Effective academic research and course design today requires resources selected from a broad swathe of the world's literary wealth. Research databases, full-text archives, and publishing programs offer the greatest value to scholars when they include a body of works and authors from cultures and regions around the globe. Coverage is not the only consideration when reaching beyond what has traditionally been called the western canon, however. So, too, does curation come into play: why include a given text or author, and what relevant issues can they help students and researchers grapple with today?
Hear from Angela Gibson, Senior Director of Operational Strategy at MLA and head of MLA’s publishing program, and Kimberly Clarkson, Senior Product Manager at EBSCO. They will discuss the importance of reaching beyond the Western canon for literature studies.
In this session, attendees will:
Understand how literature resources balance coverage and curation Learn the values underlying the MLA’s publishing program, including the MLA International Bibliography’s approach to curation, and its focus on world languages and literatures. Learn how LitBase was built around the idea of celebrating diverse authors and works
