Two very different posts/articles have got me thinking about these internets of ours. One of them I read via my Reader, and the other in the New York Times. Both really show how technology and the internet have changed the way we work, read, and live.
First up: I really like Kassia Krozser's response at Booksquare to yet another article on how bloggers (and publishers) are ruining the book pages in the States. This is such a tiresome debate, and Kassia explains why. (Then again, Kassia could be merely reacting, instead of carefully considering context and various points of view. Just kidding.)
Now from the New York Times: "At Harvard, a Proposal to Publish Free on Web," by Patricia Cohen. Here's the upshot: "Faculty members are scheduled to vote on a measure that would permit Harvard to distribute their scholarship online, instead of signing exclusive agreements with scholarly journals that often have tiny readerships and high subscription costs."
I think this is an exciting proposal and I hope it passes. Imagine if scholarship made it to the web. There would be more room for debate and discussion. Moreover, time to "publication" could be six months instead of six years as it often is in the Humanities. While I do see issues for scholars working with human subjects or in the biological sciences, I think online scholarship is the future in the Humanities. I'll be watching the vote with great interest.
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Just stopping by to let you know I left you an award on my blog: blogginboutbooks.blogspot.com
Moi, reactionary? Perish the thought!
I am indeed tired of this debate, yet it's like a never-ending skirmish. Concede, print absolutists, concede. Really, there is no battle, but humans like a good debate. Or something. I wish traditional media would stop snarking and start doing -- it's not the where, it's the what.
And, yes, you caught me on ranty night!
Kassia: I'm just kidding anyway. Like I said, I thought your response was right on target.
Susan: Thank you :) I'm flattered!
That bit about publishing scholarly research online is very interesting, Kelly. I'll be watching how that develops. As for the bloggers destroying book pages debate, oh, I've had enough of that for one lifetime.