31 March 2011
Institute of Historical Research, London
A workshop introducing two major new digital resources, Connected Histories and Mapping Crime
http://www.history.ac.uk/events/event/2592
1.00-1.15 – Welcome and introduction
1.15-1.55 – Tim Hitchcock (University of Hertfordshire)
Towards a history lab for the digital past
1.55-2.05 – Break
2.05-3.30 – Connected Histories for research – parallel workshops
1500-1700 – facilitated by Peter Webster (Institute of Historical Research)
1700-1900 – facilitated by Bob Shoemaker (University of Sheffield)
3.30-3.45 – Tea and coffee
3.45-4.30 – David Tomkins (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford)
Mapping Crime: making connections and exploring narratives in 18th- and 19th-century crime material
Keynote address
4.45-5.15 – David Thomas (The National Archives)
Let a hundred flowers bloom – is digital a cultural revolution?
5.15 – Reception
Registration is free. Places for the workshop are limited, but the keynote address will be open to a larger audience.
Contact details
Jane Winters (jane.winters@sas.ac.uk)
