We hope members—and everyone in the profession with an interest in the future of our disciplinary society—will take a little time to read the report of the Working Group on the Future of the AHA, which can be found in both the print and online versions of the April issue of Perspectives on History. We hope all members of the Association will review the Working Group’s recommendations, and submit...

It’s been all about the Archives Wiki this week, with a post on Tuesday and an announcement in the February issue of Perspectives on History, recently placed online. So it seems only fitting to start off this week’s “What We’re Reading” with reactions to the Archives Wiki from around the blogosphere. Following that we’re reading about challenging history, navigating the Library of Congress, catching up...

From datasets to CD-ROM to online project, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database was decades in the making. And it was time well spent. Voyages (the web site of the project) allows users to experience information on nearly 35,000 slave voyages through a clean and well-designed interface. Article By: Elisabeth Grant The post Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database appeared first on American Historical Association.

Among the articles selected for this week’s “What We’re Reading” is an Inside Higher Ed piece on a new project between the Center for History and New Media at George Mason and the Internet Archive. Furthermore, we link to Dan Cohen’s blog where he explains the project in more detail. Also from Inside Higher Ed, comes a look at new efforts at Harvard to cut...

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is offering 75 International Dissertation Research Fellowships (IDRF) for 2009. The post Grant of the Week: SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowships appeared first on American Historical Association.

Almost two years ago we reported the addition of David Rumsey Historical Maps to the Google Earth application. But did you know that 120 Rumsey Historical Maps have also been integrated into Google Maps? This mashup has the same features as the Google Earth/Rumsey Map combination (like the ability to adjust the transparency of the map overlay) but without the need to download other software. Article...

The federal government is inviting comments on policies that lead to the intrusion of institutional review boards (IRBs) into oral history research. This provides a rare opportunity for members of our profession to register their objections. The post The Feds and IRBs: Your Opportunity to Weigh in appeared first on American Historical Association.

The American Historical Association joined the National Security Archive and several other historical associations today in a petition seeking the release of court records from the indictment of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in 1951. The post AHA Petitions for the Release of Rosenberg Files appeared first on American Historical Association.

Film is a main focus in the March 2008 issue of Perspectives on History. James Sheehan contributes the third installment of the “Film and History” series with his article on “Jean Renoir’s La Grande Illusion.” The post March 2008 Issue of Perspectives On History – Now Online appeared first on American Historical Association.

A standing-room only crowd that turned out for the Saturday evening reception co-sponsored by the AHA Professional Division, the American Association for State and Local History, the National Council on Public History (NCPH), the National Museum of American History, and the Society for History in the Federal Government testified to the increasing presence of public historians in the Association and at the meeting... The...