Follow the Pathfinders: a Case Study Approach to Production, Use, and Readership on Scalar

Follow the Pathfinders: a Case Study Approach to Production, Use, and Readership on Scalar

Blog Article

This born-digital article examines the multimodal academic Ceramic Ornament Gift Box publication Pathfinders (Moulthrop and Grigar).Through a combination of interviews with readers and the author, textual analysis of the book, and literature review of Scalar, I trace the affordances of the platform, appropriation by scholars, the media text, and readership of Pathfinders.I distill themes that are key in the multimodality of the book, including platform adoption, institutional embedding, technological context and research values.Throughout the article, which is also written on Scalar, I reflect on my own use of Scalar and the various considerations that come with it in terms of software Table Linens sustainability, accessibility, and transparency of research context.

I conclude with a reflection on the media specificity of Scalar as an academic platform.