The Benefit of Blogging for Archaeology

Blogging (or "web logging") has evolved from online journaling to a multi-million dollar enterprise involving over 100 million blogs worldwide. And while journalists and news organizations have been quick to adopt blogging as a publishing tool, the academy has been slow to adopt the techno...

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Autor principal: Cargill, Robert R. 1973- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2010
En: Bulletin for the study of religion
Año: 2010, Volumen: 39, Número: 3, Páginas: 26-36
Otras palabras clave:B Archaeology
B Publishing
B Education
B Technology
B peer-review
B Blogging
B Instruction
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario:Blogging (or "web logging") has evolved from online journaling to a multi-million dollar enterprise involving over 100 million blogs worldwide. And while journalists and news organizations have been quick to adopt blogging as a publishing tool, the academy has been slow to adopt the technology as a legitimate scholarly enterprise. This article argues that blogging is the next logical step for independent scholars and researchers who seek to publish their original work, and that universities should begin accepting blogging as a legitimate scholarly endeavor. Specifically, archaeologists should embrace blogging because of its ease of use, decreased time to publication, affordability, ability to publish multiple forms of media, and for the increased exposure publishing online brings to a scholar’s work. The article details the impact of blogging on existing publishing models, the peer-review process, and discusses the numerous benefits of blogging for archaeology.
ISSN:2041-1871
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/bsor.v39i3.004