이 글은 디지털 문학지도 제작을 위한 시론(試論) 성격을 띤다. 이제까지 전국 규모의 종이책 문학지도는 제작된 바 있지만, 디지털 문학지도는 전자문화지도와 달리 우리에게 생소한 분야다. 종이책 문학지도는 지면의 제한, 수정보완의 어려움 때문에 많은 정보를 제공하거나 독자의 호기심을 충족시키기 어렵다. 이에 반해 디지털 문학지도는 종이책 문학지도의 모든 단점을 해결할 수 있고, 궁극적으로는 한 문인의 문학과 삶, 그리고 그의 문학과 관련한 모든 자료를 독자에게 손쉽게 제공할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 이것은 GIS와 GPS, 그리고 최첨단 디지털 기술의 도움으로 가능하리라 본다. 한 문인의 아카이브(archive) 자료를 적절히 활용하여 이를 ‘중개(mediation)/재현(reproduction)’함으로써 개인의 디지털 문학지도를 만들고, 이것들을 서로 연계함으로써 디지털 문학지도를 완성하려는 것이다.
이 글에서의 디지털 문학지도는 구상 단계에 불과하지만 현재의 기술이나 자료 축적으로 보아 불가능한 공상은 아니다. 기왕에 종이책 문학지도를 제작한 경험이 있는 기관이나, 현재 각종 문학 행사를 주최하고 있는 지방자치단체에서 이 사업에 관심을 가지고 시작하면 생각보다 쉽게 결과물을 산출할 수 있다. 그리고 그것들이 모이면 전국 규모의 디지털 문학지도가 완성될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.
This paper is written as an editorial about the construction of digital literature map. Literature maps for the paper book have been made national wide until now, but the digital literature map is, unlike the electronic cultural map, a new field. The literature map for paper books cannot offer sufficient information to satisfy the academic curiosity of readers because of its limits such as available paper space and difficulties in editing and saving. Digital literature map can, unlike the literature map for paper books, solve those limits and ultimately it has a merit that it can easily provide the reader the information on the author they are interested in, his/her life, and the books they published. This will be possible with the help of GIS, GPS, and advanced digital technology. Using the archive database of a certain author and constructing individual digital literature map through mediation/reproduction based on the information gained from the archive database will lead to complete the digital literature map national wide. This paper discusses the digital literature map only in a conceptual stage, but it can be actualized by the help of current technology and the accumulation of literary materials. The process to complete the digital literature map will be easier if there is a support from a various organization: organizations that have the experience of making literature maps for paper books, or local government organizations that have been hosting literature-related events. With all the support from individuals and organizations, it is possible to complete the national wide digital literature map.
This paper is written as an editorial about the construction of digital literature map. Literature maps for the paper book have been made national wide until now, but the digital literature map is, unlike the electronic cultural map, a new field. The literature map for paper books cannot offer sufficient information to satisfy the academic curiosity of readers because of its limits such as available paper space and difficulties in editing and saving. Digital literature map can, unlike the literature map for paper books, solve those limits and ultimately it has a merit that it can easily provide the reader the information on the author they are interested in, his/her life, and the books they published. This will be possible with the help of GIS, GPS, and advanced digital technology. Using the archive database of a certain author and constructing individual digital literature map through mediation/reproduction based on the information gained from the archive database will lead to complete the digital literature map national wide. This paper discusses the digital literature map only in a conceptual stage, but it can be actualized by the help of current technology and the accumulation of literary materials. The process to complete the digital literature map will be easier if there is a support from a various organization: organizations that have the experience of making literature maps for paper books, or local government organizations that have been hosting literature-related events. With all the support from individuals and organizations, it is possible to complete the national wide digital literature map.
