The canonization of German-language digital literature

In his paper, "The Canonization of German-language Digital Literature," Florian Hartling discusses "Net Literature," a relatively young phenomenon, that has its roots in experimental visual and concrete poetry and hypertext. With the use of new media technology, this new genre of literature has acquired much interest and is now considered to be one of the most important influences in contemporary art. Not only does Net Literature connect sound, video, and animation with interactivity and allows new forms of artistic expression, it also impacts significantly on the traditional functions of the literary system. Hartling suggests that, in relation to Net Literature, the notion of the "death of the author" gives birth to the "writing reader." Hartling presents the results of his study where he applies the concept of "canon" to German-language Net Literature and where he attempts to find out whether, in this new form of literature, a "canon" has already been formed. Based on Karl Erik Rosengren's framework of "mention technique," a sample of Germanlanguage reviews of Net Literature was analyzed. The study intends to test the applicability of Rosengren's method to the analysis of Net Literature, that is, whether it is valid to use a method that was originally developed for the empirical study of the traditional literary canon for the study of an emergent Net Literature

La nascita dei centri di conservazione digitale

L\u2019articolo affronta il tema della conservazione a lungo termine dei documenti informatici e degli archivi digitali, arrivando a proporre come soluzione la costituzione di nuove strutture, denominate \u201cCentri di conservazione digitale\u201d o \u201cTrusted digital repositories\u201d, aventi come missione la conservazione a lungo termine della memoria digitale di pi\uf9 soggetti produttori. Lo studio pubblicato nel 2006 adotta il modello OAIS (Reference model for an Open Archival Information System) come standard (ISO 14721) per l\u2019archiviazione e la conservazione di risorse digitali e lo rielabora per applicarlo alla realt\ue0 italiana. Lo schema funzionale e organizzativo proposto dall\u2019autore ha poi trovato applicazione pratica nella costituzione di due grandi Poli di conservazione digitale: il PAR-ER (Polo Archivistico digitale della Regione Emilia- Romagna) e il DAX (Sistema di conservazione digitale della Regione Toscana

The academic atudies between printed and multimedia text in Italy

La diffusione e la disponibilità di testi e fonti informative rese disponibili e immediatamente fruibili attraverso la rete ha reso disponibili banche dati testi di diversa natura, in generale facilitato l'accesso a diversi tipi di documentazione (Gui 2014) e incrementato il tempo dedicato alla lettura (Bohn e Short 2009). Inoltre Internet in quanto fonte informativa occupa un posto di fondamentale importanza nei sistemi di istruzione e formazione. In Italia con la Legge 107/2015 il Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca ha messo a punto un Piano Nazionale Scuola Digitale (PNSD) sostenendo di fatto un processo di dematerializzazione del libro nel sistema di istruzione, ormai avviato e spesso ritenuto soluzione didattica. Tuttavia questo processo non è esente da rischi. Come sottolinea Casati (2013) il libro di carta presenta una indubbi vantaggi cognitivi connessi a linearità, stabilità della pagina che offre i contenuti, modalità di lettura. A ciò possiamo aggiungere gli elementi critici connessi al sistema di ricerca in Internet (Spitzer 2015) e le difficoltà di selezione delle fonti e del contenuto informativo connesse a tale ricerca. In questa sede si propone di sviluppare il tema attraverso una analisi critica anche alla luce delle evidenze emerse nel corso delle interviste a un gruppo di laureandi iscritti al corso di laurea triennale in Scienze dell’Educazione e della Formazione (SEF) dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza"This essay falls within the reflection on the relation between learning places and methods and the use of new technologies in Italy. The diffusion and immediate availability of texts and sources of information through the Internet have enabled the access to various databases of texts as well as to several types of documentation, thus increasing the time spent on reading [1]. Moreover, the Internet-intended as a source of information -plays a crucial role within the education and training systems. In Italy, Law 107/2015 of the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) has provided for a National Plan for Digital Education (PNSD) which promotes the dematerialization of books with in the school system, often regarded as proven educational instruments. However this process necessarily involves some risks. As evidenced by Casati (2013) [2], printed books have clear cognitive advantages thanks to their linearity, the stability of the page bearing the contents, and the ease of reading. This could be supplemented by critical elements relating to the research on the Internet [3] and the difficulty of selecting the sources and the information highlighted by the research. In this context, the issue is developed also based on the evidences arisen from the interviews with some students about to graduate in Education and Training (SEF) - 1st level degree - at The Sapienza University of Rom

Morphology, Swimming Performance and Propulsive Mode of Six Co-occurring Hydromedusae

Jet propulsion, based on examples from the Hydrozoa, has served as a valuable model for swimming by medusae. However, cnidarian medusae span several taxonomic classes (collectively known as the Medusazoa) and represent a diverse array of morphologies and swimming styles. Does one mode of propulsion appropriately describe swimming by all medusae? This study examined a group of co-occurring hydromedusae collected from the waters of Friday Harbor, WA, USA, to investigate relationships between swimming performance and underlying mechanisms of thrust production. The six species examined encompassed a wide range of bell morphologies and swimming habits. Swimming performance (measured as swimming acceleration and velocity) varied widely among the species and was positively correlated with bell streamlining (measured as bell fineness ratio) and velar structure development (measured as velar aperture ratio). Calculated thrust production due to jet propulsion adequately explained acceleration patterns of prolate medusae (Aglantha digitale, Sarsia sp. and Proboscidactyla flavicirrata) possessing well-developed velums. However, acceleration patterns of oblate medusae (Aequorea victoria, Mitrocoma cellularia and Phialidium gregarium) that have less developed velums were poorly described by jet thrust production. An examination of the wakes behind swimming medusae indicated that, in contrast to the clearly defined jet structures produced by prolate species, oblate medusae did not produce defined jets but instead produced prominent vortices at the bell margins. These vortices are consistent with a predominantly drag-based, rowing mode of propulsion by the oblate species. These patterns of propulsive mechanics and swimming performance relate to the role played by swimming in the foraging ecology of each medusa. These patterns appear to extend beyond hydromedusae and thus have important implications for other members of the Medusazoa

The strategic impact of META-NET on the regional, national and international level

This article provides an overview of the dissemination work carried out in META-NET from 2010 until early 2014; we describe its impact on the regional, national and international level, mainly with regard to politics and the situation of funding for LT topics. This paper documents the initiative’s work throughout Europe in order to boost progress and innovation in our field.Postprint (published version

Reference catalogue for ICT services in healthcare : model for ICT service management, controlling and benchmarking : version 1.0

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Media(ting) Between Generations: Common Sense and Perceptions of New Media by Young People and Teachers

The wide spread of mobile communication devices, the expansion of social media and participatory media platforms, the ease to edit, share and produce media content, indicate a trend of change in the media system that influences the production and consumption of knowledge and generates new paths for the young\u2019s identity construction. This raises necessary questions about the ways not only young, but also the education agencies \u2013 school in particular \u2013 relate to these transformations, starting from taking into account the production of common sense on the use, risks and opportunities of the media. Based on these considerations, in this paper, we will discuss the results of a qualitative case study carried out in the Veneto Region (Italy) on upper secondary school students and teachers in order to detect and compare the perception that young and educators have of the media, trying to identify boundaries or land on which to build exchange opportunities for dialogue between the generations