MLA evaluation of digital work for tenure and promotion wiki

Geoffrey Rockwell is hosting on philosophi.ca the initial iteration of a wikiform guide to The Evaluation of Digital Work, a task undertaken by the MLA Committee on Information Technology.

The Evaluation of Digital Work

This area is for an ongoing project by members of the MLA Committee on Information Technology. We are experimenting with a wiki as a way of developing materials to assist in the evaluation of digital work for tenure and promotion.

Current content (10 July 2009) includes:

Types of Digital Work - A list of types of academic digital work with thoughts as to how they might be presented for evaluation and how they might then be evaluated.

Short Guide to Evaluation of Digital Work - A list of questions evaluators can ask about digital work being assessed for tenure and promotion.

Stories - A collection of fictional and real cases with suggestions as to how these cases might be prepared and evaluated.

Documenting a New Media Case - A section for candidates on documents to gather and language to use to prepare your case. Unifinished

Frequently Asked Questions about job seeking in digital fields. Unfinished

Links and Bibliography about the evaluation of digital work. Unfinished

To Do is a list of things to do to improve this

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Reflections in the Glass: your Opinion about Antiquities

Greetings!

I am a New York University Graduate student in the Program in Museum Studies requesting your participation in a unique survey conducted as research for my Master’s thesis. The survey should take less than 15 minutes and is completely anonymous. Your participation could affect the understanding of public perceptions of museum collecting practices and the display of antiquities. Are you aware of the issues or hold museums accountable for their acquisition policies?

Please take your time to answer each question honestly and thoughtfully. This link will take you to the survey.

The results will be posted on my NYU web blog or possibly published as an article at a later date.

If you have any questions or would like to know more, please feel free to e-mail Cherkea_Howery at yahoo dot com

Thank you for your participation and remember your opinion matters!

Sincerely,
Cherkea Howery

Congratulations to Professor David Breeze

Professor David Breeze, former Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments at Historic Scotland and known to many for his work on Roman frontier systems, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List (June 13, 2009).

• List in the Guardian
• List from the BBC
  

Looting Matters: Why is Greece Reclaiming so Much Cultural Property?

Looting Matters: Why is Greece Reclaiming so Much Cultural Property?: "Greece has been stepping up its campaign for the return of recently looted antiquities."

Open Call for Five International Digital Humanities Postdocs at Umeå University, Sweden

Open Call for Five International Digital Humanities Postdocs at Umeå University, Sweden

Five international postdoctoral positions in the digital humanities are now available at HUMlab, Umeå University, Sweden from September 1, 2009 or January 15, 2010. The call is open, but 1-3 positions may be allocated to the areas of "religion and the digital", "digital journalism", "architecture and the digital", "next generation digital humanities tools" and/or "visualization in the digital humanities"

Read all about it.

Is the archaeology of FYROM under threat?

Are archaeologists and historians concerned about the scale of looting that is taking place in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)? For some comments on the issue see the discussion here.

Amusements: Wineries inspired by the ancients

I've just stumbled across Enkidu Wine (thanks to Classics in Contemporary Culture)

Enkidu produces wines primarily from the varieties grown in the Burgundy and Rhone Valley of France. Pinot Noir (a little bit of the dead, a little of the living); Syrah (barnyard, smoked meat and white pepper) and Petite Sirah (a warrior with a sword who first learned to dance) were our inaugural varietals.

Enkidu is an ensemble of people who are passionate about wine. For us the wines we produce are in response to the fruit in the vineyards, not dictated by a recipe preconceived in the office. Our wines are the result of diligent work in the vineyards by these dedicated viticulturists with whom we consult throughout the year to maximize the quality of the fruit.

Enkidu was told by the sacred slave: "Eat bread, oh, Enkidu! It is the fountain of life; drink the wine, it is the custom of the land." Then Enkidu ate the bread till he was full, drank the wine, seven goblets...”

But they have a way to go before they are a rival to Darioush

Darioush welcomes guests to its new visitor center and winery beginning August 16, 2004. The new architectural building comes after five years in the making, and combines materials, castings, and furnishings from distant lands and exotic locations. The 22,000 square foot winery, the first in America to combine architecture, design and Persian culture, provides a unique and exhilarating experience in California’s most renowned wine destination. Reminiscent of the great noble architecture that once existed, the imagery of the Darioush building evokes Persepolis, the illustrious capital of ancient Persia.