Dear all,
having read the report I can only say, that a very good job has been done.
I am also very happy about the
mentioning of the multilingual matter and I think that the online
publication will be a great chance to put
the knowledge our community has acquired and the tools which it has
developed into practice and that
more innovative research could arise from such application.
Best regards
Elisabeth
At 15:03 26.05.2004, you wrote:
>Dear CoCHO (the organization formerly known as ADHO),
>
>here is the publication report.
>
>Yours,
>
>Geoffrey Rockwell
>
>________________________________
>Consortium for Computing in the Humanities Organizations (CoCHO)
>Acting Join Publications Committee Report
>May, 2004
>
>The following is a report of the joint committee on publications for CoCHO
>that includes the ACH, the ALLC, and COCH/COSH with the TEI, NINCH and
>STS. This report proposes two activities; first, the formation of a
>Standing Joint Publications Committee, and second the commissioning of an
>online journal for the associations.
>Creation of a Standing Committee
>
>We propose that the CoCHO group create a Standing Joint Committee on
>Publications (SJCP).
>
>The SJCP will be initially comprised according to the same formula used to
>determine membership on the CoCHO steering committee, with each
>foundational organisation (of ACH, ALLC, and COCH/COSH) receiving a
>minimum of one seat, plus the editor of LLC (currently the only extant
>CoCHO publication) and a representative of the TEI Consortium (if the
>consortium is represented in no other way). After the first two-year
>term, the committee will be comprised of a chair, appointed by the
>steering committee, and one representative (typically the editor) from
>each extant CoCHO-affiliated publication. In the event that a CoCHO member
>organisation does not see representation on the committee in this way, or
>a new organization joins CoCHO, the steering committee of CoCHO can
>allocate an additional seat on the committee for that organisation.
>Appointment method and term would be determined by the organizations
>represented.
>
>The SJCP works with the CoCHO steering committee to carry out the
>following activities:
>
>1. to oversee CoCHO publication relationships with the following
>affiliated publications, some of which will require creation by the committee:
>a. LLC (whose ownership will reside with ALLC);
>b. an online journal (to be created, and whose ownership will reside with
>ACH) - see below; and
>c. a monograph series (to be developed by the committee);
>2. to continue to foster CoCHO relationships with other publication venues
>that have enjoyed affiliation with founding member organisations in the
>past (such as HUMANIST, CHWP, Text Technology, &c.) in the best interest
>of all constituent members of CoCHO;
>3. to apprise CoCHO of new publication opportunities, and new publication
>and communicative forms, that would have pertinence to its membership;
>4. to consult with the COCHO steering committee and individual affiliated
>publications on important strategic, operational, and management issues -
>including processes associated with the creation, and new affiliation, of
>any publication mechanisms associated with CoCHO; and
>5. to receive reports from affiliated publications, and present those
>reports plus its own to the CoCHO steering committee. Reporting will take
>place annually, in time for the reports to be distributed at each
>constituent society's AGM, and CoCHO's AGM.
>
>The larger mandate of the CoCHO standing committee on publications is to
>provide a framework within which related groups in the general CoCHO
>domain can share publication resources to the greatest extent possible and
>initiate new publications. Its chief goals are:
>
>1. to create intellectual synergies and increase opportunities for
>interdisciplinary interaction through shared publications;
>2. to avoid conflicts or competition and proliferation of essentially
>similar, unsustainable publications;
>3. to achieve economies of scale in publications and reduce drain on the
>administrative resources of each group;
>4. to improve the quality of the publications in this domain by increasing
>their international breadth (for instance, by addressing the problems of
>translation and multilingualism); and
>5. to explore the possibilities for electronic publication and exploit
>appropriate publication technologies, and to present the larger community
>with examples of best practices in electronic publication.
>Creation of a Online Journal
>
>We propose that the CoCHO steering committee empower the proposed Standing
>Joint Committee on Publications (SJCP) to tender a Request for Proposals
>(RFP) for an online journal that would have the following features:
>
>1. It would be the official online journal of the participating
>organizations, but owned by the ACH.
