Hi Matteo
Not sure how far you want to go back, but off-hand I can think of two reflective practice items
perhaps already known to you:
Busa himself in Computers and the Humanities 14 (1980): 83-90 ' The Annals of Humanities Computing: The Index Thomisticus'
and another early one - though perhaps a bit processual, as the archaeologists say:
E.J.Jory, Antiquites africaines 9 (1975): 15-22 'Problems and prospects for the production of computer-compiled indices to epigraphic works'
I think you are on to something here: humanities scholars, though paid of course to 'reflect', do not often reflect specifically on their own 'practice'.
But one more general reference: look up the comments by Donald Mastronade on his labour in making an online edition of Euripides scholia.
Regards
Susan
The Australian National University
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Subject: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] Effects of electronic concordance systems on classical scholarship
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Dear all,
While working on my PhD dissertation I found myself looking for bibliographic references to studies on the effects of electronic tools, and especially electronic concordance systems (e.g. Ibycus, TLG, PHI, Index Thomisticus, etc.), on classical scholarship.
Although there is some awareness among scholars in the field about the fact that such tools inevitably shape research and its (future) directions, there doesn't seem to be, to the best of my knowledge, any specific study on the topic.
It does happen, however, from time to time to encounter passages where classicists do reflect on their use of digital tools and on how this has an impact on their work. In absence of more specific studies, these passages are real gems insofar as they document the changing practices of those working on classical texts.
A good example of what I'm looking for is provided by D. Fowler: in his article "On the Shoulders of Giants: Intertextuality and Classical Studies" (1997, pp. 20-24) he gives a detailed account of his searches on the PHI electronic corpus to explore the intertextual parallels between the end of book 10 of Silius' Punica and the Aeneid.
And I'm inclined to believe that there exist other similar accounts out there, perhaps buried in footnotes, of which I'm just not aware. Therefore, I'd greatly appreciate If anyone on this list can suggest further references on this topic.
Best,
Matteo Romanello
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