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Using online primary sources to foster historical thinking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper describes an ongoing initiative to enhance learner digital literacies by fostering historical thinking using digitized primary sources.
Brunton, James, Farrell, Orna
core  

The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To describe the outcomes of cannabis policy debates in Australia from 1967 to 2024. Methods We searched popular media, public reports, parliamentary inquiries and policy documents on cannabis in Australia since the 1960s and examined peer reviewed papers, national survey data and police records of cannabis‐related arrests.
Wayne D. Hall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Valorization of 3D/4D models of disappeared or ruined heritage sites in 3D modeling environments [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
3D is an increasingly common tool in many fields, including archaeology. It allows creating what no longer or almost no longer exists based on many types of information: archaeological excavation, plans, photographs, archaeological or historical ...
M. Koehl   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploration of audiovisual heritage using audio indexing technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper discusses audio indexing tools that have been implemented for the disclosure of Dutch audiovisual cultural heritage collections. It explains the role of language models and their adaptation to historical settings and the adaptation of acoustic
Heeren, Willemijn   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
wiley   +1 more source

An STS analysis of a digital humanities collaboration: trading zones, boundary objects, and interactional expertise in the DECRYPT project

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
A widely shared recognition over the past decade is that the methodology and the basic concepts of science and technology studies (STS) can be used to analyze collaborations in the cross-disciplinary field of digital humanities (DH).
Benedek Láng, Beáta Megyesi
doaj   +1 more source

Visualising Theatre Historiography: Judith Thompson's White Biting Dog (1984 and 2011) in the Simulated Environment for Theatre (SET)

open access: yesDigital Studies, 2013
This essay considers the opportunities afforded by the Simulated Environment for Theatre (SET) for exploring the functions of and relationships between historical theatrical texts and other records of performance.
Alexandra Kovacs   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
wiley   +1 more source

Founding brothers: Leland, buck, and cappon and the formation of the archives profession (session 404) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This session on archives history examines the role of three individuals-Waldo G. Leland (1879-1966), Solon J. Buck (1884-1962), and Lester J. Cappon (1900-1981)-in the formation of the archives profession in the United States in the first three-quarters ...
Cox, RJ, Dollar, C, Hirsch, R, Wosh, PJ
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Producing the Past With the Digital: Virtual Reality as Remediation in History Museum's Presentation Practice

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines contemporary museum practices in light of media and history theory, and understandings of representation. Through a content analysis of in‐depth interviews with museum and IT professionals involved in creating a virtual reality (VR) exhibition piece, we demonstrate how theoretical concepts addressing the mediated nature of ...
Ilkka Lähteenmäki, Marjaana Puurtinen
wiley   +1 more source

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