Students in a history class at George Mason University created a fictional 19th-century pirate and unleashed him on the Internet. The catch? Their professor told them to do it. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
Journalism
“St. Olaf Wrestles With Milton’s Angel, and Prevails”
In honor of Milton's 400th birthday, a small college in Minnesota stages a marathon reading of Paradise Lost. It only took 12 hours. But was it heaven or hell for the particpants? I was there and brought back the story and even some video. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“For Advice on Publishing in the Digital World, Scholars Turn to Campus Libraries”
More and more research libraries are starting or beefing up programs in scholarly communication or hiring librarians with expertise in intellectual property and copyright issues and (in some cases) a law degree too. I talked to three people on the schol-comm front lines about the kinds of help and advice they have to offer scholars baffled by the ever-more-complex digital publishing world. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Digital Scholarship Embraces Tradition and Change, Report Says”
A "field study" from the Association of Research Libraries looks at what it calls the "unexplored ecosystem" of digital publishing." Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“The Birth of ‘Frankenstein'”
A new edition of Frankenstein strips out Percy Shelley's edits and restores Mary Shelley's original language. Read More at The Chronicle Review »
