Schnapp et al’s MIT Short Guide to Digital Humanities was adapted for What is a Book in the 21st Century? Working with Historical Texts in a Digital Environment (History GR8975) at Columbia University. This graduate-level course introduces students to techniques of working in digital environments as they work collectively to create a small scale digital edition of a 16th-century manuscript. Completing the framework was a collaborative effort between the Center for Teaching and Learning and the course team.