’s by at least twenty years, and the application of computers to textual studies began just after World War II.
In this course we will examine the theory, history, and present state of the digital library, speculate on its future possibilities, and critically engage the ideas of enthusiasts, naysayers, and creators of digital libraries. We will examine both the metaphors that shape our understanding of the digital library, and the more down-to-earth legal, economic, and technological questions it raises. We will also do hands-on, experimental work with digital library collections to reveal some of their remarkable possibilities and potential pitfalls, and we will look behind the scenes of many of Stanford’s own rich digital library environments. Guest speakers include representatives of Stanford’s Office of the General Counsel and the Google Books Project.
Glen Worthey
Head, Humanities Digital Information Service, Stanford University Libraries
Glen Worthey has been responsible for the selection, creation, and delivery of many of Stanford's digital full-text and image collections for humanities research and teaching since 1997. In addition to theoretical and practical work in the digital library field, he has lectured and published on Russian literature and culture, translation, and children's literature.
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Course Details
Tuesdays
7:00 - 8:50 pm
5 weeks
Sept 23 - Oct 21
1 unit $200
Drop by: Oct 6
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