This report will be useful to anyone interested in the current state of online American literature resources. Its purpose is twofold: to offer a sampling of the types of digital resources currently available or under development in support of American literature; and to identify the prevailing concerns of specialists in the field as expressed during interviews conducted between July 2004 and May 2005. Part two of the report consolidates the results of these interviews with an exploration of resources currently available. Part three examines six categories of digital work in progress: (1) quality-controlled subject gateways, (2) author studies, (3) public domain e-book collections and alternative publishing models, (4) proprietary reference resources and full-text primary source collections, (5) collections by design, and (6) teaching applications. This survey is informed by a selective review of the recent literature. Daphnée Rentfrow assisted in writing and editing the report. This 176 page report is also available from purchase for $30 from CLIR or the DLF. It is freely available in html or pdf formats from their web sites. This publication was deposited with permission of the publisher who holds copyright (Digital Library Federation Council on Library and Information Resources Washington, DC.).
TESOL CALL-IS on 16 Jul 09While it looks a little cluttered to begin with, this is a great site for teachers to find usable, pedagogically defensible materials. You can use lots of free stuff at the site, but for a modest subscription price, you have access to everything Jason Renshaw has built. (He is also sympathetic to teachers in developing countries who may have difficulty coming up with the scratch.) He also has many short videos on the pedagogy of his work and teaching approaches in general.