>2. It would make exemplary use of technologies like the TEI that have been
>developing in our community.
>3. It would provide a venue for innovative works to be published and
>innovative publication programs online.
>
>We propose that the following process be followed:
>
>1. Upon approval of the CoCHO steering committee and the creation of a
>Standing Joint Publications Committee, a Request for Proposals would be
>issued (see below).
>2. Responses to the RFP would be reviewed by the joint committee and a
>recommendation forwarded to the Presidents of the participating associations.
>3. The President of the ACH would, upon consultation with the other
>Presidents and executive boards, make the final choice on the proposal to
>choose.
>4. The Presidents would empower the joint committee to work with the
>successful proposal to implement the journal, advertise it, and review it
>on an ongoing basis.
>5. The chair of the joint committee (along with the Editor of the online
>journal) would be expected to report on the online journal at the annual
>meetings of the two executives.
>
>The following is the proposed language for the Request for Proposals:
>Request for Proposals for an Online Journal
>
>The CoCHO initiative (Consortium for Computing in the Humanities
>Organizations), which includes the ACH, the ALLC, and COCH/COSH, invites
>proposals for the development and delivery of an innovative online journal
>to serve the humanities computing community and to be owned by the ACH. We
>invite interested parties to contact us or submit proposals in writing
>that will meet the publication needs of the community. We are committed to
>working with one or more parties to help develop the proposals so that
>they meet our objectives.
>
>What sorts of proposals will be considered?
>
>While we invite interested parties to enter into a conversation with us,
>the following are some of the features expected of complete proposals that
>need to be addressed before the ACH will endorse the proposal.
>
>1. Audience. The proposal should make clear what is the audience targeted
>by the online journal. In particular the proposal should consider how this
>journal could reach a multi-lingual audience.
>2. Articles and Activities. The proposal should identify the types of
>articles that would be published online and the types of related online
>activities that would be included in the journal. We are looking for
>proposals that make innovative use of the online venue.
>3. Capacity. The proposal should discuss the resources of the proposing
>group and their capacity to maintain such a journal over the long term.
>4. Technology. The proposal should discuss the technologies to be employed
>in delivering such a journal. The technologies should fit the activities
>and should be an example of the appropriate use of information technology
>in the humanities and arts.
>5. Peer Review. The proposal should discuss how the peer review of the
>submissions would be carried out.
>6. Schedule. The proposal should discuss the timing of online issues or
>other activities.
>7. Financing. The proposal should discuss the support needed from the
>CoCHO group, financial and/or otherwise.
>8. Evaluation. How will the journal be assessed on an ongoing basis. The
>proposal should address how the journal could be periodically reviewed.
>9. Intellectual Property. Who will own submissions to the journal? How
>will the proposing group handle intellectual property issues?
>
>Why submit a proposal?
>This is an opportunity for an organization involved in Humanities
>Computing to get the support to mount an innovative publication that would
>be of interest to the larger community. We expect that this journal would
>be a major venue for new research in humanities computing and literary and
>linguistic computing. We are committed to working with a suitable
>organization to make this work.
>Where should proposals be sent?
>Inquiries should be addressed to members of the Standing Joint Committee
>on Publications (see address below). Proposals should be sent to the
>acting chair, Geoffrey Rockwell at grockwel (at) mcmaster (dot) ca. The
>Joint Committee reserves the right to negotiate details with particular
>proposing organizations if their proposals are acceptable.
>
>Proposals should be submitted by December 1st 2004.
>
>Report prepared by Geoffrey Rockwell and Ray Siemens on behalf of the
>Acting Joint Publications Committee.
>May, 2004
PD Dr. Elisabeth Burr
Fachbereich 10 - GW 2 B 3430
Frankoromanistik und Italoromanistik
Sprachwissenschaft
Universität Bremen
Bibliothekstraße
28359 Bremen
Tel. +49 421 218-8236
elisabeth.burr@uni-bremen.de
http://www.fb10.uni-bremen.de/romanistik/homepages/burr/
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