"A gutenberg moment": The do‐it‐yourself world of online literary publishing. Issue 1 (24th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fleming‐May, Rachel A.; Green, Harriett
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 52:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2016-02-24
• Subjects: Digital Humanities -- Electronic Literature -- Scholarly Publishing -- Scholarly Communication -- Web Publishing; Information science -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Information science; Information technology; Conference papers and proceedings; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2015.1450520100133
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9231

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Internet has changed the publishing industry irrevocably; this phenomenon has affected the print‐centric sphere of literary publishing as well as those fields that have typically accepted change more readily. This poster presents findings from a study of the opinions and practices of editors and publishers of literary journals published online either in part or exclusively. In a survey and follow‐up interviews, we asked respondents to describe the benefits and drawbacks of publishing literature using web‐based platforms as well as their perceptions of the larger impact online publishing is having on literature. This study represents a unique attempt to explore the creative field of literature through the theoretical lens of information science.