I would like to propose a conversational session on getting digital humanities projects started and the benefits, issues, and obstacles involved in doing so. Many faculty members are now thinking about their (next) books when they might instead be thinking about representing their research in digital form (and/or performing their research with digital tools). Issues we might discuss could include locating resources and technical support; engaging undergraduates meaningfully in your research; finding funding; developing a feasible work plan; public vs coterie scholarship; modernizing tenure and promotion processes where they still fail to recognize digitally represented research as genuine scholarship…