McComas, GarrettHiremath, Uma2024-10-082024-10-082024-06-03https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/54938In 2023, the MacPháidín Library at Stonehill College offered $1,250 each, to six faculty members who could offer exciting new initiatives in integrating digital tools into their research and curricula. In this session we will discuss how the mission of the library to further digital humanities was ably supported by the introduction of Innovation Grants. Pedagogy in the 21st century has recognized that the printed word can no longer be considered the primary medium for disbursing and creating knowledge. The growth of digital humanities as a way of incorporating core computational literacies and emerging technologies into multidisciplinary research and teaching, promises to continue evolving. With that in mind, the library aimed to foment interest in small and focused technology-rich projects that: · produced content, · were not behind a paywall, · that anyone with access to a computer and internet could use. The response was gratifying. While the grant amount was certainly not attractive enough to tempt blocking significant amounts of time and energy on a new initiative, faculty appeared eager to extend their arc of professional development in relatively unfamiliar areas with the assurance of a digital humanities professional available to them. Within one term, the following projects were completed with varying levels of individual goal-driven success, but with resounding success for the library’s goal of accentuating the potential for digital research and pedagogy. 1. Podcast anthology and creation of podcasting module for student learning. 2. Inclusion of visual accompaniments to music creation. 3. Website creation for online journal. 4. Student-created videos providing original content to college marketing. 5. Original scholarship published as journal, vlogs, and blogs. 6. Open Educational Resource curation with active inclusion of student input. The unexpectedly convoluted logistics of disbursing small grants will also be presented, along with lessons learned along the way on what worked better than others.Presentation