We're pleased to announce that the latest issue of Academic Commons is
now available online. Guest Editor David Green has put together a
fascinating series of essays, reviews, interviews and more about
cyberinfrastructure and the liberal arts.
We dedicate this issue to the memory of Roy Rosenzweig (1950-2007), an
extraordinary historian who inspired a generation of fellow historians
and others working at the intersection of the humanities and new
technologies (
http://thanksroy.org/ ).
To go directly to the new issue, please visit
http://www.academiccommons.org. Feel free to add your voice and your
comments to the discussion!
Below is the table of contents:
INTRODUCTION
A Cyberinfrastructure for Us All
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/cyberinfrastructure-introduction
By David L. Green, Knowledge Culture
HUMANITIES CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
The (Uncommon) Challenge of the Cultural Commonwealth
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/review/the-uncommon-challenge
By Gary Wells, Ithaca College
Beyond the ACLS Report: An Interview with John Unsworth
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/interview/acls-report-interview-john-unsworth
By Kevin Guthrie, Ithaka
BEYOND THE TWO CULTURES
Will the resources and the power of advanced networked computing affect
the methodologies of the sciences and the humanities differently?
From Data to Wisdom: Humanities Research and Online Content
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/michael-lesk
By Michael Lesk, Rutgers University
The Virtual Observatory and the Roman de la Rose: Unexpected
Relationships and the Collaborative Imperative
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/VO-and-roman-de-la-rose-collaborative-imperative
By Sayeed Choudhury and Timothy Stinson, Johns Hopkins University
CYBERSCHOLARSHIP
A review, an essay and a roundtable discussion on the new kinds of
scholarship and teaching that cyberinfrastructure might bring.
Building the Infrastructure for Cyberscholarship
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/review/gregory-crane
By Gregory Crane, Tufts University
Cyberinfrastructure as Cognitive Scaffolding: The Role of Genre Creation
in Knowledge Making
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/cyberinfrastructure-murray
By Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology
Cyberinfrastructure and the Future of Art History: A Roundtable Discussion
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/roundtable_future_of_art_hist
By Amelia Carr, Allegheny College; Guy Hedreen, Williams College; and
Dana Leibsohn, Smith College
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: Colleges and Museums
Interviews with two key figures who hold out for radical change in
university and museum settings--while grappling with institutional
complexity and inertia--are followed by a proposal to extend the
function of the college museum into the curriculum, locally and globally.
Leveraging Institutional Change: An Interview with James J. O'Donnell,
Georgetown University
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/interview/james-odonnell
By David Green
Museums, Cataloging & Content Infrastructure: An Interview with Kenneth
Hamma, The Getty Trust
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/interview/ken-hamma
By David Green, Knowledge Culture
College Museums in a Networked Era--Two Propositions
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/college-museums-weber
By John Weber, Skidmore College
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
Three essays that examine the details of building cyberinfrastructure at
the campus level.
Deploying Cyberinfrastructure for the Sciences at Liberal Arts Colleges
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/francis-starr
By Francis Starr, Wesleyan University
Managed Cyber Services as a Cyberinfrastructure Strategy for Smaller
Institutions of Higher Education
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/managed-cyber-services
By Todd Kelley, NITLE
The Sciences, Cyberinfrastructure and the Liberal Arts: The Case of the
Bates College Imaging Center
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/bates-imaging-center
By Matthew Cot‚, Bates College
PROFILES
Descriptions of some key organizations and networks whose missions
include leveraging cyberinfrastructure.
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/announcement/profiles-of-CI-Organizations
Have a wonderful holiday!
Best wishes,
The Editors at Academic Commons