Textual Studies and Digital Humanities: Digital Humanities Platforms & Projects

This guide supports UW's undergraduate Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities and the Graduate Certificate in Textual and Digital Studies.

Digital Humanities Platforms & Projects: Three Important Things to Remember

When working on Digital Humanities projects, there are at least three things the UW Libraries would like you to keep track of.

First, it’s important to keep track of your rights as an author and the authors’ rights of others. Have you given yourself credit in the way you want? And have you given due credit to others?

This Guide from UW Bothell can help you to think about your rights as an author.

Second, it’s important to keep copyright in mind. If you’re using copyrighted material, do you have permission to use it? Or are you using materials that are in the public domain or that have an appropriate Creative Commons license? Or maybe you have an argument for fair use of that material?

This is the UW Libraries Copyright Guide, and there is also useful Guide about Fair Use.

Third, you want to make sure that the digital projects you’re making are accessible in the context of people with disabilities, accessible technology, and universal design. With regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act Title II, the standard is set to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1AA.

Here is useful information about WCAG 2.1.