In this paper we discuss the experience of publishing a journal in both a traditionaland an electronic edition. In particular, we take into account our journal Doctor Virtualis, devoted to the history of medieval thought, trying to understand what the limitations and problems of electronic publishing are and where the paper edition is really different from the electronic one. Starting from our experience, we then try to better understand what electronic publishing actually is. We critically discuss the usual analogy between traditional publishing and electronic publishing, by proposing a new analogy between the web and the medieval cultural environment. This new analogy helps in understanding some complex processes on the web and in proposing new approaches to transform paper texts into electronic products. To this end, we show how rhetoric plays a crucial role in adapting the text to the medium and how new paradigms for text editing could help in finding a (preliminary) definition of electronic publishing.

A journal on the Web: what we are not, what we do not want / A. Ferrara, M. Parodi - In: ELPUB2009. Rethinking Electronic Publishing : Innovation in Communication Paradigms and Technologies / [a cura di] S. Mornati, T. Hedlund. - [s.l] : ELPUB, 2009. - ISBN 9788861343266. - pp. 87-106 (( Intervento presentato al 13th. convegno International Conference on Electronic Publishing tenutosi a Milano, Itay nel 2009.

A journal on the Web: what we are not, what we do not want

A. Ferrara
Primo
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M. Parodi
Ultimo
2009

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the experience of publishing a journal in both a traditionaland an electronic edition. In particular, we take into account our journal Doctor Virtualis, devoted to the history of medieval thought, trying to understand what the limitations and problems of electronic publishing are and where the paper edition is really different from the electronic one. Starting from our experience, we then try to better understand what electronic publishing actually is. We critically discuss the usual analogy between traditional publishing and electronic publishing, by proposing a new analogy between the web and the medieval cultural environment. This new analogy helps in understanding some complex processes on the web and in proposing new approaches to transform paper texts into electronic products. To this end, we show how rhetoric plays a crucial role in adapting the text to the medium and how new paradigms for text editing could help in finding a (preliminary) definition of electronic publishing.
Electronic journals; Electronic publishing; Rhetoric; Text representation; Web publishing platforms
Settore INF/01 - Informatica
Settore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi di Elaborazione delle Informazioni
2009
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