While there’s no one way to do a digital scholarship project, there are several things to look out for when evaluating how effective they are. When you review your digital project, use the following criteria derived from Quinn Warnick and Reviews in DH.
- Provide a citation for the project, using the project’s name and authors.
- Provide a brief summary of the project, its purpose, and audience.
- Assess the project’s claims and evidence. What research questions are asked/answered? Are they grounded in a humanistic discipline (language, art, religion, philosophy, etc.)?
- Assess the technology used for the project and its effectiveness. What digital tools are used? What can you learn from this that you couldn’t from a traditional research paper?
- What interesting, outstanding, or problematic issues does the project have, if any?
