New publication cultures in the humanities : exploring the paradigm shift / edited by Péter Davidházi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dávidházi, Péter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic publishing--Social aspects.

Electronic publishing.

Scholarly publishing--Social aspects.

Scholarly publishing.

Humanities--Publishing.

Humanities.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2014.

Summary:

The changes we have seen in recent years in the scholarly publishing world - including the growth of digital publishing and the changes to the role and strategies of publishers and libraries alike - represent the most dramatic paradigm shift in scholarly communications in centuries. This volume brings together leading scholars from across the humanities to explore that transformation and consider the challenges and opportunities it brings. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Digital Enterprise: Views Philosophical, Historical and Personal

Digital Humanities: Foundations / Jacques Dubucs Dubucs, Jacques 21

Looking Forwards, Not Back: Some Ideas on the Future of Electronic Publications / Gudrun Gersmann Gersmann, Gudrun 37

The Dynamics of Digital Publications: An Exploration of Digital Lexicography / Claudine Moulin Moulin, Claudine, Julianne Nyhan Nyhan, Julianne 47

Too Much of a Good Thing?: Or, A Historian Swamped by the Web / Luca Codignola Codignola, Luca 63

Changing Models for Textual Editing in Electronic Publication

Electronic Textual Criticism: A Challenge to the Editor and to the Publisher / Gábor Kecskeméti Kecskeméti, Gábor 91

Computer-assisted Scholarly Editing of Manuscript Sources / Andrea Bozzi Bozzi, Andrea 99

Electronic Media and Changing Methods in Classics / Bernhard Palme Palme, Bernhard 117

Cutting Edge: New Means of Access, Evaluation and Funding

Publication Practices in Motion: The Benefits of Open Access Publishing for the Humanities / Janneke Adema Adema, Janneke, Eelco Ferwerda Ferwerda, Eelco 131

The Future of Publications in the Humanities: Possible Impacts of Research Assessment / Milena Zic Fuchs Fuchs, Milena Zic 147

ERIH's Role in the Evaluation of Research Achievements in the Humanities / Ferenc Kiefer Kiefer, Ferenc 173

Performing Excellence in the Humanities: The Funding Initiative 'Opus Magnum' of the VolkswagenStiftung / Vera Szöllösi-Brenig Szöllösi-Brenig, Vera 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789089645647

9089645640

9789048519712

9048519713

OCLC:

885046195