Document Type
Article
Date
5-23-2025
Disciplines
History
Description/Abstract
This paper briefly traces the informational history and contemporary formal establishment of Cultural Heritage Informatics as a distinct domain within IS/LIS, motivated by recent calls for more critical, ethical, and community-oriented interrogations of IS/LIS practices and professional identity. We unpack the conceptual history and disciplinary intellectual geography of cultural heritage and informatics to recount prior interpretations of the field. Next, we articulate a holistic domain-specific informatics model to guide the study of cultural heritage within IS/LIS. We conclude by articulating ethical imperatives and new directions for Cultural Heritage Informatics in research, teaching, and practice.
Recommended Citation
Youngman, Tyler; Modrow, Sebastian; and Meth, Isaac, "Cultural Heritage Informatics: Past, Present, and Future" (2025). School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship. 204.
https://surface.syr.edu/istpub/204
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