Enhancing Scholarly Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences: Innovation through Hybrid Forms of Publication Final Project Presentation 14 June 2011 KNAW e-Humanities Group / Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences (VKS ) SURFfoundation Program Enhanced Publications e-Humanities Group Enhanced Publication Project team Nicholas W. Jankowski , Andrea Scharnhorst , Clifford Tatum , Zuotian Tatum 14 June 2011 KNAW e-Humanities Group 1
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Enhancing Scholarly Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences:
Innovation through Hybrid Forms of Publication
Final Project Presentation
14 June 2011
KNAW e-Humanities Group / Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences (VKS)
SURFfoundation Program Enhanced Publications
e-Humanities Group Enhanced Publication Project teamNicholas W. Jankowski, Andrea Scharnhorst, Clifford Tatum, Zuotian Tatum
1. Hybrid book publications: Web complement to 4 books – supplementary resources (links, blogs, chapter appendices, author profiles);– chapter visualizations, color (animations, figures, tables)– Hyperlinks (internal &external to texts)– author updating– search features
Books• e-Research: Transformation in Scholarly Practice. N. W. Jankowski, ed., Routledge, 2009.• Virtual Knowledge. P. Wouters, A. Beaulieu, A. Scharnhorst & S. Wyatt, eds., submitted MIT Press.• Digital Media: Concepts & Issues, Research & Resources. N. Jankowski, Polity Press, Digital Media and Society,
forthcoming 2011.• The Long History of New Media: Technology, Historiography, and Newness Contextualized. D. Park, N. Jankowski & S.
Jones, eds., Peter Lang, part of Digital Formations series, forthcoming 2011.
End of the Road...project achievements (to date)• Web sites complementing 3 books (not yet 4)
– Original WordPress template expanded: new format, plugins– Construction of open source plugin for ESCAPE resource map– Training workshop held for authors / editors of Virtual Knowledge book
• Database built– Illustrative of within interlinking– between book interlinking remains ‘in theory’
• Dissemination to users-producers (details at digital Scholarship)– Consultations with publishers, editors, authors (conference-oriented brochure)– Presentations held & planned
• ACM Web Science Conference , Altmetrics workshop (14-15 June)• Conference OII / iCS Symposium, Decade of Internet Time (21-24 Sept.): two panels• Public Knowledge Project (PKP) conference (26-28 Sept.): paper accepted
End of the Road...project achievements (to come)• Web sites
– Completion of site for 4th book (illustrative of features & functionality)– Refinement of sites, suitable for distribution to authors, editors, publishers– Preparation of training materials for authors / editors
• Database– Refinement: debugging, extension to ‘between’ book interlinking
• Dissemination (details to be posted at digital Scholarship)– Conference materials (papers) to be posted– NM&S theme issue: posting of article summaries; 2 articles open access– Continuance of discussions with publishers / editors / authors about collaboration
• Expectations– 2nd wave of book enhancements (1-4 titles)– Arrangements with publisher / editor of book series– Book project (see epilogue)
“Export”DisseminationVisibilityContextualizationEngaging in scholarly discourse
Criteria for successful adoption-Near to existing adopted practices-Amount of provided context (adding content versus editing context)-Linking to other on-line environments (Zotero)
Coming to a Close....future of EP...today Our Choice
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Coming to a Close....future of EP...today: Making Online News
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Thank You!
Comments & Questions
Further informationDigital Scholarship
ContactKNAW e-Humanities GroupNicholas W. Jankowski, Andrea Scharnhorst, Clifford Tatum, Zuotian Tatum
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Epilogue….another next step: a book project
Available: Marjan Vernooy-Gerritsen (ed.) (2009). Enhanced Publications: Linking Publications and Research Data in Digital Repositories. Amsterdam University Press.
Propose: Preparation of International book on EP (SURF projects & other initiatives)
Topics•History of enhanced publications: bibliographic unit, hypertext
•Comparison of interpretations of enhanced publication: national & international initiatives; EP & open access movement
•The making of an EP – technological opportunities and challenges: From xml to WordPress to rdf - the technical backbone of EP between Web 2.0 & Web 3.0;
•EP in scholarly practices of different communities: Examples from different communities & how EP is adopted
•Visions of the future of EP: from main stakeholders (publishing houses, libraries, repositories, universities, scientific communities)