Documentation, Informaiton & Knowledge ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 124-136.doi: 10.13366/j.dik.2023.01.124

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Motivations, Needs and Scholarly Primitives of Digital Humanities Practices for Graduate Students in Literature and History

  

  • Online:2023-01-10 Published:2023-04-12

Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] The article aims to explore the digital humanities research behaviors of young humanities researchers who are deeply imbued with digital culture, to promote an understanding of the digital humanities scholarly process, and provide a basis for the design of digital scholarly services. [Design/Methodology] Focusing on practice scenarios and digital resources, this study conducted semi-structured interviews with 27 graduate students in the field of literature and history, and then coded the interview materials using the grounded theory uncover the core elements of digital humanities research behaviors. [Findings/Conclusion] The study discovered three categories of contextual elements, seven categories of motivations, eight scholarly primitives, and 34 demand dimensions. It was also found that different contexts may trigger a similar motivations; multiple motivations may exist in a same context; and there are three types of moderation of perceived needs by context and motivation: primary, task-driven and external. [Originality/Value] This study deconstructs the multi-dimensional elements of the digital humanities scholarly process and their relationships, which provides clues and bases for understanding the digital humanities scholarly process and its development trends, and puts forward specific suggestions for the optimization of digital scholarly services.


Keywords: Digital humanities, Graduate students in literature and history, Motivations, Needs, Scholarly primitives