Webs of engagement

Abstract

The prospects of the digital humanities are enticing: it facilitates low-cost publication and wide dissemination of scholarship that may not have been supported by traditional print mediums; it can provide access to primary and secondary sources that are difficult to acquire or search, unless one’s university is particularly well resourced; it enables alternative visual layouts and online features that print simply cannot furnish. Yet the transition from print to web is often made with little planning or critical reflection. Allowance for maintenance and development of projects beyond the term of the grant used to fund their creation is often inadequate. The permanence of online resources is..