Comments on: Victorian scholarship and the miscellaneous http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2007/08/25/victorian-scholarship-and-the-miscellaneous/ About David Weinberger's book (May, 2007) and how we're pulling ourselves together now that we've blown ourselves to bits Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kate http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2007/08/25/victorian-scholarship-and-the-miscellaneous/comment-page-1/#comment-22868 Kate Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:06:24 +0000 http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2007/08/25/victorian-scholarship-and-the-miscellaneous/#comment-22868 One incentive for researchers is the advancement of scholarship and CV, career building opportunities. As evidence mounts that information freely available encourages and expands scholarship in the field, institutions will come to prize or reward their researchers/scholars for their efforts. Thus this type of work will not remain in the realm of "if time and interest", but will become a player in the hiring and advancement of scholars. One incentive for researchers is the advancement of scholarship and CV, career building opportunities. As evidence mounts that information freely available encourages and expands scholarship in the field, institutions will come to prize or reward their researchers/scholars for their efforts. Thus this type of work will not remain in the realm of “if time and interest”, but will become a player in the hiring and advancement of scholars.

]]> By: Eric Norman http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2007/08/25/victorian-scholarship-and-the-miscellaneous/comment-page-1/#comment-22677 Eric Norman Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:38:14 +0000 http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2007/08/25/victorian-scholarship-and-the-miscellaneous/#comment-22677 What would be the incentive for researchers to continue gathering and making available such raw data? I'm not saying that the incentive needs to be economic, but here needs to be some incentive else I don't think it will happen. Nevertheless, I do agree that the momentium should be reversed. The current momentum of "intellectual property" stuff seems to toward creating and preserving revenue streams instead of advancing the arts and sciences. What would be the incentive for researchers to continue gathering and making available such raw data? I’m not saying that the incentive needs to be economic, but here needs to be some incentive else I don’t think it will happen.

Nevertheless, I do agree that the momentium should be reversed. The current momentum of “intellectual property” stuff seems to toward creating and preserving revenue streams instead of advancing the arts and sciences.

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