Digital Humanities is a collaborative activity that brings the rapidly evolving tool and techniques of computer technology to help answer question and investigate problems relevant to the humanities. Moreover, DH is a way of disseminating and democratizing the humanities, whether through publishing, searchable archives, immersive experiences, to communities within and outside of the academy.

It became apparent that DH projects we looked at were all collaborative. “Collaborative” may just be a default part of the definition. I also realize that the types of technologies are rapidly evolving, and it would be difficult to pin down a few for a definition of the field as a whole. Technologies are also a created specifically to assist with DH work, so building the technology is a big part of DH, not just using other technologies that were created for business or social science applications to answer relevant questions or create web-based DH projects. Along with the fact that the creation of DH projects are obviously collaborative, I was struck by the various audiences to which sites are directed. From scholarly researches, to students and teachers, and to the interested general public. I think DH projects fulfill what many hoped the internet would do—increase access to knowledge.

In exploring the many examples of DH projects and classifying them, I realize that the potential for DH is even greater than I thought, and that I have touched and understand only the tippy top of the DH iceberg. I have much to learn, and as I continue, I am sure my definition of DH will, like the field itself, evolve.