The Digital Literature Review: An Undergraduate Scholarly
Journal ExperienceBryce Longenberger
Kathryn Hampshire
Who We Are❏ Undergraduate
Academic Journal
❏ Rotating Theme
❏ Immersive Learning
Project
❏ Class Work
Who We Are❏ Our Goal
❏ Research literary and
historical topics
❏ Expanding the
discourse surrounding
the journal theme
❏ Provide
undergraduates a
voice
❏ Undergraduate Academic
Journal
❏ Platforms
❏ Blog
❏ Journal
❏ Rotating Themes
❏ Historical Hauntings and Modern-
Day Manifestations
❏ Slavery Now
❏ Freak Shows and Human Zoos
❏
Who We Are❏ Immersive Learning
Project
❏ A class that simulates real-
world experiences
❏ Faculty led
❏ Student-driven
❏ Class Work
❏ Reading theory and literature
❏ Writing blog posts
❏ Group Project
❏ Critical Additions
❏ Film Projects
❏ Cultural History Project
❏ Research Paper
❏ 12-15 pages
❏ Student-picked topics
❏
Three Teams❏ Editorial Team
❏ Design Team
❏ Publicity Team
So… What does each team do?
Editorial❏ Blog review process
❏ Selection of pieces
for publication
❏ Revise &
resubmit/reject
letters
❏ Copyediting process
Design❏ Promotional materials
❏ Website
❏ PDFs
❏ Artwork submission
review
Publicity
❏ Social Media
❏ Blog
❏ Gala planning
❏ Promoting next
year’s addition
My Job: A Day in the Life of Lead Editor❏ Coordinating blog/submission/copyediting processes
❏ Answering questions from team members at all hours
❏ Planning class meetings & keeping us on track for publication
❏ Managing the occasional crisis
❏ Posting frequent updates (coupled with inspiring animal videos)
on our Facebook group
❏ And, of course, working on my own blogs/projects
Professional Experience ❏ Transferable Skills
Transferable Skills❏ Professional Writing
❏ Proofreading
❏ Designing
❏ Social Media
❏ Leadership
❏ Communication
❏ Advanced Research
❏ Group Teamwork
❏ Accountability
And the best part...
And the best part...
Grades…? What grades?
Come to our Gala!❏ What: Third annual launch gala❏ When: April 25th, 5-8PM❏ Where: Schwartz Digital Complex in
Bracken Library, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306
Follow us!❏ Facebook: Digital Literature Review❏ Twitter: @BSUDLR❏ Blog: bsudlr.wordpress.com❏ Website: bsu.edu/dlr
Submit for next year’s edition!http://bsu.edu/dlr/submit/