Introduction to Digital History (Day 1)
Readings
- Dan Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig, Doing Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web (2005), https://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/
- Matthew K. Gold, “The Digital Humanities Moment,” Debates in the Digital Humanities, ed. Matthew K. Gold (2012). http://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/debates/text/2
- “Interchange: The Promise of Digital History,” Journal of American History (2008). http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/issues/952/interchange/index.html
- Writing History in the Digital Age: Part I: Re-Visioning Historical Writing, http://writinghistory.trincoll.edu/revisioning/
- Roy Rosenzweig, “Scarcity or Abundance? Preserving the Past in a Digital Era,” American Historical Review 108, 3 (June 2003): 735-762.
http://chnm.gmu.edu/essays-on-history-new-media/essays/?essayid=6 - Tim Sherratt, “It’s All About the Stuff: Collections, Interfaces, Power and People,” Journal of Digital Humanities Vol. 1, No. 1 (2011).
http://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/1-1/its-all-about-the-stuff-by-tim-sherratt/
Activities
Morning (9-12)
- Introduction to the digital humanities and digital history community
- Introduction to the Digital History Web
- Building an audience and community engagement
Afternoon (1-4)
- Hands-on Session: Critique digital history websites together: focus on
critical appraisal of digital work - Hands-on Session: Planning for community engagement and outreach
Reference
- Criteria for reviewing websites, Journal of American History http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/submit/websitereviews.htm
Building Digital Collections and Exhibits (Day 2)
Readings
- Cohen and Rosenzweig, “Becoming Digital” and “Owning the Past” in Digital History. http://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory
- Erin Kissane, The Elements of Content Strategy (New York: A Book Apart, 2011). Excerpt: http://alistapart.com/article/a-checklist-for-content-work
- Paige Morgan, “How to Get your Digital Humanities Project off the Ground,” http://www.paigemorgan.net/how-to-get-a-digital-humanities-project-off-the-ground/
Activities
Morning (9-12)
- Planning effective digital projects with an introduction to content management platforms
Afternoon (1-4)
- Hands-on Session: Intro to metadata
- Hands-on Session: Omeka (http://omeka.org/), Exhibits, Plugins, and Themes
Reference
- Library of Congress Recommendation for Format Specifications: http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/index.html?loclr=blogsig
- Omeka Documentation: http://omeka.org/codex/Documentation
- “Site Planning Tips,” Omeka Documentation
- Jeffrey Zeldman, “Understanding Web Design,” A List Apart (November 20, 2007). http://alistapart.com/article/understandingwebdesign
- Steven Krug, “How We Really Use the Web,” Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (2005, 2nd Edition).
- “When Not to Use Drupal,” Drupal for Humanists, http://drupal.forhumanists.org/book/when-not-use-drupal