Truths

The following are proposed truths that may warrant further research, or ultimately may be exploited for solutions through the Grid.

1. Nonanthropologists (e.g. non-scholars) seek anthropological knowledge.
2. Senior scholars have a lot of material to shed (e.g. fieldnotes).
3. Anthropological data is fraught with ethical issues that make free access a challenge.
4. Anthropological data is typically not systematically & consistently collected (e.g. fieldnotes)
5. Competent methods are not systematically provided to graduate students (pedagogy) and professors might not know enough to teach methods.
6. Other disciplines are borrowing and using ethnographic methods.
7. Publishing models/customs are changing.
8. Online content is not credible.
9. A large number of anthropologists (e.g. practicing) do not pubish in mainstream anthropological journals.
10. Other disciplines are developing new methods for exploring what are traditionally anthropological topics (see #1)
11. World cultures are changing quickly.
12. It is difficult to entice people to engage in creating a cyberspace career self, in which career is played out online.
13. AnthroGrid technology exists. It is not sufficiently transparent so that people can imagine and engage with it.
14. Scholars like to share ideas with friends/social network.
15. Careers advance based on how people cite/use your work
16. Anthropologists are increasingly relying on electronic technology to capture and preserve field data.