Digital History

Digital technologies have expanded the reach of scholarship in the way scholars communicate their research to an audience and present findings, as well as influencing the questions they ask in planning a research project. Text analysis, data and text mining, mapping, data visualization, and a variety of other digital methods and tools make forms of research beyond the traditional text-based article or monograph possible, while also encouraging scholars to consider questions of data storage, visual presentation, and user engagement.

Digital History at the Annual Meeting

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Digital Projects Showcase

Interested in learning about the latest digital history projects? Stop by the Digital Project Showcase on Saturday, January 4, from 1:30–3:00 p.m. to see examples of digital projects.

"Digital Drop-In"
Digital Drop-In Session

Have questions about how to use digital tools in your teaching or research? Have a question about a digital tool? Come to the Digital Drop-in Session on Saturday, January 4, from 3:30–5:00 p.m. to ask a question of one of our knowledgeable digital historians.

Digital History in Hiring & Career Advancement

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Guidelines on the Professional Evaluation of Digital Scholarship by Historians (2015)

Historians whose expressive and methodological practices differ very little from print-era scholars should carry no special burden for explaining why their work appears in digital form save to provide basic information about practices of peer review, editorial control, and circulation that any scholar might be asked to supply about any publication during an evaluation process.

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Guidelines for Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship (2023)

These guidelines lay the foundation for a broad expansion of what constitutes historical scholarship. It is by no means limited to the examples it invokes, or to academia and its standard professional ladders. Institutions in which historians work and individuals should use these guidelines responsibly.

Educational Resources

Digital History in Perspectives

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The Great Experiment

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Empowering Citizens