Abstract:

This conceptual article considers data used in the humanities and the human sciences, which are fundamentally different from data in other disciplines, such as the sciences or medicine. Data in the humanities are, however, equally important to study and understand. Humanists and others studying human artifacts often face the dual challenge of both using primary source records (or evidentiary) data and creating records data—non-computational, nonexperimental data, such as those found in manuscripts, websites, and social media. This process generates a complex research data ecosystem that has not previously been studied in the library and information science literature. To support records data work effectively, academic librarians must recognize the nature of the humanities and human sciences data ecosystem and must work with researchers accordingly.

摘要：

这篇概念性文章考虑了人文学科和人文科学中使用的数据，这些数据与其他学科（例如科学或医学）中的数据有着根本的不同。然而，人文学科的数据对于研究和理解同样重要。人文主义者和其他研究人工制品的人经常面临使用主要来源记录（或证据）数据和创建记录数据的双重挑战——非计算、非实验数据，例如在手稿、网站和社交媒体中发现的数据。这个过程产生了一个复杂的研究数据生态系统，以前在图书馆和信息科学文献中没有研究过。为了有效地支持记录数据工作，学术图书馆员必​​须认识到人文和人文科学数据生态系统的本质，并且必须相应地与研究人员合作。