Information Technology and Historians: The Australian Experience

Robin McLachlan

doi:10.1177/0894439304273267

Information Technology and Historians: The Australian Experience

Robin McLachlan

Humanities and Social Sciences

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Abstract

This survey reviews uses made of information technology (IT) by historians in Australian universities in their professional work since the early 1980s. Included in the discussion are examples of IT applications in teaching, quantification research, oral and Aboriginal history, collaborative projects with major institutions, professional communication, and research publishing. General observations are also provided on the educational and cultural contexts within which Australian historians work.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	174-180
Number of pages	7
Journal	Social Science Computer Review
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439304273267
Publication status	Published - 2005

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