June 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Seasonal greetings for both the #bookhistory and #digitalhistory folks: a keyboard waffle iron. 🗃️
December 8, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Seasonal greetings for both the #bookhistory and #digitalhistory folks: a keyboard waffle iron. 🗃️
Mark Graham (@mark.bsky.social), director of the #WaybackMachine, explains how the Wayback Machine archives over half a billion pages daily to ensure vital information remains accessible.
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Mark Graham (@mark.bsky.social), director of the #WaybackMachine, explains how the Wayback Machine archives over half a billion pages daily to ensure vital information remains accessible.
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c
#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation
December 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is a really phenomenal database, and the article is a very clear intro to its uses.
#History #DigitalHistory
#History #DigitalHistory
A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is a really phenomenal database, and the article is a very clear intro to its uses.
#History #DigitalHistory
#History #DigitalHistory
A well-deserved award for probably the best #digitalhistory project around:
Please excuse the self-promotion, but www.Oldbaileyonline.org was recently awarded the Mary L.Dudziak Digital History Prize by ASLH, and Bob Shoemaker and I just received the certificate. We were really honoured, but having no wall space to speak of, I thought it could usefully go here.
December 11, 2024 at 12:02 PM
A well-deserved award for probably the best #digitalhistory project around:
Remember Blockbuster? 📼📀 Once, there were over 9,000 stores across the globe; now only one remains. 🌎️ Blockbuster․com too is a shadow of its former self.
Explore the web's past with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ https://web.archive.org
#DotComEra #DigitalHistory #90snostaliga
Explore the web's past with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ https://web.archive.org
#DotComEra #DigitalHistory #90snostaliga
February 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Remember Blockbuster? 📼📀 Once, there were over 9,000 stores across the globe; now only one remains. 🌎️ Blockbuster․com too is a shadow of its former self.
Explore the web's past with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ https://web.archive.org
#DotComEra #DigitalHistory #90snostaliga
Explore the web's past with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ https://web.archive.org
#DotComEra #DigitalHistory #90snostaliga
Several years ago, we put a whole bunch of data from a project into Wikidata. Now, as a result, some people who we had no more info for aside from a name or could not disambiguate are actually identifiable. LOD FTW.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can't be stressed enough: what's on the web isn't permanent.
Always download your own copies. Use Zotero from @digitalscholar.bsky.social to grab webpages, PDFs, etc. Mirror webpages with the WaybackMachine from @archive.org
#DigitalHistory 🗃️
Always download your own copies. Use Zotero from @digitalscholar.bsky.social to grab webpages, PDFs, etc. Mirror webpages with the WaybackMachine from @archive.org
#DigitalHistory 🗃️
We're probably going to see more of these sudden removals caused by panic-induced changes of policy further upstream. If you're using an online resource that's really important to your research, this is the moment to get your plan B in place. Eg: is there a data download, or an alternative source?
As a result of the Bodleian Folk archives being no longer available from today, I'd like to try to get an idea of how many of us use it, how, and how often. It's such a vital resource for so many of us. I've set up an email at hlfolkmusic@gmail.com for this so please do feed back
December 2, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Can't be stressed enough: what's on the web isn't permanent.
Always download your own copies. Use Zotero from @digitalscholar.bsky.social to grab webpages, PDFs, etc. Mirror webpages with the WaybackMachine from @archive.org
#DigitalHistory 🗃️
Always download your own copies. Use Zotero from @digitalscholar.bsky.social to grab webpages, PDFs, etc. Mirror webpages with the WaybackMachine from @archive.org
#DigitalHistory 🗃️
August 19, 2026 at 11:22 AM
✈️ This article by Simple Flying used the #WaybackMachine to revisit early airline websites—simple, static pages with schedules and fares. As the web evolved, so did airlines' online presence.
➡️ simpleflying.com/1st-airline-...
#AviationHistory #DigitalHistory #Preservation
➡️ simpleflying.com/1st-airline-...
#AviationHistory #DigitalHistory #Preservation
March 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
✈️ This article by Simple Flying used the #WaybackMachine to revisit early airline websites—simple, static pages with schedules and fares. As the web evolved, so did airlines' online presence.
➡️ simpleflying.com/1st-airline-...
#AviationHistory #DigitalHistory #Preservation
➡️ simpleflying.com/1st-airline-...
#AviationHistory #DigitalHistory #Preservation
Due to a major infrastructure migration & upgrade KDL must temporarily shut down a few sites from 2 Dec. We’re sorry for the inconvenience & encourage users to access the sites before the end of this month, to minimise effect on your work. More info: kdl.kcl.ac.uk/blog/migrati...
kdl.kcl.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Some good #DigitalHistory funding news:
Attention all fans of The London Stage Database! 📣
Thanks to a new, internal grant, the LSDB is officially able to resume active development! Read our blog post about the news here:
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
Thanks to a new, internal grant, the LSDB is officially able to resume active development! Read our blog post about the news here:
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory
Funding news – Extending the London Stage Database
blogs.uoregon.edu
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Some good #DigitalHistory funding news:
Once again, #DigitalHistory infrastructure under pressure.
