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Humanities Research Network

The Humanities Research Network was launched in AY 2004-2005. The program is a model for group distance collaboration in support of humanities research with an emphasis on low-cost and ease-of-use. There are two components to the Research Network program: direct support (both financial and technical) and web-based tools for group work. The Network Projects are Stanford affiliated groups that are provided with the necessary hardware and services for distance communication as well as funding for face-to-face meetings. The web presence, humanitiesnetwork.org, is a standalone group work space.

Network Projects

The Network Projects grew out of the Center's very successful Research Workshop program. The Research Workshops bring faculty and graduate students together to share work in progress and the Network Projects support groups of scholars who are actively working toward collaborative publication. The Network Projects leverage the internet to bring scholars together over great distances, allowing collaboration that, until recently, was not possible without great expense in both time and money. Projects for AY 2007-2008.

humanitiesnetwork.org

The web-based open source content management that is the basis for humanitiesnetwork.org has been highly customized to meet the needs of humanities research collaboration. The framework is flexible and allows us to continue modifying the workflow and adding features as our Network Project users discover what kind of experience makes the space most useful for them. Some of the tools that have been added so far to facilitate group collaboration include discussion forums, wikis for collaborative authoring, and a calendaring system that allows for public events as well as group activities. The long-term goal is to provide a community space for humanities scholars that can support groups not directly sponsored by the Humanities Center.