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*Does your institution require a student or faculty member to prepare a written description of their digital research project before being reviewed for promotion or tenure? | *Does your institution require a student or faculty member to prepare a written description of their digital research project before being reviewed for promotion or tenure? | ||
*Does your institution have a working definition of digital scholarship? digital art history? | *Does your institution have a working definition of digital scholarship? digital art history? | ||
| − | *Does your institution have clear standards for evaluating different kinds of digital art and architectural historical projects? Do you make distinctions, e.g., between development of digital tools that have significant art/architectural historical uses vs. use of preexisting digital tools for significant art/architectural scholarship? Are both "art or architectural history" in your department? | + | *Does your institution have clear standards for evaluating different kinds of digital art and architectural historical projects? Do you make distinctions, e.g., between development of digital tools that have significant art/architectural historical uses vs. use of preexisting digital tools for significant art/architectural scholarship? Are both of these kinds of scholarship considered "art or architectural history" in your department? |
*How are collaborative projects more generally evaluated within your department (e.g., work on an exhibition, co-editing an anthology, etc.)? Do you have specific guidelines in your personnel bylaws for this? | *How are collaborative projects more generally evaluated within your department (e.g., work on an exhibition, co-editing an anthology, etc.)? Do you have specific guidelines in your personnel bylaws for this? | ||
*Do you think digital art history is the same as art history? if not, what elements of digital scholarship work do you see as distinctive, especially in regards to evaluating their quality or impact? | *Do you think digital art history is the same as art history? if not, what elements of digital scholarship work do you see as distinctive, especially in regards to evaluating their quality or impact? | ||
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- Are there students and faculty in your department who are using digital tools and sources for their primary research?
- If so, please describe the content and technology used.
- What support does your institution offer for development of digital research projects? Do you have support from Academic Technology or Educational Technology services? The Library?
- Where do you find expertise such as programmers, web developers, and other technologists to work with?
- Is your department or school prepared to evaluate digital research projects for promotion?
- If so, how would you approach the evaluation?
- Does your institution have faculty members with expertise in digital scholarship in the humanities?
- Is it necessary for the student or faculty member being evaluated to call in an expert in digital media and an expert in their sub discipline to evaluate a digital research project?
- If so, how are these individuals identified?
- What categories of criteria should be addressed for all digital research projects? How do you define each category?
- Does your institution require a student or faculty member to prepare a written description of their digital research project before being reviewed for promotion or tenure?
- Does your institution have a working definition of digital scholarship? digital art history?
- Does your institution have clear standards for evaluating different kinds of digital art and architectural historical projects? Do you make distinctions, e.g., between development of digital tools that have significant art/architectural historical uses vs. use of preexisting digital tools for significant art/architectural scholarship? Are both of these kinds of scholarship considered "art or architectural history" in your department?
- How are collaborative projects more generally evaluated within your department (e.g., work on an exhibition, co-editing an anthology, etc.)? Do you have specific guidelines in your personnel bylaws for this?
- Do you think digital art history is the same as art history? if not, what elements of digital scholarship work do you see as distinctive, especially in regards to evaluating their quality or impact?
