Emory University's

Digital Scholarship Commons Stewart Varner

Digital Scholarship Coordinator

Step 1: Take stock

Services

Hardware

Expertise

Peers

Step 2: Listen to potential partners

Admins

Library staff

IT staff

Faculty

Students

Special Centers

Step 3: Get ready for what you know

you will need

Websites

Policies

Training

Step 4: Build with the future in mind

Create project charters. These should state the scope of

a project and define the responsibilities of individual

team members.

Try to adopt reusable tools.

Consider access and sustainability at the beginning.

Step 5: Be realistic but remain

optimistic

Be honest with yourself and your partners about

capacity.

Don’t let lack of capacity today be mistaken for

permanent reality.