Brown University is pleased to participate in an international, multi-centered conversation regarding the future of the academic monograph to be held during Academic Book Week, November 9-16, 2015. The panel discussion, entitled “The Academic Book of the Future,” will take place in the Pembroke Hall third floor event space (PH305) on Monday, November 16, 2015 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. followed by a reception. This event is free and open to the public.
The discussion will be moderated by Sheila Bonde, Brown University Professor and Chair of History of Art and Architecture and Professor of Archaeology and the Ancient World.
- Amy Brand, Director of the MIT Press
- Al Bertrand, Associate Publishing Director, Princeton University Press
- Robert Harington, Associate Executive Director for Publishing, American Mathematical Society
- Sarah Lippincott, Program Director, Educopia Institute
The panelists will discuss how today’s technological, social, and intellectual changes are leading to a more permeable, digital model of publication. This event is part of the University’s 2015-2016 lecture series, “New Directions in Scholarly Publishing and the Challenges of Evaluation,” co-sponsored by the Cogut Center for the Humanities and the Brown University Library.
The idea for the Academic Book Week debate was initiated by Oxford University and the Academic Book of the Future Project. Each panelist will present a 10-15-minute position statement followed by responses and conversation among the panelists. After the panelists’ initial statements and responses, Dr. Bonde will open the discussion to all attendees.
Date: Monday, November 16, 2015
Time: 4 – 5:30 p.m. discussion, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. reception
Location: Room 305, Pembroke Hall, 172 Meeting Street, Providence