Transforming Scholarly Publishing

Born-digital publications create exciting new conditions for the production and sharing of knowledge by advancing scholarly arguments in ways not achievable in a conventional print format, whether through multimedia enhancements or interactive engagement with research materials.

Brown partners with leading scholarly publishers to ensure that these groundbreaking works are validated via rigorous academic review. Through open-access publishing models that make digital content freely available, these new scholarly forms are increasing the visibility and reach of humanities scholarship to global audiences both within and beyond the academy in unprecedented ways.

With grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Brown University Digital Publications has established a training institute for scholars who wish to pursue interpretive projects that require digital expression, but may lack the necessary resources and capacity at their home institutions.

A recent grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will establish a cross-organizational training and support program for library professionals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) seeking to gain or expand expertise in developing open-access, born-digital scholarship.

Widely recognized as accessible, intentional, and inclusive, Brown’s novel, university-based approach to digital content development is helping to set the standards for the future of scholarship in the digital age.

Contact

Please address all queries to Allison Levy, Director of Brown University Digital Publications.