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Peer-reviewed, publishable hypertexts
Peter J. Nürnberg & David L. HicksAalborg University Esbjerg
Aug 2001 OHS 7 - Aarhus, DK 2
overview
• this apple is pretty good, but it's nothing like an orange
• if your friend jumped off a cliff, would you do it, too?
• think globally, act locally
• I'm not just the owner of the company – I'm a client
• ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country
Aug 2001 OHS 7 - Aarhus, DK 3
by hypertexts, we mean...
• structure as the product• we don't mean:
– links from within a document– supplementing content with links and/or
other structures– automating footnotes and/or references
• comparing these two forms of structures is comparing apples to oranges– both nice, but they're different!
Aug 2001 OHS 7 - Aarhus, DK 4
what's the real problem?
• technological?– well, not really…– existing tech may not completely solve all
problems, but remaining problems don't appear very difficult
• social/political?– clearly, this is where the real resistance
must lie
Aug 2001 OHS 7 - Aarhus, DK 5
why publish for no credit?
• what does an electronic publication "count" for on a CV?
• even if my colleagues publish electronically, why should I?
• even if my institution does accept electronic publications, will they know what to do with a hypertext?
Aug 2001 OHS 7 - Aarhus, DK 6
how do we change things?
• start slowly and at home– don't stop publishing content-only pubs– do start by publishing 1 structure/content
pub per year– get onto P&T committees at home and ask
questions about electronic or "alternative" publication forms
– make sure there is some written, printable form of your work in any event
Aug 2001 OHS 7 - Aarhus, DK 7
where to publish hypertexts?
• why not right here?– Metainformatics Symposium– tech reports at your home institution
Aug 2001 OHS 7 - Aarhus, DK 8
where are the tools?
• why don't we jointly commit to building them?
• we always wanted more domains, domain experts, and users!– let's use ourselves!