http://nines.org/forum/view_thread?thread=53 nineteenth-century studies online en-us http://nines.org/assets/nines/sm_site_image-185f6d1e205636b2c31820e7f5579e08.gif http://nines.org 83 83 http://nines.org/forum/object?comment=82 NINES was founded in 2004-2005 to serve the needs of scholars who were already experimenting with new technologies in their research. Established scholars were finishing large projects such as the <span title="External Link: http://www.blakearchive.org/blake/" real_link="http://www.blakearchive.org/blake/" class="ext_linklike">William Blake Archive</span>, the <span title="External Link: http://www.rossettiarchive.org/" real_link="http://www.rossettiarchive.org/" class="ext_linklike">Rossetti Archive</span> and the <span title="External Link: http://whitmanarchive.org/" real_link="http://whitmanarchive.org/" class="ext_linklike">Walt Whitman Archive</span>, but they found that there were few methods for sharing and advertising their ideas with other scholars online. How could a user know if a site were reputable? How could a scholar get credit for work done in a medium other than print?<br><br>Sites that get the NINES stamp of approval are brought together in our <span title="External Link: http://www.nines.org/search" real_link="http://www.nines.org/search" class="ext_linklike">Search interface</span>. Want to find the best new work in nineteenth-century studies online? Browse through the peer-reviewed projects to see sites built by scholars and librarians across the world. Or, search by keyword or name, and get results from all kinds of online resources - some of which have freely available content, while others require subscription.<br><br>What are some of the issues involved in peer review of online material? What new questions must scholars ask of work done in this medium?<br><br>Dana http://nines.org/forum/object?comment=127 Hi Dana,<br><br>I am interested in the question you raise because I don't quite understand the role editors play at NINES. Do they verify credibility and hyper-text markup? Or do they evaluate strong interpretative arguments? Further, what is the role of NINES contributors? Do they provide credible entries with good mark up? Do they publish arguments?<br><br>Best,<br><br>Jason