Case Study 4

Developing a portal framework for humanities scholars

Joan A. Smith

Abstract.

The study focuses on the decision-making points through the various stages of a project, all the time emphasising the importance and necessity of long-term sustainability.

Keywords

community

development tools

Emory University Library

humanities

portal

Southcomb

sustainability

Introduction

This case study concerns a three-year grant-funded investigation1 conducted by Emory University Library to explore inter-institutional scholarly portal services supporting research in the humanities. Officially titled A Cyberinfrastructure for Scholars, a key goal of the research project was the development of a suite of software tools to create and maintain humanities-oriented ...

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