I am giving a talk today at the MLA organized ADE/ADFL meeting in Montreal on evaluating new media research work. I prepared this cheatsheet for the participants, Evaluating Digital Work (PDF). The short answer is:
- Communicate Early and Often
- Be clear about expectations starting with the job ad
- Recognize the Administrative Work
- Don’t ask them to run a lab or fix your computer without recognition
- Statement of Purpose
- Have author describe the original reseach
- Get documentation
- Have it Reviewed by Experts
- In the content field, and
- Technical experts
- Have it reviewed in original form