Refining our conceptions of ‘access’ in digital scholarly editing: reflections on a qualitative survey on inclusive design and dissemination

• Merisa Martinez ^{[1] [6] [1]} ; Wout Dillen ^{[1] [2]} ; Elli Bleeker ^{[2] [3]} ; Anna-Maria Sichani ^{[4] [5] [7]} ; Aodhán Kelly ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Borås

     University of Borås

     Suecia

     
  2. [2] University of Antwerp

     University of Antwerp

     Arrondissement Antwerpen, Bélgica

     
  3. [3] Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

     Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

     Países Bajos

     
  4. [4] University of Sussex

     University of Sussex

     Reino Unido

     
  5. [5] University of Ioannina

     University of Ioannina

     Dimos Ioánnina, Grecia

     
  6. [6] Cambridge Digital Library
  7. [7] Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO)

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• Localización: Variants, ISSN 1573-3084, Nº. 14, 2019, págs. 41-74
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this paper we explore layered conceptions of access and accessibility as they relate to the theory and praxis of digital scholarly editing. To do this, we designed and disseminated a qualitative survey on five key themes: dissemination; Open Access and licensing; access to code; web accessibility; and diversity. Throughout the article we engage in cultural criticism of the discipline by sharing results from the survey, identifying how the community talks about and performs access, and pinpointing where improvements in praxis could be made. In the final section of this paper we reflect on different ways to utilize the survey results when critically designing and disseminating digital scholarly editions, propose a call to action, and identify avenues of future research.