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Digital Media Scholarship: Innovation or Insanity?
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Presented by Dr. Cheryl E. Ball at the 2011 Modern Language Association, this presentation explains why digital media scholarship needs its own kind of content-management system and what one journal, Kairos, is doing to fix that.
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Digital Media Scholarship:
Innovation or Insanity?
Two Kinds of Scholarship
Two Kinds of Scholarship
Kairos Peer-Review Process
Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics
Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics
Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics
Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics
Snippet of Collaborative Review
A Quick Review…
A Quick Review…
Head Count
Print Article• 1 word document• 2-3 figures (maybe)
Webtext (typical)• 20 image files in a folder• 15 HTML files (grouped by
folder)• 2 CSS files• 1 PDF• 1 video file• > 1 audio file
History of Kairos
Map courtesy of Jeremy Tirrell’s Mapping Digital Technology in Rhet/Comp History
Kairos design, circa 1996
Kairos webtext, circa 1996
Kairos webtext, circa 1996
Kairos webtext, circa 1996
Original Kairos Staff
Kairos redesign, circa 1999
Kairos redesign, circa 2008
Open Journal Systems?
Features 1. OJS is installed locally and locally controlled. 2. Editors configure requirements, sections, review process. 3. Online submission and management of all content. 4. Subscription module with delayed open access options. 5. Comprehensive indexing of content part of global system. 6. Reading Tools for content, based on field and editors' choice. 7. Email notification and commenting ability for readers. 8. Complete context-sensitive online Help support.
http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs
Open Journal System (Examples)
Open Journal System (Examples)
Open Journal System (Examples)
Open Journal System (Examples)
Open Journal System (Examples)
Kairos redesign, circa 2008
No Money In, No Money Out?
• free• no ads
• no affiliations
No Money In, No Money Out?
Kairos + OJS + NEH = FTW!
Kairos Plug-ins for OJS
Reviewer & Editor Features• synchronous and visual
review of webtexts• voting & gaming options for
reviewers• sticky notes for writing
directly on interface• moving all files together• archiving all versions• DOIs on all media elements• Compatibility with Zotero
Reader Features (Phase Two?)• Citation tools for media
elements• Robust search/index for
webtexts and media elements
• Remix & post capabilities• Creation of own journal
“issues” (for syllabi, research, etc.)
Project Affiliates
Dr. Kathie GossettAssociate Editor of KairosOld Dominion University
Dr. Douglas EymanSenior Editor of KairosGeorge Mason University
Stephen PottsPHP Programmer ExtraordinaireNorfolk, VA
Dr. Cheryl E. Ball, PIEditor of KairosIllinois State [email protected]
http://kairos.technorhetoric.net