#MedievalSky I received a very important announcement today. Feminae, the bibliographical database on medieval women created and run by Margaret Schaus for the past couple of decades, is going offline as of 1 April. Download as much as you can ASAP: inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/Feminae/Adva...
Feminae- Advanced Search
inpress.lib.uiowa.edu
March 23, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Once again, #DigitalHistory infrastructure under pressure.
Leider kann ich wegen eines dämlichen Infekts nun doch nicht nach Salzburg zur Konferenz der #agdigigw und verpasse nun eine Menge spannender Paper. Wäre schön, wenn sich hier ein paar Kolleg_innen zum Tröten hinreißen ließen.
#DigitalHistory #digitalhistory
#DigitalHistory #digitalhistory
September 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Leider kann ich wegen eines dämlichen Infekts nun doch nicht nach Salzburg zur Konferenz der #agdigigw und verpasse nun eine Menge spannender Paper. Wäre schön, wenn sich hier ein paar Kolleg_innen zum Tröten hinreißen ließen.
#DigitalHistory #digitalhistory
#DigitalHistory #digitalhistory
Digging back through old notes and I re-found my favorite example of how #earlymodern postal officials were absolutely thinking in terms of networks 🤩 #digitalhistory #dataviz 🗃️
March 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Digging back through old notes and I re-found my favorite example of how #earlymodern postal officials were absolutely thinking in terms of networks 🤩 #digitalhistory #dataviz 🗃️
Never mind, I'll consult the physical book. #bookhistory #digitalhistory
October 1, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Never mind, I'll consult the physical book. #bookhistory #digitalhistory
This is by far the best history of the computer I have read (yet) #DigitalHistory
September 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is by far the best history of the computer I have read (yet) #DigitalHistory
“We also write about the haystack, and don’t just treat the past as a pile of needles.’
Me on lessons I’ve learned the hard way about research with digitized newspapers 🗃️
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2024/06/03/h...
Me on lessons I’ve learned the hard way about research with digitized newspapers 🗃️
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2024/06/03/h...
How to Search Digitised Newspapers
Hot on the heels of my 'I did this badly so you don't have to' posts about archival research and spreadsheets for research... it's time for digitised newspapers. Yes, this is mostly the story of how S...
williamgpooley.wordpress.com
June 6, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Another piece of #DigitalHistory infrastructure closing down:
On 24 June 2025 the ScotlandsPlaces website will be switched off.
HES material can be found on trove.scot
NLS material can be found at nls.uk and maps.nls.uk
National Records of Scotland items may be accessible through scotlandspeople.gov.uk or in the search rooms in Edinburgh.
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HES material can be found on trove.scot
NLS material can be found at nls.uk and maps.nls.uk
National Records of Scotland items may be accessible through scotlandspeople.gov.uk or in the search rooms in Edinburgh.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Another piece of #DigitalHistory infrastructure closing down:
Und hier noch (fast) das gesamte grossartige Team von @chludens.bsky.social aus Bern, Lausanne und Zürich. Die jungen klugen Wilden der #GameStudies und #DigitalHistory! <3
December 23, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Und hier noch (fast) das gesamte grossartige Team von @chludens.bsky.social aus Bern, Lausanne und Zürich. Die jungen klugen Wilden der #GameStudies und #DigitalHistory! <3
Some good #DigitalHistory infrastructure news:
After the Bodleian took down their British Book Trade Index interface, they made the data available under an #OpenAccess license; the Grub Street Project has now put it back online:
bbti.grubstreetproject.net/index.php
#History #BookHistory 🗃️
After the Bodleian took down their British Book Trade Index interface, they made the data available under an #OpenAccess license; the Grub Street Project has now put it back online:
bbti.grubstreetproject.net/index.php
#History #BookHistory 🗃️
British Book Trade Index archive
bbti.grubstreetproject.net
January 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Some good #DigitalHistory infrastructure news:
After the Bodleian took down their British Book Trade Index interface, they made the data available under an #OpenAccess license; the Grub Street Project has now put it back online:
bbti.grubstreetproject.net/index.php
#History #BookHistory 🗃️
After the Bodleian took down their British Book Trade Index interface, they made the data available under an #OpenAccess license; the Grub Street Project has now put it back online:
bbti.grubstreetproject.net/index.php
#History #BookHistory 🗃️
Some days you just need to put on headphones and adjust points in GIS. Route network from four different itinerary books published 1562-1610 shown here w/ borders c.1600 @emdigit.bsky.social #earlymodern #digitalhistory
November 7, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Some days you just need to put on headphones and adjust points in GIS. Route network from four different itinerary books published 1562-1610 shown here w/ borders c.1600 @emdigit.bsky.social #earlymodern #digitalhistory
December 4, 2024 at 10:16 AM