From: Gabrielle Karampelas <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 08:29:56 -0500 http://library.stanford.edu/news/2015/01/stanford-university-press-awarded-12-million-publishing-interactive-scholarly-works Monday, January 12, 2015 (Stanford, CA)--Scholars of digital humanities and computational social sciences will soon have an academic publisher offering a validated, peer-reviewed process for their interactive scholarly research projects. Stanford University Press, with grant funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will accelerate the integration of interactive scholarly works, usually revealed as Web sites, and new narratives enriched with digital objects and rich linking, into its publishing portfolio. Stanford University Press will undertake a digital publishing process that mirrors the rigor and consideration of book publishing. “Adding interactive scholarly works to traditional publishing programs will lead to the next generation of university press publishing,” said Michael A. Keller, university librarian at Stanford and publisher of the Stanford University Press. The grant will be implemented over 3 years and according to Keller, “will spark changes in the expertise and practices of specialist in all aspects of 21st century academic publishing, beginning with the practice of research by teams of scholars and leading through ultimately to all publishing roles.” Advances in technology have provided scholars with new ways to visualize and analyze data. The impact of these tools in the academy continues to evolve as more digital projects take form. “There are several examples, from across the globe, which demonstrate how the capabilities of visualization tools have informed humanities scholarship and offered researchers new lenses for discovery,” said Keller. Currently, individuals and research groups host their digital materials online through their own Web sites, or on various public platforms. “For the most part these hosting models do not share common benchmarks or standards and very few incorporate rigorous peer review processes,” said Dr. Alan Harvey, director of Stanford University Press. Defining Digital Publishing Standards “One goal for establishing a publishing methodology for interactive scholarly works is to provide a distribution channel that is held in the same high regard as the long-form monograph counterparts,” said Harvey. “It is our intent to give scholars an opportunity to accumulate a digital publishing pedigree that provides the same consideration for hiring and tenure as traditional book publishing offers.” Stanford University Press will collaborate with the University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab on implementation of the grant. In addition to developing the system and framework for publishing digital-born scholarship, the grant will develop a cost-basis for publishing digital objects and establish an example of publishing practices that other academic presses can emulate, adopt or adapt. [SNIP - See full release for more information] About Stanford University Press Founded in 1925 Stanford University Press publishes 140 books a year across a wide range of scholarly fields, including the humanities, social sciences, law, business, and security studies. In 1999 the Press formally became an auxiliary unit of the Stanford Libraries. About the University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab The lab develops innovative digital humanities projects that contribute to research and teaching at the university and beyond. It aims to integrate thoughtful interpretation in humanities and social sciences with innovations in new media. For more information, visit http://dsl.richmond.edu/ ### Gabrielle Karampelas Director of Communications and Development [log in to unmask]