Abstract
If we consider interface design for the digital humanities, we have interfaces of three types. They are for collection access, text analysis, and experimentation. Adopting the lens of actor-network theory, we have in each case a set of actors, of which the interface is one. It plays a unique role in that it is a mediating actor - it exists primarily to provide a means of enhancing the communication between people, the technology, the abstract concept being experimentally investigated, or any combination of the three.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | A New Companion to Digital Humanities |
Editors | Susan Schreibman, Ray Siemens, John Unsworth |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 395-407 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118680605 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781118680599 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 30 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Actor-network theory
- Boundary object
- Digital humanities
- HCI
- Human-computer interaction
- Interface design
- Mediating object
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities