scholarship, art, or fun?!
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A talk by Cheryl E. Ball on digital scholarship given at Miami University of Ohio.TRANSCRIPT
Scholarship, Art, or Fun?!Interdisciplinary Perspectives on
Digital Publications
Dr. Cheryl E. Ball
Contexts of Digital Scholarship
o Individual o Institutionalo Disciplinary
What do you think of when you hear “digital scholarship”?
What is Digital Scholarship?
Digital archivesMultimodalityAccessHypertextInteractivityRiskyExpensiveNot-real (virtual)Not seriousTechieInterestingBeyond me
Spectrum of Digital Scholarship
print-like webtext born-digital
o Individual? o Institutional?o Disciplinary?
Assumptions About Print-Based Scholarship
BibliographyBeen published; already been reviewed
We know the authorsAcademic press
Canonical-ishClear argument witin the discipline(s)
Been cited by other scholars we know who already have academic reputationsOn reading lists
Follows methodology of the fieldEngages in new disciplinary convos
Creates new disciplinary terminologySchool affiliation.cultural capital
My Assumptions About Digital Scholarship
A Digital Scholarship Manifesto
Evaluating Digital Scholarship
• What lenses/traditions/genres did you use?• What was unexpected?• How did you (or did you?) reconcile gaps in meaning-making?
Evaluation Strategies
Your similarities here!
Ways to Show Value in Digital Scholarshipo textual performances o seminars/colloquiao in-text reading/analysis guideso extra-textual T&P binder narrativeso co-articles in print journalso pre-production commentary/reviewo post-production commentary/reviewo tenured(?) scholars writing reviews
Ways to Show Value in Digital Scholarshipo Local issues and strategies?