出版社:Department of English, University of Gothenburg
摘要:Blogs have become everyday acquaintances in digital life.Although personal, political, and fashion blogs may be the best known, academics also engage in blogging about research.With fast-expanding digital publishing of all kinds, we may have to rethink the status of blogging in relation to our on-going research.This article discusses the perception of science blogs, and their status as a genre.It explores some blog threads talking about research blogging: are blogs a great way to improve outreach, or just dumbing down? Should we use blogs for publishing serious findings, or brush them aside as edutainment – preferably done by somebody else? Research blogs are explored in the context of science communication and research writing traditions, and their old and new features discussed.
其他摘要:Blogs have become everyday acquaintances in digital life. Although personal, political, and fashion blogs may be the best known, academics also engage in blogging about research. With fast-expanding digital publishing of all kinds, we may have to rethink the status of blogging in relation to our on-going research. This article discusses the perception of science blogs, and their status as a genre. It explores some blog threads talking about research blogging: are blogs a great way to improve outreach, or just dumbing down? Should we use blogs for publishing serious findings, or brush them aside as edutainment – preferably done by somebody else? Research blogs are explored in the context of science communication and research writing traditions, and their old and new features discussed.