Participants at the recent Global Digital Humanities conference will remember the prominent contributions of Australian historians, Tim Sherratt, Julia Torpey and Peter Read. But I also want to highlight the more low profile but no less important contribution of Australian cultural institutions in bringing Australian historical records to world attention. Australian … [Read more...] about International Researchers Value Work of Australian Libraries and Archives
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Pause, Reflect and Share: A Busy April
It is important to take time to regularly pause and reflect, however when we are busy we sometimes overlook this. Over the last month I lurched from deadline to deadline and forgot to take a step back periodically to assess how I was going. I hadn't realised that I was becoming rather stressed, focussing on tasks I had not completed rather than what I had achieved. Then I … [Read more...] about Pause, Reflect and Share: A Busy April
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
