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=What makes a digital publication useful?= | |||
(answer in note form) | (answer in note form) | ||
==Accessibility== | |||
* cf. <span class="wikiexternallink">[http://perseus.tufts.edu/ Perseus]</span> user figures as compared to books in a physical library | * cf. <span class="wikiexternallink">[http://perseus.tufts.edu/ Perseus]</span> user figures as compared to books in a physical library | ||
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* web accessible to new audiences who might never read a classics book otherwise | * web accessible to new audiences who might never read a classics book otherwise | ||
==(Almost) unlimited size/space== | |||
* not limited by page size and volume thickness | * not limited by page size and volume thickness | ||
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** appendices | ** appendices | ||
==Media== | |||
* images; colour photos; scalable/zoomable images | * images; colour photos; scalable/zoomable images | ||
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* interactive media: "game-like" walkthroughs of archaeological sites | * interactive media: "game-like" walkthroughs of archaeological sites | ||
==Hyperlinking== | |||
* internal linking: text to footnotes (and back); cross references to notes, glossary, appendices, bibliography | * internal linking: text to footnotes (and back); cross references to notes, glossary, appendices, bibliography | ||
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* mirroring external projects | * mirroring external projects | ||
==Updating/Work in progress== | |||
* "Oh great, that means you can update every day, right?" | * "Oh great, that means you can update every day, right?" | ||
* Stability issues; citable publication | * Stability issues; citable publication | ||
(to | ==Transparency / Iterative research== | ||
* source code (cf. Open Source model of scholarship) | |||
* check sources | |||
* indices as output and research tool | |||
==Collaboration / Community building== | |||
* digital publication can be done by people scattered all around the world | |||
* an "open source" digital publication (somewhat similar to Wikipedia) can attract collaborators willing to invest time and energy in making the publication better | |||
(Notes above partly reflect [https://journal.digitalmedievalist.org/articles/10.16995/dm.19/ Bodard 2008].) | |||
[[Category:FAQ]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:09, 4 April 2019
What makes a digital publication useful?
(answer in note form)
Accessibility
- cf. Perseus user figures as compared to books in a physical library
- Scholars/students outside of major universities, especially in developing world where libraries can not afford obscure/expensive titles
- costs per unit are lower (or free); development costs usually not higher
- web accessible to new audiences who might never read a classics book otherwise
(Almost) unlimited size/space
- not limited by page size and volume thickness
- can expand abbreviations/conventions/glossary (improve accessibility to non-specialists)
- can include multiple versions of text/image/media
- ToCs
- indices
- images
- appendices
Media
- images; colour photos; scalable/zoomable images
- multimedia: audio files, video, flash, VR, etc.
- interactive media: "game-like" walkthroughs of archaeological sites
Hyperlinking
- internal linking: text to footnotes (and back); cross references to notes, glossary, appendices, bibliography
- clickable 'thumbnail' images with full images in pop-up
- cross-references to external projects
- importing of data from external projects (dynamic, repurposing)
- mirroring external projects
Updating/Work in progress
- "Oh great, that means you can update every day, right?"
- Stability issues; citable publication
Transparency / Iterative research
- source code (cf. Open Source model of scholarship)
- check sources
- indices as output and research tool
Collaboration / Community building
- digital publication can be done by people scattered all around the world
- an "open source" digital publication (somewhat similar to Wikipedia) can attract collaborators willing to invest time and energy in making the publication better
(Notes above partly reflect Bodard 2008.)