In addition to the MLA guidelines mentioned by FatherBusa, there is a "Call for Action on Problems in Scholarly Book Publishing" by the president of the MLA. The president's letter looks at the problem of scholarship from the opposite angle: it's becoming more difficult for young PhDs to publish the traditional monograph (books are expensive and academic presses are selling fewer of them), this problem is systemic and threatens to damage the careers of otherwise promising, tenurable scholars.
Not only should hacking be considered a form a scholarship, it (along with online publishing) may be the only option available for disseminating one's ideas.
Now that we are seeing both age and domestic discrimination which accompany the exploitative hiring practices of the IT world, perhaps IT professionals should consider collective bargaining. Sure, this will make international labor even more attractive because they will work without joining a union, but this problem is not new in US history. Such an idea is probably ahead of its time, since at this point most IT people think raw capitalism is the only way to do business. But only a handful will make a ton of money: everyone else will either become itinerant workers or have no chance to enjoy any leisure. Unless you're willing to bet your life on the elusive (capitalist version of) the American dream, you may want to think about what the priorities of your profession should be.
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In addition to the MLA guidelines mentioned by FatherBusa, there is a "Call for Action on Problems in Scholarly Book Publishing" by the president of the MLA. The president's letter looks at the problem of scholarship from the opposite angle: it's becoming more difficult for young PhDs to publish the traditional monograph (books are expensive and academic presses are selling fewer of them), this problem is systemic and threatens to damage the careers of otherwise promising, tenurable scholars.
Not only should hacking be considered a form a scholarship, it (along with online publishing) may be the only option available for disseminating one's ideas.
Now that we are seeing both age and domestic discrimination which accompany the exploitative hiring practices of the IT world, perhaps IT professionals should consider collective bargaining. Sure, this will make international labor even more attractive because they will work without joining a union, but this problem is not new in US history. Such an idea is probably ahead of its time, since at this point most IT people think raw capitalism is the only way to do business. But only a handful will make a ton of money: everyone else will either become itinerant workers or have no chance to enjoy any leisure. Unless you're willing to bet your life on the elusive (capitalist version of) the American dream, you may want to think about what the priorities of your profession should be.