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Scholarly Communication in the Disciplines: The Humanities



"The Future of Scholarly Publishing." MLA Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Scholarly Publishing. Profession 2002: 172-186. <http://www.mla.org/pdf/schlrlypblshng.pdf>
  In this seminal article from the Modern Language Association the crisis in scholarly publishing within the humanities is outlined, and electronic publishing is evaluated as a potential solution. Includes recommendations for departments, university libraries, publishers, and university administrations to reconfigure conventional expectations regarding types of publication, and urging a balanced and informed transition to digital modes of scholarship.
 
Katz, Stanely N. "A Computer is Not a Typewriter, or Getting Right with Information Technology in the Humanities" Digital Directions Speakers Series, University of Virginia, February 4, 1999 <http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~snkatz/papers/uvatlk.html>
  Lecture by the former President of the American Council of Learned Societies, Stanley N. Katz, who is a leading advocate of electronic publication in the humanities.
   
H-Net <http://www.h-net.org/>
  "An international consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Net is committed to pioneering the use of new communication technology to facilitate the free exchange of academic ideas and scholarly resources. Among H-Net's most important activities is its sponsorship of over 100 free electronic, interactive newsletters ("lists") edited by scholars in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific."
   
 
   
 
   



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