Digital Media Scholarship:

Innovation or Insanity?

Two Kinds of Scholarship

Two Kinds of Scholarship

Kairos Peer-Review Process

Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics

Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics

Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics

Collaboratively Reviewing Aesthetics

Snippet of Collaborative Review

A Quick Review…

A Quick Review…

Head Count

Print Article• 1 word document• 2-3 figures (maybe)

Webtext (typical)• 20 image files in a folder• 15 HTML files (grouped by

folder)• 2 CSS files• 1 PDF• 1 video file• > 1 audio file

History of Kairos

Map courtesy of Jeremy Tirrell’s Mapping Digital Technology in Rhet/Comp History

Kairos design, circa 1996

Kairos webtext, circa 1996

Kairos webtext, circa 1996

Kairos webtext, circa 1996

Original Kairos Staff

Kairos redesign, circa 1999

Kairos redesign, circa 2008

Open Journal Systems?

Features 1. OJS is installed locally and locally controlled. 2. Editors configure requirements, sections, review process. 3. Online submission and management of all content. 4. Subscription module with delayed open access options. 5. Comprehensive indexing of content part of global system. 6. Reading Tools for content, based on field and editors' choice. 7. Email notification and commenting ability for readers. 8. Complete context-sensitive online Help support.

http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs

Open Journal System (Examples)

Open Journal System (Examples)

Open Journal System (Examples)

Open Journal System (Examples)

Open Journal System (Examples)

Kairos redesign, circa 2008

No Money In, No Money Out?

• free• no ads

• no affiliations

No Money In, No Money Out?

Kairos + OJS + NEH = FTW!

Kairos Plug-ins for OJS

Reviewer & Editor Features• synchronous and visual

review of webtexts• voting & gaming options for

reviewers• sticky notes for writing

directly on interface• moving all files together• archiving all versions• DOIs on all media elements• Compatibility with Zotero

Reader Features (Phase Two?)• Citation tools for media

elements• Robust search/index for

webtexts and media elements

• Remix & post capabilities• Creation of own journal

“issues” (for syllabi, research, etc.)

Project Affiliates

Dr. Kathie GossettAssociate Editor of KairosOld Dominion University

Dr. Douglas EymanSenior Editor of KairosGeorge Mason University

Stephen PottsPHP Programmer ExtraordinaireNorfolk, VA

Dr. Cheryl E. Ball, PIEditor of KairosIllinois State Universitycball@ilstu.edu

http://kairos.technorhetoric.net