Making digital history : the impact of digitality on public participation and scholarly practices in historical research
Following a broad overview of participatory digital history, this thesis moves from a review of public history projects focused on crowdsourcing, to a smaller sub-set of projects related to citizen history, and then focuses on the research practices of faculty and community historians. The Conclusion draws together the various models for âmaking historyâ discussed, and teases out the ways in which they have been affected by digital methods, tools and resources. <i>Chapter 1: An overview of participatory, digital history projects</i> provides an overview of over 400 digital history projects that aim to engage the public and/or collect, create or enhance records about historical materials for scholarly and general audiences. This overview supplies context for the analysis of projects examined in greater detail in later chapters, and gives an indication of emerging norms or patterns of presenting and interacting with historical materials. Projects are grouped by their main tangible outputs, supporting a more nuanced understanding of the impact of different design choices. <i>Chapter 2: History with the public: crowdsourcing discusses several design factors that may influence the success of crowdsourcing projects,
Ridge, Mia
Making digital history : the impact of digitality on public participation and scholarly practices in historical research. Following a broad overview of participatory digital history, this thesis moves from a review of public history projects focused on crowdsourcing, to a smaller sub-set of projects related to citizen history, and then focuses on the research practices of faculty and community historians. The Conclusion draws together the various models for âmaking historyâ discussed, and teases out the ways in which they have been affected by digital methods, tools and resources. <i>Chapter 1: An overview of participatory, digital history projects</i> provides an overview of over 400 digital history projects that aim to engage the public and/or collect, create or enhance records about historical materials for scholarly and general audiences. This overview supplies context for the analysis of projects examined in greater detail in later chapters, and gives an indication of emerging norms or patterns of presenting and interacting with historical materials. Projects are grouped by their main tangible outputs, supporting a more nuanced understanding of the impact of different design choices. <i>Chapter 2: History with the public: crowdsourcing discusses several design factors that may influence the success of crowdsourcing projects,
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