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The College Art Association (CAA) and the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) have released Guidelines for the Evaluation of Digital Scholarship in Art and Architectural History for Promotion and Tenure. The guidelines are the result of a task force convened by the two associations of ten members from the academic community with experience in digital research, publication, and/or scholarly communications and administration. Supported by funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the joint task force reviewed current guidelines and literature on the topic, surveyed the membership of each association, and conducted interviews with constituents from 16 institutions across the United States that produce digital work regularly in art and/or architectural history.
Read more about the project here and here. An essay on evaluating digital resources by task-force member Michelle Millar Fisher can be found on the College Art Association website.
About CAA
The College Art Association is the world’s largest professional association for artists, art historians, arts professionals, and arts organizations. CAA serves as an advocate and a resource for individuals and institutions nationally and internationally by offering forums to discuss the latest developments in the visual arts and art history through its Annual Conference, publications, exhibitions, website, and other programs, services, and events. CAA focuses on a wide range of advocacy issues, including education in the arts, freedom of expression, intellectual-property rights, cultural heritage and preservation, workforce topics in universities and museums, and access to networked information technologies. Representing its members’ professional needs since 1911, CAA is committed to the highest professional and ethical standards of scholarship, creativity, criticism, and teaching. Learn more at collegeart.org.
About SAH
Founded in 1940, the Society of Architectural Historians is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes the study, interpretation and conservation of architecture, design, landscapes and urbanism worldwide. SAH serves a network of local, national and international institutions and individuals who, by vocation or avocation, focus on the built environment and its role in shaping contemporary life. SAH promotes meaningful public engagement with the history of the built environment through advocacy efforts, print and online publications, and local, national and international programs. Learn more at sah.org.
