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The Shape of Things to Come
This collection of twenty-seven papers delivered by some of the Western world’s pioneering users of digital technology in the service of scholarly research rigorously examines the present condition of this revolutionary academic arena. The questions raised in The Shape of Things to Come, the answers proposed, and the projects described all point to an ever-nearing, exciting future in which scholarship is improved, enhanced, broadened and made more powerful by the intelligent development, use, and deployment of these new tools and media.
Emerging Disciplines
The outcome of a pivotal September 2009 symposium held at Rice University, Emerging Disciplines brings together scholars working in such apparently far-flung disciplines as neuroscience, geography, and art history (among others), whose work highlights the dramatically shifting landscape under contemporary scholars’ feet.
Rice University Press has returned from a decade-long hiatus to explore new models of peer-reviewed scholarship for the 21st century. Our publications are viewable on line, for free, and available in printed-book form at reasonable cost. Editorially, we operate as a traditional university press does, subjecting submitted manuscripts to rigorous peer review, and thoroughly editing our books for publication; but our publishing and marketing operation is experimental and highly non-traditional. The latter circumstance allows us to evaluate manuscripts purely on their intellectual merit, without regard for production costs or potential market. Feel free to explore our site and learn about our revolutionary approach to academic publishing.
