Harriett E. Green

Bio: Harriett E. Green is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Publishing & Creative writing. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 11 citations.

User Engagement with Digital Archives for Research and Teaching: A Case Study of Emblematica Online

Abstract: Researchers increasingly engage with the digital archives built by libraries, archives, and museums, but many institutions still seek to learn more about researchers' needs and practices with these digital collections. This paper presents a user assessment study for Emblematica Online , a research digital library that provides digitized versions of emblem books from leading rare book collections. This paper examines the ways in which scholars engage with the special collections contained within Emblematica Online through analysis of interviews. The authors propose that the diverse and complex uses of digital special collections require libraries and archives to consider expanding the capabilities of their digital content and platforms.

Literature as a Network: Creative-Writing Scholarship in Literary Magazines

Abstract: With the increase in undergraduate and graduate programs for creative writing at institutions of higher education in North America, literary journals and magazines now serve as leading scholarly publishing outlets and research resources for creative-writing faculty and students. This study analyzes ten years of citations from nineteen leading print and digital literary journals to examine the publication frequencies of academically affiliated writers and the representative strength of such writers in various literary genres. Through the citation analysis, the study proposes that library support of scholarship for the discipline of creative writing in literary magazines can be achieved by promoting broader discovery and user access to literary magazines in library collections and revised collection development strategies to strengthen the representation of literary journals in academic library collections.

Between art and money: The social space of public readings in contemporary poetry economies and careers

Abstract: What roles do public poetry performances (i.e., "readings") play in contemporary fields of poetry production? Drawing from extensive ethnographic, survey, and interview data gathered in Paris, New York, and Toronto, we explore the social dynamics of readings in order to understand better how these public and social gatherings contribute to poetry economies and careers. While differences exist between the locations for our research, the similarities are striking: we find that readings are crucial to poetry economies because they foster and maintain distribution networks for contemporary poetry in a global marketplace that tends to squeeze out forms of art that lack broad commercial appeal. We also find , across these locations, that readings are used in different ways by poets at different stages of career (i.e., unestablished, established and well-established) and by poets operating in different genres (i.e., those writing "for the stage" versus those writing "for the page"). Finally, we emphasize that readings provide an important space in which poets and others (e.g., booksellers, publishers) navigate the difficulties of making art while dealing with the necessities of money.

Digital innovations in poetry: Practices of creative writing faculty in online literary publishing

Abstract: This research project explores, through a series of online surveys and subsequent series of individual interviews, stakeholders' attitudes and practices regarding poetry published exclusively in web-based media. This article specifically examines the project's gathered data on creative writing faculty from North American institutions who were surveyed and interviewed about online poetry publishing as both creators and consumers of the literary works. This study also explores creative writing faculty members' opinions about publishing in online literary publications in regard to career impact, including tenure and promotion. As online literary publishing disrupts what continues to be a very print-oriented practice, Rogers' "diffusion of innovations" provides a useful framework for exploring these issues. Because this project considers how innovations diffuse throughout a specific group of artists and scholars, and the information needs that emerge from these transformations, the concept of "communities of practice" also informed data analysis.

Prioritization of Information: An Archives Website Content Analysis and Interviews to Model the Prioritization of Online Content Availability

Abstract: This study describes a content analysis of the consistency of information available on university archives and special collections websites of the institutions in the University of North Carolina system. Additionally, interviews were conducted with archivists at these universities to understand obstacles they face when posting content online. From the results a prioritized information model for university archives and special collections websites was developed.