3.9 Recommendations for electronic publication

Electronic extensions of the journals of record

Develop electronic extensions of the journals of record, the Art Bulletin and the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians .

Use the electronic extensions to publish a variety of electronically enhanced texts equipped with interactiveimages, including

• Research employing digital tools, such as animations and 3-D modeling, that require an electronic environment
• Expanded networked articles
• Electronic monographs
• Responsive projects

Museum publications

Develop online publication genres and formats that take advantage of museum exhibitions as sites of research andappear during and after the exhibitions to harvest and disseminate their significance.

Consortium for art and architectural history online

Form a consortium for the publication of art and architectural history online sponsored by the scholarlysocieties, the College Art Association and the Society of Architectural Historians . The consortium would leverage resources, seek appropriate partners with image expertise such as ARTstor , bundle its journals in a more attractive subscription package, andeventually welcome third-party illustrated publications.

University presses

Enhance the mission of university presses in terms of knowledge dissemination and scholarly communication ratherthan book publishing alone, and connect some of their programs more closely with their namesake universities and libraries.