> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bcds.gitbook.io/handbook/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bcds.gitbook.io/handbook/digital-scholarship-methods.md).

# Digital Scholarship

### **What is Digital Scholarship?**

**Digital scholarship (DS)** is the critical use of digital methods and tools in conducting research, presenting scholarship, and teaching. **Digital humanities (DH)** falls under the umbrella of DS and incorporates humanities specific practices and methodologies.  

### Why Digital Scholarship?

DS is a way in which faculty, librarians, and students engage with new areas of scholarship and engage with traditional scholarship in innovative ways. 

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