Web Annotation Adds Good Layers

We’re in San Francisco this week for I Annotate 2017 along with a couple hundred of our closest friends. Two years ago, SSRN joined a team of coalition members that recognized a need to annotate knowledge. At its simplest description, the coalition recognizes that a single layer of information, especially in scholarship, is not enough. A robust conversation can deeply enrich knowledge by enhancing the communication amongst readers. Realizing the challenge, Hypothes.is worked on making scholarly annotation available and connecting experts to novices through annotated communication. Since SSRN is all about sharing tomorrow’s research today with the broadest possible audience, joining this group was a no-brainer.