Nearly a year ago I knew that this year's conference organised by the American Historical Association would be exciting, but I also knew I would not be able to attend it. In order to find out what had occurred at a conference like this in the past I would have had to rely on talking to people who had attended and for publication of papers and accounts arising from the … [Read more...] about Nearly There – Experiencing a Conference Online
History and Technology
Open Access – Why I’m Passionate About it
As it is over a year since I started this blog, it is timely that I return to the reason why I started writing online. On my "About" page I wrote: During my time at university I noticed how much historical knowledge is generated in the academy but is difficult for the general public to access. I have written essays arguing that it is important that historians share their … [Read more...] about Open Access – Why I’m Passionate About it
Australia’s Historic Newspapers Online
We all know where to go to access Australia's historic newspapers online - the National Library of Australia's Trove website. This site has deservedly received heaps of praise. It has a good search facility, there is no charge for use of the website and it has an effective means of correcting errors in the optical character recognition (OCR) reading of the newspaper text - … [Read more...] about Australia’s Historic Newspapers Online
Story Telling in the 21st Century
Story telling was the subject of a conference I attended at University of Sydney's Women's College recently. History, journalism and fiction writing were covered by the History or Herstory conference. Not only were a broad range of genres covered, the conference also covered a wide range of issues from the traditional to those arising from the technological revolution we are … [Read more...] about Story Telling in the 21st Century
The Inner Geek is Emerging
I believe that we all have an inner geek somewhere inside. In some this is patently obvious, geekiness is their whole life, but I reckon that everyone has a tiny bit of this even though it may not be seen often. There are many signs of the inner geek: delighting in setting microwave clocks for others; knowing the ins and outs of f-numbers on cameras; spending hours … [Read more...] about The Inner Geek is Emerging