{"id":544,"date":"2013-08-27T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T15:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/dcc\/?p=544"},"modified":"2013-08-27T16:47:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T16:47:36","slug":"neil-coffee-on-dh-and-peer-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/dcc\/2013\/08\/27\/neil-coffee-on-dh-and-peer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Coffee on Digital Classics and Peer Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neil Coffee<\/a> of the University at Buffalo sends along these comments on a recent post<\/a> where I suggested that the APA might take the lead in organizing peer review of digital projects in classical studies. Neil is the director of the superb\u00a0Tesserae Project<\/a>, a freely available tool for detecting allusions in Greek and Latin literature, and one of the organizers of the Digital Classics Association <\/a>conference that happened this past April.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Chris for raising these issues, and Sam\u2019s efforts as information architect are to be commended. There\u2019s a lot to be said here, but I\u2019ll limit myself to some remarks on peer review and mention of some further venues for dialogue.\"head<\/p>\n

Digital_Humanities<\/i>, a recent survey available free online<\/a>, is helpful in providing the most specific standards for digital peer review I\u2019ve seen. The section \u201cHow to Evaluate Digital Scholarship\u201d (pages 128-129), includes the following:<\/p>\n

Digital projects should be peer-reviewed by scholars in fields who are able to assess the project\u2019s contribution to knowledge and situate it within the relevant intellectual landscape. Peer review can happen formally through letters of solicitation but can also be assessed through online forums, citations, and discussions in scholarly venues, by grants received from foundations and other sources of funding, and through public presentations of the project at conferences and symposia. (129)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The first Digital Classics Association conference<\/a> in April 2013 did discuss peer review in a concluding session. One proposal was to explore whether the editors of BMCR<\/em> would be interested in reviving a standalone Bryn Mawr Electronic Resources Review, or, if not, whether something similar could be established under other auspices. As it turns out, the editors of BMCR<\/a> and the late Ross Scaife<\/a> reflected in 2005 on the difficulty of finding qualified and interested reviewers. I don\u2019t know how much the circumstances have changed, but it might be worth giving the idea fresh consideration.<\/p>\n

Starting in January 2014, DCA will host a series of sessions at the APA \/ AIA that will report on ongoing research, but are also aimed at building a broader understanding of digital classics and associated issues. Proposed topics<\/a> for future sessions are \u201cMaking Meaning from Data,\u201d \u201cDigital Resources for Teaching and Outreach,\u201d and \u201cDigital Classics and the Changing Profession.\u201d The 2014 session, \u201cGetting Started with Digital Classics,\u201d is designed to introduce members to the current state of digital scholarship in classics. We are also planning a reception at the 2014 meetings to give a space for informal discussions. I invite readers of Chris\u2019s blog to come to one or both of these events in Chicago and make their voices heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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