Hosted by the EMPTINESS project and co-organised by Stanford University Press, this series of masterclasses will demystify digital project development, publishing, and preservation. While the traditional print book has and will continue to advance scholarly communication, it is becoming increasingly more useful to present scholarly arguments in a multimodal framework. Digital publications allow authors to frame their arguments within and alongside the data, media, and multi-linear pathways that best represent and exemplify those arguments. The masterclasses will present insights into the various aspects of digital publishing, from making the decision to go digital and securing funding and partnerships, to working with a publisher and ensuring a project’s longevity.

The event will be of particular interest to Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities researchers and publishers as well as digital technicians/research software engineers interested in digital preservation pathways and web archiving.

‘Working with a Publisher’ (4th of 4 masterclasses): While books enjoy long-established archiving and preservation methods, digital projects are distinguished by their ephemerality in the face of changing and evolving technologies. This masterclass will explore three pathways for mitigating the seeming fragility of digital projects and provide insight and guidance on how the digital can persist as reliably as print in the scholarly record.

Attendance is free, but places are limited. We look forward to seeing you there!