An update from day 68 in hospital... (15 October 2026)
Here’s an update on my health, at Day 68 in hospital.
Literature × Technology × Publishing
Martin Paul Eve
Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London, and Associate Director of Knowledge Commons at Michigan State University.
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Unspoken Agreements, Circling Vultures, and Asahi Linux
My View on AI and University-Level English Literature (5 October 2026)
It is bad that I have started writing this post because, for reasons you will see below, I am worried about how much ...
Vaults and locks that fence them from the public eye and use (17 September 2026)
I think often on this, on preservation, from Thomas Jefferson (slave owner) in 1791: “let us save what remains: not b...
Crossref Member Practices feedback: without digital preservation, there is no digital persistence (9 September 2026)
Crossref have been asking for feedback on their new member practices. Here is what I have sent them:
A further health update... (7 September 2026)
As many of you know, I am currently in hospital. This is a factual rundown of how I got here, what’s been tried, and ...
What's that sound? (6 September 2026)
Hospitals. Places of recovery and rest, where the sick can recuperate through somnolent slumber.
Short thought
I have become an Advisory Board member of the launching, diamond OA, Decolonial Digital Social Sciences journal. The world needs more and deeper anti- or de-colonial epistemes. https://decolonialdigitalsocialsciences.org/index.php/ddss/en/scientific-board
I hope I will be able to advise on technical matters, intellectual direction, and ethical principles for the journal.
Latest book
Theses on the Metaphors of Digital-Textual History
How digital technologies reshape the way we write, publish, and read — and a case for rethinking scholarly communication for the twenty-first century.