A three-day Digital Art History Lab took place this week at the Getty, with a small group of scholars tackling major issues facing the intersection of art, the humanities, and technology—the future of publishing, the relevance gap, Eurocentricity, outmoded systems of professional advancement, and more.
Captured on Storify: Day 1 and Day 2.
Google+ Hangouts: Part 1 and Part 2.
A group of art historians can no more agree on the future than a group of economists, but several major themes emerged, and we’ve collected them into this {extremely preliminary and draftish} statement of values and aspirations that will serve as the basis for future discussion. You’ll notice that the words “art history” aren’t here at all, and that’s intentional.
Principles of Networked Scholarship
- Process and product are inseparable.
- Experimentation and collaboration are core values.
- Institutional support is critical.
- Publishing encompasses a continuum across audience, medium, and levels of access.
- Resources must be discoverable and sustainable.
- Digital work enables and demands innovative modes of thought and argumentation.