The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is currently in its third edition and encompasses over 4 million words about all things SF. It is published online in collaboration with Gollancz and the SF Gateway. This new
New fan-themed issue of the journal Participations
New fan-themed issue of the journal Participations The tenth issue of Participations, an online open access journal for audience studies, has a section full of new articles about fan culture. The section was put together by the Fan Studies Network,
Timeline of Fandom and Profit
Inspired by the discussion around Amazon’s announcement of Kindle Worlds, here’s a preliminary timeline on Fanlore of notable happenings related to fandom and profit. Famous instances of commercialization of fanworks, of exchange of money in fandom, profit-related incidents between fans or between fans and professionals,
[LINK] List of journals that publish academic research on fans
http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/fan-studies-journals/ If you’re looking for a place to read academic research on fans, or a place to publish your own research, check out this list of journals compiled by the Fan Studies Network. The list is handily divided into open
[LINK] Science Fiction Fandom History
Two particularly useful websites for the study of the history of science fiction fandom are Fancyclopedia III and its sponsor site, Fanac. Both websites are primarily concerned with the history of long-term “traditional” science fiction fandom, such as that associated
[LINK] Inside Scanlation – Inside the world of scanlation
http://www.insidescanlation.com/ Very extensive fan-made resource on scanlation and its history, chock full of great info. Includes a timeline of scanlation, in-depth articles on important online hubs and scanlation groups, background info on the ins and out of scanlation and various related
[LINK] Signal boost: WebCite online citation service needs help
fundrazr.com/campaigns/aQMp7 WebCite is a user directed citation tool that allows you to create a static single page snapshot for your online citations. The service is non-profit and has been operational for 10 years, and it’s been used by hundreds of
[LINK] Glossary of copyright-related legal terms
cyber.law.harvard.edu/cx/Glossary Designed to accompany CopyrightX, a free online course on copyright for non-lawyers. Useful for everyone.
[LINK] A thesis on the AO3’s tagging system
transformativeworks linked to a study of AO3 tagging and said: A thesis written about the AO3’s tagging system “attempts to begin exploring the question of what kind of environment the site’s particular blend of open social tagging and some behind-the-scenes
[LINK] FLAG fic downloading tool
https://www.flagfic.com/ Useful tool for downloading fic from multiple archives in multiple e-book formats.
