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A Digitisation Scandal That Isn’t

17/04/2016 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

A few days ago I woke to some startling news, “NSW state library to turn $3bn collection over to private sector: In exchange for free digitisation” the headline from ITNews screamed. I started huffing with indignation about this scandal but I read the article which followed very carefully, then downloaded and read the tender documents as well as the Library’s most recent Annual … [Read more...] about A Digitisation Scandal That Isn’t

War, Emotions and Beliefs

16/12/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 8 Comments

Over the last few months I have been dealing with life, the universe and the mundane. I had so much on my plate that I regretfully decided to reduce the pressure by taking a pause on my blog. But I am back! Over the next few weeks I will share some of what I have been doing. Today I thought I would give you an update on my book project. When I was in Melbourne for the birth of … [Read more...] about War, Emotions and Beliefs

Women were Among the World’s First Computer Programmers

18/10/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 4 Comments

The first published computer program was written by a woman. The programmers of the world’s earliest digital computers were women. The inventor of the significant technology behind the most widely used programming language in the twentieth century was a woman. The software which was responsible for the first landing of men on the moon was written by a programming team led by a … [Read more...] about Women were Among the World’s First Computer Programmers

Presenting at a Conference in the Social Media Age

24/07/2015 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

In many respects the format of academic conferences has not changed much over the years. There will be some plenary sessions with keynote lectures but the hive of the conference is the parallel sessions where many presenters stand up, read their paper and answer a few questions afterwards. Once upon a time presenters may have used overhead transparencies. These have been … [Read more...] about Presenting at a Conference in the Social Media Age

Digital History at #OzHA2015? There was some

23/07/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 1 Comment

There are good reasons to attend conferences. I treat them as my CPD (professional parlance for Continuing Professional Development). At a productive conference I learn a great deal from being immersed in a learning environment for several days. The breaks are as productive as a session because they are good opportunities to chat with others in the field about their work and … [Read more...] about Digital History at #OzHA2015? There was some

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Yvonne Perkins launched Stumbling Through the Past in August 2010. She has now researched and written over 250 posts for this blog. These posts include interviews, book reviews, news reports on conferences and reflective pieces.

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