NYCDHers are cordially invited to attend this event. Note that it is in person in New Brunswick, NJ. Morning coffee and lunch will be provided!

Co-creating value in open humanities scholarship: where we are and where we’re heading
Monday, October 30, 2023
10:00am – 1:00pm
Register: https://libcal.rutgers.edu/event/11326499

We have been hearing for years that scholarly communication is in crisis, although the shape of that particular crisis differs across the disciplines. In the humanities, a siloed scholarly publishing landscape combined with editorial gatekeeping, ponderous formal publication timelines, and lately, with e-preferred library acquisition policies, makes the circulation of humanities scholarship, and consequently its impact in the world, more difficult.

Open Humanities refers to a set of practices that has yet to coalesce into a dedicated discourse. Emerging partly from the ill fit of open science tenets that rely on quantitative measures of quality and research reproducibility—statements and practices of limited value in the humanities—open humanities points towards a solution that brings greater transparency and openness to scholarly debate. Whether we call it open scholarship, open knowledge, or open humanities, the practices in question include preprints (a manuscript of an article, book, or chapter made available in a reputable online repository), open peer review, and generous copyright licenses, among other things. To foster a thriving culture of debate in the humanities, in which diverse opinions are heard, cross-sectoral collaboration and a foregrounding of open values is required to support meaningful transformation for the widest range of participants.

As we move towards a more open and transparent research, practice and publishing landscape, how might the unique facets of the humanities shape open scholarship, bridge disciplinary divides, and lead to greater impact?

Join us for a cross-cutting panel and conversation exploring a range of possibilities for humanities scholarship. With insights from librarians, scholars, practitioners, and publishers, a panel of humanities advocates will share perspectives on their work to explore the possibilities for co-creating open scholarship models for and with the humanities.

Speakers:

Nicky Agate, Associate Dean for Academic Engagement at Carnegie Mellon Libraries and co-PI on the Mellon-funded HuMetricsHSS Initiative
Kath Burton, Routledge Journals (Humanities, Media and the Arts)
Jen Grayburn, Assistant Director of Digital and Open Scholarship at Princeton University Library
Laura McGrath, Assistant Professor of English at Temple University and editorial board member of the Post45 Data Collective
The panel will take place on October 30, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., and includes coffee and lunch. The event is free to attend and is a collaboration between Rutgers New Brunswick Libraries and Routledge, Taylor & Francis. We welcome all who wish to contribute to humanities-led solutions to attend.

Sponsored by Taylor & Francis, SAS Division of Humanities, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, and New Brunswick Libraries