By Machiel Spruijt How does access to huge amounts of new data change the way historians work? Or, more specifically, how should historians make use of the new and various types of data that has become available online? These are some of the questions posed by Tim Hitchcock on his blog post ‘Big Data for Dead […]
The hermeneutic challenges of engaging with digital data By Lucia Hoenselaars The world is changing profoundly through the use of the internet. Web 2.0 has caused a social interconnectedness all over the globe which has in turn created the possibility of new and exciting online platforms for intellectual activity. The process of collecting, examining and […]
Author: Maddie van Leenders One stereotype of the historian is that he is intimidated by, maybe even frightened for, but also reluctant to use new digital possibilities to do and present their historical research. Frankly, I am among them. Although the historians of this generation get more in touch with these techniques, by courses during […]
In an age of technological improvement, history seems no longer solely to be found in books and documents in archives, museums, universities and other traditional institutions. We have reached a moment when most people in the Western world have a computer with connection to the internet which they know how to use. This instrument is […]
Author: José Boon In ‘Technology becomes the object’, the American anthropologist Gwyneira Isaac discusses the role of electronic media at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). The main question is to what extent new technology can help in transferring a message. Besides the fact that the history of American Indians is a […]
In this session three leading American scholarly editors, all experienced proponents of born-digital scholarly editions, address questions central to the future of scholarly editing. It generally dealt with the future, possibilities and problem of scholarly editing in a digital world. The three speakers have extensive experience in the world of born-digital scholarly editions which allows […]
Today at 9 AM one of the last lectures of the IFPH 2014 was in the Compagnietheater. The lecture ‘Public History and Access to Sources’ was presented by Sandra Toffolo (collaborator at the European University Institute Florence), Francesca Morselli (researcher at Collaborative European Digital Archive Infrastructure) and chairwoman Connie Schulz (Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Department of […]
The usage of apps is becoming more common in historical spheres. Many historical institutions and museums have their own app that is complementing the exhibits or projects. Besides apps, the digital age offers a lot of new oppotunities for historians to engage with the quickly changing historical audience. These new ways of making history public […]
The last round of sessions on day one of the IFPH Conference was about to start. In OMHP 2.01C was the session Digital History=Public History!? taking place but at starting time the room was still nearly empty. Probably conversations during the coffee break were really good, or maybe it was the coffee itself. Anyway, while […]
This afternoon Annemarie de Wildt (curator at the Amsterdam Museum), Lonnie Stegink (head of the resource centre of the Joods Historisch Museum) and Mia Ridge (research fellow at Trinity College, Dublin) spoke about Citizen and Community History. The three professionals talked about their experiences with the cooperation with citizens and communities within society. How is […]