2009 Initiatives: EL Collection v.2 and EL Directory 2.0
Mark Marino
announcements regarding this year in electronic literature. Please,
circulate far and wide.
The Electronic Literature Organization announces 2 new resources of
electronic literature for 2009: The Electronic Literature
Collection,vol. 2, and the new Electronic Literature Directory.
1) The new Electronic Literature Directory will feature an easy-to-use
interface for accessing a robust collection of electronic literature,
edited and annotated. As more faculty begin adding electronic
literature to their courses, the directory will prove an invaluable
resource for accessing new and classic electronic literature. These
works have been vetted and documented by the ELO Working Group,
coordinated by Lori Emerson. The directory will feature a new
design, offering visitors more ways to find the kinds of e-lit they
desire while also discovering works they could not have imagined.
2) Following up on the widely distributed version 1, ELO presents
Electronic Literature Collection, volume 2. Like vol. 1, This second
biannual collection will be available as a stand-alone disc (DVD) and
an online collection. The editorial collective for the second volume
includes Laura Borras Castanyer, Talan Memmott, Rita Raley and Brian
Kim Stefans.
These two resources with their wide arrays of works will offer yet
more answers to the question what is electronic literature? More
importantly, they provide reliable, edited collections of materials
and links that ensure that scholars will not end their search for new
elit on a 404 error. Stay tuned to the RSS feed for ELO for more
updates soon.
Best,
Mark C. Marino
Director of Communication
ELO
http://eliterature.org