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Introduction | Questionnaire Summary | Field Agenda | Readings /Websites
Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Studies Field area Our Group was put together by our field committee that includes representatives of seven learned societies:
Committee members share interests in studying particular regions, time periods, or thematically defined subjects across disciplines. Interdisciplinary studies scholars are most concerned with the ways in which technological advances can help them make the most of a rare commodity—time in which to conduct research. Often the difficulties of travel to far-flung research sites further complicate interdisciplinary research. Scholars seek increased accessibility of original sources, as well as advances in the quantity and quality of sources available electronically. Further, they recommend the development of coherent and reliable means for vetting, organizing, and searching through materials made available through new technologies. Problems associated with the use of non-Roman alphabets in electronic formats are an additional source of frustration for some interdisciplinary studies scholars. Many advocate use of new technologies for sharing information responsibly with a broadly defined community of educators, including those in pre-collegiate education, and with the public. New technologies also facilitate scholarly communication, particularly important in international collaborations. Scholars see on-line publishing as a hopeful development, provided that proper academic credit attaches to publications distributed through new media. Finally, it is important to develop practical ways to educate scholars in the use of new computing technology. Looking forward to meeting you, Anne Betteridge n these pages you will find:
PARTICIPANTS Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Outreach Coordinator/Internet Content Editor, African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania Anne Betteridge, Executive Director, Middle East Studies Association, University of Arizona Brenda E. Bickett, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies Bibliographer, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University David Block, Ibero-American Bibliographer, Cornell University William Bowen, Associate Professor of Music and Director, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University in the University of Toronto Joseph Caruso, African Studies Librarian, Columbia University Marshall Clinton, Director of IInformation Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries Bernard Cooperman, Professor of History, University of Maryland Michael Coventry, Coordinator of Sponsored Programs Technologies, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, Georgetown University Paul Grendler, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Toronto Loree Jones, Executive Director, African Studies Association Nathaniel Knight, Assistant Professor of History, Seton Hall University Carolyn Palaima, Associate Project Director, Latin American Networked Information Center, Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Austin Deborah Parker, Professor of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese, University of Virginia Marshall Poe, Professor, Department of History, Harvard University Dona Straley, Associate Professor, and Middle East Bibliographer, Ohio State University. Library Ohio State University Sanford Thatcher, Director, Penn State Press |
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