• OTW promotes New Media Literacy

    By .fcoppa on Saturday, 6 December, 2008
    Tags: Education and Curriculum, Media Mentions, Vidding, Fan Videos, OTW Sightings

    Henry Jenkins has posted part one of his spotlight on the vidding documentaries made by the OTW for MIT's New Media Literacies project. The post, called Fan Vidding: A Labor Of Love (Part One), profiles the first three videos and features excerpts from director (and OTW Board Member) Francesca Coppa. (Fans might also want to check out NML's introductory video on the new media literacies. The rest of the world is finally catching up with fandom; media educators want their students to be able to do what fans do, to know what fans know.)

  • December 2008 Newsletter, vol. 23

    By .Femme on Thursday, 4 December, 2008
    Tags: Newsletter

    Welcome to the first December issue of the OTW Newsletter! We're constantly on the lookout for ways to keep fandom up-to-date and informed about what's going on behind the scenes here at OTW, so twice a month, Community Relations compiles updates about what the various committees are working on and we share them here.

    All issues of the newsletter will be tagged accordingly, so you can follow our progress chronologically.

    Committee Updates!

    Academic Journal Update from mafaldastasi

    The Academic Journal team is busily reviewing contributions received for issue two (March 2009).

    Accessibility, Design, and Technology Update from black_samvra

    AD&T are polishing the Translation interface, fixing bugs and generally nudging the Archive along the road to perfection.

  • A Message from Elections

    By Please leave a name on Friday, 21 November, 2008
    Tags: Announcement

    OTW Board Elections 21 November 2008

    The Elections Committee has been developing a set of guidelines for how we'll handle our annual OTW Board Elections: our goal is to create a process that is transparent and fair to all candidates. The Election FAQ and the 2008 Election Timeline explain how the first set of Board elections will be handled.

    The FAQ and Timeline answer important questions like:

  • November 2008 Newsletter, vol. 22

    By .ciderpress on Thursday, 20 November, 2008
    Tags: Newsletter

    Welcome to the second November issue of the OTW Newsletter! We're constantly on the lookout for ways to keep fandom up-to-date and informed about what's going on behind the scenes here at OTW, so twice a month, Community Relations compiles updates about what the various committees are working on and we share them here.

    All issues of the newsletter will be tagged accordingly, so you can follow our progress chronologically.

    Academic Journal Update from mafaldastasi

    The TWC academic journal has added Rebecca Lucy Busker to the Symposium team. Welcome, Lucy!

    November 15th marked the deadline to submit contributions for the second issue of the TWC academic journal, on the theme of gaming. The TWC team is now busy going through the editorial process; issue two will be out by March 2009.

  • November 2008 Newsletter, vol. 21

    By .Femme on Thursday, 6 November, 2008
    Tags: Newsletter

    Welcome to the first November issue of the OTW Newsletter! We're constantly on the lookout for ways to keep fandom up-to-date and informed about what's going on behind the scenes here at OTW, so twice a month, Community Relations compiles updates about what the various committees are working on and we share them here.

    All issues of the newsletter will be tagged accordingly, so you can follow our progress chronologically.

    News: Vidding History Project

  • Archive: Assorted policies & FAQ

    By Please leave a name on Thursday, 6 November, 2008
    Tags: Archive of Our Own, Announcement

    Below is the final section of the draft Terms of Service for the Archive of Our Own, and its accompanying FAQs. The earlier sections and their accompanying FAQs can be found on the Archive site (ToS and FAQs).

    This is a work-in-progress. We're posting it to get as much feedback as possible. If there's something you don't understand, please ask. We will try to clarify, and possibly add to the FAQ. If there's something you don't like, it would be really helpful if you'd suggest alternatives.

    Members of the Content Policy committee will be available to answer questions. Please remember that anonymous comments are disallowed.

  • October 2008 Newsletter, vol. 20

    By Please leave a name on Thursday, 23 October, 2008
    Tags: Newsletter

    Welcome to the second October issue of the OTW Newsletter! We're constantly on the lookout for ways to keep fandom up-to-date and informed about what's going on behind the scenes here at OTW, so twice a month, Community Relations compiles updates about what the various committees are working on and we share them here.

    All issues of the newsletter will be tagged accordingly, so you can follow our progress chronologically.

    Academic Journal Update from Mafalda Stasi

    The academic journal team is writing a FAQ for the OTW Web site.

    Submissions are arriving for the academic journal's second issue and are going through blind peer review. The editorial team is actively soliciting content.

  • October donations drive!

    By .elizabethyalkut on Monday, 13 October, 2008
    Tags: Announcement

    Call for funds

    Last month the OTW launched Fanlore, our wiki, which is being populated with new articles as we speak. The first issue of our journal, Transformative Works and Cultures, launched in mid-September. We have recently launched our new website, which means all OTW members can now access our news service via an RSS feed from our own blog. And the Archive of Our Own has entered limited public beta, and is filling up with stories even now! Four of our big projects have gone from dream to reality. We are so psyched about all of this, we hardly have words to express our squee!

  • Willing to Serve

    By .KA Bessa on Monday, 13 October, 2008
    Tags: Volunteering

    It's that time again! As the end of the OTW's first term nears, we will soon begin putting together the next round of committees for our second term, which means we are once again in search of people who are willing to serve.

    We did an amazing amount of work during our first term, and we have a lot of things planned for the next, both internally (more comprehensive documentation!) and externally (more features for the archive!) Many of our current committee members will be returning for a second term, and we are looking for enthusiastic, dedicated people to join them.

  • October 2008 Newsletter, vol. 19

    By .Femme on Friday, 10 October, 2008
    Tags: Newsletter

    Welcome to the first October issue of the OTW Newsletter! We're constantly on the lookout for ways to keep fandom up-to-date and informed about what's going on behind the scenes here at OTW, so twice a month, Community Relations compiles updates about what the various committees are working on and we share them here.

    All issues of the newsletter will be tagged accordingly, so you can follow our progress chronologically.

    Academic Journal Update from mafaldastasi

    No. 1 of Transformative Works and Cultures, the academic journal, which came out on September 15, 2008, is being extremely well received. Here are some links where TWC gets mentioned:

    - http://www.ohindustry.com/2008/09/alotr-in-journal-of-transformative.html

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