The Coming Change in Humanities Publishing (1): Introducing the Issues

I offer a series of posts in which I will lay out my understanding of the radical changes that academic publishing is undergoing in general and within the Humanities in particular. This both continues and expands my prior posts and presentations on the Open Access movement. I'll take up each of the following in separate posts--inviting comments from any interested:

1. Introducing the Issues
2. Problems with Conventional Publishing in the Humanities
3. Opportunities with Electronic Publishing
4. Defining Electronic Publishing
5. Type 1: Electronic Publication of Conventional Scholarship
6. Type 2: Open Access Publishing
7. Type 3: The Online Archive
8. Type 4: "Born Digital" Publications
9. Evaluation of Electronic Publications: Peer Review
10. Evaluation of Electronic Publications: Promotion and Tenure