Topic Guides
Authored by LIBER professionals, these guides offer short introductions to applying digital scholarship and data science in modern library work. Each guide includes the authors’ personal recommendations for tutorials, further reading, and communities of practice to support your learning journey.
Where to begin?
Our Getting Started in DS guide provides a helpful starting point for understanding digital scholarship and data science in the context of research libraries!
Group Study
You can use these materials to kickstart a reading group or host a hands-on workshop. For guidance on setting up your own program, check out our Start your own training programme. It’s packed with tips and tricks from the British Library’s Digital Research Team on how to leverage these guides for group learning within your library or network.
Self-study & Quick Reference
These guides offer an initial dive into complex digital scholarship and data science topics, specifically how they apply in libraries. Feel free to explore them in any order, jumping to guides that spark your curiosity or meet your practical needs.
Each DS Topic Guide is structured to make it easy to quickly find the information you might need:
- Introduction to the topic
- Relevance to the library sector (case studies/use cases)
- Hands-on activities and other self-guided tutorial(s)
- Recommended reading & viewing
- Finding Communities of Practice