Born-Digital Publications: Public Databases, Hypertext Journals, and Companion Websites as Digital Humanities Tools

Abstract

Although we tend to think about digital humanities as the application of quantitative methods to digitized material, other digital tools can impact scholarship considerably. I introduce three types of born-digital publications: public databases, hypertext journals, and companion websites. I argue that these are digital humanities tools that drive nonlinear research practices, enabling personal and communal readings.