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

❏ Twitter

❏ Facebook

❏ 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/