https://repository.dri.ie/ Reviewed by Johanna Russ, Senior Archival Specialist at Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division [PDF Full Text] The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is a consortial project founded by six academic institutions “to preserve Ireland’s digital heritage for the long term, and to provide . . . the user with access to … Continue reading Digital Repository of Ireland
Category: Digital Archives and Projects
The Bauhaus
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/special-collections/the-bauhaus Reviewed by Margot Note, Consultant [PDF Full Text] 2019 will mark the centennial of the founding of the Bauhaus, the influential German school of art and design. Founded by architect Walter Gropius, the Bauhaus encouraged collaborations across creative disciplines and sought to bridge the divide between high and low culture, using design to improve … Continue reading The Bauhaus
Richard Pryor’s Peoria
Originally posted on 2016-04-27 http://www.becomingrichardpryor.com Reviewed by Emily Vinson, University of Houston [PDF Full Text] Created by Scott Saul, in collaboration with The Spatial History Project at Stanford University[1] and the University of California, Berkeley’s D-Lab,[2] Richard Pryor’s Peoria (RPP) serves as the digital companion to Saul’s biography Becoming Richard Pryor.[3] Building on the extensive … Continue reading Richard Pryor’s Peoria
Histories of the National Mall
Originally posted on 2015-12-09 http://mallhistory.org/ Reviewed by Michael Karabinos, PhD graduate from Leiden University (the Netherlands) in Archival Science [PDF Full Text] Reviewing Histories of the National Mall, a project of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University using their Omeka open-source platform, must be done from the point … Continue reading Histories of the National Mall
A Tale of Two Plantations
Originally posted on 2015-09-15 http://twoplantations.com/, accessed March 9, 2015 Reviewed by April P Akins, Lander University [PDF Full Text] A Tale of Two Plantations (ATTP) is based on research tying Sugar and Slaves: The Rise of the Planter Class in the English West Indies, 1624–1713 by Dr. Richard S. Dunn, together with his more recent … Continue reading A Tale of Two Plantations
Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran
Originally posted on 2015-07-09 http://www.qajarwomen.org, accessed February 16, 2015. Reviewed by Sean McConnell, Archivist, Rosenberg Library [PDF Full Text] Digitization gives archivists the opportunity to showcase rare and oftentimes overlooked collections and provides researchers access at the click of a button. Such unprecedented access is proving to be a boon for historians, students, and those … Continue reading Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran
Bexar Archives Online
Originally posted on 2015-04-20 http://www.cah.utexas.edu/projects/bexar/index.php, Accessed October 24, 2014. Reviewed by Rosemary K. J. Davis, Samuel French Collection Processing Archivist Archives and Special Collections, Frost Library, Amherst College [PDF Full Text] The Bexar Archives Online is a digital archive that collects historical documents pertaining to the Spanish and Mexican cultures existing in Texas from 1717–1805. … Continue reading Bexar Archives Online
Founders Online
Originally posted on 2015-02-10 http://founders.archives.gov/ Reviewed by Ellen Eckert, SAA PLASC Roundtable secretary [PDF Full Text] Founders Online[1] is an intriguing source of digitized documents from six of the most influential figures of the American colonial and revolutionary periods: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. A brief search … Continue reading Founders Online
Open Library
Originally posted on 2015-01-13 https://openlibrary.org/ Reviewed by Samantha Cross, Archives Assistant [PDF Full Text] One of the primary concerns of any student, historian, researcher, librarian, or archivist is access to materials. We are living in the Digital Age and as such we have come to expect the immediate appearance of resources when we type into … Continue reading Open Library
Teacharchives.org
Originally posted on 2014-08-07 http://www.teacharchives.org Reviewed by Abigail Nye, Reference and Instruction Archivist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee [PDF Full Text] TeachArchives.org is a digital resource for educators and information professionals. Created by the Brooklyn Historical Society, the website is the product of Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA), a three-year project at Brooklyn Historical Society which … Continue reading Teacharchives.org