Nathan Kelber is New Digital Scholarship Specialist

January 22, 2018

The University Libraries is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Kelber as digital scholarship specialist, effective January 8.

Photograph of Nathan Kelber, Digital Scholarship Specialist

Nathan Kelber, Digital Scholarship Specialist

As part of the Digital Research Services team, Nathan will provide technical expertise for digital scholarship projects and will work with researchers who wish to use library collections in innovative ways, such as online exhibits, digital mapping, and text mining. He will identify emerging trends and campus needs regarding digital scholarship and will help develop forward-looking services in these areas.

Nathan will work closely with other campus units that support digital scholarship, including the Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative and the Digital Innovation Lab.

Prior to this appointment, Nathan worked as manager of digital projects at the Detroit Historical Society in Detroit, Michigan, and previously as an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan.

Nathan holds a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in digital humanities from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland; an M.A. in English with a concentration in textual criticism from Loyola University Chicago; and a B.S. in English and mathematics from Eastern Michigan University.

Reach Nathan at nkelber@email.unc.edu or (919) 962-9590.

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